Agroils Srl is the first Italian company created with the objective to become the reference partner for the development of sustainable biofuels starting from innovative feedstock as Jatropha and microalgae. Agroils is active in more than 16 sun-belt countries and it has provided its assistance to private investors, social entrepreneurs, governments, NGOs and businesses.

Agroils is able to provide integrated agro-engineering tailored solutions covering the entire biofuels project chain: from site analysis to biofuels commercialization. The company is directly involved in mechanization studies and genetic improvement researches. At the same time, Agroils is in the position to offer to its partners and clients full technical, environmental and financial support in the development of cogeneration plants running on vegetable oils and biodiesel production plants.

Speaker Profile
Giovanni Venturini Del Greco is the General Manager of Agroils S.r.l. and the founder of Agroils. Giovanni holds a degree in Industrial Engineering in the University of Florence and he has attended a Master in Industrial Engineering at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, Sweden.

In 2004 he with Nykomb Synergetics SA he worked at the development of a the first Biodiesel from Jatropha project in Ghana. In 2005 after an experience as Project Manager for a small-scale Jatropha project in Tanzania with Engineers Without Borders, he joined D1 Oils plc in Johannesburg and took part in the development of the first integrated Jatropha biofuel chain in Africa. During 2006 he has been working as biofuels consultant for various int. companies as D1 Oils plc, Actelios SpA (Falck Group), Merloni Progetti SpA and EOne Srl. At the end of 2006 Giovanni started Agroils Srl as the first biofuels consulting company with a special focus on innovative biofuel feedstocks such Jatropha and microalgae.

JatrophaWorld 2008 Hamburg Speaker
Day 2 - Tuesday, October 21
15:00  GROWING JATROPHA IN HUMID COUNTRIES (CAMEROON, GHANA) VS. ARID COUNTRIES (MOROCCO, SENEGAL)

Overview of the presentation
An overview of selected Agroils projects. A comparison of four projects in different countries: Morocco, Senegal, Ghana and Cameroon. Challenges, solutions and results from unique on-field experiences.

A short introduction to “Jatrophabook”, a first practical solution towards jatropha certification.

JATROPHAWORLD 2008 is a showcase of all the latest trends and shifts occurring in the Jatropha value chain, bringing together on a single platform, the best expertise to discuss and analyze the present and future dynamics of Jatropha from a technological and socio-economic angle. To find more about JatrophaWorld in Hamburg from October 20 to 21, 2008, please visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/.