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The European Refining and Fuels Conference on Low-Carbon Fuels Implementation




Date: May 27, 2008 - May 28, 2008
Location:

The Stanhope Hotel
Rue du Commerce 9
1000 Brussels  Belgium
Tel: +32 (0) 2 506 91 11
Fax: +32 (0) 2 512 17 08
info@stanhope.be

Click here for The Stanhope Hotel webpage

 

May 27, 2008
10:30Registration Opens
 
12:00-12:10Welcome Toast and Opening Remarks
Sandrine Dixson-Decleve, HART Energy Executive Director Europe and Africa (Chair)
Peter Tjan, PT-Management Consultants, BVBA (Co-Chair)
 
12:10-13:30Networking Luncheon

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13:30-15:30KEYNOTE SESSION:  Setting the Scene for Low-Carbon Fuels and EU Policy Drivers
 
13:30-13:50

European Commission Address:  Europe's Low-Carbon Fuel Strategy
Stefan Moser, Head of Unit, DG Environment; European Commission


 
13:50-14:30

European Parliament Address:  Ensuring Sustainability - The Way Forward
Dorette Corbey, MEP Fuel Quality Directive Rapporteur
Claude Turmes, MEP Renewables Directive Rapporteur


 
14:30-15:00

Q&A and Discussions


 
15:00-15:30Networking Refreshment Break
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15:30-17:30SESSION II:  The Optimum Low-Carbon Energy Roadmap

 
15:30-16:00

Energy Feedstock Analysis: How Can We Ensure Sustainable Energy Across All Sectors?
Dolf Gielen, Energy Analyst; IEA


 
16:00-16:30

Carbon Storage & Sequestration as a Solution
Dr. Helle Brit Mostad, Chief Researcher; StatoilHydro (Part 1, Part 2)


 
16:30-17:00

Bridging the Gap Between Upstream and Dowstream: An Integrated Sustainability Approach - Low Carbon Fuels Perspectives
Mark Gainsborough, Vice President, Supply Strategy and Portfolio; Shell International


 
17:00-17:30

Closing Address: California's Low-Carbon Fuels Policy
Bob Fletcher, Chief Stationary Source Division, California Air Resources Board


 
17:30-17:45Concluding Remarks:
The U.S. Administration's Policy on Low Carbon Fuels
Honorable Boyden Gray, Special Envoy for European Union Affairs
 
18:30

International Fuel Quality Center (IFQC)
10th Anniversary Celebration and Reception

  Special Guest: Heidi Hautala,
  Member of the Finnish Parliament,
  Former President of the European Parliament Green Group
                     

 


 
May 28, 2008
8:00-8:50Continental Breakfast
 
8:50-9:00Opening Remarks
Sandrine Dixson-Decleve, Executive Director, IFQC Europe & Africa, Executive Director, ISEE, Hart Energy Consulting
 
9:00-10:30

SESSION III: Setting the Scene for Low-Carbon Fuels Implementation


 
9:00-9:30

GHG Reduction Pathways: The Neste Experience
Jarmo Honkamaa, Deputy CEO and Executive Vice President, Renewable Fuels, Neste Oil Oyj


 
9:30-10:00

Reducing GHG from Transport Fuels: Contribution of EU Refining
Chris Beddoes, Executive Officer of Europia


 
10:00-10:30

Policy Keynote:
Dr. Peder Jensen, Project Manager, Transport and Environment; European Environment Agency


 
10:30-11:00Networking Refreshment Break

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10:30-18:00SESSION IV:  Investigating CO2 Reduction Pathways
 
11:00-13:00

PANEL 1:  Downstream Product Options for CO2 Reductions

Chairs: Frederick L. Potter, Executive Vice President, Hart Energy Publishing and
Laura Atkins; Atkins Consulting

 

  • Biodiesel Options:  Raffaello Garofalo, Secretary General; European Biodiesel Board
  • Ethanol Options: Tom Gameson, European Government & Public Affairs Manager; Abengoa
  • Ether Options: Walter Mirabella, Biofuels Chairman; EFOA
  • Bio Butanol: James Primrose, European Fuels Policy Manager; BP
  • Additives Options: Ian Bown, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs; Lubrizol

 
13:00-14:20Networking Luncheon

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14:20-16:00

SESSION IV: Investigating CO2 Reduction Pathways

PANEL 2: Vehicle Pathways for CO2 Reductions

Chairs: Barry Cahill, Direction d'Etudes et Techniques Automobiles; PSA Peugeot

  • Current CO2 Reduction Technologies:  Dirk Weigand, Senior Manager, Emissions & Safety Passenger Cars; Daimler AG
  • Current & Future Fuel Opportunities for Powertrain Optimization:  Dr. Neville Jackson, Technology Director; Ricardo
  • Heavy-Duty Pathways for CO2 ReductionsL:  Giovanni Margaria, Senior Manager External Relations & Communication-Technical Regulations; Iveco
  • Passenger Car Pathways for CO2 Reductions:  Pierre Macaudiere, Head of Fuels and Emissions Control, PSA Peugeot

 
16:00-16:20

Networking Refreshment Break


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16:20-18:00

SESSION IV:  Investigating CO2 Reduction Pathways


PANEL 3:  Implementing the Systems Approach - How Can We Move Forward in a Life-Cycle Analysis World?


Chair: Alain Heilbrunn, Secretary General; CONCAWE

 

  • Energy LCA, Laura Atkins; Atkins Consulting
  • LCA Methods and Auditing Challenges: Moving from Theory to Practice, Dominique Laurent, Manager, Sustainability; PriceWaterhouseCooper
  • LCA Methodology, Dr. Robert Edwards, Renewable Energies; EC Joint Research Center 

 
18:00-18:15Conference Concluding Remarks




 
19:00

  
 


 


European Parliament Dinner Debate
1st Generation vs. 2nd Generation Fuels: A Reality Check


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