2019 ACTIVITIES
GBEP Activity Group 3 - 7th Bioenergy Week - Manila (Philippines), 25-27 June 2019
- Agenda
- Summary
- Photos
- List of participants
- Presentations
Day 1
- The Philippines' bioenergy policy and regulatory framework - Senator Win Gatchalian (Philippines)
- Bioenergy regulatory framework in Asia - Nestor Arcansalin (DTI, Philippines)
- Bioenergy policy and regulatory framework in Africa - Rashid Ali Abdallah (AFREC)
- The energy policy of the European Union and the role of bioenergy - Giulio Volpi (EC)
- Bioenergy: global perspectives, challenges and opportunities - Simone Landolina (IEA)
- Role of bioenergy in the global energy transformation - Toshimasa Masuyama (IRENA)
- The contribution of the Global Bioenergy Partnership - Maria Michela Morese (GBEP)
- Development and implementation of biodiesel mandatory policy - Musdhalifah Machmud (Indonesia)
- Philippines: how to increase the local bioethanol production? - Mateo Lorenzo (EPAP, Philippines)
- Philippines quest for environmental health - Rafal S Diaz, Jr (Asian Institute of Petroleum Studies)
- The Thailand experience - Thibodee Harnpraset (TSAE, Thailand)
- Learning from Brazil's experience in Ethanol - Flavio Castellari (APLA, Brazil)
- Liquid biofuels in Argentina - Miguel Almada (Secretariat of Agroindustry of Argentina)
- Exchange of experiences and opportunities on liquid biofuels - Shabbir H. Gheewala (Thailand)
- Asia biofuels market progression - Paul Roberts (ALCOGROUP)
Day 2
- Dry anaerobic digestion biogas plant - Rose Margot Omega (FDR, Philippines)
- Viet Nam experience and opportunities on biogas, biomethane ad waste-to-energy - Pham Quang Ha (VAAS, Viet Nam)
- Experience of GIZ with bioenergy on Panay Island - Klaus Schmtt (GIZ, Germany)
- Exploring constraints for the further expansion of biogas systems in Japan - Masayasu Asai & Takashi Hayashi (PRIMAFF, Japan)
- The Egyptian experience through application of GBEP indicators two times - Ahmed Abd El-Ati Ahmed (Egypt)
- Potential of biogas and biomethane in the State of Sao Paulo - Suani T Coelho (USP, Brazil)
- Change the world through biogas - Alexander Gardemann (ABIOGAS, Brazil)
- Future of the Bio-economy - Bas Melssen (Novozymes)
- Barriers of advanced biofuels deployment - Toshimasa Masuyama (IRENA)
- Overview of United States bioenergy programs - Helena Chum (NREL, U.S.A.)
- Contribution to sustainable technology solutions to decarbonize mobility - Paolo Corvo (CLARIANT)
- Maximizing availability of bioenergy feedstock need to debunk myths and focus on realities & needs- Olivier Dubois (FAO)
- Challenges and opportunities for the development bioenergy - Rangsit Hiangrat (Sugar Millers Association, Thailand)
- Biomass power in the Philippines - Don Mario Y. Dia (BREA, Philippines)
- Driving demand for the world's most sustainable fuels - Gerard J. Ostheimer (WBCSD)
- Developing ethanol markets around the world - Tim Tierney (USGC)
- Twelve pathways to a circular economy - Steve Peters (ADB)
2018 ACTIVITIES
GBEP Activity Group 3 - 6th Bioenergy Week - Buenos Aires (Argentina), 16-18 October 2018
- Concept note and agenda
- Presentations
Day 1- El potencial de las Bioenergías- Maximiliano Morrone (Secretariat of Energy, Argentina)
- The contribution of the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) - Maria Michela Morese (GBEP)
- Bioenergy in the Global Energy - Jeffrey Skeer (IRENA)
- Sustainable bioenergy in Latin America and Africa- Glaucia Mendes Souza (University of São Paolo)
- Empleo verde en la bioenergía - Christoph Ernst (ILO)
- Proyecto para la promoción de la energía derivada de biomasa “PROBIOMASA” - Miguel Almada (Secretariat of Agroindustry, Argentina)
- Intercambio de experiencias y oportunidades en la generacion de energia a partir de biomasa seca - Marcelo Otero and Manuel Ron (Biotérmica)
- Experiencia de Chile en dendroenergía - Daniel Barrera (Ministry of Agriculture, Chile)
