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2006 Ohio Renewable Energy Conference
Thu, February 16, 2006
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

[ Download presentation materials ] 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

10:50am to 11:00am Coffee Break
11:00am to 12:15pm Panel Discussion of Project Development Assistance for Farmers:
[ Download presentation materials ] Tom Sporleder, Farm Income Enhancement Program, The Ohio State University
[ Download presentation materials ] Dave Hahn, The Ohio Cooperative Development Center, The Ohio State University
[ Download presentation materials ] 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
[ Download presentation materials ] 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
[ Download presentation materials ] Solar: Barry AdlerGreenhouse Owner, Plain City
[ Download presentation materials ] Wind: Harry Waserman, DanMar Associates (Minnesota) Bexley OH

1:45pm to 3:00pm
Track 1:
Biodiesel
Track 2:
Biomass
Track 3:
Ethanol
Track 4:
Methane
Track 5:
Wind
Track 6:
Solar
3:00pm to 3:30pm [ Download presentation materials ] Money to Launch >>> USDA Grants in Renewable Energy:  Randy Monhemius, Rural Development Specialist, U.S. Department of Agriculture
3:30pm Adjourn

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