Conference Details

RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES I


Room: South Pacific H
Tuesday
Marine, Tidal and Wave Energy
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
1:00 - 2:30 PM
Chair: Ram G. Narula, Bechtel Power Corp.
Session Description: Power from water is expanding far beyond conventional large-scale hydroelectric projects. This session covers the latest developments in marine technologies (including tidal and wave). Case histories of projects under development and execution in the U.S. and overseas are also presented.
  • Pelamis - Wave Power Realities
    Des McGinnes, Ocean Power Delivery Ltd.
  • Makah Bay Offshore Wave Energy Pilot Project
    Andre Casavant and Peter Browne, Devine Tarbell & Associates, Inc.
  • North American In-Stream Tidal Energy Conversion Technology Feasibility Definition Study
    Roger Bedard, EPRI
  • New York City's Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) Project: Systems Operating
    Ronald Smith, Verdant Power LLC
Concentrating Solar Power
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
3:30 - 5:00 PM
Chair: Rhone A. Resch, Solar Energy Industries Association
Session Description: Concentrating solar power is experiencing a revival in interest as the technology has advanced. This session explores a number of different concentrating solar technologies from concentrating PV to dish engines. With almost 2 GW of concentrating solar power currently under contract, this session will help enlighten participants on the potential of concentrating solar power.
  • Analysis of Five Years of Field Performance of the Amonix High Concentration PV System
    Vahan Garboushian and Kenneth Stone, Amonix Inc.; Robert Boehm, Rick Hurt and Allison Gray, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Herb Hayden, Arizona Public Service
  • A Facility to Evaluate New Designs of Trough-Type Solar Collectors
    Rick Hurt, W. Yim and Robert F. Boehm, Ph. D, P.E., Center for Energy Research; Mary Jane Hale, NREL
  • New Thermal Solar Technology Provides Effective and Efficient Conversion of Solar Flux into Mechanical Heat-Energy
    Travis Mecham, LuXsine Energy Company; Lane Frantz
Wednesday
Biomass Technologies
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Chair: Bill Holmberg, Biomass Coordinating Council
Session Description: In this session a number of diverse technologies and applications will be considered to show that biomass has moved forward and can be considered as maturing technology. Differing approaches in using fuels from waste sources will be presented and discussed along fuels produced specially from biomass. All are used in a variety of means in generating heat or power and show there are alternatives to fossil fuels.
  • Biomass Gasification Power Plant Installation in Las Vegas
    Darren Schmidt, Energy & Environmental Research Center
  • A Case Study on the Use of Landfill Gas in an Eight Megawatt Turbine
    Allan Braun, Braun Consulting
  • Biomass Combustion in BFB - Operation Experiences
    Brian Copeland, AE&E - Von Roll Inc.; Dr. Sebastian Kaiser, Austrian Energy & Environment AG
  • New Advanced Mercury 50 Combustion Turbine Generator for Landfill and Digester Gas Applications
    Chris Lyons and David Teraji, Solar Turbines Inc.
Wind Energy
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
2:00 - 3:30 PM
Chair: Mary McCann-Gates, Clipper Windpower Inc.
Session Description: Boosted by the extension of the production tax credit in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the wind energy industry is poised for significant penetration into U.S. power markets. Design, development and operational advances will further this penetration and drive electricity production costs down. This session will profile several technological and project-based lessons learned from the burgeoning wind industry.
  • Practical Experience with Installation and Operation of the Northwind 100 Wind Turbine in Arctic Climates
    Garrett Bywaters, Northern Power Systems
  • Multivariable Control Strategy for Variable Speed, Variable Pitch Wind Turbines
    Houria Siguerdidjane, B. Boukhezzar and L. Lupu, Automatic Control Department, Suplec; M. Hand, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • DOE-EPRI Wind Turbine Verification Program: 10 Years of Field Utility Wind Experience and Future Plans
    Charles McGowin, Electric Power Research Institute, Dennis Lin, Stan Calvert and Peter Goldman, U.S. Department of Energy; Edgar DeMeo, Renewable Energy Consultating Services Inc.
  • The Clipper Liberty Series
    Amir S. Mikhail, PH.D., Clipper Windpower Technology Inc.

RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES II


Room: South Pacific I
Tuesday
Geothermal Electric Technology
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
1:00 - 2:30 PM
Chair: Alyssa Kagel, Geothermal Energy Association
Session Description: Geothermal energy is widely underexploited around the world. This session explores the latest geothermal technologies and the most innovative geothermal power producing systems. The session explores the experiences of a geothermal working group and those of an individual power plant to identify the major areas for advancement and improvement and to resolve the challenges to geothermal development
  • Advanced Energy Conversion Cycles for Hydrothermal and EGS Power Generation
    Dan Schochet and Zvi Krieger, ORMAT Technologies Inc.
  • Overview of the First Canadian Geothermal Power Project: South Megear Creek, British Columbia
    Mory Ghomshei, Department of Mining Engineering; Andrew Ryder and Kenneth MacLeod, Western GeoPower Corp.; Subir Sanyal, GeothermEx Inc.
  • Utility Geothermal Working Group Findings
    Guy Nelson, Utility Geothermal Working Group; Randy Manion, Western Area Power Administration
  • Generation of Geothermal Energy from Produced Fluids: Greening Oil and Gas Fields
    Dr. David Blackwell, Southern Methodist University
Hybrid Power, Energy Storage and Integration Issues
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
3:30 - 5:00 PM
Chair: Ram Narula, Bechtel Power Corp.
Session Description: The entire renewable energy industry stands to benefit significantly from improvements in energy storage technologies, development of hybrid power systems, and advances in interconnection issues. This session will examine several projects designed to increase renewable energy usage in applications ranging from baseload power to frequency regulation.
  • Optimal Management of Off-Grid Hybrid Power Systems
    Garth Corey, Sandia National Laboratories
  • Flywheel-Based Frequency Regulation Demonstration Projects
    Matthew Lazarewicz and Jim Arseneaux, Beacon Power Corp.
  • A Hybrid Energy-Source Highly Efficient Home Water Heating Unit
    Dr. Jalal Baghdadchi, Alfred University; Craig Phenes, Corning Inc.
Wednesday
Hydro Power Technologies - New Concepts in Traditional Applications
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Chair: Mike Bahleda, Verdant Power
Session Description: This session will explore some of the innovative ways to extract more power from water resources, ranging from better optimization techniques at existing facilities to new turbines that can be used in traditional and kinetic applications. Presenters will discuss a variety of techniques and opportunities to adapt new approaches to a traditional renewable resource.
  • Proposed Use of an Advanced Hydropower Turbine at Upstate New York Generating Plant
    David Culligan and David Youlen, Brookfield Power
  • Viable Markets for New Hydropower
    Trey Taylor, Verdant Power LLC
  • Increasing the Power Density of Kinetic Turbines for Cost-Effective Distributed Power Generation
    David Gaden and Dr. Eric Bibeau, University of Manitoba
  • Real-Time Environmental Optimization: A New Frontier for Performance and Profitability
    Patrick A. March, Hydro Performance Processes Inc.
Emerging Photovoltaic Technologies
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
2:00 - 3:30 PM
Chair: Julia Judd, Solar Electric Power Association
Session Description: Photovoltaic technologies are striving to achieve the performance gains that will facilitate wider commercial penetration. This session explores a number of new photovoltaic technologies from integrated thin film to organic plastics, and discuss how improvements in performance, cost and aesthetics will further industrial success.
  • Capturing the BIPV Advantage with Flexible Thin Film
    Steve Heckeroth, ECD
  • Large Scale Industrial PV Roof Systems and Grid Connected Peak Power Strategies
    Timothy Kehrli, Solar Integrated Technologies; Phil Wirdzek, Phil Wirdzek and Associates
  • Emerging Role of Photovoltaic Renewable Energy in the Water and Wastewater Industry
    Shahid Chaudhry, California Energy Commission

RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKET DEVELOPMENT


Room: South Pacific J
Tuesday
Green Power Marketing
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
1:00 - 2:30 PM
Chair: Kurt Johnson, EPA
Session Description: Green power programs have been implemented at utilities across the United States. This session will provide an overview of the green power market and review of key trends driving industry growth. Topics covered will include the business case for utility development in a green pricing program and successful green power marketing messages.
  • Green Power Marketing - Living on the Edge
    Gillan Taddune, Green Mountain Energy Company
  • Green Pricing Benchmarking Survey
    Barry Friedman, E Source
  • The Changing Face of the Clean Energy Consumer
    Brian Keane, SmartPower
  • A Review of Utility Experiences Selling Green Power
    Jeff Anthony, We Energies
Successful Renewable Energy Market Initiatives
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
3:30 - 5:00 PM
Chair: Lisa Frantzis, Navigant Consulting
Session Description: The renewable energy industry continues to evolve in its approach to achieving greater commercial penetration. Various strategies are appropriate for different conditions. This session will discuss successful efforts to deliver renewable energy products and concepts into the marketplace.
  • Impact of Distributed Solar on SMUD's Peak Load
    Michael Keesee, Sacramento Municipal Utility District; Rob Hammon, Ph.D., ConSol
  • Renewable Energy Success Stories Around the Globe
    Paul Benson, Conergy Inc.
  • Southern and Renewables: Past Successes and Future Opportunities
    Ervan Hancock III, Southern Company
  • Overview of the PV Grid-Connected Market
    Daniel Shugar, PowerLight Corp.
  • TBD
    Charles Vaughan, GE Power Generation
Wednesday
REC Market Development
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Chair: Matt Clouse, United States Environmental Protection Agency
Session Description: Renewable energy certificates have emerged as a viable mechanism for achieving and monitoring the success of renewable energy market initiatives. This session will provide an overview of recent developments in the RECS market, covering issues including tracking systems, RECS and emissions markets and the role of RECS in helping to finance construction of new renewable resources.
  • Recent Developments in REC Tracking
    Meredith Wingate, Center for Resource Solutions
  • Standardizing Renewable Energy Credits: A Key to Renewable Energy Resource Development
    David South, Pace Global Energy Services; Roger Feldman, Bingham McCutchen
  • Creating Green Currency: Monitizing Renewable Energy through Certificates
    Joseph Kerecman, PJM Environmental Information Services Inc.
  • WREGIS Update, Tracking RECs in the WECC
    Lenny Hochschild, Evolution Markets
Why Renewable for Utilities - Panel Discussion
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
2:00 - 3:30 PM
Chair: William J. Barbieri, Ameren Energy Fuels and Services
Session Description: With utility involvement in renewable energy programs still in its infancy, utilities often have as many questions as answers in designing, implementing and assessing the success of new programs. This panel discussion will address basic issues and questions from utilities contemplating a potential move to renewable energy generation; discussing such items as customer acceptance, pricing factors and internal utility buy-in.
  • Herjinder Hawkins, Salt River Project
  • Michael Batham, SMUD
  • John Hargrove, Nevada Power
  • Dean Crist, Mid-American

REGULATORY, ECONOMIC & FINANCING TRENDS I


Room: South Pacific D
Tuesday
Economic and Financial Impact of EPACT 2005 on the Renewable Energy Industry - Panel Discussion
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
1:00 - 2:30 PM
Chair: Carol Werner, Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI)
Session Description: The Energy Policy Act of 2005 will have significant impacts on the renewable energy industry. This session will explore the realistic effects of EPACT 2005 on the growth prospects of the renewable energy industry. Each of the renewable energy segments - wind, solar, hydro, geothermal and biomass will be analyzed.
  • Rhone Resch, Solar Energy Industries Association
  • Randy Swisher, AWEA (invited)
  • Linda Church-Ciocci, National Hydropower Association
  • Karl Gawell, Geothermal Energy Association
  • Bill Holmberg, Biomass Coordinating Council
Integrating Renewable Energy and Greenhouse Gas Programs
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
3:30 - 5:00 PM
Chair: Jack Werner, Climate Institute
Session Description: The link between renewable energy and greenhouse gas programs provides a strong lever for continued growth in the renewables sector. This session will explore the financial and economic development opportunities for investment in renewable energy projects in a future constrained by greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Challenges and Opportunities in the Carbon Market
    Evans A. Evans, P.E. and Edward Hoyt, Econergy International Corp.
  • Investment Implications of Energy Decarbonization
    Robert Preston, Merrill Lynch
  • Who Cares About Renewables Manufacturing?
    Eric Thompson, Energy Nevada
Wednesday
Behind the Meter - Behind the Eight Ball - Panel Discussion
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Chair: Patricia Stanton, Conservation Services Group, Inc.
Session Description: Distributed generation is seen as an important opportunity for advancing renewable energy. This session will use a case study format to highlight strategies for implementing renewable-based distributed generation projects.
  • Joseph Frani, San Diego Gas & Electric
  • Ryan Jacobson, Black & Veatch
  • Peter Oatman, Econergy International Corp.
  • Michael S. Gratz, NewBio E Systems Inc.
Off-Shore Permitting for Renewable Projects
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
2:00 - 3:30 PM
Chair: Tim Oakes, Kleinschmidt
Session Description: Offshore locations represent some of the most promising sites for future renewable energy development. Unfortunately, they also attract some of the most vocal opposition. This session will focus on the challenges and opportunities associated with permitting renewable energy projects in tidal and offshore areas.
  • Ocean Energy: Survival of the Fittest or the Most Permittable?
    Carolyn Elefant, Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition/Law Offices of Carolyn Elefant
  • Birds, Bats and Permitting Wind Projects: On-Shore vs. Off-Shore
    Richard Podolsky, The Louis Berger Group
  • Tidal and Wave Energy in the United States
    Jim Gibson, Sarah Kulpa and Eric Finnigan, Devine Tarbell & Associates Inc.

