Es posible aprovechar el 100% de la planta de jatrofa? El investigador principal de la jatrofa, el Dr. William Ludwig Nolten, trata este tema durante la innovadora presentación “Tecnología de utilización de los residuos y torta de semillas de jatrofa”.

La mayoría de los agricultores actualmente plantan y cosechan semillas de jatrofa curca principalmente por su aceite puro de planta (pure plant oil, PPO) para uso como combustible ecológico y combustible ecológico diésel. Sin embargo, está comprobado que el PPO solamente representa apenas el 14% de los recursos utilizables en cada fruto.

Durante la presentación “Tecnología de utilización de los residuos y tortas de semillas de jatrofa”, el Dr. Nolten observa que es posible aumentar el uso de la planta de jatrofa a un asombroso 100%. ¡Las ganancias de la torta de semilla y biomasa de jatrofa podrían incluso exceder la rentabilidad de la venta del PPO!

“Los residuos de biomasa y semillas de jatrofa no son sustancias de desechos… usted puede transformar todo para que su proyecto sea un éxito”, declara el Dr. Nolten.

Como investigador de última generación de la jatrofa, y director de Waterland Group en Asia, el Dr. Nolten es ampliamente considerado uno de los expertos líderes de la industria. El Waterland Group plantó más de 60.000 hectáreas (148.000 acres) de jatrofa en Indonesia y posee más de 12.000 hectáreas (29.500 acres) que ya producen aceite.

La presentación del Dr. Nolten, una de las mejor calificadas en cuanto a su utilidad y relevancia en la conferencia Jatropha World Asia 2009 realizada en Kuala Lumpur, también cubrió los siguientes temas:

• Comercialización de tortas de semillas y residuos de jatrofa en la industria farmacéutica.
• Cómo incursionar en el muy rentable mercado del gas ecológico.
• Comercio de granos de semillas como un ingrediente de alimento para ganado altamente lucrativo.
• Creación de fertilizante orgánico y acondicionador de suelos con desechos agrícolas de jatrofa.
• Creación de gránulos agro-energéticos para las necesidades de cocción y calentamiento de las áreas rurales.

La presentación “Tecnología de utilización de los residuos y torta de semillas de jatrofa” se lanzará junto con las iniciativas de la 2.a conferencia Jatropha World Americas 2009. Para obtener acceso libre a este video imperdible, visite http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/2009/06/23/top-jatropha-strategist-shares-startling-revelation-returns-from-jatropha-biomass-can-exceed-returns-from-sale-of-jatropha-oil/.

La 2.a conferencia Jatropha World Americas 2009 reunirá a los principales agrónomos y científicos, inversionistas y financistas, refinadores de combustible ecológico diésel, proveedores de semillas y equipos de la industria, como así también a funcionarios del gobierno y representantes de ONG unidos por su interés en la jatrofa.

Para inscribirse en este gran evento de 2 días de duración, programado para el 3 y 4 de diciembre en Miami, Florida, visite http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/2009/06/23/top-jatropha-strategist-shares-startling-revelation-returns-from-jatropha-biomass-can-exceed-returns-from-sale-of-jatropha-oil/.

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Contact:
Centre for Management Technology
Lee Lin, +65 6346 9146
leelin@cmtsp.com.sg

É possível tirar vantagem de 100% da jatropha? O principal pesquisador da jatropha, Dr. William Ludwig Nolten, falou sobre essa questão durante sua apresentação pioneira “Tecnologia de utilização da pasta e dos resíduos da jatropa”.

A maioria dos plantadores da jatropha cultiva e colhe a jatropha curcas principalmente por seu óleo vegetal puro (PPO) para uso como biocombustível e biodiesel. No entanto, já ficou comprovado que o PPO só representa 14% dos recursos utilizáveis dos frutos.

Durante a apresentação da palestra sobre “Tecnologia de utilização da pasta e dos resíduos da jatropha”, o Dr. Nolten observou que é possível aumentar o uso da jatropha para 100%. Os rendimentos da biomassa e da pasta de jatropha podem até ultrapassar os retornos da venda do PPO!

“As sementes e os resíduos da biomassa da jatropha não são substâncias descartáveis… é possível converter tudo para fazer do seu projeto um sucesso”, afirma o Dr. Nolten.

Como Diretor do Waterland Group para a Ásia e pesquisador de ponta da jatropha, o Dr. Nolten é amplamente considerado como um dos principais especialistas do setor. O Waterland Group plantou sessenta mil hectares de jatropha na Indonésia e já tem mais de doze mil hectares produzindo óleo.

A apresentação do Dr. Nolten, uma das mais bem avaliadas em termos de utilidade e relevância durante o Jatropha World Asia 2009 realizado em Kuala Lumpur, cobriu também os seguintes tópicos:

Comercialização da pasta de resíduos de jatropha para a indústria farmacêutica.
Aproveitamento do lucrativo mercado de biogás.
Comercialização da farinha de semente como ingrediente altamente lucrativo da alimentação animal.
Criação de um condicionador de solo e fertilizante orgânico dos resíduos agrícolas da jatropha.
Produção de pellets agroenergéticos para as necessidades de aquecimento e preparo de alimentos das áreas rurais.
“Tecnologia de utilização da pasta e dos resíduos da jatropha” está sendo lançada juntamente com as iniciativas da 2ª Conferência Jatropha World Americas 2009. Para obter acesso gratuito a esse vídeo imperdível, acesse http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/2009/06/23/top-jatropha-strategist-shares-startling-revelation-returns-from-jatropha-biomass-can-exceed-returns-from-sale-of-jatropha-oil/.

A 2ª Jatropha World Americas 2009 vai reunir os principais cientistas e agrônomos, investidores e financiadores, refinadores de biodiesel, fornecedores de equipamentos e sementes do setor, além de agentes governamentais e representantes de ONGs unidos pelo interesse pela jatropha.

Para inscrever-se nesse evento com dois dias plenos de atividades, a acontecer nos dias 3 e 4 de dezembro, em Miami, Flórida, acesse http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/2009/06/23/top-jatropha-strategist-shares-startling-revelation-returns-from-jatropha-biomass-can-exceed-returns-from-sale-of-jatropha-oil/.

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Contacto
Centre for Management Technology
Lee Lin, +65 63469146
leelin@cmtsp.com.sg

Drs. William Ludwig Nolten uncovers potential of Jatropha Seedcake & Biomass for boosting returns in a successful Jatropha project.

“Utilization Technology of Jatropha Seedcake and Residues” is an insightful video presentation featuring Drs. William Ludwig Nolten, Asia Director of Waterland Group, and one of the world’s most cutting-edge Jatropha researchers. The presentation, made at the JatrophaWorld Asia 2009 conference, was one of the highest rated in terms of usefulness and relevance.

Drs.  Nolten thoroughly debunks the idea that jatropha seedcake and biomass residues are waste substances. According to Drs. Nolten, jatropha PPO represents only 14% of the jatropha fruit. The other 86% are biomass, consisting of fruit shell (30%), seed husk (26%) and kernel (30%). The utilization of these resources provides additional revenuesand carbon credits for a jatropha project. 

Watch & find out how you can use Jatropha in the following applications:

• Organic Fertilizer and Soil Conditioner from Jatropha’s Agricultural Wastes- going completely green!
• Pharmaceutical use of Jatropha seedcakes and residues- A Highly Lucrative sector
• Potential use of seed kernel meal as livestock feed ingredient – can be traded at 30% higher than soybean meal
• Agro-energy pellets for cooking and heating needs in rural areas
• Biogas production from seedcake-a potential source for CDM and Carbon Credits

…Plus Many More…

Register today to access the 2nd JatrophaWorld Americas Video Presentation at NO COST.

Why you can’t afford to miss this opportunity to tap Drs.  William L. Nolten’s expertise!

Drs. William Nolten is the Asia Director of Waterland Group which has planted over 60,000 hectares in Indonesia and as of this year, has over 12,000 hectares already producing oil.

Unlike many so failed startups, Waterland Group entered the jatropha sector after ten years of intensive research and pilot projects.  The Waterland group has successfully commercialized jatropha for biofuel use and has developed sustainable agronomic practices and socially-responsible business model which is economical.

Besides cultivation in Indonesia, the company has also established a joint venture in Vietnam last year which will see the set-up of two jatropha nurseries and R&D centre to further expand WaterLand’s model in the country.

If you are someone with a vested interest in growing your Jatropha business, “Utilization Technology of Jatropha Seedcake and Residues” is a video you cannot afford to miss.

For your Instant Access to this FREE Video, simply complete the form below.

Here’s to your Success with Jatropha & ending our dependence on Oil!

For more than 90 years, UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, has been a leader in developing and commercializing technology to the oil refining, petrochemical and gas processing industries. UOP’s principal products offered to these industries are catalysts, molecular sieve adsorbents, licensed processes, packaged plants and key mechanical equipment. Supporting these products is a broad array of engineering and technical services that facilitate successful installation and operations. UOP currently holds more than 2,500 active patents as a result of its dedicated research and development commitment.

In November 2006, as one more step in this effort, UOP announced the formation of its Renewable Energy & Chemicals business unit.  UOP Renewable Energy & Chemicals is focused on the developing profitable and efficient ways to convert biofeedstocks, such as oils from plants and algae, greases and certain waste products into valuable fuel and chemicals.  We are developing the best and most efficient solutions to support the growing need for biologically derived fuels and chemicals.  Our solutions are focused on the technologies that will produce superior, high-quality products that maximize the use of exiting infrastructure and whose production does not compete with valuable land and water resources.

Today, UOP is working on many initiatives to develop the best renewable energy solutions.
UOP/Eni Ecofining™ Process for Green Diesel Fuel
Green Jet Fuel
Pyrolysis Oil Technology for Power & Fuels
Renewable Chemicals
Second Generation Feedstock Technologies

In November 2008, UOP and Ensyn Technologies of Canada established a JV to develop a technology pathway to convert cellulosic wastes to transport fuel via a Pyrolysis intermediate.  The Pyrolysis Oil production technology is already commercial enabling the production of renewable power and heat.

For more info on UOP, visit its website at www.uop.com

Speaker Profile
Amar Anumakonda is the Business Development Manager at Honeywell/UOP’s Renewable Energy and Chemicals (RE&C) business unit. He is responsible for marketing of UOP technology offerings in biofuels as wells as business development activities related to economic and technical evaluation of external technologies, acquisitions, alliances and partnerships in renewable energy.

