2012 International Biomass Conference & Expo Program Guide

A New Era in Energy: The Future is Growing

April 16–19, 2012 | Colorado Convention Center | Denver, Colorado

CONFERENCE GUIDE

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Dear Attendee,

Welcome to the 5th annual International Biomass Conference & Expo, an event co-produced by Biomass Power & Thermal and Biorefi ning Magazine and organized by BBI International. We are pleased to bring the world’s largest biomass event to Denver, a hub of energy research geographically nestled on the border of the agricultural lands of the Great Plains to the east and the vast forest resources of the Rocky Mountains to the West. The region is home to some of this country’s most important research facilities and we are indebted to many of them for their assistance in forming the content we’ve assembled for this year’s event.

Our dynamic program features fi ve tracks exploring the production of heat, power, fuels and pellets from a broad range of biomass inputs. In total, we’ve organized 36 panels that will unfold over the next three days and we are confi dent that the International Biomass Conference & Expo is the industry’s most robust assembly of biomass professionals and presentations available.

We are indebted to the esteemed industry professionals who helped us select speakers, organize panels and develop a world-class agenda. With hundreds of speaker abstracts submitted from more than 20 nations, this year’s program refl ects the global nature of our industry.

More than an educational forum, the International Biomass Conference & Expo is also a premier networking event and the world’s pre-eminent biomass trade show experience. This year’s Expo includes more than 200 exhibitors. Please take time to visit our exhibitors during the numerous Expo networking events over the next three days. For your convenience, the Expo doors will remain open during all breakout panel sessions.

I’d like to take a moment to thank the fi ve organizations that agreed to open their doors to our attendees as tour hosts. This year’s agenda features the largest tour offering ever assembled at the International Biomass Conference & Expo and we’d like to recognize Custom Instrumentation Services Corporation, Community Power Corporation, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Boulder County, and the New Belgium Brewery for their hospitality.

Finally, I’d like to personally thank our sponsors and supporting organizations for their contributions to both the industry and this event. We certainly couldn’t do this without them.

As always, we urge you to help us enrich your conference experience. Feel free to stop by the registration area if you have any questions. We’re eager to assist you.

Enjoy the show!

Tom BryanVice President BBI International

Welcometo Denver

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PROGRAM GUIDE CONTENTS

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Welcome to the 2012 International Biomass Conference & Expo in beautiful Denver, Colorado. We have provided valuable information to assist you in your information needs during the event. Please visit our Denver Welcome desk located in Lobby A at the 14th Street main entrance of the Denver Convention Center, for any questions about Denver. Conference professionals are also available on the 2nd level past Lobby A for any additional questions about the conference. A complete map of all conference and expo locations can be found on pages 4 & 5 of this program guide. Thank you for your support of the 2012 International Biomass Conference & Expo. Enjoy Denver!

The Grand Hyatt Denver Downtown and the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotels are the offi cial hotels of the 2012 International Biomass Conference & Expo. Hotel address and contact information is as follows:

Grand Hyatt Denver Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel1750 Welton Street 1550 Court PlaceDenver, Colorado, USA 80202 Denver, Colorado, USA 80202Tel: +1-303-295-1234 Tel: +1-800-325-3535Fax: +1-303-626-2543 Fax: +1-303-603-4009Web: http://granddenver.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels Web: http://www.sheratondenverdowntown.com

CONFERENCE HOTELS

The offi cial registration hours for the 2012 International Biomass Conference & Expo are as follows:

Sunday, April 15 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM Monday, April 16 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM Tuesday, April 17 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM Wednesday, April 18 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM The conference registration desk is located in the “A” Lobby of the Colorado Convention Center.

REGISTRATIONHOURS

The 2012 International Biomass Conference & Expo speaker presentations will be made available online to all offi cially registered attendees. Shortly after the conclusion of the event you will receive an email and link to the on-line presentation website. Access to the website will require the email address and password provided to you on your original registration confi rmation.

SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS

The offi cial conference and expo location for the 2012 International Biomass Conference & Expo is the Colorado Convention Center. All activities related to the event, except for the Wednesday evening event at Coors Field and industry tours, will take place at the Colorado Convention Center.

Colorado Convention Center 700 14th St Denver, Colorado, USA 80202 Tel: +1-303-228-8000 Web: http://denverconvention.com

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CONFERENCE TIDBITS

Exhibitors at the 2012 International Biomass Conference & Expo may set-up exhibit booth properties the following day and hours:

Monday, April 16 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Exhibitor move-out hours are as follows:

Wednesday, April 18 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Entry into the exhibit hall will require an offi cial conference exhibitor name badge or you will be denied entry into the exhibit hall. You may obtain your badge credentials at the registra-tion desk located in Lobby A.

During non-expo hours you are encouraged to attend the educational sessions to network with colleagues and discover new information about the thriving biomass industry.

The expo concludes at 3:30 pm on Wednesday, April 18. Move-out will begin at 3:30 pm until 6:30 pm. Please be courteous of all the exhibiting companies and refrain from breaking down before 3:30 pm. If you are contracting a shipping carrier for your booth properties separate from Valley Expo & Displays shipping service, your carriers must arrive at America’s Center at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, April 18 to pick up your shipments. Thank you very much!

EXHIBITOR SET-UP AND MOVE-OUT

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The offi cial expo hours for the 2012 International Biomass Conference & Expo are as follows:

Monday, April 16 5:00 AM – 7:00 PM Tuesday, April 17 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM Wednesday, April 18 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM The expo hall is located in the “Exhibit Hall A” of the Colorado Convention Center.

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Join us on Wednesday evening to watch the Colorado Rockies take on the San Diego Padres at beautiful Coors Field. Located in the heart of downtown Denver, Coors Field has become the fa-vorite ballpark of fans across baseball. Relax, network and dine with other conference attendees as they catch the game from the luxury of the suite level. First pitch is at 6:40 pm and dinner will be provided. Seating is limited. Coors Field is walking distance from the Sheraton and the Grand Hyatt. Please take the 16th Street Mall Shuttle Bus down (West) to Blake Street. At Blake you will head North and walk 3-4 blocks to 20th and Blake Street. Transportation is not provided. The baseball park will be right in front of you. You may take a taxi as well. We look forward to seeing you at the park!

WEDNESDAY EVENING

BBI International is pleased to offer two separate tours of bioenergy facilities at this year’s International Biomass Conference & Expo. The tours offer a broad spectrum of biomass research, technology development, and operating commercial scale biomass to energy facilities. The tours are held the day before and the day immediately following the main conference respectively, and attendees wishing to join both tours should register for each tour separately.

Monday, April 16 Thursday, April 19Community Power Corporation (CPC) Boulder County Biomass Forestry OperationLittleton, CO Boulder, CO

Custom Instrumentation Boulder County Biomass District Heating PlantServices Corporation (CiSCO) Boulder, COEnglewood, CO New Belgium BreweryNational Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL): Fort Collins, CONational Bioenergy Center Golden, CO

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SUMMIT AGENDACO-LOCATEDMONDAY, APRIL 16, 2012Colorado Convention CenterDenver, Colorado

MONDAY, APRIL 167:30 am - 5:00 pm Summit Registration Lobby A, 14th Street Entrance

8:30 am - 8:40 am Welcome and Opening Remarks Rooms 102 - 106, Street Level Kolby Hoagland, Program Manager, BBI InternationalSenator Mark Udall, U.S. Senate, Video Welcome Message

8:40 am - 9:10 am Introduction of Keynote Presentation and Keynote Presentation Rooms 102 - 106, Street Level Daniel Jiron, Regional Forester, Rocky Mountain Region, U.S. Forest Service Arthur “Butch” Blazer, Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, USDA

9:10 am - 10:40 am Panel Discussion Rooms 102 - 106, Street Level The State of the Forests in the Rocky MountainsModerator: Lyle Laverty, President, The Laverty GroupJoseph Duda, Deputy State Forester, Colorado State Forest ServiceBiomass in ColoradoCal Wettstein, Incident Commander, Rocky Mountain Bark Beetle Incident, USFSStatus of the Bark Beetle Epidemic in the Rocky Mountain RegionDaniel Tinker, Forest & Fire Ecologist/Assoc. Professor, Botany & Program in Ecology, University of WyomingForest Resilience and Future Western ForestsKurt Mackes, Senior Research Scientist, Colorado State UniversitySupply and Economic Considerations for Utilizing Forest Biomass

10:40 am - 10:50 am Networking Break

10:50 am - 12:20 pm Panel Discussion Rooms 102 - 106, Street Level Building Partnerships through PolicyModerator: John Bennett, Co-Chief Executive Offi cer, The Aspen Center for Environmental StudiesDan Gibbs, County Commissioner, Summit County (Colorado)Senator Gail Schwartz, Senate District 5, Colorado State SenateStatewide InitiativesJay O’Laughlin, Director, Policy Analysis Group & Professor, Forestry/Policy Sciences, University of IdahoForest Biomass Resources, Bioenergy Markets and Policy Approaches across the Western RegionRichard Stem, Forester/Consultant, Resource Solutions LLCCurrent and Needed Regional and National Policy

12:20 pm - 1:15 pm Catered Lunch

1:15 pm - 2:45 pm Panel Discussion Rooms 102 - 106, Street Level Affected Parties: Discovering Potential PartnershipsModerator: Phil Kastelic, Principal, Colorado Forest and Energy LLC Al White, Director, Colorado Tourism Offi ce, Colorado Offi ce of Economic Development & International TradeThe Integration of Tourism and ReforestationDon Kennedy, Environmental Scientist, Denver Water Board From Forests to Faucets: How Denver Water and U.S. Forest Service Partnership BeganR.E. Vann, Director of Renewable Resources, U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain RegionIncreasing the Pace of Restoration with our PartnersJill Ozarski, Natural Resources Policy Advisor to U.S. Senator Mark UdallA View from the U.S. Senate: Diverse Constituents, Declining Budgets, and Finding a Way Forward

2:45 pm - 3:00 pm Networking Break

3:00 pm - 4:30 am Panel Discussion Rooms 102 - 106, Street Level Making the Economics of Forest Restoration WorkModerator: Mike Eckhoff, Ph.D. Candidate, Colorado State UniversityDean Rostrom, Founding Partner, Evergreen Clean EnergyPutting Together the Pieces for a Financially Viable Biomass Power ProjectChad Julian, Lead, Forestry & Fire Division, Boulder County Parks and Open SpaceForest Mangement: A Boulder County PerspectiveDiana Golis, Manager Power Supply and Contracts, Holy Cross EnergyThe Electric Utility’s Role in Biomass ProjectsCody Neff, Founder, West Range ReclamationEnsuring a Consistent Supply of Material: The Role of Long Term Stewardship Contracting

4:30 pm - 4:35 pm Closing Remarks Rooms 102 - 106, Street LevelKolby Hoagland, Program Manager, BBI International

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm International Biomass Conference & Expo Grand Opening & Welcome Reception Rooms 102 - 106, Street LevelRegistered attendees to the Rocky Mountain Forest Restoration & Bionergy Summit receive a complimentary pass to the Grand Opening & Welcome Reception

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John Bennett is Co-CEO of the Aspen Center for Environ-mental Studies (ACES). He was previously a successful busi-ness leader, a four-term mayor of Aspen, Vice President of the Aspen Institute, and President of For The Forest. ACES is dedicated to preserving and restoring biodiversity by building an active community of informed, capable, and motivated environmental stewards. Over the years, ACES

has provided programs in ecology and the natural sciences for everyone from school children to community leaders and national decision makers. In addi-tion to its adult naturalist programs, ACES educational programs make some 30,000 contacts with students every school year. Along with educational programs, ACES undertakes ecological restoration projects to enhance the health and biodiversity of forest and riparian areas of the Roaring Fork Valley.

Dan Gibbs is a County Commissioner in Summit County, Colorado. Dan feels blessed to represent the “the heart of Colorado” and is working to make a difference in the community he lives in and loves. Dan has also served in the Colorado State Senate for District 16 which includes Summit, Grand, Gilpin, Clear Creek, and western parts of Jefferson and Boulder counties. Before his service in the State Senate, he served in the Colorado House of Representatives for House District 56 which includes Summit, Eagle and Lake coun-

ties. In the State Senate, Dan served as the chair of the Senate Transportation Committee and was a member of the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee. Since 2006, Dan has worked tirelessly to bring a collaborative approach to some of Colorado’s most pressing issues, including the economy, education, transportation and forest health. He is a certifi ed Willdland Firefi ghter and is affi liated with the ROSS system in which he is on-call to fi ght wildfi res throughout the US. Dan is a graduate of Western State College of Colorado with a B.A. in Sociology.

Arthur “Butch” Blazer serves as USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment. In 2003, Governor Bill Richardson appointed Butch as “State Forester” of New Mexico, the fi rst Native American to hold that position. During his ten-ure as State Forester, Butch was also named as Chair of the Council of Western State Foresters and Co-Chair for the West-ern Forestry Leadership Coalition. A member of the Mescalero

Apache Tribe, Butch has been intimately involved in Tribal issues throughout his life. Prior to his service as State Forester, he served 27 years in the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Indian Affairs as a Range Management Specialist, Natural Re-sources Manager, and Agency Superintendent. Blazer is the former owner of Blazer Conservation Connections, a natural resources based consulting company that specialized in connecting clients with the resources needed to enhance and protect the environment. He was also a co-founder of the Native American Fish & Wildlife Society, serving on their Board of Directors and as National President.

Diana Golis is Manager Power Supply and Contracts for Holy Cross Energy in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Diana works with the electric cooperative’s wholesale energy suppliers and local renewable energy providers. She has been with Holy Cross since 2005, and prior to that was a project man-ager and fi eld engineer on industrial and residential con-struction projects. Diana has a bachelor’s degree in Me-

chanical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and a M.B.A. in Operations Management from Regis University. She is a registered Profes-sional Engineer in the state of Colorado.

Joseph Duda is Deputy State Forester with the Colorado State Forest Service. Joe has 36 years professional forestry experience. He joined the Colorado State Forest Service in 2001. Joe’s experience prior to joining the Colorado State Forest Service includes serving as a resource manager for a forest products company. Throughout his career he has ac-tively participated in professional and community organiza-

tions. He has held leadership positions with the Society of American Foresters, Colorado Timber Industry Association, Boy Scouts of America, local church boards and has been elected to local pubic positions. Joe has a B.S. in Forestry from Michigan Technological University.

Kolby Hoagland serves as a Program Manager for BBI Inter-national in the company’s event content planning division. Kolby joined BBI International last September after complet-ing a M.S. of Agriculture and a Master’s Certifi cate in Energy Analysis and Policy from the University of Wisconsin-Madi-son. His specifi c interests and expertise focus on energy grass production, multifunctional landscapes, and energy

policy. Kolby’s career goal is to facilitate proactive dialogue among stakehold-ers to advance bioenergy down economically sustainable and environmen-tally prudent paths by promoting effi ciency and environmental stewardship of biomass production systems.

Mike Eckhoff is a Ph.D. Candidate in Forest Science, specializing in Natural Resources History and Policy, in the Department of For-est and Rangeland Stewardship at Colorado State University. He also works with the Forest Management and the Outreach Divi-sions in the Colorado State Forest Service. His principal research focus is identifying and linking solutions to public land manage-ment problems and the emerging energy crisis. Solutions center

on analyzing forest biomass use, both contemporary and historical, with an empha-sis on the Rocky Mountain West. His dissertation, “The Politics of Forest Energy in Colorado, 1876-2011,” argues that entrepreneurs promoted using forest biomass from federal lands for energy by linking forest health improvements to energy secu-rity over time. Efforts of the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to develop forest energy projects in Colorado are included.

Daniel Jirón is Regional Forester of the Rocky Mountain Region for the U.S. Forest Service. Daniel was just appointed to this position in March this year. He is responsible for the administra-tion of over 22 million acres in 17 National Forests and seven National Grasslands, as well as cooperative efforts with state and private landowners in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and eastern Wyoming. He has also served as Deputy

Regional Forester for the Pacifi c Southwest Region, as USDA’s Forest Service Repre-sentative on the Board of Directors for the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, and as Chair of the Lake Tahoe Regional Executives. Along with a notable line-up of Forest su-pervisory and director positions across New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado, Daniel also served as an aide to United States Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colo-rado. Daniel earned a bachelor’s degree from Colorado State University in 1986 and a master’s degree from Regis University of Denver in 1997.

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Chad Julian leads the Forestry & Fire Division for Boulder County Parks and Open Space. Chad also co-supervises the county Fire Management Offi cer position. He oversees forest restoration and research, prescribed and wildland fi re management, fuels management, the biomass and heating program and volunteer and education opportunities. The Forestry & Fire Division works closely with municipalities, agencies and researchers throughout

the region to ensure that fi eld work follows the most current fi ndings and best man-agement practices for Forestry & Fire Management. Chad has also worked as a For-estry Technician for Boulder County Parks and Open Space which involved managing the prescribed & wildland fi re programs and general forestry technician duties such as: data collection, prescription writing and contract administration. Before his em-ployment positions with the County, he was employed with the United States Forest Service on the Medicine Bow–Routt National Forest in Walden, Colorado. Chad holds a B.S. in Hydrology and Watershed Management from the University of Wyoming.

Dr. Kurt Mackes is a Senior Research Scientist for the Colo-rado State Forest Service and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship at Colo-rado State University. Kurt is currently conducting a variety of research projects and extension work related to forest products and wood utilization in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region. Kurt received both his B. S. and M. S. de-

grees in Wood Science and Technology from Colorado State University and a Ph. D. in Forestry and Forest Products from Virginia Tech.

Phil Kastelic is Principal of Colorado Forest and Energy LLC (CF&E). Phil founded CF&E to develop community-based bioenergy projects and provide sustainable biomass com-bined heat and power to facilities in rural communities us-ing forest/agricultural feedstock and waste streams from the local community. In the past two years, CF&E has worked in a wide-range of Colorado communities where

sustainable healthy forests, economic development and clean energy are val-ued. A third generation Coloradoan and Eagle Scout, he has learned that the existing forest products businesses in Colorado highly value stewardship of our forests. Phil earned a B.S. degree from the University of Colorado and a M.B.A. from The George Washington University.

Cody Neff is Founder of West Range Reclamation LLC. Cody and his wife, Stephanie, founded the business in 2001. Over 11 years, West Range Reclamation LLC has completed over 300 contracts and 70,000 acres of forest management and natural resource restoration projects in fi ve western states. They employ over 50 employees and numerous sub-contractors. West Range is the contractor for the 10-year

Front Range Long Term Stewardship Contract, covering four national forests, as well as several other long-term stewardship contracts and timber sales throughout the Rocky Mountains. West Range is devoted to fully utilizing the resources it removes from its projects and believes that the bioenergy industry is an important partner for sustainable forest restoration.

Don Kennedy is an Environmental Scientist for the Denver Water Board. Don has worked for Denver Water more than 25 years in this role; his job duties are diverse. Currently, Don’s main focus is watershed wildfi re protection within Denver Water’s water collection system. Other projects he works on are stream improvement, land reclamation, reli-censing of facilities and projects requiring compliance with

governmental acts such as National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Clean Water Act to the Endangered Species Act. Prior to working with Denver Water, he worked for a consulting fi rm, the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Park Service. Don has a bachelor’s degree in Forestry and a master’s degree in Biology.

Jay O’Laughlin is Professor of Forestry & Policy Sciences at the University of Idaho. Since 1989, Jay has also been full-time Di-rector of the College of Natural Resources Policy Analysis Group, funded by the Idaho Legislature to provide objective analysis of natural resource issues important to Idaho citizens as suggest-ed by an advisory committee of natural resource leaders. Re-cent publications feature policy analyses for wildfi re, wood

bioenergy, and sustainable forest management for wood products and carbon se-questration. Jay also works on these issues for the Western Governors’ Association Forest Health Advisory Committee and for the Idaho Strategic Energy Alliance, chairing the Forestry/Biomass Task Force and writing its report on opportunities and challenges of wood bioenergy. He was elected Fellow of the Society of Ameri-can Foresters (SAF) in 2000; in 2010 Jay received the SAF’s Award in Forest Science for distinguished research in managerial sciences leading to the advancement of forestry.

Lyle Laverty is Former Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. Lyle was confi rmed by the United States Senate with the direct administrative responsibility for the National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Lyle has also served as Director of Colorado State Parks, Associate Deputy Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, responsible for the im-plementation of the National Fire Plan on more than

191,000,000 acres of NFS lands, and as Regional Forester of the Rocky Mountain Region of the U.S. Forest Service, responsible for natural resource stewardship of more than 22 million acres of National Forests and Grasslands in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Today, he is actively seeking market solu-tions to address the serious forest health issues facing the intermountain west. He is a Registered Professional Forester in California and maintains a Certifi ed Forester registration with the Society of American Foresters.

Jill Ozarski is the Natural Resources Policy Advisor for U.S. Senator Mark Udall from Colorado. Jill serves as the Sena-tor’s primary policy advisor for public lands and natural re-source conservation issues, including wilderness and forest health. Previously, she served as the Executive Director of the Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts, whose members in-clude 60 not-for-profi t land trusts and local government

open space programs. She has also worked for The Wilderness Society and The Nature Conservancy. In addition, Jill serves as Chair of the Colorado Natu-ral Areas Council, which advises the State Parks Board, and Vice-Chair of the Colorado Real Estate Commission. For fun, she enjoys exploring public lands and volunteering as a mentor for Team In Training triathletes. She received her Master’s of Public Policy and Master’s of Environmental Management de-grees from Duke University in 2001.


SPEAKER BIOSSUMMIT SPEAKER BIOSCO-LOCATEDMONDAY, APRIL 16, 2012Colorado Convention CenterDenver, Colorado

Dean Rostrom is Founding Partner of Evergreen Clean Energy LLC, a developer of renewable energy projects focused on base load energy sources since 2008. Dean is also Founder and Prin-cipal of Eagle Valley Clean Energy LLC, the project company developing Colorado’s fi rst commercial scale biomass power plant, located in Gypsum, Colorado. Dean has had nearly 20 years of experience in global fi nancial markets, most recently

as Managing Director in the fi xed income division of Deutsche Bank, based in Lon-don. He previously worked for JPMorgan and Lehman Brothers in the fi xed income area in New York, Asia and Europe. He has structured and fi nanced over $10 billion in transactions across a wide variety of assets and structures. Dean practiced cor-porate and securities law at Morrison & Foerster and White & Case after earning his J.D. from Brigham Young University Law School, a B.A. from the University of Wash-ington and graduate studies at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Studies (Stanford Center) in Yokohama, Japan.

Senator Mark Udall has represented Colorado in the U.S. Sen-ate and U.S. House of Representatives since 1999. Mark’s as-signments on the Armed Services, Energy and Natural Resourc-es, Intelligence and Aging committees give him a platform to address issues important to Colorado, and he is known for reaching across party lines to solve problems. His work spans issues from creating wilderness areas in our national parks and

reducing the risk of wildfi re, to promoting Colorado’s aerospace, high-tech, and renewable energy industries and encouraging policies to stimulate innovation and help the private sector create jobs. Mark was born in Tucson, Arizona, but has spent his entire adult life in Colorado, cementing his connection to our Western lands. An avid mountaineer, he moved to Colorado’s Western Slope to work for Outward Bound after graduating from Williams College in 1972. As Outward Bound’s execu-tive director from 1985 to 1995, Mark gained fi rst-hand experience running a busi-ness, which informs his work to advocate for business-friendly policies.

Senator Gail Schwartz is serving in her second term in the Colorado State Senate, where she represents the 11 diverse counties of Senate District 5. Gail is chair of the Senate Agri-culture, Natural Resources and Energy committee and serves on the Transportation committee, committee on Le-gal Services, and Capital Development committee. She has a distinguished record in working to promote energy diver-

sifi cation and create new jobs by encouraging energy conservation, effi cien-cy, and expanding Colorado’s energy portfolio with solar, wind, hydro, geo-thermal, and biomass resources. Before being elected to the state senate, Gail was appointed to the Colorado Commission on Higher Education by Governor Roy Romer in 1995 and she was then elected to the University of Colorado Board of Regents from Congressional District 3 in 2000, where she served as a member for four years and the Vice Chair for two.

R. E. Vann is Director of Renewable Resources for the U.S. Forest Service’s Rocky Mountain Region. R.E. oversees program manage-ment and policy responsibilities to the region’s Forest Management, Forest Health Protection, Wildlife, Fisheries, Threatened & Endan-gered Species, Rare Plants, Invasive Species, Range Management and Vegetation Ecology programs. He also oversees the region’s Aerial Detection Survey program in monitoring the current moun-tain pine beetle epidemic. The Rocky Mountain Region consists of

17 national forests and seven national grasslands covering 22 million acres in the states of Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Colorado. Previously, R.E. coordi-nated the ecological restoration directive at the Washington Offi ce. R.E. has 34 years of Forest Service experience as Director, Acting Forest Supervisor, Deputy Forest Supervi-sor, District Ranger, Timber Management Assistant, Silviculturist, District Planner, Re-source Assistant, and Forester. R.E. received his Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Management from Auburn University and graduate studies in Remote Sensing from Mississippi State University.

Richard Stem is Forester/Consultant with Resource Solutions LLC. With 28 years of resource management experience in gov-ernment organizations and a Top Secret Sensitive clearance, Rich is recognized for his ability to develop and lead diverse ex-ternal and governmental teams and organizations. His experi-ence in program management and confl ict resolution covers the industries of engineering, forestry, biology, geology, arche-

ology, construction, fi nance, administration and logistics. His last assignment with the U.S. Forest Service was as Deputy Administrator for the 22 million acre, 5 State Rocky Mountain Region, consisting of 11 National Forests, 2400 employees and a $350+ million dollar budget. As an independent contractor, Rich has worked di-rectly for the Governor of Wyoming solving issues in resource management and for various energy companies (retainer and project) to secure permits for energy ex-ploration. Rich is the primary consultant to Eagle Valley Clean Energy in locating and building of a 10 MW co-generation facility in Colorado.

Cal Wettstein is the United States Forest Service Incident Commander for the Rocky Mountain Region Bark Beetle In-cident Management Organization that covers the Medicine Bow/Routt, Arapaho/Roosevelt, and White River National Forests. Cal has worked for the USFS for 37 years in Califor-nia, Massachusetts, Arizona, Alaska, Oregon, and Colorado with experience in timber, recreation, lands, fi re manage-

ment, forest planning, and administration. He has served as the IC for 3 years. Cal has a B.S. in Forestry from Rutgers and a M.S. from Northern Arizona Uni-versity.

Dr. Daniel Tinker is a Forest and Fire Ecologist and an As-sociate Professor in the Department of Botany and Program in Ecology at the University of Wyoming. Dan’s research and educational interests are in forest and ecosystem ecol-ogy, particularly with respect to natural disturbance regimes and their effects on ecological processes, including the ef-fects of post-disturbance spatial heterogeneity in large, for-

ested ecosystems, such as the Greater Yellowstone Area. He and his col-leagues have recently completed a three-year project funded by the Joint Fire Science Program investigating the reciprocal interactions between wildfi re and bark beetles and how they impact landscape structure and wildfi re risk.

Al White is the Director of the Colorado Tourism Offi ce (CTO). Al was the House appointee to the CTO board for the past 10 years. Prior to this position, Al served eight years in the Colorado House of Representatives before he was elect-ed to the Colorado Senate two years ago. During his term in offi ce, White served as an Assistant Majority Leader. After volunteering to serve in the military, he was honorably dis-

charged from the Army and relocated to Colorado where he attended the University of Colorado. He then moved to the mountains of Winter Park, and began his career as entrepreneur in the ski business. Al and his wife spent 25 years as owners and operators of several full service ski shops, a bike shop, and a mountain lodge. As an active member of the business community, he served on several bank boards, and was Vice Chair of the Winter Park Fraser Valley Chamber of Commerce.

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CONFERENCE GREENINGBBI International is dedicated to operating our entire company and all of our events with a zero waste and carbon neutral mission. We have replaced non earth-friendly items with sustainable ones and educated others on how they can do the same. By focusing on the 4 R’s of Sustainabil-ity―Rethink, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle―BBI aims to leave the smallest footprint possible where we operate and where we travel.

EVENTGREENING

The mission of the sustainability program at the Colorado Convention Center is to pioneer greening efforts in Denver’s premier convention facility. This is achieved by incorporating, encouraging and implementing a sustainable methodology and encour-aging green practices with our customers within the meetings industry.

Below are the sustainability and greening efforts that will be in effect at the Colorado Convention Center during the Interna-tional Biomass Conference & Expo:

• Photovoltaic panels on roof capable of continually providing 300KW of power. This generated over 400,000 kwh annually The center purchases 25% of their energy consumed as wind power

• Completed a major Lighting Retrofi t: Total Annual Energy savings (kWh) 882,160. Annual cost savings $63,500

• On the interior and exterior uplighting we installed LED lamp/retrofi ts for a dramatic reduction from the original (2) 400 watt metal halides in each light.

• Converted the lobby “fl oating clouds” from 100 watt metal halides to a 24 watt LED

• Timed lighting system controlled by electricians allows lighting levels to be at 50% during event move-in and move out, 25% for cleaning and maintenance times and 100% only during event hours in occupied space.

• Utilization of the citywide steam tube and shell system for heating, which allows for lower preset temperatures when building is unoccupied and more effi cient control.

• A central underground chilled water loop, allowing for greater effi ciency for cooling the convention center and customized to user needs

• All exterior glass is now low E grade to assist in the maintenance of building temperatures.

• Day lighting practices used in all lobby areas.

• Monitoring and control of dock doors by security through facility walks focusing on closing doors not in use.

• Centralized location in downtown Denver means walking distance to restaurants and hotels

• Light rail stop at the convention center serving the greater metro Denver area.

• Two B-Cycle Stations located on property

• Parking Garage has permanently dedicated complimentary parking spaces to Hybrid vehicles.

• Heppa fi lters in vacuums used by housekeeping department and throughout the building.

• Use of micro-fi ber clothes by housekeeping department.

• Conversion of all existing toilets and urinals to low fl ush. Water savings translates to be 1,000 gallons if all were fl ushed simultaneously.

• Old toilets and urinals were donated to local gravel company to be used as road base for local construction projects.

• Motion sensor sinks in bathrooms.

• Xeriscape of the landscape along 14th Street to reduce water usage.

• Recycling of plastic and glass bottles, aluminum/tin cans, paper and cardboard products in a co-mingled, single stream program throughout the facility, in every meeting room and on the exhibit hall fl oor.

• No compactor charge to clients for recycled items.

• Kitchen compost program.

• Reclaim room is operated for recycled offi ce supplies used in all administrative offi ces.

• Reusable leftover conference and event materials are placed in our Reclaim Room and donated to local non-profi ts and organizations.

• Recycle used batteries, oil, ballast, fl uorescent light bulbs, and aerosol cans.

• Over 90% of housekeeping products are Green Seal Certifi ed or equivalent

• Contribution of 100 Trees in the name of our clients to the Mile High Million Tree Campaign.

• Mindful purchasing process evaluating with “green” products whenever possible.

• Reports and documents produced paperless whenever possible.

• “Champion for the Environment” Employee Award program.

• Food Donation Program.

• Option for china instead of paper products.

• Option for local and organic meals.

• Water station options available vs. water bottles.

• Option for bulk condiments.

• Use of post-consumer content offi ce products in administrative offi ce.

• In 2010, the center adopted 8 acres of and along side the Platt River to maintain its natural habitat by organizing various efforts.

• LEED certifi ed building operations and maintenance certifi cation by the US Green Building Council.

• ISO 14001 EMS Certifi ed as part of the City and County of Denver certifi cation in 2009.

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SUNDAY, APRIL 152:00 pm - 7:00 pm Conference Registration Open Main Entrance Lobby, Level 2

MONDAY, APRIL 167:00 am - 7:00 pm Conference Registration Open Main Entrance Lobby, Level 2

7:45 am - 4:00 pm Biomass Facility Tours South Shuttle Drop-off, between 14th Street between California and Welton. Buses start loading at 7:45 am; depart at 8:00 am

8:00 am - 3:00 pm Exhibitor Move-In Exhibit Hall A, Level 1

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Expo Grand Opening & Welcome Reception Exhibit Hall A, Level 1

TUESDAY, APRIL 177:00 am - 7:00 pm Conference Registration Open Main Entrance Lobby, Level 2

7:00 am - 8:00 am Continental Breakfast Four Seasons Ballroom Pre-function, Level 2

8:00 am - 10:00 am General Session Four Seasons Ballroom

8:00 am - 8:15 am WELCOME Four Seasons Ballroom

Tim Portz, Program Director, BBI International

8:15 am - 8:45 am KEYNOTE ADDRESS Four Seasons Ballroom

Dan Nolan, Chief Executive Offi cer, Sabot 6Energy Security as a National Security Challenge: Understanding DOD’s Energy Requirements and Mandates

8:45 am - 10:00 am GENERAL SESSION PANEL Four Seasons Ballroom

Director’s Roundtable: Association Priorities for Industry Growth in an Election YearModerator: Tim Portz, Program Director, BBI International

Gary Melow, State Projects Coordinator, Biomass Power Association

Joseph Seymour, Executive Director, Biomass Thermal Energy Council

Jennifer Hedrick, Executive Director, Pellet Fuel Institute

Michael McAdams, President, Advanced Biofuels Association

Joe Jobe, Chief Executive Offi cer, National Biodiesel Board

10:00 am - 10:30 am Refreshment Break in the Expo Exhibit Hall A, Level 1

10:00 am - 7:00 pm Expo Open Exhibit Hall A, Level 1

10:30 am - Noon Concurrent Tracks

TRACK 1: PELLETS & DENSIFIED BIOMASS Rooms 108/110/112, Level 2

Using Torrefaction to Accelerate the Deployment of Biomass as an Energy InputModerator: Thane Browning, National Sales Manager, Aumund Corporation

Adrian Pirraglia Tunez, Research Assistant, North Carolina State University Technical and Economic Modeling for the Production of Torrefi ed Ligno-Cellulosic Biomass for the U.S.