- The experience of Paraguay - Justo Vargas (Ministry of Agriculture, Paraguay)
- The experience of African countries - Bah Saho, (ECOWAS/ECREEE)
- Policies to facilitate the development of biofuels in Argentina - Augustín Torroba (Secretariat of Energy, Argentina)
- El desarrollo de los biocombustibles en Argentina - Victor Castro (CARBIO)
- Sustentabilidad de los biocombustibles argentinos - Jorge Hilbert (Instituto de Ingeniería Rural CIA)
- The experience in Argentina - Patrick Adam (Biomaíz)
- The experience of Uruguay - Wilson Sierra (Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining, Uruguay)
- The experience of Mexico - José Fernando de la Torre Sánchez (INIFAP, Mexico)
- Biocombustibles liquidos: la experiencia de Brasil- Rodrigo Rodrigues, National Program of Production and Use of Biodiesel (PNPB)
- Learning from Brazil's experience in Ethanol - Flavio Castellari (APLA)
Day2- Global Biogas Status- Olivier Dubois (FAO)
- Latin American & Caribbean Bioenergy Community of Practice- Betsy Bandy (Jamaica)
- The experience of Argentina- Lisandro Ferrer (Adecoagro, Argentina)
- The experience of Brazil- Marcelo Alves de Sousa (PTI and IEA Bioenergy Task 37)
- Exchange of experiences and opportunities on biogas and biomethane, Brazilian experience- Suani
Coelho (USP, Brazil) - 2nd time implementation of the GBEP indicators in Egypt - Ahmed Abdelati (Ministry of Agriculture and Land, Egypt)
- IRENA Analysis of Advanced Biofuel Needs and Opportunities - Jeffrey Skeer (IRENA)
- Exchange of Experiences and Opportunities on Advanced Biofuels- The experience of USA - Fahran K.J. Robb (USDA)
- The experience of Italy – Horizon 2020 Project – FORBIO - Guido Bonati, (CREA, Italy)
- Sustainable Aviation Fuels in Brazil - Andrade (Boeing Research & Technology, Brazil)
- Oportunidades para la bioenergía en el marco de la bioeconomía - Eduardo J. Trigo (Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture)
- The contribution of the Biofuture Platform -Renato Godinho (Ministry of External Relations, Brazil)
- The bioenergy value chain -Martín Fraguío (GPS, Argentina)
- New Paths to a Renewable Carbon Economy - Gerard Ostheimer (Below50/SE4ALL)
- The experience of the U.S. Grains Council - Candice Wilson (U.S. Grains Council, USA)
Day3 - Field visit - List of participants
- Photos
2017 ACTIVITIES
GBEP Activity Group 3 - 5th Bioenergy Week - Accra (Ghana), 22-24 June 2017
- Concept note and agenda
- Summary
- Press release
- Presentations
Day 1- Bioenergy development and regulatory framework in Africa - Gilbert Nzobadila (AFREC)
- The ECOWAS Bioenergy Policy and other national policies - John Yeboah (ECREEE)
- Cadre légal et réglementaire de la bioénergie.Experience du programme national de biogaz domestique du Senegal - Birame Faye (Ministère de l’Energie et du Développement des Energies Renouvelables, Senegal)
- Incitations fiscales en matière de bois énergie au Niger - Moumouni Habi (Ministère de l’Energie, Niger)
- Animal, agro-industrial and municipal solid waste (biogas) - John Idan (Biogas Africa)
- Agro-industrial residues (pellets and briquettes for combustion, gasification and biochar systems) - Veronica Agodoa Kitti (ASA initiative)
- Pellet manufacturing and renewable heat application in cooking at ECREEEE Bioenergy Week, Ghana - Pragnesh Mishra (Abellon)
- Palm oil (Anaerobic treatment and biogas) - Alex Bulnes (GOPDC Ghana – SIAT Group)
- A Regional Fuel Market for ECOWAS - Meghan Sapp (Clean Energy Solutions Center)
- SWOT Analysis - Veronica Agodoa Kitti (ASA Initiative)
- SWOT Analysis - Large-scale biogas business model - John Yeboah (ECREEE)
- Resources Assessment, Options and Strategies - Yasuko Inoue (IRENA)
- Programme Appui au REDD+-READINESS et Réhabilitation de forêts au Togo (ProREDD) - Andreas Schleenbaecker (GIZ Togo)
