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(March 8, 2006)
Monday, March 13thRegistration: 3:00 PM -7:00 PM in the Capitol Foyer
DAY ONE: Tuesday, March 14th (set the stage): The first day is used to set the context for the meeting. Emphasis will be placed on “keeping it local” and picking up where we left off with the 2004 Bioenergy Conference. The nature of woody biomass utilization pushes action to the local levels. It is difficult to move the supply and sometimes products from woody biomass, meaning that solutions have to be local and likely dispersed. The policy context (national, regional & state) will be presented so attendees can understand how to engage and take advantage of this context when they operate locally. This will all be presented and highlighted by the keynote – as well as some of the themes that regional committees compiled during the closing break-out sessions of the 2004 Bioenergy Conference.
Registration and Exhibitor Set-up: starts 7:00 AM in the Capitol Foyer
8:00 AM – 12noon: Field Tour #1: The same field tour will be offered at the beginning and end of the conference as an option. Pre-registration is required for all tours. Please meet outside the main entrance in front of the Hyatt Regency at 7:45 am for bus departure to tours. Tour Menu:
1:00 PM Conference Welcome
Master of Ceremonies – Rebecca Watson, former Assistant Secretary, United States Department of the Interior
1:15 PM Pam Inmann, Executive Director Western Governors’ Association Host State Welcome – Governor Owens Dignitary Keynote(s) – Secretary Gale A. Norton, Department of Interior (invited)
2:45 PM BREAK/Exhibits Open
Plenary Session: 3:00 – 5:00
3:00 PM Conference Challenge Steven Smith, Executive Director, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy o A forward thinking individual to challenge attendees toward new ways of thinking. Explore the woody biomass utilization question in an energy diversification/ wildfire/ homeland security context.
3:45 PM Explore New/Recent Policy Developments (Panel) Panel Moderator: Mark Nechodom, PhD, Social and Policy Sciences Director, Sierra Nevada Research Center, USDA Forest Service
2005 Energy Bill Speaker: John Ashworth, PhD, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
WGA Clean & Diversified Energy Initiative (Biomass Task Force report) and National Biomass State & Regional Partnership (NBSRP) policy efforts Speaker: Ed Gray, President, Antares Group, Inc.
Review of State Level Efforts for Biomass Incentives Speaker: Fred Tornatore, Vice President, Environmental Services and Technology, TSS Consultants and Butch Blazer, New Mexico State Forester
5:30 PM End of Day One
6:00 PM Welcome Reception/Exhibits Open
DAY TWO: Wednesday, March 15th (deeper investigation) The second day will be used to explore some of the challenges, opportunities, technologies and markets for biomass utilization, keeping in mind the local nature of much of the solution as presented in day one.
Plenary Session (cont’d): 8:00 – 12 noon
8:00 AM Day Two Opening: Perspectives from USDA David Tenny, Deputy Under Secretary Natural Resources and Environment
8:30 AM Scale of the Challenges That Confront Us (panel) Current State of the Nation’s Forest and Range Ecosystems / Summarize Current Biomass Inventory & Restoration Efforts – wildfire, hurricanes, insect and disease
Panel Moderator: Marcia Patton-Mallory, PhD, Biomass and Bioenergy Coordinator, USDA Forest Service, Office of the Chief
Hurricane Update: Lessons Learned From Hurricane and Other Catastrophic Event Clean Up EffortsSpeaker: Bill Jones, Alabama Forestry Association; Director, Alabama Loggers CouncilStewardship Success Story in ArizonaSpeaker: Elaine Zieroth, Forest Supervisor, Apache/Sitgreaves National Forest
Estimating Accessible Biomass Volumes from Fire Hazard Reduction and Forest Health Improvement Treatments in the Western United States Speaker: Jamie Barbour, Program Manager, Focused Science Delivery Program Pacific Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service
10:00 AM BREAK/Exhibits Open
10:30 AM Innovations in Small-Diameter Forest Products Utilization John Shelly, PhD, Biomass Utilization Advisor, University of California, Berkeley
11:00 AM-12:00 PM Proven and Emerging Technologies For Conversion of Woody Biomass in Heating, Power and Biofuels, and Other Utilization (panel) A look at proven biomass utilization technologies…heating, power, biofuels, and utilization. Emphasis on lessons learned.
