2011 Conference Presentations
Speakers names are linked to PDFs of their conference PowerPoint presentations. If you have any questions regarding the presentations or would like to add yours to this list, please contact Clark Gilman, Harvesting Clean Energy Program Manager: 360.352.1763 x27
Sunday, October 23, 2011
SPECIAL WORKSHOPS - 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
How USDA Can Help You: Tapping into USDA’s Energy Programs (Cottonwoods Room)
Moderator: Jake Ball, District Director, U.S. Representative Raul Labrador’s Office
Brian Buch, Rural Energy Coordinator, USDA Rural Development – Idaho
Richard Rush, USDA Farm Services Agency Idaho State Director
Speed Matters: How Pyrolysis Works to Make Bio-Oil and Biochar (Firs Room)
Moderator: Jim Amonette, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Manuel Garcia-Perez, Washington State University
Mariefel Olarte, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Jason Streubel, Washington State University
SPECIAL OPENING PANEL DISCUSSION - Waters Room, 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
PREVENTING THE BACKLASH: Community Support and the Successful Project
Moderator: Michael Grossman, 50+1
Jeffery Bell, Gallatin Public Affairs
Bob Breckinridge, Senior Scientist, Idaho National Laboratory
Suzanne Leta Liou, Development Manager, RES America Developments Inc
MONDAY, October 24, 2011
WELCOME and OPENING KEYNOTE - Eagle Room, 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Overview of the Conference - Emcee: Dale Dixon, owner, Dale Dixon Media
Welcome Keynote – C.L. “Butch” Otter, Governor of Idaho
Optimizing Our Region’s Energy Resources - Vice Admiral John J. Grossenbacher (Ret.), Director, Idaho National Laboratory
PLENARY PANEL - Eagle Room, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
THE COMPLETE FARM ENERGY STRATEGY – Farm Energy Innovator Awards
Governor Otter will present the Farm Energy Innovator Awards, then you’ll hear from Northwest farmers who are harvesting a full range of clean energy resources, from energy efficiency to renewable power and biofuels.
“GET IN-DEPTH” BREAKOUT SESSIONS - Round 1 - 10:30 a.m. – Noon
Cutting Fat on the Farm – Saving Money With Efficiency (Salmon Room)
Track: Cheap and Abundant: Energy Efficiency for Farms and Rural Businesses
Moderator: Tom Osborn, Bonneville Power Administration
Rick Rumsey, Engineering Consultant, High Country RC&D Ag Energy Efficiency Program
Lori Ringel, Program Manager/Coordinator, IMW Ag Energy Efficiency Program, High Country RC&D
Dick Stroh, Mechanical Engineer, Bonneville Power Administration
Kent Madison, Owner, Madison Farms
Strategies to ‘in-source’ efficiency, smart grid and manufacturing jobs (Willows Room)
Track: Harvesting Jobs: Growing the Clean Energy Industry and Workforce
Moderator: Jay Larsen, Executive Director, Idaho Technology Council
C. Lloyd Mahaffey, Chairman and CEO, Dynamis
Clay Young, CEO, Inovus Solar
David Anderson, INL Tech Innovation
Geothermal – Farming With the Heat Below Your Feet (Payette Room)
Track: Developing Renewable Energy for Farms and Communities
Moderator: Ken Neely, Technical Hydrogeologist, Idaho Department of Water Resources
Leo Ray, Fish Breeders of Idaho
Lee Barron, Consultant, Boise, ID
Scotty Davenport, Valley County Geothermal, Cascade, ID
There’s Power in That Pile: Biogas Digesters for Dairies (Cottonwoods Room)
Track: Plants into Power – Practical Approaches to Harness Biomass Energy
Moderator: John Miller, Associated Press
Donald H. Schriver, Consultant to CEO, Dairy Management Inc., Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy
Darryl Vander Haak, Owner, Vander Haak Dairy
Sheldon Zakreski, Senior Program Manager, The Climate Trust
Biofuel Feedstocks: Streamlining How We Handle and Move Material (Merlins Room)
Track: Plants into Power – Practical Approaches to Harness Biomass Energy
Moderator: Melinda Hamilton, Idaho National Laboratory
Mike Perry, Washington Forest Concepts
Gary Banowetz, Oregon State University
Chris Wright, Idaho National Laboratory
LUNCHEON and PLENARY PANEL - Eagle Room, Noon – 1:45 p.m.
ENERGY INNOVATION, CORPORATE STRATEGY AND RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
This panel explores the strategic reasons that energy has emerged as key focus for leading companies and outlines ways these companies are innovating their way to a profitable future.
Moderator: John Chatburn, Interim Administrator, Idaho Governor’s Office of Energy Resources
David Allen, Executive Vice President, McKinstry
Haven Baker, VP of New Market Initiatives, JR Simplot Company
Donald H. Schriver, Consultant to CEO, Dairy Management Inc., Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy
PLENARY PANEL - Eagle Room, 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.
THE NEW NORTHWEST POWER GRID: Learn about the key challenges facing grid managers in this new era, and how smart grid technologies and other strategies can help the region successfully integrate more renewable resources.
