Keynote presentations from Bentley Motors and Shell Global Solutions

Shell Global Solutions to give keynote presentation at 2nd Biofuels International expo & conference Lionel Clarke, Global strategic programme manager for Innovation at Shell Global Solutions,  joins the list of 40 high level speakers at Biofuels International expo & conference 2009.

Shell is a world leader in R&D into next generation biofuels. Its technology division Shell Global Solutions has a dedicated bio-team working at several centres around the world and has forged multiple partnerships to accelerate its work.

The company’s aim is to narrow down the technology options to a feasible set of commercial solutions.

Just two examples of this programme are its collaborations with Iogen and Choren:

With Canadian company Iogen, Shell is working to develop the fuel ethanol from wheat straw.

The partnership began in 2002; the first commercial demonstration plant opened in Ottawa in 2004; and design and feasibility of a full-scale commercial plant are now being assessed.

With German company Choren Shell is working to develop a new, high-performance fuel from wood residue, called BTL. The partnership began in 2005 and the first commercial demonstration plant opened in Freiberg in 2008.

UK-based Bentley Motors, one of the latest vehicle manufacturers to announce it is developing bioethanol powered versions of its cars, is also giving a keynote presentation at the event.

Other key speakers in the programme include top biofuels producers such as Ineos Bio; Argent Energy; Tereos; EOP Biodiesel; Inbicon and 3B Biofuels and experts such as the Port of Amsterdam; Mabanaft; eBIO; European Biodiesel Board; Renewable Fuels Agency; Decal storage terminal; European Biomass Association and Bronzeoak.

The two day conference and exhibition will be held for the second time in Amsterdam on the 27-28 May.

Last year the event attracted over 500 attendees and similar numbers are expected this year.

For further information on the event and to view the full conference programme please visit http://www.biofuelsinternationalexpo.com/conf_prog.html