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Api Nova Energia / SAB srl Share Perspectives on Jatropha Investments at JatrophaWorld 2010

suann — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:13:33 +0000

‘ESV Group Plc, the agribusiness and logistics investment company, announces the signing of a definitive Agreement for the sale of its Jatropha plantations business and associated assets in Mozambique to SAB Mozambique SA, a company controlled by two Italian energy companies, Api Nova Energia SrL and Seci Energia SpA.’
Source: http://www.investegate.co.uk/article.aspx?id=200911230700038754C

SAB srl, a joint venture between, Api Nova Energia Srl and Seci Energia SpA, had in November last year acquired the Jatropha plantations business of ESV Group PLC, a London-based provider of transportation and logistics services.

On the other hand, Api Nova Energia is on their own, developing greenfield projects in Brazil and Ghana. They have an out-farming project of 25,000 hectares in Brazil, of which 1000 hectares have already been planted. In Ghana, they have started on a pilot plantation with the option to further develop 105,000 hectares.

JatrophaWorld 2010 is privileged to have the Business Development Manager of Api Nova and SAB join us in Rotterdam on the 6-7 October to tell us more about the progress of their three projects and share underlying factors which drove the Italian energy giants to invest in Jatropha.

Click here to view full event schedule or email hafizah@cmtsp.com.sg for more information.

Honeywell’s UOP Working With Aviation and Refining Leaders in China to Create Sustainable Aviation Biofuels Industry

suann — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:42:53 +0000

Aviation biofuel made by Honeywell’s UOP has been used for biofuel demonstration flights on Boeing commercial aircraft with Air New Zealand, Continental Airlines, Japan Airlines and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines as well as on military demonstration flights with U.S. Air Force and Navy aircraft.

The UOP process produces Green Jet Fuel which requires no changes to the aircraft engine technology when used at a 50 percent blend with petroleum-based jet fuel and meets or exceeds all specifications for flight. Green Jet Fuel made from second-generation, non-food sources such as camelina and jatropha plants offers up to an 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions over petroleum-based fuels.

Source:http://www.marketwatch.com/story/honeywells-uop-working-with-aviation-and-refining-leaders-in-china-to-create-sustainable-aviation-biofuels-industry-2010-05-27?reflink=MW_news_stmp, May 27, 2010

With the acceptance of biofuels by major airlines and Jatropha being the key feedstock candidate, JatrophaWorld 2010 in Rotterdam on 06-07 October has enlisted KLM’s senior representative, Mr. Dirk Kronemeijer, Managing Director SkyNRG to share on the topic “Perspective of an Airline on Bio-Jet Fuel”.

KLM is one of the many distinguished companies speaking at JatrophaWorld 2010, for more information on the conference agenda, please click here.

BEI Jatropha Wave Harvester, A Mechanical Harvesting System for Jatropha Successfully Deployed in Honduras

suann — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 04:27:11 +0000

In Honduras, the Agroipsa Farm in Choluteca has deployed the BEI Jatropha Wave Harvester, a mechanical harvesting system for Jatropha which has successfully completed an eight-month trial of the system, according to BEI International, the harvester’s manufacturer. The system was used for mechanical harvest of a 550 hectare plantation of three-year old jatriopha. Max Lint of BEI reports, “it is feasible to grow and harvest Jatropha on a commercial scale. We are working with many Jatropha growers around the world that have a need for our Jatropha harvester. We are currently working on a Jatropha harvester sale in Hawaii and another in Brazil.”

Source: http://biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2010/04/21/mechanical-jatropha-harvester-successfully-trialed-in-honduras/, 21 April 2010

JatrophaWorld 2010 meeting on 6 – 7 October2010 in Rotterdam is slated to offer more information on A-Z of Jatropha Production. Some of the topics & speakers at this event include:

Global Jatropha Practitioners’ Roundtable (on Honduras’ jatropha industry)
Presented by: Mr. David Erazo, General Manager, Agroipsa
Advances in Mechanical Harvesting
- Results from field trials
- Plantation design to suit mechanical harvesting
- Costs and economics
Presented by: Mr. Max Lint, President/CEO, BEI International LLC
Advances in Mechanical Harvesting
- Harvesting in Africa, experiences and results
- Different harvesting methods
- Future challenges with mechanization
Presented by: Mr. Toni Sandholm, Sales Manager, Rakennustempo Oy

Click here for the latest agenda.