- Agro-industrial biomass - utilization for food and energy security in Ghana - Lovans Owusu-Takyi [Institute for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Solutions (ISEES)]
- Feasibility study on the production of biofuels in the WAEMU - Michael Akoto Embassy of Brazil to Ghana)
- Biomass Assessment for 6MW Biomass Power Project in Kumasi-Ghana - Eldad Ackom [Kwamoka Energy Ghana Ltd. (KEGL)]
- Resources assessment, options and strategies - Water resources - Suani Coelho (University of San Paulo, Brazil)
- Soil and land resources in the context of addressing food and energy security through sustainable biomass value chain - Edward Yeboah (CSIR-SRI,Ghana)
- The Green Climate Fund - Alpha Oumar Kaloga (Green Climate Fund)
- Conclusions from the ECOWAS/GBEP 5TH Bioenergy Week - Bah Saho (ECREEE)
- List of participants
- Photos
2016 ACTIVITIES
GBEP Activity Group 3 - 4th Bioenergy Week - Budapest (Hungary), 21-24 June 2016
- Agenda
- Summary
- Presentations
Session: Bioenergy development and regulatory frameworks in Eastern Europe and Central Asia- Energy technology perspectives and bioenergy policy at global and local level - Simone Landolina (IEA)
- UNECE Renewable Energy Status Report: focus on bioenergy - Gianluca Sambucini (UNECE)
- Bioenergy regulatory frameworks in the South East European Region - László Szabó (Regional Centre for Energy Policy Research, Hungary)
- The role of Bioenergy in Hungary - Szabolcs Vágvölgyi (Századvég Economic Research, Hungary)
- Value chain for biogas - Guido Bezzi (Italian Consortium Biogas - CIB)
- Value chain for liquid biofuels, the Cometha project - Stefano Capaccioli (ETA Florence/EUBIA)
- Value chain for woody biomass. The Romanian case - Nicoleta Ion (ENERO)
- The sunliquid® Process: bringing new solutions for commercial cellulosic ethanol production - Federico Maria Grati (Clariant)
Session: Solid biomass and agricultural residues- The experience in Hungary - Arnold Gór (Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture)
- The experience of biomass power plants in Hungary - Péter Rudolf (Association of Biomass Power Plants, Hungary)
- DKTI GIZ programme "Establishing a sustainable bioenergy market in Serbia“. Improving efficiency of firewood utilization in households - Sabine Ziem-Milójevic (GIZ DKTI Program)
- Promoting biomass switch in district heating (DH) in the Balkans - Sonja Malicevic (UNEP Vienna)
- Experience and prospects of use of animal waste in the Republica of Belarus - Leonid Poleschuk (Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Belarus)
- Bio-energy promotion experience of Georgia - Natalia Jamburia (Ministry of Energy of Georgia)
- Agricultural residues for production of bioenergy and organic fertilizers - Giorgi Ghambashidze (Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia)
- Development of a sustainable bioenergy market in Serbia. "Macroeconomic study on net effects of import substitution of fossil fuels with biomass" - Rainer Schellhaas (GIZ DKTI Program)
- Development of the biomass sector in the Republci of Moldova - Nicolae Olari (Ministry of Economy, Moldova)
- Tajikistan's energy profile. Potential and profiles - Khusrav Abdulloev (Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan)
- Actuality and perspectives of using of the biogas technology in Uzbekistan - Nasriddin Najimov (Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan)
- Status and prospects of raw materials for biofuel production in Ukraine - Volodymyr Ivasiuk (Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine)
- An example of R&D experience - Franco Cotana (University of Perugia, Italy)
- Competition of wood resource procurement among biomass power plants: Japan’s experience - Takashi Hayashi (Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan)
- Utilizing agricultural waste to meet cleaner energy demand for Georgian Covenant Signatories - George Abulashvili (Energy Efficiency Centre, Georgia)
