Agenda 2023
Day 1: 16th May 2023
08:55 Welcome introduction
09:00 Welcoming remarks from the Chair
09:05 The role of biofuels in securing security of supply
- Progress on Fit for 55
- The race for feedstocks
- Prospects of the industry, 2030 and beyond
09:30 Outlook for the European Biodiesel market
09:55 The latest EU policy developments related to ethanol
10:20 Networking break
10:45 Impact of recent legislative developments on European biofuel supply and demand fundamentals
11:10 The latest changes and impacts in non-European markets restricting the export of UCO to the European Union
11:45 The role of technology in the production, supply and advancement of biofuels
12:15 Networking lunch sponsored by Cytiva
13:15 Welcome remarks from the chair
13:20 Future Of Biofuels: Proven pathways to utilize our waste
13:45 Joining global efforts to upscale feedstocks for the production of biofuels
14:15 U.S. Biofuel Regulatory Landscape: Challenges and Solutions for Feedstock Traceability
14:45 Key success factors for growth of SAF
- Current status and outlook for the growth of SAF supply
- Key success factors - demand - regulated and voluntary; supply - feedstocks, capacity and emerging production technologies
- Latest news on Neste growth
15:15 Networking break
15:40 Technical Analysis of first generation biofuel feedstocks as well as the then current situation of the fossil fuel energy market in comparison
16:05 Unlocking the potential of alternative feedstocks with efficient pre-treatment
16:25 Counting all the Carbon - Measure, Report, Verify & Create New Value
16:50 BioTfueL®, a unique and integrated technology suite from Biomass to SAF
- End to end solution from biomass to final products
- Successfully validated and optimized on large scale demo units
- Flexible and competitive pathway ready for SAF take-off
17:15 Networking drinks with the Biogas & Biomass participants sponsored by Titan
Day 1: 18th June 2023
00:00 Welcoming remarks from the Chair
Day 2: 17th May 2023
09:10 Welcoming remarks from the Chair
09:15 IEA’s Net Zero Scenario: an evolving role for biofuels
- Advanced biofuel use in the IEA’s Net Zero by 2050 scenario, with a focus on sustainable aviation fuels (including synthetic kerosene)
- Biofuels as a share of total bioenergy usage in the IEA Net Zero by 2050 scenario
- The remaining innovation/technology gaps required to achieve large-scale deployment
09:40 What are challenges and opportunities for SAF in the air freight industry?
10:00 The future of biofuels in aviation and road transportation
10:30 Networking break sponsored by Arkema
10:55 How are airlines working across the value chain to develop SAF production to meet supply needs at the right price?
11:20 The SAF market – the need for SAF to reach climate proposals in the UK and Europe
- Alfanar’s role of a developer in their SAF project
- How policy will affect project developers and the type of projects being brought to market
11:45 LanzaJet ATJ pathway - someday is Now
12:05 Global financing models for SAF
- Do supply mandates help to make SAF projects more bankable? Which mandates are most progressed so far?
- What has been the impact of the US Inflation Reduction Act and other government interventions (e.g. seed funding)?
- Are there alternative ways of improving revenue certainty for project developers?
- Which markets are currently most attractive for investors and how might that shift over time?
12:30 Decarbonising the aviation industry with SAF
- Highlighting three innovative routes to sustainable aviation fuel production
13:00 Networking lunch
14:00 Opening remarks from the Chair
14:05 Case study: Producing sustainable aviation fuel based on green hydrogen and carbon from biomass
14:30 A sustainable path to develop the globally required SAF production capacity
15:00 Networking break sponsored by Arkema
15:20 Decarbonizing: Role for U.S. Ethanol
15:40 Isotopes and Radio carbon applications in biofuel industry
- Determining the modern carbon content of biofuels and biojets using radiocarbon analysis and determining the nature of the biomass using stable isotopes.
16:00 End of conference