Biofuel Prediction for 2010? Jatropha’s Revival! Timely JatrophaWorld Conference Highlights Global Jatropha Commercialization Challenges.

divyasangam — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:57:13 +0000

In January this year, Jim Lane, the editor of Biofuels Digest predicted that 2010 would be the year of Jatropha’s revival. Specifically, he said, “Jatropha will gain renewed interest and traction as a go-to feedstock for aviation biofuels.”

Jim hit the nail in the head with his comment! Within a few weeks of this prediction, General Motors announced a 5-year partnership with the US Department of Energy, and India’s Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI) to demonstrate the commercial viability of Jatropha as biofuel feedstock. Jatropha was also blasted into Space as part of NASA’s “Alternative Energy Crops in Space” study, which aims to study if microgravity can help Jatropha Curcas plant cells grow faster.

With such high profile headlines, it is clear that Jatropha is back for 2010! And the time is ripe to tackle unanswered questions spanning the Propagation, Cultivation, Pruning, Harvesting, Oil Extraction, Processing and Marketing of Jatropha, to speed up the commercialization of Jatropha Cultivation.

JatrophaWorld 2010, meeting in Rotterdam from 6-7 October offers much-needed clarity!

The JatrophaWorld conference is back for 2010, to take up the mantle as the global meeting point for the Jatropha community to interact and exchange ideas on charting the right way forward to meet the Jatropha Commercialization challenge. In a nutshell, JatrophaWorld 2010 will provide a true depiction of Jatropha’s potential, with insights and updates on the latest developments in Jatropha cultivation, processing, R&D and marketing. Conference highlights include:

Experiences of Jatropha Growers in: Africa, North & South America, Asia
A-Z of Jatropha Production: Propagation, Cultivation, Pruning, Harvesting, Oil Extraction
Sustainable Jatropha Production – Environmentally and Socially Responsible Business Model
Optimized Project Development to maximize ROI for shareholders
R&D Advancements in Breeding & Yield Improvement
Application Technologies, including utilization of Jatropha Crude Oil, Biomass, Seedcake

Since 2008, JatrophaWorld conferences have benefitted over 1800 Jatropha stakeholders from over 100 countries. To be a part of this elite group, send in your registrations for JatrophaWorld 2010 today. Click on the link below to access our online registration form.

Sandwiched between the Hype & Reality of Jatropha cultivation? Take 2 days off & Come to 2nd JatrophaWorld Americas for clarity…

suann — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:11:13 +0000

While it is hard to untangle the impact of the global financial downturn from general disenchantment with jatropha itself, it is fair to say that the investment gotten way ahead of the plant science!

But if you see yourself in Jatropha for the long-haul, you should take 2 days off to attend 2nd JatrophaWorld Americas in Miami on 3-4 December, because here is a platform where you can fill in the gaps in your experience and knowledge of the jatropha business.

In short, we throw out the hype and ‘wishful thinking’, to present the scientific findings and valuable data you can use to take your Jatropha business to the next level.

In 2 days, you can get facts and valuable information on:

Improving the Productivity and Economics of Jatropha Projects
The Ideal Production Model for Commercial Jatropha Production
Securing Project Funding and Raising Capital during the Recession
Carbon Credits Potential for Jatropha Projects
Tapping Mechanized Harvesting, Tissue Culture Breeding & Jatropha Genomics research to improve your overall Jatropha productivity.
Effectively Expelling and Purifying your Jatropha oil for sale.
The primary buyers of Jatropha oil and their expectations.

>>Find out more here<<

And of course, if you need a little extra help, you’ll really benefit from our “MINI Workshop”, a highly interactive session conducted by 3 leading Jatropha experts, which we have integrated into the 2nd JatrophaWorld Americas program.

