Energy EXPO 2017 Panel 8: Biosolutions: Bio-Based Energy and Materials
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Date: 14/07/2017

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Jim Lemon, Co-founder and CEO, BTR Energy
Electricity generated with biogas produced from organic waste was approved three years ago by EPA as a biofuel for use in electric vehicles under the Renewable Fuel Standard. Jim Lemon will discuss why this exceptional RFS fuel pathway has still never been used, and the impact it could have on farms and cities across the country.

Leslie Cordes, Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
How American innovation and enterprises are helping bottom-of-the-pyramid households improve their livelihoods and health with cleaner energy, and clean cookstoves and fuels.

Anne Steckel, Vice President of Federal Affairs, National Biodiesel Board
Biodiesel has grown from a niche industry to a commercial-scale, nationwide fuel. Last year alone, Americans used nearly 2.9 billion gallons of biodiesel and renewable diesel. Anne Steckel will discuss the key role of biodiesel in meeting the requirements of the Renewable Fuel Standard.

Arlan Peters, Head of Sustainability NA, Novozymes
Novozymes is the world leader in developing biological solutions for industrial processes, which can be applied in a dozen different industries such as biofuels, agriculture and household care. Our innovative biological solutions improve industrial manufacturing processes by saving energy, water and raw materials, while reducing waste and emissions, and helping make everyday products more sustainable.

David Biderman, Executive Director, Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)
David Biderman will discuss the important contribution that waste makes in the renewable energy sector. He will discuss various technologies and disposal options through which waste is converted to energy and reduces America’s dependence on foreign fuel.

Claude Convisser, CEO & General Counsel, Plant Oil Powered (POP) Diesel
EPA-approved, pure jatropha plant oil diesel engine fuel running at 100 percent concentration gives better engine performance, costs less, and has the potential to replace all of the petroleum diesel fuel consumed in the United States.

The EXPO brought together 40 businesses, trade associations, and government agencies to showcase renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. In every state across the country, these technologies are having a significant impact in business development and job creation in the manufacturing, transmission, power, transportation, and building sectors.