Argus Biofuels Europe Conference & Exhibition

Morning registration and coffee

SAF and marine day welcome 

Speakers Include:

Devina Singh

Conference Producer

Argus

Chairperson's opening remarks

Interactive voting and objectives setting

Human bingo poll: Send your most pressing questions and they will be addressed throughout the day by experts

How to navigate the regulations in maritime sector and how is it going to change the market dynamics?

- What’s the current supply of biofuels for the shipping sector? Have the mandates for FAME blends changed and how will it shape the market in coming years?
- The role of RTFO in UK’s domestic maritime and how does it support to decarbonize this sector?
- How are we treading the path of more energy efficiency and renewable energy?

Shipowners, charterers, bunkers: Addressing pressing challenges

- How can the marine sector optimize their supply chain while adapting to regulations?
- In what ways can operational challenges of degradation, temperature, corrosion and conversation be optimised?
- What does the supply demand look like in the near future and what impact can it have on other sectors using biofuels if any?

Early-movers on using marine lines for global transport

Coffee break

Fishbowl: Challenges in the life cycle analysis of marine sector

- A view on the life cycle analysis: From production to certifications for emission reductions
- How can the marine sector compete in decarbonizing the industry?
- How can the industry mitigate the penalties and remain competitive in the market?

Networking lunch

Maersk about managing risks in maritime shipping

- Maritime shippers account for 2-3pc of global greenhouse gas emissions. How will they reduce 50pc of emissions by 2050?
- What is Maersk doing as the lead in testing biofuels blends?
- From Maersk’s perspective, what are the gaps in the regulatory standards?

Port of Rotterdam on decarbonizing the marine sector

- What is the biggest challenge in terms of existing relationships in the value chain of alternative fuels?
- How far advanced are storage suppliers in their preparation for changeover procedure, maintenance regime and capacity?

Hydrogen versus ammonia: The potential of future fuels

- At what stage are both currently at and what does the market need to know about them?
- How far in the future are these fuels? What are the major roadblocks and when will the market adopt them?
- Are market participants ready to invest in them in the long term when we have biofuels right now? How is this transition fuelling cross-sector collaboration?

Book and claim: Assessing the risk in the marine sector and how this enables early action

- What are the incentives for the shipping sector? How can they benefit from it?
- What is the book and claim system and how is logistical efficiency reducing emissions and costs?
- How can it be made more aligned to other existing regulations so that stakeholders can avoid risk?

Coffee break

SAF and Marine swap session: Reasoning accountability and transparency amid demand, costs and mandates

- How can the SAF and marine sector reach their net zero goals efficiently?
- Long-term demand from customers, compliance of mandates and high costs have rendered the industry to seek collaboration, so how are buyers forming partnerships?
- How can the emissions count be made more accountable and transparent in a bid to maximise opportunities while preventing risks?

Closing remarks for SAF and marine day

☆ Women in biofuels network: Breakfast and networking

Dedicated networking space in the event exhibition area for tailored networking. Hear from leading women in business regarding their personal experiences of growth within the market and in business

Chairperson’s opening remarks    

Spotlight on RED II and RED III: Keep up to date about policies affecting your business

- How will the latest amendments accelerate the regulatory framework to make crucial investments needed to further decarbonise transport?
- Latest revisions on Annex 9 A and B: What is on the lists and where does the greatest potential for the industry lie?
- What are the developments with FAME, ethanol and UCO, and are the prices optimum for the industry?

Green energy catalyst: Biofuel strategies, investment landscape and competition in the agriculture sector

- What are the competitive strategies adopted to decarbonise this sector?
- How can you reduce the agriculture footprint? What are the alternatives?
- Circular biofuel economy: How can you plan investments, adapt and contribute to sustainability targets?

Big oil landscape: What do the majors have to say about the change in market dynamics?

- How are the oil majors preparing for this transition?
- Are they hopeful for material change in the market dynamics, given there is limited supply for feedstocks and challenges to commercial technology?

Assess your feedstocks options: Supply, quality and strategies in near future

- What is the effect of different feedstocks and how can we make sure there is adequate supply without affecting food security?
- Addressing the question of quality and mapping the origin of biodiesel for UCO collectors
- With uncertain demand in the future, how will feedstock producers plan production and use of land?

Coffee break

No palm oil in Europe? What is next?: Exploring demand pressures from different sectors

- How have European countries been affected by RED regulations and what are the alternatives?
- Given that the imported volumes of palm oil will not be counted in renewable energy targets, to what extent will demand be discouraged?
- Will the freeze and phase-out of certain biofuels have a larger effect on European businesses trading with Asia? What can we keep in mind moving ahead?

Non-governmental organisations versus industry: Where are we on the long-standing food versus fuel problem?

- How can we optimise global supply chains to solve the problem of efficient allocation of resources for food and fuel?
- With the revamping of laws and mandates, is the problem becoming easier to address?
- How do you strike a balance between conflicting demands?

Blend wall problem: How much ethanol is in your tank?

- The renewable fuel standard prices blends attractively, but will it sell?
- Does the E10 solve the problem of the US cap on blending of gasoline?
- Retailers and automobile perspective on expanding E15 blends – what is new to come – powerful engines?

Networking lunch

Waste-producers perspective: Optimise your conversion options

- How can you adapt blending strategy according to mandates?
- Optimising design of biomass-to-biofuel supply
- Evaluating conversion outcomes: Yield, composition, cost, emissions and waste reduction

Everything carbon

Close of conference day one

Coffee and networking break

Build new relationships and connect with old friends in this relaxed setting

Morning coffee

Chairperson's welcome

Fabricio Cardoso

Principal, Consulting

Argus

Certifications: Addressing the issues of transparency of raw materials

- Fundamentals: Overview of certification process and methodology
- How to address the problem of different certification for different feedstocks in different continents
- How to avoid faulty counting and errors while sustainably producing biofuels How can consumers be assured of transparency and accountability?

New market developments

- What is the SAF premium market?
- SAF and biofuels development in the Middle East
- Overcoming challenges of supply side feedstock and prices

Engagement of stakeholders: Investors’ roundtable

- How can one enhance cost-effectiveness and sustainability while making clean investments?
- Understanding the role of banks and insurance companies in the supply chain
- How can one ensure liquidity in the market to keep them sustainable?

Coffee break

Industrialising algae-based technology and its scalability

- How to solve the problem of crop protection – pesticides, herbicides and natural disaster resistance
- What do airline operators need to know about algae-base technology and the changes in infrastructure it may demand?
- How scalable is the bioengineering of micro-algae and what is the carbon footprint?

Environmental social governance effect: Buyer’s perspective on how to:

- Capture value for customers
- Form strategic alliances
- Leverage digital technology

Chairperson's closing remarks

Exhibition: State of technology review

Networking lunch