The seminar style workshop on 4th December will take you through the entire Jatropha Biodiesel Value Chain Model, an approach designed to help you procure financing effectively, establish the principal Drivers of your business and enhance shareholder value. >>Find out more here<<

So what are you waiting for? Confirm your attendance at 2nd JatrophaWorld Americas, the best investment you will ever make for your Jatropha business. >>CLICK here to sign up<<

Speaker Profile: Dr. Tarek Abdelhamid, CEO, Green Environment Consultants

suann — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:48:06 +0000

Dr. Tarek Abdel-Hamid is a graduate of American University in Cairo in 1989 where he obtained Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering: CAD. He also has a Postgraduate Certificate in Environmental Studies in Environmental Research & Studies Institute/ Ain Shams University in Egypt in 1992, followed by Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Engineering from the same institute in 1994, until he obtained a PhD in Philosophy, Renewable Energy Hybrid Systems from Institute of Science & Technology/ University of Manchester in 1996.

He established GREEN Environment Consultants in 2002 to provide environmental solutions to Egypt and other developing and developed nations through his qualifications that combine advanced solutions of the developed countries and the needs of the developing countries.

Dr. Abdel-Hamid has extensive and varied experience in the various fields of environment and sustainable development. He has been closely involved with the institutional development of the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency since 1991, and with the development of environmental policy-making, planning and funding in Egypt. He has led and assisted in a very large number of projects and programmes, and has extensive field experience in every governorate in Egypt, as well as in several other countries in Africa, the Middle East, South, Southeast and East Asia, and Europe.

He is a certified ISO environmental and quality manager and auditor. He is a qualified trainer and facilitator/moderator. He is a member of a large number of local and international associations and NGOs operating in environment and development, and is a founding member of four NGOs in Egypt.

JatrophaWorld 2009 Brussels Speaker
Day 1 – Wednesday, October 14
16:05 GROWING JATROPHA IN DRY, DESERT CLIMATE (EXPERIENCE IN EGYPT, LIBYA, SUDAN, SYRIA)

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 Brussels from October 14 to 15, 2009, please visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/.

Speaker Profile: Oyvind Vessia, Seconded National Expert, EC Directorate General Energy and Transport, European Commission

suann — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:33:05 +0000

Oyvind Vessia is working in the unit responsible for the Renewable Energy Directive at the European Commission, and for the time being working mainly with the sustainability criteria for biofuels. Educated as an engineer with additional education in economics, he has been working with various energy- and environment-related projects.

JatrophaWorld 2009 Brussels Speaker
Day 1 – Wednesday, October 14
12:00 EU BIOFUELS POLICY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RENEWABLE ENERGY DIRECTIVE (FOCUS ON JATROPHA)

2 Established Jatro-Entrepreneurs shared valuable pointers on continuing the Jatropha success story on 30 Sep…

divyasangam — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:44:47 +0000

Will Jatropha become another ‘DotCom Bubble’?

How can the Jatropha industry consolidate and strengthen for the long-term?

A *F*R*E*E Webinar on 30 Sep entitled ‘Is the Jatropha sector becoming a DotCom Bubble?‘ offered a refreshing dose of realism on the Jatropha business. And if you missed the webinar, read on to find out how you can tune into the replay!

This must-listen session will provide insights on:

Re-evaluating your view of the Jatropha value chain to build a more viable business model.
Avoiding the mistakes of early, hype-based Jatropha projects.
Adopting a sensible approach to Jatropha cultivation and the business.
Tying Sustainable practices to long-term Jatropha success.

Get answers to vital issues & top concerns on Jatropha from the Experts…

Our 2 Guest Experts who shared at the Is the Jatropha sector becoming a DotCom Bubble? webinar:

JAMES SCRUBY – Director, Elsbett AG
James Scruby is a Director of Elsbett AG (www.Elsbett.com) a company that has been involved in Jatropha since 1986! Elsbett AG has launched a series of engines and oil production equipment that operates entirely on pure Jatropha oil. He is also CEO of Matrix Biofuels LLP and a Director at Viridesco Limited. Over the last decade, he has focused on renewable energy encompassing many of the different renewable technologies.

CHRISTOPHER HUNTER - Director, Viridesco Limited
Christopher Hunter is a Director, and Co-Founder of Viridesco Limited (www.viridesco.com), a Jatropha-oriented pure plant oil (PPO) biofuel company, with a 200 hectare, 4-year-old Jatropha project in Mozambique. Prior to co-founding Viridesco in late 2006, he worked in various finance roles, notably at Goldman Sachs as well as at a specialist environmental corporate finance advisory firm.

Listen to the 2nd JatrophaWorld Africa WEBINAR replay at NO COST…

Fill in the form below & hit Submit, to access the “Is the Jatropha sector becoming a DotCom Bubble?” webinar replay!

