| 7:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Conference Registration Open
Auditorium Lobby B, Level 1 |
| 7:15 am - 8:15 am |
Breakfast Conversation
The Importance of Building Community and Stakeholder Support in the Bioenergy Sector
Room 101 G/H, Level 1
- Moderator: Tim Hughes, Director of Biofuels, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet
- Warren Nevad, Management Consultant, The University of Tennessee MTAS
Strategic Partnerships: History of TREEDC
- Frances Reimers, Account Executive, PCI Communications
Delivering Now: Lessons from a National Industry Awareness Campaign
- Cam McAlpine, President, PRMedia Strategic Communications
Stakeholder Engagement: How to Make Better Decisions, Create Better Outcomes, and Turn Opposition into Support
- Darden Copeland, Managing Partner, The Calvert Street Group
Managing the Local Politics of a Biomass-to-Energy Project |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Continental Breakfast in the Expo |
| 7:30 am - 1:30 pm |
Expo Open
Expo Hall B, Level 1 |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am |
Concurrent Sessions
 Track 1: Pellets & Densified Biomass Practical Processing, Storage and Handling Solutions for the Pellet Supply Chain Room 101B-E
- Moderator: Gabe Forir, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Vectora Transportation
- Lane Roberts, Sales Manager, Dome Technology
Case Studies for Wood Pellet Storage Domes
- Jason Birnbaum, Project Engineer, Aumund Corporation
Maintaining Wood Pellet Integrity from Producer to Consumer
- Andrew Bartocci, Sales Manager, Envitech Inc.
High Performance Wet Electrostatic Precipitator (WESP) for Pellet Mills
- Giordano Checchi, President, Sunomi LLC
Briquettes and Pucks: Another Densified Fuel  Track 2: Biomass Power & Thermal Optimizing Boilers for the Efficient and Stable Combustion of Biomass Room 101F-I
- Moderator: Daniel Choi, Research Associate, Lux Research
- Robert Morrow, Senior Technical Manager, Detroit Stoker Company
Coal Fired Boiler Rehabilitation and Retrofit to Biomass
- Richard King, Power/Steam Business Development Manager, GE- Intelligent Platforms
Improving Efficiency and Stability with Boiler BTU Compensation
- Kurt Schmelzer, Combustion Control Engineer, Novaspect
Industrial Biomass Boilers: Control and Optimization
- Kristen Cofrancesco, Sales & Business Development Manager, Pratt & Whitney
Maximizing Energy Utilization from Biomass Residues with Organic Rankine Cycle Technology for CHP  Track 3: Biogas & Landfill Gas Assessing and Realizing the Incredible Potential for Greater Biogas Capture and Use Room 200 BC
- Moderator: Anna Simet, Managing Editor, Biomass Magazine
- Scott Olson, Senior Consultant, Black & Veatch Corp.
A National Survey of Biogas Use at Wastewater Treatment Plants in the United States
- Amanda Bilek, Energy Policy Specialist, Great Plains Institute
Assessing Current Barriers and Future Opportunities for Anaerobic Digestion on U.S. Swine Farms
- Alan Johnson, Vice President, Project Development, quasar energy group
Anaerobic Digestion at Waste Water Treatment Facilities
- Marco Lemes, Project Manager, Energy Research & Development, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Developing Biogas-to-Electricity Projects in the Sacramento County  Track 4: Advanced Biofuels & Biobased Chemicals The Effort to Establish and Prove the Economic and Technical Viability of New Feedstocks Room 200 DE
- Patricia Townsend, Regional Extension Specialist and Educator, Washington State University
Preparing the Pacific Northwest for Hardwood Biofuels: Extension Partnerships
- Juan Monge, Assistant Research Scientist, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Economics and Life Cycle Analysis of Ethanol Production from Lignocellulosic Energy Grasses
- Juan Sebastián Vecino Mantilla, Chemical Engineering, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia
Influence of Pyrolysis Operating Conditions in the Chemical Composition of Bio-Oil from Sugarcane Bagasse and Palm Empty Fruit Brunch |
| 10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Refreshment Break in the Expo
Expo Hall B, Level 1 |
| 10:30 am - Noon |
Concurrent Sessions
Track 1: Pellets & Densified Biomass Optimal Plant Design for Cost Effective Biomass Densification Room 101B-E
- Moderator: Brian Greenwood, Technical Director, Biorefining and Specialty Pulp, Andritz Inc.
- Bob White, President, Robert White Industries Inc.
