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Time
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Presentation Topic
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Speaker
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| 8:00 AM |
Welcome |
Hans Detweiler - Deputy Director, Bureau of Energy and Recycling, Illinois DCEO
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| 8:15 AM |
Keynote Speech |
Doug Wilson - Director of Rural Development, USDA
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| 8:30 AM |
Illinois Manure Management |
Warren Goetsch - Division Manager, Illinois Department of Agriculture
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| 9:00 AM |
Digester Basics |
Ted Funk - Extension Specialist, Agricultural Engineering, University of Illinois
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| 9:30 AM |
CHP – The Concept |
John Cuttica - Director, The Midwest CHP Application Center
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| 10:30 AM |
Insights From System Developers: |
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- GHD, Inc |
Melissa Dvorak, Marketing
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- RCM Digesters, Inc |
Mark Moser, President
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- Unison Solutions |
Jan Scott, President
|
| Noon |
Luncheon Speech |
Chuck Hartke - Director, Illinois Department of Agriculture
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| 1:00 PM |
Working With the Local Electric Utility |
Rich Wright - General Executive, Renewables - Ameren
Earl Moore - Manager of Standards and Customer Engineering- ComEd
Patrick Griggs - Vice President of Electric Distribution , Corn Belt Energy Corporation
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| 1:45 PM |
Illinois Case Studies: A Panel Discussion Moderated by David Dornbusch, Blackhawk Hills RC&D Coordinator, USDA-NRCS |
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- Scheidairy Farms |
Doug Scheider
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- New Horizon Dairies |
Terry Feldman
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- Hunter Haven Farms |
Doug Block
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| 3:00 PM |
Carbon Credits & Trading Program for Illinois Agriculture |
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- Illinois EPA
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Richard Breckenridge - Agricultural and Rural Affairs Adviser
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- Delta Institute |
Abigail Corso, Associate Director
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Next Steps… Where do you go from here?
-USDA Rural Development Renewable Energy/Energy Efficiency Loan and Grant Program(Section 9006 of the 2002 Farm Bill) |
Patrick Lydic - Business Cooperative Specialist, USDA
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- Project Financing using Environmental Bonds and Specialized Livestock Guarantees |
Eric Reed - Senior Agriculture Funding Manager, Illinois Finance Authority
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- State Biogas Program |
Hans Detweiler - Deputy Director, Bureau of Energy and Recycling, Illinois DCEO
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| 4:00 PM |
Adjourn |
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