Second Generation Biofuels and Biomass (PDF)

THE COMMODITY CASE: INTRODUCTION Commodity Cycles - Past and Present The Most Precious Commodity: Energy Cheap and Expensive Federal Reserve Transformation to a Low Carbon Society Commodity Costs The "Per Capita Factor" Demographics: India and China Oil, First and Second Generation Biofuels Nuclear Energy Eleven Megaforces Resource Wars Geopolitical Shift in Oil Production Oil Companies, Production and Transportation FIRST & SECOND GENERATION BIOFUELS Second Generation Requirements Applications First Generation Feedstock Biomass Bioethanol and Biodiesel Production Biodiesel Refining Benefits of Biodiesel The Big Biofuel Inventors BIOFUEL FEEDSTOCK: JATROPHA CURCAS Plant Characteristics Jatropha Products Advantages and Risks of Jatropha Negative Aspects and Risks Water Use Invasiveness Opinion of the FAO Opinion of the World Bank Code of Conduct Summary about Jatropha Where does Jatropha Grow? Genetic Improvement of Jatropha Curcas OTHER BIOFUEL FEEDSTOCKS Pongamia Pinatta Algae Palm Oil Camelina Crambe Cheers! Pennycress Moringa Castor Halophytes Miscanthus CROPPING METHODS Intercropping and Double Cropping Reliance Life Sciences Nestlé SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTING The Principles The Practice: Jatropha Curcas Breaking the Cycle of Poverty Food First A Wider Scope Guatemala Corporate Governance SUSTAINABILITY BIOMASS What is Biomass? Five Basic Categories Benefits of Biomass The Feedstock of Biomass Biomass Potential in Brazil Sustainbility of Agripellets Agripellets Versus Coal & Lignite Energy Density: Gigajoule per Tonne Why is Biomass in High Demand? EU Environmental Regulations: Poland The Challenges CARBON CREDITS Carbon Is the Enemy Jatropha Kerosene: A Monster Market Emerges Carbon Reductions Global Warming Around Us Extreme Weather Patterns BIOFUELS IN EUROPE EU - POLICIES EU Policy in 2008 Heated Debates National Policies EU Rift in Biofuel Policy Indirect Land Use Change Where Do We Stand Now? BIOFUELS IN THE UNITES STATES Biomass Demand in the USA

Roland A. Jansen, from The Netherlands, holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland.
Mr. Jansen is CEO of Biomass Partners Ltd. The company supplies European power plants with second generation biofuels and biomass
such as wood pellets, wood chips and palm kernel shells from West Africa and the USA.

He is the author of 'Profits from Natural Resources', John Wiley & Sons, New York, (1998) where he forecasted correctly the start of a new supercycle upwards. He appears regularly on Bloomberg Television to give his views on commodity and renewable energy trends. He is also a regular guest speaker at conferences around the world.

Since 2004 Mr Jansen has served as an honorary consul for The Netherlands in Liechtenstein and he speaks seven languages. Through
his diplomatic function Mr. Jansen has excellent relationships with governments at the highest levels in several continents.

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