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Russian Biofuels Association

Russian National Biofuels Association promotes renewable fuels in Russia — bioethanol & biodiesel. To achieve its goals the Association works with various government and non-government stakeholders in Russian and neighboring countries. More...

"Biomass: Fuel & Power-2013" was held on April 16-17, 2013 in Holiday Inn Lesnaya Hotel in Moscow, Russia.

The event gathered more than 200 senior executives from over 12 countries to discuss a variety of topics from feedstock to marketing of liquid and solid biofuels.

Russian government under leadership of Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich is developing new legislation to support industrial biotechnology development. The working group has to prepare changes in legislation necessary to regulate the production and distribution of bioethanol, as well as removal excise tax for bioethanol used as biofuel.

We have invited leading biofuels experts from Europe, USA and Russia to speak at the Congress. Some topics for discussion:
• The state of the industry: Russia, Ukraine & Kazakhstan.
• New government initiatives to support industrial biotechnology & biofuels development.
• Second-generation biofuels: progress in technology and development in Russia.
• Potable alcohol plants: production process & conversion to biofuels. Spent grain & DDGS utilization.
• Wet-milling and production of gluten, starches and bioalcohols.
• Pyrolysis & gasification: bio-oil and syngas. Heating bio-oil market.
• Biodiesel & biojet fuel. EU charges for airlines' carbon emissions.
• Fuel ethanol plant's economics, energy Integration.
• Regulatory and legal frameworks for biofuels industry in Russia.
• Generating Revenues from co-products (DGS and CO2).
• Solid biofuels: production and use in Russia. Biomass stoves, boilers & burners. Pellets & briquettes: export & domestic utility market. 

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