REGULATORY, ECONOMIC & FINANCING TRENDS II


Room: South Pacific C
Tuesday
Renewable Energy Equity Finance Tools - Panel Discussion
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
1:00 - 1:45 PM
Chair: Thomas White, Marathon Capital, LLC
Co-chair: Michael Ware, Black Emerald Capital
Session Description: The first half of this session will address the role of equity capital in renewable energy financing. This session will describe how equity capital comes in a wide array of risk appetites and interest, including venture capital, project equity, corporate finance, initial public offerings and the emerging role of institutional investors. This session will cover new-to-market technologies, and small to large projects, early to later stage, based on specific examples.
  • Nancy Floyd, Nth Power
  • Thomas White, Marathon Capital, LLC
  • Michael Ware, Advanced Capital Markets
  • David Giordano, Babcock and Brown Ltd.
Renewable Energy Debt Financing Tools - Panel Discussion
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
1:45 - 2:30 PM
Chair: John Anderson, John Hancock Financial Services
Co-chair: Ken Locklin, Clean Energy Group
Session Description: The second half of the session will address debt capital. Debt capital levels are a key indicator of long-term finance sector vitality. For renewable energy, enhanced debt finance activity can be key to lower delivered energy costs. Project debt, corporate finance and bonds/rated debt will be covered.
  • John Anderson, John Hancock Financial Services
  • Bradley Barta, Stone & Webster Management Consultants, Inc.
  • Larisa Dobriansky, U.S. Department of Energy
Breakthroughs in Renewable Energy Finance - Panel Discussion
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
3:30 - 5:00 PM
Chair: Ken Locklin, Clean Energy Group
Session Description: The pace of financial innovation in the renewable market place has accelerated remarkably in the last 2 years. Multiple financing mini-case studies will examine the most ground-breaking financings in a variety of renewable sectors.
  • Michael Ware, Advanced Capital Markets
  • John Anderson, John Hancock Financial Services
  • Ed Feo, Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy
  • Thomas White, Marathon Capital, LLC
Wednesday
Renewable Portfolio Standards: What's Next?

Wednesday, April 12, 2006
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Chair: Ryan Pletka, Black & Veatch
Session Description: Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) now impact more than 50% of the U.S. population. This session will briefly review what has been instituted, but will focus on action plans and initial results from RPS programs.
  • Is It Worth It? A Comparative Analysis of State RPS Cost-Benefit Projections for State Renewable Portfolio Standards
    Cliff Chen and Ryan Wiser, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • Developing a Renewable Energy Strategy for Kauai Island Utility Cooperative
    Ryan Pletka, Black & Veatch; Jeff Deren, Kauai Island Utility Cooperative
  • Strategic Methodology for Integrating Renewables in California
    Dora Yen-Nakafuji, Michael Kane, Elaine Sison-Lebrilla, P. Sethi and Valentino Tiangco, California Energy Commission; Ron Davis, Davis Power Consultants
  • The Role of Hydropower in the Compliance Market
    Nubia Perez, Conservation Services Group
Renewable Energy Economics - Getting to the Bottom Line
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
2:00 - 3:30 PM
Chair: Peter Lilienthal, NREL
Co-chair: Jay Maher, Kleinschmidt Associates
Session Description: Despite the availability of incentives and tax credits in many sectors, renewable energy projects still must make a positive contribution to the bottom line. This session will focus on the economics of renewable energy projects, assessment tools and what can make a difference in moving renewable projects forward.
  • Using HOMER(R) Software, NREL's Micropower Optimization Model, to Explore the Role of Gen-sets in Small Solar Power Systems
    Peter Lilienthal, Ph.D. and T. Givler, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • Taking a Second Look at the Economics of Hydroelectric Generating Systems
    Ramon T. Mischkot, Transactive Management Inc.
  • New Frontiers in Utility Valuation of Renewable Resources
    Lena Hansen and E. Kyle Datta, Rocky Mountain Institute
  • Assessment of Public Utility Renewable Energy Ownership Options
    Ric O'Connell and Ryan Pletka, Black & Veatch; Bruce Vincent, Sacramento Municipal Utility District