Edward Ryall, Commercial & Marketing Director, ThermyaBiocoal Technology Operating Experience

Ezra Bar-Ziv, Professor, Michigan Technological UniversityBiocoal: A Drop-In Fuel in Coal-fi red Power Plants

TRACK 2: INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL THERMAL ENERGY Rooms 107/109/111/113, Level 2

Mastering the Art and Science of Biomass Harvest, Handling and DeliveryModerator: Daniel Sabin, President, Iowa Northern Railway Company

John Saucier, Material Handling Product Manager, ProcessBarronRight-Sized Biomass Receiving, Processing, Storage, and Delivery Systems

Therese Glowacki, Natural Resource Manager, Boulder County Parks and Open SpaceBeetle Kill to Biomass Heat

Jayant Khambekar, Power Industry Specialist, Jenike & Johanson Inc.Material Handling Challenges for Woody Biomass

Jim Wimberly, President, BioEnergy Systems LLCEstablishing Feedstock Supply Chains

TRACK 3: BIOMASS POWER Rooms 205/207, Level 2

Driving Risk Out of Biomass Power ProjectsModerator: Jon Rager, Principal, Poyry Management Consulting

Jordan Solomon, President, Ecostrat Inc.Feedstock Risk Mitigation Strategies

William Strauss, President, FutureMetricsHedging Wood Price Risk for BioEnergy Projects

Tim Rooney, Project Manager, Antares Group Inc.Incorporating Uncertainty and Risk in Biomass Resource Analysis

Matthew Markee, President, Recast EnergyRight-Sized Biomass-to-Power Facilities

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TRACK 4: BIOGAS & LANDFILL GAS Rooms 102/104/106, Level 2

Gas Cleaning and Contaminant Measuring Considerations for Biogas and Landfi ll Gas Moderator: Howard Hohl, Representative Sales Manager, EISENMANN Corporation

Steve Milford, Product Business Manager, Endress + HauserProven Ultrasonic Technology gives Continuous and Reliable Determination of Biogas Flow, Temperature

Gokhan Alptekin, Vice President, Technology, TDA ResearchNovel Biogas and Landfi ll Gas Purifi cation System

Su Anne Huang, Market Manager, Landfi lls, FlexEnergyIntegrating Thermal Oxidation and Turbine Technology to Generate Power from Low Btu Biogas

Edgar Argueta, Senior Project Engineer, SCS Engineers / SCS EnergyLandfi ll Gas and Digester Gas Utilization Treatment and Processing Technologies

TRACK 5: ADVANCED BIOFUELS & BIOBASED CHEMICALS Rooms 201/203, Level 2

Algae’s Allure: Determining Best Practices in Algae Cultivation, Harvesting and Conversion MethodsModerator: Luke Geiver, Associate Editor, Biomass Power & Thermal and Pellet Mill Magazine

Val Smith, Professor, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of KansasApplications of Ecological Principles to Algal Biofuel Production

Bill Charneski, Director, Product Engineering, OriginOil Inc.Strategies for Utilizing Whole Algae Biomass

Anju Dahiya, President & Research Scientist, General Systems Research LLCAlgae Biomass Production for Biofuel Integrated with Wastewater Treatment

Jason Quinn, Research Scientist, Colorado State UniversityResource and Productivity Evaluation of Microalgae Biofuels in the U.S. Incorporating GIS Spatial Resolution

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch in the Expo Exhibit Hall A, Level 1

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Networking in the Expo Exhibit Hall A, Level 1

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Concurrent Tracks


Biochar’s Growing Importance as a Valuable Coproduct of Biomass Energy ProductionModerator: John Bonitz, Farm Outreach & Policy Advocate, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy

Greg Karr, Program Manager, MRIGlobalBiochar Utilization in an Integrated System for Bioenergy Crop Production and Carbon Sequestration

Paul Wever, President, Chip EnergyChip Energy and Fuels of the Future

Samuel Bamberg, Environmental Consultant & Vice President, S. Lynn Bamberg LLC / The Mines Group Inc.Use of Biochar for Reclamation at a Major Gold Mine

Andrew Harley, Vice President, Soil Science and Reclamation, Biochar Solutions Inc.Biochar: A Nexus for Low Value Woody Biomass and Reclamation in the Intermountain West


Investigating Feedstock Cost Indicators: Supply, Demand, and the Infl uence of Natural GasModerator: Kate Bechen, Attorney, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

Kelly Murphy, President, Boulder Natural SolutionsWill Natural Gas Win Over Biomass?

William Perritt, Senior Editor, Wood Biomass Market ReportWood Biomass Feedstock Market Review

Amanda Mott, Energy Projects Specialist, Wisconsin State Energy Offi ceWisconsin’s Bioenergy Feedstock Assessment

Don McCabe, Vice President, Ontario Federation of AgricultureInnovative Biomass Value Chain for Ontario


Understanding and Complying with Increasingly Stringent Emissions RegulationsModerator: Sarah Gray, Senior Environmental Scientist, Custom Instrumentation Services

Michael Readey, Managing Director, AeriNOx Inc.Reducing Emissions from Biomass-Fueled Engines and Boiler Systems

David Minott, Senior Consultant, ERM Environmental Resources ManagementThe New Biomass Boiler Rules: Can EPA Get It Right?

Craig Thiry, Director, Business Development, The Avogadro Group LLCCompliance of New Plants with PM2.5 and MACT Emission Limits: The Risks of Emission Testing

Roger Leimbach, Director, Marketing and Applications, Metso Automation & PowerIntelligent Control of Biomass Fired Boilers


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Biogas Today: Energy Capture from Waste in Practice Moderator: Bjorn Hartzell, Chief Executive Offi cer, Scandia CleanTech USA

Prab Sethi, Senior Project Manager, California Energy CommissionDemonstrating Application of Waste to Useful Energy

Jim Alkire, Project Offi cer, U.S. DOE Fuel Cell Technologies ProgramWaste-to-Energy Projects Integrating Biogas and Fuel Cells being Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy

Joseph Curro, Principal Engineer, CDM SmithCitrus Processing Plant gets Juiced on Landfi ll Gas

Randall Lack, Chief Marketing Offi cer, Element Markets LLCUnlocking the Value of Biogas


Unique Thermal Pretreatment Steps to Biofuel Intermediates to Realize the Energy Potential in Challenging Biomass StreamsModerator: Lew Christopher, Director/Professor, Bioprocessing R&D Center, South Dakota School of Mines

Nathaniel Anderson, Research Forester,USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research StationA Comparison of Two Thermochemical Conversion Technologies used to Process Forest Biomass

John Hurley, Senior Research Advisor, University of North Dakota- EERCPerformance of a Mobile Indirect Biomass Liquefaction System

Susan Stagg-Williams, Associate Professor, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, University of KansasWastewater Fed Algae: Hydrothermal Liquefaction to Bio-crude

Bryan Yeh, Assistant Vice President, Biofuels, SAICProcessing Biomass with Subcritical Water and Upgrading into Value-Added Products

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Refreshment Break in the Expo Exhibit Hall A, Level 1



Opening and Growing Overseas Pellet Markets SustainablyModerator: Greg Chafee, Chair, Sustainability Practice, Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Nicole Forsberg, Graduate Student, Lund University, IIIEEWhat Must You Do to Sell Biomass to Europe?

Bengt-Erik Lofgren, Chief Executive Offi cer, ÄFAB Älvdalens FastbränsleKey Issues for Pellet Market Development in Sweden

Max Holdo, Manager, Business Development & Sustainability, Enviva BiomassBiomass Sustainability: A Value Proposition

Martha Butwin, Senior International Trade Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce, Denver U.S. Export Assistance CenterResources for U.S. Pellet Exporters


Recognizing and Making Real the Promises of Biomass Derived Thermal EnergyModerator: Renee Loesche, IGEN Biofuels Coordinator/Instructor, Biofuels & Ethanol Production Career, Southeastern Illinois College

Gary Radloff, Director, Midwest Energy Policy, Wisconsin Bioenergy InitiativeCoupling Biomass Quality and Quantity to Create a Statewide Energy Plan

Rob Clark, Leader, Forest Management Group, USDA Forest ServiceThermal Biomass $aves Maine’s Rural Communities: Jobs and Costs

Jay O’Laughlin, Director, Policy Analysis Group & Professor, Forestry/Policy Sciences, University of IdahoTowards a Cohesive Federal Policy on Wood Bionenergy

Marcus Kauffman, Biomass Resource Specialist, Oregon Department of ForestryHeating Cascadia: Oregon’s Experience in Biomass Thermal


Cultivating Electricity: Growing the Fuels that Feed Our Power Plants Moderator: Gareth Mayhead, Academic Coordinator, Forest Products, University of California - Berkeley

Phillip Jennings, President, REPREVE RenewablesCommercial Scale Giant Miscanthus: European Export and Future Domestic Use

Carl Kukkonen, Chief Executive Offi cer, VIASPACEIntegrated Energy Crop Plantation and Biomass Power Plant

Steve Holmes, Chief Executive Offi cer, Vyridian Group LLCMaximizing Biomass Crop Production using Super Select™ Varieties of Paulownia and Mega Mass Methodology™

Al Costa, Director, AlkolPower Generation from Sugarcane Bagasse

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Maximizing Biogas Opportunities by Leveraging State-of-the-Art Technology and Heat Recovery OptionsModerator: Valentino Tiangco, Biomass Program Lead/Senior Project Manager, Sacrament Municipal Utility District (SMUD)

Mauricio Lopez, Gas Sales Development Mgr - Americas, Caterpillar Americas Service Co. Inc.Equipment Selection Considerations for Biogas and Landfi ll Gas Generator Sets

Richard Poulin, Senior Principal, Stantec Consulting Services Inc.Landfi ll Gas-to-Energy Combined Cycle

Douglas Tholo, Vice President, Howard R. Green CompanyIntegrated Gas-to-Energy Project

Kate Sanford, Director, Corporate Communications, JSH InternationalEnergy Innovation: Boosting Biogas Production with an Organic Bio-Stimulant


Emergent Conversion Approaches that Accommodate Flexible Inputs and OutputsModerator: George Boyajian,Vice President, Business Development, Primus Green Energy

Tom Lyons, BioTork LLCChief Scientifi c Offi cer, Economically Viable Ethanol Production from Hemicellulose

Dirk Andreas, Vice President, Business Development, Enerkem Inc.Creating Value from Waste using a Proprietary Technology Platform

Ming Qiao, R&D Group Leader, Feedstock Process, Virent Inc.Catalytic Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Conventional Liquid Fuels and Chemicals

Lisa Dyson, Chief Executive Offi cer, Kiverdi Inc.Bio-based Chemicals from Waste derived Syngas

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Networking Reception in the Expo Exhibit Hall A, Level 1

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 187:00 am - 3:00 pm Conference Registration Open Main Entrance Lobby, Level 2

7:00 am - 3:30 pm Expo Open Exhibit Hall A, Level 1

7:00 am - 8:00 am Continental Breakfast in the Expo Exhibit Hall A, Level 1

8:00 am - 10:00 am General Session Four Seasons Ballroom

8:00 am - 8:15 am OPENING REMARKS Four Seasons Ballroom

Tim Portz, Program Director, BBI International

8:15 am - 8:30 am EXCELLENCE IN BIOENERGY AWARD PRESENTATION Four Seasons Ballroom

8:30 am - 8:45 am GROUNDBREAKER OF THE YEAR AWARD PRESENTATION Four Seasons Ballroom

8:45 am - 10:00 am GENERAL SESSION PANEL Four Seasons Ballroom

Groundbreakers Roundtable: Examining Projects that Survived the Development Gauntlet and Broke Ground in 2011Moderator: Tim Portz, Program Director, BBI International

Joshua Levine, Vice President of Project Development, Energy Management Inc. / American Renewables

John Keppler, Chairman and CEO, Enviva

Mike Scott, CEO and President, Nexterra

Mike Levin, Vice President, Government Affairs, FlexEnergy Inc.

10:00 am - 10:30 am Refreshment Break in the Expo Exhibit Hall A, Level 1



Measured Project Development Considerations for Emerging Pellet ProducersModerator: Fred Gould, Business Development Manager, Christianson & Associates PLLP

Karen Reschly, Attorney, Morris, Manning & Martin LLPLegal Issues Surrounding the Pellet and Densifi ed Biomass Industry

Patricia Kurgan, President, Astro Logistics Inc.Importance of a Transportation Strategy within the Biomass Supply Chain

Pete Stewart, Chief Executive Offi cer, Forest2MarketUsing a Scorecard to Identify Optimal Sites for Commercial-Scale Export Pellet Plants

Brian Kittler, Project Director, Pinchot Institute for ConservationMobilizing Sustainable Supply Chains



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WEDNESDAY APRIL 18 CONTINUED



Towards Sustainable Thermal Feedstocks from Expected and Unexpected SourcesModerator: Kolby Hoagland, Program Manager, BBI International

Sara Walling, Bioenergy Policy Advisor, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer ProtectionSustainable Planting and Harvesting Guidelines for Nonforest Biomass

Nadine Block, Senior Director, Government Outreach, Sustainable Forestry InitiativeThird Party Sustainable Forestry Certifi cation

Philip Rutter, CEO & Chief Scientist, Badgersett Research CorporationAn Alternative Biomass Fuels Paradigm: Food and Biomass Simultaneously

William Partanen, Manager, Business Development & Applications Engineering, Ameristar Biofuels LLCHow Waste Organic Grease can Solve your Process Energy Needs


Reviewing Biomass Power Case and Feasibility Studies for Lessons LearnedModerator: John Bonitz, Farm Outreach & Policy Advocate, Southern Alliance for Clean EnergyCharles Grecco, Executive Vice President, Cate Street CapitalThe Berlin, New Hampshire Project

William Johnson, Owner, Biomass Consulting ServicesLessons Learned: Biomass Co-Firing

Kendric Wait, Principal, Eagle Valley Clean EnergyEagle Valley CHP Plant

Mark Yancey, Vice President, NEAtech LLC/Vice President, BBI Consulting ServicesKentucky Biomass Power Case Study


Market Acceleration and the Argument for More Biogas Derived EnergyModerator: Richard Weiner, Chair, International Law Department, & Vice President, Fredrikson & Byron P.A.

Beau Griffey, Director, Account Management, U.S. Energy Services Inc.New Markets for Biogas Commercialization

Tara D’Andrea, Manager, Business Development, DTE Biomass EnergyThe Changing Value Proposition of Landfi ll Gas / Biogas: Back to Basics?

Peter Taglia, Bioenergy Projects Specialist, Wisconsin State Energy Offi ce (SEO)Accelerating Biogas Energy in Wisconsin with New Markets and Approaches

Kyle Goehring, Business Development Manager, MT-Energie USA Inc.Biogas: An Underutilized Resource


Accelerating Feedstock Development and Research to Increase Biofuel Production

Moderator: Michael Mundschau, Senior Scientist, TDA Research Inc.

Bijay Tamang, Bioenergy Project Leader, ArborGen Inc.Science Looks to Unlock Potential in the Undomesticated Tree through Precise Genetic Breeding

Janice Ryan-Bohac, President, Carolina Advanced Renewable Energy (CAREnrgy)The Energy Tuber: A Very High Yielding, Sustainably Produced, Easily Processed Feedstock for Advanced Biofuels

Christine Buhl, Graduate Student, Entomology, University of Wisconsin-MadisonGenetic Modifi cation of Cellulosic Biofuel Crops: Implications for Plant Defense

Scott Gibson, President, Sweet Sorghum Ethanol AllianceSweet Sorghum: The Flexibility of an Annual Renewable Feedstock for Bioenergy and Biobased Products

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch in the Expo Exhibit Hall A, Level 1

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Networking in the Expo Exhibit Hall A, Level 1



Combining Pretreatment and Densifi cation Strategies to Fully Realize the Energy Potential of BiomassModerator: Elliott Levine, Biopower Technology Development Manager, U.S. Department of Energy

Kasiviswanathan Muthukumarappan, Professor, Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering, South Dakota State UniversityCharacteristics of Pretreated and Densifi ed Biomass

Theodora Retsina, Chief Executive Offi cer, American Process Inc.Green Pellets and the Coproduction of Cellulosic Ethanol with Pellets

S. Kent Hoekman, Research Professor, Desert Research InstituteHydrochar as a Renewable Biofuel

Richard Boardman, Manager, Advance Process & Decision Systems, Idaho National LaboratoryHow Pre-treatment has a Signifi cant Infl uence on the Performance and Economics of Bioenergy

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Strategies for Avoiding Financing and Risk Pitfalls in Biomass to Energy Projects Moderator: Tim Portz, Program Director, BBI International

Robert Welch, Manager, Business Development, CEM, Ameresco Inc.Institutional Facilities Adopting Biomass Combined Heat and Power Utilizing 3rd Party Financing and Operations

Jeff Coombe, Bienergy Project Manager, Tetra Tech Inc.Woody Biomass Feedstock Quality Impacts on Conversion Technology and Project Financial Viability

Timothy Baye, Professor, Business Development BioEconomy & BioEnergy State Specialist, University of Wisconsin-ExtensionValue Capture and De-risking through Public/Private Biomass Projects

Gregg Mast, Vice President, BioBusiness Alliance of MinnesotaBuilding the Position for Bioenergy through International Partnership


The Innovative Forefront of Biomass Energy Generation via Gasifi cationModerator: Gary Bennett, Business Development Portfolio Manager, Electronic Systems, Mission Systems & Sensors, Lockheed Martin

Kim Magrini, Principal Scientist, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy LaboratoriesImpact of Biomass Feedstock Pretreatment on Syngas Composition

Robert Cox, National Sales Manager, PHG EnergyPower Generation from Biomass Gasifi ers

Jon Orr, Capital Sales Manager, Gasifi cation, ICM Inc.Biomass Gasifi cation and Advanced Pollution Control: One Approach

Robb Walt, President, Community Power CorporationMaking Small Modular Biopower Big Enough to Count


Innovation in Digester Design and UtilizationModerator: Tony Hartmann, Chief Executive Offi cer, Great Lakes Ag Energy

John McDowell, Regional Sales Manager, EISENMANN CorporationSustainability in an Urban Environment through Anaerobic Digestion

Paige Griffi n, Graduate Research Assistant, Colorado State UniversityAnaerobic Digestion of Organic Wastes: The Impact of Process Conditions on Hydrolysis Effi ciency and Methane Generation

Greg Karr, Program Manager, MRIGlobalUtilization of Liquid Effl uent from an Anaerobic Digester (DLE) as a Nutrient Source for Algae Growth

James Rosenblum, Doctoral Candidate Environmental Health Science, The Ohio State UniversityRelationship of Seasonal Fluctuation and Loading Rates on Levels of Fecal Indicator Organisms during Small-Scale Anaerobic Digestion of Biosolids


Cultivation to Conversion: Designing Biomass Crops and Cropping Systems for Maximum Energy ProductionModerator: John Pierce, Attorney, DLA Piper

Jeff Roskam, Chief Executive Offi cer, Kansas Alliance for Biorefi ning and Bioenergy$4.8 Million in Biomass Feedstock Supply Innovations

Chris Roach, Project Development Manager, Ceres Inc. / Blade Energy CropsCreating an Acceptable Supply of Biomass Feedstock to Satisfy Project Financing Requirements

Justin Sluiter, Biomass Composition Chemist, National Renewable Energy LaboratoriesChemical Analysis of Biomass for Biofuels

Calvin Pearson, Research Agronomist, Colorado State UniversityDeveloping Low-Input, High-Biomass, Perennial Cropping Systems

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Refreshment Break in the Expo Exhibit Hall A, Level 1

3:30 pm Exhibitor Move-Out Exhibit Hall A, Level 1



Safe and Innovative Biomass Densifi cation ApproachesModerator: Mark Mathis, Chief Executive Offi cer, Confl uence Energy

Walter Lampp, North American Area Manager, FMW Industrieanlagenbau GmbHFurnish Homogenization for Bio-Energy Applications

James Knight, Chief Executive Offi cer, Pelletco LLCAgricultural Composite Biomass

Bob Korn,Director, Sales & Marketing, Fike CorporationCombustible Dust Hazards in Densifi ed Biofuel Production

José Pedrajas, Business Development Manager, PRODESAWood Pellets Production Associated to Biomass CHP Plants based on ORC Technology


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Pathways for Bringing More Woody Biomass into Thermal Energy Production Moderator: Jon Baker, Operations & Wood Procurement Manager, Cousineau Forest Products

Michael Oswald, President, Precision Energy Services Inc.The Importance of Designing the Biomass Energy Plant to the Fuel Source

Phil Hirsch,Chief Executive Offi cer, E.A.R.T.H. CorporationBuilding the Next Generation Biomass Plant in Europe

David Boulard, President, Ensyn Technologies Inc.Ensyn’s RFO: Proven, Market-ready Renewable Heating Oil with Multiple Applications


Technological Solutions to the Challenges of Producing Biomass Power and Heat at ScaleModerator: Eric Bober, Director, Nexant Inc.

Ilaria Peretti, Biomass Sales Area Manager for PWPS Regions, Turboden srl.Maximizing Energy Utilization from Biomass Residues with Organic Rankine Cycle Technology for CHP

Stephen Reidell, Project Manager Biomass Systems, Eagle Innovations LLCHeat Management Coatings Optimizing Biomass Facilities

Markku Roppo, Chief Process Engineer, MetsoRenewable Energy Production with CO2 Neutral Biomass Fuels

Bradley Ginger, Engineering Product Manager, Renewable Technologies, EISENMANN CorporationBiomass to Steam: The Environmental Challenge


Policies, Deal Structures and Technology Pairings that Facilitate Rapid Biogas DeploymentModerator: Tim Portz, Program Director, BBI International

John Pierce, Attorney, DLA PiperSuccessfully Structuring and Financing Wastewater Methane Projects

Gary Radloff, Director, Midwest Energy Policy, Wisconsin Bioenergy InitiativeThe Biogas Opportunity: Lessons from Germany

Jordan Hemaidan, Lead, Energy and Sustainability Industry Group, & Partner, Michael Best & Friedrich LLPCombined Heat and Power Opportunities for Biogas: Regulatory Constraints and Possible Solutions

Stuart Russell, Vice President, Services Operations, Aether dbsEnhancing Biogas Project Economics Utilizing Blending and Storage Technologies


Money, Regulatory Approval and Pathways: Getting Off the Ground and Onto the MarketModerator: Adam Kobos, Partner, Benefi ts, Tax and Wealth Management Group, Stoel Rives LLP

Jeff Passmore, President, Passmore GroupBiomass for Fuels and Chemicals: Unlocking the Necessary Capital for Commercialization

Rakesh Radhakrishnan, Director of Advisory Services, Commodities and Energy, Thomson ReutersFramework for Evaluating Investment Risks for Advanced Biofuel Facilities

Cole Gustafson, Chair, Agribusiness & Applied Economics, North Dakota State UniversityWhat does it take to obtain a New EPA Biofuel Pathway?

Kristi Moriarty, Senior Analyst Center for Transportation Technologies and Systems, National Renewable Energy LaboratoriesSteps to Introducing New Fuels

5:00 pm Sessions Conclude

7:00 pm WEDNESDAY EVENING EVENT Food, Beverage & Baseball at Coors Field 20th and Blake Street - Take16th Street Mall Shuttle Bus west to Blake Street; walk 3 blocks to Coors Field

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7:45 am - 5:30 pm Biomass Facility Tours South Shuttle Drop-off, between 14th Street between California and Welton Buses start loading at 7:45 am; depart at 8:00 am

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Poster # 1 Andrew Myers, Pittsburg State University Reduced Starting Materials Costs from the Development of Co-Product Streams in the Corn Industry2 Andrew Myers, Pittsburg State University Characteristics And Potential Products From Algae Oils3 Bruce Pratt, Eastern Kentucky University Environmental Impact Assessment for Bioenergy Crop Production in Central Kentucky4 Caixia Chen, East China University of Science and Technology CFD Modeling of MSW Combustion and SNCR in a Commercial Incinerator5 Chunjiang Yu, Zhejiang University A Novel Non-Wood Biomass Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion Technology6 Gal Hochman, Rutgers University The indirect byproduct effect of biofuels7 Guillermo Velarde, Department of Forest Biomaterials Supply Chain Improvements through Biomass Pre-processing Activities8 Jason Quinn, Colorado State University Resource and Productivity Evaluation of Microalgae Biofuels Incorporating GIS Spatial Resolution9 Jim Barbour, University of Minnesota- Morris Air Emissions Profi le of a Small Community CHP Using Corn Cobs10 Joseph Knoll, University of Georgia-Tifton Campus Harvest Management of Coastal Bermudagrass for Cellulosic Ethanol Production11 Joseph Curro, CDM Smith Case Study – Landfi ll Gas Used as a Fuel to Dry and Pelletize Biosolids12 Lew Christopher, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Exploitation of Thermophilic Enzymes for Biodiesel Production 13 Lew Christopher, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Utilization of Lignocellulosic Biomass and Waste in Hydrogen Production14 Lew Christopher, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Lichen Species15 Lew Christopher, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Biomass Conversion to Fermentable Sugars with a Thermophilic Microbial Consortium16 Lew Christopher, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Prairie Cordgrass to Fermentable Sugars 17 Lew Christopher, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Enhanced Xylanase Production from Corn Stover Using Statistical Methods18 Marie-Odile Fortier, University of Kansas Urban vs. Rural Implementation of Algae Production for Biofuels in Kansas19 Prakash Kumar, Air Hydroponic Technology, Ltd. A New Type of Photbioreactor, Process and Approach to Grow, Harvest and Dry Microalgae Biomass With Very Low Investment and Process Costs20 Ram Sharma, International Potato Center Existing landraces of Jatropha curcas in Nepal and their Bio-diesel content21 Renee Loesche, Southeastern Illinois College Nationally Standardized Biofuels Training Program22 Tim Hughes, Kentucky Department for Energy Development & Independence Filling Your Bus with the Right People23 Tyler Mark, Morehead State University A Comparison of Pricing Strategies for Cellulosic Ethanol Processors: A Simulation Approach24 Takashi Kurihara, Shimizu Corporation CHALLENGE TO NEXT GENERATION ENERGY TECHNOLOGY INTO URBAN BUILBINGS/DISTRICT USING GASIFICATION25 Jae-Won Lee, Chonnam National University Evaluation of torrefaction condition of mixed softwood for wood pellets with high energy density by response surface methodology26 Chee Kai Tan, Southwest Research Institute Sustainable Biofuels Production via Catalyzed Supercritical Methanol Process27 Ananda Nanjundaswamy, Auburn University ‘All-in-One’ bioprocessing strategy for cellulosic ethanol production- A laboratory model study28 John Robinson, Drying Technology, Inc. “Inside-the-Dryer” Moisture Sensing & Control System for Biomass Pelletizing & Torrefaction29 Cliff Moss, Process Barron Industries Materials Handling Aspects of Converting a Coal Boiler to a Biomass Boiler30 Patrick Travis, Outotec Energy Products Innovations in Fluidized Bed Technology: Improving Effi ciency with Inbed Heat Transfer and Staged Gasifi cation 31 Bing Hu, University of Minnesota Enhanced mixotrophic growth of microalgae using swine manure with acidogenic fermentation for simultaneous biofuel production and nutrient removal32 Henry Abougor, Tennessee Technological University Deep Eutectic Solvent: A novel medium for pretreatment and hydrolysis of Biomass33 John Field, Colorado State University Gasifi er cookstoves: advancing technology in the largest global biomass sector34 Esteban Hincapie, Colorado State University Design of a Continuous Flow, Ultrasonic Algae Dewatering System: Ultrasonic Property Measurements and Finite Element 35 Robert Brooks, QS Biodiesel BUILD or RETROFIT? Possible means to make your biodiesel unit effi cient and profi table!


SPEAKER BIOS Jim Alkire is a Project Offi cer in the U.S. Department of Ener-

gy’s Fuel Cell Technologies Program, working out of DOE’s Golden Field Offi ce in Golden, Colorado. Jim has spent the past 11 years soliciting and managing projects for the Fuel Cell Technologies Program in the areas of hydrogen storage, hy-drogen production and delivery, and codes and standards. His current focus is managing technology validation and market

transformation projects for emerging hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. Jim worked as a process systems engineer for Kellogg Brown & Root in Houston for three years before moving into the public sector at DOE’s Golden Field Offi ce in 2000. Jim graduated from the Colorado School of Mines in 1997 with a B.S. in Chemical and Petroleum Refi ning Engineering.

Samuel Bamberg is Environmental Consultant & Vice President at S. Lynn Bamberg LLC and The Mines Group Inc. Sam is a biologist and ecologist with 30 years experience in environmental services related to resource development. He formed a fi rm that designs and manages environmen-tal and risk assessment studies for resource developments, mining proj-ects and waste systems: permitting, reclamation and construction man-agement for development and mining projects. Sam has conducted studies and permitting for all types of resource utilization and develop-

ments for industrial, commercial, and residential sites. He has specialized in biological resource evaluation and reclamation in extreme environments in the U.S. and abroad, and has designed and implemented soils and water management for revegetation. Sam has published more than 30 technical papers on ecology and ecosystem analysis and has written, edited, and contributed to environmental statements, permit applications, and risk assessments. Sam has degrees in Biology, Ecology, and Geology from Universities of Tennessee, Colorado, and California.

Dr. Gökhan Alptekin is the Vice President of Technology at TDA Research Inc. Gökhan is the inventor of the SulfaTrapTM ad-sorption technologies used to clean the natural gas, biogas, ethanol and other hydrocarbon streams used in many of the commercial PEM, Molten Carbonate and SOFC power systems. He has research expertise in catalysis, gas clean-up, separation processes, H2 production and reformer design. He is leading

several multi-million dollar R&D projects for developing for various gas clean-up and purifi cation technologies and environmental catalysts. Gökhan received his Ph.D. from Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado. He also received a M.B.A. from University of Colorado, Boulder.

Dr. Ezra Bar-Ziv is Professor at Michigan Technological University. Ezra joined Michigan Tech in 2011 and established the biomass torrefaction and applications program there. He was Professor at Ben-Gurion University (BGU) in 1998 and founded the Laboratory for Clean Combustion, where he carried out an extensive industrial research on coal combustion and thermal processes of various wastes. Ezra established the E.B. Clean Energy to develop biomass torrefaction technol-ogy for the power industry. Early in his career, he joined the Nuclear Research Center (NRCN) in Israel, where he held professional and administrative positions, and authored technical reports on energy and materials. Ezra obtained his B.Sc. degree in Physics and Chemistry from the Hebrew University and Ph.D. from the Weizmann Institute of Science in 1975.

Dr. Nate Anderson is a Research Forester with the U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, in Missoula, Mon-tana. His research is focused on quantifying the costs and ben-efi ts of forest products, including biomass. Ongoing projects include harvested wood products carbon accounting, an as-sessment of biomass utilization on the Uncompahgre Plateau in Colorado, the integration of advanced pyrolysis and gasifi ca-

tion technologies into forest products supply chains, and fi nancial and economic analysis of new systems for harvesting woody biomass. Nate has a Ph.D. in Forest Resources Management from the State University of New York, an M.S. in Sustain-able Development and Conservation Biology from the University of Maryland, and a B.S. in Biology from Bates College.

Timothy Baye is a Professor of Business Development and Bio-Energy Specialist with the University of Wisconsin-Extension. Tim’s research and educational programs serve renewable en-ergy executives, professionals and policy leaders. He has also served as Chief Executive Offi cer of Lafayette BioAg LLC, a re-newable energy technology and project development fi rm. Tim has over 28 years business development experience in

industrial renewable energy projects, primarily biomass and biogas. He holds a senior position with ReCon Associates, a management consulting and profes-sional development fi rm. ReCon’s clients include: North American and interna-tional renewable energy, agri-business and manufacturing companies, the Open Society Institute, U.S.DOE, U.S. AID and World Bank.

Dirk Andreas is Senior Vice President of Business Development, North America for Enerkem. Dirk brings over 20 years of experi-ence in development, construction, operations and maintenance of energy plants, as well as M&A/Greenfi eld development experi-ence. He was also Managing Director and Midwest Regional Vice President of Business Development for Iberdorla Renewables Inc., the largest owner-operator of wind powered generation in the world. Dirk helped start-up companies mature, fi rst as an engineer

managing the preliminary activities of power plants in Canada, the U.S. and Latin Amer-ica for Indeck Energy Services Inc., and later as a developer for NRG Energy Inc., where he purchased almost all the West Coast portfolio of power plants. Dirk also worked on fl uidized boiler applications for utility power plants for Electric Power Research Institute. Dirk is a Registered Professional Engineer, with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois and a M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.