Amar also provides business support for commercialization of UOP technologies and has been involved in the launch of UOP’s renewable (green jet) jet technology.

Prior to UOP, Amar held the position of program manager, process & product development at Videojet Technologies, where he managed global engineering teams and oversaw launch of new products.

Amar’s past experience also includes roles in technology development  in the areas of liquid fuel processing, membrane separations, distributed hydrogen generation,  and bioderived jet fuel process.

Amar has an MBA in Finance and Strategy from University of Chicago, and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University.

JatrophaWorld 2009 Miami Speaker
Day 2 – Friday, December 4
17:50  COMMERCIALIZATION OF BIO-JET FUEL WITH 2ND GENERATION FEEDSTOCKS

JATROPHAWORLD 2009 is a showcase of all the latest trends and shifts occurring in the Jatropha value chain, bringing together on a single platform, the best expertise to discuss and analyze the present and future dynamics of Jatropha from a technological and socio-economic angle. To find more about JatrophaWorld in Miami from December 3 to 4, 2009, please visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/.

We are happy to announce that the new dates for 2^nd JatrophaWorld Americas are December 3-4, 2009. The conference will go ahead in Miami as initially planned.

Block December 3-4 to be at 2nd JatrophaWorld Americas, the region’s largest and most influential gathering for the region’s Jatropha industry.

Confirm your participation at 2nd JatrophaWorld Americas SOON to avoid disappointment, as seats at Americas’ biggest Jatropha conference sell out fast. Visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/register-for-jatrophaworld/ to register with your team today, and enjoy our special group discount!

On that note, if you are keen on playing a bigger role in the 2nd JatrophaWorld Americas, do email us at cynthia@cmtsp.com.sg to find out more about our customized sponsorship and media partnership packages that will enhance your company’s profile at the world’s largest Jatropha gathering.

The JatrophaWorld 2009 series of conferences are a new generation of Jatropha conferences with a greater degree of interactivity, and experience sharing on key issues pertaining to Jatropha cultivation around the world. In 2009, three separate legs will cover Jatropha cultivation in Asia, Africa and the Americas.

We’re happy to announce that the dates and venue for the Africa-Focus event are now confirmed! 2^nd JatrophaWorld Africa will convene on 14-15 October 2009 in Brussels, Belgium.

This year’s 2^nd JatrophaWorld Africa will focus on “Optimizing the Efficiency and Economics of Jatropha“, and will feature:

• Case Studies of Commercial Jatropha projects on the African continent
• Experience sharing by foreign investors investing in Africa’s Jatropha sector
• Practical tips on jatropha cultivation: best agronomic practices, pruning, fertilization, pest & disease control etc.
• Latest advances in Planting Materials- High Yield Seeds & Elite Hybrids
• Managing manual harvesting and breakthroughs in mechanical harvesting.
• Latest conversion technologies for Jatropha oil & seedcake.
• Upcoming Commercial applications for Jatropha.

As delegates at the JatrophaWorld conferences, you and your team stand to benefit from the combined wisdom and experience of the JatrophaWorld panel, made up of speakers with hard core Jatropha cultivation experience, and expertise in financing, processing and logistics.

With unique opportunities to interact and confer with the most influential players in the global Jatropha sector, JatrophaWorld offers unparalleled opportunities for the growth of the Jatropha sector. Because while every conference touts networking benefits, at JatrophaWorld, networking translates to hard-core, measurable results. Over 1700 people from 90 countries have personally attested to this.

As Lim Chin Soon, CEO of Forest Hills and JatrophaWorld Alumnus summed up, “The networking session have been really, really fruitful. I would think we’ll be able to develop a number of relationships out of this meeting that could well go towards cementing business relationships. I would definitely recommend attending JatrophaWorld. If you really want to learn, to know, to meet up with people, and even the opportunity to strike deals, this is it. This is THE program for Jatropha.”

JatrophaWorld conferences present organizations with an AMAZING Opportunity to increase their visibility and standing at the world’s largest Jatropha gathering! Join us as event sponsors or media partners. Drop us an email at nisha@cmtsp.com.sg to discuss this option with us today!

In the mean time, do not forget to >>CLICK HERE<< to confirm your team’s participation at 2^nd JatrophaWorld Africa.

We are postponing the 2^nd JatrophaWorld Americas.

As a precautionary measure we have decided to postpone the 2^nd JatrophaWorld Americas in line with recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) and concerns about the H1N1 virus. However, with increased global vigilance and measures in place to curtail the worst of the outbreak, we are confident that the situation will come under control shortly.

Plans are still in high gear for 2^nd JatrophaWorld Americas! We will be watching the situation and confirming the new dates very soon so watch this space.

JatrophaWorld Americas is the biggest Jatropha conference in the Americas, and is attended by all the key stakeholders in the region’s Jatropha Value chain. Over 1700 people from over 90 countries have already benefited from the JatrophaWorld experience.

You can still sign up for the conference by >>clicking here<<. We are keeping the registration open, and we will make it our FIRST PRIORITY to inform you once the dates are finalized.

For more than 90 years, UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, has been a leader in developing and commercializing technology to the oil refining, petrochemical and gas processing industries. UOP’s principal products offered to these industries are catalysts, molecular sieve adsorbents, licensed processes, packaged plants and key mechanical equipment. Supporting these products is a broad array of engineering and technical services that facilitate successful installation and operations. UOP currently holds more than 2,500 active patents as a result of its dedicated research and development commitment.

In November 2006, as one more step in this effort, UOP announced the formation of its Renewable Energy & Chemicals business unit.  UOP Renewable Energy & Chemicals is focused on the developing profitable and efficient ways to convert biofeedstocks, such as oils from plants and algae, greases and certain waste products into valuable fuel and chemicals.  We are developing the best and most efficient solutions to support the growing need for biologically derived fuels and chemicals.  Our solutions are focused on the technologies that will produce superior, high-quality products that maximize the use of exiting infrastructure and whose production does not compete with valuable land and water resources. 

Today, UOP is working on many initiatives to develop the best renewable energy solutions. 
UOP/Eni Ecofining™ Process for Green Diesel Fuel
Green Jet Fuel
Pyrolysis Oil Technology for Power & Fuels
Renewable Chemicals
Second Generation Feedstock Technologies

In November 2008, UOP and Ensyn Technologies of Canada established a JV to develop a technology pathway to convert cellulosic wastes to transport fuel via a Pyrolysis intermediate.  The Pyrolysis Oil production technology is already commercial enabling the production of renewable power and heat. 

For more info on UOP, visit its website at www.uop.com

Speaker Profile
Prabhakar Nair has spent his entire professional career spanning 30 years with UOP LLC, a leading Refining and Petrochemical Technology development and licensing company, headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois.  Nair is a chemical engineer by training and has served in a variety of roles for UOP including process development, engineering, sales and marketing and technical services.   He spent a considerable portion of his career in UOP’s Asian operations in Indonesia, Singapore and India.   Since mid-2007, Mr Nair has been associated with UOP’s newly established Renewables & Chemicals Business Unit and is responsible for marketing and planning functions. Nair holds a BChE from City Univ of NY, an MChE from Illinois Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University.

Overview of Presentation
Government policy is driving substitution of petroleum feedstocks with biologically derived feedstocks.  However, as biofuels become increasingly pervasive, the debate over the potential of biofuels to become a sustainable source of liquid transportation fuels continues.  Much of this debate is accentuated by life cycle analyses of biofuel production routes, including low yields of biofuels from crops that would otherwise be used for food production, the poor energy balance for producing biofuels and a lack of production and distribution networks.  Consequently,  there are intensive efforts underway to develop technologies that can process 2nd generation feedstocks such as agro & forest wastes and  inedible& algal oils into transportation fuels.  The long term sustainability of the biofuels industry will be largely driven by the availability of these 2nd generation feedstocks and the technologies to process them.   This presentation will focus on UOP’s efforts to convert 2nd generation feedstocks such as jatropha, camelina and algal oils to a renewable jet fuel.   The following key points will be addressed:

• Energy Macro-market Summary
• UOP Renewables vision
• Market Drivers for Renewable Jet
• UOP’s Renewable Jet Development Program
• Renewable Jet Economics
• Life cycle analysis of renewable jet

JatrophaWorld 2009 Miami Speaker
Day 2 – Thursday, June 11
11:45  COMMERCIALIZATION OF BIO-JET FUEL WITH 2ND GENERATION FEEDSTOCKS

JATROPHAWORLD 2009 is a showcase of all the latest trends and shifts occurring in the Jatropha value chain, bringing together on a single platform, the best expertise to discuss and analyze the present and future dynamics of Jatropha from a technological and socio-economic angle. To find more about JatrophaWorld in Maimi from June 10 to 11, 2009, please visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/.

AGROIPSA is an organization incorporated in the Jatropha Curcas industry whose origins begin with the initiative to seek an alternative to use of jatropha seed oil for biodiesel production.
AGROIPSA, has planted 1100 hectareas of jatropha since 2007, with a simple clone from Cabo Verde, and 125 ha of drip irrigation. More than 90,000 mother plants from cabo verde are three years old. It is the largest commercial plantation of jatropha in central America. We have cooperation with important local and foreign universities in several R&D.
Our objective is to establish at least 25,000 cultivated hectares in Honduras dedicated to the extraction of Jatropha seed oil and to produce 40 thousand tons of oil in a period of time no longer than ten years.

Speaker Profile
David Erazo is the Director General of (AGROIPSA), the largest commercial jatropha producer in Central America. He is in charge of the execution of agricultural processes, managing contract farming and agreements, and also looks after the biofuels project.

David has an Agronomy degree from the Agricultural Pan American School Zamorano in Honduras and later obtained a Master’s degree in Process and Socioeconomic Development from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras.

Overview of Presentation
· General presentation of the company
· Agro climatic conditions in Honduras and particularly of the project
· Agronomic aspects (soils, nursery, fertilization, pest control)
· Important considerations: roots, pruning, drip irrigation, special distribution, drainage, monitoring pests
· Production of seed for export
· Cost-benefits to agronomical and cultural aspects.
· First steps to mechanical harvest

JatrophaWorld 2009 Miami Speaker
Day 1 – Wednesday, June 10
11:00  COMMERCIAL SCALE JATROPHA GROWING IN HONDURAS

JATROPHAWORLD 2009 is a showcase of all the latest trends and shifts occurring in the Jatropha value chain, bringing together on a single platform, the best expertise to discuss and analyze the present and future dynamics of Jatropha from a technological and socio-economic angle. To find more about JatrophaWorld in Maimi from June 10 to 11, 2009, please visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/.

