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A record 630 farmers, ranchers, energy developers, venture capitalists,
energy entrepreneurs, utility officials, and government leaders from
throughout the Northwest registered for this year's conference, held at the Red Lion on the River, Jantzen Beach, in Portland.
Barry Bushue, Oregon Fam Bureau president, noted he saw among the attendees "everything from Birkenstocks to cowboy boots" but added "maybe that's a very, very good thing to be able to be collaborative, to be working on these issues we face regarding energy and trying to find new sources ... so we can all benefit from them."
Highlights
Photos
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Videos
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Capital Press
Renewable energy called marathon, not gold rush
Bush calls U.S. leader in clean energy
Quick renewal of tax incentives urged
Government wants more private money going in projects
The Harvesting Clean Energy Report on the Ag Information Network
Wrapping Up the Eigth Annual Harvesting Clean Energy Conference featuring Peggy Beltorne, keynote speaker Cascade County Commissioner and a member of the 25x25 Steering Committe (audio)
The Harvesting Clean Energy Journal
Harvesting Clean Energy Conference in Portland Shatters Prior Attendance Figures
Clean Technology Revolution Opening New Rural Opportunities, Say Experts at HCE Conference
California Energy Standards to Drive Western States Clean Energy Growth, California Official Predicts at HCE Conference
Pacific Ethanol to Build Northwest Cellulosic Ethanol Demonstration Plant |
Click on the blue highlighted names of speakers to download PDF versions of PowerPoint shows.
MONDAY, JANUARY 28
WELCOME & OPENING KEYNOTE
Welcome: Barry Bushue, President, Oregon Farm Bureau
Keynote Speaker: John Geesman, Co-Chairman of the Board, American Council on Renewable Energy: Key Drivers in the Worldwide Energy Market, and Long-Term Implications for Agriculture and Forestry
PLENARY PANEL
The Emerging Revolution in Energy Technology: What It Means for Rural Economic Opportunities in the Northwest
Moderator: Katy Coba, Director, Oregon Department of Agriculture
Anne Steckel, Energy Specialist, American Farm Bureau Federation
David Chen, Chair, Oregon Innovation Council; Principal, Equilibrium Capital
PLENARY PANEL
Packaging Incentives: Assembling New State and Federal Resources into a Financial Model that Works for You
Moderator: Robert Grott, Northwest Environmental Business Council
Rachel Shimshak, Executive Director, Renewable Northwest Project – Electricity Project Incentives
Nikola Davidson, Program Director, Northwest Biofuels Association – Biofuel Project Incentives 247kb
David Quinby, Attorney, Stoel Rives LLP – Federal Resources 155kb
IN-DEPTH TRACKS
Harvesting the Wind: Scale & Ownership
Moderator: Don Coats, wheat farmer, Past President of Oregon Wheat Growers League
Brian Conrad, John Deere Credit – Large Projects for Rural Landowners 989kb
Alan Cowan, Energy Trust of Oregon – Community Wind Projects
Peter Richardson, Richardson & O'Leary PLLC – Idaho and Oregon PURPA Experience 2.11mb
LeRoy Jarolimek, Wind Advantage – Farmer-owned Wind Development 234kb
Getting the Right Policies for Rural Clean Energy: Best Practices
Moderator: Beth Doglio, Climate Solutions
Anne Steckel, American Farm Bureau – Federal Policies 1.14mb
Mark Kendall, Oregon Dept of Energy – State Policies 247kb
Maui Meyer, Hood River County Commission – County Policies (no ppt available)
Randy Leonard, Portland City Council – Municipal Policies
Powering the Farm: Cutting Costs through Energy Efficiency
Moderator: Stephanie Page, Oregon Dept of Agriculture
Craig Metz, EnSave – Opportunities to Save Money by Saving Energy on Your Farm 4.87mb
Mike Omeg, Omeg Orchards – Saving Energy through Efficient Irrigation
Marvin Fessler, Fessler Nursery – Efficiency in Nursery Operations 393kb
Paul Schanno, Schanno Ranch – Using GPS Technology to Save Tractor Fuel
Growing Regional Biodiesel Feedstocks
Moderator: Ted Durfey, Natural Selection Farms
Dennis Roe, WSU Extension – From Field to Fuel Tank: Where Will Our Biodiesel Feedstocks Come From?
