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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Updated 10/21

Concurrent Session A   Concurrent Session B   Concurrent Session C
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 | | 8:30 AM 10:15 AM

MSW Organics Digestion, Composting

Waste To Energy In Ohio's Capital City
Melvin Kurtz, quasar energy group

Pioneering North America's First Dry Fermentation Digester
Thomas Sonnleitner, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
Arthur Rathjen, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Foundation

Large-Scale Commercial Organics Digester On Track In San Jose
Eric Herbert, Zero Waste Energy

Tale Of Two AD Technologies: Lessons Learned In Building Large-Scale Digesters In North America
Paul Sellew, Harvest Power

 

Codigestion At Wastewater Treatment Plants

Regulating FOG, Food Waste Codigestion At California WWTPs
Greg Kester, California Association of Sanitation Agencies

Codigestion Of Food Wastes And FOG With Municipal Wastewater Solids
Todd Williams, CH2M Hill

Advanced Anaerobic Digestion System Meets Codigestion Challenges
Jongmin Kim, Infilco Degremont Inc.

Janesville (WI) WWTP Embarks on Multiple Uses for Biogas
Jay Kemp, AECOM

 

Utilities Electric And Gas

Challenges of Purchasing AD EnergyA Utility's Perspective
Michael Moore, Wisconsin Public Service Corp.

Biomethane Production And Pipeline Interconnection In Wisconsin
Larry Krom, L&S Technical Associates, Inc.

Biogas Injection Into Natural Gas Grid
Paolo Baragetti, DeepBlueNRG

Biogas Upgrading To Natural Gas Pipeline Case Studies
Sean Mezei, Flotech-Greelane Biogas

Tuesday, November 1, 2011 | | 11:00 AM 12:15 PM

Feedstock Testing, Processing

Regional Feedstock Inventory, Biogas Methane Potential
Kevin Hennessy, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute

Physical and Enzymatic Pretreatment Of Organic Fraction Of MSW For Biogas Production
Eric Camirand, Electrigaz Technologies, Inc.

Feedstock, Biogas Testing For Dry Fermentation Digester
Gregory Kleinheinz, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh

 

High Strength Wastewater Treatment

City-Industry Cooperative Agreement
A Win For All

Dennis Totzke, Applied Technologies, Inc.

Pretreatment Digester Benefits City's WWTP Upgrades
Don Quarford, City of Beaver Dam (WI) POTW

Anaerobic Digestion Of Cheese Processing Waste
Jean Rossard, Montchevré-Betin Inc.
Eric Fessler, Procorp Enterprises LLC

 

Sustainable, Energy-Efficient Infrastructure

Beyond Energy And Water Efficiency: A New Vision Of The Future Of Wastewater Treatment
Louann Unger, USEPA Region 5
Jason Turgeon, USEPA Region 1

Energy Recovery From Wastewater Solids Digestion A Life Cycle Analysis
Jay Surti, CH2M Hill

Agricultural Infrastructure Sustainability Digestion, Bioenergy And Opportunity
Fabrizio Adani, University of Milan

Tuesday, November 1, 2011 | | 1:45 PM 3:30 PM

Dairy Sustainability

New Business Paradigm to Transform Dairy Digester Industry
Jerry Bingold, Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy

Public/Private Collaboration Yields Community Digester
John Welch, Dane County (WI) Public Works

Build, Own Operate Model Services Multiple Farms
Leo Maney, PPC Partners & Clear Horizons LLC
L. Monte Lamer, Clear Horizons LLC

Viability of Dry Lot Manure Anaerobic Digestion
Theodore VanAken, UTS Residual Processing, LLC

 

Bioplastics In AD Environment

Anaerobic Codigestion of Biobased Plastics
Tim Zauche and David Hitchins, UW Platteville

European Experiences, Test Methods To Determine Bioplastic Digestibility
Norma McDonald, Organic Waste Systems, Inc.

Third-Party Certification Perspectives
Joseph Mecca, Underwriters Laboratory

Biodegradation Properties Of Commercially Available Film Product
Debra Darby, Mirel Plastics

 

Green Energy Enterprises

Organics Recycling Biomodule
John Locklear and Mark Roberts, HDR Engineering, Inc.

Incorporation Of Greenhouses With AD Systems And Landfill Gas
David Specca, Rutgers EcoComplex

Politics, Sustainability and Entrepreneurship
Christie Allen, SUMA America Inc.

Resources for Supporting Green Energy Enterprises
Thomas Eggert, Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council

Tuesday, November 1, 2011 | | 4:15 PM 5:30 PM

Small-Scale Systems

Persistence Pays For Small Dairy Digester
David Schmidt, University Of Minnesota

Containerized Digester For Small-Scale Dairies
Caroline Chappel, BIOFerm Energy System

Modular, Scalable Digester Innovation
Nick Dubois, Avatar Energy LLC

 

Biomass And Biofuels

Lifecycle Assessment Of Wood Pellet Fuels
John Katers, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay

Growing, Processing Renewable Farm Fuels
Jamie Derr, Derr Solarmass LLC

Biomethane From Agro-Industrial Fats And Greases
Roel Slotman, Envitec

 

Thermal Energy Utilization

Thermal Energy Utilization at AD Facilities
Drew Tuchscherer, BIOFerm Energy Systems

Appleton WWTP Optimizes Heat Recovery
Jay Kemp, AECOM

Integrating Heat Recovery From Aerobic Composting With Biogas Production
Jim McNelly, Renewable Carbon Management, LLC