Cazenave & Asociados (CASA), www.e-cazenave.com.ar  is a leading agribusiness management, consulting, and investment firm, established in 1969 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. With 38 years of experience in the agribusiness industry, CASA is a well recognized authority in the agribusiness field. Cazenave Creates and Manages ag-industrial business.

Cazenave provides Managing, Consulting, product development and Auditing Services to:

• agricultural companies
• ag- industries
• banks
• insurance companies
• export firms
• other ag-related companies

Personel directly employed : 80 people
Invoicing: U$S / year :337.420.000

Speaker Profile
Antonio Parsons is the Director of Cazenave y Asociados S.A., a Management and consulting in Agriculture, Agro industry and Environment

Other posts he holds:

• Executive Director of Plant.a.Bio Comercio e Importaçao Ltda. A company dedicated to Jatropha curcas development in Brazil
• Adviser of Patagonia Bioenergia (Biodiesel Argentine Company), on Jatropha plantations and development in Argentina and Paraguay.
• Technical Director of Viridas plc  www.viridasplc.com

JatrophaWorld 2009 Miami Speaker
Day 1 – Wednesday, June 10
10:00  PLANTING & MAINTENANCE TECHNIQUES IN BRAZIL / ARGENTINA

JATROPHAWORLD 2009 is a showcase of all the latest trends and shifts occurring in the Jatropha value chain, bringing together on a single platform, the best expertise to discuss and analyze the present and future dynamics of Jatropha from a technological and socio-economic angle. To find more about JatrophaWorld in Maimi from June 10 to 11, 2009, please visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/.

Oxbo International manufactures harvesting equipment for specialty agricultural products.  Many of these harvesters remove fruit from crops that are grown in tall rows, similar to jatropha.  Crops similar to jatropha for which we have harvesters include grapes, raspberries, blueberries, rose hip, coffee and currants.  Oxbo also produces a line of equipment designed to shape and prune woody crops, like jatropha.  These pruners can be mounted to Oxbo mobile equipment or attached to a tractor.  Oxbo has three manufacturing facilities in the United States.  Oxbo distributes it product through over 50 dealers locations and seven company owned distribution centers.  Innovation, Integrity and Customer Service make up the core values of the company.

Speaker Profile
Scott Korthuis, BSME, BSChE, University of Washington.  Professional Engineer.  Currently a Product Manager for Oxbo International Corporation.  He has worked extensively over the past 20 years developing harvesting equipment for niche crops similar to jatropha.  Has designed and tested harvesters for a variety of specialty agricultural crop.

Overview of Presentation
Oxbo has a harvester designed for harvesting jatropha.  The harvester uses technology developed in other small fruit crops similar to jatropha.  Oxbo has been testing a variety of methods of removing ripe jatropha from the tree.  Testing has shown that ripe fruit can be harvested while leaving green fruit on the plant.  Once harvested the fruit is conveyed, cleaned, and then either stored in the machine or further conveyed into a trailer in the next row.  This trailer travels with the harvester and is capable of removing the crop quickly from the field.  When planning for machine harvest the grower must consider row spacings, headland area, and plant density.  All of these will affect the harvester’s ability to selectively remove, and collect ripe fruit. 

JatrophaWorld 2009 Miami Speaker
Day 1 – Wednesday, June 10
16:30  MECHANISED HARVESTING – KEY TO FUTURE SUCCESS

JATROPHAWORLD 2009 is a showcase of all the latest trends and shifts occurring in the Jatropha value chain, bringing together on a single platform, the best expertise to discuss and analyze the present and future dynamics of Jatropha from a technological and socio-economic angle. To find more about JatrophaWorld in Maimi from June 10 to 11, 2009, please visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/.

Biojan-MG Agro Industrial Ltda. was established in 2008 as a joint venture between “NNE MINAS AGRO FLORSTAL LTDA.” in Brazil and “CIE Automotive” in Spain. Its objective is to produce jatropha seeds for the worldwide projects of CIE Automotive, which includes the 250,000 hectares planned in Brazil.

“BIOJAN” signed partnership agreement with:

• State University of Montes Claros for the development of biological fungicide  for the seed and seedling treatment
• Minas Gerais  State Agriculture R&D Enterprise (EPAMIG), Technologies Center of North of Minas (CTNM) for mass genetic improvement and development of cultivation technologies, including pruning.

Speaker Profile
Nagashi Tominaga was born in Nagasaki province in Japan and migrated to Brazil in 1960. He graduated in Economic Science in 1976 and worked for Sumitomo Corporation, Rio de Janeiro Branch from 1978 until May of 2004. His last function was Chief Business Officer of Projects and Machineries Department and was involved in logistic study for the exportation of Brazilian ethanol (alcohol) to Asia, wind power and solar power generation projects.

He then established “NNE MINAS AGRO FLORSTAL LTDA.” in Janaúba city, Minas Gerais state, Brazil with the objective of offering suitable plantation to the very poor population of the North and North Eastern regions of Minas Gerais state. Conventional cultures in Minas Gerais are difficult because of low rain fall. Jatropha was selected, considering the Brazilian Biodiesel Program which mandated 2% biodiesel blend in 2008, and jatropha’s botanical characteristics.

Mr Tominaga is currently the shareholder and Director of Biojan-MG Industrial Ltda which is a joint venture between “NNE MINAS AGRO FLORSTAL LTDA.” and “CIE Automotive” in Spain to produce jatropha seeds.

JatrophaWorld 2009 Miami Speaker
Day 1 – Wednesday, June 10
09:10  CULTIVATION TECHNOLOGIES

JATROPHAWORLD 2009 is a showcase of all the latest trends and shifts occurring in the Jatropha value chain, bringing together on a single platform, the best expertise to discuss and analyze the present and future dynamics of Jatropha from a technological and socio-economic angle. To find more about JatrophaWorld in Maimi from June 10 to 11, 2009, please visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/.

Alfredo (Freddy) Langesfeld is the Founding Member of the Argentine Renewable Energies Chamber and the Association of Biofuels & Hydrogen. He is a member of the USA-Argentine Chamber and the German-Argentine Chamber of Commerce.

He is the Shareholder and Director of GEA Biodiesel S.A., he is dedicated fully to international business since 1958 in Latin America, Europe, USA, Africa, Asia, Middle East, in commodities, food products, etc.

Beginning 2002 he got involved in renewable energies. GEA Biodiesel S.A. trades in Biofuels and by-products in USA, Europe, Asia and Latin America. GEA has a project of a 250.000 m/t Biodiesel plant (suspended) to be installed in Santa Fe/Argentina.

JatrophaWorld 2009 Miami Speaker
Day 2 – Thursday, June 11
09:05  INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN BIOFUELS/JATROPHA

JATROPHAWORLD 2009 is a showcase of all the latest trends and shifts occurring in the Jatropha value chain, bringing together on a single platform, the best expertise to discuss and analyze the present and future dynamics of Jatropha from a technological and socio-economic angle. To find more about JatrophaWorld in Maimi from June 10 to 11, 2009, please visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/.

WWF is the world’s largest and most experienced independent conservation organisation, working in more than 90 countries to address issues from the survival of species and habitats to climate change, sustainable business and environmental education. We work with a range of stakeholders including governments, business and industry, media and the general public. Our activities include policy work and campaigning, as well as social change programmes. 

WWF is active in bioenergy-related fields like climate change & energy, species, forestry, freshwater, and agriculture. It has initiated commodity initiatives such as FSC or RSPO and is one of the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) founding members. WWF works on several bioenergy-related policies and projects.

Speaker Profile
Jean-Philippe Denruyter is Renewable Energy Manager at the conservation organisation WWF. In this position he leads WWF’s global renewable energy strategy development and activities.

He also sits on the board of the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels and is the former President of the European Green Electricity Network (2006 – 2008). Jean-Philippe has been trader for an energy utility before joining WWF in 2003.

Overview of Presentation
Various illustrated examples will highlight positive and negative biofuel management practices around the world, with a focus on jatropha.

A summary of major biofuel sustainability policies and relevant information about global voluntary initiatives will clarify which options companies have to ensure sustainable practices in the field.

JatrophaWorld 2009 Miami Speaker
Day 1 – Wednesday, June 10
18:00  JATROPHA SUSTAINABILITY

JATROPHAWORLD 2009 is a showcase of all the latest trends and shifts occurring in the Jatropha value chain, bringing together on a single platform, the best expertise to discuss and analyze the present and future dynamics of Jatropha from a technological and socio-economic angle. To find more about JatrophaWorld in Maimi from June 10 to 11, 2009, please visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/.

Jatropha Biotech Solutions LLC is a new consulting business created by managing partners Bob Burkey and Bob Harris.  Mr. Burkey has been the Director of the Hawaii Biotech Tissue Culture Center for the past four-and-a-half years and Mr. Harris, a Johns Hopkins-trained biophysicist with an M.A. from the University of Oregon in Botany, has been manager of protocol development at the lab for the past six months.

With bio-technical experience in tissue culture of Jatropha curcas, the team offers analysis and hands-on guidance to biofuel concerns seeking vigorous growth and optimal yields by Jatropha curcas in plantation settings.  We provide expertise in setting up site-specific tissue-culture laboratories and in selecting and/or developing superior plant strains designed to thrive in local conditions.

Drawing on its extensive experience in tissue culture and tropical agriculture, the group’s objective is to formulate and execute commercial production plans which will maximize profits for large-scale jatropha projects.   

Hawaii Biotech Tissue Culture Center (HBTCC)
Funded by federal and state grants, the Hawaii Biotech Tissue Culture Center was created in 2004 with a mandate to provide tissue-culture services and new crops for the Hawaii agricultural community.  It is a project of the Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council, a non-profit workforce development enterprise.

In its 8500 square foot facility, HBTCC’s technical teams have mass produced commercial clones of orchids, Camellia sinense (green tea), viryea (tropical rhododendrums) and vanilla.  In the past two years, HBTCC has shifted its focus to Jatropha curcas, identifying superior high-yield cultivars and conducting ground-breaking research into protocols for mass production through tissue culture.

Speaker Profile
Robert Burkey has owned and operated commercial orchid nurseries in California and Hawaii for the past 25 years.  An accomplished orchid hybridizer, he has received numerous awards for his distinctive cultivars.