Speaker Profile: Prof. Ian Graham, Centre for Novel Agricultural Products, Department of Biology, University of York

suann — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:02:04 +0000

Professor Ian Graham graduated from The Queen’s University of Belfast with a first class honours degree in Botany and Genetics in 1986. He obtained his PhD in Plant Molecular Biology from the University of Edinburgh in 1989, after which he went on to do postdoctoral research at The University of Oxford and The Carnegie Institution Plant Biology Laboratory at Stanford University. He took up his first faculty position at The University of Glasgow in 1993 and moved to The University of York in 1999 where he holds the Weston Chair of Biochemical Genetics and is the current Director of The Centre for Novel Agricultural Products (CNAP: www.cnap.org.uk). CNAP is dedicated to realising the potential of plant-based renewable resources to make products needed by society, and, as a mark of its success since being established in 1999, CNAP was awarded a Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education in 2006. Much of the work in the Graham laboratory is aimed at understanding the biochemical basis of how different compounds are produced in plants and using this knowledge to improve production of valuable compounds in existing crops or in the development of new crops. Current projects range from the development of novel oilcrops such as Jatropha curcas to the production of new varieties of Artemisia annua that deliver higher yields of the anti-malarial compound artemisinin.

Ian currently serves on the governing council of the John Innes Centre, Norwich – a UK flagship centre for plant and crop science. He is also an Honorary Research Fellow at Rothamsted Research, Harpenden – the very prestigious and oldest plant breeding research station in the world. Ian has served on a number of UK government bodies that inform policy relevant to plant and crop science, including the Defra Non-Food Crops Strategy Project Board, the BBSRC Crop Science Review panel and the BBSRC Bioenergy review panel. Additionally he is active on international committees including being a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Genoplante – a French Government funded initiative in public-private plant and crop science research.

JatrophaWorld 2009 Brussels Speaker
Day 2 – Thursday, October 15
11:05 MOLECULAR AND BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF TOXIC AND NON-TOXIC LINES

Will Jatropha become a ‘DotCom Bubble’? We’re Discussing this at the 2nd JatrophaWorld Africa Webinar on 30 Sep…

suann — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:09:52 +0000

We’re hosting a live webinar, “Is the Jatropha sector becoming a DotCom Bubble?” on 30 September 2009 at 9AM New York, 1PM GMT, 3PM Amsterdam, 6.30PM India & 9PM Singapore, and we’d like to have you there!

The 1-hour webinar will be lead by Mr. Christopher Hunter, Co-Founder and Director of Viridesco Limited, which has a 4-year-old Jatropha project in Mozambique, and Mr. James Scruby, Director of Elsbett AG, a company that has manufactures engines that run on pure Jatropha oil.

Mr. Scruby and Mr. Hunter will touch on the challenges, controversies and paradoxes of the Jatropha sector. Don’t miss their analysis of common mistakes in Jatropha projects and how to avoid them.

Also on the agenda, a spirited discussion on how the Jatropha industry can take steps to counter emerging negative views on Jatropha, especially relevant in the wake of controversial findings on Jatropha’s water footprint, and accusations of “land-grabbing” for Jatropha cultivation.

To register and submit your questions for the webinar visit https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/318805314.

3 leading Jatropha researchers share proof that methodological errors & inadequate data was behind controversial Jatropha water footprint findings.

divyasangam — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:48:56 +0000

The controversial report by University of Twente (Gerbens-Leenes et al), which claimed that Jatropha has the highest water footprint among all the BioEnergy crops caused a stir in the jatropha sector, and now, rebuttals from the Jatropha research community are proving that the findings were wrong.

2nd JatrophaWorld Africa Speakers Prof. Bart Muys and Ir. Wouter Achten along with their colleague Wouter Maes from Belgium’s Katholieke Universiteit Leuven sent a clear message to the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) rebutting the controversial findings.

