COMPETE - Competence Platform for Bioenergy in Arid and Semi-arid Ecosystems in Africa.

5th International Biofuels Conference

Date and Time:	7-8 February 2008
Location:	Napoleon Hall, Hotel Le Meridien, Janpath, New Delhi

	DAY ONE - Thursday, February 7, 2008
08:30-09:30	Registration
09:30-09:50	Inaugural Session
	Welcome Note Dr Kinsuk Mitra, President, Winrock International India
	Inaugural Address Shri Chandra Shekkar Sahu, Hon`ble Minister of State for Rural Devlopment, Gov. of India
09:50–11:10	SESSION I: Policy Perspectives on Biofuels
	Address and Chair Dr Ashok Khosla, Chairperson, Development Alternatives
	Competence platform on energy crop and agro forestry systems for arid and semi arid eco system- Africa (COMPETE) - An European Commission initiative Dr Rainer Janssen, Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur GmbH & Co Planungs-KG (WIP), Germany
	Long-term National Program for Biofuels Promotion in Poland Dr Miloslaw Kozak, Poznan University of Technology, Polish Technology Platform for Biofuels
	Biofuels Production and Its Use in Brazil: The Long Experience with Ethanol and The New Biodiesel Program Prof Arnaldo Walter, State University of Campinas – Unicamp, Campinas – Brazil
	Presentation on Biofuels Overview in Africa Prof Francis Yamba, Zambia
	Overview of Biofuels in India Mr R. K. Dua, Technical Advisor, Petroleum Conservation Research Association Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
	Questions, Answers and Discussion
11:10-11:40	Tea break
11:40-13:30	SESSION II: Biofuels for Accelerating Rural Development
	Chairperson Dr S. A. Patil, Director, Indian Agricultural Research Institute
	Sweet Sorghum: A dryland-adapted bioethanol feedstock yielding both grain and fuel Dr A. Ashok Kumar, Int. Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru
	Biofuel and Rural Development Dr Anant P. Saxena, Chief Operating Officer, IKF Technologies Ltd., New Delhi
	On-Farm Research Experiences of CRIDA on Biofuel Plantations Mr G. R. Rao et al, Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad
	Remote Village Electrification through the Biofuel Route: Winrock International India’s Experience Mr Prodyut Mukherjee, Program Officer, Winrock International India, New Delhi
	Microalgae Route to Biodiesel: Prospects, Potential and Process Design Dr Vijayanand S. Moholkar, Indian Institute of Technology (Guwahati)
	Straight Vegetable Oils (SVO) for Engines: Challenges and the Possibilities Dr G. K. Sharma, The international Centre for Automotive Technology (iCAT), Manesar, Haryana
	ICEF Renewable Energy Projects - Some Learnings D. Satyanarayana, ICEF, New Dehli
	Questions, Answers and Discussion
13:30-14:20	Lunch break
14:20-15:25	SESSION III: Voices from the States: Strategies and Implementation Mechanism
	Chairperson Mr R. S. Goyal, Principal Secretary, Rain Shadow Area Development Ministry of Rural Development, Gov. of Andhra Pradesh
	Biofuels Initiatives in Chhattisgarh Mr. S. K. Shukla, Executive Director, Chhattisgarh Biofuel Development Authority, Raipur
	Biofuels: Present status and potential in Rajasthan Dr P. C. Chaplot, Assistant Professor and Principal Investigator (Jatropha Projects) Directorate of Extension Education, MPUAT, Udaipur
	Biofuels Initiatives in Uttarakhand Dr S. D. Singh, Vice President, Uttaranchal Biofuel Board
	Biofuel policy for Karnataka - A proposal Professor Balakrishna Gowda, Karnataka State Agriculture Department
	Questions, Answers and Discussion
15:25-15:45	Tea break
15:45-17:20	SESSION IV: Recent Advances in Production Techniques
	Chairperson Shri V. Subramanian, Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Gov. of India
	Theme Paper: Value Added Byproducts from Seedcake Dr R. B. N. Prasad, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad
	Centia™ – An Innovative Technology for Converting any Renewable Oil into High-Value Fuels Dr William Roberts, Professor and Director, Department of Mechanical & Aero Engineering NC State University, Raleigh, New Carolina, US
	Investigation on Short Bioenergy Chains Based on the Direct Use of Pure Vegetable Oil Dr V. K. Sharma, Senior Scientist, Solar Test Laboratory and Biomass Section ENEA Research Centre Trisaia, Italy
	Technology for Biodiesel Production - Status Today Dr D. K. Tuli, Indian Oil Technologies, Faridabad
	Biochemical conversion of Rice Straw into Bioethanol- An Exploratory Investigation Dr K. Subramanian, Professor, Department of Biotechnology Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam
	Questions, Answers and Discussion
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	DAY TWO - Friday, February 8, 2008
09:30-11:20	SESSION V: Sustainability Issues and Nexgen Biofuels
	Chairperson Dr Laxman Prasad, Advisor and Head, Department of Scientific & Industrial Research Ministry of Science & Technology, Gov. of India
	Sustainable Assessment of Biofuels in practice Dr Rocio Diaz and Dr Jeremy Woods, Imperial College, London
	Importance of Microbial Sources in the Production of Biodiesel Mr B. V. S. Rao, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad
	A Perspective on Development of Cellulosic Ethanol Dr Ashish Rana, Senior Economist, Energy Research Group, Reliance Industries Ltd., Navi Mumbai
	Biodiesel Taxation Policies Worldwide Mr Suchit Singh, Department of Economics, Indian Institute of Technology (Kanpur); Mr. Mrityunjay K. Shukla, Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun, Mr. Sudhir Singhal, Former Director, Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun
	Importance of Cellulases in Bioethanol from Biomass: A Review Mr Nitin Verma, Department of Paper Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Saharanpur campus, Saharanpur, India
	Modular Biodiesel Refinery - Quality and cost effectiveness Mr Ian Stokes, Business Development Director D1 Oils Refining and Trading
	Life Cycle Assessment of Jatropha-based Rural Electrification Mr Simon Gmündner, EMPA, Switzerland
	Questions, Answers and Discussion
11:20-11:40	Tea break
11:40-13:10	SESSION VI: Biofuels Applications for the Transport Sector
	Theme Paper: Biofuels as Future Fuel for Automotive Vehicles An OEM's Viewpoint of Requirements & Issues Dr Mathew Abraham, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM)
	Bio-Ethers as Transportation Fuel: A Review Mr Mritunjay Kumar Shukla et al, Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun
	Performance Analysis of Biodiesel on Single Cylinder C.I. Engine Mr S. J. Deshmukh; Asst. Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering PRMIT&R, Badnera, Amravati
	Performance Evaluation of a Low Heat Rejection Diesel Engine with Different Degrees of Insulation with Alternate Fuels Dr M. V. S. Murali Krishna et al, Mechanical Engineering Department, Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Gandipet, Hyderabad
	Emission and Performance Characteristics of a Single Cylinder C.I Engine Operating on Esterified Rice Bran Vegetable Oil and Diesel Fuel Mr K. Thirupathi Reddy et al, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, R.G.M College of Engineering & Technology, Kurnool
13:10-14:00	Lunch break
14:00-15:30	SESSION VII: Panel Discussion on National Roadmap for Biofuels Sector
15:30-16:30	Summing Up