Programme for a joint Task 40 / ERIA workshop:
Trade activities and opportunities for liquid and solid biofuels in the
SE Asian region and implications for policy

28-30 October 2009

Hosted by:
Research Center for New Fuels and Vehicle Technology (NFV),
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Venue: Auditorium, AIST Tsukuba Central 1,
1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8561 Japan
http://www.aist.go.jp/index_en.html

Link to the AIST/ ERIA website

Workshop rationale and aim:
IEA Bioenergy Task 40 is an international working group, providing information (e.g. through reports,`scientific articles and workshops) on the development of international bioenergy trade – see www.bioenergytrade.org for more information. Jointly with the ERIA network (focusing on Standardization of Biodiesel Fuel for Vehicles in East Asia) we wanted to focus on the ongoing bioenergy trade in East Asia (Japan, China, South Korea) and South-East Asia (The ASEAN countries). Also the countries currently exporting to this region werel be highlighted. The markets for liquid and solid biofuels in the (South-)East Asian region are developing rapidly, and international trade of various biomass commodities has increased strongly over the past years. For example, Japan has been a long-time importer of ethanol, and has recently also started to import wood pellets from Canada. Malaysia and Indonesia have become major suppliers of vegetable oils in the region, and have been developing a biodiesel industry over the past years. China has large domestic biomass potentials, but is also looking for imports to meet its demand for both liquid transportation fuels and solid fuels for electricity production. The aims of this workshop were:
1) To provide an overview of ongoing biomass use and trade developments in the South-East Asian region, including a review of existing policy initiatives in various countries in the region

2) To point out the supply and demand of solid biomass streams (wood pellets, wood chips, palm kernel shells, other agricultural residues) and the major industrial players active

3) To show current supply and demand developments for liquid biofuels in the region, how these have developed in past years and where trade flows will be heading in years to come

4) To point out both opportunities for further trade and (policy) barriers to be overcome.

This workshop targets mainly industry representatives, but also policy makers, representatives from NGOs and science are welcome.

List of workshop participants [118 KB]

Workshop presentations:

Introduction

A short introduction of Task 40 [884 KB]
Prof. André Faaij (Copernicus Institute, Utrecht University)

Outline of ERIA Activity [3,115 KB]
Mr. Xunpeng Shi (ERIA, Indonesia)

Biomass utilization activity in East Asia

EAS-ERIA BDF Standard:2008 & ERIA BDF Trade Handbook: 2008 [826 KB]
Dr. Mitsuharu Oguma (AIST, Japan) and Dr. Nuwong Chollacoop (MTEC, Thailand)

Energy Situation in the World [127 KB]
Mr. Takao Ikeda (IEEJ, Japan)

Sustainable Biomass Utilization in East Asia [859 KB]
Dr. Masayuki Sagisaka (AIST, Japan)

Potential of Coconut Oil [710 KB]
Ms. Zenada Ygnacio Monsada (DOE, Philippine)

Potential of Jatropha Curcus [3,340 KB]
Mr. Soni Solista Wirawan (AAAT, Indonesia)

Solid biomass trade

Around the world in 12 years – An overview of the global wood pellet trade [2,455 KB]
Dr. Martin Junginger (Copernicus Institute, Utrecht University)

International supply of solid biomass in SE Asia [5,927 KB] Mr. Michael Wild (EBES AG)

Agricultural and Woody Biomass Trade Flows and Utilization in South East Asia [664 KB]
Mr. Saku Rantanen (Pöyry)

Development of integrated biomass supply chains in South-East Asia [1,137 KB] Mr. Michael Deutmeyer (CHOREN)

The Canadian bioenergy solution [7,512 KB]
Leroy Reitsma (Pinnacle Pellets)


Wood pellet production in Meiken Lamwood corporation [225 KB]
Mr. Oka (Meiken Lambwood) will be online soon

Overview of wood pellet production and raw material in Japan [885 KB]
Ken'ichiro Kojima (Pellet Club Japan )

Bio-Pellet Potential Market Outlook in Japan [844 KB]
Mr. Akira Mizuta (Mitsubishi)

Wood pellet production and trade in South Korea [2,066 KB]
Dr. Gyu-Seong Han (Korea Association of Pellet Fuel)

Liquid biomass trade

Overview of liquid biomass fuel trade in South-East and East Asia [959 KB]
Arno Hendriks ( Asia Green Capital)

Overview of global vegetable oil markets with focus on Asia [255 KB]
Dr. Frank Rosillo-Calle (Imperial College London)

Overview of Brazil Biofuel Business with focus on Asia [1,430 KB]
Mr. Kuniyuki Terabe (Petrobras, Brazil)

Palm Oil as Feedstock for Biodiesel - Production and Exports from Malaysia [6,252 KB]
Dr. Harrison Lau Lik Nang (MPOB, Malaysia )

China Biodiesel Feedstock Market [3,201 KB]
Mr. William Kao – (Pro-Tek Industries, COBRA Biodiesel Division)

Ethanol production and export in Thailand - current status and future prospects [339 KB]
Dr. B. Fungtammasan (King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi)

Leading 2nd generation technologies and trade [2,746 KB]
Mr. Doug Bradley (Climate Change Solutions)

BIO DiMethyl Ether (DME) in Europe [2,236 KB]
Mr. Naoaki Endo (Total, Japan)

DiMethyl Ether (DME) in China [1,210 KB]
Mr. Yasuhiko Mikita (Iwatani, Japan)

Industry meet and greet

Overview of companies presenting [11 KB]

Ecosecurities [738 KB]

Idemitsu Kosan [237 KB]