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TUESDAY 14th SEPTEMBER 2004


08:00 – 08:30    Registration of Workshop Participants


Inauguration Session: Welcome, Bioenergy Strategies and Policies
Moderators:     Prof. José Roberto Moreira, CENBIO and Dr. Peter Helm, LAMNET

08:30 – 09:00    Welcome Address
                        Prof. José Roberto Moreira, CENBIO, Brazil

09:00 – 09:20    Inauguration Address
                        Armando Shalders Neto, Governo do Estado de São Paolo, Brazil

                       
09:20 – 09:40    LAMNET – A Global Network on Bioenergy – Progress and Results
                        Dr. Rainer Janssen, WIP – Renewable Energies, Germany

09:40 – 10:20    Future Worldwide Perspectives of Bio-diesel Utilisation
                        Hofrat DI Manfred Woergetter, Austrian Bioenergy Centre, IEA Task Leader Bio-diesel

10:20 – 10:45    Coffee Break

10:45 – 11:15    Industrial Production of Bio-diesel using Heterogeneous Catalysts – The AGROPALMA Process
                        Mr. César Modesto Abreu, Mr. Donato A. Gomes Arruda, Agropalma, Brazil

11:15 – 11:45    Technical Aspects of Bio-diesel Production
                        Mr. Miguel Dabdoub, University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil

11:45 – 12:15    Bio-diesel History, Strategies and Policies in Brazil
                        Antonio René Iturra, Ministry of Science and Technology, Brazil

12:15 – 12:45    Discussion Round: Opportunities for Bio-diesel Production and Utilisation in Brazil
                        Moderator: Hofrat DI Manfred Woergetter

12:45 – 14:00    Lunch Break

 


Afternoon Session: Bioenergy for Sustainable Rural Development
Moderators:     Mr. Armando Shalders Neto, General Office of Energy, Hydric Resources and Sanitation of the Government of the State of São Paulo and
                      Dr. Giuliano Grassi, General Secretary European Biomass Industry Association


14:00 – 14:30    Keynote Address
                       
14:30 – 15:00    Utilisation of Biomass - European Technologies and Expectations
                        Herbert-Peter Grimm,
WIP – Renewable Energies, Germany

15:00 – 15:30    Bioenergy for Sustainable Rural Development
                        Oswaldo Lucon, 
Governo do Estado de São Paolo, Brazil

15:30 – 16:00    Coffee Break

16:00 – 16:30    Status and Prospective Future of Renewable Energy Development in China
                        Mr. Tian Yishui, Ministry of Agriculture – Centre for Energy and Environment Protection, China

16:30 – 17:00    Future Prospects of Bioenergy Utilisation in the South African Sugar Industry
                        Mr. Denis Tomlinson, Illovo Sugar Ltd., South Africa

17:00 – 17:30    Bioenergy in Chile – Upcoming Workshop ‘Bioenergy for Sustainable Development in Viña del Mar, Chile
                        Dr. German Aroca, Catholic University of Valparaiso, Chile

17:30 – 18:00    Discussion Round 2: Bioenergy for Sustainable Rural Development
                        Moderator: Mr. Denis Tomlinson


 
WEDNESDAY 15th SEPTEMBER 2004


Morning Session: Innovative Bioenergy Technologies and Applications A
Moderator:     Mr. Li Baoshan, Ministry of Science and Technology, China and
                    Dr. Peter Grimm, LAMNET

08:30 – 09:00    Implementation of Bioenergy International Cooperation Projects
                        Dr. Giuliano Grassi, European Biomass Industry Association (EUBIA)

09:00 – 09:30    Hydrolysis of Sugar Cane Bagasse – The Dedini Process
                        Dr. Manoel Regis Leal, Copersucar, Brazil
                       
Dedini´s DHR Technology - A Breaktrough in Cane Based Ethanol
                        José Luiz Olivério, Dedini Industrias de Base, Brazil

09:30 – 10:00    Plant Biomass: The Sustainable Source of Energy and Industrial Organic Chemicals
                        Joseph Miller, University of Paraiba, Brazil

10:00 – 10:20    Discussion Round: International Cooperation Opportunities
                        Moderator: Dr. Manoel Regis Leal

10:20 – 10:50    Coffee Break

10:50 – 11:15    Production of Vegetable Coal using an Innovative Briquetting Process
                        Mr. Leonardo Nardoto Conde, Bioenergy, Brazil

11:15 – 11:40    CARENSA - Cane Resources Network for Southern Africa
                        Frank Rosillo-Calle, Imperial College, London

11:40 – 12:05    Electricity from Small Producers
                        Marcos R. Escobar, CPF, Brazil

12:05 – 12:25    Bioware Biomass-to-energy Projects in Brazil
                        Dr. José Dilcio Rocha, Bioware, Brazil

12:25 – 12:45    Discussion Round: Opportunities for Briquetting and Pelleting Technologies in Brazil
                        Moderator: Mr. Leonardo Nardoto Conde

12:45 – 14:00    Lunch Break


 

Afternoon Session: Innovative Bioenergy Technologies and Applications B
Moderators:     Prof. José Roberto Moreira, CENBIO and Norbert Vasen, ETA-Florence

14:00 – 14:30    Future Perspectives of Flexfuel Vehicles in Brazil
                        Mr. Henry Joseph Junior, ANFAVEA, Brazil

14:30 – 15:00    Renewable Energies at PETROBRAS
                        Marcia Leite Drachmann, Petrobras, Brazil

15:00 – 15:20    Discussion Round: The Future of Flexfuel Vehicles in Brazil
                        Moderator: Mr. Henry Joseph Junior

15:20 – 15:50    Coffee Break

15:50 – 16:10    Current Status of Bio-fuel Development in China
                        Mr. Xiao Mingsong, Chinese Association of Rural Energy Industry (CAREI)

16:10 – 16:30    Global Biomass Potential for Power and Heat Generation
                        Dr. Nasir El Bassam, International Research Centre for Renewable Energy, Germany

16:30 – 16:50    Mutual Exchange of Biofuel Experience between Brazil and Europe for International Co-operation
                        Mr. Norbert Vasen, ETA – Renewable Energies, Italy
    
16:50 – 17:15    The World’s Carbon Market
                        Victor Pulz Filho, MGM International, Brazil

17:15 – 17:40    Discussion Round: Trading in Carbon Markets – Risks & Opportunities
                        Moderator: Victor Pulz Filho

17:40 – 18:00    Conclusions - Workshop Closing