Biofuels Market Mexico & Central America
Attracting investment to scale up biofuel production in Mexico & Central America
Mexico City, Mexico: 7 October 2009
Introduction
Mexico and countries across Central American have great potential to grow their biofuels industries as governments recognize the opportunity as a chance to stimulate economic growth in rural areas. Biofuels Markets Mexico & Central America will provide an excellent opportunity to learn how, with the right legislative support, they can expand production and market share.
The Mexican ‘Biofuels Promotion and Development Law’ passed in 2008 pushes for the development of biofuels that do not threaten food security. Government representatives, speaking at this event, will highlight how foreign investment is encouraged under the new regulations and analyze the impact of a proposed blending mandate, which would create a national demand of up to 700 million gallons of ethanol.
With such exciting developments in the Mexican market, Mexico City will host this must attend event. Attend Biofuels Markets Mexico & Central America and learn about the key challenges and opportunities for biofuels development in the region, including sustainability concerns, feedstocks, financing and downstream considerations.
Biofuels Markets Mexico & Central America will take place alongside the conference Jatropha Markets Americas, taking place on the 8th-9th October.
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Key Reasons to attend
- Gain valuable insight into the biofuels markets in Mexico, Central America and the US
- Find out about new biofuels legislations and their market impact
- First class networking opportunities prior to and during the event
- Have your say and question the experts in interactive sessions from Mexico, Guatemala, USA, Germany and El Salvador
- Learn about next generation feedstocks - practical algae and jatropha case studies
- Identify your finance options and additional carbon credit revenues
- Receive an update on the latest sustainability criteria for biofuels
- Review the latest refining and processing technologies
- Meet the entire biofuels value chain in one place
- Co-located with Jatropha Markets Americas on 9th – 10th July
Expert Speakers Include:
- Hugo Altomonte, Head Natural Resources and Infrastructure Division, CEPAL, Chile
- Salvador Rivas, Director of Energy, El Salvador Ministry of Mines and Energy
- Jorge López Morton, Founder, Total Energy Systems
- Sergio Ramírez Robles, Chief Public Affairs Officer, BioFields
- Tammy Klein, Executive Director, Global Biofuels Center & Americas, Hart Energy Consulting
- Raúl Félix, Coordinator Climate Change & Renewable Energy Practice, Baker & McKenzie
- German Cruz,Bioenergy Specialist, Inter American Development Bank
- Ricardo Asturias, Director General, Biocombustibles de Guatemala
Who will you meet?
- Government Representatives
- Biofuels Producers
- Project Developers/Consultants
- Environmental Engineering
- Equipment & Technology Solutions
- Chemical & Agricultural Suppliers
- Banks/Investors/Insurance
- Universities/Research/Non Profits
- Oil/Petroleum/Refining
- Feedstock Producers
- Automotive & Transport
- Commodity Traders & Brokers
- Associations & Press
Previous companies who have attended our Global events:
Amelot Holdings · American Biofuels Council · Bebidas Puras · Belize Cogeneration Energy · CanaMix · Cargill · Coskata · Delta-T Corporation · Department of Energy Mexico · Deutsche Asset Management · Ecopetrol · ED&F Man · Ethylchem · Florida Enviro-Fuels · Genencor · Inter American Development Bank · Inversiones Tennerys · JetBio · La Fabril · Lahmeyer International · LS9 · Merloni Progetti · Ministry of Economics El Salvador · Native Sun NRG · PRAJ Industries · Primafuel · REG · SGS North America · SNV · Solazyme · Sugar Industry Research Institute Jamaica · Syngenta ·Tecnon OrbiChem · Tomsa Destil ·Tomsa Destil · Trinidad Bulk Traders · UNFCCC · ECLAC · UOP · US Department of State · USDA Forest Service · Vice Ministry of Energy Paraguay · World Energy
Agenda outline
Global Market Update
- Current global and regional outlook
- Market drivers and challenges
- Effect of the global financial situation
- What do low oil prices mean for biofuels in the region?