For 12 years he operated a tissue culture laboratory at his Hawaii nursery.  He assumed the post of Director of the Hawaii Biotech Tissue Culture Center four-and-a-half years ago.  There he has established a 25-acre experimental jatropha research farm in Hilo and managed development of a tissue culture protocol for mass production of superior jatropha cultivars at the HBTCC lab.

Bob is also a managing partner in Jatropha Biotech Solutions LLC, a consulting firm with expertise in mass-meristem production systems for superior jatropha for the biofuels industry.

Bob has B.A. and M.A. degrees in Philosophy from Kansas State University and the University of Toledo.

Overview of Presentation
An issue with jatropha as a compelling biofuel source has been yield per acre.  Selected superior plants can produce up to double the yield of average plants, but a reliable method for mass multiplying tissue cultured superior cultivars has proved elusive.  Mr. Burkey will present findings relevant to this goal based upon research conducted at the Hawaii Biotech Tissue Culture Center in Hilo, Hawaii.  The HBTCC’s Jatropha Program has focused on two objectives: (1) the selection and development of superior cultivars, and (2) development of tissue culture protocols to mass-multiply these cultures in vitro.  The presentation will track the history of the HBTCC’s efforts, providing useful information about facilities and timelines needed to accomplish clonal mass production, and will share results achieved to date by the HBTCC program. 

JatrophaWorld 2009 Miami Speaker
Day 1 – Wednesday, June 10
15:30  CLONING JATROPHA: MASS MULTIPLYING SUPERIOR CULTIVARS

JATROPHAWORLD 2009 is a showcase of all the latest trends and shifts occurring in the Jatropha value chain, bringing together on a single platform, the best expertise to discuss and analyze the present and future dynamics of Jatropha from a technological and socio-economic angle. To find more about JatrophaWorld in Maimi from June 10 to 11, 2009, please visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/.

Golden Fuel Systems (GFS) was started in 2001, and is the world leader in developing, manufacturing and installing plant oil based fuel equipment. Headquartered in Springfield Missouri, GFS has locations around the globe. GFS is involved with developing and facilitating many cutting edge projects including,

• Converting diesel agricultural equipment and vehicles for emerging Jatropha plantations in Florida to reduce operation cost and environmental impact
• Converting diesel Generators to Jatropha and other vegetable oils for Eco-resorts in Central America.
• Working with Local and Regional Governments in Japan to recycle waste cooking oil, and use it in Government vehicles.  
• Consulting with the Marine and Fishing industry to implement waste cooking oil recycling and equipment modifications.
• GFS continues to be the leader in Developing new technologies and strategies for applying alternative fuel technologies to real world applications. 

Speaker Profile
Charles Anderson was born and raised in Homer, Alaska.  At an early age he was exposed to many challenges where self reliance and innovation were his only option to solve problems. These childhood experiences have shaped his approach to alternative fuel systems development and have subsequently lead to the formation of Golden Fuel Systems and their related products.

In 1999, Charles started to study plant oil based fuels for use on his farm and diesel equipment. By 2000, he successfully ran his personal diesel truck on waste vegetable oil. The following year he started one of the first Straight Vegetable oil conversion Companies in the United States.

After forming Golden Fuel Systems, Charles called on language skills developed during his time as a student, and later, a missionary in Japan to assist the Japanese national government to develop a plan for the use of straight vegetable oil in diesel engines. These efforts have produced not only favorable tax incentives for the use of recycled plant oils in diesel engines in Japan but laid a road map for other countries to follow.

Since then, his company Golden Fuel Systems has equipped thousands of diesels to run on Straight Vegetable Oil (SVO, not Biodiesel). In the past 3 years time they have served thousands of customers. Golden Fuel Systems holds the distinction of having converted more varied types of diesel engines than any other company world wide.
 
Recognizing these accomplishments, Charles was invited to represent Japan and the United States, in the first International Plant Oil Congress in Erfurt, Germany. He was also invited to present on vegetable oil Bio-fuel conversions at Google headquarters in California.

Charles currently resides in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri with his wife and 4 children.  They live on a 100 acre Farm off the grid running on solar power and vegetable oil fueled diesels.
  
Overview of Presentation
We will discuss the theory and application of using plant oil in modern diesel engines.

We will also cover common problems and misconceptions associated with using Plant oil based fuels. 

JatrophaWorld 2009 Miami Speaker
Day 2 – Thursday, June 11
12:15  Technology & Economics of Using Jatropha Pure Plant Oil on Vehicle, Machinery and Generators

JATROPHAWORLD 2009 is a showcase of all the latest trends and shifts occurring in the Jatropha value chain, bringing together on a single platform, the best expertise to discuss and analyze the present and future dynamics of Jatropha from a technological and socio-economic angle. To find more about JatrophaWorld in Maimi from June 10 to 11, 2009, please visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/.

Biodiesel Industries, Inc., is a company founded by Mr Russell Teall over ten years ago for the purpose of developing and commercializing biodiesel production technology.  Under Mr. Teall’s leadership Biodiesel Industries has successfully evolved patented biodiesel production techniques for a wide variety of feedstocks.  Beginning with laboratory scale demonstrations, it eventually lead to full scale commercial operations in California, Nevada, Colorado, Texas and Australia.  Biodiesel Industries recently broke ground on its newest facility located in Detroit, in conjunction with DaimlerChrysler (now Daimler, Chrysler), Bosch, Delphi and NextEnergy.  These plants utilize Teall’s patented process and have capacities of 3-20 million gallons per year.  They produce biodiesel predominantly from recycled fryer oils, but are capable of using a wide variety of other feedstocks, including crude vegetable oils and animal fats. 

Biodiesel Industries is continuing to actively develop improvements to the biodiesel production process in conjunction with the US Navy at the Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center at Naval Base Ventura County in California where a production unit is being used for research and development involving innovative feedstocks and other biobased products.  Additional commercial production facilities are under development with capacities in excess of 20 million gallons each.

Biodiesel Industries has conducted research on jatropha in India, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Mexico and the US.  Beginning with a 2003 study in India commissioned by the USAID and USTDA, the initial work focused on the selection of the proper cultivars, hybridization and agronomics.  Superior seed types were introduced into the US and Mexico beginning in 2005, and field trials were conducted.  The results of the trials will be reviewed at the conference with an emphasis on seed selection, climate, cultivation practices, toxicity and cold tolerance.

Speaker Profile
Russell Teall is the President of Biodiesel Industries Inc. He has over fourteen years of experience in all aspects of the biodiesel industry.  He is the former Vice-Chairman of the National Biodiesel Board (“NBB,” the trade association for the biodiesel industry in the US), and former Chairman of NBB’s Legislative/Regulatory Committee, and is currently vice-chairman of the California Biodiesel Alliance.  Prior to founding Biodiesel Industries, he provided biodiesel consulting services to private companies, governments and the National Biodiesel Board.  He has performed biodiesel feasibility studies throughout the US as well as Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, Ghana, India, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.

Mr. Teall is a graduate of the University of California at Santa Barbara (1974) and holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California at Berkeley’s School of Law (Boalt Hall, 1977).

Mr. Teall has held positions with the California Attorney General’s Office, the U.S. Congress and with a private firm as a litigation attorney.  Formerly the president of the National Boat Owners Association, he has directed various international tourism and environmental projects, and participated in numerous international trade missions as a representative for the State of Florida (under then Secretary of Commerce, Jeb Bush).  Mr. Teall has worked with the US government to develop biodiesel projects in China, India, the Philippines, Mexico and Thailand, and has helped to develop biodiesel standards in many areas of the world.   He conducts workshops and speaks professionally at international conferences, and provides independent consulting services.

Overview of presentation
Biodiesel Industries has conducted research on jatropha in India, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Mexico and the US.  Beginning with a 2003 study in India commissioned by the USAID and USTDA, the initial work focused on the selection of the proper cultivars, hybridization and agronomics.  Superior seed types were introduced into the US and Mexico beginning in 2005, and field trials were conducted.  The results of the trials will be reviewed with an emphasis on seed selection, climate, cultivation practices, toxicity and cold tolerance.

JatrophaWorld 2009 Miami Speaker
Day 1 – Wednesday, June 10
11:50  RESULTS OF FIELD TRIALS IN CALIFORNIA AND MEXICO

JATROPHAWORLD 2009 is a showcase of all the latest trends and shifts occurring in the Jatropha value chain, bringing together on a single platform, the best expertise to discuss and analyze the present and future dynamics of Jatropha from a technological and socio-economic angle. To find more about JatrophaWorld in Maimi from June 10 to 11, 2009, please visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/.

Entrepreneurs around the globe are finding new ways to monetize the Jatropha plant thanks to the pioneering research of World-renowned Jatropha expert Dr. William Ludwig Nolten. In a groundbreaking video presentation, Dr. Nolten shares how easy it is to utilize 100% of the Jatropha plant for biofuel, biodiesel and other profit generating revenue streams. To receive free access to this presentation, please visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/video2/

Miami, Florida,  April 15, 2009 – In a time when many industries are shrinking or closing down altogether, Jatropha plantation management continues to expand and grow. For one, Jatropha has proven itself as a profitable source of biofuel and as an alternative energy resource.

And now, thanks to the pioneering research of renowned Jatropha expert Dr. William Ludwig Nolten, entrepreneurs are discovering how to take 100 % advantage of the Jatropha plant. For example, Dr. Nolten’s research reveals that Jatropha seedcake and biomass revenues can exceed returns from the sale of Jatropha oil. 

In his groundbreaking presentation, “Utilization Technology of Jatropha Seedcake and Residues,” Dr. Nolten shares some startling revelations about the future of Jatropha curcas and growing Jatropha. 

“Our strategy is to generate income for the farmers so that they keep maintaining the fields,” Dr. Nolten remarks. He adds, “We make and keep the land fertile and the yields high . . . we keep the plantation owners, investors, farmers and the local community happy . . . and we keep the planet healthy!” 

As Asia Director of Waterland Group and cutting-edge Jatropha researcher, Dr. Nolten is widely considered one of the industry’s leading experts. The Waterland Group has planted over 60,000 hectares of Jatropha in Indonesia and has over 12,000 hectares already producing oil.   

“Jatropha seeds and biomass residues are not waste substances . . . you can convert everything to make your project a success” notes Dr. Nolten.  