FUELS & HYDROGEN I


Room: South Pacific A
Tuesday
Renewable Transportation Fuels: Poised for Growth - Panel Discussion
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
1:00 - 2:30 PM
Chair: Mark J. Riedy, Esq., Andrews Kurth LLP
Session Description: On August 8, 2005 President bush signed into law legislation that will require a near doubling of biofuel use in the United States in just seven years. The Renewable Fuels Standard, coupled with authorization for more than $1.5 billion in federal loans, loan guarantees, and other forms of assistance, could result in a major shift towards renewable transportation fuels in the U.S. Billions of dollars are pouring into this growing energy sector. Building on the success of the corn to ethanol industry, what¿s in store for ethanol and biodiesel? The speakers in this session will provide an overview of the biofuels provisions of the energy bill, examine what has shaped the ethanol and biodiesel industries to date, look at emerging technologies, and review utilization programs.
  • Review of Key Elements of Energy Policy Act of 2005
    Mark J. Riedy, Esq., Andrews Kurth LLP; Douglas Durante, Clean Fuels Development Coalition
  • Ethanol as Transportation Fuel - Production Technology Developments
    Philip Madson, D.A. Monceaux and K. Bevernitz, KATZEN International Inc.
  • E85 and FlexFuel Vehicles: A Growing Market
    Robert White, National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition
  • Industry Developments and Trends in Ethanol
    Todd Sneller, Nebraska Ethanol Board
Real World Applications of Hydrogen Technologies
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
3:30 - 5:00 PM
Chair: Barry Worthington, U.S. Energy Association
Session Description: The development of a hydrogen economy will depend on a number of intermediate steps demonstrating the viability of hydrogen technologies. This session will discuss innovative real-world applications of hydrogen produced by renewable energy resources.
  • International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy
    William Polen, United States Energy Association
  • Real World Experience with Renewable Hydrogen Fueling Systems
    Amjad Khan, Thomas Maloney, Ken Dreier, M. Cardin, O. Chow, S. Goyette, M. Kowalski, S. Porter and E. White, Proton Energy Systems; Robert Boehm and Y. Baghzouz, Energy Research Center UNLV; Nick Borland, Northern Power Systems; H. Garabedian, EVermont
  • Wind Energy and Production of Hydrogen and Electricity - Opportunities for Renewable Hydrogen
    Johanna Levene, George Sverdrup, Benjamin Kroposki and Johanna Ivy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • Utilization of Hydrogen Hybrid Power Systems
    Odes Armijo-Caster, Sacred Power
Wednesday
Gaseous Fuels from Waste Treatment and Utilization
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Chair: Kurt Creamer, North Carolina Solar Center
Session Description: Renewable energy technologies combined with waste treatment and utilization will lead the market because the economics are not dependent on energy production alone. A tangible value is associated with treating the waste. This session focuses on overcoming obstacles to biogas production.
  • Biomass to Energy
    Gregory Shipley, Waste to Energy; Donald Bogner, Genahol Inc.
  • First Year Performance and Lessons Learned for a Digester Gas-Fired Microturbine and a Digester Gas-Fired Fuel Cell
    Mark McDannel, James Stahl and Ed Wheless, Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts
  • New York Power Authority Anaerobic Digester Gas-Powered Fuel Cells: Experience, Performance, and Lessons Learned
    Yan Kishinevsky and Guy Sliker, New York Power Authority
  • The Renewal of On-Farm Anaerobic Digestion in the United States
    Sumesh M. Arora, Mississippi Technology Alliance; Richard L. Vetter, Ph.D., PAS, Agri-Bio Systems Inc.; Mark E. Zappi, PH.D., P.E., University of Louisiana; Todd French, Ph.D., Mississippi State University, MS
Emerging Technologies in the Hydrogen Value Chain
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
2:00 - 3:30 PM
Chair: Gerry Runte, ARES Corp.
Session Description: Any transition to a hydrogen economy will require advances in handling, storage and transportation. This session will discuss emerging production storage and transportation technologies that comprise the hydrogen energy value chain.
  • Green Energy Today for a Better Tomorrow
    Eric Apfelbach, Virent Energy Systems Inc.
  • Use of Solar Energy for the Production of Hydrogen from Municipal Waste Water
    Ritu Kesarwani, Praveen Shukla, Sudhir Mishra and Archana Kumari, RIT, Raipur
  • Solid Hydrogen Storage as a Renewable Energy Buffer
    Michael Zelinsky, Dr. Vitaliy Myasnikov and Dr. Rosa Young, Ovonic Hydrogen Systems LLC
  • Compressorless Hydrogen Transmission Pipelines Deliver Large-Scale Stranded Renewable Energy at Competitive Cost
    William Leighty, The Leighty Foundation; Dr. Brian Somerday and Dr. Chris San Marchi, Sandia National Laboratory; Geoff Keith and Dr. David White, Synapse Energy Economics; Jeff Holloway, Pipeline Technologies Inc.; Rupert Merer
  • Hydro-Gasification of Coal and the Creation of a Market for Renewablly Generated Hydrogen
    David Haberman, IF LLC; Ray Hobbs, Arizona Public Service.

