2012 National Sun Grant Conference, New Orleans
Northeast Sun Grant 2010 Conference: “Championing the Northeast’s participation in the National Bioenergy Agenda“.
May 24-26, 2010, Syracuse, New York.
Program, Speaker Bios & Presentation Abstracts, and Presentations.
The 2009 Sun Grant Energy Conference, March 10-13, 2009, Washington, DC
The 2008 NESGI/ NE Renewable Energy Conference, August 26-28, 2008 in State College, PA Hosted by Pennsylvania State University.
Northeast Sun Grant Regional Feedstock Summit
November 11-13, 2007 in Ithaca, NY Hosted by Cornell University.
The 2007 New York Renewable Energy Summit
June 24-26, 2007 in Ithaca, NY Hosted by Cornell University.
Conference Presentations 2007 Northeast Sun Grant Regional Feedstock Summit
2007 Northeast Sun Grant Regional Feedstock Summit
Monday November 12, 2007
- Michael Hoffmann, Welcome and introductions
- Opening Keynote and Panel Moderator: William Chernicoff, US DOT, Biofuels & Transportation: perspectives on sustainability and pathways forward
- John Ferrell, US DOE, Office of the Biomass Program, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, US Department of Energy, Regional Feedstock Partnership — DOE Perspective
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS, PANEL A)
- Tristam West, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, GIS: Organization, use, and distribution of spatial data for estimating the current and potential bioenergy feedstock supply
- Peter Woodbury, Cornell University, Geospatial analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for biomass feedstock production in the NE SunGrant Region
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS, PANEL B)
- Charles Ray, Pennsylvania State University, GIS for documenting current forest biomass inventory and future development of forest biomass crops
- John Mackenzie, University of Delaware, GIS tools for assessing nutrient cycling, water quality and biomass potential
- Christopher Recchia, Biomass Energy Resource Center, Montpelier, VT, A new model for analysis of the Billion Ton Report
ENERGY CROP DEVELOPMENT (PANEL A)
- Steve St. Martin, The Ohio State University, Breeding the next generation of oil crops
- Hilary Mayton, Cornell University, Breeding bioenergy grasses for the Northeast
- Yi Li, University of Connecticut, Two new tools for genetic improvement of cellulosic energy crops: the ‘gene-deletor’ and ‘growth promoting’ technologies
- LUNCH KEYNOTE: Thomas Fretz, Dean Emeritus, University of Maryland, Extending Sun Grant Research and Outreach Competitiveness through the NESGI Competitive Grants Process
ENERGY CROP DEVELOPMENT (PANEL B)
- Sam Jaffe, Business Development, Copea Energy, Development of algae as a potential biofuels feedstock
- Margaret Brennan & David Specca, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers University, Assessment of Biomass Energy Potential in New Jersey
- Rick Handley, Regional Energy Programs CONEG Policy Research Center Inc. and Northeast Regional BiomassProgram, “Building demand for new energy crops”
- BACKGROUND AND DIRECTIONS FOR BREAKOUT SESSIONS
- Mark Downing, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Billion Ton report background
- Mark Downing −Directions for breakout sessions
- Dinner Speaker: Nathanael Greene, NRDC, The politics and policy of getting biofuels right
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
- Welcome, Larry Walker, NE Sun Grant Institute of Excellence
- Keynote and panel moderator: Jason Hill, University of Minnesota, Sustainable biofuels from diverse mixtures of native prairie plants
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY PANEL
- Jonathan Rubin, University of Maine, Maine forest biorefinery research initiative and green chemistry: opportunities for bioproducts
- Greg Roth, Pennsylvania State University, Integration of energy crops into agricultural systems: winter cover crops
- Lawrence Smart, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Genetic improvement of shrub willow as a bioenergy crop
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY PANEL
- Brent Gloy, Cornell University, Economics of an integrated bioenergy system
- Matt McArdle, MESA Engineering, Biomass feedstock aggregation – from the field into the facility
- David Kay, Cornell University, Input output analysis as a tool for modeling economic impact of regional biomass feedstock production
WORKING GROUPS− LIGHTENING REPORTS
- Agricultural residues and food waste: Ballroom (Norm Scott) and Municipal solid waste to energy: Ballroom (Priscilla Hayes)
- Lignocellulosic and herbaceous perennials: Amphitheatre (Gary Bergstrom)
- Forestry residues and mill waste: (Jingxin Wang)
- Woody crop development: Taylor Room A (Ray Miller)
- Economics and Systems analysis: Harvard Room (Antonio Bento)
- Infrastructure and Policy: Rowe Room (William Chernicoff )
- Starch and oil seed crops: Biotech Building,Room 130 (Steve St. Martin)
- Other potential feedstocks: Brown Room (Sam Jaffe)
- GIS as tool for biomass industry: Taylor Room B (Peter Woodbury)
- Lunch Speaker: Gerald Stack, Hiscock & Barclay LLP, Federal and New York Tax Incentives for Alternative Fuels.