Kate Bechen is an Attorney with Michael Best & Friedrich LLP. Kate is a member of the fi rm’s Transactional Practice Group where she focuses on corporate fi nance, health law and gen-eral business matters. She regularly assists clients with mergers and acquisitions, venture capital fi nancing, public and private placement of securities, ongoing reporting requirements under the Securities, Exchange Act of 1934 and general corporate law

matters. Her health law practice includes transactional work, regulatory compli-ance, medical staff issues and patient confi dentiality. She is also an active member of the fi rm’s Energy & Sustainability Industry Group. Kate received her J.D., with distinction, from the University of Iowa College of Law, a M.H.A. from the Univer-sity of Iowa Department of Health Management and Policy, and a B. A. in Political Science, Psychology, and International Business from the University of Iowa.

Jon Baker is the Operations and Wood Procurement Manager at Cousineau Forest Products, a wood brokerage and procure-ment fi rm located in Henniker, NH. Cousineau handles ap-proximately 650,000 tons annually of wood fi ber used by the pulp and paper, wood pellet, biomass and mulch industries and is considered to be one of the largest wood procurement fi rms in New England. Jon has worked in the forest industry for 17

years and has a wide range of responsibilities in the company which include setting up feedstock procurement programs for public schools, colleges and private busi-nesses that wish to transition from fossil fuels to biomass. He has worked for clients in Florida, Alabama and California setting up feedstock supply chains or conducting feasibility studies. In 2000, Jon set up a program to rail pulp chips from New Eng-land to an export terminal in Virginia which serviced the Asian market.

Gary Bennett is the Business Development Portfolio Manager for bio-mass and waste to energy opportunities for Lockheed Martin. Gary works with internal and external teams to offer technical reviews, evalu-ate project feasibility and risk assessment while focusing on value prop-osition. He has 15 years’ experience working in power generation and complex construction projects. He was founder and a managing part-ner of a civil and environmental engineering fi rm, director of engineer-ing for a national steel manufacture and business development man-

ager for a national EPC building utility scale renewable energy projects. Gary’s specialties include a thorough understanding of project development cycles, professional design process, and project fi nance with a focus on deal closure and client satisfaction. He has co-developed multiple patents and has published several articles. Gary holds a B.S in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University and a Master’s of Business Administration from Kenan-Flagler Business School at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.


Nadine Block is the Senior Director of Government Outreach at the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). SFI is a Washington, D.C.-based non-profi t that operates a North American forest certifi cation stan-dard and promotes responsible forest management and a sustain-able fi ber supply chain. Nadine is responsible for SFI federal and state policy activities related to green building, climate change, en-ergy, and combating illegal logging. Prior to joining SFI at the start of 2010, she held positions as Director of Forest Policy at the Amer-

ican Forest & Paper Association and Program Manager at the Pinchot Institute for Con-servation. Nadine has 18 years of experience in natural resource policy focusing on pub-lic and private forest management, climate change, renewable energy, and international forest policy. Nadine holds a Master of Forestry degree from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Williams College.

Dr. Richard Boardman is Manager of the Advance Process & Deci-sion Systems department at Idaho National Laboratory (INL). His technical responsibilities include the development and use of dy-namic computational tools and testing facilities to support the evaluation of hybrid energy systems using fossil, renewable, and nuclear energy. He supports the INL Biomass Program with the development of a uniform-format biomass feedstock for gasifi ca-tion, pyrolysis and combustion. Richard is the lead for the U.S. DOE

Offi ce of Biomass Programs Biopower Initiative. His specifi c interests reside in biomass densifi cation and torrefaction to produce a more reliable and more fungible feedstock. Richard worked for Exxon Production Research and Geneva Steel before joining the Idaho National Laboratory in 1990. Richard received a doctorate degree in Chemical Engineering from Brigham Young University with an emphasis in combustion research and engineering.

Eric Bober is Director at Nexant Inc. and a key member of the bio-re-newables practice in Nexant’s Energy&Chemicals Consulting business. Nexant is a premier provider of energy and chemical advisory services, delivering a deep understanding of the technologies, markets, and strategies. Eric works with clients to create value-added products from lignocellulosic feedstocks, including wood, grasses, canes, stovers, and wastes. He manages engagements globally, including technology evaluations, market assessments, due diligence, and business plan de-

velopment. Eric joined Nexant in 2009 after 20 years in the forest products industry. His ex-perience includes 10+ years as a consultant, developing and implementing creative solutions to complex client problems, and 10+ years with a paper & packaging manufacturer in market-ing strategy, product management, and operations management roles. He is a Director of the Forest Bioproducts Division of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Eric has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, and a M.B.A., Wharton School of Busi-ness.

John Bonitz is Farm Outreach & Policy Advocate for Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE). John joined SACE in April of 2007 to focus on farm outreach and agricultural-energy policy advocacy. He promotes renewable energy from farms and forests across the Southeast region, emphasizing economic development and responsible policies. With SACE, John has helped organize the Biomass-South 2008 conference, helped develop a consensus defi nition of biomass, and built grassroots support for important federal and state legislation on clean energy. At

the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), John analyzed cost-effective renewable energy technologies. In 2006 he led a stakeholder input process concerning agricultural fi -nance, on behalf of Self-Help Credit Union and the Rural Advancement Foundation Interna-tional (RAFI-USA), a farmer-advocacy organization. John built an award winning recycling program at his alma mater, UNC Greensboro. His work in solid waste management and pollu-tion prevention was followed by graduate studies in climate policy at the University of Mary-land School of Public Policy.

David Boulard is President of Ensyn Technologies Inc. and Executive VP of Ensyn Corporation. David has over 15 years with Ensyn and has held a number of senior executive positions. Ensyn Technologies oversees technology development and RTP operations of the parent company. He is also responsible for management of the Company’s Malaysian and Indonesian initiatives. During the period David was CFO of the Company he was also responsible for certain key opera-tional aspects of the business, including management of the food

chemicals business and RTP project development support services. Prior to joining Ensyn, David held a senior management position with BCE Inc., Canada’s largest telecom com-pany where he focused on corporate structuring, international tax and fi nancing. Prior to BCE Inc., David was a Principal with the International fi rm of PricewaterhouseCoopers with a specialty of international transactions and cross-border issues. David was the Chairman of the Canadian Federal Government’s Technology Roadmap on Bio-Products.

Dr. George Boyajian is Vice President, Business Development, with Primus Green Energy. George has 18 years of experience bringing innovative products and services to market. Working with technology and startup companies, he has raised over $50 million for early stage technology ventures. Prior to Primus Green Energy, as Co-founder and CEO of Living Independently Group Inc., he developed, marketed, sold and delivered Quiet-

Care, a patented home health security system for seniors, which was acquired by GE Healthcare. George was Managing Director of Columbia Digital Knowledge Ven-tures, a startup focused on commercializing Columbia University’s digital technolo-gies and content and CEO of Phytoworks Inc., a biotech fi rm. George holds a doctor-ate in Geophysical Sciences from the University of Chicago. He received a bachelor’s degree in Geology and Environmental Science from the University of Pennsylvania.

Thane Browning is the National Sales Manager at Aumund Corporation, a conveying equipment manufacturer with North American operations in Kennesaw, Georgia. During his 10 years with Aumund, Thane has introduced group products in-cluding the mobile ship loaders for pellet and chip operations. He is experienced in refractory, pyro-processing, air pollution control, pneumatic and mechanical conveying equipment ap-

plication and operation. Thane earned a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics from Parks College of St. Louis University while starting his career at Alpha Cement Company.

Christine Buhl is a Graduate Student in the Lindroth Chemical Ecology Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Christine is currently investigating possible effects of genetically modi-fi ed biofuel feedstock on plant-insect interactions. Prior to starting graduate work in 2008, Christine worked as an ento-mologist on public health, ecology and conservation projects. Christine earned her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sci-

ence and Entomology from Oregon State University in 2003.

Martha Butwin is a Senior International Trade Specialist in the Den-ver U.S. Export Assistance Center, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Commercial Service. Martha has served as a Trade Spe-cialist for 20 years, having previous assignments in Michigan and West Virginia, as well as short-term overseas assignments in Argen-tina, Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, and Slovakia. Martha works primar-ily with Colorado and Wyoming energy, mining and general equip-ment manufacturers and service providers to help them expand their

exports. Before joining the Commercial Service, Martha was an Antidumping Compliance Analyst for the U.S. Department of Commerce, as well as a mechanical engineer at Gen-eral Dynamics. Martha served as the International Trade Administration’s inaugural Energy Team Leader, and remains an active member of ITA’s Energy Team. Martha earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and a Mas-ter of International Management degree from the University of Denver.

Greg Chafee is Chair of the Energy Infrastructure & Finance and Clean Technology Practices at Morris, Manning & Martin, a national full ser-vice business law fi rm. Greg counsels on domestic and international energy project development and fi nance including biomass, solar, wind, natural gas, cogeneration and independent power production. He advises on clean tech innovation and investment, as well as sustain-ability programs, policies and initiatives and matters related to energy effi ciency and the utilization of advanced technologies. Greg has

worked extensively with project developers, investors, utilities, fi nancial institutions, federal, state and local government authorities and public policymakers. He has experience negotiat-ing and drafting power purchase and sales agreements, grid interconnection contracts, engi-neering, procurement and construction contracts and complex fi nancing arrangements for biomass and other power generation projects. Greg formerly served as Vice President, Gen-eral Counsel & Secretary of DS Waters of America and Danone Waters of North America and Associate General Counsel of Georgia-Pacifi c Corporation.


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Dr. Lisa Dyson is Chief Executive Offi cer of Kiverdi. Kiverdi is a breakthrough fi rm upgrading waste carbon into oil using a low-cost, proprietary bioprocess that enables the production of drop-in and custom oil-derived chemicals from waste carbon at a fraction of the cost of chemical catalysts. Lisa co-founded Kiverdi in 2008 and has experience in a number of industries, including transpor-tation, energy, packaging, telecommunications, travel, and chemi-cals. Lisa was also a management consultant at the Boston Con-

sulting Group. Her technical background began with a Ph.D. in Physics from MIT and has included research in bioengineering, energy and physics at Stanford University, UC Berkeley, Princeton University, UC San Francisco, MIT, and the Lawrence Berkeley Na-tional Laboratories. Lisa was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of London, where she received an M.S. degree, and has degrees in Physics and Mathematics from Brandeis University.

Tara D’Andrea is Manager, Business Development, for DTE Biomass Energy. Tara develops projects for DTE, focusing on optimizing ener-gy, renewable, and carbon markets and tax and government incen-tives and manages many aspects of business strategy. Her current focus is on identifying opportunities to create value from landfi ll gas projects in the low cost energy market, development of power gen-eration projects, and pipeline quality projects selling renewable or “green” gas. In her previous roles at DTE, Tara managed corporate

development activities focusing on project valuation, transaction management, fi nancial structuring, fi nancial analysis, and corporate approval processes. Prior to joining DTE, she held positions in sales management, corporate development, fi nancial planning and re-porting, treasury, and fi nancial analysis in the fi nancial services and automotive industry. Tara earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan, and later earned a M.B.A. at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Bill Charneski is Director of Product Engineering for OriginOil Inc.As a highly experienced C-level executive engineer and manager, Bill is re-sponsible for OriginOil’s product design, manufacturing, QA/QC and integration with client-specifi ed upstream and downstream processes and systems. Prior to joining the company, he served as CEO of two startup fi rms, with a demonstrated track record of creating sustained sales growth through the introduction of new products and process innovation within the companies he managed. Earlier in his career as a

chemical process engineer, plant supervisor and regional sales manager for Dow Chemical, Bill gained extensive experience with process development and industrial equipment design and manufacturing, as well as a range of cross-functional knowledge and skills regarding marketing, sales, fi nance, operations, project management, team building, and quality con-trol systems in an industrial environment. Bill holds an M.B.A. from Central Michigan Univer-sity, as well as a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois.

Dr. Lew Christopher is Director of the Center for Bioprocessing Research and Development, leading a team of 120 researchers from nine departments at two universities in South Dakota – South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and South Da-kota State University. Lew’s research mission is to add value to the national bioeconomy by applying an integrated biorefi n-ery approach in the development of renewable technologies.

He is the author of 10 patents and patent disclosures, and over 300 peer-reviewed papers, books, book chapters, technical reports, conference proceedings, presen-tations and invited lectures to Europe, North America, Africa and Asia. Lew holds a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering and a Ph.D. degree in Biotechnology and has more than 20 years of industrial and academic experience in the fi eld of bioprocessing of lignocellulosic biomass.

Rob Clark is Forest Management Group Leader for the U.S. Forest Service – Northeastern Area. Rob oversees delivery of grant funding and forestry and biomass technical assistance programs throughout New England and New York. He began his federal career in 1977 and has served on National Forests in Michigan, New York, and Vermont. Rob has a strong background in forest management and encourages effi cient and effective use of woody biomass to generate economic opportunities. He is currently the project manager for an $11.4 mil-

lion Recovery Act grant to the Maine Forest Service. That grant is converting 22 public buildings to wood heat. He completed post-graduate work in silviculture at Purdue, Uni-versity of Wisconsin – Madison, Syracuse University, and West Virginia University. He is a Certifi ed Forester® by the Society of American Foresters. Rob is a native of Michigan and holds a B.S. in Forestry from Michigan State University.

Jeffrey Coombe is Bioenergy Project Manager for Tetra Tech Inc. in Denver. Jeff has been in the bioenergy and biofuels in-dustry for eight years. He has served as project lead on over 30 industrial project investigations, evaluating the viability of bio-mass-based gasifi cation combined heat and power (CHP), al-gae-based biofuels and bio-chemicals, biobutanol, biodiesel, anaerobic digestion, and traditional and cellulosic bioethanol

technologies. Jeff was voted onto the steering committee of the Colorado Gover-nor’s Biofuels Coalition in 2007 and is part owner of the local Denver Biodiesel Co-op. He owned and operated an independent biofuel consulting fi rm prior to joining Tetra Tech. Jeff has a B.S. in Environmental Science from University of Or-egon and a M.S. in Global Energy Management from University of Colorado.

Al Costa is Chief Executive Offi cer of Alkol, a world leader con-sulting on ethanol solutions and sugarcane technology with operations in U.S. and Spain. The company consults for large companies and institutions which want to use biofuels to ob-tain energy and environmental benefi ts. Al has written exten-sively and has been a keynote speaker about the ethanol in-dustry in several venues in Lisbon, Berlin, USA, Abu Dhabi, and

others. He is an advocate on the use of sustainable ethanol to attain fuel indepen-dence. Also, Al is the author of a book in which he studies the Brazilian ethanol model and how it can help Spain (where he lives and is a citizen) to also attain its fuel independence. He was mentioned in Time Magazine and MSNBC. Al holds a B.A. in Biology from Saint Leo University and a master’s in Computer Engineering from University of South Florida.

Robert Cox is the National Sales Manager for PHG Energy LLC., a sup-plier of biomass gasifi cation systems for process heat and power ap-plications. Robert’s experience spans the last 16 years working for the leading companies in the fi elds of thermal combustion systems for air pollution control and most recently in the areas of biomass gasifi cation systems as a means to reduce fossil fuel use and carbon footprints. He manages and implements the technical and commercial sales process for alternative energy systems associated with biomass gasifi cation for

a wide range of industries and applications. His past experience in air pollution control sys-tems includes project management, project engineering, applications engineering and capi-tal equipment sales in industries including wood products, pharmaceutical and chemical processing. Robert has evaluated and implemented the design and integration of biomass gasifi cation systems for use with thermal combustion systems for environmental control applications. Robert holds a B.S. in Resource Ecology from the University of Michigan-Flint.

Joseph Curro is a Principal Engineer, Senior Solid Waste Engi-neer and the Landfi ll Gas Discipline Leader with CDM Smith in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Joseph has more than 35 years experience in solid waste projects, concentrating on waste combustion, landfi ll gas and fi eld operations. He has served as the lead design engineer for landfi ll gas extraction, compres-sion, fl aring, benefi cial use and transmission systems. Joseph

has written and presented a number of papers at various national and regional conferences.

Dr. Anju Dahiya is President of General Systems Research LLC, a R&D business dedicated to algae biofuel and related software develop-ment. Anju is also Biofuels Instructor at the University of Vermont. Currently she leads several algae-biofuel research projects funded through the Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, NASA (EPSCoR), and NSF (EPSCoR) related to development of a robust system of algae-oil production that could be integrated with dairy farm and industrial wastewater treatment. Anju’s algae-biofuel works

have been captured by VPT (PBS) TV channel (Emerging Science); Burlington Free Press; and the long standing TV program “Across the Fence” (forthcoming). In 2010 she successfully co-organized the “Algae for Energy in Northeast Conference” at University of Vermont to stimulate the research at regional levels, invited speakers from DOE, national and regional universities, government and private sectors, that attracted a large number of participants from academic, government and private sectors including energy related farms.


Sarah Gray is Senior Environmental Scientist with Custom In-strumentation Services. Sarah has been with CiSCO since 1987 and has been active in the environmental fi eld for over 30 years. She has conducted extensive work with power genera-tion facilities performing air quality assessments and impact analysis, source testing and certifi cation of CEMS throughout the U.S. Sarah keeps CiSCO updated on air-pollution regula-

tions, permitting requirements and is the liaison with third-party certifi cation teams and governing agencies. She is also responsible for writing Quality Assur-ance Manuals for CEMS and preparing 40 CFR 75 Monitoring Plans. Sarah earned a B.S. in Environmental Science from Western Michigan University.

Nicole Forsberg is a Master’s Student in Environmental Science at the International Institute of Industrial Environmental Eco-nomics (IIIEE) at Lund University, Sweden. At the IIIEE, research is conducted by professionals from all over the world. Nicole is a Swedish-American citizen, with her mother from Denver, Colorado. During fi ve years of Environmental Science studies in Sweden, she has learned about biomass from all different

angles and has chosen to write her thesis about biomass, since it is an expanding and interesting area with large potential to grow, at present, and in the future. Also Nicole regardsthe IIIEE as a perfect place to get in touch with cutting edge fi ndings across the industry and witness research and from industry leaders in the fi eld from all over the world. Her goal for this conference is to present the Swedish experience with biomass and give an overview of the European pellet market.

Luke Geiver is an Associate Editor with BBI International’s Bio-mass Power & Thermal magazine and Pellet Mill Magazine. As part of both magazine teams, he’s strived to cover the most relevant, useful and pressing issues in the area of biomass uti-lization. He received a bachelor’s degree in English from South Dakota State University and a master’s degree in English from the University of North Dakota.

Scott Gibson serves as President of the International Sweet Sorghum Ethanol Association(SSEA) and holds a position in Geographic Market-ing for Valagro S.p.A. The SSEA is a global organization whose pur-pose is to promote and develop the use of sweet sorghum, a renew-able and sustainable resource, for processing into ethanol and other bio-derivatives. Scott has over 30 years’ experience in the business of agriculture with current responsibilities in North America, Europe, and South America. He has maintained a farming operation in Missouri

since 1983 where he has developed production practices and products derived from sweet sorghum. He is the author of two books, registered two patents, and has given presenta-tions in 28 countries. Scott has worked in many capacities beginning as technical develop-ment in the fi eld, marketing manager, strategic development and management after graduating with a master’s degree from Southern Illinois University.

Bradley Ginger is Engineering Product Manager for Renewable Technologies at EISENMANN Corporation. Bradley has over 20 years experience in the engineering, design, and manage-ment of custom environmental and process systems for the chemical and fuel ethanol industries. He specializes in process and energy optimization, and has worked with customers on fi ve continents. He is a published author and inventor. Bradley

holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University and is a former National Merit scholar.

Therese Glowacki is the Manager of the Resource Management Division of Boulder County Parks and Open Space, a position she has held for 12 years. This Division includes foresters, plant ecolo-gists, wildlife biologists, weed specialists, rangers, and outreach staff. Therese’s accomplishments include the implementation of the biomass central heating plant for the Open Space and Trans-portation Complex for Boulder County, which used wood chips from County forestry projects. She is involved in restoring riparian

areas and native grasslands and supervises management of 30,000 acres of forest. Prior to working for Boulder County, Therese served as the Associate Peace Corps Direc-tor for Madagascar and as the Environmental Specialist for Peace Corps’s Washington, D.C. headquarters were she worked on environmental issues in over 20 countries. She also spent three years as a Peace Corps Volunteer working on village based forestry in Senegal, West Africa.

Kyle Goehring is the Business Development Manager at MT-Ener-gie USA. Kyle was sought to lead the business development efforts in 2010 after MTE strategically chose to increase their presence and efforts in the burgeoning U.S. biogas market. MT-Energie is an industry leader in biogas with over 500 biogas plants successfully realized worldwide. MT-Biomethan, a division of MT-Energie, pos-sesses upgrading technology capable of exceeding 99% methane. Kyle is responsible from initial communication with customers

through the laboratory testing and preliminary engineering phases to contract negotia-tions and, ultimately, project completion. He also works with industry interest groups and developing new markets. Kyle has worked in the biogas industry since 2007 and previously led the sales and marketing efforts for a California company developing bio-gas projects in the agricultural sector for pipeline injection. Kyle earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from University of California, Davis.

Fred Gould is the Business Development Manager for the Tech-nology Services Group at Christianson & Associates. Fred was instrumental in developing the technology service group and bringing Intellego (commodity processing software) to mar-ket. He has over 10 years of experience delivering software solutions to the renewable energy market. The technology services group, under Fred’s direction, was infl uential in bring-

ing XML standard document exchange to market in the agricultural space. Today, AgXML is the standard electronic document exchange used by renewable energy markets in the U.S. Prior to joining Christianson & Associates, he was the controller for several manufacturing companies. Fred received his Bachelor of Science de-grees in Accounting and Finance from Minnesota State University, Moorhead. He has held a CPA Certifi cate (currently inactive) since in 1994.

Charles Grecco is the Executive Vice President of Cate Street Capital Inc. Charles is responsible for leading the team in developing new business and project development opportunities in the energy and specialty in-frastructure arena. During his career, he has developed or acquired and then fi nanced and managed project fi nance transactions in several in-dustries. Charles also supports the development, structuring, fi nancing (both debt and equity), project management and capital market execu-tion activities associated with biomass, energy and other sustainable

industries. Prior to Cate Street Capital, Charles held various executive positions with a wide range of fi nancial service companies, ranging from specialty entrepreneurial investment banking fi rms to two Fortunate 500 companies, where he developed and successfully man-aged multi-billion dollar portfolios. As for biomass, Charles has had the unique opportunity to manage the development, fi nancing and implementation of two utility scale biomass facili-ties in the United States. Charles holds a M. B.A. and a Chartered Property and Casualty Un-derwriter designation.

Beau Griffey is Director of Commercial Services for U.S. Energy. Beau heads a team of Account Managers responsible for all phases of client management. Additionally, he is a leader in the sustain-ability efforts for the company, working with clients on issues of energy management, biomass and biogas optimization services, energy conservation, compliance, and carbon disclosure pro-grams. Prior to U.S. Energy, Beau was a District Manager for Lincoln Industrial, a manufacturer of lubrication and industrial pumping

equipment, where he managed accounts for a fi ve-state region. Prior to Lincoln Indus-trial, Beau worked for Wells Manufacturing as a Sales Engineer and for Mid-States Finan-cial Services as a Marketing Representative. Beau holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Political Science from Central Missouri State and a Master of Business Ad-ministration (MBA) in Finance, from Rockhurst University. Beau is also a certifi ed Energy Procurement Professional.


SPEAKER BIOS

Dr. S. Kent Hoekman is a Research Professor within the Division of Atmospheric Sciences at the Desert Research Institute (DRI). DRI is a statewide division of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) that pursues basic and applied environmental research on local, na-tional, and international scales. Kent’s professional interests include development of renewable and sustainable energy systems; environ-mental impacts of energy production, distribution, and use; conver-sion of biomass to biofuels; and impacts of advanced-technology fu-

els and vehicles on emissions, air quality, and energy utilization. He is also interested in the interface between politics and environmental science, particularly in the areas of energy policy, renewable fuels, greenhouse gases, and climate change. Prior to joining DRI in 2001, Kent spent over 20 years at Chevron, where his work focused on production, com-position, regulations, and environmental impacts of transportation fuels. Kent holds a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Iowa State University.

Kolby Hoagland serves as a Program Manager for BBI Interna-tional in the company’s event content planning division. Kolby joined BBI International last September after completing a M.S. of Agriculture and a Master’s Certifi cate in Energy Analysis and Policy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His specifi c interests and expertise focus on energy grass production, mul-tifunctional landscapes, and energy policy. Kolby’s career goal

is to facilitate proactive dialogue among stakeholders to advance bioenergy down economically sustainable and environmentally prudent paths by promoting effi -ciency and environmental stewardship of biomass production systems.

Paige Griffi n is a Graduate Research Assistant at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. Paige has been researching the anaerobic digestion (AD) of a variety of substrates for the past three years. Specifi cally, she works to optimize the hydrolysis stage of the AD process to in-crease overall effi ciency. Prior to attending CSU for a mas-ter’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Paige earned a

bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN.

Dr. Cole Gustafson is currently a Professor and Biofuels Econo-mist in the Department of Agribusiness, North Dakota State University. Cole is co-director of NDSU’s Bioenergy and Product Innovation Center (BioEPIC). As a researcher, he has authored more than 40 peer reviewed journal articles and has obtained over $1.5 million of grant funding. Two of his present projects are developing biomass co-fi ring and energy beet to biofuel

industries in North Dakota. Cole grew up on a crop livestock farm near Minneapo-lis, Minnesota and received his Ph.D. degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Illinois. His M.S. degree in Agricultural Economics is from the Univer-sity of Minnesota.

Dr. Andrew Harley is Vice President of Soil Science and Reclamation for Biochar Solutions Inc. Andrew has over 20 years experience in soil science and geochemistry related research and project implementa-tion at agricultural, industrial, and resource facilities. He focuses on developing innovative solutions to pressing land and water problems such that these solutions increase ecosystem services at the land-scape scale. In his current role with Biochar Solutions, Andrew is us-ing biochar to increase the value of woody biomass being removed

from U.S. Forest Service land by using it is an effective reclamation tool. Current work in-cludes characterizing the effectiveness of engineered biochar for improved water proper-ties in high-altitude and semi-arid reclamation, as well as for ecosystem restoration proj-ects. Additional research and application is also being undertaken to evaluate these engineered biochars for metal sequestration, either directly through sorption or indirectly through pH change. Andrew is based in Evergreen, CO.

Tony Hartmann is Chief Executive Offi cer of Great Lakes Energy. Tony co-founded Great Lakes Ag Energy (then Great Lakes BioFu-els) in 2005, to produce, buy/sell, and broker renewable, liquid transportation fuels. Since 2006 the company has been primarily focused on R & D related to feedstock development, biomass de-construction, and pretreatment. The company’s latest work in-cludes organosolv pulping, distributed processing, and a strategic partnership with Cellulose Sciences International for the develop-

ment of Nanoporous Cellulose technology. Tony has worked in the fi eld of bioenergy since 2003 when he was the seventh hire (Manager of Business Development) for Virent Energy Systems, now a $200M (catalytic) biofuels company with investment from Honda, Cargill, and Shell Oil. Tony is past president of the Wisconsin Biofuels As-sociation and Green Diesel Wisconsin Foundation. Tony is a graduate of the Thunder-bird School of Global Management.

Bjorn Hartzell is Chief Executive Offi cer of Scandia CleanTech USA. Bjorn was born, raised and schooled in Sweden. He has lived in Germany, India and Africa before settling in U.S. After retiring from the airline industry, Bjorn became a real estate broker and developer, and later realized that U.S. needed Swedish green technology, particularly in biomass and biogas. Bjorn believes there is an abundance of biomass and biogas

here that needs to be developed in order to reduce our dependence on fossil fu-els.

Jennifer Hedrick is the Executive Director of the Pellet Fuels Institute (PFI). Located in Arlington, Virginia, USA, PFI is a trade association comprised of pellet fuel manufacturers, industry suppliers, and associate members whose mission is to pro-mote energy independence through the effi cient use of clean, renewable, densifi ed biomass fuel. Jennifer has been with PFI since 2008, serving fi rst as the Association Manager before

being appointed Executive Director in September 2011. Prior to coming to PFI Jennifer spent several years at Georgetown University Law Center where she worked for a public policy initiative focusing on workplace fl exibility. Jennifer is a member of ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership and serves on its Greater Washington Committee. She received a B.S. from Bridgewater College and an M.A. from Virginia Tech.

Jordan Hemaidan is the Leader of the Energy and Sustainabil-ity Industry Group and Partner at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP. Jordan practices extensively in energy law. He has provided representation in siting and certifi cation cases for large power generation facilities, electric transmission lines, natural gas dis-tribution projects, and private energy facilities. Jordan is also active in the renewable energy space, providing representa-

tion transactional and regulatory aspects of wind energy development and more recently on carbon trading issues. He is admitted to practice in Wisconsin and in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. Jordan holds a J.D., cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin Law and a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Wisconsin.

Phil Hirsch is Chief Executive Offi cer of Enhanced Agricultural & Renewable Technology Holdings (E.A.R.T.H.) Corp., an engi-neering and cleantech solutions company. E.A.R.T.H.’s propri-etary Bio-fuel Refi ning Process® converts agricultural feed-stocks into solid biofuel for use as a replacement for or to blend with coal, to produce a solid, transportable, cost effective, clean, renewable fuel, preserving existing jobs and infrastruc-

ture, converting these plants to co-fi re with biomass. Phil has been president of several public and privately-held companies and formerly a partner with Pricewa-terhouseCoopers. Phil received his master’s degree in Management from the Kel-logg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and received his Bachelor of Science in Economics degree from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.


William Johnson is Manager of Biofuels Development at Alli-ant Energy Corporation. Bill is responsible for biofuel supply for the company’s baseload power plants. Prior to his current posi-tion, he was Manager of Agricultural Customer Services for 15 years, responsible for stray voltage, commodity and non-com-modity sales, electrical wiring programs, rural safety, demand side management and anaerobic digester renewable energy

programs for Alliant Energy’s farm customers. Bill is a graduate of Southern Illinois University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with degrees in Animal Sci-ence and Reproductive Physiology-Endocrinology. He is published in several peer reviewed scientifi c journals.

Howard Hohl is Representative Sales Manager with EISEN-MANN Corporation, in Crystal Lake, Illinois. Howard has over 30 years of experience specializing in process combustion sys-tems and abatement equipment including boilers, thermal oxidizers, regenerative thermal oxidizers, and vapor combus-tors for industrial applications in the chemical industry, pulp and paper, ethanol/biofuels, wood products, steel, and waste-

to-energy. Howard has a B.S. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a M.B.A. from the University of Akron.

Max Holdo is Manager of Business Development & Sustain-ability at Enviva Biomass. Max is responsible for the technical and quantitative analysis of customer contracts and project pipelines, optimization of shipments to customers, as well as supply chain greenhouse gas emissions calculations to ensure Enviva not only meets customer and regulatory requirements but also minimizes its overall carbon footprint. Max brings a

background of strong fi nancial and analytical experience to Enviva, previously working in commercial banking, project fi nance consulting and futures trading in both the United States and Argentina, his home country. Max earned his M.B.A. at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He also holds a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College in Economics.

Stephen Holmes is Senior Partner at the Vyridian Group. Steve founded the Vyridian Group in 2004 to service the global carbon markets as a project developer. To perform its project developer role, Vyridian Group is an alliance of experienced professionals, technology providers and infl u-entials from multiple disciplines including science, engineering, construc-tion, manufacturing, media communications and investment banking. Steve is a hydrogeologist with a broad range of experience in renewable energy, biofuels, biomass, water resources, ecosystem restoration, devel-

opment feasibility, manufacturing, sustainability initiatives, media production and regulatory affairs. He founded a professional environmental engineering company in 1988 which success-fully went public in 1992 and expanded into solid waste management, landfi ll construction and operation. Later Steve started a manufacturing and contracting company which used proprie-tary in-situ technology to convert single wall storage tanks into double walled, continuously monitored pollution prevention systems for the U.S. military and major oil companies.

Su Anne Huang is Market Manager for Landfi lls at FlexEnergy Inc. Su Anne leads the development of business opportunities and marketing specifi c to the biogas market, in which FlexEn-ergy’s gas turbines generate clean energy from methane with near-zero emissions. Prior to FlexEnergy, Su Anne was involved in sustainability planning and renewable energy projects, in-cluding producing strategic operational plans to reduce energy

use and greenhouse gas emissions across a university campus. Su Anne is a Singa-porean native, and earned her bachelor’s degrees in Environmental Studies and Psychology from New York University.

Dr. John Hurley is a Senior Research Advisor at the University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center where he has worked for 28 years. John specializes in working with industry and government organizations to develop and test new technologies to increase the productivity and effi -ciency of systems used in energy-intensive processes. He spe-cializes in materials-related issues, fuel properties and conver-

sion fundamentals, high-temperature ceramic and alloy joining and corrosion, and bringing technologies from the laboratory to demonstration. John received his B.S. in Physics from the University of North Dakota and a Ph.D. from the Mate-rials Science and Engineering Department of Penn State, with a specialty in Fuel Science.

Phillip Jennings is the Chief Operating Offi cer of REPREVE™ Renewables, headquartered in Soperton, Georgia. REPREVE Renewables has the exclusive license to commercialize Free-dom™ Giant Miscanthus, a bioenergy crop from which elec-tricity and fuel can be produced effectively and effi ciently. The rapid growth, low inputs and high biomass yield of Miscanthus make it one of the ideal choices for an energy crop. Phillip has

applied his vast experience in commercial growing to the propagation and har-vesting of Freedom Giant Miscanthus. Freedom is a very profi table crop for farm-ers and an ideal biomass feedstock. The species has been named “Freedom” for its early promise as a biomass crop that might free the American energy landscape from its foreign dependence.