Pellets vs. Cubes: A Manufacturing Cost Comparison
- Jose Ignacio Pedrajas, Business Development Manager, PRODESA
Impact of Size Reduction Technologies in the CAPEX and OPEX of a Pellets Plant Based on Round Wood
- J. Andres Soria, Associate Professor, University of Alaska - Fairbanks
Process Heat for Canneries using Fishery Wastes and Coastal Alder Track 2: Biomass Power & Thermal A Review of Ongoing Emissions Rulemaking and the Technologies Available to Achieve Compliance Room 101F-I
- David Minott, Practice Leader, Bioenergy/Waste to Energy, Environmental Resources Management (ERM)
EPA's New Biomass Boiler Rules: What Now?
- Melissa Hillman, Managing Consultant, Trinity Consultants
Overview of the Non-Hazardous Secondary Material Rule: Is Your Biomass Fuel A Solid Waste?
- Jaimie Hamilton, Graduate Student, Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Characterization of Emissions from Small-Scale Biomass Gasifier Electrical Generator System
- Bryan Yetter, Senior Product Manager - Pleated Products, GE Energy Air Filtration
Coal to Biomass Conversion: Innovative Filters Resolve Baghouse Size Constraints
- Andy Olds, Project Manager, Envitech Inc.
Gasification Syngas Wet Scrubber Technology for Biofuels Production Track 3: Biogas & Landfill Gas Adding Value to Existing Biogas Facilities via Innovative End Use Schemes Room 200 BC
- Moderator: Bo Shi, Senior Research Scientist, Kimberly-Clark Corp
- Ted Photakis, Sales, Energy Systems Group
DeKalb County Georgia Renewable Fuels Facility: Landfill Gas to Transportation Fuel
- Tony Hartmann, Chief Executive Officer, Great Lakes Ag Energy
Biomass from Cow Flop Cleanup
- Joseph Curro, Principal Engineer, CDM Smith
Rehabilitation and Replacement of a Landfill Gas Compression and Conditioning System: A Case Study Track 4: Advanced Biofuels & Biobased Chemicals A Survey of Emerging Algae Production Systems Room 200 DE
- Moderator: Tim Portz, Executive Editor, Biomass Magazine
- Jason Quinn, Assistant Professor, Utah State University
Potential Effects of the Integration of Microalgae with Wastewater: Water Footprint and Resource Requirements
- Charles Clerecuzio, President, Solutions4CO2 Inc.
Integrated Biogas Refinery: Enhanced Economics for Waste-to-Algae Bio-Products |
| Noon - 1:30 pm |
Lunch in the Expo
Expo Hall B, Level 1 |
| 1:30 pm |
Exhibitor Move-Out
Expo Hall B, Level 1 |
| 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm |
Concurrent Sessions
Track 1: Pellets & Densified Biomass Targets of Opportunity: Densification Strategies to Capture Unrealized Biomass Potential Room 101B-E
- Moderator: Paul Wever, President, Chip Energy Inc.
- Douglas Tiffany, Assistant Extension Professor, University of Minnesota
Economic Synergies of Businesses Co-located with Torrefaction Plants
- Nathaniel Anderson, Research Forester, USDA Forest Service, RMRS
An Assessment of the Technical and Financial Feasibility of using Distributed Scale Thermochemical Conversion to Process Forest Biomass
- Kent Hoekman, Research Professor, Desert Research Institute
Hydrochar as an Energy-Dense, Pelletizable Biofuel
- Dan Herren, President, Advanced Torrefaction Systems LLC
A Novel Approach to Torrefaction: Use of an Oxidation Catalyst Track 2: Biomass Power & Thermal Current Woody Biomass Inventories and the Role Carbon Accounting may Play in Future Demand Room 101F-I
- Moderator: Elliott Levine, Technology Manager, Biomass Program, U.S. DOE
- Jay O'Laughlin, Professor of Forestry & Policy Sciences, University of Idaho
Forestry Sector Response to the EPA’s Biogenic Carbon Emissions Accounting Framework
- William Perritt, Executive Editor, Wood Biomass Market Report
North American Wood Biomass Market Update
- Chris LaRocco, Biomass-Business Unit Manager, EnviroTech Services Inc.