Here were some of the key flaws they highlighted in the Gerbens-Leenes et al findings:

The data used by the authors (Gerbens-Leenes et al) were wrong. Instead of using data of real water used by jatropha, they summed the total rainfall and irrigation: the actual water used will be only a fraction of this sum, particularly in regions with very intense rainfall events; this has caused a considerable overestimation of the water footprint.
The other parameters necessary to calculate the water footprint of jatropha ( ffat, fdiesel, and HHVdiesel) were unfounded. The article they cited as reference did not match up to the figures they used.
The authors only used data of very young Jatropha plantations. Jatropha is a woody species, and at the beginning of its life, Jatropha, like other woody species, invests mainly in non-reproductive tissues, such as stem and root biomass. Mature jatropha plants invest considerably less in non-reproductive tissue and more in reproductive tissues, hence the water footprint decreases with age. Therefore, ignoring the particularities of a woody species additionally overestimated the water footprint. For a correct calculation of water footprint, the entire life span should be taken into account.
The authors used data of ONLY 5 jatropha plantations. They also failed to check whether the agronomical practices in these plantations were adequate.
A recent calculation of the water footprint in an Egyptian Jatropha plantation was only 16% of the Gerbens-Leenes estimate. Maes et al. gave a rough estimate, based on data on an Egyptian 1-year old plantation, and find that the water footprint under optimal irrigation was 65 m3/GJ, only 16% of the estimate of Gerbens-Leenes et al. However, it must be noted that the limited data currently available makes it is impossible for accurate caulculations of Jatropha’s WF.

Other world renowned Jatropha researchers have published similar rebuttals, rejecting the Gerbens-Leenes et al findings, including Raymond Jongschaap R.A.R. Blesgraaf, Thom Bogaard, E.N. van Loo and H.H.G. Savenije from University Wageningen and Delft.

>>Attend 2nd JatrophaWorld Africa<< to hear from Prof Bart Muys who will be speaking on the topic ‘First Worldwide Yield Model For Jatropha’ and Ir. Wouter Achten, who will be sharing on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Biodiesel Production!

Speaker Profile: Wouter Achten, Forest, Natrue and Landscape, K.U.Leuven

suann — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:55:21 +0000

K.U.Leuven is a European top university situated in the university town of Leuven, only 20 minutes from Brussels. Leuven Sustainable Earth Research Centre (LSUE) includes over 300 scientists active in the domain of earth, climate and sustainbility issues.

Speaker Profile
Wouter Achten is a PhD student at the Division Forest, Natrue and Landscape at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium since 2006. As a M.Sc. Soil Science and Land Use, he gained knowledge on environmental sustainability issues both in North and South. In charge of the research project “The sustainability evaluation of Jatropha curcas bio-diesel in developing countries” He published a sustainability perspective on Jatropha and a review on all aspects of cultivation and transformation of Jatropha. He is performing case specific and generic LCA and socio-economic impact studies on Oil palm and Jatropha.
more info on
http://www.biw.kuleuven.be/lbh/lbnl/forecoman/eng/staff.asp?naam=Achten
http://network.nature.com/people/wouter_achten/profile

Overview of Presentation
• Introduction on LCA method
• LCA results of generic LCA compared to fossil fuel reference systems
- fossil energy use
- global warming potential
- ozon depletion
- acidification potential
- eutrophication potential
- land use impact
• Different models of the production system (by-product use)
• Identify most contributing production units + possible optimization recommendations

JatrophaWorld 2009 Brussels Speaker
Day 2 – Thursday, October 15
09:35 LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA) OF BIODIESEL PRODUCTION FROM JATROPHA CURCAS L.

Speaker Profile: Ruud van Eck, CEO, Diligent Tanzania Ltd.

suann — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:47:30 +0000

Diligent Tanzania Ltd is active in the production, promotion and usage of vegetable oil, mainly Jatropha oil. We are producers of Jatropha oil and biodiesel for transportation fuel purposes and offer consultancy services for anyone who wants to grow or use Jatropha. Diligent Tanzania ltd. is continuously researching all aspects related to vegetable oil. Our office is located in Arusha, but our activities stretch to a much larger area of Tanzania and Africa. Diligent Tanzania ltd. currently promotes the cultivation of Jatropha Curcas and provides farmers with a guaranteed market for their seeds. The seeds are processed into oil, called biofuel, which can be used as diesel substitute. We are related to the Dutch company, Diligent Energy Systems, (www.diligent.nl).