Joe Jobe is the Chief Executive Offi cer for the National Biodie-sel Board (NBB). The NBB is the national trade association rep-resenting the biodiesel industry as the coordinating body for biodiesel research and development in the US. Its members include feedstock producers and processors, soybean com-modity boards, biodiesel suppliers, and fuel marketers and distributors. Joe has been with the NBB since 1997, and has

served as CEO since January 1999. Joe’s duties included serving as the principle investigator for the $2.2 million biodiesel health effects testing program. Joe be-came interested in agricultural, environmental, and energy issues growing up on a farm in central Missouri. Prior to working for the NBB, Joe was a fraud investiga-tor for the Missouri Attorney General’s Offi ce. Prior to that he worked as a certifi ed public accountant.

Greg Karr is a Program Manager in the Energy and Life Sciences Division at MRIGlobal. Greg’s primary focus is in renewable energy platforms from agricultural wastes, biomass and algae. Addition-ally, he manages MRIGlobal’s 160-acre Renewable Energy Research Farm located 60 miles south of Kansas City. Greg also oversees the operation of a pilot scale anaerobic digester system, nutrient re-covery, and utilization from the digester’s effl uent. He is also re-sponsible for energy crop production (such as switchgrass and

miscanthus) and oversees the algae production and feasibility studies in the state of Missouri. Greg joined MRIGlobal three years ago after 10 years with AgRenew Inc. The Manhattan, Kansas-based AgRenew focused on the research and development of biobased products utilizing agricultural materials. Mr. Karr is the co-inventor of three issued patents and two pending patents. He holds a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineer-ing and M.S. in Grain Science, both from Kansas State University.

Marcus Kauffman is as the Biomass Resource Specialist for the Oregon Department of Forestry. Marcus provides project development assis-tance, strategy development, and biomass supply information to public and private interests across the state. He also serves on the Oregon For-est Biomass Working Group. Marcus has developed numerous public-private partnerships to improve natural resource and sustainable eco-nomic development opportunities. His work has addressed renewable energy, biomass utilization, ecosystem restoration, sustainable forestry,

and community fi re protection planning. His approach to rural development seeks integrated solutions for the local economy and the natural environment. Prior to joining the Oregon Department of Forestry, Marcus owned an independent consultancy, East Fork Consulting that focused on developing collaborative solutions to advance the green economy. The con-sultancy provided information and analysis to advance renewable energy solutions, in par-ticular woody and agricultural biomass energy and collaborative forest management.


SPEAKER BIOS

Walter Lampp is the North American Area Manager for FMW Industrieanlagenbau GmbH. Since 1987, Walter has traveled extensively contributing to the conceptualization, design, and implementation of wood yard material handling systems for the international pulp and paper and engineered wood prod-ucts industries. Since 1998, Walter has been associated with FMW and is responsible for the coordination of their activities

in North America, while contributing to FMW activities in South America, Austra-lia, and Asia.

Randall Lack is Chief Marketing Offi cer for Element Markets LLC. Randall has been a successful entrepreneur within the environ-mental commodity and alternative energy industries for over a decade. In 2005, he co-founded Element Markets LLC, the leading developer and supplier of environmental commodities in North America. Randall has guided Element Markets in building one of the industry’s largest biomethane portfolios including landfi ll gas and anaerobic digestion projects. He also has extensive experi-

ence in structuring environmental commodity transactions including biogas, emis-sions, renewable energy credits, and greenhouse gases. Randall is an acclaimed speak-er and media resource in the areas of Biogas, Renewable Energy Credits, Greenhouse Gas Trading, Regional Emission Markets, and pending emissions legislation and cur-rently serves on the Board of the Renewable Natural Gas Coalition. Randall received his BBA in Business, magna cum laude, from the University of Houston.

John Keppler is Chairman and CEO of Enviva LP. John is a co-found-er of the company and leads Enviva’s corporate operations and key strategic initiatives. He brings extensive M&A and business develop-ment experience and a keen knowledge of the renewable energy sector. Under John’s leadership Enviva has grown from a start-up into a company whose portfolio of operating plants in the biomass energy supply chain represent more than 300,000 metric tons of combined capacity with an additional 1,000,000 tons of production

in various stages of permitting, construction and development. John sits on the Board of Directors of the Virginia Alternative and Renewable Energy Association and serves as Treasurer. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political economy from the University of California, Berkeley, as well as a M.B.A. from The Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at The University of Virginia.

Dr. Jayant Khambekar is Power Industry Specialist at Jenike & Johanson Inc. in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts. Jenike & Johan-son is a specialized engineering fi rm that focuses on providing reliable bulk solids fl ow. Jayant is involved in consulting to solve fl ow problems as well as to design new solids storage and feeding systems. He has done research in the area of pow-der consolidation, vibratory conveying of bulk solids and Dis-

crete Element Modeling (DEM). Jayant obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineer-ing from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Brian Kittler is Project Director at the Pinchot Institute for Conservation. Brian focuses on the Institute’s work on bioenergy, community-based natural resource management, and payment for ecosystem services. He is currently analyzing European sustainability criteria for wood pel-lets and the extent to which these criteria might impact wood pellet producers in the U.S. and the landowners that supply them. From 2008 – 2010 Brian helped lead a broad-based multi-sector policy dialogue for the Pinchot Institute and Heinz Center for Science, Economics, and the

Environment that involved over 280 stakeholders across North America focused on identify-ing policy solutions for sustainable bioenergy. He has also worked with the state of Maryland to develop voluntary biomass harvesting guidelines and with the state of Massachusetts to analyze proposed sustainability requirements for bioenergy facilities and forest biomass har-vests. Brian holds a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Policy from Colby College and a Master of Science in Environmental Science and Policy from the Johns Hopkins University.

James Knight is President of Pelletco LLC. Prior to co-founding Pelletco, James was the Chief Executive Offi cer of Knight Celo-tex. He was Managing Partner of SCA Consulting before its sale in 2001 to Mercer Consulting. Prior to joining SCA, he was a leader of the Value Management practice at The Boston Con-sulting Group (BCG). Before BCG, he was with Apple Computer where his responsibilities included Apple’s relationship with its

largest corporate customers. James has extensive business strategy experience and is the author of Value Based Management published by McGraw-Hill in 1998. He has also written numerous articles on the application of shareholder value to business strategy and management decisions. James holds a M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth and a B.S. in Finance from Boston University.

Adam Kobos is a Partner in the Tax section of the Benefi ts, Tax and Wealth Management Group at Stoel Rives LLP. Adam’s practice encom-passes a wide variety of federal and state tax issues, including: taxable and tax-free corporate mergers and acquisitions; transactions involving partnerships, S corporations, limited liability companies and other pass-through entities; tax aspects of compensation arrangements, including stock options, restricted stock, and bonus plans; debt and equity offer-ings and other fi nancial transactions; tax controversy matters; and state

and local tax aspects of transactions. Adam regularly represents clients who develop or invest in renewable energy projects, including wind, solar, biomass, hydroelectric and other renew-able energy generation facilities and biofuel production facilities. His renewable energy prac-tice focuses on federal, state and local tax incentives and transaction structures that enable both developers and investors to maximize the value of those incentives. Adam holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School, A.M. from Harvard University and A.B. from Amherst College.

Bob Korn is the Director of Sales & Marketing with the Indus-trial Protection Group for Fike Corporation. Bob has presented to numerous professional, industry and trade association groups on the subject of combustible dust hazards, U.S. regu-latory changes and dust explosion mitigation solutions includ-ing: National Fire Marshals Conference, State of Colorado Safety Congress, State of Georgia Safety Congress, NFPA Inter-

national Conference, ISPE National and Regional Conferences, IAOM National and Regional Conferences, PRB Coal Users Group. Bob has spent the last 10 years with Fike Corporation, the global leader in industrial explosion protection solutions. Bob received Bachelor of Science degrees in Business and Engineering from the University of Nebraska.

Dr. Carl Kukkonen is Chief Executive Offi cer of VIASPACE, a re-newable energy company with operations in the U.S. and China. VIASPACE grows Giant King Grass, a high yield energy crop as fuel for direct combustion in electricity generating power plants, for bio methane production using anaerobic di-gestion, and as a feedstock for cellulosic biofuels, biochemicals and bio plastics. VIASPACE is based in California and has a 110

hectare Giant King Grass nursery in Guangdong province, China. Previously, Carl directed a research center at the NASA/Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Prior, he was at Ford Motor Company, where he was Ford’s expert on hydrogen as an alter-native automotive fuel. Carl earned a B.S. in Physics from the University of Califor-nia, Davis and a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from Cornell University. He was a postdoctoral fellow at Purdue University.

Patricia Kurgan is the Chief Executive Offi cer and Founder of Astro Logistics Inc., a Denver, CO, transportation logistics fi rm, which spe-cializes in the individual and unique requirements of its customers. Patricia has 30 years of experience in the transportation sector and has worked with a wide range of international customers and indus-tries. Astro Logistics considers the environmental impact of any stra-tegic decision in order to help enterprises improve business opera-tions and reduce supply chain costs. The result is bottom-line benefi ts

and long-term competitive advantages. Patricia’s interest in the renewable energy sector began when she was selected as a participant for the National Renewable Energy Labora-tory Energy Executive Leadership Program and completed its course of study in 2008. Pa-tricia earned her B.A. from Duke University and her M.B.A. from University of Colorado-Denver. Patricia presently serves on the Leadership Council for the Colorado branch of NFIB (National Federation of Independent Businesses).


Dr. Thomas Lyons is Chief Science Offi cer of BioTork LLC, join-ing the company in 2008. Prior to BioTork and the Evolugate Group, Thomas was a professor of biochemistry in the Depart-ment of Chemistry at the University of Florida. Currently, he also serves as a Research Fellow at the Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution and maintains a courtesy appointment in the Dept. of Chemistry at the University of Florida. He is the

author of over 20 peer reviewed publications, reviews and book chapters on top-ics ranging from inorganic chemistry to experimental evolution. Thomas’ training includes a B.A. in Chemistry from Middlebury College, a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Microbial Genetics at the University of Missouri, Columbia.

Roger Leimbach is the Manager of Marketing and Applications for Metso Automation in North America. Roger has been in the power business for over 40 years in many different capacities. His specialty is the development of control strategies for power boilers. He advocates coordinated control for even smaller boilers and turbines. Roger has worked on the Direct Energy Balance (D-E-B) coordinated control which is employed on

over 1000 units around the world. His work has led him around the world where he has spoken on the subject of calculating energy input for solid fuel boilers.

Mike Levin is Vice President, Government Affairs for FlexEnergy. Mike is responsible for FlexEnergy’s public outreach to key policy-makers, including government agencies, representatives, and staff-ers. He most recently served as an attorney at Bryan Cave LLP, focus-ing his practice on government affairs, renewable energy, and environmental law. Prior to joining Bryan Cave, Mike was Vice Presi-dent of a clean technology startup company. Mike is a co-founder and offi cer of CleanTech OC, a non-profi t organization dedicated to

serving the needs of existing clean tech companies and providing opportunities for future clean tech investments in the Orange County region. Throughout the last decade, Mike has worked on a variety of local, state and national political campaigns. He completed a Coro Foundation fellowship in Public Affairs and is a graduate of Duke Law School and Stanford University and holds a B.A. in Political Science from Stanford University.

Elliott Levine has served as Technology Manager within the Depart-ment of Energy’s (DOE) Biomass Program since 2009. Elliott is presently providing strategic direction for an upcoming Biomass Power program. At DOE, he has held a range of positions focused on the development, commercialization, and deployment of applied energy technologies for several energy-intensive industries including glass, mining and forest products. His efforts have led to the commercialization and market en-try of several energy-saving technologies with signifi cant energy and

environmental-saving impacts. Elliott previously directed Argonne National Laboratory’s state-funded Technology Commercialization Center, where he assisted startup and early-stage companies with the skillful use of Argonne’s technical resources and also performed technical and environmental analyses of new energy systems. Elliott also worked for Carolina Power & Light (now named Progress Energy) as an air quality analyst handling licensing, sit-ing, and environmental issues.

Josh Levine is Vice President of Project Development for Energy Management Inc. / American Renewables. Josh has nearly 15 years of experience in energy project development, environmental per-mitting, economic analysis, and project fi nance. His responsibilities include managing all facets of project development from initial site selection and contract negotiation through environmental permit-ting and the development of a fuel procurement strategy. For the Gainesville Renewable Energy Center, Josh served as the Project

Manager during the development phase of the project. He is also involved in new busi-ness development for EMI / American Renewables, including partnership development as well as evaluation of project feasibility. Josh received his B.S. in Economics from Con-necticut College, his M.B.A. from the Yale University - School of Management, and his M.E.M. in Policy, Economics and Law from the Yale University - School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.

Renée Loesche is IGEN Biofuels Coordinator/Instructor in the Biofuels & Ethanol Production Career program at Southeastern Illinois College. Renée specializes in industry training for management, operations and maintenance functions . She has developed and delivered the Biofuels Program for Southeastern Illinois College with emphasis on ethanol, biod-iesel, and biofuels plant processes. This complements her career in work-force development through Illinois Power Co., Publication Services Inc., SIU-C, American Oil Chemists’ Society, and Business and Workforce Devel-

opment programs in Illinois and Missouri. She has developed training within the disciplines of power generation, publishing, the insurance industry, and higher education. Renée’s academic career includes receiving an A.A.S. in Nuclear Power Generation from Richland Community College-Decatur, B.S. in Industrial Technology from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, and M.S. from Illinois State University-Normal. She earned her Ethanol Process Systems certifi cate from the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center (NCERC) at SIU-Edwardsville.

Bengt- Erik Löfgren is Chief Executive Offi cer and Founder of ÄFAB in Sweden. With offi ces in Minnesota and California and together with Minnesota State and University of Minnesota, ÄFABusa is a promoter of the International Renewable Energy Technical Institute (IRETI) in Mankato, Minnesota. Bengt-Erik is one of the most well known ex-perts in small-scale bioenergy in Sweden and has been working to-gether with the bioenergy industry for more than 30 years. His in-volvement ranges from making new EN-standards of pellet burners to

distributing governmental grants. ÄFAB was one of the fi rst listed on U.S. Ambassador Mi-chael M. Woods’ list “The One Big Thing,” a list of the most interesting companies for the U.S. to cooperate within the Cleantech branch. Thanks to Ambassador Wood, ÄFAB today can help European bioenergy companies enter the American market. Bengt-Erik is also involved in other companies such as Green Energy, Ecoera AB and Bioagro Energy. He is also with PellSam and Scandinavian Cleantech Export Association (SCEA).

Mauricio Lopez is Gas Sales Development Manager – Ameri-cas for Caterpillar Americas Service Co. Inc. Mauricio has 19 years of commercial experience in the engine and generator set industry. During the last 10 years, he has worked for Cater-pillar and has relocated for assignments in Central America, Brazil and the U.S. Mauricio has been involved in multiple proj-ects in distributed generation, co-generation and renewable

energy generation from biogas and landfi ll gas. Mauricio holds a M.B.A., M.S. in General Engineering and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illi-nois at Urbana-Champaign. He also holds a Mechanical Engineer degree from Universidad de Los Andes in Colombia.

Dr. Kim Magrini is a Principal Scientist in the National Bioenergy Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratories. Kim currently manages NREL’s Catalysis and Thermochemical Sciences Group, which focuses on the development of catalytic approaches to biofuels production from syngas; vapor phase upgrading of biomass pyrolysis products to hydrocarbon fuels; the rapid analysis of biomass and soils using pyroly-sis molecular beam mass spectrometry; and understanding the com-plex chemistry of reacting biomass under thermochemical processing

conditions. She has more than 20 years of research and management experience in aca-demic, industrial and national laboratory environments and has over 52 peer- reviewed pub-lications, 1 patent, and 75 presentations at national and international meetings. Her research areas include catalyst development for thermochemical fuels and chemicals production; cata-lytic biomass gasifi cation and pyrolysis, developing novel gas and liquid analytical techniques using pyrolysis mass spectrometry (py-MBMS) coupled with multivariate statistics; and bio oil and lipid chemical analysis using 2D GCTOFS.

Matthew Markee is the President and Chief Operating Offi cer of Recast Energy. Based in Richmond, Virginia, Recast Energy is a biomass-to-energy plant operator and also develops projects across the United States, the Caribbean, and Central America. Development efforts focus on practical solutions for industrial consumers of steam and power as well as standalone power opportunities. Current operations include facilities in Missis-

sippi, Kentucky, and the Dominican Republic. Recast Energy has been in the bio-mass space since 2004. Matthew holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and a M.B.A. from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.


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Kristi Moriarty is Senior Analyst at the Center for Transportation Technologies and Systems at the National Renewable Energy Labora-tories. Kristi’s responsibilities center around analyzing the use of alter-native fuels, advanced vehicles, and other petroleum-reduction strat-egies in the transportation sector. She also works on projects funded by the Biomass Program in the Technology Evaluation & Integration and Clean Cities areas. Kristi has had extensive experience in the re-newable energy industry conducting analyses and technical reviews.

Her technical knowledge includes biomass energy and biofuels. She has worked as a tech-nical consultant, research analyst, and IT contractor and has also served as manager of technical studies at an international fi rm in Colorado. Kristi holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Virginia Tech, a graduate diploma in Biomass Energy from the Universidad de Zaragoza in Spain, and a Master of Science degree in renewable energy systems technology from Loughborough University in the United Kingdom.

David Minott is National Practice Leader for Biomass Energy and Waste-to-Energy at Environmental Resources Manage-ment (ERM), a leading, global environmental consulting fi rm. Dave’s specialty is air quality consulting, and for 28 years now, his professional focus has been on supporting the develop-ment of biomass energy and waste-to-energy projects in the U.S. and abroad. Dave’s environmental consulting expertise

encompasses facility siting, fuel studies, air quality permitting, EIS preparation, sustainability studies, and stakeholder engagement. Dave has been actively en-gaged in assessing the implications of EPA’s proposed, new boiler rules for bio-mass project developers, paper mills, and other clients.

Gregg Mast is Vice President , Agriculture & Biomass Business Cluster, with the BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota, an indus-try-led, action-based 501(c)(3) not-for-profi t organization. The Alliance is dedicated to the advancement of bioscience-related industries to create jobs for the citizens of Minnesota. Gregg is responsible for convening and leading diverse stakeholder groups to develop long-term strategic direction for Minnesota

in the areas of renewable energy, renewable materials and clean technology. He is also the Founder of Earthtech Energy, an agricultural biomass company special-izing in formulation and densifi cation strategies for crop residues and other dedi-cated energy crops for the production of thermal energy. Gregg received a B.A. from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and a M.B.A. from the Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas.

Mark Mathis is Chief Executive Offi cer of Confl uence Energy. Mark has served as CEO since 2007 and the majority share-holder since its inception. He has lived in Colorado for 25+ years. Mark has started several successful businesses including an advertising and marketing business, a furniture manufac-turing business, and a retail stove, furniture and design busi-ness. Mark has a proven successful history of creating startup

businesses. Mark’s schooling was at University of Minnesota, Duluth.

Gareth Mayhead is Academic Coordinator, Forest Products, at the Uni-versity of California, Berkeley. Gareth specializes in woody biomass uti-lization technology and marketing. He has 15 years of wide ranging experience in the global forest products and energy sector including research and development, economic development and community forestry. In his position, funded by the U.S. Forest Service, he conducts outreach and technical assistance activities to businesses and commu-nities to help them develop markets for woody biomass. Gareth assists

California businesses to secure grant funding for biomass projects and has held over 30 work-shops in the state since 2007. He also works on the development and review of grant pro-grams for the U.S. Forest Service. Gareth is a Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) and Treasurer/Secretary for the Forest Products Society Pacifi c Southwest Section. He has a master’s in Forest Industries Technology from the University of Wales Ban-gor, UK. His fi rst degree was in Land Management.

Michael McAdams is President of the Advanced Biofuels Associa-tion. Michael manages the leading voice in Washington D.C. for the advanced biofuels industry. Representing the top companies from around the world, he leads the ABFA as it engages the federal government at all levels to secure a level playing fi eld for its mem-ber companies. Under his leadership, the ABFA has grown to be-come an active partner with leaders in Washington as they work to transform our nation’s energy policy with long-term and renew-

able solutions that will create jobs and strengthen our energy security. Michael has testifi ed before Congress and the executive agencies. He was recently a guest partici-pant at the invitation-only ResourcePoint 2010 - VantagePoint Cleantech Summit in Sundance, Utah, as well as at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Business School’s Energy Conference 2010. In 2008, Michael was also asked to serve as an energy and climate facilitator for the Clinton Global Initiative in New York City.

Don McCabe is a Vice President of the Ontario Federation of Agri-culture and President of the Soil Conservation Council of Canada. He is also Vice Chair of the Bio-Industrial Innovation Centre (BIC) which is a national entity located at Sarnia, Ontario. The BIC exam-ines ways to commercialize new research ideas where possible by supplying pilot research facilities or possible funding including green agricultural feedstock projects founded on sustainable eco-nomics and supply logistics possibilities. Don is a no-till corn, soy-

bean and wheat farmer from Inwood, Ontario. He believes farmers have to have ap-propriate policy to operate their businesses, while providing society with food, fuel, fi ber, energy, and environmental goods and services such as improved water quality, bio-energy sources, carbon sequestration and wildlife habitat. Don has studied doctor-ate-level soil genesis and classifi cation at the University of Guelph in Ontario, after completing a Chemistry degree at the University of Western Ontario.

John McDowell is a Sales Engineer for EISENMANN Corpora-tion, a global supplier of clean air and energy systems with U.S. operations based in Crystal Lake, Illinois. With prior experience in process engineering working for an ethanol company, John is currently focused on introducing EISENMANN’s global tech-nologies to U.S. markets with special emphasis on Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas technology. He holds a Bachelor of Sci-

ence in Chemical Engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Gary Melow is the State Projects Coordinator for the Biomass Power Association (BPA), the nation’s leading advocate for the grid-connected biomass power industry, representing 80 bio-mass plants in 20 states. Gary is also Director of Michigan Bio-mass, which similarly represents that state’s biomass power industry. He has worked in biomass power for 12 years in hu-man resources, communications and government affairs. At

BPA he directs outreach and membership initiatives, and in Michigan he works closely with forest resource stakeholders, holding positions on various advisory boards. Gary is a graduate of Central Michigan University and worked in print media, publishing and corporate communications before entering the biomass power industry.

Steve Milford is Product Business Manager at Endress + Haus-er. Steve has worked in Marketing Sales for Endress + Hauser AG of Switzerland since 2006, but relocated with his family to North Carolina in September 2011 to work for the rapidly ex-panding E + H operation in the U.S. He has been involved in fl ow measurement since 1983, developing a global specialism in ultrasonic fl ow measurement technology. Steve serves on

both ISO and British Standards Committees for velocity & mass methods of fl ow measurement and has contributed to several ISO and BSI standards over the past 13 years. He has authored and co-authored numerous white papers and pub-lished several technical articles on fl ow measurement.


Michael Oswald is President of Precision Energy Services Inc. (PES). Michael founded PES in 1993. His background includes over 35 years experience in the biomass energy system business. Michael’s expertise includes design, production, construction, maintenance, and operation of biomass boilers, burners, heat cells and associat-ed fuel to stack equipment. His company, PES, provides technical support, consulting, procurement, construction and operation and maintenance services to the solid fuel, steam and power plant in-

dustry. Plants were fi red on biomass, industrial fuels and coal. Plant size ranges are from small industrial plants to utility size plants. Michael was previously employed by a major fl uidized bed company and served as a Vice President of the company beginning in 1979. His experience there includes the development of fl uid bed combustion, gasifi ca-tion technology as well as years of technical design, operations and project develop-ment. Michael is a Mechanical Engineering graduate of Montana State University.

Amanda Mott is Energy Projects Specialist with the Wisconsin State En-ergy Offi ce. Amanda works in energy fi nance which invests in Wiscon-sin by promoting energy related economic development and jobs, in-creasing energy effi ciency, and developing renewable and alternative energy sources. She administers several federally funded grants: (1) converting fossil fueled boilers to utilize wood resources, (2) increasing the use of agriculture and cheese production feedstocks for energy ap-plications, and (3) completing a Statewide Bioenergy Feedstock Assess-

ment; conducting legal analysis/policy development; and assisting Wisconsin citizens and businesses with energy project development. Before joining SEO, Amanda worked as an En-vironmental Associate Attorney with DeWitt Ross & Stevens. While in school she worked as a research associate for the VLS Institute for Energy and Environment, a law clerk for U.S. EPA and U.S. DOJ, and a government relations intern working on energy legislation in Montpelier, Vermont. Amanda received her J.D. (2008) and M.S.E.L. (2005) from Vermont Law School.

Dr. Michael Mundschau is a Senior Scientist at TDA Research Inc., Golden, Colorado. A native of Wisconsin, Michael worked at the Fritz Haber Institute in Berlin on fundamentals of catalysis, adsorp-tion and surface science. He has spent the last 14 years in Colora-do, working primarily on DOE-sponsored research. A current proj-ect is to develop homogeneous catalysts for conversion of biomass-derived synthesis gas into fuel ethanol. The new catalysts have greater selectivity towards ethanol relative to conventional

heterogeneous catalysts and might allow production of fuel ethanol from many sourc-es of gasifi ed biomass and biochar. Michael has also worked to develop inorganic sor-bents for removal of impurities and catalyst deactivators from synthesis gas and is cur-rently working on production of activated carbons for removal of metal impurities from liquid solutions using acid-catalyzed decomposition of starch and other carbohydrates to fabricate porous, high-surface area biochar.

Kelly Murphy is President of Boulder Natural Solutions in Boul-der, Colorado. Bringing together key players to create new and sustained value is the essence of Kelly’s success. One notable example was evident in his role as a co-founder of a startup energy company in 1999, which garnered equity funding dur-ing 2002 and 2003, and which was then in turn acquired in 2008. Kelly was also honored to be a peer reviewer for an ex-

tensive Department of Energy renewable energy report in October of 2010, and it was at that time that he began to grasp the impact of unconventional gas pro-duction. Kelly also acts as an adviser / collaborator to a UK startup company, Per-lemax, who had a recent technical paper on algal biomass highlighted in a Scien-tifi c American article and podcast: “Microfl otation performance for algal separation.”

Dr. K. Muthukumarappan is Professor of Food and Bioprocess Engineering in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at South Dakota State University. Muthu joined the faculty in 1997 as an Assistant Professor and was promot-ed to tenured Professor in 2006. His research interests are in the bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass into ethanol and food process engineering. Muthu earned his B.S. in Mathemat-

ics from University of Madras, Chennai, India, a B.E (Ag) from Tamil Nadu Agricul-tural University, Coimbatore, India, a M.E. from Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand and Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.

Dan Nolan is Chief Executive Offi cer of Sabot 6. After a distinguished 26 years career in the Army, Dan chose to combine his knowledge of lead-ership and his skills in systems analysis to attack America’s next big chal-lenge: energy security. Dan’s work in energy security has been fea-tured in Thomas Friedman’s 2008 book Hot, Flat and Crowded and Amanda Little’s Power Trip as well as the documentary Carbon Nation. He is the principal author of the DOD Energy Blog, a commentary on DOD’s efforts to attain energy security through energy effi ciency, smart

distribution and alternative/renewable energy. Dan also writes a blog on leadership and deci-sion making for a rapidly changing world, called Commanding View. Dan culminated his military career with U.S. Central Command in Tampa, Florida, where he served as a principal advisor to the Commander in Chief, Central Command. Dan has spent time in Afghanistan, Kosovo, Iraq and Washington D.C. and understands the complexity of these varied environ-ments. While in Washington, D.C.,

Jay O’Laughlin is Professor of Forestry & Policy Sciences at the University of Idaho. Since 1989, Jay has also been full-time Director of the College of Natural Resources Policy Analysis Group, funded by the Idaho Legislature to provide objective analysis of natural resource issues important to Idaho citizens as suggested by an ad-visory committee of natural resource leaders. Recent publications feature policy analyses for wildfi re, wood bioenergy, and sustain-able forest management for wood products and carbon sequestra-

tion. Jay also works on these issues for the Western Governors’ Association Forest Health Advisory Committee and for the Idaho Strategic Energy Alliance, chairing the Forestry/Biomass Task Force and writing its report on opportunities and challenges of wood bioenergy. He was elected Fellow of the Society of American Foresters (SAF) in 2000; in 2010 Jay received the SAF’s Award in Forest Science for distinguished research in managerial sciences leading to the advancement of forestry.

Jon Orr is Capital Sales Manager for Gasifi cation Technologies at ICM in Colwich, Kansas. Prior to joining ICM, Jon has worked in business and technology development in thermal technolo-gies applied in the coal processing, waste-to-energy, wastewa-ter, mining, plastics, chemicals, and other industrial markets. In the fi rst part of his career, he worked in chemical production in various process/project engineering, R&D, operations and

technical management roles. Jon earned a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engi-neering from Cornell University and a M.B.A. from the University of Houston, Clear Lake.

William Partanen is Manager, Business Development and Applications Engineering, at Ameristar Biofuels LLC. William is focused on develop-ing new applications for waste organic grease (used vegetable oil) as a substitute for conventional fossil fuels. He works closely with utilities, cement plants and the manufacturing sector fi nding ways to displace conventional fossil fuel including coal with green fuel. William has over 35 years of experience in a broad range of energy projects using both conventional and renewable sources of fuel. Projects have included

utility system retrofi ts, gasifi cation, landfi ll gas, biomass power generation, combined heat and power (CHP), trash to energy, wood products, pulp and paper. This work has included not only owning his own consulting fi rm for over 15 years but leadership positions in startup companies as well as project management, consulting and business development activities for Fortune 500 companies. William is a licensed Professonal Engineer in Maine.

Jeff Passmore is President of Passmore Group Inc. Jeff has worked in renewable energy for more than 30 years, both as a consultant and as Executive Vice President of Iogen Corporation. In 2010, he launched the Passmore Group, focused to bridge the gap between public policy and market reality, and to provide clients with the necessary policy and communications tools to lead to rapid commercialization of innovative energy and environmental technologies. Jeff recently served on the CleanTech Advisory Board of the Department of Foreign Affairs and In-

ternational Trade Canada. He is past Chair of the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association, past Chair of the Canadian Wind Energy Association, past Chair of the Solar Energy Society of Canada, past Vice Chair of the Independent Power Producers’ Society of Ontario, and past President of the Ottawa Chapter of the International Association for Energy Economics. Most recently, he founded the New Economy Alliance, an industry group focussed on advancing

the fi eld of biomass for fuels and chemicals.

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Dr. Rakesh Radhakrishnan recently joined Thomson Reuters as a Direc-tor of Advisory Services, Energy and Commodities. Rakeshwas previ-ously an Associate Director in Navigant Consulting’s Energy Practice. He has helped develop clean energy strategies for several states and part of these efforts have focused on enhancing the biomass power and biofu-els industry in states with the highest potential for deploying these al-ternatives. He has also evaluated investment opportunities for private sector clients in biomass power projects and advanced biofuel compa-

nies. Rakesh spent several years at United Technologies Research Center where he managed clean energy projects through collaborations between industry, national laboratories and aca-demia in the fi eld of renewable energy. His core expertise is in R&D of novel chemical pro-cesses for the production of of fuels including hydrogen, methane, ethanol, diesel etc. from synthesis gas. Rakesh holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Tech and a M.B.A. from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University.

Jason Quinn is a Research Scientist , Mechanical Engineering, at Colo-rado State University. Jason is working on microalgae-to-biofuel evaluation and optimization through experimentally validated mod-eling. His research areas include lifecycle assessment, GIS resource evaluation, systems engineering, economic modeling, and design optimization. Jason is currently working on research projects focused on microalgae growth modeling and experimentation for model vali-dation, emissions from microalgae cultivation, growth sensitivity to

temperature, and economic evaluation of large scale microalgae to biofuels. Jason re-ceived a Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State with his research focused on microalgae biofuels, a M.S. in Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics from the Uni-versity of Wisconsin-Madison where he worked on a high temperature plasma science research program focused on fusion energy and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University.

Dr. Calvin Pearson is Professor of Soil and Crop Sciences at Colorado State University and Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy. Cal-vin has worked nearly 28 years at the Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station, Western Colorado Research Center at Fruita, Colorado. His re-search program focuses on sustainable crop production and soil man-agement systems on furrow-irrigated cropland in the arid west with traditional agronomic crops and alternative crops. Calvin is a member of the newly formed “Western Colorado Carbon Neutral Bioenergy Con-

sortium.” He has authored or co-authored numerous publications, ranging from refereed journal articles and technical papers to poplar magazine articles. He invented a forage plot harvester, a conservation tillage grain drill, and a three-point hitch weighing hopper. He served on the Editorial Board of Agronomy Journal for 16 years serving as associate editor, technical editor, and editor. Calvin received a degree from Ricks College, a B.S. from Brigham Young Univ., a M.S. from Oklahoma State Univ., and a Ph.D. from Oregon State University.

José Ignacio Pedrajas is Business Development Manager and Co-Owner of PRODESA. José founded the company in 1997 with the challenge of becoming a global partner in the engi-neering, manufacturing and supply of wood pellet plants with or without biomass fueled CHP plants associated to the pellets production by means of belt dryers using the waste energy available. He developed the company’s expansion in Russia,

South America and Asia and has lately led the establishment of PRODESA North America in Atlanta. José has developed his entire professional career in drying and pelleting projects. Prior to his involvement in PRODESA he participated in some of the fi rst wood pellet plants in Europe in the early 90s. José earned his degree in Engineering from the University of Zaragoza, Spain.