Dr. Nolten’s presentation, made at the Jatropha World Asia 2009 conference, was one of the highest rated in terms of usefulness and relevance. In this exclusive video, Dr. Nolten shares how to utilize all parts of the Jatropha plant for biofuel and a whole lot more:

• Marketing Jatropha seedcakes and residues to the pharmaceutical industry.
• How to tap into the very profitable biogas market.
• Trading seed kernel meal as a highly lucrative livestock feed ingredient.
• Creating organic fertilizer and soil conditioner from Jatropha agricultural waste.
• Making agro-energy pellets for the cooking and heating needs of rural areas.
• And much more . . .

The free video presentation is being released as part of the 2^nd Jatropha World Americas 2009 conference initiatives. To receive instant access to Dr. Nolten’s video presentation, visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/video2/

The 2^nd Jatropha World Americas 2009 itself promises to be one of the most important conferences for the Jatropha industry to date. 

With the global energy crisis continuing to weigh on the world economy, Jatropha has become an important alternative fuel source. This year’s event will bring together the industry’s top agronomists and scientists, investors and financiers, biodiesel refiners, seed and equipment suppliers as well as government officials and NGO representatives.

It is one of the largest gatherings of individuals united by their interest in Jatropha and features a diverse schedule of expert speakers, industry roundtables and networking breakout sessions. For anyone involved with Jatropha, it is a must-attend conference.

The 2^nd Jatropha World Americas 2009 is being held in Miami, Florida, on June 10 and 11, 2009.  To register for the event, visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/attend/ .

About the 2^nd Jatropha World Americas 2009
The 2^nd Jatropha World Americas 2009 brings industry experts and leaders together to collaborate and share relevant emerging strategies that will guide, inspire and assist key Jatropha sector influencers with critical gap analysis; risk evaluations; trend and opportunity identifications in support of commercialization and growth of Jatropha in Asia and around the world. The 2^nd Jatropha World Americas is organized by the Centre for Management Technology, whose mission focuses on providing access to the latest technology and business intelligence through high profile alternative energy conferences.

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Contact Information
Centre for Management Technology
Lee Lin
+65 63469146
leelin@cmtsp.com.sg

JatrophaWorld participants shared some frank feedback on the topics that they found most relevant, the issues that they found to be most important to their business, and why they chose to attend JatrophaWorld Asia 2009.

In fact, one of the participants, a Purchasing Division Representative from South Korea’s Dongkuk R&S gave the conference a ‘Silver Star‘ rating, and said, “We have little information about Jatropha, so it was great to participate and see all the important data and hear first hand experiences.”

Other top level executives who gave JatrophaWorld Asia 2009 their two thumbs up rating included the Director of ASA Consulting, who came all the way from France. She said, “JatrophaWorld Asia 2009 was a very interesting experience. It fulfilled all my Expectations!”

Most participants were very satisfied with the knowledge shared by the JatrophaWorld Asia panellists. The Vice-Director of the Vietnam’s Research Institute for Oil Plants (IOOP) noted, “I learned a lot from the speakers, which is useful for my work in Jatropha.”

But what got everyone singing praises were the extensive networking opportunities during the JatrophaWorld Asia 2009 program.

The Global Feedstock Manager from Finland’s Neste Oil, a major end-user of Jatropha oil said about the networking, “Everyone I met at JatrophaWorld Asia 2009 are deep into the subject and many have actual experience.” She was able to gain some first-hand perspectives from key Jatropha suppliers which was the largest group of people present at the event.

Others, including a Research Officer from Malaysia’s Agro Biotechnology Institute said, “I really found the networking very useful. I was able to exchange ideas and technologies with key Jatropha players & researchers.” She said this while sharing about the diverse group of people within the Jatropha value chain that she got to meet.

These testimonials come from real players in the Jatropha community, who have a vested interest in Jatropha and play a significant role in the race to end the world’s dependence on fossil fuels.

As the Plantations Manager from D1-Williamson Magor Biofuel Ltd, one of India’s largest Jatropha projects remarked “JatrophaWorld plays a significant role in the consolidation of the Jatropha and Biodiesel industries.”

Attending 2nd JatrophaWorld Americas on 10-11 June 2009 in Miami, USA will be the best thing you will do for your Jatropha business.

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The general view among all attendees was, “Jatropha remains competitive!”

We saw participants join us from over 31 countries from all five continents. Most of them, who have a vested interest in Jatropha cultivation, came to JatrophaWorld Asia 2009 to find out more about the latest technologies, best practices in Jatropha cultivation and processing, and more importantly, network with their fellow Jatro-entrepreneurs, many of whom they had met at previous Jatropha World conferences.

The atmosphere was convivial; Jatro-entrepreneurs remain confident despite the global economic uncertainties, buoyed by the growing global interest in alternative energy, emissions reduction and reducing dependence on fossil fuels.

The JatrophaWorld Asia 2009 panel was made up of the world’s most influential Jatropha players including the top executives from Biotins Energis, Jatoils, Bioenergy Development (Thailand), D1-Willamson Magor, Abundant Biofuels Corporation, Neste Oil Corporation, plus many more, and these industry leaders did not hold back their enthusiasm in conveying their continued commitment towards the growth of the Jatropha sector.

The conference got rave reviews from all participants. Mike Vanstone, Director at New World Energy from Australia, and a Jatropha World regular said “I enjoyed Jatropha World Asia 2009 even more than I did Jatropha World 2008!”

Kaushik Saika, Plantation Manager at D1-Williamson Magor Biofuel Ltd, one of India’s largest Jatropha projects was so excited by his experience at Jatropha World Asia 2009, that he remarked “Jatropha World 2009 will play a significant role in the consolidation of the Jatropha and Biodiesel industries.”

Tarja Myllymaki, Global Feedstock Manager at Finland’s Neste Oil was very impressed by the type of people she got to meet at Jatropha World Asia 2009. She observed, “Everyone I met at JatrophaWorld Asia 2009 are deep into the subject and many have real-life experience.”

As Alfred Araneta, president of Philippine’s Asian Fuels Inc. summed up, “JatrophaWorld is an excellent venue to keep ourselves updated, informed and educated about the complex but exciting business of Jatropha!”

JatrophaWorld Asia 2009 was a great start to the JatrophaWorld series for the year 2009, and has set the bar very high for the upcoming 2nd JatrophaWorld Americas conference, which will be held on 10-11 June in Miami, USA.

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Bioenergy Development Co., Ltd (BEDC) is  supported by the Thai local business group in edible Ethanol. The business vehicle is to develop the Bioenergy focusing on the Biofuel .

BEDC promotes cultivation of energy crops especially Jatropha curcas under contract farming scheme. BEDC is having the model plantation in few locations in all countries as the nurseries to generate the quality planting material and training for all members. BEDC provides the planting materials and training on proper cultivation methods along with offtake buy-back contract at the variable prices according to the other feedstock of combined vegetable oil, with the minimum guarantee prices.

BEDC has a close relationship with Jatropha School of Kasetsart University to update and train key local staff from Lao, Cambodia and Myanmar on jatropha.

Currently BEDC is the key supporter and offtaker for the Lao Bioenergy Corporation, Cambodia Bioenergy Development, and Myanmar Bioenergy Development (under-construction).

BEDC is now preparing to establish their own plantations in Kumpong Spue (Cambodia) 3,000 hectares and Boekeo (Lao) 4,000 hectares and Vientiane (Lao) 8,000 hectares)

BEDC has a pilot oil expelling mill in Thailand  to process all the Jatropha seeds in the past one year  into Crude Jatropha oil (CJO) and supply to various Biofuel developer in Germany, Japan and USA especially Terasol who is the core supplier of all CJO to UOP for Jet Fuel R&D.

The commercial scale of oil expelling mill with capacity of 150 TPD will be commissioning in 2009.

BEDC has close cooperation with Suranaree Technology University in Thailand to develop Jatropha biomass  additional to the CJO to create the value added products, specially BTL and Biogasification. This would increase the commercial viability of jatropha.

BEDC is truly a Jatropha practitioner with the real experiences in Jatropha from cultivation and  Jatropha Oil and Jatropha Biomass processor.

Speaker Profile
Chumroen Benchavitvilai (BSc. Chemical Engineering and MBA) is the Executive Officer and co-founder of Bioenergy Development Co., Ltd (BEDC) which is supported by Thai business group in edible Ethanol. BEDC’s main business is to develop Bioenergy with a focus on  Biofuel. He has been involved in the studies and researches of a few energy crops in Thailand and neighboring countries like Lao, Cambodia and Myanmar.

BEDC promotes cultivation of energy crops especially Jatropha curcas under contract farming scheme. BEDC provides the planting materials and training on proper cultivation methods along with buy-back contract at variable prices calculated according to other feedstocks of combined vegetable oil, with a minimum price guarantee.

BEDC has a pilot oil expelling mill in Thailand  to process Jatropha seeds and has been supplying crude jatropha oil (CJO) to various biofuel developers in Germany, Japan and USA especially Terasol who is the core supplier of all CJO to UOP for Jet Fuel R&D.

BEDC is now preparing to establish their own plantations in Cambodia and Lao.

JatrophaWorld 2009 Kuala Lumpur Speaker
Day 1 – Monday, February 16
10:40  Thailand / Mekong Region
Day 2 – Tuesday, February 17
09:35  Value Created by Jatropha – Zero Waste Concept

JATROPHAWORLD 2009 is a showcase of all the latest trends and shifts occurring in the Jatropha value chain, bringing together on a single platform, the best expertise to discuss and analyze the present and future dynamics of Jatropha from a technological and socio-economic angle. To find more about JatrophaWorld in Kuala Lumpur from February 16 to 17, 2009, please visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/

Myanmar Agri-Tech Ltd., a member of SPA/FMI Group Of Companies incorporated on the 12th December 2006, is a leading player in the production, processing and marketing of Jatropha Curcas (JC) seeds in Myanmar as a Biofuel crop.

Since its incorporation on the 12th December, 2006 the company has achieved many milestones.

• It has established a JC nursery producing high quality seeds both for its own plantation requirement at Maw Tin as well as overseas markets.
• It has established a world class model for a JC plantation at Maw Tin – totaling 100,000 Acres including Infrastructure planning and development.
• It has collaborated research activities with the internationally renowned institutes like University of Sichuan Life Science Department.
• It has established trading centers and warehouse facilities to assist farmers to market JC seeds with nearby market and quick payment through MAGT and its network in each location where the trading centers are located.
• The next stage of development on the planting side is to introduce contract farming with the view to increase the qualitative and quantitative aspects of farmer’s JC corps hence their productivity and income.

