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FOCUS
ON FOREST ENGINEERING
2010
03 – 04 November
Theme:
Forest Biofuels:
A Green Resource?
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Theme 1:
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The Global Biofuel/Biomass Market
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International Trends with Regard to Biofuels
Prof. Tat Smith – University of Toronto, Canada
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[1mb]
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Biofuels in the Context of the Kyoto Protocol and Copenhagen Summit and Certification Requirements Related to Biofuels.
Cornelis van den Berg - Ecoscope and Michal Brink – Forestry Solutions
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[5mb]
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Global Biofuel Raw Materials and the Competitiveness of Woody Biomass in Feed Stock Supply
Antti Asikainen – Metla (Finnish Forest Research Institute), Finland
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[2mb]
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Biofuel Development in Developing Countries
Graham Von Maltitz – CSIR
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[1mb]
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Sustainable Development of Bio-energy in Africa: An Outlook for the Future Bio-energy Industry
Paxie Chirwa – University of Pretoria
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[1mb]
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Forestry Biomass - Opportunities and incentives for the Forestry Industry
Ciska Terblanche – CDM Africa
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[1mb]
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Forestry Biomass - Opportunities for forestry expansion – A DAFF perspective
Andile Mkwalo - DAFF
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[1mb]
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Forestry Biomass - Constraints in expanding forestry areas – a FSA perspective
John Scotcher - ForestLore Consulting (on behalf of FSA)
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Theme 2:
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The Production, Manufacturing and Applications of Biofuels/Biomass
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[1mb]
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Types of Biofuels/Biomass and how they are Produced and Applied
Jean Nielsen - Biotech Biofuels
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[1mb]
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The Different Renewable Product Generation Processes Suited to Forestry Raw Materials
Marion Carrier – University of Stellenbosch
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[3mb]
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FESA : Research and Project Update
Benno Krieg - FESA
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Theme 3:
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Raw Material of the Future - Biofuel/Biomass Crop Production in the Global and Southern African Context
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[8mb]
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Assessments of Forestry Biomass Availability
Charles Swart – CT Enviro-Consultants
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[3mb]
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Potential Biofuel Feedstock from Existing and Future African Forestry Resources, with a Focus on Southern Africa
Mike Howard – Fractal Forest
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The Fibre Shortage in South Africa – Risks to the Biomass Supply
Willem Olivier - Hudson Crane Forestry and Andrew McEwan (NMMU)
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Theme 4:
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The Harvesting and Transport of Biofuels/Biomass
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[6mb]
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Ponsse Supply Chains
Norbert Schalkx
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[14mb]
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AfriEquip (Tigercat and CBI) Supply Chains
Gary Olsen
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John Deere Supply Chains
Marica Kilponen
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The Transport of Biofuels/Biomass: Truck Configurations for Different Biofuels/Biomass
Blake Ferguson – Timber24
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Case Study of the Harvesting of Biomass in Pine
John de Wet – University of Stellenbosch
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Case Study of Alien Vegetation Use for Biomass
Brad Shuttleworth – Forestry Solutions
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Theme 5:
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Silvicultural and Environmental Implications for the Production of Biofuels
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The Site Impacts of Biomass Removal on Pine and Eucalyptus Plantations
Steven Dovey - ICFR
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Fire Hazard Implications when using Plantation Biomass
Ben Potgieter – Pre-Fire
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