Ilaria Peretti is Sales Manager for Biomass Application in PWPS Regions for Turboden, a Pratt & Whitney Power Systems (PWPS) company. Prior to taking this role last June, Alaria was the Sales Manager for Turboden’s UK and Ireland locations since 2007. Turboden is the global leader in ORC plants for biomass appli-cations. It is active in the U.S. and Canada through its parent company PWPS of United Technologies Corporation, based in

Connecticut. Prior to Turboden, Ilaria was Energy Manager at the Italian E.S.C.O. Ilaria received a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering and Master in Thermo-Me-chanics Engineering from Università Politecnica delle Marche at Ancona, Italy. And after a period of further development of her thesis work at the University’s labora-tories, she was awarded a two- year grant for profi ciency studies at the University of Ulster in Jordanstown/Belfast, Northern Ireland.

William Perritt is a Senior Editor for RISI, serving as Executive Editor for RISI’s “Wood Biomass Market Report” and News Edi-tor for “International Woodfi ber Report.” He has covered pulp-wood market news with IWR since its fi rst issue in 1995, and launched WBMR in 2008. William’s efforts include regular con-tact with industry sources to construct real-world North Amer-ican monthly market reviews in the pulpwood and wood bio-

mass realms, analyzing price trends and market drivers for those raw materials. He is on the Forest Resources Association’s Board of Directors and is a member of the West Virginia Forestry Association. William is a graduate of Emory & Henry Col-lege with a degree in Print Journalism.

John Pierce is a Partner at DLA Piper in the Corporate and Finance group based in Seattle. John focuses on the development and fi -nance of projects involving wind, solar, geothermal and biomass en-ergy, as well as those involving alternative fuels such as ethanol, biodiesel, algal biomass, and advanced-generation biofuels. John’s practice encompasses project sponsors and investors and is interna-tional in scope, with extensive dealings in South Asia, Southeast Asia, China, India, Africa and the Middle East. His clients include venture-

backed companies in the renewable energy industry, traditional renewable energy project companies and lenders. He also has broad international experience in infrastructure devel-opment and fi nancing, including projects involving ports and industrial zones, joint ven-tures in aviation, and the fi nancing of oil and gas projects. John received his J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law in 1993 and a B.S. in Economics from San Fran-cisco State University, where he graduated magna cum laude.

Tim Portz is Program Director for BBI International. In this role, Tim is responsible for the agenda development process includ-ing organizing the call for abstracts, forming review commit-tees, working with the review committees to rate all received abstracts and fi nally establishing the program agenda. He also works closely with the editorial teams at BBI International to understand the most pressing industry issues and stories for

inclusion into the conference agendas. Prior to beginning his career in renewable energy with BBI International Tim worked both as an educator and selling profes-sional. Tim holds a BFA from the University of Iowa.

Richard Poulin is Senior Principal, Power Practice, in Stantec Consulting Services Inc. in Scarborough, Maine. Stantec’s Pow-er Practice specializes in renewable generation most notably wind, solar, biomass and landfi ll gas to energy; simple and combined cycle natural gas generation facilities; air quality control system design and transmission and distribution. Rick has over 30 years experience in the power generation industry

including extensive activities in marketing and business development, contract negotiation and management, capital equipment procurement and logistics, and outage scheduling and planning. In this duration, he has worked for three major U.S. utilties, engineering fi rms and a major EPC contractor. Rick earned his Bach-elor of Science degree from the University of Maine.

Dr. Ming Qiao is R&D Group Leader at Virent Inc. Ming has over 10 years experience in bioresource and engineering, cov-ering biomass characterization, pretreatment, deconstruction, purifi cation, fermentation, and catalytic conversion. Ming is leading Virent’s research, development, and commercializa-tion of biomass feedstock processes, including design and scale-up of biomass conversion process, evaluation of biomass

(pre)treatment technologies, and support to Virent’s TEA, LCA, and business de-velopment. He is the inventor on 10 patents and patent applications worldwide and is the author of over 20 technical publications. Ming received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Tianjin University and his Ph.D. in Bioresource and Engineering from University of Washington.


Tim Rooney is Project Manager at Antares Group Inc. Tim is a forester with 12 years expertise in renewable energy resource assessment with an emphasis on biomass energy, biofuels and chemicals. His experience with biomass resource assessment includes evaluation of urban waste, forestry residues, wood products residues, agricultural residues and biomass crop sys-tems. Tim has expertise developing regional economic supply

estimates supported by the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). He has conducted over 20 resource analysis projects for public and private clients in the past fi ve years. Tim has a Master of Science in Forestry from SUNY College of En-vironmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, NY and a bachelor’s in Biology from the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY.

Gary Radloff is the Interim Director and Midwest Energy Policy Analysis Director with the Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative (WBI) at the University of Wisconsin. The WBI seeks to cultivate bioenergy expertise among UW-Madison, UW-System and Wisconsin stakeholders to anchor the innova-tive research being conducted. The WBI helps the talent across Wisconsin create, commercialize and promote bio-based solutions. Gary is former Director of Policy and Strategic Communications at the Wisconsin Depart-ment of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP). In 2009, he

moderated the National Academy of Science Workshop in Madison, “Expanding Biofuel Produc-tion: Sustainability and the Transition to Advance Biofuels.” Gary has helped coordinate policy for the Governor’s Consortium on the Biobased Industry and the Working Lands Initiative. He is the former staff liaison to the North Central Bioeconomy Consortium, a 12-state partnership of Agri-culture departments, University Extension offi ces and Agriculture Research Stations. He also served on the Steering Committee for the Midwest Agriculture Energy Network.

Jonathan Rager is a Principal in Pöyry Management Consulting (USA) Inc. Jonathan is based in their Atlanta offi ce where he leads the North American technical strategy and bioenergy practices. He has 20 years of experience in the forest and for-est products area including positions within manufacturing, management consulting and fi nancial services fi rms. Prior to re-joining Pöyry in 2010, he worked as a Senior Vice President

in corporate lending at GE Capital, providing senior debt and project fi nancing to forest investors and forest products clients during his tenure. Jonathan also has extensive experience from positions earlier in his career with other leading com-panies in the North America forest industry (International Paper, Smurfi t and Kimberly-Clark).

Dr. Michael Readey is Managing Director of AeriNOx Inc., an environ-mental engineering business providing emission control systems to the stationary power generation and gas compression markets. Be-fore AeriNOx, Michael spent 13 years working for one of the world’s largest diesel engine and earthmoving machine manufacturers. Dur-ing this time he held several leadership positions as Tier 4 Engineer-ing Manager, Emissions Retrofi t Product Director, and Manager of Advanced Materials R&D. He also spent time working in a national

laboratory, academia, and the materials industry. Throughout his career he has contribut-ed over 40 scientifi c publications, edited two books, and has given over 200 technical presentations around the world in the area of diesel and natural gas engine emissions, aftertreatment emissions control systems and materials technology. Michael received his B.S. and M.S. in Ceramic Engineering from Ohio State University and his Ph.D. in Materials Science from Case Western Reserve University.

Stephen Reidell is Project Manager Biomass Systems with Eagle Innova-tions LLC. Stephen has for a number of years focused on system and process optimization of various pieces of equipment and designs. Re-cently he’s started to look at the adaptation of new lighter materials into existing machinery and turbine designs, incorporating advanced mate-rials and design concept, for the development of models to improve methods of reducing weight and friction in energy conversion equip-ment and components, to improve overall energy production effi ciency.

Stephen joined Eagle Innovations to incorporate his design concepts with their heat refl ective coating and protective coatings. Production partner, Creative Material Technologies LTD, has over 200 different formulations for different substrates and environmental attacks. Focus will be drawn to heat refl ective materials in conjunction with composite light weight structural materials, increasing energy production outputs in current and future biomass fuel derived energy capture procedures and platforms.

Karen Reschly is an Associate at the law fi rm Morris, Manning & Martin LP, based in Atlanta, Georgia. Although trained as a tax attorney, Karen has been practicing in the area of timber-land law since the start of her legal career. She has substantial experience structuring cross-border timberland investments and advising clients with regard to ancillary supply agree-ments, as well as in the formation of timberland investment

funds. Recently, Karen’s practice has become more focused on the various aspects of wood-based biomass projects, including negotiating cross-border pellet supply agreements and biomass supply agreements. Karen earned her J.D. from the Florida State College of Law and her LLM in Taxation from the University of Florida College of Law.

Dr. Theodora Retsina is the Chief Executive Offi cer of American Process. In 1995, Theodora founded American Process in 1995, with a focus on value enhancement of the forest products industries through process integration and biorefi nery technology applications. American Process also provides engineering EPCM and process integration consulting ser-vices. This unique blend of experience enables the company to develop technically and fi nancially viable biorefi neries. They are currently con-structing one of the fi rst commercial cellulosic biorefi neries in Michi-

gan, the Alpena Biorefi nery, which will be operational in 2012. Her career began at Parsons & Whittemore, where she held positions as project engineer, project manager and process man-ager in various international construction projects. Theodora is the author of several patents and patent pending applications in the biorefi nery fi eld. She is a past chair of the TAPPI biore-fi nery committee. Theodora received a B.SC. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Impe-rial College, University of London and is a licensed professional engineer in the U.S.

Chris Roach is a Project Development Manager for Ceres Inc., a leading energy crop company based in Thousand Oaks, Cali-fornia. Chris’ primary role at Ceres is to help next-generation biofuel, biochemical and biopower companies develop sus-tainable biomass supply chains. Prior to joining Ceres, he worked for The Boeing Company, where he developed renew-able energy projects, and for Abengoa Bioenergy, where he

was a project development manager for biofuel production facilities, including their fi rst cellulosic ethanol project. Chris has an undergraduate degree in Chemi-cal Engineering from the University of Missouri and earned his M.B.A. from The Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis.

Markku Roppo is Chief Process Engineer at Metso Power in Finland. Markku has been working with fl uidized bed boilers in product development, project execution and product sales since 1996. Markku worked as an expatriate in the United States with Metso Power Charlotte, NC from 2006-2011. Dur-ing his stay he was involved in many U.S. renewable energy development projects, like Nacogdoches, Gainesville and We

Energies. Markku earned his master’s degree in Environmental Engineering from the Tampere University of Technology (1996).

James Rosenblum is a Doctoral Candidate at The Ohio State University, Environmental Health Sciences department. James investigates anaerobic digestion and its ability to capitalize on the benefi ts of biosolids. Specifi cally his research is focused on optimizing biogas production while minimizing the pathogen-ic load. The goal of this research is to assist current practices for small-scale and full scale systems, to further develop the

growth of anaerobic digester technology. Furthermore, James’ research also con-siders innovative biochemical indicators as a surrogate for biosolids pathogen lev-els to ensure rapid and proper classifi cation prior to land application. James earned his bachelor’s degree from Eastern Michigan University, in Biochemistry and his Master’s in Public Health from The Ohio State University, Environmental Health Sciences department.


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Prab Sethi is a Senior Project Manager at the California Energy Commis-sion for over 20 years. Prab has managed research, development, dem-onstration and multi-million dollar funding of bioenergy, Photovoltaic (PV), Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), advanced energy projects, in-cluding development and demonstration of the Kalina combined cycle demonstration power plant, and other renewable energy projects un-der Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program. He has led estab-lishment and management of California Renewable Energy Centers for

wind, geothermal, biomass and solar renewable technologies at the University of California, Davis and San Diego. He has also managed Strategic Value Analysis for application of re-gional resources and appropriate technologies to meet California’s Renewable Portfolio Stan-dard requirements. Previously, Prab worked in supervisory and project management positions with Bechtel Corporation in Los Angeles, Sacramento and Phoenix, and with Sargent & Lundy Engineers in Chicago. Prab has a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Wisconsin, Madison and a M.B.A. Honors degree from University of Chicago.

Mike Scott is President and CEO of Nexterra. Prior to taking this role, Mike was Senior Vice President of Corporate Develop-ment at Nexterra. He has had a distinguished 20-year career as a senior executive, investment banker and lawyer. He began his career as a corporate and securities lawyer with McCarthy Tetrault. In 1998, Mike joined Raymond James Canada (for-merly Goepel McDermid), one of Canada’s leading indepen-

dent investment banks. In his eight years there, he held a number of senior roles including Vice President - Corporate Development, Senior Managing Director - BC Investment Banking, and Executive Vice President - Head of Capital Markets. Mike is a Chartered Business Valuator and a member of the Law Society of British Co-lumbia.

Jeff Roskam is the Chief Executive Offi cer of the Wichita based Kansas Alliance for Biorefi ning and Bioenergy(KABB), an industrial led Center of Innovation established by funding from the Kansas Bioscience Authority. KABB’s mission is to identify problems and implement solutions in the area of biomass technology and com-mercialization. Jeff is a senior level business executive with over 25 years of experience leading commercial edge ventures in biofuels, CO2 utilization and mitigation, drinking water and fi nance. He pro-

vided seed capital and was the Co-founder and CEO of Wichita-based CAP CO2, LLC, a carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery development fi rm. He was also President and Co-founder of Wichita-based United Bio Energy (UBE) before the company merged into US BioEnergy, where he served as Senior Vice President. Prior to starting UBE, Jeff was the Senior Vice President and minority owner of ICM Inc. He has also held the position of Engineering Project Manager for Broin and Associates (now POET).

Stuart Russell is Vice President of Service Operations at Aether DBS. Stuart has over 30 years of experience including planning, designing and constructing municipal and industrial wastewater treatment, power, solid waste and environmental remediation systems. He is the author of a book on environmental systems planning, contribut-ing author of two other books, and author of numerous technical papers. Stuart has designed biogas compression and treatment sys-tems for landfi ll gas and digester gas facilities. He has also designed

biogas blending equipment, and is the holder of a patent (pending) on biogas blending designs. His designs have included systems for landfi ll gas to energy systems; anaerobic digestion systems at food processors, wastewater treatment plants and animal waste fa-cilities. He has also designed systems for gas compression and conditioning of landfi ll gas. Stuart has a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Northwestern University, and a Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, from Purdue University.

Philip Rutter is Chief Executive Offi cer and Chief Scientist at Badgersett Research Corporation. Philip is trained as an evolutionary ecologist, be-fore the fi eld existed as such. He has used his education in systems in-teractions analysis to create multiple environment- oriented enterpris-es. He was Founding President of The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF), now a vibrant non-profi t with a long string of scientifi c and or-ganizational successes. TACF will plant the fi rst million genetically blight resistant American Chestnuts in the next 10 years, restoring a lost key-

stone forest tree - and its accompanying industries- entirely through private enterprise. Philip’s company, Badgersett Research Corporation, has adapted the natural evolutionary process known as the “hybrid swarm” to create a new class of complex hybrid plants, “neohybrids”; incorporating genes and adaptations from 3 - 5 species. For over 30 years, they have been working to create a perennial agriculture based on woody plants. Hundreds of growers around North America are starting to grow his crops.

Edward Ryall is Commercial and Marketing Directorfor Ther-mya. Edward has over 10 years experience developing renew-able energy and biofuel projects in the UK, France, Italy and South East Asia. Edward also has six years experience working in management consultancy as well as experience of founding and managing a successful exit from a technology startup company in Milan. He ran his own renewable energy consul-

tancy in France before joining Thermya in January 2011. Edward is a Chartered Engineer, has a Diploma in Corporate Governance from the Institute of Directors, and is a Sainsbury Management Fellow.

Dr. Janice Ryan-Bohac is a plant breeder and geneticist and is cur-rently the President of CAREnergy (Carolina Advanced Renewable Energy) of South Carolina. Janice is one of the leading authorities in breeding sweetpotatoes for resistance to pests and for new uses such as processing for fuel ethanol and new food products. She has released over a dozen sweetpotato varieties with multiple re-sistance to 14 insect pests, diseases, and root knot nematodes and has developed several genotypes with high dry matter and high

yields suitable for new uses such as chips, French fries and fuel ethanol. Currently she is developing the Energy Tuber (e-TuberTM) a very high yielding type of sweetpotato for fuel ethanol. She is conducting studies of this crop in rotation with other biomass crops like sweet sorghum and pearl millet. The ultimate objective is to develop a multifeed-stock fuel ethanol plant powered by biomass residue, such as the bagasse from sweet sorghum, millet, and locally available sources such as chicken manure.

Daniel Sabin is Owner and President of the Iowa Northern Railway Company based in Cedar Rapids. Dan bought the struggling line in 1994. Since his purchase of the line, the railroad has invested over $1.3 million per year in bringing up the line to a state of good repair. Additionally, Dan has managed the partnership and location of two ethanol plants on the line, as well as other various industries and economic development initiatives. In October 2006, the Iowa North-ern and the Keiwiet Group Companies broke ground on Manly Termi-

nal LLC, a joint venture, fi rst-of-its-kind ethanol and biofuels storage and trading facility in Manly, Iowa. Dan was also Co-Founder, Vice President and Chief Operating Offi cer of Iron Road Railways based in Alexandria, Virginia which owned and operated the former Bangor and Aroostook System. He also has experience as Co-Founder and President of his own transportation consulting fi rm. Dan is a graduate of Grandview College and Southwest Oklahoma State University, degrees in Economics and Business.

Kate Sanford is the Director of Corporate Communications for JSH international. Kate has been thoroughly involved in the market re-search and business development for JSH since its inception. These efforts have given her the opportunity to support the advance-ment of the bioenergy industry by educating policymakers, renew-able energy advocates, and industry professionals of biogas basics, market opportunity, and new technologies that can maximize pro-duction operations. Kate’s research and outreach efforts have had

a particular emphasis on biogas production in the U.S. wastewater treatment industry. Kate is actively involved in a variety of industry organizations such as the American Biogas Council, EPA CHP Partnership, California Association of Sanitation Agencies, California Water Environment Association, NJ Water Environment Association, among others. Kate is proud to be a University of Colorado – Boulder alum where she received her degree in Business and Marketing.

John Saucier is a Product Manager at Process Equipment/Bar-ron Industries. John’s experience includes working at South-ern Company Services studying the existing generation portfo-lio and evaluating the feasibility of a variety of types of new power generation including: biomass, coal, nuclear, natural gas, and hydro. Currently in his role as Product Manager for Process Equipment John designs fuel and ash handling sys-

tems for new biomass power plants and for retrofi tting existing coal fi red plants to burn anywhere from 10% to 100% biomass. John has a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alabama.


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Joseph Seymour is Executive Director of the Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC). Joseph has been coordinating the policy and regulatory activities of BTEC since 2010. He’s been responsible for regulatory re-sponses to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on various issues, including biomass boiler emissions limits and non-hazardous solid waste defi nitions; congressional hearings through structured state-ments, including the Energy Title of the 2012 Farm Bill and comprehen-sive tax reform; and mobilization of industry stakeholders regarding

biomass thermal incentives. Joseph has led the development of BTEC’s comprehensive out-reach series, including webinars, legislative and topical factsheets, and podcast interviews. He has addressed audiences on the urgency recognizing thermal energy and was primary author of “Why Tricycles Need Thermal Energy,” National Hardwood Lumber Association and “Telling the Story of Biomass Thermal” and “Playtime is Over: Why September Means Biomass Advo-cacy or the Consequences of Inaction,” both in Biomass Power and Thermal. Joe holds a de-gree in Political Science and Psychology at Hope College, Holland, Michigan.

Justin Sluiter is a Biomass Composition Specialist in the Biofu-els Program at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Justin has 16 years experience working in the position. He is an author on the majority of NREL’s Laboratory Analytical Procedures (LAPs), which are worldwide recognized standards for summative compositional analysis of biomass and biomass derived products. His in-depth knowledge of the LAPs and bio-

mass chemistry make him the ideal choice for training new analysts. He has per-formed numerous compositional analysis training classes for external partners, from academia to industry. As a senior member of the team, Justin is also respon-sible for team data review, and ensures only the highest quality data is delivered to customers. Justin enjoys working on LAP method optimization for new feed-stocks and diverse instrumentation.

Val Smith is Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the Univer-sity of Kansas. Val’s research program focuses on the relationships be-tween resource supplies and the structure and function of biological systems. His primary area of expertise is in the area of algal ecology, and he has worked for more than three decades on relationships between nutrient loading and algal biomass production in lakes, estuaries, and coastal zone waters worldwide. Val has extensive experience in the quantitative analysis of aquatic ecosystems and has strong interests in

the mechanisms that generate and maintain aquatic production and diversity. In addition, he is interested in the mechanisms that regulate algal uptake and storage of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus. Val is actively involved in the University of Kansas Feedstock to Tailpipe Ini-tiative, which seeks to produce renewable biofuels from algae produced in wastewater-fed, outdoor bioreactors. Val is a member of the National Academy of Sciences-sponsored NRC Committee on the Sustainable Development of Algal Biofuels.

Jordan Solomon is President of Ecostrat and General Biofuel, and has run the company for over 20 years. Jordan’s responsibilities include cor-porate strategy, overseeing biomass sourcing, fuel procurement and commercializing new biofuel projects. He has an extensive knowledge of biomass availability around North America and understands what it takes to procure and deliver long-term reliable biomass supply. Jordan’s expertise includes biomass project modeling, implementation and lo-gistics for biofuel export. For over 12 years, Jordan has overseen the

creation and development of the Biofuel Supply Network®, the largest biofuel supply data-base in North America. He has gained unique insights into and overview of the wood fi ber supply situation in North America. In 2009 he developed the formula behind The Biomass Credit Wrap® and subsequently negotiated underwriting with investment grade credit and over $20 billion in revenues. Jordan holds a B.A. Honors (Eng. Phil.) from University of West-ern Ontario and a master’s in Environmental Studies with a thesis on Corporate Environmen-tal Strategy from York University.


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Kendric Wait is Principal for Eagle Valley Clean Energy. Kendric is respon-sible for development activities for biomass and geothermal power projects throughout the Intermountain West. He is the lead developer responsible for the Eagle Valley Clean Energy 11.5 MW biomass power facility being constructed in Gypsum Colorado with long term power sales to Holy Cross Energy. He is also the lead project developer for a combined DOE/DOD and privately funded geothermal drilling explora-tion and power plant development project spanning nearly 100,000

acres across New Mexico and Texas on Fort Bliss. After leaving an engineering career to pur-sue business development and private capital investment consulting, his last four years have been centered on developing timber utilization strategies with a focus around clean energy biomass project development along with geothermal exploration and development. Kendric has a B.S. from the University of Utah, post graduate studies in Civil and Mechanical Engineer-ing, NASA Space Shuttle program lead engineer, private industry engineering and industrial project management and development.

Adrian Pirraglia Tunez is a Research Assistant at North Carolina State University. Adrian immigrated from Caracas, Venezuela to the United States in 2007 to pursue a master’s degree in Integrated Manufacturing Systems and Engineering at North Carolina State University. At that point he joined a research team in the department of Forest Biomateri-als, developing projects in Industrial Ecology, Green Manufacturing, and solid Biofuels. He is currently in the process of completing his Ph.D. in Forest Biomaterials, with a focus in supply chain analysis, feasibility,

and biomass characterization. His current projects include the analysis of torrefaction and pelletization as a profi table pretreatment for biomass in U.S. facilities, supply chain and logis-tics for Bioenergy production, as well as the implementation of Lean Manufacturing tech-niques in the primary wood industry. Adrian graduated as an Industrial Engineer at the Uni-versidad Catolica Andres Bello, and worked for two years as a Consultant for Human Resources management, in the area of processes monitoring and systems improvements.

Susan Stagg-Williams is an Associate Professor of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Kansas. Susan is the leader of the “Feedstock to Tailpipe©” multidisciplinary research team which looks at sustainable feedstocks for the production of next generation liquid fuels. The team is currently focused on pro-ducing biocrude from wastewater fed algae. Susan is also the co-originator and director of the KU Biodiesel Initiative which has been producing biodiesel from used cooking oil for campus applications

since 2007. Her research interests are in catalyst design, reaction engineering, and re-lating feedstock to fuel properties and performance. She currently has projects involv-ing the production, characterization, and utilization of biodiesel, glycerin reforming, and liquefaction of algae to biocrude. Susan received her bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma.

Pete Stewart serves as President and CEO of Forest2Market. Pete has 20 years of experience in the forest products industry and is an expert in the wood fi ber supply chain. He directed the develop-ment of Forest2Market’s proprietary databases, which contain transaction-level data from actual timber sales in major markets in the U.S. Because he continues to oversee these databases, Pete’s analyses of emerging trends and cutting-edge practices in the for-est products industry are grounded in true market conditions.

Pete’s areas of expertise include: emerging markets, including biofuels, biopower and carbon credits; wood supply and demand drivers; the benchmarking, indexing and pric-ing of wood raw materials; and standards and codifi cation methodologies to bring out effi ciencies in fragmented and volatile markets. Pete holds a B.S. in Forestry from Texas A&M University and an M.S. in Forest Economics from the University of Georgia.

Dr. William Strauss is the Founder and President of FutureM-etrics. FutureMetrics is the leading U.S. consultant in the eco-nomics of the production and use of biomass fuels. William is also a Founder and a Director of Maine Energy Systems. Maine Energy Systems’ (MESys) primary mission is to support a transi-tion to the use of renewable wood pellet fuel for the heating of homes and businesses. He is also the founder of FutureEnergy

Partners which has developed a wood price hedging product. William is the Chief Economist for the Biomass Thermal Energy Council (Washington, DC) and is the Chief Economist for the Maine Pellet Fuels Association. He served as the Chief Economist on the Maine Governor’s Wood-to-Energy Task force in 2008-2009. He has a M.B.A. (specializing in Finance) and a Ph.D. (Economics and Earth Systems Science) both from the University of New Hampshire.

Peter Taglia is Bioenergy Projects Specialist at the Wisconsin State Energy Offi ce (SEO). Peter’s current projects include biogas outreach and develop-ment on behalf of SEO, environmental consulting for a local community group near a contaminated ammunition facility, and energy analyses for University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is a professional geologist and con-sultant in numerous aspects of climate change mitigation with an empha-sis on electrical generation, carbon sequestration and biofuel analysis. He has done extensive work with Wisconsin’s Task Force on Global Warming,

the Midwestern Governors Association and the Wisconsin Legislative Council. Peter began his career conducting contaminant investigations, remediation, and environmental permitting at energy facilities and currently performs research, analysis and education for clients in the public, private and non-profi t sectors. Earlier, Peter worked for Clean Wisconsin, an environmental orga-nization, and RMT, an environmental engineering fi rm. Peter holds a B.A. in Environmental Geol-ogy from the University of Montana and a M.S. in Hydrogeology from the University of Wisconsin- Madison.

Bijay Tamang is a Bioenergy Project Leader at ArborGen Inc. Arbor-Gen is the leading developer of biotechnology tree seedling prod-ucts and one of the largest providers of conventional and technol-ogy enhanced seedlings. ArborGen sells approximately 250 million seedlings every year. Bijay is responsible for developing short rota-tion woody crop systems for ArborGen product lines and an assess-ment of products for bioenergy qualities to support bioenergy busi-ness development. He came to ArborGen from the University of

Florida in 2010. He spent seven years at the university as a postdoctoral associate and graduate research assistant working on short-rotation woody crops (including euca-lypts, Corymbia spp. and cottonwood). He has M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Forest Re-sources and Conservation from the University of Florida’s School of Forest Resources and Conservation, and B.S. degree in Biology from Tribhuvan University (Nepal).

Craig Thiry is Director of Business Development for The Avogadro Group LLC. As such, Craig performs analysis of up-coming regulations, and works with various industry associa-tions to assist stakeholders with the impacts of new regulatory and source testing requirements. Craig has been involved with stationary source testing for nearly 30 years. He has been in-volved with the performance and management of thousands

of stationary source tests at various locations across the United States. Much of his testing experience has been in California with very low-concentration emissions. So he is used to being at the leading edge of the emissions testing and control technology perspectives. Craig studied Engineering at University of Colorado, Boulder and Industry and Technology at Northern Illinois University. He received his master’s in downhill skiing and white water rafting.

Doug Tholo is Vice President of HR Green. Doug leads the company’s Methane-To-Energy initiative and EPC contracting delivery. He has worked as a consulting engineer and contrac-tor for over 30 years. His project experience has included: en-gineering, construction management, and project manage-ment for industrial and public sector clients from planning, through design, construction project close-out, and accep-

tance by owner. He is a member of: Landfi ll Methane Outreach Program (LMOP; Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA); American Council of Engi-neering Companies (ACEC) as a Board Member, Past President; and National Di-rector, American Public Works Association (APWA); Central States Water Environ-ment Federation (WEF). Doug has a B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Dr. Valentino Tiangco is Biomass Program Lead and Senior Project Man-ager at SMUD’s, Advanced Renewable and Distributed Technologies Pro-gram. Val leads, plans, and coordinates biomass activities that include re-search, development, demonstration, deployment and commercial applications of biomass for power and co-production of value-added prod-ucts. He has broad experience in engineering and program and project management and as an energy specialist, designer, test engineer, visiting professor and researcher. Working 18 years with the California Energy

Commission (CEC) , Val was Program Manager of the Advanced Generation Program and Senior Technical Lead, PIER Renewables Program. The CEC has awarded Val multiple awards, one in 2008 for “Outstanding Performance in the Area of Human Compassion and Commitment to His Colleagues.” The U.S. DOE awarded him for exceptional contributions in bioenergy projects that demonstrate effi cient use of biomass energy resources and technologies. Val holds a Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Science in Engineering, with specialization in Energy Conversion Sys-tems (biomass gasifi cation) from the University of California at Davis.


Sara Walling is Bioenergy Policy Advisor for the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP). Largely, Sara’s main objective is to work with DATCP divisions to increase inclusion of bioenergy projects and concepts in areas such as dairy expansions, farm diversifi cation and food processing waste management, while networking and engaging with other state agencies, private business-es, and interest groups to fi nd solutions to the hurdles surrounding bioenergy production in Wisconsin. She is the Wisconsin appointee to

the Midwest Governor’s Association Advanced Biofuels Group. Sara is also a member of the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI) Advisory Committee working to provide climate change adaptation strategies to Wisconsin’s agriculture industry. Sara is also the lead staff for the Wisconsin Bioenergy Council. Sara has a bachelor’s degree in Natural Resource Management from the University of Minnesota and a master’s in Land Resource and Environmental Management from Montana State University, Bozeman.

Robb Walt is a Co-Founder of Community Power Corporation (CPC). CPC is focused on the development and supply of biomass-fueled, modular bioenergy systems. Over the past 40 years, Robb has served with the U.S. government, Westinghouse Electric Corporation and the World Bank to design, implement and manage industrial devel-opment and renewable energy technology application projects in over 15 countries, including Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Malay-sia, India, China, Bangladesh, Iran, Egypt, Jordan, Haiti, Papua New

Guinea, Japan, and Micronesia. Community Power Corporation is a leader in the develop-ment and supply of fully automated, environmentally friendly, small modular bioenergy systems for combined heat, power, cooling and liquid fuels (syndiesel) applications. CPC works with the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Department of Agriculture, universities and private organizations to develop and deploy its line of BioMax® modular biopower systems.

Richard Weiner is Chair of the International Law Department at Fredrikson & Byron P.A., as well as Vice President. Richard a biofuels lawyer and he assists clients with biofuels projects in the United States and overseas. He has assisted companies with biofuels projects in over 15 countries. His practice focuses specifi cally on contract matters, joint ventures, partnerships, strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions, technology li-

censing, and dispute resolution in the biofuels industry. Richard has practiced en-ergy law for more than 16 years. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Cornell Uni-versity, a master’s degree from the University of Michigan and a Law Degree from the University of Virginia.

Robert Welch is Manager, Business Development, of Ameres-co Inc., in Golden, Colorado. Robert has responsibility for de-velopment and growth of Ameresco Energy Services which are focused on renewable generation and energy effi ciency proj-ects. With a track record of successful renewable energy proj-ects over the last 25 years, Robert brings the experience of how to bring successful projects on line. Currently he’s working

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tion Equipment Company Inc. (PWCE). Paul co-founded Chip Energy in 2008 and helped develop the up-draft micro-gasifi cation technol-ogy that produces biochar and thermal energy. The company pro-cesses solid biofuels suitable for distributed heat and/or power appli-cations using major crop residues, dedicated energy crops, and waste streams. Chip Energy is focused on landfi ll diversion of biomass ma-terials for co-combustion with coal to make electricity and being con-

verted to thermal energy for heat and biochar. Paul Wever Construction Equipment Com-pany Inc. specializes in customized products and earth engaging tools for the tracked and wheeled off-highway equipment industry including Caterpillar, Deere and Komatsu. PWCE delivers specially designed full-scale top-quality attachment options or modifi cations. PWCE has the creative vision and engineering expertise to complete any construction equipment modifi cation quickly, effi ciently, and at less cost.

Jim Wimberly is Founder and President of BioEnergy Systems LLC, a consulting fi rm and project development company that is actively engaged in all aspects of bioenergy enterprises, from feedstocks to conversion technologies to commercial de-ployment. Jim is a specialist in biomass energy, agricultural development, economic and fi nancial analyses, resource man-agement and conservation, and project management. He has

both technical and business training and over 35 years’ experience in the southern U.S. and worldwide (including Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and the Pacifi c).

