The 4th annual Sustainable Biofuels Awards

In the Netherlands, the forth annual sustainable biofuels awards which recognise innovation and achievement in the development of truly sustainable and renewable fuels, were presented to winners at a ceremony during the seventh annual World Biofuels Markets last week. “We had thousands of nominations from around the world and across the entire biofuels value chain,” said Claire Poole, Event Director, Green Power Conferences, organiser of the awards and conference. “The winning companies demonstrated a layer of achievement and promise above their peers that bodes well for themselves as well as the industry as a whole.”

This years winners are:

Green Shoots Award - Bio Architecture Lab
Biofuels Leadership Award - Novozymes North America
Sustainable Biofuels Technology Award - LS9
Biofuels Adoption Award - City of Stockholm
Sustainable Bioethanol Award - Abengoa Bioenergy
Sustainable Biodiesel Award - Vale
Sustainable Feedstock Innovation - DuPont Stover Harvest Collection Project
Innovation in Aviation - Boeing
Sustainable Biopower Generation Facility - Envergent Technologies
Leader in Bio-based Chemical Industry - Kiverdi

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GreenPower Forthcoming Events

Bio-Based Chemicals

 March 13 – 14, 2012 
Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 

A growing number of bio-based chemicals are already in commercial production with several additional products expected to reach commercialisation in the next few years. With advances in conversion methodologies and developments in achieving economies of scale, new building blocks and platform chemicals of bio-based origin are being developed and starting to compete effectively with their petrochemical equivalents. 


As a new value chain for bio-based products begins to strengthen and develop, the Bio-based Chemicals Summit will bring together the full spectrum of stakeholders. 

Key focus at Bio-Based Chemicals 2012 will be on: 


• Bringing chemistry majors and bio-chemical companies together to move towards an integrated chemicals supply chain
• The end user perspective on future market trends - what will be driving the market in years to come?
• Achieving technology scale up - what paths are being taken, where is investment available? Exploring future-proof feed stocks - breaking the link with volatile oil prices

Early confirmed speakers include:

• Glenn Johnson, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Gevo
• Kelly Ogilvie, CEO, Blue Marble Biomaterials
• David Berry, Partner, Flagship Ventures 
• Bogdan Comitia, Director Marketing & Sales Europe, Pennakem  
• Dr Warwick Raverty, Chief Scientist, Circa Group 
• Yvon Durant, Principal, Itaconix

Register your place online at www.worldbiofuelsmarkets.com/biochem Or alternatively Call: +44 (0)20 7099 0600 Email: samantha.coleman@greenpowerconferences.com

Europe's largest biodiesel refinery opens

Naste oil along with 150 guests were celebrating the opening of their new biodiesel refinery in the Port of Rotterdam. "Through hard work and cooperation among nearly 15 partners we have built this Europe's largest and finest renewable diesel refinery in just two years. As a location, the Port of Rotterdam has fulfilled all our expectations".

Matti Lievonen, President and CEO of Neste Oil also said "it's centrally located in terms of our product and feedstock flows as well as within close proximity to our key markets and customers in Europe. Also the other chemicals plants in the area offering numerous synergy opportunities. Talent pool in Rotterdam is absolutely first class. The government of the Netherlands as well as Dutch authorities played an important role in supporting Neste Oil's investment in a renewable fuels plant which has been one of the biggest investments in the Netherlands over the recent years,". Read more ...

Eneco builds largest bioenergy plant

Eneco a Dutch energy company officially launched the construction of its 49.9 MegaWatt bioenergy plant in the Dutch municipality of Delfzijl. The plant will annually convert 300,000 tons of wood chip from recycled waste wood into green electricity. It is equal to 120,000 households electricity consumption. The wood that is converted to electricity in the plant will arrive by ship, train and truck from the Netherlands and surrounding countries. Approximately 300 thousand tons are required each year, which equals about 150 ship loads. The plant is scheduled to be operational during 2013. Read more ...

Can Africa provide the solution to the worlds renewable energy

In Ghana the Biomass West & Central Africa Congress will start on the November 24-25, 2011, the search for a new renewable energy source looks to Africa, with the continents huge potential for biomass and bioenergy. The congress will be attended by both governments and private industry with confirmed delegates from Ghana, Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, South Africa, Congo, USA, UK, Finland, The Netherlands, Togo & Cape Verde. Read more ...