The 2nd annual Biogas East & Midwest conference (19 – 20 June 2012, Chicago) will bring together industry leaders from the East and Midwest to put a spotlight on the biogas feedstock value chains that hold untapped potential for developing profitable projects.

Due to feedback from the industry, we've increased the focus on the exciting feedstock possibilities of the food and beverage process, in addition to topics on biomethane as a transport fuel for vehicle fleets. For more information and to register your place visit www.greenpowerconferences.com/biogaseast

A limited number of free passes will be available to food processing companies interested in attending. For more information and to apply for your pass please contact phil.stallard@greenpowerconferences.com

Why attend?

  • Learn how biogas production can help your company achieve a triple-win of reduced waste, cleaner fuel usage and decreased energy overheads
  • Meet the people want to turn your waste streams into revenue
  • Hear case studies from pioneering food processors including Anheuser Busch and Tyson Foods: understand what it takes to make a biogas project a reality
  • Leverage the experience of senior representatives from forward thinking biogas companies
  • Evaluate the technology options for producing and using biogas as an in-house fuel saver, or to sell to gas and electric utilities

Confirmed Speakers Include:

  • Dr Susan Hedman, Region 5 Administrator, U.S. EPA
  • Paul Pabor, Vice President, Renewable Energy, Waste Management
  • Eugene Bocis, Director of North American Utilities, Anheuser-Busch
  • Ken Ritz, Senior Managing Engineer, Tyson Foods
  • Anthony LaRusso, Program Manager, Emerging Gas Operations, National Grid
  • Paul Sellew, Chief Executive Officer, Harvest Power
  • Paul Greene, Chairman, American Biogas Council
  • Daniel LeFevers, Executive Director, Gas Technology Institute
  • Jerome Peters Jr., Managing Partner, Energy Power Partners
  • John May, Managing Director, Stern Brothers
  • Douglas Clark, Chairman, NGV America
  • Ross Blaine, Director of Innovation and Sustainability, Grober Group
  • Swarupa Ganguli, Team Lead, Landfill Methane Outreach Program, U.S. EPA
  • Scott Fowler, Landfill Gas Manager, Progressive Waste
  • Jon Best, Senior International Account Manager, Renewable Energy, Cat Power Finance
  • Bill Jorgenson, Managing Partner, AGreen Energy
  • Greg Northrup, Principal, Sustainable Partners
  • Johannes Escudero, Executive Director, Renewable Natural Gas Coalition
  • John Welch, Solid Waste Manager, Dane County
  • Beatrice Torgnyson Klemme, Project Manager, Biogas Öst
  • Joe Kramer, Senior Project Manager, Energy Center of Wisconsin
  • Marianne Mintz, Center for Transportation Research, Argonne National Laboratory

 

Key topics to be addressed:

  • Market Overview, Legislation and Policy
  • Financing Biogas Projects
  • Feedstock Overview I: Food and Organic Waste and Waste Water Treatment
  • Biogas Upgrading for the Gas Grid and enhancing Plant Performance
  • Working Successfully with Gas & Electric Utilities
  • Biomethane: Tapping into the Vehicle Market
  • Feedstock overview II: Optimizing gains from Agriculture and Co-digestion
  • Lessons from the Experiences of European Companies for the US Market
  • Feedstock overview III: Landfill and MSW

To register and for more information:

Call: +44 (0)20 7099 0600
Email: Samantha.coleman@greenpowerconferences.com
Or visit www.greenpowerconferences.com/biogaseast

 

For more information on this press release please contact melanie.botting@greenpowerconferences.com