- The experience of Turboden in the region - Francesca Ettorre (Turboden, Italy)
- The experience in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Nihad Harbaš (GIZ BiH)
Session: Liquid biofuels opportunities in the region- Second Generation Biodiesel from waste and secondary raw material - Anita Simon (Biofilter)
- Industrial experience in second generation ethanol production - Giuliano Ghiglione (Beta Renewables)
- Opportunities for the development of sustainable biomass value chains on underutilized lands in the Region: the FORBIO project - Marco Colangeli (FAO) and Nicoleta Ion (ENERO)
- Pannonia and beyond:5 Years of bioeconomy investing in Eastern Europe - Eric Sievers (Pannonia Ethanol)
- The experience of Hungrana in Hungary - Zoltán Reng (Hungrana)
Side Event "Accelerating transition to sustainable climate technologies. EBRD-FAO-IEA collaborative work- Introduction to FINTECC - Astrid Motta (EBRD)
- Monitoring adoption of climatete chnologies in the agrifood sector. Investment opportunities for GHG emissions reduction in Morocco - Nuno Santos and Alessandro Flammini (FAO)
- Highlights from the IEA-EBRD collaborative project to assess clean energy technology markets. A case study on Belarus - Simone Landolina and Sonja Lekovic (IEA)
Session: Biogas opportunities- Development of renewable energy sources in Azerbaijan - Tarlan Askarov (Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan)
- Biogas. Hungarian experience - Kornél L. Kovács (Hungarian Biogas Association)
- Experience in Kyrgyzstan - Zhanybai Tumanov (Ministry of Agriculture and Melioration of Kyrgyzstan)
- How to develop a biogas system: requirements, logistics, regulations and economics of a biogas plant in Europe - Guido Bezzi (Italian Consortium Biogas - CIB)
- Biogas experience in Ukraine - Georgiy Geletukha (Bioenergy Association of Ukraine - UABio)
- Biomass resources and potentials in Mongolia - Sambalkhundev Khas-Ochir (Ministry of Energy of Mongolia)
Roundtable 1 - Technology deployment and private sector experiences for developmente opportunities in the region- Deployment in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia - Giuliano Ghiglione (Beta Renewables)
- Sustainable Energy for All. Sustainable Bioenergy Group - Gerard J. Ostheimer (SE4All)
- Technology deployment and private sector experiences for development opportunities in the region - Paolo Corvo (Clariant)
- Cellulosic ethanol: it’s already happening - Jeroen van Campen (DuPont)
- Advanced biofuels. Opportunities in the central european region - László Keresztury (MOL Group, Hungary)
- Pannonia Ethanol experience on technology deplyoment and development opportunities in the region - James Cogan (Pannonia Ethanol)
- Turboden experience on technology deplyoment and development opportunities in the region - Francesca Ettorre (Turboden)
Roundtable 2 - Raising awareness on project financing opportunities for the development and deplyoment of bioenergy projects in Eastern Europe and Central Asia- Georgia experience - Giorgi Ghambashidze (Ministry of Agriculture Of Georgia)
- Project financing opportunities for the development and deployment of bioenergy projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Nihad Harbaš (GIZ BiH)
- Experience in bioenergy development in the Balkans - Dzenan Malovic (IFC)
- Circle of compentence. Export Financing - Anikó Biczó (Export Import Bank - EXIM)
- The experience of Indonesia on financial schemes to support bioenergy development - Dadan Kusdiana (Indonesia Estate Crop Fund for Palm Oil)
- The experience of Biochemtex, M&G Group - Piero Cavigliasso (Biochemtex)
- The experience of First Hungarian Biogas and Solar - Attila Kovács (First Hungarian Biogas and Solar)
- List of participants
2015 ACTIVITIES
Activity Group 3 - Third Bioenergy Week - Medan (Indonesia), 25-29 May 2015
- Agenda
- Summary
- Presentations
