BIOFUEL SYMPOSIUM

March 1, 2008, First Interstate Event Center, Fairgrounds RD, Hamilton, Montana

SPONSORED BY THE BIG SKY COALITION
CO-SPONSORED BY THE BITTERROOT NATIONAL FOREST AND THE RAVALLI COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Speakers and Topics

9:00-9:05 Welcome-Tom and Charlotte Robak, Big Sky Coalition
Moderator-Sonny LaSalle, Big Sky Coalition

9:05–10:00 “BioEnergy Opportunities” Mark Knaebe: Forest Products Technologist, US Forest Service Technology Marketing Unit, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin

10:05 –10:45 “Bio-Methanol: How Montana’s Energy Choices can Help Mitigate Global Climate Change and Produce Jobs” Kristiina Vogt: Professor of Ecosystem Management and co-coordinator of Forest Systems and Bio-Energy Program, University of Washington

10:50-11:30 “Woody Waste to Power Project” Dr Robert Topping: Director of the Western Energy Training Center, College of Eastern Utah

11:30-12:30 Lunch: “Energy Security and Clean Development for Montana and the Nation” Kevin Furey: Energy Development Officer, Energy Infrastructure Promotion and Development Office, Montana Department of Commerce. Lunch will be available for purchase on site from “Grumpy’s Bar B Que”

12:30-1:10 “From Forest to Market: Slash Utilization Processes On-Site” Pine Oil, Pellets and Pyrolysis.Alarick Reibold: Research Engineer, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northern Arizona University

1:15-1:40 “Plasma-Conversion Technology- an Overview” Jay Toups: Staff Researcher, Writer and Webmaster, Big Sky Coalition

1:45-2:15 “What About the Air Quality in Ravalli County” Lea Jordan: Director, Ravalli County Environmental Health Department

2:20-3:00 “Local Success Stories”
“Fuel for Schools” Tom Coston: Bitter Root RC&D
”Grants For Fuel Reductions Through Thinning” Byron Bonney: Bitter Root RC&D
“From Manure to Methane” Dan Huls: Huls Dairy

3:05-3:40 “25x25, America’s Energy Future” Bill Carlson: Principal of Carlson Small Power Consultants, Chairman of the USA Biomass Power Producers Alliance and Board Member of the 25X25 Organization

3:45-4:15 “Algae to Bio-Diesel and Cellulosic Ethanol” Joseph LaStella: President of Greenstar Inc.