Waste to Energy Workshop for the Illinois Electric Cooperatives
Springfield, IL
October 20, 2009

Agenda
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Time	Title	Presenter
9:00 AM	Registration
9:50 AM	Welcome	N. Duane Noland, Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives
10:00 AM	Anaerobic Digestion Basics	Jay Solomon, University of Illinois Extension
10:30 AM	CHP the Concept	Cliff Haefke, US DOE Midwest Clean Energy Application Center
11:15 AM	Break
11:30 AM	The Co-op/Producer Relationship and Dairyland Power Cooperative AD/CHP Case Studies	Neil Kennebeck, Dairyland Power Cooperative
12:30 PM	Lunch
1:30 PM	Partnering on AD and CHP Projects	Mike O’Neil, Applied Technologies, Inc
2:00 PM	Renewable Energy from Waste: A Review of Case Studies	Mike O’Neil, Applied Technologies, Inc
2:30 PM	Break
2:45 PM	Environmental Impacts and Carbon Credits	Ryan Anderson, Delta Institute
3:30 PM	Finance and Funding Opportunities
	-Rural Energy for America Program	Molly Hammond, USDA Rural Development
	- Illinois Biogas and Biomass to Energy Program	Wayne Hartel, Illinois DCEO
	- Additional Funding Opportunities and Resources	Cliff Haefke, US DOE Midwest Clean Energy Application Center
4:00 PM	Closing Remarks	John Freitag, Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives
4:15 PM	Adjourn