HCE 2010 drew 560 participants to Eastern Washington’s Tri-Cities Three Rivers Convention Center, with 39 sponsor organizations and 36 vendors who exhibited. HCE 10 succeeded in pulling in a geographically and politically diverse crowd for a three-day immersion into the promise and challenges of making clean energy work for rural business and economic development.
Thanks to all or our sponsors, exhibitors, presenters and participants for making Harvesting Clean Energy 2010 a huge success. Scroll down to view photos, press coverage and speaker presentations.
Plugging-In: Electric Trucks, Tractors, ATVs, and Orchard Platforms Moderator/Speaker: Ron Johnston-Rodriguez, Advanced Vehicle Innovations Consortium, Port of Chelan County Tim Murphy, Idaho National Lab/Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity Karen Lewis, WSU Extension and Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission Bob Acheson, Barefoot Motors
Next-Gen Hydropower: Big Resource, Small Impact
Moderator: Andrew Munro, Grant County PUD and President, National Hydropower Association Richard Roos-Collins, Director of Legal Services, National Heritage Institute Ron Miller, Director of Sales, Voith Hydro Elliot Mainzer, Vice President-Corporate Strategy, Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Kirby W. Gilbert, Manager, MWH Americas, Inc.
The Promise of Biochar: Generate Energy, Improve Soils, Store Carbon(1st session) Moderator : Jim Amonette, Pacific NW National Laboratory Tom Miles, T. R. Miles Technical Consultants, Inc. Hal Collins, USDA Agriculture Research Service Mark Coleman, University of Idaho Forest Resources
Tapping Into USDA Funding for Your Project: What You Need to Know Moderator: Judy Olson, State Executive Director, USDA Farm Service Agency – Washington State Office Chris Cassidy, National Business Renewable Energy Advisor , USDA Rural Development, Wash DC Virinder Singh, Harvesting Clean Energy/Hat Trick Energy and Environment Consulting Rod Hamilton, Chief of Farm Programs, USDA Farm Service Agency – Washington State Office Brian Buch, Business Program Specialist, USDA Rural Development – Idaho State Office
4:00pm – 5:30pm SPECIAL WORKSHOP
Isle of Eigg, Scotland: The Big Green Challenge John C Hutchison, Chairman of the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust:
Welcome and Orientation from Conference Emcee Hal Calbom
Special Remarks: Congressman Doc Hastings
Introduction of Keynoter: Dr. Birgitte Ahring, Director, WSU Center for Bioproducts and Bioenergy
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Richard Wynne, Director of Geopolitical and Policy Analysis, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
9:00am – 10:30am PLENARY PANEL – Harvesting Clean Energy 2020: A View to the Future
Moderator: Read Smith, National Co-Chair, 25x25 Anthony Crooks, Renewable Energy Specialist for USDA Rural Development, Washington DC Claudio O. Stöckle - Chair, Dept. of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University Terry L. Walton, Director, Energy and Environmental Programs, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Bio-Economy and Northwest Feedstocks – Northwest Bioenergy Feedstocks: Expanding Supply for Our Emerging Bio-Economy
Moderator: Bill Warren, Washington State Farm Bureau Hal Collins, USDA Agriculture Research Service Scott Johnson, President, Sustainable Oils: camelina to biojet fuel Richard Hess, Idaho National Laboratory: Biomass handling/storage/ delivery integration into existing infrastructure Rob Schram, Evergreen Fuel Technologies, Inc.: Ag. Crop Waste Biomass Electric Generation Resource in Grant County
Energy Opportunities for Rural Landowners and How to Finance Them – Large Wind: Big Money, Big Future
Moderator: Graham Noyes, Stoel Rives Paul Weatherbee, Resource Development Manager, Puget Sound Energy Grant Morgan, Public Works Director/County Engineer, Garfield County Larry Flowers, Wind Powering America Technical Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Energy Innovation in Food Processing – Northwest Food Processors Association Energy Initiative: A Model for Industrial Energy Efficiency
Pam Barrow, Energy Director, Northwest Food Processors Association Jim Azumano, Rural Program Director, Northwest Food Processors Education & Research Institute
