SEPTEMBER 25 & 26, 2007  RAMADA INN TOPEKA, KANSAS | ||||||
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| SEPTEMBER 25 & 26, 2007 RAMADA INN TOPEKA, KANSAS | ||||||
| Home | Presentations | Speaker's Biographies | Sponsors | Energy Awards | Exhibitors | |
Presentations | |||
| Tuesday, September 25, 2007 | |||
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| Session | Title | Speaker | Organization |
| Welcome & Remarks | Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson | State of Kansas | |
| What Will the Ecosphere Require of Homo Sapiens in our Time? | Wes Jackson | The Land Institute | |
| Becoming Self-Sustainable is Possible | Soren Hermansen | Samso Energy Agency | |
| Home Energy Reports - Changing Behavior for Efficiency & Conservation | Alex Laskey | Positive Energy USA | |
| Wednesday, September 26, 2007 | |||
| Session | Title | Speaker | Organization |
| A1. Kansas Wind Farm Updates Moderator: Jim Ploger, KS Energy Office |
Smoky Hill Wind Farm, Lincoln County | Frank Costanza | TradeWind Energy |
| Utility Perspective | Blake Elliott | KC Board of Public Utilities | |
| Meridian Way Wind Farm, Cloud County | Mark Lawlor | Horizon Wind Energy | |
| Utility Perspective | Tim Wilson | The Empire District Electric Co. | |
| A2. Kansas Biofuels Update Moderator: Corey Mohn, KS Department of Commerce |
Emporia Biodiesel Plant | Kent Heermann | Emporia Regional Development Assoc of East Central Kansas |
| Hugoton Cellulosic Ethanol Plant | Tom Robb | Abengoa Bioenergy | |
| Grain Ethanol Update | Greg Krissek | ICM, Inc. | |
| A3. Energy Efficiency in Buildings Moderator: Barbara Alderson, US Department of Energy |
Riley County Public Works Complex | Rod Meredith | Riley Co. Public Works |
| Johnson County LEED Office Building | Neal Angrisano | Johnson Co. Government | |
| Kansas Government Energy Initiatives | Joe Montague | Energy Auditor, State of Kansas | |
| Performance Contracting for Public Buildings | Russ Rudy | Kansas Energy Office | |
| B1. Kansas Small Renewables Update Moderator: Jim Ploger, KS Energy Office |
Behind the Meter Wind | Charles Newcomb | Entegrity Wind Systems |
| Shallowater TX School Wind Project | Phil Warren | Shallowater ISD, Texas | |
| Wind for Schools Pilot Project | Dan Nagengast | The Rural Center | |
| Olathe USD Solar & Wind Project | Bob Courtney | Olathe USD | |
| B2. Policy Update - State & Federal Moderator: Clark Duffy, KS Dept of Health & Env |
Federal Policy Updates - Ag & Energy | Charlie Kubert | Envir Law & Policy Center |
| Climate Registry and Kansas | Tom Gross | Kansas Department of Health & Environment | |
| CBED Legislation - What happened in Nebraska | John Hansen | Nebraska Farmers Union | |
| B3. KS Energy Council Policy Forum Moderator: Ken Frahm, Co-Chair, KS Energy Council |
Kansas Energy Council Policy Forum | Liz Brosius | Kansas Energy Council |
| C1. Transmission Issues & Renewables Moderator: Rep. Josh Svaty, Kansas Legislature |
Kansas Electric Transmission Authority | Earnie Lehman | Midwest Energy |
| Independent Transmission | Carl Huslig | ITC Great Plains | |
| Wind Developer Perspective | Geoff Coventry | TradeWind Energy | |
| Environmental Organization Perspective | Brian Obermeyer | Nature Conservancy | |
| C2. USDA Energy Loans & Grants Moderator: Chuck Banks, State Director, USDA |
USDA Section 9006 Update | Gary Smith | USDA Rural Development |
| 2008 Program | Martin Fee | USDA Rural Development | |
| Kansas Success Stories | Martin Fee | USDA Rural Development | |
| C3. KS Energy Council Policy Forum Moderator: Ken Frahm, Co-Chair, KS Energy Council |
Kansas Energy Council Policy Forum | Liz Brosius | Kansas Energy Council |
| D1. Future of Wind in Kansas Moderator: Nancy Jackson, Climate & Energy Project |
20% Vision - What it Means to Kansas | Larry Flowers | Wind Powering America |
| Westar Wind RFP Update | Greg Greenwood | Westar Energy | |
| Kansas City Power & Light RFP Update | John Grimwade | Kansas City Power & Light | |
| How a County can Promote Renewables | Steven Errebo | Lincoln County Commissioner | |
| D2. Efficiency - Now & the Future Moderator: Marge Petty, KS Corporation Commission |
Future of Smart Metering | Kevin Heimiller | Westar Energy |
| State Regulatory Policy on Efficiency | Jim Sanderson | Kansas Corporation Commission | |
| KCP & L Efficiency Programs | Kevin Bryant | Kansas City Power & Light | |
| KEEP Low Interest Loan Program | Christine Reimler | KS Housing Resources Corp | |
| D3. Technology & Renewables Moderator: Cathy Iverson, U.S. Department of Energy |
Modeling, Analysis & Risk Assessment | Grant Brohm | WindLogics |
| The Alta Survey - In Wind Farm Development | Jay Wittstock and Rick Haglund | Westwood Professional Services | |
| Small Renewables & Interconnect Policy - Coop | Pat Parke | MidWest Energy | |
| Small Renewables & Interconnect Policy - IOU | Dennis Reed | Westar Energy | |