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22 April 2009

 

Dalton J. Woods Auditorium
Energy, Coast & Environment Bldg
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Alternative Energy 2009:

Sustainable Development in a Challenging Economy
 

 AGENDA

 

8:00 - 8:30

REGISTRATION
8:30 - 8:45

Welcome and Conference Overview
Allan Pulsipher, Executive Director, LSU Center for Energy Studies
8:45 - 9:30

Biomass Cofiring
Jeremiah C. Haswell, Research Engineer, Southern Company
9:30 - 10:15

Compact Nuclear Reactors
Deborah Blackwell, VP of Public Policy and Public Affairs, Hyperion Power Generation
10:15 - 10:45

BREAK
10:45 - 11:30

Geothermal Development Opportunities
Paul Thomsen, Director for Policy and Business Development, Ormat
11:30 - 12:15

Switchgrass as Feedstock
Kelly Tiller, Director of External Affairs - Office of Bioenergy Programs, University of Tennessee
12:15 - 1:30

LUNCH
1:30 - 3:00

Campus Energy Panel
Introductory Comments: Michael Martin, Chancellor, Louisiana State University
Financing Structures; Rating Criteria - Mark Orlowski, Director, Sustainable Endowments Institute
Energy Conservation & Efficiency - Chris Stripling, Emory University, Director Engineering Services
Implementing a Sustainability Initiative - Leith Sharp, Author of "Green Campuses"
3:00 - 3:40

Algae to Biofuel
Morgan Defoort, Director of Engines and Energy Conversion - Colorado State University
3:40 - 4:00

BREAK
4:00 - 4:45

Non-Residential Photovoltaics
Jason Coughlin, Strategic Energy Analysis and Application, NREL
4:45 - 5:30

Battery Storage
Dan Schuessler, Plant Manager, ExxonMobil
5:30 - 7:00

RECEPTION