New Energy Opportunities for Irrigated Agriculture -- Strategies to Save Energy in Irrigation Systems Moderator: Stephanie Page, Oregon Department of Agriculture Frank Majer, Energy Services Specialist, Grant County Public Utility District -- Grant County PUD's energy efficiency programs for agriculture Tom Osborn, Mechanical Engineer, Energy Efficiency and Renewables, Bonneville Power Administration -- BPA energy incentives Fred Ziari, President and CEO, IRZ Consulting LLC -- The energy audit process; using infrared sensing to evaluate irrigation system efficiency (No PPT used in presentation)
Clean Energy Policy for Rural Development -- Energy Legislation in DC: What's the Latest and What's in it for the Rural Northwest Moderator: David Kolsrud, DAK Renewables Ross Macfarlane, Senior Advisor for Business Partnerships, Climate Solutions Chris Cassidy, National Business Renewable Energy Advisor , USDA Rural Development, Wash DC
12:30pm – 2:00pmLUNCHEON KEYNOTE SPEAKER
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: David Kolsrud, DAK Renewable Energy – “Farmers as Renewable Energy Entrepreneurs”
2:00pm – 3:00pm PLENARY PANEL: The Bio-Economy and Northwest Feedstocks: Wrestling with ‘Sustainability’
Moderator: Peter Moulton, Washington Department of Commerce David Huggins, Soil Scientist, USDA Agriculture Research Service Laurie Davies, Waste 2 Resources Program Manager, Washington Dept. of Ecology Chad Kruger, WSU Center for Sustaining Ag and Natural Resources
3:30pm – 5:00pm GET IN-DEPTH BREAKOUT SESSIONS –Round 2
Bio-Economy and Northwest Feedstocks – Wood Waste in the Bio-Economy: Technology and Markets for Energy and Co-Products Moderator: Rachael Jamison, Washington Department of Natural Resources John Calhoun, Olympic Natural Resources Center, University of Washington - Adequate Feedstock Concerns Bill Carlson, 25x’25 Steering Committee; Former Chair, National BioPower Association Dave McEntee, Simpson Tacoma Kraft Paper - Combined heat and power Rob Janicki, Janicki Energy
Energy Innovation in Food Processing-- Generating Energy from Food Processing Waste Streams Mark Kendall, Summit Natural Energy – Before Cellulose: What’s Sweet and Ripe Today Matt Coen, EcoOregon – The Stahlbush Island Farms Project: Biodigesting Food Waste into Energy Larry Condon, Barr-Tech LLC – The Barr Regional Bio-Industrial Park
New Energy Opportunities for Irrigated Agriculture – Tapping Irrigation Water Delivery Systems to Produce Hydropower
Moderator: Andrew Munro, Grant County PUD and President, National Hydropower Association Keith Knitter, Manager of Resource Planning, Grant County Public Utility District Burton Hamner, CEO, Hydovolts, Inc – “H ydrokinetic Turbines in Canals: Potential and Reality” Steve Rigdon, Generation Manager, Yakama Power
Clean Energy Policy for Rural Development – States at the Forefront: Policies to Power Up Rural Economic Development Moderator: K.C. Golden, Policy Director, Climate Solutions David Van’t Hof, Lane Powell, former Energy Advisor to Oregon Governor Kulongoski Dave Ryan, Montana Renewable Energy Association Robert Neilson, Idaho National Laboratory Daniel Malarkey, Deputy Director, Washington State Department of Commerce
Northwest Pioneers of the Smart Grid – Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Efforts Moderator: Ronald B. Melton, Ph.D., Project Director, Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project, Battelle Memorial Institute Donald J. Hammerstrom, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project, Battelle Memorial Institute Mark Osborn, Distributed Resources Manager, Portland General Electric Ken Dragoon, Research Director, Renewables Project Northwest Mike Charlo, Electric Superintendent, City of Milton-Freewater, Oregon
Tuesday, February 9
8:00am – 8:50am MORNING KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Introductory Remarks: Scheduled:Peter Goldmark, Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands. Remarks delivered by Rachel Jamieson, DNR Climate and Energy Policy Specialist
Keynote Speaker: Scheduled: Dallas Tonsager, Under Secretary for Rural Development, US Department of Agriculture -- Address given by Mario Villanueva, State Director, USDA Rural Development – Washington State Office
9:00am – 10:30am GET IN-DEPTH TRACKS – Round 3
Clean Energy for Good Rural Jobs – Renewable Energy Trends, Job Creation and Workforce Development
