Agenda – 2007
Energy Efficiency Workshop Agenda
BioEnergy Workshop Agenda
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Wednesday, April 18, 2007 |
| 11:00 am |
Registration On-Site |
| 12:00 pm |
Luncheon, Welcome, and Keynote Speaker
Dr. Chris McCarthy, Napa Valley College
Glen Lewis, Energy and Supply Chain Management Advisor,
California Institute of Food and Agricultural Research (CIFAR), UC-Davis
Moderator:
Kevin Best, CEO, RealEnergy LLC |
| 1:00 pm |
Energy Use on Farms and in Food Processing – Meeting Challenges Through New Technologies
Pramod Kulkarni (PDF 860 KB), Public Interest Energy Research Program (PIER), California Energy Commission
Sharon Shoemaker (PDF 2.8 MB), California Institute of Food and Agricultural Research (CIFAR)
Shiva Subramanya (PDF 1.1 KB), Energy and Power Solutions
Moderators:
Tim Lipman and Vince McDonnell, Pacific Region Combined Heat and Power Application Center |
| 2:30 pm |
The Business Case for Energy Efficiency in California – On the Farm and in Food Processing
Ricardo Amon (PDF 81 KB), California Energy Commission
Patsy Dugger (PDF 577 KB), Pacific Gas & Electric
François Rongère (PDF 228 KB), Pacific Gas & Electric
Moderator:
Pramod Kulkarni, Public Interest Energy Research Program, California Energy Commission |
| 3:45 pm |
Break |
| 4:00 pm |
Energy Efficiency in Food Processing – Success Stories
William Bennett, Anheuser-Busch
Don Brock (PDF 7.1 MB), Frito-Lay
John Rosenblum (PDF 918 KB), Rosenblum Environmental Engineering
Susanne Zechiel (PDF 604 KB), Fetzer Winery
Moderator:
Ricardo Amon, California Energy Commission |
| 5:30 – 7:00 pm |
Reception and Wine Tasting at the Hotel – Dinner on Your Own |
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Thursday, April 19, 2007 |
| 7:30 am |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 am |
Welcome Kevin Best, CEO, RealEnergy LLC |
| 8:10 am |
A Shared Vision of Waste-to-Energy and Valuable Bi-products – Federal, State and Private Equity
Merrill Smith (PDF 888 KB), CHP/DE Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy
Susan Brown, Special Advisor to Commissioner Boyd, California Energy Commission
Kevin Best, CEO, RealEnergy, LLC |
| 8:45 am |
BioEnergy and Combined Heat & Power (CHP) on the Farm and in Food Processing
- Food/Ag Waste, Manure Management and Destruction
- Green House Gas Reductions
- Rural Economic Development
- Opportunity Fuels
- Anaerobic Digesters and Biogas Injection – Transport-Modular CHP in Hospitals
- Current Business Models – Do They Work?
- European Business Models – Do They Work Here?
- Grants, Loans, Incentives and Pilot Programs
Michael Marsh, CEO, Western United Dairymen and Western United Resource Development, Inc.
Chuck Clendenin, Business & Cooperative Program Director, USDA Rural Development, State of California
Rod Boschee (PDF 1.1 MB), Manager, Business Development, Gas Transmission & Distribution, Pacific Gas & Electric
Ron Alexander (PDF 1.1 MB), R. Alexander & Associates, Inc.
Dr. Dieter Korz (PDF 1.4 MB), Engineer, Ros Roca, Esslingen, Germany
Louis Kazemier (PDF 2.0 MB), Owner, Rickreall Dairy
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| 10:15 am |
Break |
| 10:30 am |
Concurrent Sessions |
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TRACK 1
Biogas Regulatory Roundtable |
TRACK 2
Biogas Injection Roundtable |
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Regulatory Barriers to Biogas in California: A Vision for the Future
California regulators and end users share their view of the future for biogas developments in California in light of known barriers.
Mike Waugh (PDF 54 KB), CA Air Resources Board
Robert Holmes (PDF 110 KB), CA Integrated Waste Management Board
John Menke (PDF 121 KB), California State Water Resources Control Board
Judith Iklé (PDF 215 KB), CA Public Utilities Commission
David Jones, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX
Karen Mills, Director of Public Utilities and Associate Counsel, CA Farm Bureau Federation
Moderators:
Kevin Best, RealEnergy LLC
Katharine Wagner, Downey Brand |
A Technical Specification for Biogas Injection, Monitoring & Transport
Gas providers, regulators, and gas upgrading vendors are invited to join us in discussing the technical and institutional issues facing the biogas injection industry. The end goal is to develop a biogas injection specification for use in the United States.
