2007 Conference Re-cap

AGENDA - APRIL 23, 2007

Coach bus transportation for tours and dinner will be provided
12:00 - 12:30: Registration at WITC

12:30 - 1:45: Travel to and tour Birchwood Manufacturing Company, which has a Hurst wood boiler for process heating

1:45 - 2:15: Travel to Spooner, Wisconsin

2:15 - 3:15: Tour Schmitz's Economart, which has recently installed a wood pellet system for space heating

3:15 - 3:45: Travel to Hayward, Wisconsin

3:45 - 4:45: Tour of Louisiana-Pacific, which has a wood fueled heating system that utilizes bark for process and space heating

4:45 - 7:00: Tour Old Hayward Eatery & Brew Pub, which has recently installed a wood pellet system for space heating, and enjoy a dinner buffet

7:00 - 8:00: Return to WITC - Rice Lake

AGENDA - APRIL 23, 2007

7:30 - 9:00: Registration / Breakfast / Exhibits open

9:00 - 9:15: Welcome and Conference Overview - Don Wichert, Focus on Energy

9:15 - 9:45: Keynote - A Sustainable Vision of Biomass
     Speaker: Tim Maker, Biomass Energy Resource Center

9:45 - 10:45: Wood Availability, Extraction Costs and Markets     Session Chair: John Katers, Focus on Energy
     Speakers:
          Rob Benninghoff, Wisconsin Public Service
          Dave Donovan, Xcel Energy
          T.J. Morice, Marth Manufacturing
          Gene Francisco, Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association

10:45 - 11:00: Break: Networking and Exhibits open

11:00 - 11:30: Regulatory Issues
     Speaker: Laurel Sukup, Wisconsin DNR

11:30 - 12:00: Funding Sources
     Speakers: Terry Stebor, Focus on Energy
     Kelley Oehler, USDA
     Brent English, CleanTech Partners

12:00 - 1:30 Lunch (Provided)
     Speaker: Bill Horvath, Chair of the Woody Biomass     Committee of the Governor’s Forestry Council

AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Session A - Large Wood Energy Systems for Industrial Application
     Session Chair: John Katers, Focus on Energy

1:30 - 2:00: Case Study: Biomass Gasification System Nears
Completion at Johnson Controls Cogeneration Plant for University of South Carolina
     Speaker: Alan Kirn, Johnson Controls

2:00 - 2:30: Muscoda Protein Products and the Case for a Wood Fired Boiler
     Speaker: Scott Meister, Muscoda Protein Products

2:30 - 3:00: Biomass Fuel Conversions, Would it make sense for your boiler
     Speaker: Larry Kolpe, Messersmith Manufacturing, Inc.

3:00 - 3:30: Break: Networking and Exhibits open

3:30 - 4:00 Biomass Gasification in Wisconsin - One down, many to go?
     Speaker: Brent English, CleanTech Partners

4:00 - 4:30 We Energies Biomass Power Assessment Study
     Speaker: Drew Szabo, We Energies and Jim Easterly, Black and Veatch

4:30 - 4:45 Conference Wrap-upDon Wichert, Focus on Energy

Session B - Wood Energy Systems for Small Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Applications
     Session Chair: Don Wichert, Focus on Energy

1:30 - 2:00 Wood Boiler Options for Small Scale Applications
     Speaker: Mark Knaebe, Forest Products Lab

2:00 - 2:45 How to Start a Wood Pellet Mill
     Speakers: Don Peterson, Renewable Resource Solutions, LLC Representative of Forest Source and Representatives of Mountain Timber

2:45 - 3:00 Case Studies: Focus on Energy Funded Projects
     Speaker: Terry Stebor

3:00 - 3:30 Break: Networking and Exhibits open

3:30 - 4:00 Case Studies: Wood Boilers for Schools
     Speakers: Tim Maker, Biomass Energy Resource Center and Gerald Gauderman, Shell Lake School District

4:00 - 4:30 Case Studies: Wood Boilers for Commercial Applications
     Speakers: Ken Maki, Rivers Edge

4:30 - 4:45 Conference Wrap-up
Don Wichert, Focus on Energy

• Focus on Energy's Renewable Energy Program

Sponsored by:

• Al Andersen Companies, Inc.
• American Wood Fibers
• Biomass Energy Resource Center
• Hurst Boiler & Welding Company
• Marth Wood Supply
• Sebesta Bloomberg
• We Energies - We Energies Renewable Energy Link