Panel Moderator: Paul DeLong, State Forester & Forestry Division Administrator, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources – Division of Forestry
Emerging Bioenergy Technologies for Transportation Fuels Speaker: Richard Bain, Group Manager and Principal Researcher, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
A New Vision for Value Added Forestry Speaker: Phillip C Badger, President and Chief Manager, Renewable Oil International, LLC
Speaker: To be determined
12:00 Noon Luncheon Speaker Senior Administration Official; Michael Pacheco, PhD., Director of United States DOE National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Concurrent Sessions* A: 1:30 PM – 3:15 PM*Please choose one session from the following
Panel #1 Markets and Opportunities: Woody Biobased Products Panel Moderator: Dr. Liam Leightley, Professor, Head of Department of Forest Products, Director of Institute for Furniture Manufacturing and Management
Forest Fuels Reductions and Biomass-to-Energy; Market and Non-Market Value Analysis Indicates Public Benefits Are Underestimated Speaker: Larry Mason, Project Coordinator, Rural Technology Initiative, University of Washington
A Market Pathway to Forest Restoration Speaker: Cal Mukumoto, Forest Resource Director, Warm Springs Forest Products Industries
Current and Potential Markets for Pyrolysis Oils Speaker: Phillip Steele, PhD, Department of Forest Products, College of Forest Resources, Mississippi State University
Panel #2 Case Studies: Small Diameter Forest Products Utilization Projects: Real World Examples & Lessons Learned Panel Moderator: Craig Rawlings, Small Wood Enterprise Agent, Montana Community Development Corporation
Integrated Harvesting and Utilization of Small Diameter Timber Speaker: Richard Dodge, Dodge Logging
Traditional Navajo Hogan’s Constructed of Small Diameter Timber Speaker: Ron Taylor, Manager, Southwest Traditional Log Homes
Biomass Opportunities for Rural and Tribal Forest-based Communities Speaker: Brett KenCairn, Partner, Restoration Technologies Group, LLC; Director, Community Energy
Panel #3 Case Studies: Woody Biomass to Energy Conversion Projects: Real World Examples & Lessons Learned Panel Moderator: Tim Maker, Executive Director, Biomass Energy Resource Center
Aquila Co-Fire Project (Colorado) Speakers: Rick Cables, Regional Forester, R2, US Forest Service and Scott Haase, McNeil Technologies
McNeil Generating Station (Vermont) Speaker: John Irving, General Manager
Greenville Steam Company (Maine) Speaker: Scott Brown, CEO, Greenville Steam Company (Maine)
3:15 – 3:45 PM BREAK/Exhibits Open
Concurrent Sessions* B: 3:45 PM – 5:30 PM*Please choose one session from the following
Panel #4 Biomass Utilization Project Development – Steps to Consider Panel Moderator: Tad Mason, Managing Partner, TSS Consultants
Developing Commercial Scale Bioenergy Projects – Some Steps to Consider Speaker: Tad Mason, Managing Partner, TSS Consultants
Developing Community Scale Bioenergy Projects Speaker: Ravi Malhotra, Executive Director, International Center for Appropriate and Sustainable Technology
Overview of the Biomass Financing Model: Financing Requirements & Capital Markets Potential Speaker: Peter Luchetti, CEO, GFP Advisors
Panel # 5 Energy, Environmental, and Economic Perspectives and Potential Partnerships Of Agriculture and Woody Biomass Panel Moderator: Dr. Richard Nelson, Director and Department Head, Engineering Extension, Kansas State University
Potential Water Quality Improvement from Herbaceous Energy Crop Production and Use as a Co-firing Fuel to Meet Various RPS Requirements in Kansas Speaker: Dr. Richard Nelson, Director and Department Head, Engineering Extension, Kansas State University
25 x ‘25 Initiative Speaker: Ernest C. Shea, Project Coordinator, 25 x ’25 Work Group
Community Ties to Sustainability through Bio-based Products and Bioenergy Speaker: Marcia Patton-Mallory, Biomass and Bioenergy Coordinator, USDA Forest Service, Office of the Chief
Co-firing Coal and Forest Biomass in Colorado: Bridging the Cost Gap Through Renewable Energy Certificates (REC’s) Speaker: Scott Haase, McNeil Technologies
Panel # 6 Supply: Finding a Reliable and Consistent Supply Panel Moderator: Ed Gee, National Woody Biomass Utilization Team Leader, National Forest Service
Locating and Procuring Woody Biomass Fuel for a 50 MW Anderson Based Wood-fired Power Plants. Speaker: Steve Jolley, Fuel Procurement Manager, Wheelabrator Shasta Energy, Inc.