The Current State of Domestic Woody Biomass Producers
- John Bonitz, Renewable Energy Manager - Biomass Specialist, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
Southeast Regional Woody Bioenergy Progress Report and Industry Assessment Track 3: Biogas & Landfill Gas The Dilution Solution: Using High Solids Anaerobic Digestion to Diversify Feedstock Options Room 200 BC
- Moderator: Tim Portz, Executive Editor, Biomass Magazine
- John McDowell, Sales Engineer, EISENMANN Corporation
Biogas from High Solids Bio-Waste Digestion
- Toktam Moghbeli, Graduate Research Assistant, Mississippi State University
Effect of Plant-Based Filtration and Bio-treatment on Toxicity of Bio-oil Process Water
- Wayne Brown, Vice President, North American Operations, Gicon Engineering North America GmbH
The GICON® Biogas Process for HSAD Plant Design and Applications for Municipal Commercial and Industrial Organic Waste Management
- Shane Chrapko, Co-CEO, Himark bioGas
Shouldering the Profit Burden: How The Largest High Solids Anaerobic Digestion Facility in the Americas Operates in the Black Track 4: Advanced Biofuels & Biobased Chemicals Reports from the Frontier: Commercialization Updates from Tomorrow's Advanced Biofuel and Bio-based Chemical Producers Room 200 DE
- Moderator: Kolby Hoagland, Program & Data Manager, BBI International
- Andrew Held, Senior Director Feedstock Development, Virent Inc.
From Biomass to Market-Ready Fuels and Chemicals: An Update on Virent's Commercialization Progress
- Brian Davis, North American Coordinator, BioPetrol Ltd.
BioPetrol Ltd.: Sludge to Oil
- Jeff Manternach, Co-Founder & Chief Financial Officer, IR1 Group LLC
Woody Biomass for Renewable, Drop-in Jet and Diesel Fuels |
| 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Refreshment Break
Auditorium Lobby B, Level 1 |
| 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
Concurrent Sessions
Track 1: Pellets & Densified Biomass Engineering Supply Chains that Protect Profitability while Meeting Increasingly Stringent Sustainability Requirements Room 101B-E
- Moderator: Kate Bechen, Attorney, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
- Jacob Blondin, Executive Director, The Earth Partners
Conservation Biomass: Exploring Models to Develop Secure, Large-Scale, Cost-Effective, and Environmentally Beneficial Supplies of Bioenergy Feedstock
- Robert Simpson, Sustainable Forests & Forest Product Certification, GreenWoodGlobal Consulting Ltd.
Procurement Strategies to Meet the Demands of Clients, Governments and NGOs
- Max Crandall, Chief Executive Officer, Terrestrial Carbon Analytics
Pro Forma Feedstock Procurement Analytical Model
- William Johnson, President, Biomass Consulting Services
Biomass Supply Chain Development Track 2: Biomass Power & Thermal Taking All Comers: Gasification as a Conversion Approach when Fuel Flexibility is a Must Room 101F-I
- Moderator: Chris Koczaja, Vice President, Sales and Engineering, PHG Energy
- Timo Bungert, Bioenergy Systems Area Sales Manager, Andritz Inc.
Modern High Efficiency Biomass Combustion and Gasification Plants
- Jim Starkey, Business Development Manager, Outotec Energy Products
Biomass Power Generation Utilizing Commercially Proven Advanced Fluidized Bed Staged Gasification Technology
- Ruud van den Brink, Business Development Manager, Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands
MILENA Biomass Gasification Technology
- Indraneel Sircar, Graduate Assistant, Purdue University
A Study of High-Pressure CO2 Recycling using Pinewood Char Gasification Track 3: Biogas & Landfill Gas Policy and Market Mechanisms Driving Growth in the Biogas Sector Room 200 BC
- Moderator: Kolby Hoagland, Program & Data Manager, BBI International
- Rory Gopaul, Director, Methodology Development, Carbon Solutions Group
Biogas to CNG Transport & RINs
- Scott Olson, Senior Consultant, Black & Veatch Corp.
Implementation of California’s Bioenergy Feed-In Tariff
- John Pierce, Partner, DLA Piper LLP (US)
Diverse Applications for Biogas: Self-Generation to Jones Act Shipping
- Will Overly, Manager, Carbon Projects, Blue Source LLC
Biogas in the North American Carbon Markets (Compliance & Voluntary) Track 4: Advanced Biofuels & Biobased Chemicals Tracking Investment Trends and Biofuels Economics to Understand Which Deals Get Done and Why Room 200 DE
- Moderator: Timothy Slating, Regulatory Associate, Energy Biosciences Institute, University of Illinois
- Alejandro Zamorano, Bioenergy Analyst, Bloomberg LP
Investment Drivers in Next-Generation Bioenergy
- James Schmidt, Audit and Assurances Services Partner, Eide Bailly LLP
Making the Deal: Bioenergy Finance Investment Trends
- Zsolt Vincze, Assistant Vice President, Commercial Group, R.J. O'Brien & Associates
The Economics of Biofuels and the Greater Macro Environment
- Chris Sacksteder, Associate Product Director, Dow Water and Process Solutions
Scale Creates Challenges for Chemicals from Biomass |
| 5:00 pm |
Sessions Conclude |
| 6:30 pm |
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