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Biofuels Standards

16th March 2010

The 3rd international conference on biofuels standards will focus on facilitating global biofuels trade through standards and measurements. The event is organised by the Directorate General for Energy, European Commission (DG TREN), the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Brazilian Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Normalização e Qualidade Industrial (INMETRO), in cooperation with Green Power Conferences (please note that this is not a TRIPARTITE activity but a common effort amongst our three organisations to promote international collaboration on biofuels).

Session 1: Biofuel Standards for Road Transport
The aim of the session is to have an update on the developments taking place in Brazil, EU and USA, as well as elsewhere on biodiesel and bioethanol and discuss some of the current issues for global trade. 

14.00-14.05   Chairman’s Welcome
Kyriakos Maniatis, DG TREN, EC (BE)

14.05-15.10   Biodiesel & Bioethanol Update on CEN Standards
Barry Cahill, Consultant, (FR) & Jacco Woldendorp, CEN/TC19, Shell Global Solutions International (NL)

Biodiesel & Bioethanol Update on ASTM Standards
Jeff Grove, Vice President, Global Policy and Industry Affairs, ASTM International (USA)

Biodiesel & Bioethanol Update on ANP (Agência Nacional de Petróleo) Standards
Rosângela Moreira, Manager of Biofuels and Product Quality, ANP (BR)

15.10-15.35   Q&A session

15.35-15.50   Coffee break & networking

15.50-16.10   Volatility Issues at Higher Ethanol Concentrations
Ken Rose, Technical Co-ordinator Fuels Quality and Emissions, CONCAWE (BE)

16.10-16.30   Biodiesel Cold Weather Performance with New Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Fuels
Steve Howell, President, MARC-IV Consulting and Chair, ASTM Biodiesel Task Force, (USA) & Juergen Fischer, ADM Research (DE)

16.30-17.30   Panel Discussion: Current end Future Developments in Biofuels
Alain de Plaen, Vice Convenor CEN/TC 383/WG5, Verification and Auditing, Synergoil (BE)
Jean-Francois Larivé, CEN/TC 383/WG2 (GHG Calculations) Convenor, CONCAWE (UK)
Carlos Alberto Aragão de Carvalho Filho, Professor, UFRJ and Chairman of ISO Sustainability Subcommittee (BR)
Luiz Eduardo Oliveira, UNICAMP - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (BR)
Larry Schafer, Senior Advisor National Biodiesel Board (USA)
Chuck Corr, Ethanol Technical Services Manager, Archer Daniels Midland (USA)

17.30-17.35   Summary & conclusions by the chair

17th March 2010

Session 2:  Standards and  measurement needs for New Transportation  Biofuels
The objective of this session is to explore standards and measurement needs for new biofuels including optimized biodiesel, FT, DME, hydrogenated bio-oils and biomethane.

09.00-09.10   Chairman’s Welcome
Willie May, Director, Chemical Science and Tech Labs, NIST (USA)

9:10 – 9:40     OEM Perspective
TBC

9:40 – 10:00   Towards Consensus Standards for Reference Data for Biofuels
Dan Friend, Chief Thermophysical Properties Division, NIST (USA)

10:00-10.20   Progress on BTL Fuels/Blends,
Matthias Rudloff, Business Development Manager, CHOREN Industries (DE)

10.20-10.40   Progress on Dimethyl Ether
TBC

10.40-11.00   Q&A session

11.00-11.20   Coffee break & networking

11.20-11.40   European Led Activities on Metrology for Biofuels
Annarita Baldan, Scientist, VLS (NL)

11.40-12.10   Biofuel Producers Perspectives
Kristy Moore, Director of Technical Services, Renewable Fuels Association & Steve Howell, President, MARC-IV Consulting and Chair ASTM Biodiesel Task Force (USA)

12.10-12.40   Q&A session

12.40-12.45   Summary & conclusions by the chair

12.45-14.00   Lunch break

Session 3:  Standardisation Developments for Aviation biofuels
The objective of this session is to present the progress being made in various areas on biofuels for the aviation industry to include use in existing equipment, as well as new standards, new fuels, and new engines and aircraft development.

14.00-14.10   Chairman’s Welcome
Humberto S Brandi, Diretor de Metrologia Cientifica e Industrial, INMETRO (BR)

14:10–14:40  Perspective from Aviation Engine Manufacturers
TBC

14.40-15:00   US Presentation on Progress in Aviation Biofuel Standards/Needs
Mark Rumizen, Aviation Fuel Specialist, US Federal Aviation Administration

15:00–15:20  EU Presentation on Progress in Aviation Biofuel Standards/Needs
E Nigel, ExxonMobil (UK)

15:20-15.40   Challenges for Integrating Biofuels in the Aviation Supply Chain
TBC

15.40-16.00   Coffee break & networking

16.00-16.30   Perspectives from the Aviation Industry
Paul Nash, Head of New Energies, Airbus Industries (FR)

16.30-17.00   Q&A discussion

17.00-17.05   Summary & conclusions by the chair

Please note that this is not a TRIPARTITE activity but a common effort amongst our three organisations to promote international collaboration on biofuels.

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