ATICA In The News

September 1, 2010

Dr. Laércio Couto - Guest Speaker on Opening Panel

IBI and EMBRAPA are pleased to announce the 3rd International Biochar Conference: IBI 2010, which will be held in Rio de Janeiro, September 12 – 15, 2010. We expect the conference to be the largest international biochar conference to date and are building the agenda and the activities on the past two international conferences as well as the excellent regional and national biochar conferences of the past few years.

MONDAY, September 13  8:00-9:30: Opening, Salão Itaipú

Session Chair: Etelvino Novotny, Embrapa

• Laércio Couto: Brazilian Network of Biomass for Energy (RENABIO)
• Debbie Reed: IBI Executive Director
• Etelvino Novotny: Chair of the Organizing Committee, Embrapa
• Bill McKibben: Author, environmentalist and 350.org

http://www.ibi2010.org/

http://www.ibi2010.org/agendaagenda

June 1, 2010
World Bioenergy Award 2010

Brazilian Sênior Consultant of ATICA wins AWARD in Sweden

For Immediate Release

World Bioenergy 2010 - Conference & Exhibition
Date: 25 May 2010 - 27 May 2010
Location: Jönköping

"Taking you from know-how … to show-how!"

Organized every second year, this major global bio-energy get-together is based on the unique "Taking you from Know-How to Show-How" concept, combining conference sessions, actual in the field excursions and tradeshow into one comprehensive event. This way academic research and development blends along with hands-on commercial application experience providing an enriched business context from which sustainable progress is nurtured.

Biomass for Energy
This year Professor Laércio Couto and Atica’s Senior Brazilian Affiliate was nominated and received the annual recognition and reward for his innovative research on short rotation eucalyptus in Brazil; for working with industry to implement the “show how” use of eucalyptus - in high density contexts; for short rotation plantations within agro forestry systems ... all leading to the efficient production of biomass for energy.

He has served as the Brazilian Team Leader to the IEA’s Bioenergy Task 30 on Short Rotation Crops. He also founded the Brazilian Network of Biomass for Energy (RENABIO), and began “hands on” research in 2003 to determine the optimal planting densities for short rotation eucalyptus for bioenergy. A significant portion of new eucalyptus plantings established primarily for biomass energy will utilize either the agro forestry or the high density planting technologies developed by Dr. Laércio Couto.

Dr. Laercio was also a key strategic team member in working with Atica’s President, Mr. Gary Cantrell in designing, constructing and managing the start-up of the first Eucalyptus mill in Brazil, currently owned and operated in part with Weyerhaeuser.

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