Quarterly Biomass Program/Clean Cities Web Conference
DOE's Biomass and Clean Cities programs conduct a joint Web conference each quarter for state energy office representatives and Clean Cities coordinators. The Web conferences offer states the opportunity to share information about state-level policy initiatives and programs so that participants can contribute and learn from one another. Additionally, the event is used to provide states with useful information on Federal biomass policy, technologies, and deployment activities.
Following are summaries and presentations from previous Web conferences. The following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.
Web Conference Summaries:
February 13, 2008
Jim Spaeth (DOE's Golden Field Office) discussed Federal energy policy, including the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 and key provisions of the pending Farm Bill.
- Presentation (PDF 1.8 MB)
May 1, 2008
Julie Howe (Indiana Office of Energy & Defense Development) described the I-65 Corridor Project.
- Presentation (PDF 937 KB)
- Executive Summary (PDF 1.3 MB)
- Timeline and Map (PDF 431 KB)
August 7, 2008
Stacey Simms (Colorado Governor's Energy Office) provided an update on Biofuels in Colorado. Wilbur Frye (Office of Consumer & Environmental Protection, Kentucky Department of Agriculture) described Biofuel Quality Testing in Kentucky. Roya Stanley (Iowa Office of Energy Independence) and Todd Sneller (Nebraska Ethanol Board) discussed the food versus fuel issue.
- Stacey Simms - Presentation (PDF 255 KB)
- Wilbur Frye - Presentation (PDF 866 KB)
- Roya Stanley - Presentation (PDF 245 KB)
- Todd Sneller - Presentation (PDF 924 KB)
November 6, 2008
Al Darzins (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) provided an update on the status of technologies to produce biofuels from Algae. Linda Bluestein (U.S. Department of Energy, Clean Cities Program) described EISA 2007, Section 244 Renewable Fuel Infrastructure Grants. Paul Argyropoulos (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Transportation and Air Quality) explained the EISA 2007, Renewable Fuel Standards.
- Al Darzins - Presentation (PDF 1.5 MB)
- Linda Bluestein - Presentation (PDF 97 KB)
- Paul Argyropoulos - Presentation (PDF 178 KB)
February 12, 2009
Brian Goodall (Sapphire Energy) spoke on Continental Airlines' January 7th Biofuels Test. The flight was fueled, in part, by Sapphire's algae-based jet fuel. Andy Aden (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) discussed the current state of technology for cellulosic ethanol - How close are we? Larry Russo (U.S. Department of Energy, Biomass Program) described the progress of DOE's Biorefinery Projects.
- Brian Goodall - Presentation (PDF 785 KB)
- Andy Aden - Presentation (PDF 1.9 MB)
- Larry Russo - Presentation (PDF 884 KB)
May 14, 2009
Beth Strobridge (Natural Resources Committee, National Governors Association) provided the state perspective on new directions for the Obama administration.