The shortage and high cost of fossil resources necessitate the use of alternative fuel resources and processes in the near future. Exploration of renewable resources such as plants or their by products for chemicals and fuels production is of utmost importance.

Southeast Asia is relatively rich in renewable resources, such as forests, aquatic systems and energy sources. It has great potential for renewable energy and chemical industries. This conference, organised by the BioEnergy Society of Singapore [BESS], aims to bring together professionals from around the world who are interested in the development of bioenergy and biorefineries at Southeast Asia, to share their experiences, technologies and concerns. It is hopeful that through such exchange, the state-of-the-art bioenergy/biorefinery technologies can be introduced to the Southeast Asia region and the renewable resources in this region can be fully explored.

The conference was succesffuly conducted on 23rd - 25th Mar 2011 at Ngee Ann Polytechnic Singapore. In total 110 particpants representing 61 organizations from 19 countries presented at the conference. The conference was informative, educational and memorable. Here are some pictures from the conference.

Conference Sessions
The conference will have two full day presentations (23rd & 24th Mar 2011) with a technical visit to local research institutes and biorefinery/bioenergy companies (25th Mar 2011).

The 2 day conference sessions are listed below:
Session 1.            Registration, Opening & Talk by Guest of Honour  
Session 2.            Bioenergy policies and programmes 
Session 3.            Feedstock development 
Session 4.            Biodiesel, biogas and biohydrogen
Session 5.            Cellulosic biofuels and chemicals
Session 6.            Synthetic biology for fuels and chemicals
Session 7.            Waste to energy, chemicals and materials
Session 8.            Challenges and opportunities

Confirmed Speakers
Prestigious scientists, policy makers, industrial professionals working on bioenergy and biorefinery around the world will be giving talks at the conference. The confirmed invited speakers are listed below:

Keynote Address: by Guest of Honour, Mr Joseph Hui, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, National Environment Agency, Singapore

Review Talks

• Bio-renewables conversion: a Singapore perspective, Mr. Liang Ting Wee, Director, Energy & Chemicals, Economic Development Board, Singapore
• Sustainable Production of Biobased Fuels and Chemicals, Dr. Wong Pui Kwan, Deputy Director, Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES), Agency of Science and Technology Research (A*STAR), Singapore
• Bioenergy and biorenewable potentials  in Indonesia, Dr. Retno Gumilang Dewi, The Department of Chemical Engineering, Center for Research on Energy Policy (CREP), Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
• Utilization of oil palm as a renewable source of energy in Malaysia, Prof. Dr. Abdul Rahman Bin Mohamed, School of Chemical Engineering, Engineering Campus, University Sains Malaysia
• Industrial Biotechnology deployment in Southeast Asia, by Mr. Per Dahlen, Partner, Portelet Aisa Pte Ltd
• Biomass feedstock availability in South East Asia: Incidence of High FFA Feedstock from the Oil Palm Industry, by Dr. Richard Cropp, Director Cosmopolitan Synergies Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
• Biodiversity and bioenergy in the ASEAN region, Dr. Amy Choong, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore
• Biofuels outlook for the next five years: moving ahead, Dr. Preeti Jain, Research Manager Asia, Hart Energy Consulting – Global Biofuels Center
• Comparing the Environmental and Social Impacts of Biodiesel Production from ASEAN Region, Dr. Iskandar Halim, Research Fellow,  Process Systems & Control, Institute of Chemical & Engineering Sciences, A*star, Singapore
• Developing new technologies for commercial bioenergy applications, by Dr. Geng Anli, Senior Lecturer and Technology Development Manager, School of Life Sciences and Chemical Technology, Ngee Ann Polytechnic
• Sustainability Analysis of Palm Oil Suppliers for Biodiesel Production using Triple Bottom Line Approach, Mr. Adhitya Arief, Senior Research Engineer, Process Systems & Control, Institute of Chemical & Engineering Sciences, A*star, Singapore
• Biorefinery in China, Distinguished Professor Sun Run-Cang, Director, Institute of Biomass Chemistry and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, and Director, State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
• Economical Analysis Model in Jatropha Curcas Plantation of Rural Farmers in Thailand under Shared Benefits Business with Investor, Mr. Khumthorn Nawalertpanya, Naresuan University, Pitsanulok, Thailand

