Final Technical Program

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

9:00-11:30 a.m.

Preworkshop Tutorial: Fundamentals of Gasification

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

11:30 a.m.	Registration Opens
1:00 p.m.	INTRODUCTION
	Chris Zygarlicke , Workshop Techical Director and Deputy Associate Director for Research, EERC, Grand Forks, ND
	WORKSHOP WELCOMES AND KEYNOTES
	Dr. Gerald Groenewold, Director of the Energy & Environmental Research Center, leads a multidisciplinary science and engineering research team of over 300 people focused on energy and environmental technologies. Since he became the Director in 1987 and completely changed the culture of the organization, the EERC has had over 1000 clients from 50 countries and all 50 states, including many Fortune 500 companies. The EERC's current research portfolio is approaching $200 million. The EERC, with its long tradition of fossil fuel-related R&D, has broadened its scope to include a wide array of strategic energy and environmental issues and houses ten Centers of Excellence, including the Centers for Renewable Energy and Biomass Utilization.
1:10 p.m.	Keynote
	The Honorable John Hoeven North Dakota Governor, is serving his second term in office, where he is committed to enhancing North Dakota's business climate, holding the line on taxes, and promoting a higher standard of living and a better quality of life. He has advanced new incentives for economic development, renewable energy, and research and development and directed the development of a multiresource energy program, with incentives in each energy sector as well as a conservation component. North Dakota is the sixth largest energy-producing and exporting state in the nation, and Governor Hoeven has worked to advance its traditional energy resources, including lignite coal, oil, and gas, while promoting renewable energy opportunities, such as wind, ethanol, and biodiesel.
	SESSION: Trends and Opportunities in Utilizing Biomass Session Coordinator/Chair: Chris Zygarlicke, Deputy Associate Director for Research, EERC, Grand Forks, ND
1:30 p.m.	Biomass - Where Are We Headed?, Chris Zygarlicke, Deputy Associate Director for Research, EERC, Grand Forks, ND
2:00 p.m.	Financial Climate and Incentives for Biomass Projects, Bob Humann, Senior Vice President of Lending Services, Bank of North Dakota, Bismarck, ND
2:15 p.m.	Federal Loan Guarantees for Biomass Projects, John Herrick, Senior Counsel, Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber & Schreck, Denver, CO
2:45 p.m.	Hydrocarbon Fuels from Biomass, John Regalbuto, Program Director, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA
3:10 p.m.	Break-Exhibit Hall/Exhibits Open
	SESSION: Biomass Feedstocks Session Coordinator/Chair: Bruce Folkedahl, Senior Research Manager, EERC, Grand Forks, ND
3:40 p.m.	Development of Camelina and Crop Oil Feedstocks in Dry Short-Season Climates, Alice Pilgeram, Plant Pathologist and Codirector, Biobased Institute, Department of Plant Science and Plant Pathology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
4:00 p.m.	Algae as a Feedstock for Energy and Fuels, Stanley Bull, Vice President, Midwest Research Institute and Executive Director, Strategic Partnerships, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO
4:20 p.m.	A Case Study Role Model of Successful Jatropha Plantation in Africa, Ohene Akoto, Director of Operations, Jatropha Africa Ltd., Kaneshie-Accram Ghana, Africa
4:40 p.m.	The Production of Perennial Forages for Biofuels, Paul Nyren, Range Scientist and Director, Central Grasslands Research Extension Center, North Dakota State University, Streeter, ND
5:00 p.m.	Processing Biomass for Distributed and Industrial-Scale-Energy/Bioenergy Production, Michael Hundt, Midwest-Western District, Rotochopper Incorporated, St. Martin, MN
5:20 p.m.	Exhibit Social with Dinner-Type Appetizers and Cash Bar

