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Third Annual Oklahoma Biofuels Conference Slated for November 2008

Through the efforts of the Oklahoma Bioenergy Center and other public and private research and investment,Oklahoma has emerged as a national leader in the development and deployment of biofuels, including the next generation cellulosic ethanol, which promises to be one more key piece in the puzzle to help solve our nation's transportation fuel crisis. The Oklahoma Bioenergy Center recently planted 1,000 acres of switchgrass in a research plot in the Oklahoma panhandle; this represents the world's largest single plot dedicated to specifically cellulosic fuel research.

    The 2008 Oklahoma Biofuels Conference will cover:

    --  New and proposed initiatives and funding for bioenergy research
        including the 2008 Farm Bill
    --  2nd generation feedstocks for Oklahoma
    --  Discussion on food v. fuel debate
    --  Biorefinery construction -- new players, plans and progress
    --  Biofuel impacts for end users
    --  Carbon control policies that may offer income potential for producers
    --  Energy sustainability
    --  Advances in feedstock conversion technology

This conference is intended to appeal to a broad range of attendees including: biofuel producers, marketers and retailers; public and private fleet managers; research institutions; farmers, ranchers and agribusiness executives; private equity firms, venture capitalists; government regulators and representatives; entrepreneurs and anyone with an interest in this new and rapidly expandingOklahoma energy industry.

Registration is $60. For more information, a list of speakers or registration, visit http://www.GrowOK.com or call 1-800-203-5494. The Oklahoma Biofuels Conference is presented by the Office of the Secretary of Energy,State of Oklahoma, in collaboration with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, the Office of the Secretary of Environment,State of Oklahoma, and the Oklahoma Bioenergy Center.

SOURCE Secretary of Energy,State of Oklahoma