From Seed to Oil
MAGT in collaboration with Enertech of Korea, the Leading producer of Biofuel in Korea has successfully demonstrated the use of refined bio diesel using Myanmar JC seeds on the 5th of November 2008 on Trucks, 4-Wheel Drive, Bus and Generators. With this demonstration and the accreditation by the Korean Institute of Petroleum Quality, MAGT has completed the Jatropha supply chain from seed to oil.

Speaker Profile
Hishamuddin Koh holds a BSc Degree in Agriculture from Nottingham University U.K. and a Master’s Degree in Agriculture Economics and Marketing from the University of Toronto, Canada. Hishamuddin is a man with a passion for rural development especially in the area of eradication of rural poverty, using agriculture as an accelerator.

Mr Koh has spent 18 years in Myanmar, involving in consultancy and advisory works as a freelance Business Development Consultant, promoting and serving investor from both local and international organizations. He has also worked very closely with the Ministry of Agriculture And Irrigation Of Myanmar, particularly the Myanmar capital Agriculture Service, Myanmar Farm Enterprise as well as Myanmar Perennial Corps Enterprise.

In August 2005 his was invited by Mr Serge Pun, Chairman FMI/SPA Group Of Companies to spearhead the Development of their newly established Agriculture Division now known as Myanmar Agri-Tech Ltd. (MAGT) as Senior Consultant. In this capacity he has introduced and developed Jatropha Curcas as a major Bio Fuel crop for the company.

Prior to this, he was the first Asian Consultant to the Northern Territory Government of Australia. In his capacity as Asian Consultant he brought investment projects totaling over 200 Million Australian Dollars which contributed significantly to the rehabilitation and redevelopment to Darwin city after the Cyclone Tracy in 1974.

He previously held the position of Director of Industrial Development and Research in the Ministry Of Industrial Development Sabah with a task of eradicating rural poverty and restructuring society.

Overview of presentation

Practitioner Roundtable – Myanmar
Day 1 [Mon 16, February], at 09:50 AM
This paper presents a systematic development of a model Jatropha plantation carried out by Myanmar Agri-Tech Ltd., a member of Serge Pun and Associates and First Myanmar Investment Group of Companies.  The company is progressively developing 100,000 acres of land at Maw Tin, in Ayeyawaddy Division, Myanmar.

The overall activities of the plantation include land clearing, preparation, nursery establishment, a modern plantation office complex, staff and labour quarters specially designed for the project are discussed in the paper.  The plantation also introduced an on-job-on-site training programme for agricultural technicians and labour.

It has its own water supply system, a gasifier to supply the energy needs of the plantation, using paddy husk as biomass.

In addition to the plantation, the company has also established trading and warehousing  centres in (4) major Jatropha growing areas to  assist and educate farmers (small holders) in the marketing of their JC seeds based on a “Corporate-Smallholders Partnership” in Jatropha production and marketing.  Contract farming will also play a major in technology transfer, productivity and income raising of small holders.

The company has achieved its “seed to oil” programme hence fulfilling the complete supply chain of Jatropha, on the 5th Nov’08 using 4-wheel drive, trucks, pickups and generators.

Production Experience in Myanmar
Day 1 [Mon 16, February], at 03:35 PM
This paper describes the historical development of Jatropha as an emerging industry in Myanmar.  The accelerated development of Jatropha cultivation and the role played by the Government is highlighted.  The paper touches on the distribution of and acerage of the crop planted as well as the targets set by the instrumentality of Government’s policy is also highlighted.  To-date about 4 million acres have been planted in Myanmar since 2006 and the final target is 8 million acres by end of 2009.

Brief description of the Jatropha research program carried out by the Government is also mentioned.  The use of Jatropha as an accelerator of rural development and income is also highlighted.

Finally the objective and role played or to be played by Jatropha as a bio-fuel is discussed. 

JatrophaWorld 2009 Kuala Lumpur Speaker
Day 1 – Monday, February 16
09:50  MYANMAR
15:35  PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE IN MYANMAR

JATROPHAWORLD 2009 is a showcase of all the latest trends and shifts occurring in the Jatropha value chain, bringing together on a single platform, the best expertise to discuss and analyze the present and future dynamics of Jatropha from a technological and socio-economic angle. To find more about JatrophaWorld in Kuala Lumpur from February 16 to 17, 2009, please visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/

What does it mean to be pro-poor in the context of developing jatropha? A term constantly bandied around, it is fast becoming the catch cry of the sector which is implementing planting projects in some of the poorest regions in the world.

This question was explored by Dr. Suhas P Wani, Principal Scientist at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) during the JatrophaWorld Hamburg summit last year in October.

Dr. Wani’s clear-cut analysis of concepts like “pro-poor” and “smart biofuels” gave him an excellent rating from participants at JatrophaWorld Hamburg 2008.

Dr. Wani proposed an “Integrated Genetics Natural Resources Approach”— a holistic livelihood approach where he called on Jatropha project developers to do develop a program that “embraces sustainable agriculture, knowledge sharing with out growers, and addressing issues of social inclusion, equity and gender at the grassroots.”

In his presentation, Dr. Wani complimented Jatropha as a ‘smart biofuel crop’ which had the ability to rehabilitate degraded land, but called on project developers ensure that  Jatropha projects do not threaten food security on the ground.

He also touched on other key issues including:

• Suitable agronomic practices
• Development of improved cultivars
• Water requirement
• Institutional arrangements for increased productivity

Find out more about how you can pay it forward with your Jatropha project with sustainable agricultural practices, and by involving local communities.

We’re giving free access to the recording of Dr. Wani’s insightful presentation below. Do let us know your feedback by leaving a comment below.

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Our webinar, “Will the Jatropha Sector Sustain Itself in Volatile Times” went live on January 20th to address the impact of financial crisis on Jatropha sector, as well as issues of sustainability and building a profitable Jatropha business model.

Dr. Mike Taverner, Founder and Executive Chairman of Jatoil Ltd, opened up to share his realistic projections and honest views on oil price uncertainties, maintaining investor interest through the global economic uncertainty, the need for sustainable practices in Jatropha cultivation, and his projections for 2009 and the upcoming years.

He said, “While the capital markets remain tight, only the very best businesses will survive. Management of cash flow is going to be critical,” providing a frank overview of the challenge ahead for Jatropha businesses.
Despite the current gloom and doom, he remained optimistic and offered his solution to facing the uncertainties ahead. He said, “This shake up is a good thing, and we’ll end up with a more robust industry at the end of it. The challenge for us will be to continue accessing development funds and strategic partnerships to develop sustainable supply chains.”

Dr. Taverner lent his methodological approach to some of the key issues that are creating uncertainties in the Jatropha sector including:

- Jatropha & Biofuels Industry projections for 2009.
- Oil price volatilities & its impact on Jatropha.
- How to maintain investor interest amidst global recession.
- Transforming your Jatropha project idea into a profitable business.
- Adopting sustainable agricultural practices for long-term success.
- Strategizing to make Jatropha projects carbon neutral.

The session was a great success, with over 200 Jatropha project developers and top company executives from all over the world tuning in to hear from Dr. Taverner!

Were you were unable to tune in for the session on 20 Jan? We know how busy it can get, and how hard it can be to dedicate an ENTIRE hour of your precious time for a webinar.

We also know how valuable and important some of the insights shared by Dr. Mike Taverner at this webinar are and that’s why we’re giving you privileged access to the webinar recording that you can download and listen to at your own time.

Don’t miss out on this informative webinar recording, which got rave reviews from participants for being “an excellent webinar,” “lucid and clear-cut” and even “an inspirational session.” 

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Abundant Biofuels Corporation CEO Dr. Charles Fishel explains the whys and hows in Episode 3 of the Jatrophaworld Interview Series. In Episode 2 of the Jatropha interview Series, Mr. Eduardo Bundyra, CEO of Biotins Energia made the bold proclamation that 2009 was a good year to go into Jatropha.

And he’s not alone in saying this.

Dr. Charles Fishel, CEO of Abundant Biofuels Corporation, one of the most entrenched and experienced Jatropha players in the sector seconded this view.

During Episode 3 of the Jatropha Interview Series, Dr. Fishel, over the phone from California, offered his message of hope for the Jatropha sector, “We should push forward as hard as we can right now! Now is a good time to invest in Jatropha!

Warming to the subject, Dr. Fishel went on to add, “It’s going to take one to two years for the Jatropha to be productive, and your project will mature at about the same time economists predict the economy will start to recovery. And that could make a really exciting investment for one thinking about an IPO, an acquisition or a merger with one of the major oil companies or other interested green companies.”

Dr. Fishel also emphasized the need to practice sustainable Jatropha cultivation, and avoid ‘land grabbing’ and exploitation to grow jatropha, in compliance with the twelve standards lay out by the sustainable biofuels alliance.

Don’t miss out on the most exciting and informative episode yet, click here to access Episode 3: Making Sustainable Jatropha Cultivation WORK.

And if you haven’t confirmed your participation at JatrophaWorld Asia 2009, then do so now by clicking here.

As Dr. Fishel said, 2009 is not the year to be “shy” with your investment in Jatropha.

JatrophaWorld Asia 2009 is the only conference in the world dedicated to mapping all the opportunities in the sector for growth.

We look forward to meeting you in Kuala Lumpur in February!

The CEO Says YES. Eduardo Bundyra, CEO of Biotins Energia shares his thoughts on upcoming opportunities in Jatropha. According to Eduardo Bundyra, 2009 is a good year to start a Jatropha Project. Sharing his thoughts at Episode 2 of the Jatropha Interview Series, Eduardo Bundyra, a panelist at the Practitioners and Production Model Roundtable at Jatropha World Asia 2009 shared his optimism for the Jatropha sector.

He said, “A lot of the unknowns about Jatropha have been tackled, and we have a much better understanding of the ‘real’ raw material and labor requirements,  as well as how to tackle some of the risks.” Mr. Bundyra is CEO of Brazil’s Biotins Energia, one of the leading players in Brazil’s Jatropha sector, working closely with Saudi Bras, and the Brazilian Association of Jatropha Producers (ABPPM) to develop of the Jatropha sector in Brazil and expand their Jatropha cultivation to 12,000 Ha in the next two to three years.