Mark Yancey is Vice President of NEAtech LLC and Vice Presi-dent of BBI Consulting Services. NEAtech is a technology-based engineering and consulting fi rm specializing in biofuels, bio-mass, and bioenergy projects worldwide. BBI Consulting Ser-vices is the recently announced joint venture with BBI Interna-tional. Mark has 35 years of experience in the design and development of renewable energy projects including ethanol,

butanol, biodiesel, biomass power, and waste-to-energy projects. Under Mark’s leadership NEAtech and BBI Consulting Services provide engineering and technol-ogy assessments, feasibility studies, business and marketing plans, policy analysis, and project development services for bioenergy and biofuels projects worldwide.

Bryan Yeh is an Assistant Vice President for Science Applications Inter-national Corporation (SAIC). Bryan leads the biofuel initiative and has responsibility for business development and technical leadership for SAIC’s biofuel projects. Bryan also served as Chief Scientist for SAIC’s Algae to JP-8 project and is the program manager for other projects with government and commercial clients. Bryan also has program manage-ment responsibility for food safety and food defense programs within SAIC. He has over 26 years of experience managing profi t and loss

(P&L), business development, major capital projects, research and development and plant operations in the biofuel, nutraceutical, water treatment, oilseed and corn milling industries. Prior to SAIC, Bryan was an Assistant Vice President at General Electric, President and CEO of Thermodyne Corporation, and held senior level positions at Cargill. Bryan has a degree in Chemical Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison, a M.B.A. from the University of Minnesota and is a registered professional engineer in the State of California.


SPEAKER BIOSCONFERENCE SPONSORS

WATER COOLER

Abengoa16401 Swingley Ridge Rd, Suite 700 Chesterfi eld, Missouri 63017 USA Phone: 314-275-1100 Fax: 314-275-2408 www.abener.com

Abengoa provides integrated and innovative solutions in engineering, procurement and construction services in a manner that contributes to sustainable development.

Abengoa, the parent company, is an international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainable and effi cient development in the energy and envi-ronmental sectors, generating electricity from the sun, producing biofuels, desalinating sea water and recycling industrial waste.

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Applied Chemical Technology, Inc.4350 Helton DriveFlorence, Alabama 35630 USAPhone: 256-760-9600 Fax: 256-760-9638www.appliedchemical.com

Applied Chemical Technology is an engineering company specializing in process and product development for the chemical, fertilizer, food and pharmaceutical industries. We work with our clients from concept to commercialization. Our services include lab and pilot plant operations, engineering, design and fabrica-tion of complete process plants, skid-mounted plants and equipment.

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CPM2975 Airline CircleWaterloo, Iowa 50703 USAPhone: 319-232-8444 Fax: 319-236-0486www.cpm.net

California Pellet Mill has been leading the way in pelleting since 1931. Roskamp Champion provides heavy- duty, proven hammermills and size reduction equip-ment. Whether you’re looking for a one stop supplier of top-of-line equipment or a complete turn-key Biomass Pellet plant, CPM is your solution.

HOTEL ROOM KEY

Bühler Inc.PO Box 9497Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440 USAPhone: 763-847-9900 Fax: 763-847-9911www.buhlergroup.com

Buhler is a global technology partner for the food, chemical engineering, die casting, and biomass industries. Buhler enables total process control by provid-ing a complete design package and key equipment for drying, grinding, pellet-ing, cooling, bagging and loading.

INDUSTRY TOUR

Dresser-Rand/Guascor Power143 Mallard Street, Suite FSt Rose, Louisiana 70087 USAPhone: 504-461-3801 Fax: 504-461-3806www.guascorpower.com/eng/index.php

Founded in 1966, Guascor is one of the few companies able to give solutions to the ever changing and challenging world of renewable energies. Having over 40 years of experience in manufacturing reciprocating engines and supplying energy systems, Guascor’s focus is “Energy solutions for a sustainable world”.

INTERNET LOUNGE

AGRA Industries, Inc.1211 West Water StreetMerrill, Wisconsin 54452 USAPhone: 715-536-9587 Fax: 715-536-9584www.agraind.com

AGRA builds second-generation biorefi nery technologies achieving the highest possible product yields and revenues per unit weight of feedstock processed minimizing capital, operating cost, greenhouse gases, and the requirement for water.

AISLE

Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W)20 South Van Buren AvenueBarberton, Ohio 44203 USAPhone: 800-BABCOCK (222-2625) Fax: 330-860-1868www.babcock.com

B&W is a leading international provider of advanced clean energy technology solutions. B&W and its subsidiary Babcock & Wilcox Vølund have demonstrated experience with a range of biomass and waste fuels and technologies for elec-tric utilities and process industries. Technologies include bubbling fl uidized-bed, circulating fl uidized-bed, stoker-fi red, and process recovery boilers. For additional information please email [email protected]

BIOMASS & COORS FIELD SUITE

Firefl y North America, Inc.7753 Overlook DriveScottsdale, Arizona 85255 USAPhone: 847-846-0559www.fi refl y.se

Firefl y is the world’s leading supplier of fi re prevention systems. We create tai-lor-make systems with the industries latest technology in order to protect your process from costly fi res, dust explosions, and increase productivity outputs by eliminating false positives due to, among other things, ambient light. We offer the most reliable fi re prevention solutions in the world.


PREMIER PARTNER

Garick13600 Broadway AvenueCleveland, Ohio 44125 USAPhone: 216-581-0100 Fax: 216-581-4712www.garick.com

Garick LLC is a North American distributor, processor and recycler of sustainable natural resource products. Garick has expertise in diverting food, yard and for-est products residuals and creating higher value products, including biomass for fuel. Garick has a proven track record in composting, anaerobic digestion, biomass projects, and renewable energy.

REFRESHMENT BREAK

Hurst Boiler & Welding Company, Inc.21971 Highway 319N, 100 Boiler Maker Lane, PO Box 530Coolidge, Georgia 31738 USAPhone: 229-346-3545 Fax: 229-346-3874www.hurstboiler.com

Hurst is a custom manufacturer of engineered packaged boilers & integrated boiler sys-tems, renewable fuel fi red gasifi cation/combustion/heat recovery systems, biomass boiler systems, CHP/co-generation systems, boiler controls, parts & boiler room accessories. Fire-tube, water-tube & feedwater equipment for all heating & process applications. Low NOx modular boilers & burners available.

TRACKLockheed Martin 300 M Street SE, Suite 600 Washington DC 20003 USA Phone: 202-863-3145 www.lockheedmartin.com

Lockheed Martin offers solutions for biomass, biofuel and waste to energy ap-plications that utilize non-food biomass feedstock and waste. Leveraging our engineering and product management expertise, we help our customers to produce responsible and secure power, fuel, and heat through technologies such as conventional boilers, mobile waste to energy systems, and advanced thermo-chemical gasifi cation.

REFRESHMENT BREAK

KEITH Mfg. Co.401 NW Adler StreetMadras, Oregon 97741 USAPhone: 541-475-3802/800-547-6161 Fax: 541-475-2169www.keithwalkingfl oor.com

KEITH® WALKING FLOOR® systems are used in self unloading trailers and inte-grated into bulk handling systems as receiving, storage and metering bins. Sys-tems handle diffi cult bulk materials like hog fuel whole tires and garbage at very competitive costs and require minimal maintenance, compared to conventional belt, chain and screw systems.

BREAKFAST BREAK

Matrix Service Company5100 East Skelly Drive, Suite 700Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135 USAPhone: 918-838-8822 Fax: 918-838-8810www.matrixservice.com

Matrix Service provides Engineering, Fabrication, Construction, Repair and Maintenance services to Energy and Industrial Markets throughout the U.S. and Canada. We have the expertise and proven capabilities to provide construction services necessary to meet the power industry’s increasing need for alternative energy, power generation, transmission, and delivery.

BIOMASS & COORS FIELD SUITEGarrison Minerals, LLC2054 BroadwayDenver, CO 80205Phone: 720-389-7609 Fax: 720-889-9470www.garrisonminerals.com

Garrison Minerals is a premier Magnesium Hydroxide provider. With distribution locations throughout the US and Worldwide we can easily supply your needs.

We specialize in dry powder, but have an extended network throughout the USA for provid-ing a liquid solution. Custom blends are available to meet customer’s specifi cations. orld.

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IMERYS100 Mansell Court East, Suite 300Roswell, Georgia 30076 USAPhone: 770-645-3698 Fax: 770-645-3460www.imerys-ceramics.com

IMERYS, a global leader in adding value to minerals, is the world’s leading pro-ducer of industrial minerals uniquely engineered for the Power and Energy in-dustries. Particularly valuable is our newest product, Aurora™, a deposit and corrosion inhibitor.

AISLE

Metso3430 Toringdon Way, Suite 201Charlotte, North Carolina 28277 USAPhone: 704-414-3580 Fax: 704-541-1367www.metso.com

One-Stop Shopping - full scope solutions for biomass processing from Metso. Metso is one of the world’s leading suppliers of bioenergy solutions, and we deliver full-scope solutions for biomass combustion. Our solutions include the reception and handling of fuels, the boiler plant, fl ue gas cleaning and power plant automation.

CONFERENCE GREENINGS. Howes, Inc.25 Howard StreetSilver Creek, New York 14136 USAPhone: 716-934-2611 Fax: 716-934-2081www.showes.com

S. Howes, Inc. is a leader in the design and fabrication of custom-built bulk han-dling equipment. Founded in 1856, the company produces screw conveyors, batch and continuous mixers, pressure leaf fi lters, size reduction and classifying equipment for the chemical, food, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries. Test lab facilities are available for conducting process experiments to validate equipment performance.

AISLE

Siemens Industry, Inc.1201 Sumneytown PikeSpring House, Pennsylvania 19477 USAPhone: 215-646-7400 Fax: 215-283-2801www.usa.siemens.com

Siemens reduces costs by delivering proven and integrated production solutions for your automation, instrumentation, analytical, electrical, power generation and water technology requirements in biomass. Siemens has demonstrated success as more than 50% of US biofuels plants have been automated and more than 33% of US electricity is provided with Siemens solutions.


CONFERENCE SPONSORS

TRACKMorris, Manning & Martin, LLP1600 Atlanta Financial Center, 3343 Peachtree Road NEAtlanta, Georgia 30326 USAPhone: 404-233-7000 Fax: 404-365-9532www.mmmlaw.com

Morris, Manning & Martin is a full-service national law fi rm committed to maxi-mizing clients’ results. Our Energy Infrastructure & Finance, Clean Technology and Timber Practices have deep experience and strong capabilities in every as-pect of developing biomass and other renewable energy projects effi ciently and effectively, from start to successful completion.

WELCOME RECEPTION

RISI4 Alfred CircleBedford, Massachusetts 01730 USAPhone: 781-734-8959 Fax: 781-271-0337www.risi.com

RISI is the leading information provider for the global forest products industry. We work with clients in the wood biomass, wood products, and timber indus-tries to help them make better business decisions. RISI wood biomass services include custom consulting and traditional subscription services.

PREMIER PARTNER

Retsch Inc.74 Walker LaneNewtown, Pennsylvania 19142 USAPhone: 866-473-8724 Fax: 267-757-0358www.retsch-us.com

Retsch is the world leader in solid material sample preparation equipment for quality control and research and development laboratories. Our expertise and devotion to providing the highest quality products for accurate and reproduc-ible sampling methods is unsurpassed. Our selection of mills, sieve shakers, and sample dividers offer the industry standards for sample preparation.

AISLEREPREVE Renewables6311 Georgia Highway 86Soperton, Georgia 30457 USAPhone: 888-447-6938www.FreedomGiantMiscanthus.com

REPREVE Renewables is a commercial supplier and grower of giant miscanthus. Our variety, Freedom(TM) Giant Miscanthus, is superior in vigor and yield, with yields of up to 25 tons per acre. We strive to break barriers to planting viable biofuel feedstocks. By offering a high-yielding, low maintenance energy crop, we feel that growers can both

make a profi t and contribute to America’s foreign fuel independence.

LUNCH

Rollcast Energy, Inc301 South Tryon Street, Suite 1590Charolotte, North Carolina 28282 USAPhone: 704-625-3476 Fax: 704-371-3233www.rollcastenergy.com

Rollcast Energy develops, owns and operates bioenergy projects using local feedstocks including waste wood and other biomass. We seek to provide low-cost, environmentally benign energy solutions that contribute to the efforts of our nation to reduce dependence on imported energy and ensure the sustain-ability of local economies.

PREMIER PARTNER

Stoel Rives LLP900 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 2600Portland, Oregon 97204 USAPhone: 800-88-STOEL Fax: 503-220-2480www.stoel.com/renewableenergy

Stoel Rives attorneys are actively engaged in the continued growth of the bio-mass industry. We have the knowledge and experience in feedstock procure-ment, fi nance, taxation, corporate structuring, technology, construction, real estate, land use, water, environmental and regulatory law, and other energy regulations to help clients achieve their business objectives. www.stoel.com

REFRESHMENT BREAKWestern Pneumatics, Inc.PO Box 21340Eugene, Oregon 97402 USAPhone: 541-461-2600 Fax: 541-461-2606www.westernp.com

Western Pneumatics has been in business for nearly 30 years specializing in materials han-dling systems for the wood products industry. Expertise includes engineering, manufacturing and on-site construction/install. Western Pneumatics is currently engaged in large and small biomass projects nationwide. Our custom fabrication and engineering support our growing construction/install capability on any type of fi ber related project. From complete plant design, budgeting, manufacture of machinery and installation, Western Pneumatics is capable.

NETWORKING RECEPTION

Victaulic4901 Kesslersville RoadEaston, Pennsylvania 18040 USAPhone: 610-559-3300 Fax: www.victaulic.com

Since pioneering grooved end technology for mechanical pipe joining in 1925, Victaulic has been providing customers the world over with innovative, reliable piping systems solutions for a wide array of applications and markets. Victaulic solutions compress schedules, reduce risk, improve productivity and facilitate system maintenance and expansion.


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SPEAKER BIOS

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE)PO Box 33518Washington, DC 20033-3518 USAPhone: 202-393-0001 Fax: 202-393-0606www.acore.org

ACORE is dedicated to bringing renewable energy into the mainstream of the US economy and lifestyle through information and communications programs. ACORE provides a com-mon platform for the wide range of interests in the renewable energy community including renewable energy industries, associations, utilities, end users, professional service fi rms, fi nancial institutions and government agencies. ACORE serves as a forum through which these parties work together on common interests. Membership information is available at: www.acore.org.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION Biomass Coordinating Council1600 K Street NW, Suite 700Washington, DC 20006 USAPhone: 202-507-4632 Fax: 202-393-0606www.acore.org/committees/biomass_council

The Biomass Coordinating Council (BCC) is formed under the auspices of the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE), non-profi t organization based in Washington, D.C. BCC is working to accelerate the adoption of renewable biofuels, biopower, and biobased products into mainstream American society through work in policy initiatives, convening, and communications.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION Biomass Energy Resource CenterPO Box 1611Montpelier, Vermont 05601-1611 USAPhone: 802-223-7770 Fax: 802-223-7772www.biomasscenter.org

Biomass Energy Resource Center (BERC) is an independent, national nonprofi t that assists communities, universities, government, businesses, utilities, schools, and others in making the most of local energy resources. BERC’s mission is to achieve a healthier environment, strengthen local economies, and increase energy security by developing sustainable com-munity-scale biomass energy systems.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION Bioenergy Deployment Consortium623 Bear Claw WayMiddleton, Wisconsin 53562 USAPhone: 630-858-4897 biorefi nerydc.org

BDC’s strategy is to keep our members abreast of the latest pertinent technology and gov-ernment policy, while educating members of the energy industry, its nationwide partners, government offi cials, and interested members of the general public about the potential for the nation of producing bio-chemicals, biofuels and bio-power, improving energy effi ciency and energy sustainability while reducing GHG emissions.

PRODUCER Biorefi ning Magazine308 2nd Avenue N, Suite 304Grand Forks, North Dakota 58203 USAPhone: 701-746-8385 Fax: 701-746-5367www.biorefi ningmagazine.com

Biorefining Magazine provides in-depth coverage of advanced biomass refining technol-ogy scale-up, project finance, policy and markets with a core focus on the industrial, refining and agribusiness alliances defining a transformative global industry. The publication is tai-lored for industry professionals engaged in producing, developing and deploying advanced biofuels and biobased chemicals.

PRODUCERBiomass Power & Thermal308 2nd Avenue N, Suite 304Grand Forks, North Dakota 58203 USAPhone: 701-746-8385 Fax: 701-746-5367www.biomassmagazine.com

Biomass Power & Thermal is a trade journal serving organizations that use and/or pro-duce power, fuels and chemicals from biomass. These biomass utilization industries are positioned to replace nearly every product made from fossil fuels. The publication covers biomass utilization technologies, combustion, CHP, AD, gasifi cation, biorefi ning, dedicated energy crops and more.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONAlgal Biomass OrganizationMinneapolis, Minnesota USAPhone: 763-458 -0068 www.algalbiomass.org

The Algal Biomass Organization (ABO) is a nonprofi t organization whose mission is to pro-mote and advocate for the development of commercially-viable transportation and power generation fuels as well as other non-energy applications for algae biomass. Its member-ship is comprised of companies, individuals and organizations across the value chain. More information about ABO, including its leadership, membership, costs, benefi ts and members and their affi liations, is available at the website: www.algalbiomass.org.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONAmerican Boiler Manufacturers Association8221 Old Courthouse Road, Suite 202Vienna, Virginia 22182 USAPhone: 703-356-7172 www.abma.com

The American Boiler Manufacturers Association is the national nonprofi t trade association of commercial, institutional, industrial, heat recovery and electricity-generating boiler and combustion equipment manufacturing companies (> 400,000 Btuh heat input). ABMA’s diverse community of focused interest and problem-solving brings the highly fuel-fl exible and energy-effi cient technical and production expertise of an entire industry to bear on a range of energy and environmental policy issues.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION Biomass Power Association100 Middle Street, PO Box 9729Portland, Maine 04104-5029 USAPhone: 207-228-7376 Fax: 207-774-1127www.biomasspowerassociation.org

The Biomass Power Association is the only organization working nationally to expand and advance the use of clean, renewable biomass energy throughout the United States. We represent 80 biomass-fueled power plants in 16 states ― including owners and operators, suppliers, plant developers and fi nancial institutions. We advocate on their behalf at both the state and federal levels.


SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION Colorado Center for Biorefi ning & Biofuels (C2B2)1111 Engineering Drive, 523 UCBBoulder, Colorado 80309 USAPhone: 303-492-7736 Fax: 303-492-7479www.C2B2web.org

The Colorado Center for Biorefi ning and Biofuels (C2B2) is a cooperative research and edu-cation center devoted to the conversion of biomass to fuels and other products. This forum provides industry sponsors with collaborative opportunities to engage with one another, as well as with researchers from CU, CSU, Mines and NREL.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION Biomass Thermal Energy Council1211 Connecticut Avenue NW , Suite 600Washington, DC 20036 USAPhone: 202-596-3974 Fax: 202-223-5537www.biomassthermal.org

The Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC) is a non-profi t association dedicated to advanc-ing the use of biomass for heat and other thermal energy applications. BTEC members share the view that biomass thermal energy is a renewable, responsible, clean and energy-effi -cient pathway to meeting America’s energy needs.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION Colorado Forest Products Program 1000 Rim Drive, Fort Lewis College Campus Durango, Colorado 81301-3908 USA Phone: 970-247-5250 Fax: 970-247-5252 http://csfs.colostate.edu/cowood/cfp.html

The Colorado Forest Products™(CFP) program is a trademarked business mem-bership and wood products consumer education program that enhances the production, marketing and sales of wood products harvested from forest man-agement activities on Colorado’s public and private forestlands. The program is a companion campaign to the Colorado Proud program.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION California Biomass Energy Alliance1015 K Street Suite 200Sacramento, California 95814 USAPhone: 916-441-0702 Fax: 916-441-3549www.calbiomass.org

The California Biomass Energy Alliance is the oldest and largest biomass trade association in the nation, advocating for policies and programs that support the growing biomass industry. CBEA educates policymakers and stakeholders about the signifi cant economic and environ-mental benefi ts the reliable biomass power industry provides the State.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION Colorado Renewable Energy Society3245 Eliot StreetDenver, Colorado 80211 USAPhone: 303-806-5317 Fax: 303-232-1915www.cres-energy.org

Founded in 1996, CRES is a nonprofi t membership organization of individuals, businesses, government and nonprofi ts working to insure a sustainable energy future by promoting renewable energy and energy effi ciency in Colorado.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION Canadian Renewable Fuels Association350 Sparks Street, Suite 605Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7S8 CanadaPhone: 613-594-5528 Fax: 613-594-3076www.greenfuels.org

Founded in 1984, the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA) works to promote and advance the use of renewable fuels for transportation – to protect our environment by re-ducing harmful emissions and to grow our economy by creating the good, green-energy jobs of the future.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION Colorado State Forest Service 5060 Campus Delivery Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-5060 USA Phone: 970-491-6303 Fax: 970-491-7736 http://csfs.colostate.edu

The mission of the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) is to achieve stewardship of Colorado’s diverse forest environments for the benefi t of present and future generations. The CSFS’s Wood Utilization and Marketing Program furthers the CSFS mission by facilitating the retention, expansion, and recruitment of forest and wood product businesses to positively impact Colorado’s forest conditions, and forest and wood product economies.

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SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION Construction Materials Recycling AssociationPO Box 122Eola, Illinois 60519 USAPhone: 630-585-7530 www.cdrecycling.org

The CMRA is a non-profi t organization that promotes the recycling of construction and de-molition materials. C&D wood is an excellent fuel product because it is kiln dried, providing a higher Btu value than virgin wood. Our C&D recyclers can make the biomass wood fuel product to the specifi cations needed by the power generation industry.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION Intermountain Forest Association 2218 Jackson Blvd., #10 Rapid City, South Dakota 57702 USA Phone: 605-341-0875 Fax: 605-341-8651 www.intforest.org

The Intermountain Forest Association (IFA) develops and implements solution-oriented policies intended to provide a positive climate for forest management as well as a sustainable supply of timber from public and private forestlands. IFA also serves as an information source for media, the public and other interested parties on a wide variety of forestry and natural resource issues.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION Governor’s Energy Offi ce1580 Logan StreetDenver, Colorado 80203 USAPhone: 303-866-2262 Fax: 303-866-2930www.colorado.gov/energy

The Governor’s Energy Offi ce mission statement is to promote sustainable economic de-velopment in Colorado through advancing the State’s energy market and industry to create jobs, increase energy security, lower long-term consumer costs, and protect our environ-ment.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONColorado-Wyoming Society of American Foresters www.safcowy.org

The Society of American Foresters advances the science, education, technology, and prac-tice of forestry; enhances competency of its members; establishes professional excellence; and uses the knowledge, skills, and conservation ethic of the profession to ensure the health and use of forest ecosystems and resources to benefi t society.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION European Biomass AssociationRue d’Arlon, 64,1040Brussels, Belgium Phone: +32 2 400 10 29 www.aebiom.org

The European Biomass Association (AEBIOM) is a nonprofi t Brussels based international organization active at EU level since 1990. The main mission of AEBIOM is to develop the market for sustainable bioenergy, and ensure favorable business conditions for its members. AEBIOM holds a strong position in bioenergy sector (bio-heat, electricity and biofuels) and brings together 30 national bioenergy associations and 80 companies from all over Europe.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION Cooling Technology InstitutePO Box 73383Houston, Texas 77373 USAPhone: 281-583-4087 Fax: 281-537-1721www.cti.org

Since 1950, the Cooling Technology Institute has been a non-profi t governing association dedicated to advocate and promote the use of environmentally responsible Evaporative Heat Transfer Systems (EHTS), cooling towers, and cooling technology for the benefi t of the public by encouraging: Education, Research, Standards Development and Verifi cation, Government Relations, and Technical Information Exchange.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION Denver Metro Clean Cities Coalition5600 Greenwood Plz Blvd # 100Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 USAPhone: 303-847-0271 Fax: 303-377-1102www.lungcolorado.org/cleancities/htm

Denver Metro Clean Cities Coalition, funded by the Department of Energy and administered at the American Lung Association in Colorado, recently celebrated its 15th anniversary as the second-oldest coalition in the country. The mission of the Clean Cities program is to reduce our dependence on foreign petroleum and overall oil consumption. This will advance our nation’s energy, economic and environmental security. In 2008 alone, stakeholders in the Denver Metro area displaced 3.3 million gallons of petroleum.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION International Biochar Initiative640 Brook Run DriveWesterville, Ohio 43081 USAPhone: 802-257-5359 Fax: www.biochar-international.org

The International Biochar Initiative (IBI) is a nonprofi t organization working to develop standards for sustainable biochar systems. IBI helps coordinate global biochar research and development and promotes supportive policy and regulatory environments at the interna-tional and national levels to help foster investments in and commercialzation of this nascent industry.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION National Renewable Energy Laboratory1617 Cole BoulevardGolden, Colorado 80401 USAPhone: 303-384-7693 Fax: 303-384-6877www.nrel.gov/biomass/

Through biomass research, NREL is developing technologies to convert biomass―plant matter such as trees, grasses, agricultural residue, algae, and other biological material―to fuels. These biofuels will reduce our nation’s dependence on foreign oil, improve our air quality, and support rural economies.


SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION National Biodiesel Board605 Clark AveJefferson City, Missouri 65110 USAPhone: 800-841-5849www.biodiesel.org

The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) is the national trade association representing the biod-iesel industry in the United States. Biodiesel is a domestic, renewable fuel for diesel engines derived from natural oils like soybean oil, and which meets the specifi cations of ASTM D 6751. Biodiesel is an “Advanced Biofuel” as defi ned by the U.S. EPA.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION Railway Tie Association115 Commerce Drive, Suite CFayetteville, Georgia 30214 USAPhone: 770-460-5553 Fax: 770-460-5573www.rta.org

The RTA mission is to provide the forum and direction for the continual improvement in the life-cycle of the engineered wood crosstie system.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION Pellet Fuels Institute1901 North Moore Street, Suite 600Arlington, Virginia 22209 USAPhone: 703-552-6778 Fax: 703-552-0548www.pelletheat.org

The Pellet Fuels Institute (PFI) is a North American trade association promoting energy in-dependence through the effi cient use of clean, renewable, densifi ed biomass fuel. PFI is comprised of 140 member companies, including fuel manufacturers, equipment suppliers and associate members from the U.S., Canada, and abroad.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION Kansas Alliance for Biorefi ning and Bioenergy (KABB)125 N. Market, Suite 1735Wichita, Kansas 67202 USAPhone: 316-201-3200 Fax: 316-201-3229www.kansasbioenergy.com

The Kansas Alliance for Biorefi ning and Bioenergy (KABB) is a non-profi t, industry-led and directed Center of Innovation focused on identifying opportunities and barriers in the area of bioenergy. Through KABB’s main areas of focus, it is working to develop innovative solu-tions to bioenergy supply-chain challenges; create world-class research-and-development capabilities; and further the commercialization of cost-effective, effi cient, and quality bio-mass resources.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION New York Biomass Energy Alliance159 Dwight Park Circle, Suite 104Syracuse, New York 13209 USAPhone: 315-453-3823, 607-316-3437 Fax: 315-453-3827www.newyorkbiomass.org

The Alliance is a coalition of individuals, businesses, and organizations working to enhance understanding of using sustainably produced and harvested biomass as a source of renew-able energy in NYS and the region. The Alliance works to strengthen cooperation and com-munication within the family of enterprises and organizations committed to biomass energy solutions.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION National Sorghum Producers4201 North Interstate 27Lubbock, Texas 79403 USAPhone: 800-658-9808 Fax: 806-749-9002www.sorghumgrowers.com

NSP serves as the voice of the sorghum industry by representing sorghum producers in legis-lative and regulatory arenas and by supporting growers through education and outreach.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION Renewable Fuels Association425 Third Street, SW, Suite 1150Washington, DC 20024 USAPhone: 202-239-3835 Fax: 202-289-7519www.ethanolrfa.org

As the national trade association for the U.S. fuel ethanol industry, the Renewable Fuels As-sociation has been the “Voice of the Ethanol Industry” since 1981. RFA promotes policies, regulations, research and development initiatives, and market development that will lead to the increased production and consumption of ethanol fuel.



SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION South Carolina Biomass CouncilBuilding 773-A, Savannah River SiteAiken, South Carolina 29808 USAwww.scbiomass.org

The SC Biomass Council serves as a resource for the general public and decision-makers about the environmental and economic benefi ts of biomass energy. Through solid policy development, South Carolina can be energy independent and generate a reliable, afford-able, and green source of power cleanly and effi ciently.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONSawatch Energy Resource Center, LLCPO Box 931Leadville, Colorado 80461 USAPhone: 719-486-3488 Fax: www.sawatchenergy.net

SERC advances creative renewable energy solutions in a collaborative partnership with Mi-croChem Technologies and Forest Energy. MicroChem’s process utilizes pellets to co-pro-duce activated carbon and clean gaseous fuel that can be used to provide heat and power. Forest Energy has developed a modular pellet system to take advantage of transient feed-stock sources.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION USDA Woody Biomass Utilization1400 Independence Avenue SWWashington, DC 20250-0003 USAPhone: 202-205-1787 Fax: 202-205-1045www.forestsandrangelands.gov

The Interagency Woody Biomass Utilization Group (WBUG) is a coordinated and collabora-tive effort which create and strengthen effective and diverse partnerships that are critical to the successful implementation of our strategy; create markets to capture opportunities from changing supply and demand markets to help meet forest management goals; use all authorities to provide a long-term reliable and predictable supply of woody biomass from public and private lands; and use the best science and technology for effective utilization of woody biomass.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION U.S. Biochar Initiative127 Reeders AlleyHelena, Montana 59601 USAPhone: 406-495-0738www.biochar-us.org

Biochar’s remarkable properties address some of our nation’s most pressing energy, envi-ronmental, and climate challenges. The U.S. Biochar Initiative mission is to promote and support carbon-negative sustainable production and use of biochar. We work at the inter-section of science, policy, technology and practical implementation to build the future from the ground up – with biochar! Visit us at www.biochar-us.org.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION Rocky Mountain Farmers Union7900 E Union Ave Suite 200Denver, Colorado 80237 USAPhone: 303-752-5800 Fax: 303-752-5810www.rmfu.org

Rocky Mountain Farmers Union is a progressive, grassroots organization dedicated to achieving profi tability for farmers and ranchers, promoting stewardship of land and water resources, delivering safe, healthy food to consumers and strengthening rural communities through education, legislation and cooperation. Under the umbrella of the organization is the RMFU Education and Charitable Foundation which is a 501C(3). The foundation works on cooperative development, youth education, as well as renewable energy and energy effi ciency.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION Sustainable Bioenergy Development Center105 Glover, Colorado State UniversityFort Collins, Colorado 80523 USAPhone: 970-491-2151 Fax: 970-491-2151bioenergy.colostate.edu

The SBDC will enhance America’s bioenergy industrial capabilities producing transporta-tion fuels and chemical feedstocks through large-scale economically and environmentally sustainable processes. SBDC supports Colorado State University researchers through seed grants, student and postdoctoral fellowships, and travel grants enhancing CSU’s abilities in collaborative efforts committed to development of alternative energy sources.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION Southern States Energy Board6325 Amherst CourtNorcross, Georgia 30092 USAPhone: 770-242-7712 Fax: 770-242-9956www.sseb.org

The Southern States Energy Board is an interstate compact, comprised of governors and state legislators from sixteen southern states, Puerto Rico and the U.S.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONUS Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region740 Simms StreetGolden, Colorado 80401 USAPhone: 303-275-5350 www.fs.usda.gov/r2

As part of the National Forest System, the Rocky Mountain Region enjoys a proud heritage in the Forest Service. Wyoming’s Shoshone National Forest and Colorado’s White River Na-tional Forest are among the fi rst National Forests Congress proclaimed, carved from the original Forest Reserves. These and other Forests and Grasslands continue to hold in trust America’s resources- timber, wildlife, water, range, recreation - to ensure their availability today and tomorrow.

Rocky MountainFarmers Union


SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION U.S. Industrial Pellet Association (USIPA)Phone: 804-771-9540 www.theusipa.org

The U.S. Industrial Pellet Association (“USIPA”) was formed in February of 2011 to establish industry wide positions on a host of issues including policy, safety and the overall growth of the industrial grade wood pellet market.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONUSEPA AgSTAR Program1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW (MC: 6207J)Washington, DC 20460 USAPhone: 202-343-9468 www.epa.gov/agstar

AgSTAR is a voluntary program jointly sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agen-cy, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Department of Energy that encourages the use of biogas recovery technologies at confi ned animal feeding operations. For addi-tional information, please visit our website at www.epa.gov/agstar.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION Waste-to-Fuels Conference & Trade ShowPO Box 38070Tallahassee, Florida 32315 USAPhone: 800-441-7949 www.waste-to-fuels.org

The 5th Annual Waste-to-Fuels Conference & Trade Show will be conducted at the Mys-tic Marriott Hotel & Spa, in Mystic, Connecticut, USA, from September 16-18, 2012. The Conference provides a forum for informing the public and private sectors of the economic and environmental signifi cance of converting waste materials to alternative fuels such as biodiesel and ethanol as well as renewable electric energy.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION Western Colorado Carbon Neutral Bioenergy Consortium (WCCNBC) Nancy Genova - CMC, 3695 Airport Road Rifl e, Colorado 81650 USA Phone: 970-625-6944 Fax: 970-625-0649 www.wccnbc.org

The Western Colorado Carbon Neutral Bioenergy Consortium is a trans-disciplinary, applied science, research consortium that seeks to collect both qualitative and quantitative data re-lated to land transition, agronomic analysis of high-biomass producing perennial crops, fi eld analysis of carbon sequestration potential, laboratory and pilot-scale analysis of the conver-sion of biomass to biofuels and economic analysis of the feasibility of western Colorado growers to produce and market carbon neutral biofuels.