Coordinated Resource Offering Protocol (CROP) - a model that actively facilitates coordination and levelization of biomass offering between multiple public and private forestland ownerships at a landscape scale. Speaker: Catherine Mater, President, Mater Engineering, Ltd., Senior Fellow, The Pinchot Institute
Speaker: Rob Davis, Forest Energy
5:30 PM End of Day Two
6:00 PM Reception/Exhibits Open
DAY THREE: Thursday, March 16th (collaborations/partnerships):
Reconvene Plenary Session: 8:00AM – 12Noon
8:00 AM Introduction – Review of the Days Agenda Master of Ceremonies – Joe Duda, Division Supervisor - Forest Management, Colorado State Forest Service
8:10 AM Issues and Public Perceptions; What Is The Common Ground? (Perspectives from Media, Elected Official, Environmental Organization, Industry) Panel Moderator: Rick Handley, Coalition of Northeastern Governors Speaker: Erica Turgeson, House Resources Subcommittee on Forests & Forest Health Speaker: Amy Mall, Natural Resources Defense Council Speaker: John Heissenbuttel, American Forest & Paper Association Speaker: Jim Walls, Lake County Resources Initiative
9:30 AM BREAK/Exhibits Open
9:45 AM Success on the Ground: Community Based Efforts That Are Making Progress Panel Moderator: Al Sample, President, Pinchot Institute for Conservation
A Cohesive Strategy for Fire Protection, Forest Restoration and Economic Stability Speaker: Frank Stewart, Counties’ QLG Forester for the Quincy Library Group Pilot Project, Board of Director’s for the California Fire Safe Council and Member of the Plumas and Sierra County Resource Advisory Committee’s “RAC’s”
Mount Wachusett Community College: The Role of Biomass in Education, Sustainability and Energy Security Speaker: Rob Rizzo, Director of Facilities Administration, Mount Wachusett Community College, Massachusetts
Speaker: Catherine Mater, President, Mater Engineering, Ltd., Senior Fellow – The Pinchot Institute
11:30AM Closing Remarks Please join our dignitaries in hearing their reactions and observations of the past three days (invited)
Pam Inman, Executive Director, Western Governors’ Association
Bill Wilson, President, National Association of Conservation Districts
Jeff Jahnke, Director, Colorado State Forest Service
12 Noon CONFERENCE CLOSE
Post-Conference Events (Thurs afternoon): There will be two options for attendees at the end of conference for Thursday afternoon. The first option will provide regional geographic breakout opportunities to explore post-conference actions and further networking. The second will be another go around for the field tours.
1:00 – 5:00PM REGIONAL BREAKOUTS The Regional Breakout Sessions are designed to provide an opportunity for Conference attendees to meet with others from their region, learn what others are doing, and identify issues and opportunities. The Sessions will be lead by representatives of The Biomass Partnership, also known as the National Biomass State and Regional Partnership. The sessions will be facilitated and key topics recorded. The leaders will take responsibility for following up on actions the groups decide upon. Attendees are encouraged to bring descriptions of their biomass interests and activities and ideas for how we can work together to promote biomass applications in our respective regions.
Questions and suggestion can be sent to Gayle Gordon at ggordon@westgov.org.
Additional information on the Partnership can be found at www.eere.energy.gov/biomass/state_regional.html#regional.
· Western and Pacific Regions – co-lead: Gayle Gordon, Western Governors’ Association; Western Regional Biomass Energy Program and co-lead: Jake Fey, WA State University; Pacific Regional Biomass Energy Program · Great Lakes Region – lead: Fred Kuzel, Council of Great Lakes Governors; Great Lakes Regional Biomass Energy Program · Southeastern Region – lead: Phil Badger, Southern States Energy Board; Southeast Regional Biomass Energy Program · Northeastern Region – lead: Rick Handley, Council of Northeastern Governors; Northeast Regional Biomass Energy Program
OR 1:00 – 5:00PM Field Tour #2: The same field tour will be offered at the beginning and end of the conference as an option. Pre-registration is required for all tours. Please meet outside the main entrance in front of the Hyatt Regency at 12:45 am for bus departure to tours. Tour Menu: o Community Power Corporation – Littleton, CO During this tour attendees will be able to learn and observe the following:
o Boulder County Biomass Heating Facility – Longmont, CO Boulder County has installed a central heating plant that uses biomass as its fuel source. The biomass is wood chips that the County harvests from its forest stand improvement and fire mitigation projects on County owned mountain properties. These wood chips are fed into a fuel box that combusts them very efficiently. This heats the hot water heating system for the complex of 4 buildings. Underground insulated pipes distribute the hot water throughout the site. This highly automated system will save the County money on heating costs compared to natural gas systems, reduce air pollution from burning the biomass in the forest, make use of a surplus of biomass that is currently being extracted from our forests, and is a renewable resource! There will be a limit of 30 registrants for this tour.
o National Renewable Energy Lab – Golden, CO The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has 12 national laboratories under its direction and NREL is the primary laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. Participants will learn about advances in bioenergy R&D while touring NREL’s laboratories. This world-class laboratory consists of three centers, the National Center for Photovoltaics (NCPV) and the National Bioenergy Center <http://www.nrel.gov/biomass/national_bioenergy.html> (NBC) in Golden; and the National Wind Technology Center <http://www.nrel.gov/wind/> (NWTC) near Boulder. The laboratory showcases energy-saving technologies, which help our nation meet its energy and environmental goals. While on the NREL National Bioenergy Center tour, participants will see how NREL’s research tools assist the bioenergy industry in the development of fuels, bioproducts, chemicals and electricity from biomass sources. There will be a limit of 60 registrants for this tour. NREL security requirements will be observed. This includes foreign national data cards for all non-US citizens and a valid US driver’s license for US citizens. More pre-requirement details will be provided upon registration for this tour.
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