 Technical Talks

• Lignocellulose bioethanol and lactic acid production, Prof. Akihiko Kondo, Kobe University, Japan
• Microalgae fuels and biohydrogen, Prof. Chang Jo-Shu, Natinal Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
• Production of cellulosic bioethanol using protein- and  metabolic engineering, Prof. Jin-Ho Seo, Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Korea
• Biobutanol production from lignocellulosic biomass, Asst. Prof. He Jianzhong, Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore
• Waste treatment and bioenergy recovery, Prof.  Feng Yujie, Asst. Director, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
• Waste to bioenergy and materials, by Assoc. Prof. Wang Jing-Yuan, Co-Director, Residues & Resource Reclamation Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute (NEWRI), Nanyang Technological University
• Model-driven systems analysis of microbial cell factories for bioenergy and biorefinery, Dr. Lee Dong-Yup, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore
• Engineering global transcription factor cAMP receptor protein for improved biobutanol tolerance, Asst Prof. Jiang Rongrong, School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
• Production of furfural from xylose using sulfonic ion-exchange resins (Amberlyst) and simultaneous stripping, Mr. Iker Agirrezabal-Telleria, Department of Chemical and Environment Engineering, University of the Basque Country (ETSI), Alameda Urquijo s/n, 48013, Bilbao, Spain
•  Characterization of hyperthermophilic enzymes involved in the fermentation of ethanol and hydrogen, Assoc/Prof. Kesen Ma, Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Canada
• Effect of Removing Lignin and Hemicelluloses from Lignocellulosic Materials on the Bioethanol Production, Distinguished Professor Sun Run-Cang, Director, Institute of Biomass Chemistry and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, and Director, State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
• Identification of metabolic bottlenecks for anaerobic growth of Pichia stipitis by genome scale metabolic modelling and analysis, Dr. Balaji Balagurunathan, Research Fellow, Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES), A*star, Singapore
• Genetically Engineered Ustilago maydis for Biosurfactant Production using Crude Glycerol as Feedstock, Dr. Ji Lianghui, Associate Director, SRP, Temasek Lifesciences Laboratory, Singapore
• Efforts on development of tools for transformation of microalgae, Dr. Zhao Hua, Senior Research Fellow, Industrial Biotechnology, Institute of Chemical & Engineering Sciences, A*star, Singapore
• Stabilization and Optimization of Free Fatty Acid Content in Jatropha Curcas L. Crude Oil, Mr. Saiwan Buathong, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand
• Sweet Sorghum- dynamics of sugar yield in relation to different phenological stages, Prof. Srinivasa Rao P, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), India
• Linking Biodiesel and Biohydrogen Production through the dark fermentation of Crude Glycerol: applying the Biorefinery Concept, Mr. Cristiano Varrone, ENEA-Italian Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Development, Laboratory for biomass and bioenergy, Rome, Italy; State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology. Harbin, China
• Oil-Rich Biomass to Biodiesel and Chemicals, Dr Md. Mahabubur Rahman Talukder, Senior Research Fellow, Industrial Biotechnology, Institute of Chemical & Engineering Sciences, A*star, Singapore
• Engineering Escherichia coli for improving butanol tolerance and production with artificial transcription factors, Mr. Yang Kyung Seok,  Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea
• Microorganisms tolerate to butanol stress by regulating the fatty acid composition of plasma membrane, Mr. Bui Le Minh, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea
• Isolation and screening of microalgae for lipids production, Dr. Charmaine Lloyd, Lecturer, School of Life Sciences and Chemical Technology, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore

Talks by Industries

• Enzyme technology for bioenergy and biorefinery, Dr. Wu Wenping, Senior Director, R&D China, Novozymes (China) Investment Co Ltd
• Green chemicals and fuels from renewable resources – the role of metabolic engineering and microbiology innovation, Dr Paul Campbell, Chief Science Officer, Glycos Biotechnologies Inc, USA
• Biofuels – Hype and Alternative Reality, Mr. Tang Weng Fai, AVP, A*STAR Exploit Technologies Pte Ltd, Singapore
• Grain based biofuels, Dr. Duan Gang, Director, Application/Tech Service, Asia Pacific, Genencor, a Danisco Division
• Giant king grass: a dedicated energy crop for bioenergy and biorefineries, Dr.  Carl Kukkonen, CEO, VIASPACE Green Energy SEA Pvt Ltd, Singapore
• Improving Jatropha curcas as a viable feedstock for biofuel, Mr. Lo Loong Chueng, Senior Executive (Business Development), JOil (Singapore) Pte Ltd
• The Effect of Miracle Sweet (Ms-35) Fertilizer on Yield and Quality of Cassava at Lampung Province, Dr. Sung Do Song, Agro Genesis Pte Ltd, Singapore
• High Efficiency Conversion of Carbonaceous Waste Streams into High Quality Energy, Mr. Guus Keder, Indra Scientific SA, Brussels, Belgium
• High throughput Energy Efficient Process Intensification Technology for Biodiesel Production, Dr. Hiran Vedam, Consultant, Biaktor Asia

Abstract Submission

If you are interested in sharing your experiences in bioenergy and biorefinery areas at the conference in any of the conference sessions listed above, please send an abstract of your presentation and biography of the speaker to the Conference Secretariat [Dr. Geng Anli  gan2@np.edu.sg]. Poster presentation opportunities are still available.  Deadline of submission: 20th Feb 2011.

Registration

Registration fee for the conference is S$400 (non-members) and S$200 for members (BESS and supporting organisations). Detailed registration information can be found from the Conference Registration Form. Please download the application form HERE, and send the filled form together with a cheque payable to BioEnergy Society of Singapore, mail to the following address:

BioEnergy Society of Singapore
c/o School of Life Sciences and Chemical Technology,
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Block 83, #04-00, 535 Clementi Road, Singapore 599489

Alternatively, pre-registration can be done by sending the filled registration form to Miss Sindi at sin2@np.edu.sg. Registration will be confirmed after the cheque is received. Deadline of registration was extended to 20th Feb 2011.

Hotel Accommodation

Please book your hotel accommodation using the Hotel Accommodation Booking Form which can be downloaded from HERE and submit the filled booking form to Dr. Hedy Goh at gkl@np.edu.sg before 20th Feb, 2011. Room booking cannot be guaranteed after this date.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Bioenergy and Biorefinery Conference - Southeast Asia 2011 will attract a range of participants including influential executives, stakeholders and researchers. Take this opportunity to showcase your product, services and innovations!

There are three categories of sponsorship:

For additional information on sponsorship, please contact Dr Geng Anli [65-64608617 or gan2@np.edu.sg].

Come and join us for this networking event and hear from the experts on bioenergy and biorefinery from Southeast Asia and around the world.

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BESS past events:

Bioenergy Seminar 2010

Singapore BioEnergy Conference 2009 - From R&D to Commercialization

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