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Information about biofuels and bioenergy in Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

Contents 1 Events 2 News 3 Issues 4 Organizations 4.1 Governmental organizations 4.2 Nongovernmental organizations 4.3 Companies

Events

2012

• 1 March 2012, Washington, D.C.: How Carbon Neutral is Bioenergy? (Themes: biomass, carbon neutral, greenhouse gas emissions, ILUC, life-cycle analysis)

• 8 March 2012, Washington, D.C.: The Road to Commercialization: Advanced Biofuels in the Public and Private Sector (Themes: advanced biofuels, aviation, cellulosic technology)

• 24 April 2012, Washington, D.C.: Social Aspects of Bioenergy Sustainability Workshop. (Themes: biomass, Department of Energy, social issues, sustainability)

• 3 May 2012, Washington, D.C.: Effects of Biofuel Policy on Food Prices and Poverty. (Themes: carbon emissions, food-versus-fuel debate, land, poverty)

• 3-5 June 2012, Washington, D.C.: 2012 Forest Products Society International Convention (Themes: forests, rural development, sustainability, wood)

2011

• 15 February 2011, Washington, D.C.: Farm Foundation Forums: Agriculture as a Provider of Environmental Services. (Themes: agriculture, food, rural policies)

• 19-21 April 2011, Washington, D.C.: Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference. (Themes: advanced biofuels, aviation, finance, markets, microorganisms)

• 27 April 2011, Washington, D.C.: Developing Sustainable Biomass Supplies: A Step toward Energy, Economic, and Environmental Security (Themes: biomass, Biomass Crop Assistance Program, Renewable Fuel Standard, sustainability)

• 27-30 June 2011, Washington, D.C.: 2011 BIO International Convention. (Themes: agriculture, biomass, environment, waste)

• 26-27 July 2011, Washington, D.C. area: BIOMASS 2011: Replace the Whole Barrel, Supply the Whole Market -- The New Horizons of Bioenergy. Organized by the U.S. Department of Energy's Biomass Program (Themes: advanced biofuels, algae, aviation fuels, bio-based products, biofuels, markets, policies, sustainability, technologies)

• 20-22 September 2011, Washington, D.C.: RETECH 2011 Renewable Energy Technology Conference and Exhibition. (Themes: biofuels, biomass, finance, industry, markets, technology, waste)

2010

• 12 January 2010, Washington, D.C., USA: World Bank InfoShop event, Bioenergy Development. (Themes: bioenergy, development, environment, land use, natural resource management, poverty)
  • In association with the launch of the book, Bioenergy Development: Issues and Impacts for Poverty and Natural Resource Management, by Elizabeth Cushion, Adrian Whiteman and Gerhard Dieterle.

• 3-5 February 2010, Washington, D.C., USA: RETECH - Renewable Energy Conference & Exhibition - hosted by ACORE (Themes: renewable energy)

• 30-31 March 2010, Alexandria, Virginia (Washington, D.C. area), USA: Biomass 2010. Annual Department of Energy conference. (Themes: biomass, bioproducts, biorefineries, green economy, infrastructure, research, rural development, sustainability)

• 27-29 April 2010, Washington, D.C., USA: Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference. (Themes: algae, biobutanol, camelina, cellulosic ethanol, jatropha, renewable diesel, renewable jet fuel)

• 4-6 May 2010, Washington, D.C., USA: 2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference. (Themes: alternative energy, climate change, green economy, green jobs)

• 27 May 2010, Washington, D.C.: 13th Annual Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency EXPO + Forum . (Themes: biofuels, green jobs, policy, renewable energy, technology)

• 10-11 June 2010, Washington, D.C., USA: Forestry Carbon Markets and REDD.(Themes: forestry, greenhouse gases, REDD)

• 22 June 2010, Washington, D.C., USA: Rights and Resources Initiative Dialogues on Forests, Governance and Climate Change. (Themes: forests, indigenous people, REDD, UNFCCC)

• 22-23 June 2010 , Alexandria, Virginia, (Washington, D.C. area) USA: Global Advanced Biofuels Scale Up Summit 2010. (Themes: algae, biobutanol, BioDME, cellulosic ethanol, feedstocks, markets, technology)

• 29 June - 1 July 2010, Arlington, Virginia (Washington, D.C. area) USA: The Sixth National 25x'25 Summit. (Themes: 25 x 25 Alliance, agriculture, biomass, forestry, national security, policy, sustainability)

