Pacific 2012 International Maritime Exposition in Sydney Australia
Posted by Laina Rose on Fri, Feb 10, 2012 @ 02:47 PM
In the midst of 14,000 trade delegates to the Pacific 2012 International Maritime Exposition in Sydney Australia held over three days from 31st January (http://www.pacific2012.com.au/), a discriminating group of 100 or so people attended the inaugural Sustainable Maritime Fuels Forum. The presentations are available on the website ((http://ussc.edu.au/events/past/Pacific-2012- International-Maritime-Conference).
President and CEO of Westar Trade Resources, Cindy Thyfault spoke at the confrence. You can view her presentation here.
The Forum was timely because shipping faces increasing pressure to reduce energy and emissions intensities. It aimed to discuss the innovative approaches being taken by international and national policy makers and by the commercial and military maritime sectors, their logistics and supply chains to respond to these challenges and opportunities.
Dr. Susan Pond of the Dow Sustainability Program at the University of Sydney’s United States Studies Centre offers a full recap of the highlights, including presentations from CAAFI chief Rich Altman, Tom Hicks and Chris Tindal of the US Navy, Andrew Lawson, CEO MBD Energy; Steve Rogers, CEO of Licella; Gevo’s Jack Huttner, and Cindy Thyfault.
"No R&D Company can be
come a start-up; no start-up can become a profitable business without aggregating capital. We talk about reaching a billion tons or biomass or a billion gallons of advanced biofuels. Cindy Thyfault, Westar Trade Resources, is closing in on being the billion dollar woman, having assisted clients to raise nearly $800 million in financing. Her presentation reviewed challenges in obtaining financing for the alternative energy sector, to which banks do not lend, and her successful approaches to putting together successful financing structures nonetheless." says Dr. Susan Pond.
Read the full report of the confrence here.