As someone with a vested interest in the growth of the Jatropha sector, Mr. Bundyra was in an excellent position to discuss the future direction of the industry from a more holistic perspective, looking at issues from the eyes of a project developer and an investor.

Don’t loose sight of the bigger picture. Tune in to listen to Mr. Bundyra’s insights on:

• Why Brazil? Emerging Role of Brazil in Jatropha sector.
• Will Jatropha overtake Sugarcane as main Biofuel Crop in Brazil?
• Finding a balance between Profit and Sustainable Jatropha cultivation.
• Small-scale vs. Large-scale cultivation- developing an ideal business model.
• Assessing risk for new Jatropha projects.

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D1 Williamson Magor Bio Fuel Limited is promoted jointly by D1-BP Fuel Crops Limited, UK and Williamson Magor Group in India to promote jatropha plantation in East and North East part of India for manufacture of bio diesel on a commercial scale. The company has since developed the plantation on contract farming arrangement on about 120,000 Hectares of land and expects to commence commercial production of oil from 2010.

Willamson Magor group is the largest producer of tea in India and produces about 75 million kgs of tea annually on a captive scale employing over 110,000 persons. D1-BP Fuel Crops Limited is a joint venture between D1 Oils plc and British Petroleum for development of bio fuel globally on a commercial scale.

Speaker Profile
Pradip Bhar is a Chartered Accountant and Management Accountant by education and have served about 27 years in various industries out of which last 22 years in tea plantation. He has served Williamson Magor Group in the capacity of Cost Controller for tea plantation operations. Williamson Magor is the largest tea plantation company in India and produces about 18% of country’s produce. Currently, he is the Managing Director of D1 Williamson Magor Bio Fuel Limited.

JatrophaWorld 2009 Kuala Lumpur Speaker
Day 1 – Monday, February 16
14:35 MANAGEMENT OF OUTGROWER SYSTEM (INDIA CASE STUDY)
16:00 ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON PRODUCTION MODEL

JATROPHAWORLD 2009 is a showcase of all the latest trends and shifts occurring in the Jatropha value chain, bringing together on a single platform, the best expertise to discuss and analyze the present and future dynamics of Jatropha from a technological and socio-economic angle. To find more about JatrophaWorld in Kuala Lumpur from February 16 to 17, 2009, please visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/

BIOTINS
Close to 600 families, already working under Contract Farming, and is signing up another 400 for the current harvest, totaling an area of 1000 hectares already in Production, and increasing by another 800 hectares, by the end of 2009.

Current industrial capacity of 8.000 Tons/ year of B100, using modular Technology, and already purchased two more production Modules, which increases the Industrial Capacity to 24.000 Tons per year by the last quarter of 2009. The choice of this Modular concept is related to the fact that the yearly increases of the Jatropha plantation, can be matched by increased Industrial Capacity. In the current factory, which has been operating and delivering European Standard B100 for 8 months, the total capacity is 5 modules or 40.000 Tons per year.

SAUDIBRAS
The Agriculture arm of the business, was started in 1979, mainly for cattle production. In 1994, Grain (mainly rice), and Pineapple production for export were introduced. In 2005, a new crop “Jathropha” was introduced to the Agricultural operation and a new company, BioTins-Energia, was created for Biodiesel production.

Currently, Saudibras has 4.000 hectares planted in 3 diferent harvest seasons, in own land, and expects to harvest close to 3.000 Tons of seed in the first semester of this year alone.

Speaker Profile
Eduardo Bundyra graduated in Electrical & Electronic Engineering at King’s College, London and did a Postgraduate program in Finance and Marketing at Fundação Getúlio Vargas, São Paulo.

He obtained industrial experience at BAT and Unilever. Thereafter, he was involved in the Advanced Technology Project Development at ENGESA (Brazilian Military Industry).

He founded the company Gryphonn Tecnologia which was specialized in Industrial Automation and Computer Aided Design. In 1993, he sold the company and moved to Family owned Business, Saudibras Agropecuária, with main business activities in Cattle, Grain and Fruit Production. In 2006, he founded BioTins-Energia for Biodiesel Production.

Overview of presentation
Topic: Commercial Jatropha Planting & Biodiesel Production in Brazil
The presentation will start with an overview of Brazilian Biodiesel Program, and the current
status of Jathropha in Brazil. It will follow with a description of the BioTins-Energia (Saudibras) plantation, which will include different planting techniques, evolution of the plants, measuring techniques,  Manual harvest calculations and more important a description of the real costs of the crop obtained by our experience.
 
Topic: Family Agriculture and Contract Farming
The presentation will provide an overview of the Brazilian Agrarian reform program, and the numbers of Family Agriculture in the State of Tocantins. A description of how BioTins, obtained the support for Jatropha first from the State of Tocantins and then from Federal Technical bodies, as well as obtaining and helping format Long-Term financing for the crop. It will end with a description of how the BioTins contract works, the technical support that is available from the Company and from the State, and the forms of enforcing the performance of the Contract

JatrophaWorld 2009 Kuala Lumpur Speaker
Day 1 – Monday, February 16
09:10  COMMERCIAL JATROPHA PLANTING & BIODIESEL PRODUCTION IN BRAZIL
15:15  FAMILY AGRICULTURE & CONTRACT FARMING (BRAZIL CASE STUDY)

JATROPHAWORLD 2009 is a showcase of all the latest trends and shifts occurring in the Jatropha value chain, bringing together on a single platform, the best expertise to discuss and analyze the present and future dynamics of Jatropha from a technological and socio-economic angle. To find more about JatrophaWorld in Kuala Lumpur from February 16 to 17, 2009, please visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/

WaterLand Synergy Pte Ltd is a private limited liability corporation registered in Singapore, Waterland
BioScience LLC is a private limited liability corporation registered in the USA
PT Waterland Asia Bio Ventures is a limited liability corporation registered in Indonesia.

All above mention companies are one of the many affiliated companies of the WaterLand International Group of companies.

WaterLand Synergy Pte Ltd is focused on the intercropping and multi-cropping of “food” crops technologies between Jatropha Curcas L plantations.  By intercropping and multi-cropping “food” crops with Jatropha, the programs become much more economically feasible and profitable for both the investors and the farmers.  However, as the plantations are expanded, the local markets are not sufficient to buy all of the “food” crops produced.  Export markets must be developed which requires high quality “food” crops and value added post-harvest processes.  WaterLand Synergy provides the agronomy expertise and technologies as well as the international markets to make this possible and provides the farmers with the training, technologies, high caliber seeds and plant stocks, and a guaranteed purchase agreement for the “food” crops that are produced between the Jatropha.

Waterland BioScience LLC have 4 R&D centers located in Indonesia, Vietnam, The Netherlands and Malaysia.

Their mission and goals are:

• Research & Development of Energy and Food Integrated cropping systems;
• Bringing marginal lands into productive and sustainable production;
• Bringing biodiversity and restoring ecological balance to degraded or deforested lands;
• Helping to alleviate rural poverty and hunger and need for energy
• Bringing technology to enhance food security and energy self-sufficiency in rural areas;
• Supplying better technology and seeds for higher value and income, market, industry
• R&D on by-products of Jatropha as organic fertilizers, energy agro pellets, bio-pesticide, “natural” medicine, etc.
• Education and training material to farmers and community for better planet and quality of life

The joint venture cooperation between Waterland International Group, State-owned forestry, local & national government, local farmers group, community learning center and JAFA (Jatropha Farmers) Foundation in Indonesia has been a fact in the legal body of PT Waterland Asia Bio Ventures. Starting from production and exporting of wood waste Biomass products to Jatropha plantations and crude PPO Jatropha oil.

Speaker Profile
Drs. Ir. William Ludwig Nolten, BSc, MSc, in his function as the Region Asia Director of the Waterland International Group based in Rotterdam the Netherlands, President Director of PT Waterland Asia Bio Ventures based in Jakarta – Indonesia, Technical Director of WaterLand Synergy based in Singapore and is also the Chairman of the Waterland BioScience LLC based in the USA. 

Drs. Ir. William Ludwig Nolten, Bsc,MSc, completed his studies in the Netherlands with a focus on (MSc in) Science and Innovations Management (NW&I – specialized in Quality Management Systems) and BSc in Plant Biochemistry and food Microbiology.

JatrophaWorld 2009 Kuala Lumpur Speaker
Day 2 – Tuesday, February 17
11:35 UTILISATION TECHNOLOGY OF JATROPHA SEEDCAKE

JATROPHAWORLD 2009 is a showcase of all the latest trends and shifts occurring in the Jatropha value chain, bringing together on a single platform, the best expertise to discuss and analyze the present and future dynamics of Jatropha from a technological and socio-economic angle. To find more about JatrophaWorld in Kuala Lumpur from February 16 to 17, 2009, please visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/

TERI was formally established in 1974 with the purpose of tackling and dealing with the immense and acute problems that mankind is likely to be faced with in the years ahead

• on account of the gradual depletion of the earth’s finite energy resources which are largely non-renewable and
• on account of the existing methods of their use which are polluting

The Institute has grown substantially over the years, particularly, since it launched its own research activities and established a base in New Delhi, its registered headquarters.

TERI has US$9.4 million funding from BP (British Petroleum) to demonstrate the feasibility of producing biodiesel from jatropha curcas.

The project, which is expected to take 10 years will cultivate around 8,000 hectares currently designated as wasteland with jatropha and install all the equipment necessary for seed crushing, oil extraction and processing to produce 9 million liters of bio-diesel a year. A full environmental and social impact assessment on the supply chain and a life cycle analysis of greenhouse gas emissions will be completed as part of the project. TERI will be responsible for the day-to-day management and execution of the project.

Speaker Profile
Dr Alok Adholeya is currently the Director of Biotechnology and Bioresources Division at TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute), New Delhi, an independent, not-for-profit research organization, which he joined in 1986. Many awards and honours have come his way including the Gwalior Ratna in 2000, the Paryavaran Sanrakshan Samman (an award for protecting the environment) in 1999, Young Scientist Award in 1999, and the Biotech Product and Process Development and Commercialization Award 2004 by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.

He has found ways to harness the power mycorrhizae to increase the productivity of crop plants, and to restore degraded lands. The increased demand for mycorrhizal biofertilizer prompted him to commercialize it. He has developed many other technologies involving mycorrhiza in the reclamation of industrial wastelands. He has also identified suitable microbes beneficial for growing biofuel crops.

