It is hard to argue against corn fiber being the most logical feedstock for a practicable, near-term cellulosic ethanol production build out. This material is already handled at significant scale and delivered to ethanol plant gates on a daily basis. The feedstock supply chain piece of the puzzle is already in place. What remains are cost effective approaches to isolate this fiber, saccharify its bound up carbohydrates and ferment them into ethanol. This panel will kick off a two session exploration of the cellulosic feedstock everyone is talking about.

• Michael Franko, Vice President, Business Development, Fluid Quip Process Technologies LLC
  Fiber Separation: Pre vs Post Fermentation
• Jim Ramm, Managing Partner, EcoEngineers
  D3 Kernel Fiber Ethanol Expansion
• Marina Chow, Senior Scientist, DuPont Industrial Biosciences
  Cellulosic Ethanol from Corn Kernel Fiber
• Brandon Emme, Principal Scientist, ICM Inc.
  Corn Fiber Feasibility: Commercialization Pathway for Low Carbon Corn Ethanol

In this second session on corn fiber the discussion will move on to conversion approaches for this feedstock that couldn’t be more compositionally different than corn starch. The sugars in corn fiber are tightly bound up and the developers of fiber conversion technologies will present their approaches to making these sugars more available to the waiting yeast colonies downstream. The race to crack the fiber code is on and this session will give producers a front row seat to the home stretch.

• Marina Chow, Senior Scientist, DuPont Industrial Biosciences
  Free Up Fiber-Bound Starch with Non-Starch Polysaccharide Hydrolyzing Enzymes
• Mark Yancey, Chief Technology Officer, D3MAX LLC
  D3MAX: Bolt-On Cellulosic Technology for Dry Mill Ethanol Plants
• Kurt Creamer, Bioenergy Technology Liaison, Novozymes North America
  The Future is Fiber: A Fresh Look at the Saccharification of Corn Fiber

Markets that reward low-carbon fuels are already here and forecasted to grow worldwide as countries work to drive down the carbon intensity of their economies. Conventional biofuels already offer a lower carbon profile when compared to their fossil fuel equivalents, but technologies do exist to substantially increase those reductions. This panel will look closely at carbon capture or reduction approaches available now and under development while also asking whether or not existing marketplace premiums are able to justify their cost.

• Brendan Jordan, Vice President, Great Plains Institute
  CO2 as a Source of Revenue: State and Federal Policies to Reward Carbon Capture and Storage from Ethanol Plants
• Sai Gollakota, Project Manager, National Energy Technology Lab, U.S.DOE
  Carbon Dioxide Capture, Utilization, and Storage: An Emerging Economic Opportunity for Fuel Ethanol Plants in the U.S.
• Daniel Sanchez, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution for Science
  Cost-Effective Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage from Biorefineries in the United States
• Matt Herman, Coordinator, Environmental Compliance & Services, Renewable Energy Group
  Carbon Intensity Reduction Opportunities in Biomass-Based Diesel Production

The production of advanced biofuels RINs and the marketplace for those RINs is a crucial piece of the economics of any advanced biofuel production venture. Presenters in this panel will explore the relationship between RIN prices, volumetric production requirements and RIN waivers and what it means for producers considering an advanced biofuel investment. This panel is a must for any producer looking to bring clarity to their return-on-investment calculations for efficient production or advanced biofuel investments.

• Larry Schafer, Principal, Playmaker Strategies LLC
  Inside the Advanced Biofuels Programs (D4 and D5) RIN Numbers
• Ashley Player, Senior Manager, Weaver and Tidwell L.L.P.
  Generating Advanced RINs at a Corn Ethanol Plant
• Lily Wachter, Chief Financial Officer, Edeniq Inc.
  Generating D3 RINs has a High Return on Investment (ROI)
• Brad Pleima, Senior Engineer & Renewable Energy Consultant, EcoEngineers
  Moving Beyond D6: Opportunities in Advanced Biofuels

In the cutting-edge world of biomass-based diesel technology and processing, new industrial techniques are continuously developing to keep up with demand for lower-cost biodiesel production, tighter quality specs, and broader options in biofuels and chemicals. This panel will feature several experts in the field who will cover the spectrum of this growing industry’s most recent developments, including new insight into testing as related to improving consistency of fuel quality and performance, novel products development, and an emerging renewable diesel process.

• Richard Heiden, Principal Investigator, R.W. Heiden Associates LLC
  New Twists in the Measurement and Fate of Residual Free Glycerin in B100 Biodiesel
• Atul Deshmane, President, Whole Energy Fuels Corp.
  A Novel Estolide Lubricant Pathway
• Joseph Ross, Business Development Manager, North America, Axens
  Hydroconversion of Lipids into Biojet and Renewable Diesel

Established biofuel production facilities with a history of success and healthy cash flows offer a compelling opportunity for the developers of bolt-on technologies. Similarly, bolt-on technologies offer existing facilities a capital-light pathway to new markets that may provide a healthier margin than the markets they are selling into now. Representatives of emerging, bolt-on technologies working to prove the economic viability of their process will present their business case to producers ready to make advanced biofuels production a piece of their operating strategy.

• Mark Fashian, President, Biodiesel Analytical Solutions
  Higher Yield, Bolt-On Biodiesel Production from Inedible Distillers Corn Oil Using the Continuous, Glycerin-free Mcgyan Process
• Neal Jakel, VP, Strategy & Technology, Fluid Quip Process Technologies LLC
  Technology Pathway to “Clean Sugar” for the Green Biochem Revolution
• Amol Sheth, General Manager, Advanced Biofuels and Bio Chemicals, PRAJ Industries Limited
  PRAJ's Showcase and Success Story at 2G Demonstration Plant in India
• James Kacmar, Pathway Program Director, Edeniq
  Produce Cellulosic Ethanol in Existing Plants with Edeniq’s Pathway Platform