Bill Pan, WSU Crop & Soil Sciences – Agronomic Adaptation of Feedstocks
Stephen Guy, University of Idaho – Camelina: A New Oilseed Crop for the Pacific Northwest
Paul Miller, Sustainable Systems LLC – Fostering Industry Expansion: Production, Transport, Storage and Crushing
Northwest Ethanol Emerges
Moderator: Warren Shoemaker, Pacific Ethanol
Warren Shoemaker, Pacific Ethanol – Northwest Ethanol: Firing on All Cylinders
Kulinda Davis, Pacific Ethanol – Cellulosic Ethanol: Columbia Basin & Beyond 2.10mb
Rick Gustafson, UW College of Forest Resources – Cellulosic Ethanol Production Processes 2.56mb
David Blume, International Institute for Ecological Agriculture – Community-Scale Ethanol Production
Clean Energy on the Vine
Moderator: Kathleen Doll, Stoel Rives LLP
Alan Hickenbottom, Tanner Creek Energy – Solar Installations
Andrea Durbin, Oregon Environmental Council – Carbon Neutral Wineries Initiative
Melissa Burr, Stoller Vineyards – One Winery’s Clean Energy Experience no ppt available
Harvesting the Wind: Siting, Technology & Financing
Moderator: Kathi Montgomery, Montana Department of Environmental Quality
Jeff Deiss, USDA Rural Development – Packaging the Project 1.11mb
Charles Newcomb, Entegrity Wind – Small Turbine Manufacturing
Paul Woodin, Oregon Community Cooperative – How Communities Can Leverage Large Farm Developers for Community Benefit 2.02mb
Christian Sarason, 3TIER Environmental Forecast Group – Wind Assessment and Analysis 2.16mb
Getting the Right Policies for Rural Clean Energy: Advocacy 101
Moderator: Doug Badger, Western Strategies
Colby Marshall, Office of U.S. Representative Greg Walden
Don Coats, wheat farmer, Past President of Oregon Wheat Growers League
Jason Vaillancourt, Office of U.S. Senator Gordon Smith
Powering the Farm: Renewable Energy.
Moderator: Tammy Dennee, Oregon Wheat Growers League
Tracey Liskey, Liskey Farms – Geothermal and Biodiesel
Jeff Falen, Persephone Farms – Solar 568kb
Greg Price, Abundant Renewable Energy – Small-Scale On-Farm Wind 1.88mb
Karen Chase, OR Dept of Energy & Craig Kohanek, OR Water Resources Dept – Micro-Hydro 4.32mb
Biodiesel Production: Quality & Scale
Moderator: Jon Van Gerpen, University of Idaho
Nikola Davidson, NW Biofuels Association – Making History: Regional Biodiesel in Context 1.12mb
Todd Ellis, Imperium Renewables – Why Quality Matters: Where We Go from Current Specs
Merritt Wolfkill, Wolfkill Feed & Fertilizer – Community Approach to Biodiesel Production 3.04mb
Howard Haines, MT Dept of Environmental Quality – Small-Producer Issues 1.98mb
Biogas Digesters
Moderator: Mike Gamroth, OSU Dept of Animal Science
Chris Voell, EPA AgSTAR – Industry Trends and Co-Product Development 1.96mb
Marlin Statema, Andgar – Economic Viability of Commercial Biogas Production 1.02mb
Chad Kruger, WSU Climate Friendly Farming – New Innovations in Digester Technology 4.29mb
Erica Keeley, The Climate Trust – Urban Natural Gas Customers are Supporting Digesters 649kb
TUESDAY, JANUARY 29
WELCOME & OPENING KEYNOTE
Welcome: Amy Patrick, Northwest Ag Show
Opening Remarks, Introduction of Keynote: Peggy Beltrone, 25x’25 National Steering Committee
Keynote Speaker: Thomas Dorr, USDA Undersecretary for Rural Development
PLENARY PANEL
Next Generation Bioenergy: What It Means for Northwest Crops, Jobs and New Co-Products
Moderator: Tammy Dennee, Oregon Wheat Growers League
Thomas Foust, Biomass Technology Program Manager, National Renewable Energy Lab – Achieving the Next Generation Biorefinery: What It Will Take 17.03mb
Marcia Patton-Mallory, Woody Biomass and Bioenergy Coordinator, US Forest Service – Sustainable Forestry and Bioenergy 4.50mb
Dave Sjoding, WSU Energy Program – First Steps Toward Biorefining: Integrating Efficiency and CHP into Biofuels Production 1.84mb
IN-DEPTH TRACKS
Public Power Renewables 1: Small Utilities Mean Big Impact for Wind Power
Moderator: Aaron Jones, Golden State Power Cooperative
Elliot Mainzer, Bonneville Power Administration – Wind Integration 281kb