MEDIA PARTNERS

MEDIA PARTNER Ethanol Producer Magazine308 2nd Avenue N, Suite 304Grand Forks, North Dakota 58203 USAPhone: 701-746-8385 Fax: 701-746-5367www.ethanolproducer.com

Ethanol Producer Magazine is recognized as ethanol’s premier trade journal. It is distrib-uted to all ethanol production facilities and future production facilities. Our niche―and your company’s edge―is getting your message to decision-makers inside existing facilities and in front of future ethanol plants before purchasing decisions are made.

MEDIA PARTNER Biodiesel Magazine308 2nd Avenue N, Suite 304Grand Forks, North Dakota 58203 USAPhone: 701-746-8385 Fax: 701-746-5367www.biodieselmagazine.com

Biodiesel Magazine is recognized as biodiesel’s premier trade journal. It is distributed to all biodiesel production facilities and future production facilities. Our niche―and your compa-ny’s edge―is getting your message to decision-makers inside existing facilities and in front of future biodiesel plants before purchasing decisions are made.

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Expo HoursThe offi cial expo hours for the 2012 International Biomass Conference & Expo are as follows:

Monday, April 16 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Tuesday, April 17 10:00 am – 7:00 pm

Wednesday, April 18 7:00 am – 3:30 pm

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3LOG Systems, Inc. 801

A&B Process Systems 610

ABBOTT Energy Systems 613

Abengoa 218

Abresist Kalenborn Corporation 810

Ace Glass 225

ADI Systems Inc 721

Adolfson & Peterson Construction 411

Advanced Recycling Equipment, Inc. & 829Challenger Energy Systems, Inc.

AeriNOx Inc 813

AGRA Industries, Inc. 413

Altech Environment U.S.A. 603

Amandus Kahl USA Corp. 628

AMEC 402

AMECO SA 400

Ameristar 204

ANDRITZ Inc. 201

Andy J. Egan Co. 123

ANKOM Technology 102

Apache Stainless Equipment Corporation 224

Applied Chemical Technology 713

Arizona Instrument LLC 421

ASI Industrial 711

ATEC Steel Fabrication and Construction, Inc. 512

Atlas Systems LLC 905

Aumund Corporation 626

Babcock & Wilcox Company 601

Bandit Industries, Inc. 902

Barr/Genivar, Inc. 220

Basic Machinery Company, Inc. 118

BBI Consulting Services 331

Beltomatic/Biogreen 510

Bioenergy Insight 107

Biomass Briquette Systems, LLC 508

Biomass Power & Thermal 229

Biomass Products & Technology 824

Biomass Thermal Energy Council 109

BioVantage Resources, Inc. 524

Bliss Industries, LLC 320

Brad Penn Lubricants 111

BRUKS Rockwood, Inc. 703

Brunette Industries Ltd 925

Buettner GmbH 521

Bühler Inc. 213

Bureau Veritas Certifi cation NA 105

Christianson & Associates, PLLP 221

City of Benson MN 427

Clean Energy Renewable Fuels 927

CleanAir Engineering 922

ClearSpan Fabric Structures 820

Cogent Industrial Technologies Ltd. 410

Colorado Lining International 409

Consolidated Terminals and Logistics Company 405

Continental Technologies, LLC 910

Cooling Technology Institute 923

Cooling Tower Depot, Inc. 900

Cousineau Forest Products 528

CPM 501

CST Storage 818

Custom Instrumentation Services Corp - CiSCO 122

DeJaye Technologies LLC 223

Detroit Stoker Company 128

Dieffenbacher, Inc. 831

Dome Technology 819

DOMTEC International 904

Dresser-Rand/Guascor Power 719

Drying Technology, Inc 828

Dürr Systems, Inc. 103

EbnerVyncke 228

Ecostrat Inc. and General Biofuel Inc. 430

EISENMANN Corporation 302

Elliott 325

Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) 303

Enerquip, LLC 100

EPI (now Outotec Energy Products) 104

ERM - Environmental Resources Management 125

Evergreen Engineering, Inc. 920

Exponent Failure Analysis 124

Fagen, Inc. 605

Firefl y North America, Inc. 620

FlexEnergy Inc 928

Flottweg Separation Technology, Inc. 407

Fusion Tanks & Silos 422

Garick 301

GE Energy Air Filtration 930

GEA Barr-Rosin 611

GEA Westfalia Separator 609

General Kinematics Corporation 429

GENESIS III 106

GreCon, Inc. 729

Green Tech America, Inc. 708

Greenberry Industrial 931

Hallco Industries, Inc. 704

Hauser Division of Microbac Laboratories, Inc. 921

Heyl & Patterson Inc. 511

Hoerbiger 710

Hunt, Guillot, & Associates - 112Project Managers & Engineers

Hurst Boiler & Welding Company, Inc. 313

ICM, Inc 203

Imerys 419

Inergy Plus Technologies, Inc. 919

International Process Plants-IPP 706

Intertek 809

Jackson Lumber Harvester Company 608

Jacobs Corporation 321

Jansen Combustion and Boiler Technologies, Inc. 803

Jeffrey Rader Corporation 113

JWC Environmental 206

KABB 130


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KEITH Mfg Co 621

Kice Industries, Inc. 323

Komptech USA Inc. 701

Konecranes America 208

KSB, Inc. 120

Laidig Systems, Inc. 522

Larson Engineering, Inc. 1034

LM Machinery and Equipment LLC 712

Lockheed Martin 918

LOTUS Mixers Inc. 702

Maas Companies 811

Matrix Service Company 519

McGill AirClean LLC 403

M-E-C Company 423

MEGTEC 731

Merrick & Company 607

Metso 219

Miron Construction Co., Inc. 305

MoistTech 426

MonitorTech Corporation 929

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP 631

Muyang Biomass Engineering Company 404

NAES Corporation 723

North American Industrial Services 431

North Carolina’s Northeast Commission 329

North Carolina’s Southeast 230

Nucor Building Systems 802

Ovivo|GWE 730

Pacifi c PowerStock LLC 901

Pellet Fuels Institute 127

PHG Energy 327

Pratt & Whitney Power Systems 428

Precision Energy Services 324

Process And Storage Solutions 913

Process Sensors Corporation 525

ProcessBarron 805

Processbio.com 202

PRODESA North America 830

Protectoseal Company, The 210

QS Biodiesel Ltd. 924

Rapat Corporation 322

Rawlings Waste Wood Recovery Systems 800

Rayeman Elements Inc. 908

REHAU Inc. 529

REPREVE Renewables 513

Resource Recycling System 110

Retsch Inc. 418

RISI 518

Roeslein & Associates, Inc. 530

Rotochopper, Inc. 1033

Rovanco Piping Systems 509

RUD Chain 311

S. Howes, Inc. 915

Scantech International 101

Scheuch Inc. 408

Schutte-Buffalo Hammermill, LLC 121

Scott Equipment Company 108

Screw Conveyor Corporation 503

SHW Storage & Handling Solutions GmbH 821

Siemens 319

Smith & Loveless Inc. 307

Stinger Inc . 424

Stoel Rives LLP 520

Supertrak/Anderson 827

TDA Research, Inc. 826

The Crom Corporation 131

Thomas & Muller Systems LTD 406

Timber Products Inspection/Biomass Energy Lab 825

Trace Environmental Systems Inc 823

Tri-Mer Corp. 523

TS Manufacturing Co. 807

Twin Ports Testing Inc. 129

URECON Pre-Insulated Pipe 425

US Department of Energy, Biomass Program 526

US Water Services 911

USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region 126

UTS BioEnergy 531

VAN DYK Recycling Solutions 907

Vaughan Company, Inc. 727

Vecoplan Midwest 822

Vecoplan, LLC 200

Vermeer Corporation 420

VibraFloor 906

Victaulic 507

Vilter Manufacturing LLC 222

Warren & Baerg Manufacturing, Inc. 226

Weis Environmental, LLC 622

West Salem Machinery 725

Western Ag Enterprises, Inc. 309

Western Pneumatics, Inc. 619

Willow Biomass Energy Group 527

Wolf Material Handling Systems 624

Wood Bioenergy Magazine/ 903Hagon-Brown Publishers, Inc.

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3LOG Systems, Inc.Booth # 801208-2633 Viking WayRichmond, British Columbia V6V 3B6 CanadaPhone: 604-249-2120 Fax: 604-271-5507www.3log.com• Biomass Software• Procurement/Settlement• Weighscale Management• Lab Testing

Amandus Kahl USA Corp.Booth # 628380 Winkler Drive, Suite 400Alpharetta, Georgia 30004 USAPhone: 770-521-1021 Fax: 770-521-1022www.akahl.us• Pelleting• Engineering• Process Equipment &Services• Process Technology

ADI Systems IncBooth # 721370 Wilsey RoadFredericton, New Brunswick E3B 6E9 CanadaPhone: 506-452-7307 Fax: 506-452-7308www.adisystemsinc.com• Environment• Biogas - Recovery/Utilization• Wastewater Treatment• Waste-to-Energy

A&B Process SystemsBooth # 610201 South Wisconsin AvenueStratford, Wisconsin 54484 USAPhone: 715-687-4332 Fax: 715-687-3225www.abprocess.com• Biogas• Consulting• Process Equipment & Services• Process Technology

AMECBooth # 402800 Marquette Ave Suite 1200Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 USAPhone: 612-332-8326 Fax: 612-332-2423www.amec.com• Engineering• Construction• Consulting• Environment

Adolfson & Peterson ConstructionBooth # 4116701 West 23rd StMinneapolis, Minnesota 55426 USAPhone: 972-387-1700 Fax: 704-970-260 www.a-p.com • Construction • EPC Contractors • Process Technology

ABBOTT Energy SystemsBooth # 6131068 Trout Run RoadSaint Marys, Pennsylvania 15857 USAPhone: 814-781-6355 Fax: 814-781-7334www.abbottenergysystems.com• Boilers - Biomass Boilers• Boilers - Service & Repair• Boilers - Direct-Fired• Material Handling & Storage

AMECO SABooth # 4001191 Chess Dr. Suite FFoster City, California 94404 USAPhone: 617-818-3332 Fax: 626-628-1970www.ameco-fr.com• Material Handling & Storage• Stackers• Reclaimers• Shiploaders

Advanced Recycling Equipment, Inc. & Challenger Energy Systems, Inc.Booth # 829850 Washington RoadSt Marys, Pennsylvania 15857 USAPhone: 800-611-6599 Fax: 814-834-3483www.advancedrecyclingequip.com• Biomass Boilers• Power Generation• Wood Waste Reduction (Grinders)• Material Handling & Storage

AbengoaBooth # 21816401 Swingley Ridge Rd Suite 700 Chesterfi eld, Missouri 63017 USA Phone: 314-275-1100 Fax: 314-275-2408 www.abener.com • Engineering • Construction • Power Generation • BioProducts

AmeristarBooth # 2043400 Bath Pike, Suite 305Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18017 USAPhone: 484-485-2749 Fax: 484-893-2746www.ameristarbiofuels.com• Bioproducts• Biofuel• Environment• Used Cooking Oil

AeriNOx IncBooth # 813PO Box 19767Boulder, Colorado 80308 USAPhone: 720-746-9381 Fax: 720-596-4297www.aerinox-inc.com• Environment• Emission Control• Emissions Reduction• Regulations & Compliance

Abresist Kalenborn CorporationBooth # 810PO Box 38Urbana, Indiana 46990 USAPhone: 260-774-3327 Fax: 260-774-3832www.abresist.com• Piping• Material Handling• Linings• Abrasion Resistant

ANDRITZ Inc.Booth # 2011115 Northmeadow ParkwayRoswell, Georgia 30076 USAPhone: 770-640-2500 Fax: 770-640-9456www.andritz.com• Boilers• Pelletizing• Size Reduction• Process Equipment & Services

AGRA Industries, Inc.Booth # 4131211 West Water StreetMerrill, Wisconsin 54452 USAPhone: 715-536-9584 Fax: 715-536-9587www.agraind.com• Construction• Engineering• Consulting• Material Handling & Storage

Ace GlassBooth # 2251430 N West BoulevardVineland, New Jersey 08360 USAPhone: 800-223-4524 Fax: 800-543-6752www.aceglass.com• Process Equipment• Lab Glassware• Reactors• Lab Equipment

Altech Environment U.S.A.Booth # 6032623 Kaneville CourtGeneva, Illinois 60134 USAPhone: 630-262-4400 Fax: 630-262-6220www.altechusa.com• Environment• Emissions Monitoring Systems• Process Equipment & Supplies

Andy J. Egan Co.Booth # 1232001 Waldorf NWGrand Rapids, Michigan 49544 USAPhone: 616-791-9952 Fax: 616-791-1037www.andyegan.com• Process Equipment & Services• Utilities• Construction• Fabrication

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ANKOM TechnologyBooth # 1022052 O’Neil RoadMacedon, New York 14502 USAPhone: 315-986-8090 Fax: 315-986-8091www.ankom.com• Laboratory• Process Equipment & Services• Research & Development• Agricultural Products & Services

Atlas Systems LLCBooth # 9056416 E Main AvenueSpokane Valley, Washington 99212 USAPhone: 509-535-7775 Fax: 509-535-7813www.atlassystems.net• Material Handling & Storage

Apache Stainless Equipment CorporationBooth # 224200 Industrial DriveBeaver Dam, Wisconsin 53916 USAPhone: 920-356-7337 Fax: 920-887-0206www.apachestainless.com• Distillation Columns with Trays• Stainless & High Alloy ASME Tanks• Evaporators Shell & Tube• Stainless & High Alloy Tanks

BBI Consulting ServicesBooth # 331 308 Second Avenue N., Suite 304 Grand Forks ND 58203 USAPhone: 866-746-8385 Fax: 701-746-5367 www.bbiinternational.com • Biomass Consulting • Bioenergy Consulting • Engineering Consulting • Biofuels Consulting

Aumund CorporationBooth # 6261825 Barrett Lake Boulevard, Suite 520Kennesaw, Georgia 30144 USAPhone: 770-590-3801 Fax: 770-953-4844www.aumund.com• Wood Product Handling• Large Stacker & Reclaimers• Truck & Rail Receiving Units• Bulk Truck, Rail, & Ship Loading

Applied Chemical TechnologyBooth # 7134350 Helton DriveFlorence, Alabama 35630 USAPhone: 256-760-9600 Fax: 256-760-9638www.appliedchemical.com• Process Equipment & Services• Pilot Plant Services• Engineering• Research & Development

Beltomatic/BiogreenBooth # 5107930 North 700 ETippecanoe, Indiana 46570 USAPhone: 574-353-7855 Fax: 574-353-8152www.beltomatic.com• Process Equipment & Services• Dryers• Pryolysis• Gasifi cation

Babcock & Wilcox CompanyBooth # 60120 South Van Buren AvenueBarberton, Ohio 44203 USAPhone: 800-BABCOCK (222-2625) Fax: 330-860-1868www.babcock.com• Boilers• Construction• Power Generation• Emissions Control / Environmental

Arizona Instrument LLCBooth # 4213375 N Delaware StreetChandler, Arizona 85225 USAPhone: 602-470-1414 Fax: 602-281-1745www.azic.com• Laboratory• Process Equipment & Services• Process Technology• Research & Development

Bioenergy InsightBooth # 107Marshall House, 124 Middleton RoadMorden, Surrey SM4 6RW United KingdomPhone: 011 44 20 8687 4126 Fax: 011 44 20 8687 4130www.bioenergy-news.com• Media

Bandit Industries, Inc.Booth # 9026750 Millbrook RoadRemus, Michigan 49340 USAPhone: 800-952-0178 Fax: 989-561-2273www.banditchippers.com• Bioproducts• Process Equipment• Wood

ASI IndustrialBooth # 7111300 Minnesota AvenueBillings, Montana 59101 USAPhone: 406-245-6231 Fax: 406-245-6236www.asi-industrial.com• Construction• Power Generation• Material Handling & Storage• Process Equipment & Services

Biomass Briquette Systems, LLCBooth # 508PO Box 1835Chico, California 95927 USAPhone: 530-893-2444 Fax: 530-893-2244www.biomassbriquettesystems.com• Briquetting• Biomass Boilers• Size Reduction• Process Equipment & Services

Barr/Genivar, Inc.Booth # 220332 West Superior Street, Suite 600Duluth, Minnesota 55802 USAPhone: 218-529-8200 Fax: 218-529-8202www.barr.com/biomass• Engineering• Consulting• Biomass Boilers• Power Generation

ATEC Steel Fabrication and Construction, IncBooth # 5121000 West 5th StreetBaxter Springs, Kansas 66713 USAPhone: 877-457-5352 Fax: 620-856-5197www.atecsteel.com• API 650-620 Tanks & API 653 Repair• Shop Fabricated Tanks• ASME Pressure Vessels• Specialty Steel Fabrication

Biomass Power & ThermalBooth # 229308 Second Avenue N, Suite 304Grand Forks, North Dakota 58203 USAPhone: 701-746-8385 Fax: 701-746-5367www.biomassmagazine.com• Media - Publications• Conferences & Trade Shows

Basic Machinery Company, Inc.Booth # 1181220 Harold Andrews RoadSiler City, North Carolina 27344 USAPhone: 919-663-2244 Fax: 919-663-2172www.basicmachinery.com• Automatic Reclaiming• Fuel Storage & Handling• Material Processing & Handling• Turnkey Systems Design & Supply

Biomass Products & TechnologyBooth # 824801 Bluff StreetDubuque, Iowa 52001 USAPhone: 800-977-0474 Fax: 563-588-3848www.GoBiomass.com• Media• Marketing


Brunette Industries LtdBooth # 925330 Edworthy WayNew Westminster, British Columbia V3L 5G5 CanadaPhone: 604-522-3977 Fax: 604-522-6806www.brunetteindustries.com• Process Equipment & Services• Size Reduction• Wood• Wood Processing Residues

BRUKS Rockwood, Inc.Booth # 7035975 Shiloh Road Suite 109Alpharetta, Georgia 30005 USAPhone: 770-849-0100 Fax: 770-495-7195www.BRUKS.com• Material Handling & Storage• Process Equipment & Services• Stacker Reclaimers• Truck Dumpers

Brad Penn LubricantsBooth # 11177 North Kendall AvenueBradford, Pennsylvania 16701 USAPhone: 814-368-1340 Fax: 814-368-1219www.amref.com• Biogas• Power Generation• Lubricants

Bliss Industries, LLCBooth # 320PO Box 910Ponca City, Oklahoma 74602 USAPhone: 580-765-7787 Fax: 580-762-0111www.bliss-industries.com• Size Reduction• Corn Cobs & Stover• Corn• Ethanol

BioVantage Resources, IncBooth # 524700 Corporate Circle, Suite HGolden, Colorado 80401 USAPhone: 303-470-8000 Fax: 800-714-6030www.biovantageresources.com• Water Treatment• Process Technology• Algae• Research & Development

Biomass Thermal Energy CouncilBooth # 1091211 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 600Washington, DC 20036 USAPhone: 202-596-3974 Fax: 202-223-5537www.biomassthermal.org• Associations/Organizations• Government/Regulation• Education• Marketing

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Custom Instrumentation Services Corp - CiSCOBooth # 1227841 South Wheeling CourtEnglewood, Colorado 80112 USAPhone: 303-790-1000 Fax: 303-790-7292`www.ciscocems.com• CEMS-Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems• DAHS-Data Acquisition & Handling Software• Emissions Monitoring Hardware & Software• Training, Startup & Guaranteed Certifi cation Services

CST StorageBooth # 818345 Harvestore DriveDeKalb, Illinois 60115 USAPhone: 815-756-1551 Fax: 815-756-1659www.cst-storage.com• Material Handling & Storage• Process Equipment & Services• Digesters• Tanks

CPMBooth # 5012975 Airline CircleWaterloo, Iowa 50703 USAPhone: 319-232-8444 Fax: 319-236-0486www.cpm.net• Pelleting• Control Systems• Size Reduction

Cousineau Forest ProductsBooth # 5281310 Old Concord RoadHenniker, New Hampshire 03242 USAPhone: 603-428-7155 Fax: 603-428-7839www.cousineaus.com• Feedstock• Procurement• Wood

Cooling Tower Depot, Inc.Booth # 900651 Corporate Circle, Suite 206Golden, Colorado 80401 USAPhone: 720-746-1234 Fax: 720-746-1110www.coolingtowerdepot.com• Cooling Tower Repairs & Upgrades• Cooling Tower Component Parts• New Site Erected Cooling Towers• Cooling Tower Inspection Services

Cooling Technology InstituteBooth # 923PO Box 73383Houston, Texas 77373 USAPhone: 713-643-0691 Fax: 713-643-0310www.cti.org• Standards & Guidelines for Cooling Towers &

Air Cooled Condensers• Education

Continental Technologies, LLCBooth # 9104635 Nautilus Court SouthBoulder, Colorado 80301 USAPhone: 303-530-0263 Fax: 303-530-0264www.contechfab.com• Engineering (FEED - Detailed Design)• Biofuels, Chemical Processes• Procurement & Construction• Pilot Plants, Demonstration Plants

Consolidated Terminals and Logistics CompanyBooth # 4055130 Port RoadJeffersonville, Indiana 47130 USAPhone: 812-283-9500 Fax: 812-218-0519www.ctlconline.com• Transportation• Feedstock - Agricultural Residues• Material Handling & Storage

Colorado Lining InternationalBooth # 4091062 Singing Hills RoadParker, Colorado 80138 USAPhone: 303-841-2022 Fax: 303-841-5780 www.coloradolining.com • Agricultural Product & Services • Process Equipment & Services • Construction • Environmental

Cogent Industrial Technologies Ltd.Booth # 410Suite 180-13091 Vanier PlaceRichmond, British Columbia V6V 2J1 CanadaPhone: 604-207-8880 Fax: 604-207-8878www.cogentind.com• Power, Automation and IT Systems Integration• Real-Time Operations Management System• Process Control and Optimization• Engineering

ClearSpan Fabric StructuresBooth # 8201395 John Fitch RoadSouth Windsor, Connecticut 06074 USAPhone: 866-643-1010 Fax: 860-760-0210www.clearspan.com• Composting• Construction• Matierial Handling & Storage• Water Treatment

CleanAir Engineering Booth # 922500 West Wood Street Palatine, Illinois 60067 USA Phone: 847-991-3300 Fax: 847-934-8260 www.cleanair.com • Air Pollution Monitoring • Bolier Performance Testing/Optimization Environmental • Consulting• Air Instrumentaion Rental/Sales

Clean Energy Renewable FuelsBooth # 927 3020 Old Ranch Parkway, Suite 400 Seal Beach, California 90740 USA Phone: 562-493-2804 Fax: 562-430-8594 www.cleanenergyfuels.com • Biomethane for Transportation • Biomethane • Transportation Fuel • Fuel

City of Benson MNBooth # 4271410 Kansas AvenueBenson, Minnesota 56215 USAPhone: 320-843-4775 Fax: 320-843-4151www.bensonmn.org• Government• Land• Power Generation• Utilities

Christianson & Associates, PLLPBooth # 221302 SW 5th StreetWillmar, Minnesota 56201 USAPhone: 320-235-593 Fax: 320-235-5962www.christiansoncpa.com• Finance - Accounting• Consulting - Business Plans• Finance - Software - Accounting

Bureau Veritas Certifi cation NABooth # 105310 Benmar Drive, Suite 100Houston, Texas 77060 USAPhone: 800-937-9311 Fax: 281-310-3101www.us.bureauveritas.com/bvc• Biomass Sustainability Verifi cation• Certifi cation & Verifi cation Services• Biofuel Sustainability Verifi cation• Training

Bühler Inc.Booth # 213PO Box 9497Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440 USAPhone: 763-847-9900 Fax: 763-847-9911www.buhlergroup.com• Pelleting Equipment• Process Equipment & Supplies• Material Handling & Storage• Process Technology

Buettner GmbHBooth # 5213500 High Hamptons DriveCharlotte, North Carolina 28210 USAPhone: 704-522-0234 Fax: 704-522-1804www.buettner-dryer.com• Rotary Drum Dryers• Belt Dryers• Indirect Heated Dryers• Burners, Furnaces


Exponent Failure AnalysisBooth # 1244580 Weaver Parkway, Suite 100Warrenville, Illinois 60555 USAPhone: 630-658-7500 Fax: 630-658-7599www.exponent.com• Combustibe Dust Testing & Evaluation• Process Hazard Analysis• Accident Investigation• Industrial Combustion Process Safety

Evergreen Engineering, Inc.Booth # 9201740 Willow Creek CircleEugene, Oregon 97402 USAPhone: 541-484-4771 Fax: 541-484-6759www.evergreenengineering.com• Engineering• Consulting• Power Generation• Material Handling & Storage

ERM - Environmental Resources ManagementBooth # 125One Beacon StreetBoston, Massachusetts 02108 USAPhone: 617-646-7802 Fax: 617-267-6447www.erm.com• Full-Service Environmental Permitting & EIS• Consulting-Biomass Energy, Biofuels, Waste-to-Energy• Environment

EPI (now Outotec Energy Products)Booth # 1043568 West Industrial LoopCoeur d’ Alene, Idaho 83815 USAPhone: 208-765-1611 Fax: 208-765-0503www.energyproducts.com• Boilers• Biomass Boilers• Power Generation• Agriculture Residue

Enerquip, LLCBooth # 100611 North RoadMedford, Wisconsin 54451 USAPhone: 715-748-5888 Fax: 715-748-6484www.enerquip.com• Shell & Tube Heat Exchangers• Process Equipment & Services• Reboilers• Reactors

Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC)Booth # 30315 North 23rd Street, Stop 9018Grand Forks, North Dakota 58202-9018 USAPhone: 701-777-5000 Fax: 701-777-5181www.undeerc.org• Research & Development• Consulting• Engineering• Laboratory

ElliottBooth # 325901 North Fourth StreetJeannette, Pennsylvania 15644 USAPhone: 724-600-8444 Fax: 724-600-8442www.elliott-turbo.com• Steam Turbine• Power Generation• Turbine Generator• Waste Heat Recovery

EISENMANN CorporationBooth # 302150 East Dartmoor DriveCrystal Lake, Illinois 60014 USAPhone: 815-455-4100 Fax: 815-455-1018www.eisenmann.com/usa• Equipment & Services - Thermal Oxidizers• Engineering Biomass Energy• Power Generation - Biomass• Equipment & Services-Air Pollution/Odor Control

Ecostrat Inc. and General Biofuel Inc.Booth # 43060 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 404Toronto, Ontario M4T 1NS CanadaPhone: 416-968-8884 Fax: 416-968-8886www.ecostrat.com• Woodfuel Supply• Supply Risk Mitigation• Supply Assessments

EbnerVynckeBooth # 228224 Quadral DriveWadsworth, Ohio 44281 USAPhone: 330-335-1778 Fax: 330-335-1605www.ebnervyncke.com, www.vyncke.com• Boiler• Steam• Cogeneration• CHP

Dürr Systems, Inc.Booth # 10340600 Plymouth RoadPlymouth, Michigan 48170 USAPhone: 734-459-6800 Fax: 734-459-5837www.durr-cleantechnology.com• Environment• Engineering• Heat Recovery Systems• Air Pollution Control Systems

Drying Technology, IncBooth # 828PO Box 1635Silsbee, Texas 77656 USAPhone: 409-385-6422 Fax: 409-385-6537www.moisturecontrols.com• Moisture Controls• Process Equipment & Services• Moisture Sensor• Controls, Moisture

Dresser-Rand/Guascor PowerBooth # 719143 Mallard Street, Suite FSt Rose, Louisiana 70087 USAPhone: 504-461-3801 Fax: 504-461-3806www.guascorpower.com/eng/index.php• Power Generation• Biogas To Power• Engines• Syngas/Biomass Gas To Power

DOMTEC InternationalBooth # 9044355 N Haroldsen DrIdaho Falls, Idaho 83401 USAPhone: 208-522-5520 Fax: 208-522-5344www.domtec.com• Construction• Material Handling & Storage

Dome TechnologyBooth # 8193007 East 49th NIdaho Falls, Idaho 83401 USAPhone: 208-529-0833 Fax: 208-529-0854www.dometech.com• Construction• Material Handling & Storage• Engineering

Dieff enbacher, Inc.Booth # 8313100 Cumberland Blvd. Suite 1470Atlanta, Georgia 30339 USAPhone: 770-226-6394 Fax: 770-226-6397www.dieffenbacher.com• Process Equipment & Services• Pelletizing• Size Reduction• Engineering

Detroit Stoker CompanyBooth # 1281510 East First StreetMonroe, Michigan 48161 USAPhone: 734-241-9500 Fax: 734-241-7126www.detroitstoker.com• Combustion Equipment• Process Equipment & Services

DeJaye Technologies LLCBooth # 2231627 East MadisonDes Moines, Iowa 50313 USAPhone: 515-210-8300 www.5gas.com• Methane/CO2 Analyzer Recorder

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HoerbigerBooth # 7103350 Gateway DrivePompano Beach, Florida 33069 USAPhone: 954-974-5700 Fax: 954-974-0964www.hoerbiger.com• Safety & Maintenance• Process Technology• Engineering

Heyl & Patterson Inc.Booth # 511PO Box 36Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230 USAPhone: 412-788-9810 Fax: 412-788-9822www.heylpatterson.com• Drying• Process Technology• Process Equipment & Services• Material Handling & Storage

Hauser Division of Microbac Laboratories, Inc.Booth # 9214750 Nautilus Court South, Unit ABoulder, Colorado 80301 USAPhone: 720-406-4800 Fax: 303-581--195www.hauserlab.com• Laboratory• Research & Development• Feedstock Analysis• Fuel Testing

Hallco Industries, Inc.Booth # 704PO Box 505Tillamook, Oregon 97141 USAPhone: 503-842-8746/800-542-5526 Fax: 503-842-4866www.hallcoind.com• Material Handling & Storage• Transportation

Greenberry InternatonalBooth # 708Two Centerpointe Drive, Suite 580Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035 USAPhone: 503-639-8562 Fax: 765-807-3168www.greenberry.com• Construction• Safety & Maintenance • Material Handling • Boilers

Green Tech America, Inc.Booth # 7083495 Kent Avenue, Suite P100West Lafayette, Indiana 47906 USAPhone: 765-588-3834 Fax: 765-807-3168www.greentechamerica.com• Ethanol• Research & Development• Corn Cobs & Stover• Chemicals

GreCon, Inc.Booth # 72915875 SW 74th AvenueTigard, Oregon 97224 USAPhone: 503-641-7731 Fax: 503-641-7508www.grecon-us.com• Spark Extinguishing Systems• Moisture Measurement

GENESIS IIIBooth # 1065575 Lyndon RoadProphetstown, Illinois 61277 USAPhone: 815-537-7900 Fax: 815-537-7905www.g3hammers.com• Process Equipment & Services• Size Reduction• Pelletizing• Wood Proccesing

General Kinematics CorporationBooth # 4295050 Rickert RoadCrystal Lake, Illinois 60014 USAPhone: 815-455-3222 Fax: 815-455-2285www.generalkinematics.com• Vibratory Equipment• Material Handling & Storage• Process Equipment & Services

GEA Westfalia SeparatorBooth # 609100 Fairway CourtNorthvale, New Jersey 7647 USAPhone: 201-767-3900 Fax: 201-767-3901www.wsus.com• Process Equipment & Services• Water Treatment• Process Technology• Ethanol

GEA Barr-RosinBooth # 61192 PrevostBoisbriand, Quebec J7G 2S2 CanadaPhone: 450-437-5252 Fax: 450-437-6740www.barr-rosin.com• Process Equipment & Services• Drying Equipment

GE Energy Air FiltrationBooth # 9308800 E. 63rd StreetKansas City, Missouri 64133 USAPhone: 816-313-4382www.ge-energy.com/fi ltration• Environment • Dust Collection Systems • Fabric Filters

GarickBooth # 30113600 Broadway AvenueCleveland, Ohio 44125 USAPhone: 216-581-0100 Fax: 216-581-4712www.garick.com• Composting• Feedstock - Urban Wood• Consulting• Feedstock - Wood

Fusion Tanks & SilosBooth # 422EyeSuffolk, IP23 7HS United KingdomPhone: 011 44 1379 870723 Fax: 011 44 1379 870530www.permastore.com• Biogas• Material Handling & Storage• Agricultural Products & Services• Water Treatment

Flottweg Separation Technology, Inc.Booth # 40710700 Toebben DriveIndependence, Kentucky 41051 USAPhone: 859-448-2300 Fax: 859-448-2333www.fl ottweg.com• Equipment & Services - Centrifuges• Equipment & Services-Separation Equipment• Equipment & Services-Centrifuge Repair• Equipment & Services - Decanters

FlexEnergy IncBooth # 928 7753 Overlook Drive Scottsdale, Arizona 85255 USAPhone: 949-616-3300 Fax: 949-616-3399www.fl exenergy.com• Clean• Renewable• Continuous• Low-Emissions

