Energy Frontiers International

EFI provides its members with information, technology forums, site visits and networking opportunities for companies interested in an unbiased assessment of the commercial status of important energy processes, fuels and technologies, their commercial readiness, relative competitive position and deployment prospects. The association's three annual meetings feature authoritative and up-to-date presentations from key stakeholders in the industry about a wide range of new technologies under development worldwide, and an opportunity to participate in the informal professional network that the international non-advocacy group has sustained for more than three decades.

Emerging Energy
Technology

& Policy Forum

Epic Hotel
Miami
7 - 9 March 2012

Registration Opens This Month

	EFI Emerging Energy Technology & Policy Forum 7 - 9 March 2012 Epic Miami Hotel Miami, Florida Register Online
	EFI's first meeting of 2012 looks at advances being made and challenges emerging around several dynamic industry areas and the value chains related to them. Sessions include presentations from EFI member companies and special invited guests on topics including: Algal Biofuels \| A special session providing insight into recent developments and what lies ahead in the near term in areas including biofuels, bioproducts, and carbon recycling, with talks from some of the most active and promising companies in the sector including Sapphire Energy. Synthetic Fuels in Military & Civil Aviation \| Insight from Boeing into the demand for sustainable aviation fuels from the perspective of a key stakeholder, and an overview of government and industry research and commercial initiatives driving numerous new projects. Industrial Gas Supply \| A session focusing on industrial gas supply, technology innovations, and new ways of applying conventional technologies to address the needs of emerging areas such as synthetic fuels and advanced biofuels. Renewable Oil and Bioproducts Scale Up \| A talk from a company receiving much attention for its novel approach - and the opportunities for scale up - for the production of renewable oil and a diverse range of oleochemicals. Modular DME Production \| A briefing on plans for the construction of the first modular DME production facility in North America this year. Natural Gas Value Chain\| Insight into the changes, current and potential, related to gas monetization, shale gas supply, the gas market and oil demand. Policy and Regulatory Framework \| A session featuring briefings on the background, current status, and possible directions for the alternative fuel strategy and regulatory framework in the United States.

2012 Member Forum and Site Visit Program

Emerging Low Carbon Technologies

& Policy Forum
Epic Hotel
Miami
7 - 9 March 2012

Photo: 2010 EFI site visit to NREL Biorefinery

Facility

International Carbon Conversion

Forum & Site Visits

Beijing | Erdos | Shanghai
4 - 8 June 2012

Photo: 2009 EFI site visit to Lu'an Clean

Coal Chemical Base

Gas-to-Market & Energy

Conversion Forum & Site Visit

October 2012

Photo: 2010 EFI site visit to GreatPoint catalytic

methanation facility

Recent Meetings

2009 | Lu'an Clean Coal Chemical

Base site visit - China

2011 | CompactGTL Pilot Plant site visit

2010 | GreatPoint Catalytic

Methanation Facility site visit

2011 |LLNL National Ignition Facility
& Sandia National Lab Site Visit

2011 | Heavy Resources Forum

Vancouver

2009 |Chinese Institute of Coal

Chemistry site visit

Presentations and materials from previous meetings available for download in the Member Area

Carbon Conversion Forum - China		国际能源前沿(EFI)碳转化国际论坛
EFI will return to China in 2012 for an extraordinary week-long series of meetings and site visits focusing on technology developments related to low carbon routes to synthetic fuels and chemicals. Presentations, summary notes and photographs from the 2009 Carbon Conversion Forum and the six accompanying site visits are available in the Member Area.
Dr. Roberta Cenni (Haldor Topsøe) and Dr. Hongmei Zhang (ENN) speak during the Forum in Langfang	EFI members tour the Lu'an New Energy and Clean Coal Chemical Base in Changzhi	EFI members tour Accelergy's Integrated Coal-to-Liquids R&D Laboratory in Shanghai	ENN Chief Technology Officer Dr. Zhongxue Gan shares his views with EFI Founding President Michael Koleda during a break in the Forum