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two largest producers). Biodiesel production levels are head-to-head between these three countries and it will be interesting to see which country takes the lead. Argentina, with a B5 mandate that has already been increased to a B7, is working towards establishing a B10 mandate. Given this industrys maturity, all of the large biodiesel technology providers are present in the market, with Germanys Lurgi AG holding a commanding 45% market share, followed by companies such as Westfalia, Desmet and Crown.
The recently published State of the Argentine Renewable Energy Industry: 2011 study holds these and many more specific details regarding the ups and downs of an industry with far more ups than downs in the coming decades.
Author Biography Carlos St. James is the Managing Director of Santiago & Sinclair, LLC, an Austin, Texas-based firm focused on clean tech solutions in Latin America. He is also the founder and President of the Argentine Renewable Energies Chamber (CADER, by its initials in Spanish); board member of the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA) based in Toronto, Canada; and Regional Director and board member of the Latin American and Caribbean Council on Renewable Energies (LAC-CORE) based in Washington, D.C., all ad honorem roles. He also sits on a number of private sector boards focused on various aspects of renewable energies. He is the author of more than two dozen published studies and articles on the industry almost all available in both Spanish and English, and has spoken at more than 30 conferences in fifteen countries on four continents over the last four years, sought out by both the public and private sector for his understanding and insights into the renewable energy industry in Latin America. He obtained his undergraduate degree in International Economics from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, and his masters degree in International Relations from the Fletcher School at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts; he holds both Argentine and United States citizenship. He can be contacted at cstjames@santiagosinclair com.
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