Firefl y North America, Inc.Booth # 6204 Reliance LaneLincolnshire, Illinois 60069 USAPhone: 847-846-0559 www.fi refl y.se• Safety & Maintenance

Fagen, Inc.Booth # 605501 West Highway 212Granite Falls, Minnesota 56241 USAPhone: 320-564-3324 Fax: 320-564-3278www.fageninc.com• Design-Build• Biomass Power Plants• Construction• Biofuel Production Plants


KSB, Inc.Booth # 1204415 Sarellen RoadRichmond, Virginia 23231 USAPhone: 804-222-1818 Fax: 804-226-6961www.ksbusa.com• Power Generation• Boilers• Biogas• Water Treatment

Konecranes AmericaBooth # 2087300 Chippewa BoulevardHouston, Texas 77086 USAPhone: 281-445-2225 Fax: 281-445-9355www.konecranesamericas.com• Bucket Cranes• Material Handling & Storage• Overhead Cranes• Overhead Lifting Equipment

Komptech USA Inc.Booth # 70110855 Doverstreet, Suite 1000Westminster, Colorado 80021 USAPhone: 720-890-9090 Fax: 720-890-5907www.komptechusa.com• Composting• Screening• Shredding• Separation

Kice Industries, Inc.Booth # 3235500 MillheightsWichita, Kansas 67219 USAPhone: 316-744-7151 Fax: 316-744-7355www.kice.com• Pneumatic Conveying Systems• Dust Control Systems• Automation & Controls• Aspiration/Density Classifi cation

KEITH Mfg CoBooth # 621401 NW Adler StreetMadras, Oregon 97741 USAPhone: 541-475-3802 Fax: 541-475-2169www.keithwalkingfl oor.com• Material Handling & Storage• Fuel & Fiber Storage• Composting• Process Buffer Bins

KABBBooth # 130125 North Market Street, Suite 1735Wichita, Kansas 67202 USAPhone: 316-201-3200 Fax: 316-201-3229www.kansasbioenergy.com• Research & Development• Feedstock• Consulting• Chemicals

JWC EnvironmentalBooth # 206290 Paularino AvenueCosta Mesa, California 92626 USAPhone: 714-428-4619 www.jwce.com• Water Treatment• Size Reduction• Shredder• Grinder

Jeff rey Rader Corporation Booth # 113 398 Willis Road Woodruff, South Carolina 29388 USA Phone: 800-615-9296 Fax: 864-476-7523 www.jeffreyrader.com Material Handling & Storage • Size Reduction • Process Equipment & Services • Feedstock Preparation & Handling

Jansen Combustion and Boiler Technologies, Inc.Booth # 80312025 115th Avenue NE, Suite 250Kirkland, Washington 98034-6943 USAPhone: 425-825-0500 Fax: 425-825-1131www.jansenboiler.com• Biomass Boiler Upgrades• Boiler Fuel Conversion to Biomass• Biomass Combustion Systems• Energy-from-Waste (MSW, RDF, TDF)

Jacobs CorporationBooth # 3211000 Industrial AvenueHarlan, Iowa 51537 - 0727 USAPhone: 800-831-2005 Fax: 712-755-7600www.jacobscorp.com• Pelletizing• Size Reduction• Process Equipment & Services• Process Technology

Jackson Lumber Harvester CompanyBooth # 608830 North State Road 37Mondovi, Wisconsin 54755 USAPhone: 715-926-3816 Fax: 715-926-4545www.jacksonlbrharvester.com• Timber• Biomass Burners• Bioproducts

IntertekBooth # 809801 Travis Street, Suite 1500Houston, Texas 77002 USAPhone: 713-407-3500 Fax: www.intertek.com• Analysis/Sampling• Consulting• Laboratory Testing

International Process Plants-IPPBooth # 70617A Marlen DriveHamilton, New Jersey 08691 USAPhone: 609-586-8004 Fax: 609-586-0002www.ippe.com• Process Equipment - Used• Power Generation• Complete Process Plants - Used• Water Treatment

Inergy Plus Technologies, Inc.Booth # 9195939 IH-10 EastSan Antonio, Texas 78220 USAPhone: 210-666-7785 Fax: www.inergyplustechnologies.com• All Feedstock Processing• Eliminate Landfi lls• MSW to Power• MSW to Fuel

ImerysBooth # 419100 Mansell Court East, Suite 300Roswell, Georgia 30076 USAPhone: 770-645-3705 Fax: 770-645-3460www.Imerys.com• Fuel Pretreatment• Direct Fired• Biomass Boilers

ICM, Inc.Booth # 203310 North First StreetColwich, Kansas 67030 USAPhone: 877-456-8588 Fax: 316-796-0570www.icminc.com• Process Technology• Gasifi er• Torrefaction• Biogas & Biofuels

Hurst Boiler & Welding Company, Inc.Booth # 313100 Boiler Maker Lane, PO Box 530Coolidge, Georgia 31738 USAPhone: 229-346-3545 Fax: 229-346-3874www.hurstboiler.com• Boilers• Biomass Boilers• Engineering• Heat Recovery Systems

Hunt, Guillot, & Associates - Project Managers & EngineersBooth # 112603 Reynolds DriveRuston, Louisiana 71270 USAPhone: 318-255-6825 Fax: 318-255-8591www.hga-llc.com• Engineering• Material Handling & Storage• Consulting• Biomass Power


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NAES CorporationBooth # 7231180 NW Maple Street, Suite 200Issaquah, Washington 98027 USAPhone: 425-961-4700 Fax: 425-961-4646www.naes.com• Consulting-Plant Optimization• Operations & Maintenance (O&M)• Power Generation - Biomass• Equipment & Services - Maintenance Services

Muyang Biomass Engineering CompanyBooth # 404No. 1, Muyang RoadYangzhou, Jiangsu 225127 ChinaPhone: 0086-514-85828990 Fax: 0086-514-85828991www.muyang.com• Biofuel• Wood Pellet Mill• Agriculture Pelleting• Biomass

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLPBooth # 6311600 Atlanta Financial Center, 3343 Peachtree Road NEAtlanta, Georgia 30326 USAPhone: 404-233-7000 Fax: 404-365-9532www.mmmlaw.com• Legal Services• Bioproducts• Timber• Pelletizing

MonitorTech CorporationBooth # 929661 North James RoadColumbus, Ohio 43219 USAPhone: 614-231-0500 Fax: 614-231-0555www.monitortechgrp.com• Scrubber Control Monitors• RATA & CGA Audits• Preparing EPA Emissions Reports• Replacing Out Dated CEMS

MoistTechBooth # 4265140 Commerce AveMoorpark, California 93021 USAPhone: 805-378-1160 Fax: 805-378-1163www.MoistTech.com• Moisture Sensors• Process Equipment & Services• Laboratory

Miron Construction Co., Inc.Booth # 3051471 McMahon DriveNeenah, Wisconsin 54956 USAPhone: 920-969-7000 Fax: 920-969-7393www.miron-construction.com• Construction• Project Development• Pre-Construction Services

MetsoBooth # 2193430 Toringdon Way Suite 201Charlotte, North Carolina 28277 USAPhone: 704-414-3580 Fax: 704-541-1367www.metsopower.com• Boilers• Biomass Boilers• Power Generation• Service & Repair

Merrick & CompanyBooth # 6072450 South Peoria StreetAurora, Colorado 80014 USAPhone: 303-751-0741 Fax: 303-751-7967www.merrick.com• Consulting• Process Technology• Engineering• Water Resource Management

MEGTECBooth # 731830 Prosper RoadDePere, Wisconsin 54115 USAPhone: 920-339-2787 Fax: 920-339-2793www.megtec.com• Process Technology• Process Equipment & Services• Power Generation• Thermal Oxidation

M-E-C CompanyBooth # 423PO Box 330, 1400 West Main StreetNeodesha, Kansas 66757 USAPhone: 620-325-2673 Fax: 620-325-2678www.m-e-c.com• Process Equipment & Services• Process Technology• Biomass Drying

McGill AirClean LLC Booth # 403 1777 Refugee Road Columbus, Ohio 43207-2119 USA Phone: 614-829-1200 Fax: 614-445-8759www.mcgillairclean.com• Environment• Boiler MACT• Air Pollution Control• Emissions Compliance

Matrix Service CompanyBooth # 5195100 East Skelly Drive, Suite 700Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135 USAPhone: 918-838-8822 Fax: 918-838-8810www.matrixservice.com• Construction• Project Management• EPC Capabilities

Maas CompaniesBooth # 811PO Box 7127Rochester, Minnesota 55903 USAPhone: 507-285-1444 Fax: 507-285-0034www.maascompanies.com• Marketing• Consulting• Auction

LOTUS Mixers Inc.Booth # 702PO Box 704Nokomis, Florida 34274 USAPhone: 941-966-1885 Fax: 941-966-6439www.lotusmixers.com• Equipment & Services - Agitation Equipment• Equipment & Services - Fermenters• Equipment & Services - Mixers• Equipment & Services - Pressure Vessels

Lockheed Martin Booth # 918 199 Borton Landing Road Moorestown, New Jersey 08057 USA Phone: 856-722-3482 Fax: 856-273-5744 www.lockheedmartin.com

LM Machinery and Equipment LLCBooth # 7124700 Ellsworth Avenue Unit 10Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-2809 USAPhone: 412-608-8528 www.lm-machinery.net• Equipment Manufacturer• Engineering• Consultants

Larson Engineering, Inc.Booth # 1034 5950 Live Oak Parkway, Suite 300 Norcross, Georgia 30093 USA Phone: 770-279-6010 http://larsonengr.com • Engineering

Laidig Systems, Inc.Booth # 52214535 Dragoon TrailMishawaka, Indiana 46544 USAPhone: 574-256-0204 Fax: 574-256-5575www.laidig.com• Bulk Storage & Reclaim Systems• Material Handling & Storage



Rapat CorporationBooth # 322919 O’Donnell StreetHawley, Minnesota 56549 USAPhone: 218-483-3344 Fax: 218-483-3535www.rapat.com• Material Handling & Storage• Biomass Conveyors• Belt Conveyors• Chain Conveyors

QS Biodiesel LimitedBooth # 924 Szigetvári u. 1 Budapest, Hungary 1083 Phone: 36302114101 Fax: 3612195161 www.qsbiodiesel.com • Biodiesel • Process Technology • Research & Development • Capacity & Effi ciency Improvement

Protectoseal Company, TheBooth # 210225 West Foster AvenueBensenville, Illinois 60106 USAPhone: 630-595-0800 Fax: 630-595-8059www.protectoseal.com• Equipment & Services - Air Pollution• Equipment & Services - Tank Equipment• Equipment & Services - Safety

PRODESA North AmericaBooth # 8305975 Shiloh Road, Suite 109Alpharetta, Georgia 30005 USAPhone: 478-501-2111 Fax: 770-495-7195www.prodesa.net• Pelletizing, Wood, CHP• Process Technology• Process Equipment & Services• Material Handling & Storage

Processbio.comBooth # 20220 FiskerhusvejNaestved, DK-4700 DenmarkPhone: 45 55 74 00 00 Fax: 45 55 74 00 10www.processbio.com• Material Handling & Storage• Biomass Pre-Processing• Biomass Cleaning (Metal - Stone, etc.)• Classifi cation of Biomass & Payment Calculations

ProcessBarronBooth # 8052770 Welborn StreetPelham, Alabama 35124 USAPhone: 205-663-5330 Fax: 205-663-6037www.processbarron.com• Material Handling & Storage• Mechanical Draft Fans• Mechanical Dust Collectors• Dampers, Expansion Joints

Process Sensors CorporationBooth # 525113 Cedar StreetMilford, Massachusetts 01757 USAPhone: 508-473-0091 Fax: 508-473-9901www.processsensors.com• Process Equipment & Services• Laboratory• Process Technology• Research& Development

Process And Storage SolutionsBooth # 913PO Box 7266Appleton, Wisconsin 54912 USAPhone: 920-832-1341 Fax: 920-832-1342www.processandstorage.com• Consulting• Engineering• Material Handling & Services• Pelletizing

Precision Energy ServicesBooth # 324PO Box 1004Hayden Lake, Idaho 83835 USAPhone: 208-772-4457 Fax: 208-762-1113www.pes-world.com• Consulting• Biomass Boilers• Heat Recovery Steam• Timber Residues

Pratt & Whitney Power SystemsBooth # 428400 Main Street M/S 191-13East Hartford, Connecticut 6108 USAPhone: 860-565-3051 Fax: 860-755-6276www.pw.utc.com• Power Generation-CHP• Feedstock-Wood• CHP• Feedstock-Timber Residues

PHG EnergyBooth # 3271245 Bridgestone BoulevardLaVergne, Tennessee 37086 USAPhone: 615-251-8638 www.phgenergy.com• Waste To Energy• Energy Conversion Technologies• Industrial Gasifi cation• Alternative Fuel Production

Pellet Fuels InstituteBooth # 1271901 North Moore Street, Suite 600Arlington, Virginia 22209 USAPhone: 703-522-6778 Fax: 703-522-0548www.pelletheat.org• Pellet Fuels• Densifi ed Biomass• Biomass• Associations

Pacifi c PowerStock LLCBooth # 901822 Highway 395 #506Hermiston, Oregon 97838 USAPhone: 503-209-2402 www.pacifi cpowerstock.com• Agriculture Products & Services• Materials• Feedstock• Pelletizing

Ovivo|GWEBooth # 7302404 Rutland DriveAustin, Texas 78758 USAPhone: 512-697-1930 Fax: 512-697-1931www.ovivogwe.com• Biogas• Water Treatment• Environment• Power Generation

Nucor Building SystemsBooth # 802106 Autumn RoadGreer, South Carolina 29650 USAPhone: 864-414-7909 Fax: 864-848-7225www.nucorbuildingsystems.com• Construction• Material Handling & Storage

North Carolina’s SoutheastBooth # 230707 West Broad StreetElizabethtown, North Carolina 28337 USAPhone: 910-862-8511 Fax: 910-862-1482www.ncse.org• Marketing• Feedstock• Consulting• Economic Development

North Carolina’s Northeast CommissionBooth # 329119 West Water StreetEdenton, North Carolina 27932 USAPhone: 252-482-4333 Fax: 252-482-3366www.ncnortheast.com• Agricultural Products & Services• Government• Feedstock• Biofuels

North American Industrial ServicesBooth # 4311240 Saratoga RoadBallston Spa, New York 12020 USAPhone: 518-885-1820 Fax: 518-885-7638www.naisinc.com• Cleaning• Explosive Cleaning• Maintenance


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SHW Storage & Handling Solutions GmbHBooth # 821Wasseralfi nger Strasse 60-66Huettlingen, 73460 GermanyPhone: 0049 7361 5280 100 Fax: 0049 7361 5280 199www.shw-shs.de/index.php?sprache=en• Material Handling & Storage• Waste Fuel Handling• Silo Reclaimers• Closed Belt Conveyor

Screw Conveyor CorporationBooth # 5037000 Hoffman StreetHammond, Indiana 46373 USAPhone: 219-931-1450 www.screwcovneyor.com• Material Handling• Screw Conveyors• Bucket Elevators• Drag Conveyors

Scott Equipment CompanyBooth # 108605 4th Avenue NWNew Prague, Minnesota 56071 USAPhone: 952-758-2591 Fax: 952-758-4377www.scottequipment.com• Equipment & Services - Conveyors, Drag• Equipment & Services - Mixers• Equipment & Services - Dryers, Flash• Equipment & Services - Size Reduction, Shredders

Schutte-Buff alo Hammermill, LLCBooth # 12161 Depot StreetBuffalo, New York 14206 USAPhone: 716-855-1555 Fax: 716-855-3417www.hammermills.com• Size Reduction• Process Equipment

Scheuch Inc.Booth # 4082351 Huron StreetLondon, Ontario N5V 0A8 CanadaPhone: 519-951-7700 Fax: 519-951-7711www.scheuch.ca• Environment• Energy Recovery• Flue Gas Cleaning• Air Pollution Controls

Scantech InternationalBooth # 101Unit 14, 2994 Logan RoadUnderwood, Queensland 4119 AustraliaPhone: 61 7 3710 8403 scantech.com.au• Process Technology• Realtime Material Monitoring

S. Howes, Inc.Booth # 91525 Howard StreetSilver Creek, New York 14136 USAPhone: 716-934-2611 Fax: 716-934-2081www.showes.com• Process Equipment• Size Reduction• Material Handling & Storage• Lab Equipment

RUD ChainBooth # 311PO Box 367Hiawatha, Iowa 52233 USAPhone: 319-573-2442 Fax: 877-512-7209www.cratos.us.com• Conveying• Material Handling• Ash Handling• Chain

Rovanco Piping SystemsBooth # 50920535 SE Frontage RdJoliet, Illinois 60431 USAPhone: 815-741-6700 Fax: 815-741-4229www.rovanco.com• Biogas• Process Equipment• Pre-Insulated Pipe• Containment Pipe

Rotochopper, Inc. Booth # 1033 217 West Street Saint Martin, Minnesota 56376 USA Phone: 320-548-3586 Fax: 320-548-3372 www.rotochopper.com • Recycling Equipment Manufacturer Biomass Equipment • Manufacturer • Wood Processing Residues • Agriculture Residues

Roeslein & Associates, Inc.Booth # 5309200 Watson Road, Suite 200St. Louis, Missouri 63126 USAPhone: 314-729-0055 Fax: 314-729-0070www.roeslein.com• Construction• Engineering

RISIBooth # 5184 Alfred CircleBedford, Massachusetts 01730 USAPhone: 781-734-8965 Fax: 781-271-0337www.risi.com• Associations/Organizations

Retsch Inc.Booth # 41874 Walker LaneNewtown, Pennsylvania 19142 USAPhone: 866-473-8724 Fax: 267-757-0358www.retsch-us.com• Research & Development• Laboratory• Process Technology• Agricultural Products & Services

Resource Recycling Systems & SEH Booth # 110 416 Longshore Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105 USA Phone: 734-996-1361 Fax: 734-996-5595 www.recycle.com AND www.sehinc.com • Consulting

REPREVE RenewablesBooth # 513PO Box 680Soperton, Georgia 30457 USAPhone: 888-447-6938 Fax: 912-529-5929www.RepreveRenewables.com• Feedstock - Miscanthus• Ag Products & Services - Energy Crop Consulting

REHAU IncBooth # 5291501 Edwards Ferry RoadLeesburg, Virginia 20176 USAPhone: 800-297-6371 Fax: 800-298-8914www.na.rehau.com• Construction• Renewable Energy• Energy Transfer• Sustainable Building Technology

Rayeman Elements Inc.Booth # 908730 Tiffany CourtGaithersburg, Maryland 20878 USAPhone: 301-455-9655 • Equipment & Services - Corn Oil Recovery

Rawlings Waste Wood Recovery SystemsBooth # 800PO Box 4485Missoula, Montana 59806 USAPhone: 406-728-6182 Fax: 406-728-7957www.wastewoodhogs.com• Size Reduction• Engineering• Process Equipment & Services• Construction



UTS BioEnergyBooth # 5315780 Fleet Street, Suite 310Carlsbad, California 92008 USAPhone: 760-436-8870 Fax: 760-454-2887www.utsbioenergy.com• Power Generation• Power Purchase Agreements• Biogas

USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain RegionBooth # 126740 Simms StreetGolden, Colorado 80401 USAPhone: 303-275-5350 Fax: 303-275-5754www.fs.usda.gov/main/r2/home• Government• Forest Restoration• Feedstock-Timber• Stewardship Contracts

US Water ServicesBooth # 91112270 43rd Street NESt. Michael, Minnesota 55376 USAPhone: 866-663-7632 Fax: 763-553-0613www.uswaterservices.com• Chemicals - Water Treatment• Engineering• Chemicals - Fuel Cleaning Additives• Consulting

US Department of Energy, Biomass ProgramBooth # 5261000 Independence Avenue, SW, EE-2EWashington, DC 20585 USAPhone: 800-337-4636 www.biofuels.energy.gov• Government• Research & Development

URECON Pre-Insulated PipeBooth # 425115 George Street, Suite 625Oakville, Ontario L6J 0A2 CanadaPhone: 905-257-3797 Fax: 647-727-4414www.urecon.com• Piping Systems• Hydronic Heating• Insulated Pipe

Twin Ports Testing Inc.Booth # 1291301 North 3rd StreetSuperior, Wisconsin 54880 USAPhone: 715-392-7114 Fax: 715-392-7163www.twinportstesting.com• Laboratory• Consulting• Research & Development

TS Manufacturing Co.Booth # 8072 Fleetwood RoadLindsay, Ontario K9V 6H4 CanadaPhone: 705-324-3762 Fax: 705-324-6482www.tsman.com• Material Handling• Power Generation• Pelletizing• Engineering

Tri-Mer Corp.Booth # 5231400 Monroe StreetOwosso, Michigan 48867 USAPhone: 989-723-7838 www.tri-mer.com• Pollution Control• Environment

Trace Environmental Systems IncBooth # 8237 Park Lake RoadSparta, New Jersey 07871 USAPhone: 973-383-3550 Fax: www.traceenv.com• Environment• Biomass Boilers• Emission Monitoring Systems• CEMs

Timber Products Inspection/Biomass Energy LabBooth # 8251641 Sigman RoadConyers, Georgia 30012 USAPhone: 770-922-8000 www.tpinspection.com• Laboratory• Chemicals• Bioproducts

Thomas & Muller Systems LTDBooth # 40680 Gravel Pike, PO Box 25Red Hill, Pennsylvania 18076 USAPhone: 215-541-1961 Fax: 215-541-1966www.thomasandmuller.com• Custom Bulk Materials Handling Equipment• Material Handling & Storage• Engineering• Consulting

The Crom CorporationBooth # 131250 SW 36th TerraceGainesville, Florida 32607 USAPhone: 352-372-3436 Fax: 352-372-6209www.cromcorp.com• Construction• Utilities• Process Equipment• Water Treatment

TDA Research, IncBooth # 82612345 W 52nd AvenueWheat Ridge, Colorado 80033 USAPhone: 303-422-7819 www.tda.com• Biogas Purifi cation & Upgrading• Siloxane Removal• Desulfurization Sorbents & Systems• Liquid Fuel: Ethanol, Jet Fuel, Diesel

Supertrak/AndersonBooth # 82726855 Airport RoadPunta Gorda, Florida 33982 USAPhone: 941-505-7800 Fax: 941-505-2308supertrak.com• Material Handling & Storage• Timber Residues• Wood• Wood Processing Residues

Stoel Rives LLPBooth # 520900 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 2600Portland, Oregon 97204 USAPhone: 503-224-3380 Fax: 503-220-2480www.lawofrenewableenergy.com• Legal Services

Stinger IncBooth # 4248905 Industrial DriveHaven, Kansas 67543 USAPhone: 620-465-2683 Fax: 620-465-2684www.stingerltd.com• Bale Handling Equipment• Agriculture Biomass Equipment• Biomass Harvesting• Baled Biomass Storage

Smith & Loveless Inc.Booth # 30714040 Santa Fe Trail DriveLenexa, Kansas 66215 USAPhone: 913-888-5201 Fax: 913-888-2173www.smithandloveless.com• Water Treatment• Wastewater Pumping Systems• Wastewater Treatment/Reuse• Membrane BioReactors

SiemensBooth # 3191201 Sumenytown PikeSpring House, Pennsylvania 19477 USAPhone: 800-333-7421 Fax: 678-297-8667www.siemens.com• Process Equipment & Services• Engineering• Water Treatment• Power Generation

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SPEAKER BIOS

ZachryBooth # 504527 Logwood AvenueSan Antonio, Texas 78221 USAPhone: 210-588-5000 www.zhi.com• Construction• Engineering• Biomass to Power Generation• Biomass Conversion

Wood Bioenergy Magazine/Hagon-Brown Publishers, Inc.Booth # 903PO Box 2268Montgomery, Alabama 36102 USAPhone: 334-834-1170 Fax: 334-834-4525www.hattonbrownpublishers.com• Trade Magazine• Industry News/New Products• Conference/Trade Show/Meetings• Publisher

Wolf Material Handling SystemsBooth # 62417834 Industrial Circle, Suite 1Elk River, Minnesota 55330 USAPhone: 763-576-9070 Fax: 763-576-9040www.wolfmhs.com• Material Handling & Storage• Municipal Solid Waste• Wood Processing Residues• Timber Residues

Willow Biomass Energy GroupBooth # 527101 -1006 Fort StreetVancouver, British Columbia V8V 3K4 CanadaPhone: 250-381-1404 Fax: www.bionera.com• Feedstock• Crop• Willow• Project Management

Western Pneumatics, Inc.Booth # 619PO Box 21340Eugene, Oregon 97402 USAPhone: 541-461-2600 Fax: 541-461-2606www.westernp.com• Construction• Material Handling & Storage• Engineering• Process Equipment & Services

Western Ag Enterprises, Inc.Booth # 3098121 West HarrisonTolleson, Arizona 85353 USAPhone: 800-347-8274 Fax: 623-907-4100www.westernag.com, www.westernliner.com• Biomass Storage• Algae Canal Liners• Pond Liners

West Salem MachineryBooth # 725665 Murlark Avenue NWSalem, Oregon 97304 USAPhone: 503-364-2213 Fax: 503-364-1398www.westsalem.com• Feedstock - Fiber Prep & Processing• Size Reduction & Screening• Biomass & Biofuel Processing• Pelletizing

Weis Environmental, LLCBooth # 6224445 Malone RoadMemphis, Tennessee 38118 USAPhone: 901-531-6085 Fax: 901-794-9934www.weis-environmental.com• Dust Pollution Control Systems• Dry & Wet Electrostatic Precipitators

Warren & Baerg Manufacturing, Inc.Booth # 22639950 Road 108Dinuba, California 93618 USAPhone: 559-591-6790 Fax: 559-591-5728www.warrenbaerg.com• Process Equipment & Services• Pelletizing• Size Reduction• Material Handling & Storage

Vilter Manufacturing LLCBooth # 2225555 South Packard AvenueCudahy, Wisconsin 53110 USAPhone: 414-744-0111 Fax: 414-744-3483www.vilter.com• Landfi ll Bio Gas• Waste Water Treatment Plant Bio Gas• Boil Bio Gas• Turbine Feed Gas

VictaulicBooth # 5074901 Kesslersville RoadEaston, Pennsylvania 18040-6714 USAPhone: 610-559-3300 www.victaulic.com• Equipment & Services - Valves• Construction - Mechanical• Equipment & Services - Productivity Enhancements• Engineering - Design/Build

VibraFloorBooth # 906Za Les Pièces BourgeoisesGivry, F - 71640 GIVRY FrancePhone: 0044(0)7711001819 www.silexport.com• Reclaim• Pellet Storage• Bulk Material Handling• Woodchip Storage

Vermeer CorporationBooth # 4201710 Vermeer Road EastPella, Iowa 50219 USAPhone: 641-628-3141 Fax: 641-621-8040www.vermeer.com• Biomass Harvesting• Biomass Processing Equipment

Vecoplan, LLCBooth # 200PO Box 7224High Point, North Carolina 27264 USAPhone: 336-861-6070 Fax: 336-861-4329www.VecoplanLLC.com• Size Reduction• Material Handling & Storage• Process Equipment & Services• Process Technology

Vecoplan Midwest Booth # 822PO Box 86Floyds Knobs, Indiana 47124 USAPhone: 812-923-4992 Fax: 812-923-4994www. vecoplanmidwest.com• Pelletizing • Briquetting • Size Reduction• Material Handling

Vaughan Company, Inc.Booth # 727364 Monte Elma RoadElma, Washington 98563 USAPhone: 360-249-4042 Fax: 360-249-6155www.chopperpumps.com• Biogas• Bioproducts• Process Equipment & Services• Process Technology

VAN DYK Recycling SolutionsBooth # 90778 Halloween BoulevardStamford, Connecticut 06902 USAPhone: 203-967-1100 Fax: 203-967-1199 www.vandykbaler.com • Municipal Solid Waste • Process Technology • Process Equipment • Services & Engineering


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2012Exhibitors

3LOG Systems, Inc.A&B Process SystemsABBOTT Energy SystemsAbengoa BioenergyAbresist Kalenborn CorporationAce GlassADI Systems Inc.Adolfson & Peterson ConstructionAdvanced Recycling Equipment, Inc. & Challenger Energy Systems, Inc.AeriNOx Inc.AGRA Industries, Inc.Altech Environment U.S.A.Amandus Kahl USA Corp.AMEC AMECO SAAmeristarANDRITZ Inc.Andy J. Egan Co.ANKOM TechnologyApache Stainless Equipment CorporationApplied Chemical TechnologyArizona Instrument LLCASI Industrial ATEC Steel Fabrication and Construction, Inc.Atlas Systems LLCAumund CorporationBabcock & Wilcox CompanyBandit Industries, Inc. Barr/Genivar, Inc.Basic Machinery Company, Inc.BBI Consulting ServicesBeltomatic/BiogreenBioenergy InsightBiomass Briquette Systems, LLCBiomass Power & ThermalBiomass Products & TechnologyBiomass Thermal Energy CouncilBioVantage Resources, Inc.Bliss Industries, LLCBrad Penn LubricantsBRUKS Rockwood, Inc.Brunette Industries Ltd.Buettner GmbHBühler Inc.Bureau Veritas Certification NAChristianson & Associates, PLLPCity of Benson MNClean Energy Renewable FuelsCleanAir EngineeringClearSpan Fabric StructuresCogent Industrial Technologies Ltd.

Colorado Lining InternationalConsolidated Terminals and Logistics CompanyContinental Technologies, LLCCooling Technology InstituteCooling Tower Depot, Inc.Cousineau Forest ProductsCPM CST Storage Custom Instrumentation Services Corp - CiSCODeJaye Technologies LLCDetroit Stoker CompanyDieffenbacher, Inc.Dome TechnologyDOMTEC InternationalDresser-Rand/Guascor PowerDrying Technology, Inc.Dürr Systems, Inc.EbnerVynckeEcostrat Inc. and General Biofuel Inc.EISENMANN CorporationElliottEnergy & Environmental Research Center (EERC)

Enerquip, LLCEPI (now Outotec Energy Products)ERM - Environmental Resources ManagementEvergreen Engineering, Inc.Exponent Failure AnalysisFagen, Inc.Firefly North America, Inc.FlexEnergy IncFlottweg Separation Technology, Inc.Fusion Tanks & SilosGarickGE Energy Air FiltrationGEA Barr-RosinGEA Westfalia SeparatorGeneral Kinematics CorporationGENESIS IIIGreCon, Inc.Green Tech America, Inc.Greenberry IndustrialHallco Industries, Inc.Hauser Division of Microbac Laboratories, Inc.Heyl & Patterson Inc.HoerbigerHunt, Guillot, & Associates - Project Managers & EngineersHurst Boiler & Welding Company, Inc.ICM, IncImerysInergy Plus Technologies, Inc.International Process Plants-IPP

Intertek Jackson Lumber Harvester CompanyJacobs CorporationJansen Combustion and Boiler Technologies, Inc.

Jeffrey Rader CorporationJWC EnvironmentalKABB KEITH Mfg CoKice Industries, Inc.Komptech USA Inc.Konecranes AmericaKSB, Inc.Laidig Systems, Inc.Larson Engineering, Inc.LM Machinery and Equipment LLCLockheed MartinLOTUS Mixers Inc.Maas CompaniesMatrix Service CompanyMcGill AirClean LLCM-E-C CompanyMEGTECMerrick & CompanyMetsoMiron Construction Co., Inc.MoistTechMonitorTech CorporationMorris, Manning & Martin, LLPMuyang Biomass Engineering CompanyNAES CorporationNorth American Industrial ServicesNorth Carolina's Northeast CommissionNorth Carolina's SoutheastNucor Building SystemsOvivo|GWEPacific PowerStock LLCPellet Fuels InstitutePHG EnergyPratt & Whitney Power SystemsPrecision Energy ServicesProcess And Storage SolutionsProcess Sensors CorporationProcessBarronProcessbio.comPRODESA North AmericaProtectoseal Company, TheQS Biodiesel Ltd.Rapat CorporationRawlings Waste Wood Recovery SystemsRayeman Elements Inc.REHAU IncREPREVE Renewables

Retsch Inc.Resource Recycling System RISIRoeslein & Associates, Inc.Rotochopper, Inc.Rovanco Piping SystemsRUD ChainS. Howes, Inc.Scantech InternationalScheuch Inc.Schutte-Buffalo Hammermill, LLCScott Equipment CompanyScrew Conveyor CorporationSHW Storage & Handling Solutions GmbHSiemensSmith & Loveless Inc.Stinger Inc.Stoel Rives LLPSupertrak/AndersonTDA Research, IncThe Crom CorporationThomas & Muller Systems LTDTimber Products Inspection/Biomass Energy Lab

Trace Environmental Systems IncTri-Mer Corp.TS Manufacturing Co.Twin Ports Testing Inc.URECON Pre-Insulated PipeUS Department of Energy, Biomass ProgramUS Water ServicesUSDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain RegionUTS BioEnergyVAN DYKE Recycling SolutionsVaughan Company, Inc.Vecoplan MidwestVecoplan, LLCVermeer CorporationVibraFloorVictaulicVilter Manufacturing LLCWarren & Baerg Manufacturing, Inc.Weis Environmental, LLCWest Salem MachineryWestern Ag Enterprises, Inc.Western Pneumatics, Inc.Willow Biomass Energy GroupWolf Material Handling SystemsWood Bioenergy Magazine/Hagon-Brown Publishers, Inc.

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