Speaker Profile
Ruud van Eck an entrepreneur, is the founder of Diligent Energy Systems. He built from scratch a company producing alternative fuels. Earlier, he was the director of a company in information and communication technology, Mr van Eck managed to successfully grow this company within a few years. After selling that company, he was determined to do something in alternative fuels. A big change in career, which he made with full conviction: “I believe in this product. The demand for alternative fuels is very large. Much larger than the supply.”

JatrophaWorld 2009 Brussels Speaker
Day 1 – Wednesday, October 14
09:30 PROJECT DEVELOPER’S OUTLOOK ON JATROPHA VALUE CHAIN

Speaker Profile: Drs. Ir. William Nolten, CEO, Waterland International Group

suann — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:40:21 +0000

WaterLand International is a private limited liability corporation registered in The Netherlands and in Indonesia.

Waterland Asia Food is a private limited liability corporation registered in The Netherlands and in Indonesia.

PT Waterland Asia Bio Ventures is a limited liability corporation registered and having a R&D center in Indonesia.

Waterland EP BioSciencon SDN BHD is a limited liability corporation registered and having a R&D center in Malaysia.

Jatro Waterland is a limited liability corporation registered in Indonesia, India, Singapore, Germany and Luxembourg and having a R&D center in Hydrabad-India.

Waterland 2SQR is a limited liability corporation registered in The Netherlands and Indonesia and having a R&D center in germany.

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

WaterLand Asia Food 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 Asia Food 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 has 6 R&D centers located in Indonesia, India, Vietnam, The Netherlands, Germany and Malaysia. Their mission and goals are:

Develop data sets for chemical free organic Jatropha products and its impact on climate change, green house gas emission, carbon sequestration and EIA.
R&D for generation of improved feedstock in Jatropha Curcas through interspecific hybridization and Marker Assisted Selection.
Generation of homozygous parental lines through doubled haploidy technique in Jatropha
Study and explore in research on develop cold tolerant Jatropha variety in the USA and North Vietnam.
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

Waterland 2SQR is focused on the production technology of Bio Diesel and Jet Fuel. It has a worldwide patent license on an innovative and highly sustainable bio fuel process (the Enzymatic E-Bio Diesel process). E-Bio Diesel, a fuel which distinctly differs from conventional biodiesel, was designed as a fully soluble, high quality bio-additive to blend with fossil diesel. In E-Bio Diesel production the glycerol is not separated from the fuel, but uniquely kept in solution resulting in a fuel-yield of virtually 100%. This alone is changing the scope of the proposition and the potential dramatically, placing E-Bio Diesel above all biodiesel propositions in terms of profitability.

The E-Bio Diesel process offers numerous advantages compared to the chemically catalyzed biodiesel process. The process works at mild temperature conditions and allows the utilization of bio-ethanol, while conventional biodiesel is produced with fossil based and toxic methanol. E-Bio Diesel, on the other hand, is made of 100% renewable, biological feedstock and consequently actually a true ‘bio-diesel’.

Since the formation of by-products is avoided, no energy intense purification of the fuel is necessary before utilization. This causes, in combination with the milder reaction temperature, a very small energy demand. Downstream processing for purification of E-Bio Diesel is not necessary, no waste water or other waste streams are produced. The only waste is an amount of less than 0.1% inactive enzyme, based on the fuel, which is an excellent feedstock for biogas production.

PT Waterland Asia Bio Ventures is 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. 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 CEO of the Waterland International Group based in Rotterdam the Netherlands, President Director of PT Waterland Asia Bio Ventures based in Jakarta – Indonesia, Chairman of Waterland EP BioScience, Jatro Waterland, Waterland Asia Food and Waterland 2SQR.

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 Brussels Speaker
Day 2 – Thursday, October 15
14:50 BENEFITS/ECONOMICS OF BIO-DIGESTER AND MINI POWER PLANTS FROM JATROPHA SEEDCAKE

Speaker Profile: Patrick Horka, Project Manager, South Pole Carbon Asset Management Ltd

suann — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:31:24 +0000

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.

JatrophaWorld 2009 Brussels Speaker
Day 1 – Wednesday, October 14
11:30 OPPORTUNITIES FOR CARBON CREDITS IN JATROPHA BIOFUEL PROJECTS

Speaker Profile: Max Lint, President, CEO, Co-owner of BEI International, LLC

suann — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:25:52 +0000

BEI International, LLC is a 50 year old company that manufactures agricultural harvesters. BEI is the first company in the world to selectively harvest jatropha properly. BEI sells harvester all over the world.