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

7:00 a.m.	Registration Open with Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall/Exhibits Open
	SESSION: Biofuels I Session Coordinator/Chair: Chad Wocken, Research Manager, EERC, Grand Forks, ND
8:00 a.m.	Renewable Distillate Fuels: Feedstocks, Production, and Use, Ted Aulich, Senior Research Manager, EERC, Grand Forks, ND
8:20 a.m.	Pyrolysis: Bio-Energy, Bio-Chemicals and Renewable Transport Fuel, Stefan Müller, Senior Vice President-R&D, Ensyn Corporation, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
8:40 a.m.	Technology to Produce Bio-Oil from Pyrolysis, Peter Fansham, President, Advanced Biorefinery, Inc., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
9:00 a.m.	Higher Ethanol Blends and Blender Pumps, Brian Jennings, Executive Vice President, American Coalition for Ethanol, Sioux Falls, SD
9:20 a.m.	Chemistry Basics of Fatty Acid Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Renewable Fuels, Alexey Ignatchenko, Research Scientist, EERC, Grand Forks, ND
9:40 a.m.	Break-Exhibit Hall/Exhibits Open
	SESSION: Biofuels II Session Coordinator/Chair: Ted Aulich, Senior Research Manager, EERC, Grand Forks, ND
10:10 a.m.	Business and Market Trends for Biodiesel, Duane Johnson, Vice President, Great Plains Oil & Exploration (Great Plains - The Camelina Company), Bigfork, MT
10:30 a.m.	Economic Development Implications of a Biomaterials Industry in North Dakota, Nancy Hodur, Research Scientist, with F. Leistritz, NDSU, Fargo, ND
10:50 a.m.	Status and Future of Biofuels in the United States, Mark Yancey, Vice President of Project Development, BBI International, Lakewood, CO
11:10 a.m.	Comparative Environmental and Economic Systems Analysis of Corn Stover Logistics, Brian Walseth, Research Associate, Industrial Ecology Laboratory, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
11:30 a.m.	Biomass-to-Liquids (BTL) Technology: Pipedream or Reality, Tony Snyder, Research Engineer, EERC, Grand Forks, ND
11:50 a.m.	Ethanol Producer Makes the Leap to Energy Self-Sufficiency, Ian Page, Manager, Sales and Marketing, ADI Systems, Inc., Austin, TX
12:10 p.m.	Lunch - Exhibit Hall - Remarks: The Honorable Byron Dorgan, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. (video)
	The Honorable Byron Dorgan, United States Senator, serves in the Democratic Leadership as an Assistant Democratic Floor Leader and is the Chairman of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee. He chairs the Indian Affairs Committee, the Energy & Water Appropriations Subcommittee within the Appropriations Committee, and the Energy Subcommittee within the Energy & Natural Resources Committee. He is a senior member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, where he chairs the Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism Subcommittee. Senator Dorgan is working to make significant long-term investment in renewable fuels, such as biofuels, wind energy, and ethanol. He is also working to develop clean coal technology and increase energy efficiency and the use of hydrogen.
	SESSION: Biomass for Heat and Electricity Session Coordinator/Chair: Darren Schmidt, Senior Research Advisor, EERC, Grand Forks, ND
1:30 p.m.	Biomass Gasification at Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company (CVEC), Matt Haakenstad, Manager, Commercial Services, U.S. Energy Services, Inc., Plymouth, MN; and Andy Zurn, Plant Engineer, CVEC, Benson, MN
1:50 p.m.	An Austrian Anaerobic Digester Plant in Ravenna, Michigan, Sarah Lineberry, Director, Renewable Energy Group, Entec Biogas USA/Reynolds, Inc., Muskegon, MI
2:10 p.m.	New Developments and Market Trends in Industrial to Large-Scale Biomass CHP Systems, Richard Abrams, Vice President, Business Development, Babcock Power Environmental, Inc., Worcester, MA
2:30 p.m.	An Update on the 55-MW Turkey Litter Biomass Plant in Benson, MN, Greg Langmo, Fuel Manager, FibroMinn, Litchfield, MN
2:50 p.m.	Evolution of the CHP to Include Biomass at Great River Energy, Sandra Broekema, Manager, Business Development, Great River Energy, Maple Grove, MN
3:10 p.m.	Break
3:40 p.m.	Torrefaction and Densification of Biomass Fuels for Generating Electricity, Kevin Grotheim, Business Development Manager and Principal Investigator, Bepex International, LLC, Minneapolis, MN
4:00 p.m.	Biomass Heat and Electricity as an Integral Part of Community-Scale Renewable Energy: The Morris Example, Joel Tallaksen, Biomass Gasification Project Coordinator, West Central Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN
4:20 p.m.	Workshop Summary, Chris Zygarlicke
4:30 p.m.	Adjourn/Tours
	Tours are being scheduled for the Grand Forks Truss Plant or   the EERC following the technical program. Sign up during the   Workshop at the registration area by noon on Wednesday if   you are interested in participating in either tour.