2014 Presentations

The 2014 BIO Expo was held March 18-19 at the Omni Hotel in Atlanta, Ga. We appreciate your involvement. The presentation links are shown here by alphabetical listing of the presenters’ last names. Consult your BIO agenda for specific presentation times.

Brian Buchanan
Material ­Handling Manager, ProcessBarron
Diverse Biomass Fuel Handling in Fort Drum, New York
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John Campbell
Managing ­Director, Rollcast Energy
The Challenges of Developing a Biomass Power Plant
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Brad Carr
President, Integrated ­Environmental Solutions
Updates on Controlling Combustible Dust for OSHA Compliance: What Bioenergy Processors Need to Know About New Technologies
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Daniel Cassens
Professor Dept. Of Forestry, Purdue ­University
Biomass and Solid Hardwood Product Yields for a Central States Stand Using Different Harvesting Regimes
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Giordano Checchi
Owner, Sunomi LLC
Technical and Economic Aspects of Mechanical Briquetting Presses
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Alicia Cramer
President, Westervelt Renewable Energy LLC
Westervelt Transition into the Global Bioenergy Industry
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Benjamin Davis
Vice President Business Development, Domtec
Explosion Venting and Protection Concepts for Concrete Domes
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Bill Gaston
Principal, Wood ­Resource Recovery
Large Volume Collection and ­Recycling of Tree, Land Clearing and Yard Debris Used for Renewable Energy
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Seth Ginther
Executive Director, U.S. Industrial Pellet Assn.
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Alberto Goetzl
International Trade Analyst, U.S. International Trade Commission
Wood Pellet Trade by Numbers: Where They’re Coming From, Where They’re Going
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Jose Gonzalez
Senior Principal, Pöyry Management Consulting
The Future of the Pellet Industry
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Rakesh Govind
President, PRD Tech
Economical Treatment of Emissions from Bioenergy Plants
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Steve Gray
President, Gray Wood Systems
Dust Collection Systems and Fire Explosion Safety in Wood Pellet Storage Facilities
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Jim Hall
President, JWH ­Associates
Wood Pellet Aeration and Fire Suppression in Bulk Storage
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Stephen Hall
Senior Project Manager, ReEnergy Holdings
Biopower Trends and a New York Case Study
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Karl-Heinz Schulz
COO, Seeger Green Energy
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Rick Holley
CEO, Plum Creek Timber
Sustainable, Responsible Fiber Sourcing for New Bioenergy Markets: Plum Creek, Providing Wood Fiber Supply Chain Solutions
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Tim Hughes
Director of Biofuels, ­Kentucky Energy and Environment ­Cabinet
Is Your Bioenergy Project Looking for a FRIEND?
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Andrew Johnson
Vice ­President, TSI
An Update on Torrefaction ­Technology
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Dirk Koltze
Executive Vice President, Büttner
Dryer Islands for Pellet and ­Biomass Plants
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Huey Long
Senior Principal, Mountain Creek Group
Our Bio-Energy GPS: Is It Working or Is It Re-Calculating?
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Jarrad Markley
Chief Product Engineer, TSI
Emission Control Strategies and Options
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Yurii Matros
President, Matros Technologies
Base Metal Catalysts for Bioenergy RTO’s and RCO’s
Grigorii Bunimovich
Catalyst Applications Director, Matros Technologies
Base Metal Catalysts for Bioenergy RTO’s and RCO’s
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Cam McAlpine
President, PR Media Strategic Communications
Stakeholder Engagement: How to Make Better Decisions, Create Better Outcomes and Turn ­Opposition into Support
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Dean McCraw
Principal, McCraw Energy
Wood, Wood Everywhere, But Not What I Can Use
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Steven Nelson
General ­Manager, Wolf Material Handling Systems
A Look at the Common Mistakes Developers Make In Planning a Fuel Delivery System
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Zarko Ognjenovic
CEO, MJ Wood
Building and Fire Code Requirements for Pellet Manufacturing and Shipping Facilities
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Jose Pedrajas
Principal, Prodesa
Economics and Challenges of a High Capacity Wood Pellet Plant
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Rodney Pennington
VP of Key ­Accounts, Nestec
Latest in Wood Pellet VOC/HAP Control
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Justin Price
Principal, Evergreen ­Engineering
Continuous Process Improvement: The FPI Now Cautions Green Sawdust Combustible
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Andy Scholes
Director of Projects, Firefly
Detection and Suppression to ­Protect Pellet Production, Storage and Shipping
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Bijan Shams
President, Cogent Industrial Technologies
Transitioning Your Plant Operation from Good to Great Through Improving Operator Effectiveness
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Desmond Smith
Manager, BRUKS Rockwood
Meeting the Challenges of On-Site Fiber Supply Management at Wood Energy Plants
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Dominik Steiner
Process Engineer, Scheuch
Particulate Control with ESPs for Non Woody Biomass
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Ron Stone
Senior Sales Engineer, Clariant
CO and NOx control from BioMass Boiler Applications
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William Strauss
President, ­Future Metrics
Pellet Export Success and Carbon Analysis
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Malcolm Swanson
President, ASTEC
A Modular Approach to Wood ­Pellet Plants
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How Can You Change The Economics of Your Planned Wood Pellet Plant?
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Seth Walker
Associate ­Bioenergy Economist, RISI
Wood Based Energy in North America
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