Auburn University
Auburn University
Auburn University
 

Alabama Agriculture Energy Conference

Auburn University Hotel and Dixon Conference Center
November 7-8, 2007

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Center for Bioenergy and Bioproducts

The Challenge of Establishing Order from Chaos in the Emerging Bioenergy Industry
Dr. David Bransby, Professor - Energy Crops and Bioenergy
College of Agriculture, Auburn University

ADECA Agriculture Energy Program and Related Initiatives
Kathy Hornsby, Agriculture Energy Program Manager
ADECA – EWT

University Bioenergy Initiatives

Dr. Rufina Ward, Research Assistant Professor
Alabama A&M University

Dr. Steven Taylor, Biosystems Engineering Department Head and Director
Auburn University Center for Bioenergy and Bioproducts

Dr. Barrett Vaughan, Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Tuskegee University

Dr. Ajay K. Agrawal, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Alabama

Dr. Gopi Podila, Professor and Chairman, Biological Sciences Department
University of Alabama in Huntsville

The Link between Water, Energy and Agriculture
Dr. James E. Hairston, Professor – Agronomy and Soils and Extension Water Quality Scientist
College of Agriculture, Auburn University

Energy Efficient Irrigation
Larry Curtis, Professor Emeritus
College of Agriculture, Auburn University

Biofuel Feedstock Logistics – Grower Panel Discussion moderated by Dr. David Bransby

Combined Heat and Power Generation from Biomass
Art Lilley, Vice President
Community Power Corporation

Waste to Energy
John Logan, Chairman and Chief Technology Officer
Eagle Green Energy

Farm Energy Audits / Energy Efficiency Improvements

Mike Roden, Coordinator
Alabama Mountains, Rivers and Valleys Resource, Conservation & Development Council

Blake Garner, Program Manager
Alabama Mountains, Rivers and Valleys Resource, Conservation & Development Council

Funding Opportunities for Producers – USDA Renewable Energy 9006 Program
Jeff Jobe, National Business Cooperative Field Advisor
USDA Rural Development

Alternative Biofuel Feedstocks and Co-product Integration within the Ag Sector
Algae - Ron Putt, Auburn University Department of Chemical Engineering
Sweet Potato - Dr. Barrett Vaughan, Tuskegee University
Canola - Dr. Ernest Cebert, Alabama A&M University
Sunflower and Canola - Mike and/or Annie Dee, Dee River Ranch

Alabama’s Forest Resources and the Bioenergy Industry
Ken Muehlenfeld, Director
Auburn University Forest Products Development Center

Forest Biomass Harvesting Logistics
Dana Mitchell, Research Engineer
U.S. Forest Service

Launching a Bioenergy Business

David Hutchison, Director
Business Development, Alabama Development Office

Jason Grubbs, Managing Director, Corporate Finance
W.R .Taylor & Company, LLC

Russell Kelly, Permits and Services Division Director
Alabama Department of Environmental Management