- Future Developments for Biofuels in the Americas
- US energy policy in relation to Mexico and Central America
- What developments are in store for the region and worldwide?
- What is the role of next generation biofuels?
Sustainability, Regulation and Regional Policy
- Regional policy update and analysis
- Regional regulated and voluntary blending mandates
- Different national approaches and their success
- Tax incentives, subsidies and government support
- International principles and criteria for sustainable biofuels production
Investing in Biofuels
- Project finance and global investment trends
- What business models will give appropriate returns?
- What are the risks in financing bioenergy projects?
- Impact of the credit crunch and capital flow trends in the sector
- Benefiting from co-financing of carbon credits
- Should you set up CDM projects or settle for VER opportunities?
- Challenges in the CDM approval process – baseline methodologies, validation and registration
Future Feedstock Outlook
- AgroCrops for Biofuels
- Conceptual development of farm to fuel projects
- Ethanol from sugarcane and sweet sorghum
- Biodiesel from Safflower
- Jatropha the bridging feedstock between first and second generation biofuels
- Large-scale production of biofuels from Algae
Refining, Production & Distribution
- Biorefining technology and capabilities
- Developing and managing biofuels production plants
- How can production costs be further reduced and what is the correct scale for biofuels plants?
- What new process technologies are available?
- What lessons can be learnt from the new large scale industrial biorefining complexes?
- Lessons learned from the production and distribution of biodiesel
- How to ensure quality and meet fuel standards
- Distribution and retailing prices
- How can biofuels be incorporated into transport fleets?
Speaking opportunities
If you are involved in the extended biofuels value chain in Mexico or Central America and would like to submit a speaking proposal (presentation title, 4-5 bullet points and brief company and biography synopsis) please contact Dana Vogel.
Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities
Biofuels Markets Mexico & Central America offers an integrated solution of brand positioning, business development and face-to-face networking opportunities with senior decision makers.
- 1st class lead generation: Meet companies actively working in the biofuels industry
- Enhanced brand profile: Pre-event promotional campaign plus extensive on site branding
- Excellent publicity: Gain an incredible amount of presence from on site promotion and exhibition stand at Biofuels Markets Mexico & Central America
- A cost effective marketing solution: Our development team will be happy to customize a package and develop a cost effective marketing channel to generate new sales leads
Sponsorship options offering varying levels of branding and exposure are available to suit budgets and marketing aims.
Contact Ben Leighton
for further details at:
Tel (Dir):
+971 4 8135211 | Fax:
+44 207 900 1853
E-mail:
ben.leighton@greenpowerconferences.com
Endorsed by:
The European Biomass Industry Association is an international non profit association in Brussels, Belgium. It groups together market forces, technology providers, and knowledge centres, all of them active in the field of biomass. Their main objective is to support the European biomass industries at all levels, promoting the use of biomass as an energy source, developing innovative bioenergy concepts and fostering international co-operation within the bioenergy field.
Partners
Supporting Media Partner:
Carbon Credit Capital's mission is to generate carbon credits and clean energy in emerging economies. Carbon Credit Capital facilitates and develops clean energy projects by bringing together international and local partners in addition to its own resources for financing and implementing projects. Carbon Credit Capital is a wide disseminator of knowledge through print and media and frequent speaker about carbon and clean energy markets.
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Official Offset Partner:
Green Power Conferences consistently works in strategic partnerships with industry leading organizations and trade publications. Our international and targeted marketing campaigns ensure excellent marketing exposure for our partners.
If you would like to partner with us, please contact
Jonathan Riley
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Tel: +44 (0)20 7099 0600
Email:
jonathan.riley@greenpowerconferences.com
Venue
Sheraton Maria Isabel Hotels & Towers
Paseo de la Reforma 325
Col. Cuauhtemoc
Mexico DF
6500
Phone: (52)(55) 5242 5555
