Hear the latest biofuels regulation developments from the Alberta Department of Energy
Alberta is under increasing pressure to become more environmentally friendly and is home to the largest biorefinery in North America. During 2009-10 $55 million (€33 million) will be committed for biofuel initiatives to support the development of renewable energy and offer additional economic opportunities for rural Alberta and the agriculture and forestry industries.
Alberta’s Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), for example, will be implemented in April 2011 and will require 5% ethanol content in petrol and 2% renewable content in diesel fuel.
The province has also renewed its support for bioenergy by extending its Bioenergy Producer Credit programme by five years to 2016. The extended programme is expected to encourage the construction of more renewable fuels capacity with a focus on second generation fuels using feedstock from forestry, agriculture and municipal waste.
This presents a great opportunity for biofuel producers in Canada, but the fuels produced to meet the RFS must demonstrate at least 25% fewer greenhouse gas emissions than the equivalent petroleum fuel – no easy task.
At the upcoming Bioenergy International Canada expo & conference Susan Carlisle, manager of Alternative and Renewable Energy at the Alberta Department of Energy will cover the opportunities and requirements for biofuel producers, as well as compliance options for fuel suppliers.
Last year’s event was in Montreal but this year the two day event has been strategically located in Alberta. It will be held in the Coast Plaza Hotel in Calgary on 28-29th September. The conference and exhibition, now in its second year, brings together regulatory experts such as Carlisle, as well as producers, oil majors, technology providers and analysts to discuss the market needs and discover the best way to meet these targets.
Other key speakers include Lorri Thompson, Oil, gas and alternative energy division, Environment Canada, Government of Canada, Paul Koehler, Vice President, Corporate Development, Pacific Ethanol, Matthew J. Griswold, President, Blendstar Terminals, Jim Ireland, President, Prairie BioGas, Greg Luli, VP of R&D, Cobalt Technologies, Scott Brittenham, CEO, Clean Energy Capital and many more.
The conference will not only look at market targets and regulations in Canada and the neighbouring American market, it will also examine how much biofuel is already produced in Canada, look at the new technology options available, examine how to obtain the necessary finance to expand and build new plants, discuss new feedstock options and their potential, and look at how to integrate renewable fuels into the supply chain.
The event is organised by market leading publication Biofuels International magazine and as an added bonus visitors and delegates will have free access to the concurrent Tank Storage Canada expo & conference – focusing on storage terminal and tank farm developments throughout Canada and Northern America – www.tankstorageevents.com/tscanada
Full information on this event can be found at www.biofuelsinternationalexpo.com/canada
The conference delegate fee is only CA$990 or CA$500 for just one day.
Register online now at http://www.biofuelsinternationalexpo.com/canada/conf_register.html or contact Margaret Garn for further details: +44 208 687 4126 margaret@biofuels-news.com
Alberta’s Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), for example, will be implemented in April 2011 and will require 5% ethanol content in petrol and 2% renewable content in diesel fuel.
The province has also renewed its support for bioenergy by extending its Bioenergy Producer Credit programme by five years to 2016. The extended programme is expected to encourage the construction of more renewable fuels capacity with a focus on second generation fuels using feedstock from forestry, agriculture and municipal waste.
This presents a great opportunity for biofuel producers in Canada, but the fuels produced to meet the RFS must demonstrate at least 25% fewer greenhouse gas emissions than the equivalent petroleum fuel – no easy task.
At the upcoming Bioenergy International Canada expo & conference Susan Carlisle, manager of Alternative and Renewable Energy at the Alberta Department of Energy will cover the opportunities and requirements for biofuel producers, as well as compliance options for fuel suppliers.
Last year’s event was in Montreal but this year the two day event has been strategically located in Alberta. It will be held in the Coast Plaza Hotel in Calgary on 28-29th September. The conference and exhibition, now in its second year, brings together regulatory experts such as Carlisle, as well as producers, oil majors, technology providers and analysts to discuss the market needs and discover the best way to meet these targets.
Other key speakers include Lorri Thompson, Oil, gas and alternative energy division, Environment Canada, Government of Canada, Paul Koehler, Vice President, Corporate Development, Pacific Ethanol, Matthew J. Griswold, President, Blendstar Terminals, Jim Ireland, President, Prairie BioGas, Greg Luli, VP of R&D, Cobalt Technologies, Scott Brittenham, CEO, Clean Energy Capital and many more.
The conference will not only look at market targets and regulations in Canada and the neighbouring American market, it will also examine how much biofuel is already produced in Canada, look at the new technology options available, examine how to obtain the necessary finance to expand and build new plants, discuss new feedstock options and their potential, and look at how to integrate renewable fuels into the supply chain.
The event is organised by market leading publication Biofuels International magazine and as an added bonus visitors and delegates will have free access to the concurrent Tank Storage Canada expo & conference – focusing on storage terminal and tank farm developments throughout Canada and Northern America – www.tankstorageevents.com/tscanada
Full information on this event can be found at www.biofuelsinternationalexpo.com/canada
The conference delegate fee is only CA$990 or CA$500 for just one day.
Register online now at http://www.biofuelsinternationalexpo.com/canada/conf_register.html or contact Margaret Garn for further details: +44 208 687 4126 margaret@biofuels-news.com
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