Managing High Energy Costs II: Discussion of Alternatives & Opportunities
March 13, 2007
Redwood Area Community Center
High energy costs continue to be
a challenge facing many agricultural processing plants in Minnesota. For the
biofuels industry, higher input costs are also squeezing margins. Biomass
from our fields and forests, along with co-products from our agricultural
processing and bioenergy plants, have the potential to provide a lower-cost
alternative to petroleum-based fuels. This forum was designed to help
participants to learn together how to manage higher energy costs.
The Renewable Energy landscape is
changing rapidly -- new developments, new technologies, new players, new
economics, new energy sources, new tax credits and carbon programs.
This forum was developed to follow up on the very successful conference held
in May, 2006. It targeted large users of energy in the agricultural
processing and bioenergy arena. Topics covered included: Where and how might
biomass fit into your plant operation? How do lower-cost fuels and new
energy-saving technologies fit in? Is there a way to take advantage of the
recent changes in the tax code and various state requirements?
Click on the links below for the presentations (in PDF format)
Cellulosic Ethanol - Doug Tiffany
Biomass Gasification - Dr. Lanny Schmidt
Methanol How and Why - Cecil Massie
Woodland Custom, Inc. - Eric Woodland
Rural Energy Marketing Gasifier - Loren Forrest
Densification of Biomass - Alan Doering and Dr. Vance Morey
DDG for Power - Dr. Vance Morey
Working Together to Solve Biomass Issues
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Minnesota Inventor's Congress Information
Energy Forum, June 9, 2006
Redwood Falls, MN.
Click on the links
below for the presentations (in PDF format)
All available presentations from the forum are listed below.
Air Quality Permits & Alternative Fuels David Bordson
(info from May 16, 2006)
Biomass Characteristics Rose Patzer & Alan Doering
Grand and Funding Opportunities Max Norris
Center for Producer Owned Energy Max Norris
Managing High Energy Costs: Discussion of Alternatives & Opportunities
May 16th, 2006
Redwood Area Community Center
Click on the links below for the presentations (in PDF format)
Air Quality Permits & Alternative Fuels David Bordson
MNCPOE & AURI Projects Wayne Hansen
Ethanol Plant Energy Douglas Tiffany
CMEC Gasification Project Cecil Massie & Michael Sparby
Funding Opportunities Michael Sparby
Gasification Options and Economics Cecil Massie
