Monday, October 30
BioCycle Presents The Sixth Annual Conference On:
Renewable Energy From Organics Recycling
October 30 - November 1, 2006 • Minneapolis, Minnesota • Ramada Mall Of America
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Morning 9:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Plenary Session
Clearing The Road To Operational Projects
ON THE ROAD TO SUSTAINABILITY
Welcome to the Twin Cities; Renewable energy, biofuel and greenhouse gas reduction initiatives help put region on the road to sustainability.
Commissioner Peter McLaughlin, Hennepin County Board of Commissioners
PREPARING FOR A BIOENERGY-BASED TRANSITION
Diversifying the economy to develop renewable energy opportunities; Working with Minnesota industries, agriculture, utilities and the financial community to facilitate transition to renewable fuels and power.
Mike Bull, Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Commerce
LEADING EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSFUL BIOMASS-T0-ENERGY PROJECTS
How facilities in North America are using improved technologies to achieve sustainable energy goals via digestion, ethanol and bioproduct development; On-site and centralized options; Policies that range from investments, utility involvement and certification.
Philip Lusk, Resource Development Associates
COMMUNITY MODELS AND KEY INGREDIENTS
Critical components of initiatives that put cities and regions on the path to energy independence; Role of biomass energy; Finding mix of technologies, infrastructure, public policies and investors to build sustainability into local programs.
Jack Werner, Climate Institute
Concurrent Session A
Energy Independence With Organics Recovery
REGIONAL UTILITY’S NEW ENERGY GENERATION STRATEGY
Utility uses organics from MSW stream, agricultural residues to create financially and environmentally sustainable energy; Public/private partnerships invest and manage infrastructure, including anaerobic digesters.
Ruth MacDougall, Sacramento (CA) Mun. Util. District
HIGH VALUE MARKETS FOR ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PRODUCTS
Market research and product development for digestate, liquid and compost generated at centralized digesters; Targeting high value products for horticulture.
Ron Alexander, R. Alexander Associates, Inc.
CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES APPROACHES
Gasification, anaerobic digestion find place as conversion technologies to generate electricity and/or steam; Economic comparisons between natural gas and biomass conversion reveal key factors for ethanol and biodiesel plants.
John C. Madole, John Christopher Madole Assoc. Inc.
Concurrent Session B
Global Warming Realities And Solutions
SCIENCE OF GLOBAL WARMING
Steadily rising temperatures evident in land and sea surface readings and changes in snow and ice cover; With greenhouse gas concentrations likely to triple, stabilizing atmospheric concentrations will require profound changes in energy systems.
Peter Ciborowski, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTIONS
Addressing global warming requires strong policies at all levels: federal, state, and local; Examples of policies that will drive adoption of innovative low-carbon technologies, and strengthen our economies.
J. Drake Hamilton, Fresh Energy
FARMERS BENEFIT FROM CARBON CREDIT MARKETS
How dairy farmers get revenue from carbon credits for methane capture; Overview of Chicago Climate Exchange; Creating, marketing credits to global buyers; Links between growth in carbon credit markets and capital available to agriculture for technology innovations; Comparisons with European experiences.
Jim Jensen, Environmental Credit Corp.
Afternoon 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Concurrent Session A
European Experiences, Market Realities
PROFITABLE WAYS TO REACH ORGANICS RECYCLING GOALS
Policies and technologies used in Europe for biological treatment; Relevance of three stream sort to anaerobic digestion systems; Composting systems and their compatibility with renewable energy technologies.
Luis Diaz, CalRecovery Inc.
ON-SITE LEARNING FROM COMMUNITY DIGESTERS IN EUROPE
Equipment and systems for dairies with fewer than 300 head; What works best for small operations; Lessons learned, designs chosen and initial results of pilots; Policies that can make the economics work.
Philip Goodrich and William Lazarus, University of Minnesota, St Paul
EVALUATING EUROPEAN TECHNOLOGIES FOR NORTH AMERICAN WASTE STREAMS
Findings of recent tours by municipal solid waste officials seeking renewable energy technologies for the organic waste stream; Facility, technology descriptions; Applicability to North American cities.
Janine Ralph, MacViro Consultants, Inc.
Building Plants In The Midwest
BIOMASS ENERGY SYSTEM FOR ETHANOL PLANT
Using sawdust, slash, yard trimmings and woody waste for heat and power at a 21 million gallon/year ethanol plant; System at Central Minnesota Ethanol Cooperative includes gasifier, thermal oxidizer and boiler; Replacing demand for natural gas.
Cecil Massie, Sebesta Blomberg
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN PRODUCER-OWNED ENERGY?
Farmer-owned renewable energy enterprises increase at rapid rate in Minnesota; From biodiesel and biomass utilization to biogas generation and cellulosic ethanol production, these once alternative fuels are on their way to becoming mainstream.
Dan Lemke, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute
CLEAN ENERGY RESOURCE TEAMS
How ethanol plants are using biomass to power projects; Utilizing mobile biomass gasifiers; Role of methane digesters in farming and industry.
Lissa Pawlisch, University of Minnesota
BIODIESEL AND ETHANOL PROGRAMS IN MINNESOTA
Pursuing production goals with incentive payments; Fuel use requirements, loans, state assistance and public/private coalitions; Converting stations to E-85; Setting biodiesel use requirements.
Ralph Groschen, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Afternoon 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Concurrent Session B
Public Policies, Programs And Incentives
TRUTH ABOUT POWER PRODUCTION FROM CALIFORNIA’S HAPPY COWS
Implementation issues encountered, cost, ease of system operation and maintenance during development of systems funded by energy agency’s Dairy Power Production program; Analysis of products delivered (energy and by-products) and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
Zhiqin Zhang, California Energy Commission
LANDFILL SPAWNS GREEN ENERGY CENTER
Regional waste authority creates Green Energy Center fueled by landfill methane gas; Working with private technology developer to produce methanol and compressed natural gas; Generation of 1.6 MW of electricity to meet authority’s power needs.
Mike Long, Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio
REACHING RENEWABLE ENERGY GOALS
Progress toward meeting state-mandated renewable energy production goals; Quantifying utility purchases of renewable power from organics recycling projects; Opportunities and obstacles.
Anaerobic Digestion Of Industrial, Municipal Waste
AD SYSTEM TAPS LIQUID FOOD PROCESSING RESIDUALS
New anaerobic digester in Chicago region services food processors; Facility design and start-up; Feeding methane generated into landfill gas recovery system.
Jean LaPlanche, Jr., Waste Management
LESSONS LEARNED AT DIGESTER PROCESSING MUNICIPAL ORGANICS STREAM
Source separated organics collected from city residents are processed at 25,000 metric ton/year anaerobic digestion plant; Wet separation with hydropulper, biogas generation rates, residuals from process; Odor management realities; Future directions.
Brian Van Opstal, City of Toronto Solid Waste Management Services
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT TAPS ORGANICS FOR HIGHER GAS YIELD
Digesters designed for municipal sewage sludge have increased biogas production by addition of high strength organic matter including food waste; Logistics of receiving materials at WWTP and lessons learned; Case studies for several waste streams.
Sophia Skoda, East Bay Municipal Utility District
Evening 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
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