Roundtable Participants include:
Gas Technology Institute
Constellation New Energy
San Diego Gas and Electric
Sempra Energy Utilities
Southern California Gas Company
Southwest Gas Corporation
Northwest Natural Gas
Moderators and Presenters:
Rod Boschee, Manager, Business Development, Gas Transmission & Distribution, Pacific Gas & Electric
Dr. Dieter Korz, Engineer, Ros Roca, Esslingen, Germany |
| 12:00 pm |
Luncheon and Keynote Speaker
"Biofuels: The Next Stage" View Speech (Windows Media Video, 17.8 MB)
The Honorable Thomas Dorr, Undersecretary for Rural Development,
U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| 1:00 pm |
Concurrent Sessions |
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TRACK 1
Biogas Regulatory Roundtable |
TRACK 2
Biogas Injection Roundtable |
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Regulatory Barriers to Biogas in California: A Streamlined Path to Compliance
A matrix of barriers to biogas development compliance will be presented based on interviews with California stakeholders. Feedback and discussion with the audience.
Scott Anders, University of San Diego, School of Law
Morning Roundtable Participants |
Biogas Cleanup – Injection – Monitoring
Participants include:
Gas Technology Institute
Constellation New Energy
San Diego Gas and Electric
Sempra Energy Utilities
Southern California Gas Company
Southwest Gas Corporation
Northwest Natural Gas
Moderators:
Diane Saber, Gas Technology Institute
Denny Henderson, NW Natural Gas (Invited) |
| 2:45 pm |
Afternoon Break |
| 3:00 pm |
Concurrent Sessions |
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TRACK 1
Biogas Regulatory Café |
TRACK 2
Biogas Injection Roundtable |
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Participants discuss the following questions in small-table sessions:
- What issue will have the most impact on your organization from prolific biogas development?
- What is our best opportunity to increase the deployment of biogas development on California farms?
- What is needed to expand that opportunity?
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Interconnection & Tariffs
Participants include:
Gas Technology Institute
Constellation New Energy
San Diego Gas and Electric
Sempra Energy Utilities
Southern California Gas Company
Southwest Gas Corporation
Northwest Natural Gas
Moderators:
Raymond Kindley, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt
Ken Brennan, Pacific Gas & Electric |
| 4:00 pm |
Biogas Regulatory Town Meeting
Following the café sessions, facilitators will harvest the results in a Town Meeting.
Facilitators:
David Jones, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX |
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| 4:30 pm |
Adjourn |
| 5:00 pm |
Prepare to Load Buses for Clos Pegase Winery |
| 5:30 – 10:00 pm |
Wine Cave Dinner – Clos Pegase Winery
Remarks: Dan Skopec, Undersecretary, California EPA |
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Friday, April 20, 2007 |
| 8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 am |
Plenary Session – Town Meeting Results and Perspectives
Karl Longley (PDF 506 KB), Chair, Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board
David Jones, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX
Valentino Tiangco (PDF 321 KB), California Energy Commission
Moderator:
Kevin Best (PDF 1.5 MB), CEO, RealEnergy LLC |
| 10:00 am |
Concurrent Sessions |
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TRACK 1
BioEnergy Regulatory Roundtable |
TRACK 2
Biogas Injection Roundtable |
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Biogas in California: Solutions, Action Steps, and Leaders
Susan Brown, Special Advisor to Commissioner Boyd, California Energy Commission
Michael Marsh, CEO, Western United Dairymen and Western United Resource Development, Inc.
Moderators:
Scott Anders (PDF 187 KB), University of San Diego School of Law
Kevin Best, CEO, RealEnergy, LLC |
Biogas Injection Specification
Roundtable participants will discuss the requirements and key elements of a biogas injection specification. |
| 11:30 am |
Adjourn – Closing Comments |
| 12:00 pm |
Box Lunch and Car Pools (Or Drive Independently) to University of California - Davis |
| 2:00 – 3:00 pm |
Orientation to UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center |
| 3:00 – 5:00 pm |
Tour of Biogas Project |
| 5:00 pm |
Adjourn |
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