25 May 2015- From the IEA global vision for bioenergy to regional and local strategies to accelerate deployment - Keisuke Sadamori (IEA)
- Bioenergy regulatory frameworks in Asia. An overview - Rosemarie Gumera (Philippine Sugar Regulatory Administration)
- Bioenergy development in Indonesia - Edi Wibowo (Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia)
- The role of bioenergy in India - Sunil Dhingra (TERI India)
- Biomass Town Plan. The experience of Japan in ASEAN countries - Takashi Hayashi (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan)
- Positive impact on bioenergy power plant development for local community in Indonesia - Thomas Wagner (PT Austindo Aufwind New Energy) and Wira (PT Bhakti Mukti Bukti)
- Community involvement in Indonesia Domestic Biogas Programme - Lina Moeis (Yayasan Rumah Energi)
- Rice husk for bioenergy, biochar and food security enhancement - Chan Saruth (Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries, Cambodia)
- Rising public awareness: promises beyond the dreams - Ahmed Abdelati (Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Egypt)
- Smallholder involvement and development opportunity - Mansuetus Darto (National Coordinator of Oil Palm Smallholders Union, Indonesia)
- Bioenergy development opportunity in sustainable agriculture - Harry Hanawi (Partnership for Indonesia Sustainable Agriculture)
26 May 2015- Biofuels from palm oil competitiveness issue - Paulus Tjakrawan (Association of Biofuel Producers, Indonesia)
- Improved cookstoves. The experience in Lao PDR - Lattana Phaxaysombath (Ministry of Agriculture, Lao PDR)
- Biofuel development in Viet Nam - Do Trong Hieu (Ministry of Industry and Trade, Viet Nam)
- Increasing energy security and access. The experience in India - Sunil Dhingra (TERI India)
- Energy efficiency measures and biogas optimization at palm oil mills for increased power generation - Rafael Wiese (GIZ)
- Biogas for domestic and industrial uses: the experience of CIBiogás-ER and ITAIPU in Brazil - Marcelo Alves de Sousa (CIBiogás-ER Brazil)
- New logistic systems for biomass production. The Italian experience - Luigi Pari (Agricultural Research Council, Italy)
- Clean cooking fuels. Driving investment, awareness and scale - Seema Patel (Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves)
- Palm oil biodiesel in Indonesia - Delima Asri (Indonesia Palm Oil Board)
- Sustainable agriculture with biofertilizers and organic fertilizers by smallholder farmers in Thailand - Nongkran Maneewon (Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperative, Thailand)
- Efficient use of bioslurry from biogas systems in Viet Nam - Nguyen The Hinh (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Viet Nam)
- Implications on water of biofuels policy mandate in Thailand - Shabbir H. Gheewala (University of Technology Thonburi,Thailand)
- Development of regional bioenergy sustainability indicators - Udin Hasanudin (University Lampung, Indonesia)
- Energy forest development in Indonesia - Yetti Rusli (Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Indonesia)
- Sustainability practices for integrated biorefineries - Helena Chum (National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), US DoE)
28 May 2015- An overview on advanced biofuels development in the world - Simone Landolina (IEA)
- Bioenergy potential development from agricultural sector - Bambang Prastowo (Indonesia Agency for Agricultural Development and Research)
- An overview on international discussions on aviation biofuels - César Velarde (ICAO)
- Updates on the implementation of advanced biofuels - Andianto Hidayat (PT Pertamina)
- Sustainable aviation fuel: a development and achievement overview in Malaysia - Kann-Ern Liew (Might/AMIC) and Jean Marc Roda (CIRAD)
- The utilization of advanced biofuels in the aviation sector - Novianto Herupratomo (Garuda Indonesia)
- Pierluigi Picciotti (Beta Renewables)
