Agenda

8:00 a.m.	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m.	Welcome, Gerald Groenewold, Director, EERC Workshop Moderator - Chris Zygarlicke, EERC
Biomass Fuels and Opportunities Session Chair- Thomas Erickson, EERC
8:45 a.m	Biomass as a Renewable Energy Source - Richard Bain, Group Manager, Chemistry for Bioenergy Systems Division, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
9:15 a.m.	Environmental and Economic Comparison of Projects Utilizing Manure and/or Wood Chips for Power - Karl Seggerman, Project Manager, Black & Veatch, Overland Park, KS
9:45 a.m.	Identifying Energy Options from Biomass Resources in North Dakota - Kyle Martin, Research Engineer, EERC, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
10:05 a.m.	Break
10:20 a.m	United States Forest Service Fuels for Schools Program - Jackson Bird, Community Forestry Coordinator, North Dakota Forest Service, Bismarck, ND
Innovative Bioenergy and Biorefinery Technologies and Biopower Demonstrations Session Chair - Bruce Folkedahl, EERC
10:40 a.m.	Biomass: A Model for Rural Communities - Mike Reese, Project Coordinator, West Central Research Outreach Center, University of Minnesota-Morris, Morris, MN
11:10 a.m.	Gasifying Lignin for Biopower Applications - Millicent Moore, Chemical Engineer Specialist, Tennessee Valley Authority, Muscle Shoals, AL
11:40 a.m.	Integrated Biorefining for Fuels, Power, and Chemicals, Ensyn Project - Ted Aulich, Research Manager, EERC, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
12:00 p.m.	Lunch (provided)
Biopower Demonstrations Session Chair - Darren Schmidt, EERC
1:00 p.m.	Demonstration of Portable Biomass Gasification Power Systems - Darren Schmidt, Research Manager, EERC, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota
2:00 p.m.	The Flex-Microturbine for Producer and Digester Gas: Challenges and Opportunities - Edhan Prabhu, President, Reflective Energies, Mission Viejo, California
2:30 p.m.	Fluidized-Bed Combustion of Wastewater Treatment Sludge with Energy Recovery: A Case Study in St. Paul, Minnesota - Brian Copeland, Director of Technology, Von Roll, Inc., Norcross, GA
3:15 p.m.	Utilizing Biomass in Industrial Boilers: Options for Providing Energy/National Security - Bruce Miller, Associate Director, The Energy Institute, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
3:45 p.m.	Small Industrial Scale Biorefinery - Frank Guffey, Project Manager, Western Research Institute, Laramie, WY
4:15 p.m.	Combustion Equipment and Systems - Dave Jackson, Detroit Stoker, Monroe, MI

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