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Agenda of The 2009 Waste-to-Fuels Conference & Trade Show

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

Registration Open
Exhibitor Set up
Welcome Reception

Monday, May 18th, 2009

Opening Session


Welcome Gene Jones, Southern Waste Information eXchange, Inc.

Overview of Waste-to-Fuels/Energy
Moderator: Jim Stewart, Bioenergy Producers Association

Building the Bioeconomy: The Race to Commercialization
Mark Jenner, Biomass Rules, LLC

An Overview of Waste Conversion Technologies
Chip Clements, Clements Environmental Services Inc.

Biomass Feedstock & Cradle-to-Cradle Sustainability
Scott Miller, Price BIOstock

Urban Landfill Diversion Through Sustainable BioEnergy Creation
Mark Niederschulte, INEOS Bio
 

Siting, Permitting and Funding Waste-to-Fuel/Energy Facilities


Moderator: Al Pasini, Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority

Alternative Fuel Facility Siting: A Case Study of Lessons Learned
Joseph Yannucci, Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc.

Clean Planet Funding
Guy Sheets, Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc.

From Idea to Revenue: Valuation, Financing and Implementation
Duane Toenges, SCC Americas

Siting Waste-to-Fuel/Energy Facilities on Brownfields
Michael Goldstein, Akerman Senterfitt
 

Waste-to-Fuel/Energy Case Studies from Around the Globe


Moderator: Dr. Ann Wilkie, University of Florida

Converting Waste into Value
Alisdair McLean, Plasco Energy Group

A Look at Municipal Solid Waste Conversion Technologies in Los Angeles County, California
Coby Skye, Los Angeles County Department of Public Works

Waste to Wheels: A Complete Solution
Johan Beyer, Terracastus Technologies and Bill Brown, Acrion Technologies, Inc.

In House Energy Management and Renewable Energy Projects at the City of San Diego's Metropolitan Wastewater Department
Thomas Alspaugh, City of San Diego
 

Concurrent Session 1: Agriculture & Sewage Waste-to-Fuels/Energy Recovery


Moderator: Dr. Ann Wilkie, University of Florida

Sanford, Florida's Biosolids Management System: From Sludge Drying Beds to Gasification
Dr. Ben Fries, CPH Engineers, Inc.

Dairy Biomethane for Transportation Fuel
Mike Ippoliti, CALSTART

Opportunities for Carbon Credits from Methane Recovery: An Overview of the Climate Action Reserve
Max DuBuisson, Climate Action Reserve

Reen Energy Source from Biogas Generated in the Anaerobic Digestion of Sewage Biosolids
Robert Yrle, San Antonio Water System's (SAWS)
 

Concurrent Session 2: Fats Oils and Greases (FOGS) and Digestion Technologies


Moderator: Dana Jones, Florida BioFuels Association, Inc.

Waste Oils and Grease-to-Fuels
Shahrzad Badvipour, Arizona State University

Urban Brown Grease Production & Recovery for Use as a Biofuel Feedstock
Benjamin Nicholson, URS Corporation

Waste-To-Fuel BioDiesel Plants: What is Possible?
Klaus Ruhmer, BDI - BioDiesel International AG
 

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Municipal Solid Waste-to-Fuel and Energy Recovery


Moderator: Fernando Berton, California Integrated Waste Management Board

Municipal Solid Waste to Fuels and Energy - Sowing The Seeds Of Change
Fernando Berton, California Integrated Waste Management Board

Potential for Renewable Energy and Biofuel Production to Maximize Benefits from an Integrated Solid Waste Management System
Paul L. Hauck, P.E., Camp Dresser McKee Inc.

Transforming Municipal Solid Waste into the Nation's Most Reliable Domestic Fuel Source
Ted Kniesche, Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc.
 

Specialty Waste-to-Fuels/Energy Projects


Moderator: Gene Jones, Southern Waste Information Exchange, Inc.

Engineered Fuels
Larry Moot, KeLa Energy, LLC

Monitoring the Heat Content of Landfill and BioGas
Mr. Tilman Friz, Union Instruments

DoD Program Dealing with Plastics-to-Fuels
Bill Boone, Concurrent Technologies Corp.

Review of Korean Pyrolysis Technology: Waste Plastics to Energy/Steam, Waste Tires to Fuel, Waste Plastics to Fuel
Gene Jones, Southern Waste Information Exchange, Inc.