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2006 Ohio Renewable Energy Conference
Thu, February 16, 2006
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Agenda
| 9:30am to 9:45am |
Opening Remarks and State Overview: Howard Wise, Assistant Director, Ohio Department of Agriculture, Reynoldsburg, OH |
| 9:45am to 10:50am |
Energy Bill and National Overview: Larry Mitchell, CEO American Corn Growers, Washington DC
Status Report: What's Happening in Renewable Energy Projects Involvoing Farmers in the Midwest? Bill Spratley,
Executive Director of Green Energy of Ohio, Columbus
Ohio Policy Toward Renewables: Dale Arnold, Director of Energy Programs, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, Columbus, OH
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| 10:50am to 11:00am |
Coffee Break |
| 11:00am to 12:15pm |
Panel Discussion of Project Development Assistance for Farmers:
Tom Sporleder, Farm Income Enhancement Program, The Ohio State University
Dave Hahn, The Ohio Cooperative Development Center, The Ohio State University
John Ellerman, Executive Director, Ohio Farmers Union Family Farm Center, Columbus Ohio
Larry Thompson, CEO, Heartland Agdeavor Association, Columbus Ohio |
| 12:15 to 1:00pm |
Catered Lunch |
| 1:00pm to 1:45pm |
Expert Panel for Renewable Energy by Type of Energy
Moderator: Bill Morgan, The Ohio Department of Agriculture
Biodiesel: Steven Lankenau, American Ag Fuels, Defiance, OH
Biomass: Dwight Carpenter, President, Carpenter's Greenhouse, Allen, MI
Ethanol: Mark Schwiebert, Farmer and Ethanol Project Developer, Hamler, OH
Methane: Floyd Schanbacher, OARDC, Wooster OH and Mike Long, SWACO Grove City OH
Solar: Barry AdlerGreenhouse Owner, Plain City
Wind: Harry Waserman, DanMar Associates (Minnesota) Bexley OH
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| 1:45pm to 3:00pm |
Track 1:
Biodiesel |
Track 2:
Biomass |
Track 3:
Ethanol |
Track 4:
Methane |
Track 5:
Wind |
Track 6:
Solar |
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| 3:00pm to 3:30pm |
Money to Launch >>> USDA Grants in Renewable Energy: Randy Monhemius, Rural Development Specialist, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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| 3:30pm |
Adjourn |
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