Workshop Theme for this Year:

Bio-ethanol and Bio-diesel Energy (Fuel) Technologies

Workshop Topics:

Conventional energy technologies (fossil fuels – coal, crude oil, oil sands, oil shale and natural gas; and nuclear power);

Bio-ethanol and bio-diesel manufacturing;

Bio-ethanol and bio-diesel for power generation;
Materials for making Ethanol and Bio-diesel:

Wastes to fuel: Obtaining bio-ethanol and bio-diesel from wastes:

Energy crops for bio-ethanol and bio-diesel - sugarcane, sugar beets, cereal crops, cassava, switchgrass, miscanthus; hybrid willows, hybrid poplar, jatropha, soybean, palm tree fruits, wood or woody materials etc.;

Wood and Algae

Catalysts and Enzymes - Best friends in bio-ethanol and bio-diesel production;

Establishing small scale and large scale bio-ethanol and bio-diesel manufacturing plants – Materials, Costs, and Expertise;

Development of small scale and large scale power generating plants based on bio-ethanol and bio-diesel – Materials, Cost and Expertise requirements; and

Implementing Bio-ethanol and bio-diesel in developing countries.

This workshop consists of two days in-door sessions and a possible (optional) technical site tour of a bio-ethanol and/or bio-diesel manufacturing plant in or near Ottawa, ON Canada for participants who would like to attend the tour. Details of the arrangements and cost of the tour will follow later.

For further information on this workshop, please follow this link: http://www.tlrconsulting.com/cetw2012/