- Bas Melssen (Novozymes)
- Paul Twine (NexSteppe)
- Juan Barcala (Abengoa)
- Adrian Suharto (Neste Oil)
- Bioethanol development opportunity in Indonesia - Untung Murdiyatmo (ASENDO, Indonesia)
- Sugarcane based ethanol production. The experience in the Philippines - Rosemarie Gumera (Philippine Sugar Regulatory Administration)
- Bridging the GAP: project finance - Pjotr Schade (Everest Energy Group)
- Indonesian biofuels sector with regards to GHG emissions - Nazir Foead (Climate and Land Use Alliance Indonesia)
29 May 2015- Advanced biofuels summary - Gerard Ostheimer (SE4All, Novozymes)
- Sugarcane based ethanol opportunities - Rosemarie Gumera (Philippine Sugar Regulatory Administration)
- Bioenergy sustainability summary- Helena Chum (NREL USDoE), Adrian Suharto (Neste Oil), Andrea Rossi (FAO)
- Regulatory frameworks and sustainability summary - Andrea Rossi (FAO)
- List of participants
2014 ACTIVITIES
Activity Group 3 - Second Bioenergy Week - Maputo (Mozambique), 5-9 May 2014
- Agenda
- Summary
- Press release - English - Italian - Portuguese
- Presentations
5 May 2014- Presentation of the 2nd GBEP Bioenergy Week - Mariangela Rebuá, GBEP Co-Chair (Ministry of External Relations, Brazil)
- Feasibility studies for biofuels and food production in Mozambique - Frederico Dimas Paiva (Getulio Vargas Foundation)
- The role of bioenergy in Brazil - Carlos Eduardo Martin Mandarino (Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, Brazil)
- The role of bioenergy and recent initiatives in the Americas (Brazil/US MoU) - Kristen Johnson (Department of Energy, USA) and Frederico Dimas Paiva (Getulio Vargas Foundation)
- The role of bioenergy in Asia - Rosemarie Gumera (Philippine Sugar Regulatory Administration)
- Regulatory and Policy Frameworks for Bioenergy - Kees Kwant (NL Agency)
- National Biofuels Framework in Mozambique - Marcelina Mataveia (Ministry of Energy and Mines, Mozambique)
- National Bioenergy Strategy in Ghana - Kwabena Otu-Danquah (Energy Commission, Ghana)
- Regulatory framework for bioenergy in Brazil - Ricardo Dornelles (Ministry of Mines and Energy, Brazil)
- Strategies for the future of ethanol in Brazil - Carlos Eduardo Martin Mandarino (Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, Brazil)
- Main results of "Round table discussion on policy developments"
6 May 2014- Agro-ecologic zoning in Mozambique - Simeao Cambaco (Ministry of Agriculture, Mozambique)
- The experience in Sudan - Abdelmoneim Taha Ahmed (Agricultural Economics and Policy Research Center, Sudan)
- The BEFS Rapid Appraisal Tool - Olivier Dubois (FAO)
- Bioenergy and Food Security Rapid Appraisal (BEFS RA) in the Philippines - Rosemarie Gumera (Philippine Sugar Regulatory Administration)
- The experience of social seal for biodiesel in Brazil - André Machado (Ministry of Agrarian Development, Brazil)
- Brainstorming on links and needs concerning bioenergy and food security - Olivier Dubois (FAO)
- Results of the "Round table discussion on Food Security and Bioenergy"
- The experience in Ethiopia - Nadew Tadele (Ministry of Water and Energy, Ethiopia)
- Agri-Energy Cooperative for Family Farming. The Brazilian case - Marcelo de Sousa (International Center on Renewable Energy-Biogás - CIBiogás-ER)
- Social Bioethanol: energy autonomy for rural communities - Gaston Kremer (Green Social Bioethanol)
- Integrated food and energy system in Malawi - Olivier Dubois (FAO)
- Small holders certification in biomass supply chains - Ella Lammers (Netherlands Enterprise Agency)
- Smallholders jatropha production in Mozambique - Bachir Afonso (ADDP - Grupo de saneamento, Mozambique)
- Smallholder certification as a means to educate smallholders and boost their productivity - Rolf Hogan (RSB)
- Main results from Session "Family Farmers Integration in the Bioenergy Value Chain"