Speaker Profile
Max Lint, President/CEO/Co-owner of BEI International, LLC. Prior experience as General Manager of a subsidiary in the Automotive Parts Supplier Industry, Vice President of large Electric Utility Distribution and Construction company, co-owner of International Internet Software company (www.vitgusa.com). Mr. Lint has extensive experience in manufacturing, technology and distribution.

JatrophaWorld 2009 Brussels Speaker
Day 1 – Wednesday, October 14
17:05 BREAKTHROUGH IN MECHANICAL HARVESTER

Speaker Profile: James Scruby, Director, Elsbett AG

suann — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:03:16 +0000

Elsbett AG is the pioneer and world leader in pure plant technology for diesel engines and has been involved in the use of Jatropha oil as a fuel in its pure form since 1986. Elsbett’s technology is present in at least 15 countries worldwide with a significant presence in the UK and Germany. The company has launched a series of engines and oil production equipment that operates entirely on pure Jatropha oil. The use of Jatropha oil in its pure form significantly improves the economics of Jatropha production and offers the potential for commercially viable energy production at a local level in the developing world.

Speaker Profile
James Scruby is a Director of Elsbett AG (www.Elsbett.com) and of Viridesco Limited and CEO of Matrix Biofuels LLP. He was previously a Managing Director of Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and advised Governments worldwide on investment and privatization of their power industries. Over the last decade, he has focused on renewable energy encompassing many of the different renewable technologies.

JatrophaWorld 2009 Brussels Speaker
Day 2 – Thursday, October 15
14:20 PURE JATROPHA OIL FUEL – IMPROVING JATROPHA BUSINESS EFFICIENCY

Speaker Profile: Jean-Pierre Heirman, Secretary-General, Environment, Nature and Energy Department, Flemish Government

suann — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:51:02 +0000

EDUCATION
1971-1976
Master of Public Administration (Erasmus Highschool part of the University of Ghent) cum laude – 5-year cycle.
Dissertation: The functional budget: a policy analysis

1986-1987
Specialisation/third degree University level: Public managementand Administration – cum laude (University of Louvain)Official EU-nomenclature: Master of Public Administration and Management.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1980
Acting director at the General Services of the Department of Culture and Education.

1982-1986
Director at the International cooperation agency.

1986-1995
Inspector-general: Budgeting, accounting and financial management administration: Head of the budgeting division and member of board of directors.

1995-2007
Director-general: Flemish government – Environment, Nature, Land and Water administration and member Board of directors Environment and Infrastructure department.

2007 till present

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE
1987 – Feb. 1988
Advisor/cabinet secretary to P. DEPREZ, Flemish minister for Foreign Relations and Land.

1988 – Oct. 1988
Advisor/cabinet secretary to P. BREYNE, Flemish minister for Housing.

Oct. 1988-Feb. 1992
Senior advisor to G. GEENS, minister–president of the Flemish Government and Flemish minister for Finance and Budget

JatrophaWorld 2009 Brussels Speaker
Day 1 – Wednesday, October 14
09:10 OPENING SPEECH

Speaker Profile: Meghan Sapp, Secretary General of PANGEA

suann — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:35:47 +0000

Partners for Euro-African Green Energy (PANGEA) is an international biofuels trade association based in Brussels, Belgium that acts as a platform to support the creation of sustainable bioenergy industries in Africa. PANGEA lobbies governments, provides a network for the industry, and shares knowledge on best practices in both the EU and Africa. Its members produce, blend, trade, research and support the development of bioenergy in Africa and beyond.

In terms of lobbying, PANGEA works closely with the African-Caribbean-Pacific (ACP) Group of States as well as regional and national governments in Africa to develop their bioenergy strategies and policies internally, as well as advises them on relations with the EU. In the EU, PANGEA is consulted on similar matters, most recently concerning the Renewable Energy Directive and Sustainability Criteria consultations with the European Commission’s Directorate General of Energy and Transport (DG TREN).

In terms of creating networks and promoting the African bioenergy industry, PANGEA regularly organises international biofuels conferences in Africa (planned for 2009/2010 – Ethiopia, Ghana, Mozambique, and Sudan) and presents at the World Biofuels Market in Brussels and similar events. It also actively participates in forums such as the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) and the Better Sugarcane Initiative (BSI) to ensure that biofuels are produced in Africa in a sustainable way without creating trade barriers or insurmountable obstacles for the burgeoning industry.