Moderator: Marsha Smith, Commissioner, Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Ken Dragoon, Senior Resource Analyst, Northwest Power and Conservation Council
Peter Christensen, Technology Commercialization Manager, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Lee Hall, Smart Grid Program Manager, Bonneville Power Administration
Bill White, Senior Advisor, Energy Futures Coalition
GET IN-DEPTH BREAKOUT SESSIONS - Round 2 - 3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
The Northwest Food Processors Energy Initiative: Efficiency, Innovation and Competitiveness (Willows Room)
Track: Cheap and Abundant: Energy Efficiency for Farms and Rural Businesses
Moderator: John Gardner, Director, BSU Energy Efficiency Research Institute
Stace Campbell, McCain Foods
Pam Barrow, Energy Director, Northwest Food Processors Association
Don Sturtevant, Corporate Energy Manager, JR Simplot Company
Renewable Energy Development: Maximizing Local Job Creation (Cottonwoods Room)
Track: Harvesting Jobs: Growing the Clean Energy Industry and Workforce
Moderator: Richard Holman, Manager of Energy Workforce Initiatives, Center for Advanced Energy Studies
Todd Schwarz, Instructional Dean, College of Southern Idaho
Mike Grainey, Renewable Energy Policy Manager, Business Oregon
Dan Lloyd, Energy Development Specialist, Montana Department of Commerce
Lawrence Beaty, Interim Executive Director of the Energy Systems Technology and Education Center, Idaho State University
Money from the Sun – New Opportunities in Solar Hot Water and Electricity (Salmon Room)
Track: Developing Renewable Energy for Farms and Communities
Moderator: Ryan Romaneski, Northwest SEED
Frank Donaldson, Capital Sun Group, Boise, ID
Bob Patterson, Public Works Director, Pendleton, OR
Jon Riley, Chief Operating Officer, Site Based Energy
State-level Best Practices: Lessons From Around the Northwest (Merlins Room)
Track: Strategies and Policy to Drive Rural Clean Energy Development
Moderator: Bob Maynard, Managing Director, Boise Office, Perkins Coie
David Naccarato, Business Development Manager, McKinstry
Chris Cassidy, National Business Renewable Energy Advisor, US Department of Agriculture
Adam Schumaker, Policy Associate, Renewable Northwest Project
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
OPENING SPEAKERS - Eagle Room, 8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
How Energy Efficiency is Strengthening our Industry
Pam Barrow, Energy Director, Northwest Food Processors Association
The Impact of the REAP Program in the Northwest
Anthony Crooks, Renewable Energy Policy Specialist,Wash DC, USDA Rural Development
GET IN-DEPTH TRACKS – Round 3 - 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Small Scale Hydro Power (Willows Room)
Track: Developing Renewable Energy for Farms and Communities
Moderator: Catrin van Donkelaar, Engineer, McMillen
Louis Zamora, Twin Falls Canal Company, Twin Falls
John Crockett, Crockett Consulting, Boise ID
Wynne Auld, Renewable Energy Solutions, Wallowa, OR
Energy for Tribal Economic Development (Salmon Room)
Track: Developing Renewable Energy for Farms and Communities
Moderator: Andrea Alexander, Energy Director, Affiliated Tribes of NW Indians
Direlle Calica, Energy Advisor, Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
John Sirois, Energy Development, Colville Tribes
Biodiesel: Can it Scale Up in the Northwest? (Merlins Room)
Track: Plants into Power – Practical Approaches to Harness Biomass Energy
Moderator: Howard Haines, Bioenergy Program Manager, Montana Department of Environmental Quality
Day Soriano, Program Development Director, Opportunity Link
Brett Earl, Earl-Fisher Biofuels
Alex Schay, Owner and Founder, Carbon Solutions
Fuels for Schools: Powering Classrooms With Waste Wood (Cottonwoods Room)
Track: Plants into Power – Practical Approaches to Harness Biomass Energy
Moderator: Bob Harrington, Montana State Forester
Bill Carlson, Small Power Consultants and former Chairman, Biomass Power Association
Angela Farr, US Forest Service, Fuels for Schools
GET IN-DEPTH TRACKS – Round 4 - 11:00 – 12:30 p.m.
Next-Gen Biofuels: The Bio-refinery (Willows Room)
Track: Plants into Power – Practical Approaches to Harness Biomass Energy
Moderator: Sue Safford, Oregon Built Environment & Sustainable Technologies Center
Paul Koehler, Vice President, Pacific Ethanol
Morley Kjargaard, Bio Energy and Bio Chemicals Initiatives, Province of Alberta, Canada
Daniel Shafer, Beaver Biodiesel
The Politics of Northwest Biomass (cottonwoods Room)
Track: Strategies and Policy to Drive Rural Clean Energy Development
Moderator: John Gardner, Dean of Academic Affairs, Bainbridge Graduate Institute
David Naccarato, Business Development Manager, McKinstry
Michael Hurd, Director, Environmental Strategy, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Slashing Your Bill: How Rural Dairies Have Cut Their Energy Costs (Merlins Room)
Track: Cheap and Abundant: Energy Efficiency for Farms and Rural Businesses
Moderator: Bob Naerebout, Idaho Dairymen’s Association
Tony Vander Hulst, Westpoint and Southfield Dairies
Steve Ballard, Ballard Dairy and Cheese
Jeremiah Higley, Automated Dairy
Farm-scale and Community Wind: Innovative Models That Make Smaller Projects Profitable (Salmon Room)
Track: Developing Renewable Energy for Farms and Communities
Moderator: Kurt Myers, Idaho National Laboratory
Ormand Hildebrand, Pa Tu Wind, Wasco, OR
Dave Van’t Hof, Lane Powell, Portland
Kent Madison, Madison Farms, Echo, OR
LUNCHEON, PLENARY PANEL, and FINAL WRAP-UP - Eagle Room, 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
SUSTAINING THE BIOMASS BALANCE: Can Bio-energy Boost Rural Economies, Power our Planes and Benefit the Environment?
Moderator: Bill Carlson, Board Member, Biomass Power Association
John Gardner , Dean of Academic Affairs, Bainbridge Graduate Institute
Michael Hurd, Director, Environmental Strategy, Boeing Commercial Airplanes (Video)