• 14 September 2010, Washington, D.C.: Classifying Biofuel Subsidies: Farm Bill and WTO Considerations. (Themes: subsidies, trade, WTO)

• 13-15 October 2010, Washington, D.C.: Biomass Finance and Investment Summit 2010. (Themes: biomass, feedstocks, finance, markets)

• 15-18 November 2010, Washington, D.C.: Cellulosic Biofuels Summit 2010. (Themes:cellulosic ethanol, cellulosic feedstocks, markets)

• 8-9 December 2010, Washington, D.C.: ACORE Phase II of Renewable Energy in America National Policy Forum. (Themes: environment, policies, renewable energy, sustainability)

2009

• 13 January 2009, Washington, D.C.: Global Trade and Environmental Effects of EU Biofuels Policies. Sponsored by the Center for Global Development (CGD). (Themes: European Union, land use, trade)

• 4-6 February 2009, Washington, D.C., USA: Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference. Organized by the Blue Green Alliance and others. (Themes: climate change, green technology)

• 9 February 2009, Washington, D.C.: Energy Discovery-Innovation Institutes: A Step toward Energy Sustainability. Organized by the Brookings Institution. (Themes: energy, technology)

• 11 March 2009, Washington, D.C., USA: Farm Foundation Forum: What's Driving Food Prices? Themes: agriculture, food, rural policy)

• 16 March 2009, Washington, D.C.: Washington, D.C. Stakeholder Outreach Meeting for the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (Themes: biofuels, RSB, standards, sustainability)

• 17-18 March 2009, National Harbor, Maryland, USA (near Washington, D.C.): Biomass 2009: Fueling Our Future. Organized by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Biomass Program. (Themes: biofuels, technology)

• 31 March-2 April 2009, Arlington, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), USA: 5th National 25x'25 Renewable Energy Summit. (Themes: 25 x 25 Alliance, renewable energy, United States)

• 23-24 April 2009, Washington, DC, USA: 2009 Annual Meeting of the Algal Biomass Organization. (Themes: algae)

• 28 May 2009, Washington, D.C.: Dealing with Climate Change - The Need to Include Agriculture and Land Use, by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

• 10-11 June 2009, Washington, D.C., USA: Workshop on Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas Analysis for the Proposed Revisions to the National Renewable Fuels Standard Program. Also available by webmeeting. (Themes: life-cycle analysis, renewable fuels standards)

• 16 November 2009, Washington, D.C., USA: The Energy Conversation - OMEGA: A Call to Action to Produce the Next Generation of Biofuels NOW. (Themes: algae, municipal solid waste, next generation biofuels)

• 16-19 November 2009, Washington, D.C., USA: Cellulosic Biofuels Summit 2009. (Themes: cellulosic biofuels, feedstocks, finance, supply chain, technology)

2008

• 8-10 January 2008, Washington, D.C.: 3rd Annual Military Energy Alternatives

• 29 January 2008, Washington, D.C.: Outlook for an Emerging Global Biofuels Market. Organized by the US Chamber of Commerce

• 14 February 2008, Washington, D.C.: Tennessee Biofuels Initiative - Seminar at USDA -

• 1-7 March 2008, Washington, D.C.: Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008). Organized by the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)
  • WIREC Biofuels page

• 13-14 March 2008, Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Summit on America's Energy Future - Features "presentations by leading thinkers on energy policy from the U.S. government (state and federal), universities, and the private sector, as well as international perspectives." (Themes: energy security, economy, environment)

• 8 April 2008, Washington, D.C.: Lifecycle Carbon Footprint of Biofuels, organized by the Farm Foundation Forum. (Themes: biofuel, carbon emissions, life cycle analysis)

• 15 May 2008, Washington, D.C.: Betting on Biofuels: Opportunities and Implications. Event to be webcast live. Sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

• 16 June 2008, Washington, D.C.: Renewable energy at the tipping point. (Themes: renewable energy, carbon emissions, market trends).

