Monday's Presentations
Monday
SEPTEMBER 12, 2005
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Plenary Session
ACHIEVING A SIGNIFICANT FUTURE
Moderator: Jerome Goldstein, BioCycle
Welcome To A Bioenergy-Based Future
For Midwest states in the “BioBelt,” the agricultural vision is both Green and Growing for renewable energy; Diversifying the farm economy to seek more value-added opportunities.
Rod J. Nilsestuen, Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Leading Examples Of Successful Biomass-To-Energy Projects
New facilities in North America use improved systems to fulfill goals of clients, investors and utilities; On-site and centralized options; Technology assessment.
Philip Lusk, Resource Development Associates
Utility District Role In Biomass Conversion
How regional utility uses organics from solid waste stream by building digesters on dairy farms; Improving infrastructure for anaerobic digestion of green waste; Case studies ... and their impacts.
Michael DeAngelis, Sacramento (CA) Municipal Utility District
Concurrent Session A
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
NEW CATALYSTS
Moderator: Larry Krom, Focus On Energy
Buyback Tariffs And Green Tags
How utilities are creating and marketing biomass power; Coming up with the right buyback rates to install digesters and improve payback; How can green tags improve the economics of a project.
Larry Krom, Focus On Energy
Practical, 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; Ordinances, technologies, composting systems and their compatibility with renewable energy systems.
George Savage, CalRecovery, Inc.
Best Strategies For Marketing Biomass-To-Energy Facilities
Analyzing the critical “change agents” in the renewable energy portfolio; What’s being done to accelerate the pace of development.
Fred Kuzel, Great Lakes Biomass State and Regional Partnership
Concurrent Session B
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Biomass Feedststocks: Where And How Much?
Moderator: Alex DePillis, Wisconsin Division of Energy
Diverting Landfill Organics To Conversion Systems
Using residuals from solid waste and C&D processing operations as a substitute for natural gas and coal for energy production; From legislative policies to natural perspectives; Understanding the science and practice; Developments in hybrid gasification to ethanol; Reducing greenhouse gases; Strategies to be “fossil free by 2033.”
Paul Relis, CR&R
Utilizing Dairy Products As Renewable Feedstock
Powering dairy processing plant with whey; High-strength wastewater as green energy source.
Bob Hickey, Ecovation, Inc.
Concurrent Session A
2:00 PM – 3:45 PM
EUROPEAN EXPERIENCES, MARKET REALITIES
Moderators: Don Wichert, Focus On Energy
Special Gas Applications In Europe
Emphasis on anaerobic digestion and carbon dioxide fertilization improvements; Advances in use of wood recovery, chemical projects to even VOC contaminated air.
Jon Going, Inland Energy Services
Lessons From European Developments
Power from recycled organics generated on the Continent; Experiences from digester installation on German farms; Insights from facilities in Europe.
Gerrit Holz, Biogas Nord GmbH
Emerging Opportunities For Bioenergy Generation
Evaluating available feedstocks for biomass; Fuel markets and processes; Comparing alternatives — anaerobic digestion, gasification, fuel cells ... and more; New perspectives on national security.
George Savage, CalRecovery, Inc.
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
UTILIZING BIOGAS AT WASTEWATER PLANTS
Moderator: Larry Krom, Focus On Energy
Microturbine Utilization At An Innovative Plant
Experiences in using digester gas to fuel microturbines at a wastewater treatment plant; What type of biogas cleanup technologies are being used and how well are they working; Operation and maintenance.
Matthew Lininger, Earth Tech
Overview Of Digestion Technologies At Wastewater Treatment Facilities
Stabilizing biosolids generated from biological treatment of sewage; Municipal digester tank configuration, mixing and heating alternatives; Treating high strength industrial and agricultural wastes; Using lagoons, UASB, fluidized beds and filters.
Michael O’Neil, Applied Technologies, Inc.
Role Of Temperature-Phased Digester For Wastewater Applications
Temperature-phased anaerobic digesters (TPAD) are projected to produce more biogas than conventional one-tank digesters; Will the TPAD digester achieve higher volatile solids destruction and higher coliform inactivation than a conventional digester?
Jay Kemp, Earth Tech
Concurrent Session B
2:00 PM – 3:45 PM
RENEWABLE POWER OPPORTUNITIES IN DIGESTION AND COMPOSTING
Moderator: Jerome Goldstein, BioCycle
Understanding Compatibility Between Digestion And Composting
How the biology affects materials breakdown, quality of finished products in terms of fertilizer and energy value; An analysis of key factors and what they mean to project managers.
Will Brinton, Woods End Research Laboratory
Developing A Digester With Built-In Flexibility
Prototype digester takes versatile approach to processing organic residuals; Research projects illustrate importance of versatile energy/soil improvement qualities.
Ruihong Zhang, University of California, Davis
Merging Anaerobic And Aerobic Systems To Maximize Value
In Recycling Food Residuals
Evaluating conversion technologies; As part of transition from waste management to recycling company, firm diverts 90,000 tpy of food waste from San Francisco; How public sector incentives build private sector investments.
Chris Choate, Norcal Waste Systems, Inc.
Choosing The Right Technology For The Right Project
Analyzing opportunities for biorefineries; Analysis of impacts of carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions; Examples of new company formations.
Bill Holmberg, New Uses Council
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
GENERATING POWER ... SYSTEM SELECTION
Moderator: Fred Kuzel, Great Lakes Biomass State and Regional Partnership
Engine Generator Maximizes Recovery Of Landfill Gas
How Stirling equipment functions at the Middleton, Wisconsin landfill, one of the nation’s first sites to use this system to generate electricity.
Jan Scott, Unison Solutions, Inc.
Municipal Anaerobic Digesters As Regional Renewable Energy Facilities
Methane production from four high-strength wastes from Miller Brewery beer filter, Lesaffre Yeast fermentation, Southeastern Wisconsin fermentation and restaurant food waste.
Daniel Zitomer, Marquette University
Generating Revenues From Dairy Industry Waste
Shifting economics of agricultural digesters; Raising protein from digestate with nutrient harvesting systems; Using Wisconsin’s Green Tier legislation, EMS and incentives for tighter environmental performance to promote digesters.
Douglas B. Johnson, Environmental Intelligence, Inc.
