Bioenergy Australia has initiated a free webinar to explore the pivot recently taken by the Australian biofuels industry to support supply of ethanol into hand sanitiser production during the peak of the COVID pandemic in Australia.
 
With significant disruptions to international supply lines in the early stages of the COVID pandemic it was clear that the Australian ethanol industry was going to be needed in to ensure adequate supply of pharmaceutical and industrial grade ethanol. In the blink of an eye, ethanol producers were being bombarded with thousands of enquiries a week and needing to shift business operations to supply to a new customer base.
 
Hear from experts within the biofuels industry on how ethanol is made, the role the Australian ethanol industry played in the COVID response and the ongoing opportunity for biofuels.
 
Join the webinar to understand how the Australian Biofuels Industry contributed to the rapid deployment of hand sanitisers for front line essential workers.

Agenda:

3.00 – 3.05 pm: Welcome (Bioenergy Australia)
3.05 – 3.15 pm: Australia’s response to increased demand of sanitisers (Shahana McKenzie, Bioenergy Australia & member of the Ministerial Reference Panl on PPI/ethanol) 
3.15 – 3.25 pm: The rapid pivot of the Australian ethanol industry to supply (Ming Leung, Manildra)
3.25 – 3.35 pm: Global peak demand of glycerine for hand sanitisers: new opportunities for biodiesel by-products (Peter Chomley, Just Biodiesel)
3.35 – 3.45 pm: Opportunity for ethanol and biofuels in products and chemicals into the future (Geoff Bell, Microbiogen)
3.45 – 4.00 pm: Q&A

Presenters:

Shahana Mckenzie - CEO of Bioenergy Australia & member of the Ministerial Reference Panl on PPI/ethanol

Ming Leung – Site Manager at Manildra (Australia's leading ethanol producer)

Peter Chomley - Director of Just Biodiesel Pty Ltd (Australia's largest biodiesel plant located in Northern Victoria)

Geoff Bell - Australian representative for the IEA Bioenergy task 42 and CEO of Microbiogen (industrial biotechnology company that develops superior yeast biocatalysts for biofuels and other industrial applications)