Brian Skeahan, Cowlitz County PUD; Robin Rego, Lakeview Light & Power; and Steve Walter, Tanner Electric Cooperative – Perspectives on the White Creek Wind Project 792kb
David Kobus, Energy Northwest – Renewable Energy Costs Coming Down? 2.39mb
Community Ownership Models: Keeping Local Dollars Local
Moderator: Jennifer Grove, NW Sustainable Energy for Economic Development 213kb
Mark Hanson (for Joe Thompson) , Stoel Rives LLP – The Law of Coops 138kb
Eric Bowman, NW Cooperative Development Center – Cooperative Business Models for Energy Projects 588kb
Ormand Hilderbrand, Oregon Trail Wind Farm LLC – A Family-Owned Wind Model 663kb
Paul Woodin forJudge Gary Thompson – Sherman County Community Wind 1.29mb
Money from Carbon: State and Regional Action
Moderator: Chad Kruger, WSU Climate Friendly Farming 4.54mb
Mike Grainey, Director, Oregon Department of Energy – Western Governor’s Climate Initiative & Oregon’s carbon efforts
KC Golden, Climate Solutions – Washington Climate Advisory Team 1.38mb
New Directions in Bioenergy R&D
Moderator: Tim Stearns, WA Dept of Community, Trade & Economic Development
Mark Brady, Puget Sound Clean Cities Coalition – Renewable Diesel 1.47mb
Jake Eaton, Greenwood Resources – Agroforestry and Ethanol Production 1.8mb
Tom Miles, T M Miles Technical Consultants – Gasification: Past, Present & Future 4.81mb
John Pierce, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati – Algae: Is There a Single-Celled Organism in Your Future?
Tribal Energy
Moderator: Leslie Moynihan, NW Sustainable Energy for Economic Development
Leslie Moynihan – Quileute Backup Solar Systems & Energy Efficiency 513kb
Jim Manion, Warm Springs Tribe – Bioenergy Project
Bob Gough, Intertribal COUP – Efficiency and Housing Projects: Growing Tribal Renewable Energy Opportunities 20.18mb
Eric Quaempts, Umatilla Tribe – Environmental and Cultural Considerations for Project Developers
2nd ANNUAL GOVERNOR'S CLEAN ENERGY AWARDS 1.57mb
IN-DEPTH TRACKS
Public Power Renewables 2: Renewable Energy – Rage or Resource?
Moderator: Steve Johnson, Washington Public Utility District Association
Mike Nelson, WSU Energy Program – Wind & Solar in the Northwest (no ppt available)
Roger Garratt, Puget Sound Energy – Exploring Wind & Solar Resources 523kb
Making Projects Happen: Working with Service Providers
Moderator: Robert Grott, Northwest Environmental Business Council
Sandra Walden, Commercial Solar Ventures – The Developer Perspective 79kb
Jonathan Norling, Columbia Energy Partners LLC – The Legal Perspective 97kb
James Thornton, Ecology and Environment – The Environmental Perspective 2.16mb
Jay Follman, Industrial Resources – The Construction Perspective
Money from Carbon: Technologies
Moderator: Hans Kok, WSU and University of Idaho Extension
Hal Collins, USDA Agricultural Research Service – Biochar as a Pyrolysis Byproduct 2.28mb
Craig Frear, WSU Center for Bioproducts & Bioenergy – Carbon Crediting for Methane Recovery 1.47mb
Chad Kruger, WSU Climate Friendly Farming – Carbon Credit Opportunities and Trade-offs for Bioenergy Crops 1.80mb
Forest Biomass to Energy
Moderator: Mark Kendall, OR Dept of Energy
Dave Sjoding, WSU Energy Program – Getting More Out of CHP 505kb
Mark Kendall, OR Dept of Energy – Assessing the Resource: Getting Projects On the Ground
Bill Quigg, Grays Harbor Paper – Private Forestland Perspective
Marcia Patton-Mallory (Ron Saranich was unable to attend), US Forest Service – Public Forestland Perspective 545kb
Biofuels & Sustainability
Moderator: Peter Moulton, WA Dept of Community, Trade & Economic Development
Patrick Mazza, Climate Solutions – Energy Balance, Life Cycle Assessments & Low Carbon Fuel Standards 235kb
Brian Young, Imperium Renewables – International Sustainability Roundtables 499kb
Mike Bowman, Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance – Voluntary Third-Party Certification 2.81mb
Chris Hagerbaumer, Oregon Environmental Council – Oregon Biofuels Study 363kb
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