He has published over 60 research papers in reputed national and international journals and has also been a member of the editorial boards of many of them. He has often chaired many advisory committees on agriculture and bioremediation, and has guided 11 doctoral students and many masters’ students so far. He also acts as an invited reviewer for several reputed journals. He is also an invited speaker in many international forums.

JatrophaWorld 2009 Kuala Lumpur Speaker
Day 1 – Monday, February 16
09:30  FEEDSTOCK PRODUCTION ON WASTE LAND
16:45  BIOTECHNOLOGICAL INTERVENTION TO DEVELOP FUTURE CULTIVARS

JATROPHAWORLD 2009 is a showcase of all the latest trends and shifts occurring in the Jatropha value chain, bringing together on a single platform, the best expertise to discuss and analyze the present and future dynamics of Jatropha from a technological and socio-economic angle. To find more about JatrophaWorld in Kuala Lumpur from February 16 to 17, 2009, please visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/

Jatoil Limited is a green energy company that aims to realise the potential of jatropha oil as a sustainable feedstock for the burgeoning global biodiesel industry. Our business is based on establishing plantation projects (oil fields) in South East Asia to grow oil-yielding jatropha curcas.

Jatoil has expertise in the cultivation and processing of jatropha, and aims to establish a dominant trading platform in Indonesia and Vietnam, and develop a business mode that can be applied to other countries such as Sri Lanka and Malaysia.

Speaker Profile
Dr Mike Taverner is a founder and executive chairman of the Australian renewable energy company Jatoil Ltd.  He is an agricultural scientist and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science.  For many years he was a research scientist in agriculture but for the past 20 years he has been on the boards of corporations and companies associated with developing and commercializing technology.  He chairs Bluglass Ltd, another green energy company in Australia and also operates his own consulting and training business.

JatrophaWorld 2009 Kuala Lumpur Speaker
Day 1 – Monday, February 16
14:55  REACHING A WIN-WIN OUTCOME FOR COMMERCIAL JATROPHA FARMERS (VIETNAM CASE STUDY)

JATROPHAWORLD 2009 is a showcase of all the latest trends and shifts occurring in the Jatropha value chain, bringing together on a single platform, the best expertise to discuss and analyze the present and future dynamics of Jatropha from a technological and socio-economic angle. To find more about JatrophaWorld in Kuala Lumpur from February 16 to 17, 2009, please visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/

Nexant is an independent international energy consulting company with about 300 professional consultants in offices located around the world, including San Francisco, New York, Houston, London, Bangkok ,Singapore, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai and Buenos Aires. 

Nexant includes Chem Systems which was acquired in 2001 and has been providing management consulting services to the petroleum and chemical industry since 1964. 
Nexant has also played a pivotal role in the development of Bio-Fuels, consulting and providing their expertise to clients in all stages of the Bio-Fuels development, such as:

· Strategy and business planning
· Master planning/feasibility studies
· Techno-economic and commercial analyses
· Market review for both products and by products
· Technical and environmental evaluations
· Transaction related support (project finance, M&A, privatisation, private equity)
· Financial evaluation
· Competitor analyses and benchmarking

Recognizing the issues from the existing generation of Bio-Fuels which are very much dependent on food crops, Nexant is also considering other viable options, such as the cultivation of Algae, Jatropha and the development of 2nd generation Bio-Fuels based on Bio-Mass as alternative energy resources

Speaker Profile
Connie Lo is a Senior Consultant with Nexant Asia Limited.  Prior to joining Nexant, Connie was with JJ-Lurgi Engineering, responsible for developing Lurgi’s Bio-Fuels activities across South East Asia and China. During that time, she had also gained extensive experience in leading projects in the areas of Oleochemicals and Edible Oils.  Connie holds a Bachelors Degree in Chemistry from the University Science of Malaysia before obtaining a Masters Degree in Advanced Chemical Engineering from Imperial College in the UK.

JatrophaWorld 2009 Kuala Lumpur Speaker
Day 1 – Monday, February 16
14:05  CHANGING TIMES-PROSPECTS FOR BIOFUELS AND JATROPHA

JATROPHAWORLD 2009 is a showcase of all the latest trends and shifts occurring in the Jatropha value chain, bringing together on a single platform, the best expertise to discuss and analyze the present and future dynamics of Jatropha from a technological and socio-economic angle. To find more about JatrophaWorld in Kuala Lumpur from February 16 to 17, 2009, please visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/

SEASAF is a USD150m private equity fund specialising in energy, infra and resources projects in the ASEAN region.  To date it has made 4 investments in the region, in companies involved in the power, tollroads, education and mining sectors respectively.  During the last 3 years it has actively evaluated numerous projects in the biofuels space including biodiesel processing plants and CPO, Castor and Jatropha plantations.  Whilst it has not yet made an investment in this space, we anticipate doing so in 2009.

Speaker Profile
Vijay Sethu has over 15 years of experience in investment banking, mergers and acquisitions and project finance across Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America and Latin America. Prior to becoming CEO of the Advisor, Vijay spent 4 years with Australia New Zealand (“ANZ”) Investment Bank based in Singapore, first as the Head of Power and later as Executive Director, Head of Project and Structured Finance for Asia. During this period, Vijay ’s team advised on and arranged numerous debt transactions for high profile energy, infrastructure and resources projects, winning over 20 “Deals of the Year” awards. Most recently in 2005, his team won the “Asian Project Finance Bank of the Year” award by Global Finance.

Prior to joining ANZ Investment Bank in Singapore, Vijay was Vice President and Head of Mergers and Acquisitions for Asia Pacific, Africa and China, at Enron. During this time, he was involved in numerous oil, gas and power asset transactions. Earlier, Vijay spent an initial 8 years with ANZ Investment Bank in Melbourne, London and New York. His last position was Head of Global Structured Finance for the Americas, where the bank focused particularly on Latin America and successfully completed several resources, oil and gas and power transactions. Vijay spent the earlier part of his career with KPMG Peat Marwick in New Zealand and Exxon in Malaysia.

He has an MBA from Auckland University, is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the UK, an Associate of the New Zealand Society of Chartered Accountants and also qualified with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in the UK.

JatrophaWorld 2009 Kuala Lumpur Speaker
Day 2 – Tuesday, February 17
12:05  REQUIREMENTS & CONCERNS OF FUNDING JATROPHA PROJECTS

JATROPHAWORLD 2009 is a showcase of all the latest trends and shifts occurring in the Jatropha value chain, bringing together on a single platform, the best expertise to discuss and analyze the present and future dynamics of Jatropha from a technological and socio-economic angle. To find more about JatrophaWorld in Kuala Lumpur from February 16 to 17, 2009, please visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/

Abundant Biofuels Corporation is an integrated renewable energy company building partnerships in energy-dependent developing countries to produce bio-diesel and create renewable oil fields. 

The Company is building jatropha-based energy projects in the Philippines and Colombia on 500,000 hectares of marginal, underused land; it is pursuing developments in several other countries, as well, without deforestation, diversion of productive agricultural land or irrigation.

Speaker Profile
Dr. Charles V. Fishel is Chairman and CEO of Abundant Biofuels Corporation.  He serves on the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausaane Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (Environmental Impacts Working Group and Social Impacts Working Group).   He serves as a director on the boards of several public and private for-profit companies, including the Brownfield Foundation, Inc., a charitable, non-profit corporation dedicated to land recycling for the good of the community and the environment.

He has held senior management, finance and legal roles with Fortune 100 multi-national organizations (Intel, Teledyne, Carnation Company, Peter Kiewit Sons’ and Williams Companies) as well as start-up companies.  Industry experience includes technology (electronics, biotechnology and nanotechnology), insurance, construction, mining, broadcasting, food processing, energy, manufacturing, public utility, and consulting about technology evaluation and commercialization.

Dr. Fishel teaches at San Jose State University and is a visiting professor at the Naval Postgraduate School.    He is the author of Global Business Strategies (CyclopsMedia: 2004).   His teaching emphases are global business strategy, entrepreneurship, global dimensions of business, and law.

JatrophaWorld 2009 Kuala Lumpur Speaker
Day 1 – Monday, February 16
14:00  Chairman’s Remarks

JATROPHAWORLD 2009 is a showcase of all the latest trends and shifts occurring in the Jatropha value chain, bringing together on a single platform, the best expertise to discuss and analyze the present and future dynamics of Jatropha from a technological and socio-economic angle. To find more about JatrophaWorld in Kuala Lumpur from February 16 to 17, 2009, please visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/

South Pole Carbon Asset Management Ltd. is a leading developer of high quality carbon credits, founded and managed by highly experienced carbon market professionals. It was the first company worldwide that generated and brought to market issued CERs with the Gold Standard quality label. South Pole staff has advised successfully registered CDM and VER projects with a forecasted total of more than 100 million tCO2e till 2012.

Our services:
• Carbon Asset Development. We develop emission reduction projects together with technology partners;
• Sourcing. We identify and contract high-quality emission reductions for large buyers;
• Advisory Services. We provide distinctive advisory services on carbon markets.

Speaker Profile
Patrick Horka is a project manager at South Pole. Patrick holds a Master in Environmental Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich. In his Master Thesis “A Biofuel Baseline and Monitoring Methodology under the Clean Development Mechanism: The State of the Art, a new Proposal with a LCA Approach and a Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Estimation” he addressed the main sustainability problems but also possibilities of Biofuel projects to generate Carbon Credits.

Currently he is involved in a 500,000 hectares Jatropha plantation project on degraded land in the Philippines bringing 25 million carbon credits to the market. Another 500,000 hectares in the Philippines are planned in the coming years.

Overview of presentation
The presentation will clearly point out the current possibilities of Biofuel producers to obtain carbon credits. So far it has hardly been possible to claim credits for replacing fossil fuels through Biofuels. Still, other options such as gaining credits by implementing afforestation/reforestation, biomass or biogas projects are feasible options. The best combination of carbon projects to maximize the output on carbon credits depend on several parameters that need to be evaluated carefully.

JatrophaWorld 2009 Kuala Lumpur Speaker
Day 2 – Tuesday, February 17
15:05  HOW CAN JATROPHA PROJECT QUALIFY FOR CARBON CREDITS?

JATROPHAWORLD 2009 is a showcase of all the latest trends and shifts occurring in the Jatropha value chain, bringing together on a single platform, the best expertise to discuss and analyze the present and future dynamics of Jatropha from a technological and socio-economic angle. To find more about JatrophaWorld in Kuala Lumpur from February 16 to 17, 2009, please visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/