Moderator: Alan Hardcastle, Sr. Research Associate, WSU Extension Energy program Jack Baker, Vice President, Energy Northwest (No PPT used in presentation) Don Guillot, Business Manager, IBEW Local 77 (No PPT used in presentation) Mindy Stevens, Vice President for Workforce Education, Walla Walla Community College (No PPT used in presentation) Dave Ryan, National Center for Appropriate Technology, Butte, MT
Energy Innovation in Food Processing – Energy Innovation in Food Processing: Case Studies Don Sturtevant, Energy/Natural Resources Manager, J.R. Simplot Company – Energy Efficiency: The Simplot Way Mike Henderson, Energy Engineering Manager, ConAgra Foods-Lamb Weston – “Know Thyself”: Our Continuing Journey
Public Power Clean Energy Leaders -- Case Studies and Innovative Financing Approaches Moderator: Jeb Spengler, Seattle-Northwest Securities Pat Ashby, General Manager, Tillamook People’s Utility District Aaron Jones, Founder, Last Mile Electric Co-op and President/General Manager, Golden State Power Co-op (No PPT used in presentation) Nancy Neraas, Attorney, Foster Pepper Rich Bresnahan, Energy Northwest
Bio-Economy and Northwest Feedstocks – Digesters as Biorefineries: Generating Multiple Revenue Streams Moderator: Chad Kruger, WSU Center for Sustaining Ag and Natural Resources Kevin Maas, Farm Power Northwest Craig Frear, Dept of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University Devin Elliot,
Energy Opportunities for Rural Landowners and How to Finance Them – The Future of Solar Technologies in the Rural Northwest Moderator:Karl Unterschuetz, Northwest Environmental Business Council Gary Nystedt, City of Ellensberg J.D. Sitton, Infinia Corporation Alan Hickenbottom, Tanner Creek Energy
11:00am – 12:30pm GET IN-DEPTH TRACKS – Round 4
Clean Energy for Good Rural Jobs – Unplugged: The Latest Trends for the Northwest Energy Efficiency Workforce (presenters did not use PowerPoint presentations for this session) Moderator: Barbara Hins-Turner, Executive Director, Washington State Center of Excellence for Energy Technology, Centralia College David Allen, Executive Vice President, McKinstry Stan Price, Executive Director, Northwest Energy Efficiency Council Michael Wehling, Energy Efficiency Services, Puget Sound Energy Debi Watson, Manager Member & Community Services, Umatilla Electric
Energy Opportunities for Rural Landowners and How to Finance Them – Successful Finance Strategies for Alternative Energy Projects Moderator: Jae Easterbrooks, ShoreBank Pacific Chris Cassidy, National Business Renewable Energy Advisor , USDA Rural Development, Wash DC Daniel Malarkey, Deputy Director, Washington State Department of Commerce (No PPT used in presentation) Alex Schay, Carbon Solutions Northwest
Energy Development for Tribal Economies Moderator: David Fife, Senior VP, Energy Finance Group, Seattle-Northwest Securities Corp. Jim Manion, General Manager, Warm Springs Power and Water Bob Gough, Intertribal Council on Utility Policy J.D. Williams, Attorney at Law John Williams, Tribal Energy Attorney, Conner & Winters, LLP
Bio-Economy and Northwest Feedstocks – Biofuels and Beyond: Innovative Technologies and Co-Products
Moderator: Rick Orth/John Holladay, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Tom Miles, TR Miles, Inc. – Pyrolysis Chris Zygarlicke, University of North Dakota, Energy and Environmental Research Center – Fermentation Don Stevens, Pacific NW National Laboratory – Gasification Mike Wolcott, Washington State University - Products
1:30pm – 3:30pm SPECIAL WORKSHOPS:
Politics and Your Project Moderator: Peter Cancelmo, Garvey Schubert Barer Kevin Maas, Entrepreneur, Farm Power Northwest Jeffrey Bell, Partner, Gallatin Public Affairs Katie Kirking, Senior Vice President of Eastern Washington Operations, Strategies 360
The Promise of Biochar:Generate Energy, Improve Soils, Store Carbon (2nd session) Moderator: Jim Amonette, Pacific NW National Laboratory Jeff Schahczenski, National Center for Appropriate Technology John Miedema, Thompson Timber Company Eric Twombly, Biochar Products, Halfway, OR Peter Weisberg, The Climate Trust
Plugging-In: Electric Trucks, Tractors, ATVs, and Orchard Platforms Moderator/Speaker: Ron Johnston-Rodriguez, Advanced Vehicle Innovations Consortium, Port of Chelan County Tim Murphy, Idaho National Lab/Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity Karen Lewis, WSU Extension and Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission Bob Acheson, Barefoot Motors
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