PANGEA’s knowledge and capacity is based on its experience in EU & ACP policy building and both its members’ and network’s experience in business development and management. To make the information as useful as possible, PANGEA is currently building the largest database of biofuels projects and potentials in Africa.

Speaker Profile
Meghan Sapp is Managing Director of HG Consulting and Secretary General of PANGEA, based in Brussels.

After studying agriculture at Montana State University in the US, she spent the next 10 years writing about agriculture and farmers as a journalist for various publications including the Wall Street Journal. Ms. Sapp became involved with Least Developed Countries during the reform of the EU’s sugar regime where she worked on a lobbying team advocating for policy and development support for LDC sugar economies post-reform. She has more than five years of experience advising companies and government agencies on biofuel investment and policy in Africa.

Last year, Ms. Sapp founded “Partners for Euro-African Green Energy,” a trade association that links African biofuel producers with the European market where she has been very active advocating the African side in the debate on Europe’s Renewable Energy Directive. Through her guidance, PANGEA continues to play a pivotal role in the Brussels policy arena in various activities from policy and trade analysis to the development of the world’s most comprehensive database on African biofuel projects.

Overview of Presentation
The food vs. fuel controversy cast a shadow over investment in biofuels in recent years due a wide range of market factors that had very little in fact to do with biofuels. Since its early days, jatropha has been known as a crop that did not contribute to the debate because of its ability to grow on land that did not compete with food. Yet as jatropha research develops and more is known about the crop, it has become apparent that jatropha grows better on land where food also grows. This presentation will discuss the risks of competing with food production and opportunities to avoid the clash.

JatrophaWorld 2009 Brussels Speaker
Day 2 – Thursday, October 15
10:05 FOOD VS FUEL, JATROPHA’S ROLE

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 Brussels from October 14 to 15, 2009, please visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/.

Speaker Profile: Harinder P.S. Makkar, International Project Coordinator, BMBF-MOST Jatropha Project, University of Hohenheim

suann — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:30:47 +0000

At the University of Hohenheim five scientific centres coordinate inter-disciplinary research and act as catalysts for inter-faculty research. One of them, the Centre for Agriculture in the Tropics and Subtropics is the cross-sectional and cross-disciplinary centre that conducts research and teaching on development-oriented environmental, agricultural and food science programmes. Almost 100 active members from the University’s three faculties cover a wide range of rural development issues such as agricultural production, food security, rural sociology and economics and environmental conservation. The scientists of the Centre collaborate actively with more than 50 universities and research institutions in the developing countries as well as with a number of scientific centres in the industrialized countries. Various projects are carried out with a number of institutions of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research and United Nation Organisations such as International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, Austria and Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United States, Rome, Italy. Together they conduct research and training programmes in Africa, Latin America and Asia and contribute to development of innovative research areas and methodologies.

Speaker Profile
Harinder P.S. Makkar is presently International Project Coordinator of a Sino-German Project on ‘Fuel and Feed for Tomorrow’, which aims at enhancing economic viability and sustainability of Jatropha-based biofuel production systems by introducing innovative industrial and livestock production systems. He has been conducting research on Jatropha for the last 15 years. He has published over 200 research papers and 8 books, spread in the area of natural plant products and bioactive compounds and their interactions with livestock, soil, plant and environment.

He obtained Masters Degree in Biochemistry from National Dairy Research Institute, India and PhD Degree in Agricultural Biochemistry from University of Nottingham, U.K. He has been recipient of Commonwealth and Alexander von Humboldt Fellowships, and was awarded Mercator Professorship in 2006. He has acted as expert consultant for FAO, IAEA and other international organizations. He has been honored with Honorary Professorship by Universities in China and Mongolia. He has also been awarded Mongolian Government Medal for contribution to science and technology. He has been a Fellow of a number of scientific societies.

JatrophaWorld 2009 Brussels Speaker
Day 2 – Thursday, October 15
12:05 ENHANCING ECONOMIC VIABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF JATROPHA BIOFUEL PRODUCTION USING A BIO-REFINERY CONCEPT

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