Conference Program

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Conference presentations can be found in the links below.

Day 1: Tuesday, October 11, 2016

  • FIELD TOUR: Get Out and Kick the Tires (8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
    • Messersmith Manufacturing Plant
    • Verso Corporation CHP Boiler
    • Pinecrest Medical Care Facility
    • North Central Area School
  • Vendor Reception (6:00 p.m.)

Day 2: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 – Vendor Expo Open (7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.)

  • AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSION: In the Clouds With Decision Makers and Developers (12:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
  •  Panel: Way beyond your grandfather’s wood stove. Bill Cook, Michigan State University (moderator)
    What exactly is “advanced wood heat?” Listen to the stories successful users tell.

  • Panel: Going beyond the backyard wood pile. – Scott Sanford – UW-Madison (moderator)                                                                                                   Innovations in obtaining secure, reliable, sustainable, and affordable wood supplies.
    • Securing reliable, sustainable, affordable fuel supplies (understanding the upstream portion of the wood supply chain) – Wayne Stanley, Domtar Paper Company
    • Innovations in the wood supply chain (creative opportunities in the downstream portion of the wood supply chain) – Brett Hogarth, Ecostrat, Inc.
    • Connecting sellers with buyersDave Neumann, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
  • Panel: Finding the value beyond the BTU. – Brian Brashaw, USDA Forest Service (moderator)      Advanced wood energy has other values to the user, the community, the region, and the world.
  • Panel: Incentivizing and financing the future.  – Nan Larson, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (co-moderator) and Marcus Grubbs, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (co-moderator)       Creating the policy and finance climate needed for success.
  • Expo (5:00 – 6:00 PM)

 DUE TO LACK OF REGISTRATIONS, THE TECHNICAL WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER, HTM IS OFFERING A ‘FREE’ ALTERNATIVE SESSION TO CONFERENCE ATTENDEES. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO ATTEND.

Evening Session: The Ins and Outs of Commercial Biomass Boilers and Handling Systems

5:45 – 6:30 PM:  Commercial Pellet Systems and Pellet Storage (Grant Gagner, Northwest Manufacturing, Inc/WoodMaster)

6:30 – 7:15 PM:  Commercial Chip Systems and Fuel Handling (Gerry Guard, Messersmith Manufacturing, Inc.)


 

Day 3: Thursday, October 13, 2016- Vendor Expo Open (7:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.) 

MORNING PLENARY: Defeating the Biomass Blues (8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.)

  • National Updates Panel – What is happening in congress, agencies, and national associations?
  • State Updates Panel – what is happening in the Midwestern states?
    • Michigan – Bill Cook (with Stephen Gasteyer), Michigan State University
    • WisconsinScott Sanford, University of Wisconsin (with Tim Baye, University of Wisconsin-Extension) 
    • Minnesota – Mark Lindquist, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
  • Closing Remarks – Tony “T.J.” Morice, President, Heating the Midwest Incorporated

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