Workshop on "Increasing Biomass Trade at Lowest Cost"

Hooke Room, 76 Portland Place, London, Nov 8 2011

Of interest to investors, traders, policy makers, other stakeholders

Bio-trade Equity Fund- Reducing the risks of investing in biomass supply. Biomass trade will be essential for Europe to achieve renewable energy targets, yet the financial community does not well understand the risks of biomass and thus capital to develop biomass trade is difficult to find. A Bio-trade Equity Fund can reduce the risk of investing in biomass densification facilities, even in remote locations, by also investing in the supply chains to bring the biomass to market, thus reducing the risk of individual project components.

Please download the detailed program [149 KB] . Also available is a short report [273 KB] , in which the possibilites for such a fudn are investigated in more detail.

Presentation:

Morning: Biomass investment and trade with Canada
Sponsors: Department of Foreign Affairs & International Trade, Canadian Bioenergy Association

9:30 - Introduction [1,622 KB] - John Bingham, Hawkins-Wright, London
9:45 - Investing in Canada [1,031 KB] - Brian Parrott, Senior Trade Commissioner, London
10:10 - Biomass and Bioenergy in Canada [3,552 KB] - Douglas Bradley, President, Canadian Bioenergy Association
10:35 - Forest Sustainability in Canada [2,567 KB] - Brenna Lattimore, University of Toronto
10:55 - Coffee
11:15 - Torrefied Wood & Biodiesel under one roof [2,232 KB] - Douglas Bradley, President, CanBio
11:30 - 3 Ontario Pellet Plants with Integrated Supply Chains [771 KB] - JP Gladu Aboriginal Strategies
11:45 - Low-cost Densified Wood for energy [2,258 KB] - David Paddy, Salford Wood Products
12:00 - Light Lunch - Sponsored by IEA Task 40 Bio-trade

Afternoon: Bio-trade Opportunities Worldwide (₤60, or €70, or $100 )

1:00 - IEA Task 40 Bio-trade [2,847 KB] - Andre Faaij, IEA Task 40
1:20 - World Bioenergy Association [394 KB] - Kent Nystrom, President, WBA
1:40 - The Proposed Bio-trade Equity Fund [3,874 KB] - Douglas Bradley, President, CanBio
2:00 - Torrefied Wood-In the Lead [2,982 KB] - Robin post Van der Berg, Topell, Netherlands
2:15 - Australia/NZ Investment Opportunities [2,496 KB] - Philip Peck, Lund University
2:30 - Coffee- Sponsored by IEA Task 40
3:00 - Managing Country Risk for Biomass Investment - Michael Deutmeyer, formerly Choren
3:20 - World Maritime Shipping to Renewable Fuels [1,646 KB] - Douglas Bradley- President, CanBio
3:30 - Networking