7 May 2014- Thermal and biogas production in Egypt - Ahmed Abdelati (Ministry of Agriculture & Land Reclamation, Egypt)
- The experience of ICRAF - Simone Favaro (ICRAF)
- The experience of GACC - Ranyee Chiang and Seema Patel (GACC)
- Possibilities of sustainable woody energy trade and impacts on developing countries: Country Case Study Brazil - Suani Coelho (CENBIO)
- Energetic Forests for Sustainable Modern Biomass on Small Rural Properties. The Brazilian case - Marcelo de Sousa (International Center on Renewable Energy-Biogás (CIBiogás-ER) and Toni Vieira (Federal University of Paraná)
- Technology Transfer: Opportunities and Challenges for Sugarcane Bioethanol Technology in Africa - Linus Mofor (IRENA)
- Socio-economic impact of improved cooking stoves in Mozambique - Micas Cumbana (GIZ AMES)
- Potential in microalgae biomass as source of biofuels in developing countries - Miguel Verhein (Algasol Renewables)
- Small-scale cellulosic ethanol from sawdust - Femi Oye (SME Funds)
- Charcoal briquettes and energy saving stoves project in Uganda - Betty Ikalany (TEWDI)
- Lessons Learned in Project Development - Pjotr Schade (Everest Energy Group)
- Results of "Round table discussion among policy makers, business sector and international banks/funds – Lessons Learned"" Part I
8 May 2014- How to finance a project - Daniel Vivas (Brazilian Development Bank - BNDES)
- The importance of national/regional stakeholder engagement - Raquel Capistrano (Petrobras Biofuels)
- Round table discussion among policy makers, business sector and international banks/funds. Lessons Learned - Guilherme Nastari (Datagro)
- 20 Years Focusing on the Future - Celso Procknor (PROCKNOR)
- Update on the SE4All initiative and the Sustainable bioenergy component - Gerard Ostheimer (SE4All Bioenergy Lead, Novozymes)
- The Brazilian Biofuels Experience - Flavio Castelar (APLA)
- Ethanol production for clean cooking in Côte d’Ivoire - Kante Gaoussou (Saphir)
- Bioethanol production as an output to optimize sugar industry - Jorge Manjate (Agriculture Promotion Center, Mozambique)
- Sweet sorghum. A case study in Uganda - Tom Maate Wa’ Bukombi (Green Investments)
- Biogas from sugarbeet to power a gold mine in South Africa - Dwight Rosslee (Selectra)
- Sustainable biofuel powered buses and trucks. Clean and local fuels for Sub-Saharan Africa - Anthony King (Scania)
- Nacala Corridor - Cedric Lemarie (VALE)
- List of participants
- Photos (courtesy of APLA)
2013 ACTIVITIES
Activity Group 1 and 3 - Study Tour for Capacity Building "Bioenergy Week" - Brasilia (Brazil), 18-23 March 2013
- Agenda - English; Español; Français; Português
- Conclusions
- Presentations
18 March 2013- Bioenergy in Brazil - Ricardo Dornelles (Ministry of Energy and Mines of Brazil)
- African perspective on bioenergy - John Yeboah (ECREEE)
- U.S.-Brazil Memorandum of Understanding to advance cooperation on biofuels - Emerson Coraiola Kloss (Ministry of External Relations of Brazil)
- The role of biofuels in the EU Directive on Renewable Energy - Arnold Jacques de Dixmude (EU Delegation in Brazil)
- Asian overview on the production and use of bioenergy - Maslan Lamria (Ministry of Energy and Mines of Indonesia)
- Biodiesel in Brazil: sustainability on three pillars - Daniel Amaral (ABIOVE)
- Global agricultural sustainability and how current and future ethanol technology fits in - David Vander Griend (ICM)
- New feedstock for bioenergy - Guy de Capdeville (EMBRAPA Agroenergy)
- Water footprint of bioenergy - Rita Monteiro (IEE/USP)
- The importance of sugar cane agroecological zoning - Luis Job (Ministry of Agriculture of Brazil)
- Natural resources use efficiency - Martina Otto (UNEP)
- Productive capacity of the land and ecosystems - Celso Manzatto (EMBRAPA Meio Ambiente)
- Brazilian sugarcane sector' s approach to the agro-environmental protocol - Davi Alencar Araújo (Raízen)
- International standards and certification - Emerson Kloss (Ministry of External Relations of Brazil)