• 16 June 2008, Washington, D.C.: Rainforests, Habitats, and Economies: A Story of Restoration in Indonesian Borneo. (Themes: biodiversity, sugar palm, sustainability, deforestation, rainforests, Indonesia)

• 18 June 2008, Washington, D.C.: Renewable Energy Payments in the US: Prospects and Perspectives (Themes: renewable energy, finance)

• 18-19 June 2008, Washington, D.C.: Partnerships for Sustainability: Examining the Evidence, A Symposium (Themes: partnerships, sustainability, renewable energy)

• 19-21 June 2008, Washington, D.C.: Bioenergy Awareness Days. Public education event to promote awareness of bioenergy and related topics. Organized by the USDA. (Themes: bioenergy)

• 31 July 2008, Washington, D.C.: REE Seminar: Biofuels Polices, Oil Prices, and Commodity Markets: How Are They Linked?. Organized by USDA. (Themes: biofuels, food prices, policy)

• 15-17 September 2008, Washington, D.C.: Cleantech Forum XVIII. (Themes: clean technologies, investment, supply chains)

• 19-20 November 2008, Washington, D.C.: Raising Cane: Biofuels, Biodiversity, and Climate Change. (Themes: biodiversity, climate change, sustainability)

• 3-4 December 2008, Washington, D.C.: 7th Annual Phase II of Renewable Energy in America National Policy Forum. (Themes: policy, renewable energy, United States)

2007

• 3-5 December 2007, Washington, D.C.: Carbon Capture Status and Outlook.

• 3-5 December 2007, Washington, D.C.: Future Fuels 2007 Conference.

News

• Seattle: Officials keen to make region a center for aviation biofuels: Efforts are under way to create an aviation biofuels industry in the Northwest, harnessing the presence of Boeing, Alaska Airlines and research labs across the state. 17 March 2012 by Kyung M. Song for The Seattle Times: "For three weeks last November, Alaska Airlines flew passengers aboard Boeing 737s powered in part with used cooking oil, becoming only the second American carrier to operate scheduled flights using renewable biofuel."
  • "The destination for one of the maiden flights from Seattle, [ Washington ]? Washington, D.C. — home to lawmakers Alaska and other U.S. airlines believe are crucial to eventually securing plentiful aviation biofuels that cost no more than petroleum jet fuel. That's a distant reality. As it was, the biofuel Alaska bought was made from restaurant grease by a Louisiana company and sold through a broker based in Amsterdam — at $17 a gallon."
  • In all, Alaska flew 75 flights with a 20 percent biofuels blend "to highlight the issue. But it was very expensive for us to do it," said Keith Loveless, Alaska's executive counsel, who led the trial effort."
  • "The goal is to establish the Pacific Northwest as an epicenter for aviation biofuels by harnessing the presence of Boeing, Alaska Airlines and research labs across the state. In addition, the region's forests and farms are promising sources of [ biomass ] crops, algae and woody material that could be converted to fuel." [1]

• Inhofe's new allies on ethanol issue surprising, 30 January 2011 by Tulsa World: "WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe's efforts on ethanol have provided unlikely allies for the Oklahoma Republican perhaps best known to such groups for calling man-made global warming a hoax."
  • "Kate McMahon, the biofuels campaign coordinator for Friends of the Earth, was not reticent about discussing the matter publicly and even complimented Inhofe for having a good staff to work on such issues."
  • "'Simply put, in this city, there are no permanent friends and no permanent enemies,' McMahon said."
  • "McMahon said her concerns over corn ethanol are directly related to its impact on the issue of global warming. Ethanol, she said, has more global-warming impact than gasoline in many ways."
  • "Clearly Inhofe, who dismisses global warming, carved out his stance on ethanol for other reasons."
  • "Concerns over ethanol include potential damage to certain engines, confusion at the pump, lack of availability for 'clear' gasoline, lower mileage for fuel with ethanol and higher feed stock prices for farmers."[2]

• Roundtable seeks international sustainability input, 13 January 2009 by Biodiesel Magazine. The Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels will be holding RSB outreach in the Americas meetings in order to gain input on last fall's Version Zero of the RSB’s principles and criteria for sustainability.
  • "The first meeting in the Southeast is scheduled for Jan. 28, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Southern Growth Policies Board in Durham, N.C.; a second meeting will follow the National Biodiesel Conference on Feb. 4 at the Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco. A meeting in Iowa is being planned for the first week of March and one in Washington, D.C., is being planned for later in March, according to the RSB Americas Coordinator Matt Rudolf."
  • "The RSB is proposing a voluntary system to certify sustainable biofuel production. An implementation working group has already begun working on certification plans for the standards, which are expected to be adopted in June." [3]

Issues

Organizations

• ACORE
• Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Includes the Brazil Institute (focusing on Brazil.)
• WorldWatch Institute

Governmental organizations

Nongovernmental organizations

Companies

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