Welcome
10th Annual Southern BioProducts and Renewable Energy Conference
Agenda
May 10-11, 2011
Hosted by the Mississippi Biomass and Renewable Energy Council, Inc.
Tuesday, May 10 |
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| 8:00 a.m. | Registration Open | Pre-Function Area |
| Exhibitor Setup | Camellia B | |
Preconference WorkshopIntroductory Course on Biomass CHP SystemsModerator - Chad Wheeley, Southeast Clean Energy Application Center | ||
| 8:30 a.m. | Fundamentals of Combined Heat and Power Systems Jeremy Childers, Honeywell Building Solutions |
Camellia A |
| Technologies for Biomass CHP Systems Isaac Panzarella, U.S. DOE Southeast Clean Energy Application Center |
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| CHP Design Considerations Isaac Panzarella, U.S. DOE Southeast Clean Energy Application Center |
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| Evaluating the Life-Cycle Benefits of CHP Wayne Hoggle, Marspec | ||
| 10:00 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:15 a.m. | Workshop Resumes | Camellia A |
| 10:30 a.m. | Student Poster Setup | Camellia B |
| Noon | Lunch Pre-conference workshop participants only |
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Opening Session of Southern BioProducts and Renewable Energy Conference | ||
| 1:00 p.m. | Conference Overview Pete Weisenberger, MBREC President |
Camellia A |
| Official Welcome Mayor A.J. Holloway, City of Biloxi | ||
| 1:30 p.m. | Opening Keynote Message Joseph Linton, Strategic Biomass Solutions |
Camellia A |
Connecting Energy Security and National SecurityModerator - Alan Kitchens, Kitchen Brothers Manufacturing | ||
| 2:00 p.m. | Ashkan Bayatpour, Operation Free | Camellia A |
| Sumesh Arora, Mississippi Technology Alliance | ||
| Missy Ferguson, Stennis Space Center | ||
| Sponsor Spotlight: Brunini Grantham Grower & Hewes | ||
| 3:15 p.m. | Break with Exhibitors and Posters | Camellia B |
Biofuels and Biomass Technology DevelopmentModerator – Brent Brasher, KenGro Corp | ||
| 3:44 p.m. | Michael McAdams, Advance Biofuels Association | Camellia A |
| Frank Hardimon, Ceres | ||
| David Lynch, Enerkem | ||
| Phillip Jennings, Repreve Renewables | ||
| 5:15 p.m. | Session Adjourns | |
| 5:30 p.m. | Networking Reception with Exhibitors and Student Poster Voting | Camellia B |
| 7:30 p.m. | Dinner on your own | |
Wednesday, May 11 |
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| 7:00 a.m. | Breakfast Buffet and Final Student Poster Voting | Camellia B |
| Visit with Exhibitors | Camellia B | |
| Registration | Pre-Function Area | |
| 8:15 a.m. | Welcome and Overview Pete Weisenberger, MBREC President |
Camellia A |
Economic Impacts of Renewable EnergyModerator – Joseph Gibbs, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings | ||
| 8:30 a.m. | Tucker Crawford, Gulf States Renewable Energy Industries Association | Camellia A |
| Tony Smith, Mississippi Power Company | ||
| Daniel Mallett, Geothermal Energy Systems | ||
| Steve Lomax, Tennessee Valley Authority | ||
| Sponsor Spotlight: Mississippi Development Authority | ||
| 10:10 a.m. | Break with Exhibitors |
Camellia B |
Energy Policy Perspectives and ProgressModerator – Brent Bailey, 25x’25 Renewable Energy Initiative | ||
| 10:40 a.m. | Commissioner Leonard Bentz, Mississippi Public Service Commission | Camellia A |
| Senator David Baria, Mississippi Senate | ||
| Representative Bill Pigott, Mississippi House of Representatives | ||
| Wilson Montjoy, Butler Snow | ||
| Isaac Panzarella, U.S. DOE Southeast Clean Energy Application Center | ||
| Noon | Lunch Buffet | Camellia B |
| Moderator – Tamme Bufkin, MBREC Board Chairwoman | ||
| Luncheon Keynote Speaker Dr. Martha Saunders, University of Southern Mississippi |
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| Exhibitor Recognition | ||
| Student Scholarship Award | ||
| Student Poster Awards | ||
| Sponsor Spotlight: Mississippi Technology Alliance-Strategic Biomass Solutions | ||
| 1:30 p.m. | Conference Adjourns | |
| 1:40 p.m. | Annual Membership Meeting of the Mississippi Biomass and Renewable Energy Council, Inc. Pete Weisenberger, MBREC President |
Camellia A |
| Guest Speaker – Jeff Coombe, Tetra Tech Mississippi Biomass Feasibility Study | ||