- Sustainability of woody biomass production - Robert Bilby (Weyerhaeuser)
- Bioenergy carbon footprint. Implications on market development - Marcelo Moreira (ICONE)
- Biodiesel auctions and the "Social Fuel Seal" - Rodrigo Rodrigues (Biodiesel Federal Program Coordinator
Chief of Staff Ministry – Brazil) - Energy access from rural and agro-industrial residues - Suani Coelho (CENBIO/IEE University of São Paulo)
- Bioenergy-food security links and how FAO addresses them - Olivier Dubois (FAO)
- On-farm waste-to-energy for increased agricultural productivity - Gerard Ostheimer (USDA Foreign Agricultural Service)
- Sugarcane expansion and dairy farmer's responses in Brazil - André Novo (Embrapa Pecuária Sudeste)
- An overview of palm production in Brazil: the experience of Belém Brazil Bioenergy in the Amazon - Antônio Gonçalves Esmeraldo (Belém Brazil Bioenergy)
- Building farmers' income and safety nets while securing local energy supply in West Africa - Idrissa Ba (Mali Biocarburant)
- Participation of family agriculture in Brazil - André Machado (Ministry of Agrarian Development of Brazil)
- Family agriculture in biodiesel production with palm oil - Juliano Mendes (Fundação Getúlio Vargas)
- Sustainable bioenergy supply chains–The U.S. perspective - Kristen Johnson (U.S. Department of Energy)
- Family agriculture and rural development: the experience in Ghana - Eric Ofori-Nyarko (Energy Commission of Ghana)
- Family agriculture and rural development: the experience in Jamaica - Betsy Bandy and Gerald Lindo (Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining of Jamaica)
- Biofuels in Guatemala - Luis Fernando Velasquez Pottier (Ministry of Energy and Mines of Guatemala)
- Family agriculture and rural development: the experience in Vietnam - Le Hong Quang (Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam)
- Productivity in the use of biomass to bioenergy - Manoel Souza (EMBRAPA)
- Development of bioenergy in Argentina: economic aspects - Miguel Almada ( Ministry of Agriculture of Argentina)
- Creating drop-in fuel value chains - Adilson Liebsch (Amyris)
- Standards and specifications for bioenergy - Gustavo Kuster (INMETRO)
- Flexibility for biofuels use in the transportation sector - Henry Joseph (ANFAVEA)
- Brazilian experience in ethanol fuel: quality aspects and distribution logistics - Vinícius Neves Bueno (Petrobras)
- Abellon's Integrated Bioenergy Model - Tarun Rokadiya (Abellon CleanEnergy)
- R&D for advanced biofuels - Artur Yabe Milanez (Brazilian Development Bank - BNDES)
- OAS support for bioenergy projects - Ruben Contreras (OAS)
- IDB support for bioenergy projects - Marco Aurélio Lenzi Castro (IDB)
- The World Bank financing instruments - Gregor Wolf (World Bank)
- Creating a value chain to meet national needs - Stefan Mård (CleanStar Mozambique)
- Conclusions: environmental pillar - Manoel Souza (EMBRAPA)
- My take home messages on sustainable bioenergy - Olivier Dubois (FAO)
- List of participants
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Activity Group 3 - “Study tour for capacity building and training” - Rome (Italy), 15 November 2012
- Agenda
- Conclusions
- Presentations
- The Brazilian Environmental Legislation and the GBEP Sustainable Environmental Indicators - Manoel Teixeira Souza Jr. (Embrapa Agroenergy, Brazil)
- The role of water in Bioenergy and Food Security: the analysis for Peru and Tanzania - Elizabeth Beall (FAO)
- Voluntary Guidelines on the Governance of Tenure - Francesca Romano (FAO)
- Social Inclusion in the Bioenergy Program in Brazil - Manoel Teixeira Souza Jr. (Embrapa Agroenergy, Brazil)
- Integration of Smallholders in the Production of Sunflower Biodiesel in Tanzania - Erika Felix (FAO)
- Contribution of Bioenergy Projects for Economic Development - Cesar Cunha Campos (Getúlio Vargas Foundation)
- List of participants
- Photos