Wednesday, September 5th
| 11:00 – 12:00 |
Registration |
| 12:00 – 1:00 |
Lunch (Provided) |
| 1:00 – 1:30 |
Welcome/Overview(McNeel/Herholdt) |
| 1:30 – 3:00 |
Cellulosic Ethanol Opportunities |
Moderator: Curt Peterson
Phil Badger, Southern States Energy Board
Greg Bischak, Appalachian Regional Commission
Robert Perlack, US Department of Energy
Roger Hanshaw, WV State Department of Agriculture
| 3:00 – 3:15 |
Break |
| 3:15 – 5:15 |
Cellulosic Ethanol Resource/ Feedstock Development |
Supplying New Markets with Forest Products
Nationwide: Bryce Stokes, USDA Forest Service
West Virginia/Appalachian Region: Shawn Grushecky, WVU AHC
Forest Products Industry: Dick Waybright, West Virginia Forestry Association
Development of New Feedstocks Using Biotechnology: Stephen DiFazio, WVU Biology
Biomass Collection/Processing: Mike Schmidt, John Deere
Forest Residues Sustainability: Randy Dye, WV Division of Forestry & Natural Resources
| 5:30 – 6:30 |
Networking Social |
| 6:30 – 8:00 |
Dinner (provided) |
Thursday, September 6th
| 7:30 – 8:15 |
Breakfast (provided) |
| 8:30 – 10:30 |
Cellulosic Ethanol Development |
Moderator: Paul Hill
Review of Conversion Technologies: Phil Badger, Southern States Energy Board
Commercialization and Marketing: Mark Downing, USDOE
Industry Perspectives (Infrastructure/ Investment/Capabilities)
Investment by the Industry – the bottom line for ethanol production: Keith Pauley, MATRIC
How the Chemical industry infrastructure can efficiently produce ethanol: A perspective: Dean Cordle, AC & S, INC.
Bio-butanol – another liquid fuel from wood:
Dave Prather, DuPont Corporation
Can ethanol be produced as a pulp by-product? Steven Burton, MeadWestvaco Corp.
| 10:30 – 10:45 |
Break |
| 10:45 – 11:45 |
Cellulosic Ethanol Market Entry – Transportation Fuels from Wood |
Coal and Wood to Liquid Fuels: Randy Harris, Mingo County Redevelopment Authority
The BIG picture for ethanol: Calvin Kent, Marshall University (Macro Economic Policy Options)
Biomass scenario models: Amy Miranda, USDOE
| 11:45 – 12:15 |
General Discussion and Wrap up |
| 12:15 – 1:30 |
Lunch (provided) |
| 1:30 |
Adjourn |
Steering Committee
Dr. Joseph McNeel, Director, WVU Division of Forestry & Natural Resources
Mr. Jeff Herholdt, Manager, Energy Efficiency Program WVDO
Dr. Stephen DiFazio, Assistant Professor of Biology, WVU
Dr. Ray Yang, Professor of Chemical Engineering, WVU
Dr. Jingxin Wang, Associate Professor, Wood Science, WVU Division of Forestry and Natural Resources
Logging residues that remain after harvesting a typical hardwood stand in West Virginia.
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