Home Grown Energy Conference (2006)
8 am - 3:30 pm
February 28, 2006
Location: UMM – Student Center - Morris
- 8:00 am Registration and Refreshments
- 8:30 am Welcome – Dr. Sam Schuman, Chancellor of UMM
- 8:40 am University of Minnesota Renewable Energy Research & Demonstration Center at Morris (PDF, 1.4M)
-Michael Reese, West Central Research & Outreach - 9:00 am Wind Energy: Capturing Value for Local Communities
-Mark Willers, MinWind Energy LLC (PDF, 227K) and
-Dan Juhl, Dan Mar and Associates (PDF, 112K) - 9:50 am Biodiesel & Other Biofuels (PDF, 257K)
-Kenneth Bickel, University of Minnesota - 10:15 am Break
- 10:35 am Biomass Technologies: Adding Value to Home Grown Resources (PDF, 741K)
-Jerod Smeenk, Frontline BioEnergy LLC - 11:00 am Sustainable Building Technologies for Our Communities (PDF, 2.1M)
-Dr. John Carmody, University of Minnesota - 11:25 am Hydrogen: The Future of Energy (PDF, 1.8M)
-Rolf Nordstrom, Upper Midwest Hydrogen Initiative - 11:50 am Lunch - UMM Student Address
- 1:00 pm Breakout Session #1:
- Biomass Systems for Minnesota
- The Biofuel Future
- Community Based and Hybrid Wind Energy
- Renewable Energy Technologies for Farms, Businesses, Homes, and Public Buildings
- 2:00 pm Breakout Session #2 (Repeat Above Sessions, Presentations Below)
- Sustainable Energy Development (PDF, 133K)
-Doug Maust, Hammel, Green & Abrahamson - Carbon Sequestration & Biomass Management (PDF, 754K)
-Jane Johnson, USDA-ARS-NCSCRL - Center for Producer-Owned Energy (PDF, 262K)
-Michael Sparby, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute - Cuphea: A Potential New Crop Source for Bioenergy & Bioproducts (PDF, 877K)
-Russ Gesch, USDA-ARS-NCSCRL - Farming the Wind - "Best Bet" Locations (PDF, 3.0M)
-Steve Wagner, Dave Archer, Mike Reese, Lissa Pawlish - Alternative Energy Basics (PDF, 1.2M)
-Joel Haskard, UM Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships - Home Grown Energy (PDF, 656K)
-Scott, Energy Maintenance Service, LLC
- Sustainable Energy Development (PDF, 133K)
- 3:00 pm Moving Forward with Home Grown Energy (PDF, 311K)
–Dr. Greg Cuomo, West Central Research & Outreach - 3:30 pm End of Conference
In no way are the presenters or their employers liable for the information listed in the presentations.
Conference Promotional Brochure (PDF, 111K)