Pacific Rim Summit to address low-carbon biofuels.
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Scheduled for Sept 10-12 in Vancouver, Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy will bring together research scientists and international officials to explore biotechnology's potential to create advanced biofuels that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Chris Somerville will discuss Energy Biosciences Institute's program of research into low-carbon biofuels, and Don O'Connor, president of (S&T)² Consultants Inc., will discuss bioenergy activity in Canada.
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Biotech Research, Certification Standards For Advanced, Low-Carbon Biofuels To Be Featured At Pacific Rim Summit
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Tuesday, August 12, 2008) - Research scientists and international officials will explore biotechnology's potential to create advanced biofuels that can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions during the Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy, Sept. 10-12 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The opening plenary session will feature a discussion of how advanced biofuels will reduce climate change emissions. Chris Somerville, director of the Energy Biosciences Institute at the University of California Berkeley, will discuss the institute's program of research into advanced, low-carbon biofuels. Don O'Connor, president of (S&T)² Consultants Inc., will discuss bioenergy activity in Canada.
Other sessions presenting advanced research and development for new fuels and chemicals include:
"Sourcing Sustainable Biofuels"
Jane Earley, Earley & White Consulting Group, LLC
Plinio Nastare, Datagro LTDA
Jeroen Douglas, Solidaridad
and
"Life Cycle Assessment of Biofuels"
Jeffrey Frost, AgRefresh
Tom Kalnes, UOP, LLC
Irshad Ahmed, Pure Energy Corporation
Media registration is now available online at www.bio.org/ind/pacrim/08/mediaRegistration.asp. Complimentary media registration is available to editors and reporters working full time for print, broadcast or web publications. All programs at the Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy are open to media. For additional information about speakers and sessions at the Pacific Rim Summit, visit http://www.bio.org/ind/pacrim/08/.
The Pacific Rim Summit is the only global conference dedicated to building innovative collaborations in industrial biotechnology across the Pacific. The conference is co-organized by BIO, BIOTECanada, and Life Sciences British Columbia with additional support provided by BC Innovation Council and Genome British Columbia. Media registration is complimentary for credentialed members of the news media.
The Advanced Biofuels & Climate Change Information Center presents the latest commentary and data on the environmental and other impacts of biofuel production. Drop in and add your comments, at http://biofuelsandclimate.wordpress.com/.
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