October 10-12, 2005

Hyatt Regency Atlanta
265 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30303

Current Events:

Biofuels Workshop & Trade Show 2006
Eastern Region:
Nashville, TN
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2006

Biofuels Workshop & Trade Show 2006
Western Region:
San Diego, California
Manchester
Grand Hyatt
Nov. 27-30, 2006

Previous Events:

Biofuels Workshop & Trade Show - Western & Pacific Region
October 25-27, 2004
Sacramento, California

Biofuels Workshop & Trade Show -
Eastern Region
October 10-12, 2005
Atlanta, Georgia

"Building an Industry"

Sponsored by:



 

• Mike Bryan, CEO, BBI International

• Bob Dinneen, President and CEO, Renewable Fuels Association
• Leland Tong, National Biodiesel Board

• Doug Kaempf, Manager, Office of Biomass Program, U.S. Department of Energy
• USDA Programs - Roger Conway, Director, Office of Energy Policy and New Uses, U.S. Department of Agriculture

• Biodiesel Northeast Perspective – Brian Gerhart, Vice President, Worley & Obetz, Inc.
• Biodiesel Southeast Perspective – Eugene Holmes, Delta Biofuels LLC
• Ethanol Northeast Perspective – Lynne Hoot, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic BioFuels
• Ethanol Southeast Perspective – Mick Henderson, General Manager, Commonwealth Agri-Energy

Sponsored by:


 

1. Biodiesel Production
2. Ethanol Production

1. Factors to Consider When Building a Biodiesel Plant: – Pat Lappe, Sales and Production Manager, Renewable Energy Group

2. Evaluation of the Feasibility and Potential Synergy of Integrating Corn Oil Extraction and Biodiesel Production at a Dry Mill Fuel Ethanol Plant: Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) commissioned a feasibility study to determine the potential benefits and synergy of integrating fuel ethanol production and biodiesel production at a single biofuels production plant or “biorefinery”. Rafael Nieves, Senior Project Leader, BBI International
3. Risk Management: Managing supply and price risk of biodiesel feedstocks – Peter Nessler, Director, Renewable Fuels, FCStone LLC

Track 2 – ETHANOL PRODUCTION

1. Points to Consider: A discussion on points to consider when building an ethanol plant such as feedstock availability, local infrastructure, energy costs, area markets for fuel and co-products, and other important criteria for building an ethanol plant in the East – Mark Yancey, Vice President, BBI International
2. Cellulosic Feedstocks Options: From stover to energy crops, eastern opportunities, challenges and solutions will be discussed – Jim Hettenhaus, President and CEO, cea, Inc.
3. Ethanol Production and the Community: Learn about the resulting economic development impact on a community when an ethanol plant comes to town. Ralph Groschen, Sr Ag Marketing Specialist, Minnesota Department of Agriculture

1. Purification of Biodiesel: A novel technology replaces the water washing step with an effective filtration step – Brian Cooke, Product Development Specialist, The Dallas Group
2. Producing Renewable Fuels from Pig Manure: A video presentation and discussion about Smithfield Bioenergy's novel idea to process pig manure into methanol, which is then used to produce biodiesel from animal oils
3. New Methods for Improving Biodiesel Quality: Leland Tong, Business Specialist, MARC-IV Consulting

Track 2 – ETHANOL: EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

1. Cellulose: Feedstock of the Future: Progress in technological advancements at the TVA pilot plant – Jacqueline Broder, Project Engineer, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
2. Direct, High Efficiency Conversion of the Oil in DDGS to Fatty Acid Esters for Use in Biodiesel: An important development for both the ethanol and biodiesel industries. - Kevin Hicks, Research Leade, USDA-ARS
3. Renewable Fuels for Process Energy: Reducing energy costs through the use of renewable fuel feedstocks, such as tires, turkey litter, carpeting residuals and more - Bert Bock, President, BR Bock Consulting

Sponsored by:


 

Sponsored by:

1. Biodiesel Products
2. Ethanol Products

Track 1 – BIODIESEL PRODUCTS

1. Drivability, Operability and Handling of Biodiesel: Characteristics of biodiesel in various applications – Martin Beirne, Director, Southeast Region, World Energy Alternatives LLC
2. Biodiesel for Home Heating Oil: A burgeoning market that is gaining real strength – Paul Nazzaro, President, Advanced Fuel Solutions, Inc.
3. Glycerin: New Value-Added Uses for this Coproduct – Galen Suppes, Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia

Track 2 – ETHANOL PRODUCTS

1. Distillers Grains: New Feed For Poultry Feeding distillers grains to monogastric livestock – Nick Dale, Professor, University of Georgia
2. Growing Demand for Carbon Dioxide: What’s the market like in the East? – Bruce Woerner, VP Marketing, Airgas CO2
3. New Uses: Ethanol for Waste Water Treatment Facilities – Dimitrios Katehis, Metcalf & Eddy.

• Biodiesel in the Northeast - discussion leader to be announced
• Biodiesel in the Southeast - Sumesh Arora, Director, Strategic Biomass Initiative, Mississippi Technology Alliance
• Ethanol in the Northeast - Scott Welsh
• Ethanol in the Southeast - Phillip Badger, DOE/SSEB Southeast Biomass State/Reg'l Partnership

Sponsored by:


 

• State-Level Programs – Jim Easterly, Principal, Easterly Consulting
• Regional-Level Programs: Biofuels Incentives in the Southwest - Kathy Baskin, Managing Director, Southern States Energy Board
  
   

• Rick Handley, Northeast Regional Biomass Energy Program
• Kathy Baskin, Southern States Energy Board
• Gene Quick, Forest Energy Associates
• Russ Montgomery, Regional Economic Development District Initiatives
   

Airgas

Ambitech Engineering

Burns & McDonnell

Dallas Group