As I was searching the net for recent posts on ethanol, I stumbled on the Biofuelwar blog where there is an announcement of the Second Annual Waste-to-Fuels Conference & Trade Show, sponsored by the Florida BioFuels Association, Inc.; the Southern Waste Information eXchange, Inc.; and the American Recycler . This Waste-to-Fuels Conference and Trade Show will be held at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay, in San Diego, California on May 17-19, 2009.
Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa and Marina
I have written a number of articles on the production of ethanol and biodiesel from sugarcane and jatropha respectively. I first learned about the production of ethanol from municipal solid waste from casualblogger, whose post transformed me into a regular visitor of the Fulcrum Bioenergy website. Now that I have discovered that there is a full annual conference dedicated to this interesting technology makes it even more interesting. The other good thing is that this development is gaining ground at a time when critics are arguing that the production of biodiesel and ethanol from plants is responsible for the rapid increase in food prices.
The tentative conference presentation topic areas include the following:
- Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)-to-Fuels & Energy Recovery
- BioMass-to-Fuels & Energy Recovery
- Plastics-to-Fuels
- Waste Oils and Grease-to-Fuels
- Landfill Gasses-to-Energy
- Agricultural Waste-to-Fuels & Energy Recovery
There is a call for registrations, exhibitors and sponsors. Interested individuals are requested to contact Gene Jones at +1(800)441-7949 or by email at gene@swix.ws for further details.
If you really want to attend but your budget is tight, you can apply for a Stimulus Scholarship worth the $595 conference fee.
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9 users commented in " The 2009 Waste-to-Fuels Conference & Trade Show "
Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackI really wish that I could but, I simply cannot get away. I am sure that there will be coverage and I hope that you will keep us posted with what happens there.
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@Nicole: Though I will be thousands of miles away from San Diego, I will keep you posted with some of the exciting developments at this event.
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I am sure you are having great time, as that conference sounds like a very interesting. Waiting for your updates also !
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It is a very interesting idea of converting waste to energy. A lot of research need to be conducted and this should be followed by all nations all over the world massively.
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Anyway, the place looks beautiful!
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I think converting waste to fuel is currently much more attractive than converting corn or sugarcane. In the midwest farms have started selling corn for fuel which has increased food prices. Plus the fuel required to make fuel from corn reduces the real benefit. Hopefully this technology improves.
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Wow! This sounds really really cool. I wish I still lived in California so that I could go. I used to live about only a 3 hour drive from San Diego. I hope this event goes well. I would personally love to know more about converting waste to fuel. Looking forward to breakthroughs s in the future!
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These Two companies, Diversified Energy and Velocys, are working together on a portable system that converts coal, natural gas, and biomass into diesel and jet fuel. The military could use the system to convert waste created at military bases–food scraps, paper, wood–into a fuel for military jets and vehicles.
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Isn’t it great that it’s actually made it to a second show! Maybe one day all our children and their children will actually benefit from this!? It’s got be the way to go.
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