FUELS & HYDROGEN II


Room: South Pacific B
Tuesday
New Biofuels Technologies - Panel Discussion
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
1:00 - 2:30 PM
Chair: David Hallberg, E3 Biofuels
Session Description: Innovative new methods of generating biofuels now yield far more energy than they require, utilizing previously discarded or untapped feedstocks as well as conventional ones. The companies represented in this session will discuss various innovative industrial-level technologies, as well as further potential developments and scalability. These approaches include producing ethanol from cellulosic biomass, different thermal depolymerization processes producing biobased diesel fuel from a wide variety of feedstocks (including woody biomass), and a closed-loop ethanol plant/animal feedyard/anaerobic digester facility.
  • Brian Appel, Changing World Technologies
  • Jeff Passmore, Iogen
  • Henrik Erametsa, Neste Oil Corporation
National Security - High Mileage Vehicles and Alternative Fuels - Panel Discussion
Tuesday, April 11, 2006

3:30 - 5:00 PM
Chair: Roger Ballentine, Green Strategies Inc.
Session Description: Thanks to the efforts of distinguished national security experts including many retired admirals and generals, it has become increasing clear that the United States must reduce its dependence on imported oil. Three of America's top national and energy security experts will address these issues and one of the country's leading renewable energy utilities will discuss the role of electricity in high mileage vehicles.
  • R. James Woolsey, Booz Allen Hamilton
  • Amory Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute
  • Milton R. Copulos, The National Defense Council Foundation
  • Roger Duncan, Austin Energy
Wednesday
The Many Worlds of Biomass - Panel Discussion
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Chair: Gary Herwick, Transportation Fuels Consulting
Session Description: Biomass is typically thought of in terms of biofuels, specifically ethanol and biodiesel. There are many other applications and opportunities, however, including flexible fuel vehicles, biofuels in aviation, biopower, biobased products, animal manure into biogas and biopower, and sustainable agriculture to ensure a continuous supply of biomass feedstocks while enhancing the environment and stabilizing greenhouse gases.
  • Dr. Maxwell Shauck, Baylor Institute of Air Sciences, Baylor University
  • Steve Dvorak, GHD
  • Dr. Richard Cruse, Iowa State University
  • Michael Deutmeyer, CHOREN Industries GmbH
Sources and Sustainability of Renewable Energy Relating to Biomass and Hydrogen - Panel Discussion
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
2:00 - 3:30 PM
Chair: Todd Sneller, Clean Fuels Development Coalition
Session Description: The speakers will discuss the current and potential use of biomass and hydrogen as energy sources for biofuels, electrical generation, and biomass and hydrogen as replacements for petroleum products in manufacturing. The sustainability and �best practices� associated with such uses will also be addressed by this diverse panel, whose members come from corporate, governmental, non-profit, and trade organizations.
  • Ross Davidson, Department of Agriculture
  • Jeff Serfass, National Hydrogen Association
  • Suzanne Hunt, Worldwatch Institute
  • Ernie Shea, Natural Resource Solutions