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Agenda | |||
| Tuesday, October 6, 2008 | |||
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| Session | Title | Speaker | Organization |
| General Session | Welcome | Mark Parkinson | Governor of Kansas |
| The Future of Wind | Dr. James Walker | enXco (Past AWEA Chairman) | |
| Why Kansas? -- Siemens Nacelle Assembly Plant In Hutchinson | Guido Reuter | Siemens Energy, Inc. | |
| Keynote Address | A National Perspective on Energy Policy | James Hoecker | Husch Blackwell Sanders |
| A1. Transmission Issues Moderator: Michael Moffet, KCC |
Kansas Electric Transmission Authority | Rep. Carl Holmes | KS Electric Transmission Auth. |
| Regional Planning of EHV Lines | Jay Caspary | Southwest Power Pool | |
| EHV Transmission Plan | Mo Awad | Westar Energy | |
| EHV Transmission Plan | Carl Huslig | ITC Great Plains | |
| A2. Wind Energy Manufacturing & Business Development Moderator: Randi Tveitaraas Jack, Commerce |
Lubricants for Wind Turbines | Don Brazen | Fuchs Lubritech Division |
| Kansas Wind Supply Chain Initiative | Rick Windholz | Advanced Manf. Institute, KSU | |
| Building an Industry: Component Mfg in the U.S. | Ed Weston | Great Lakes WIND Network | |
| A3. Community Wind Moderator: Dan Nagengast |
Jetmore Community Wind | Lea Ann Seiler | Hodgeman County Econ Dev | Greensburg Wind Farm | Janie Hanson | John Deere Wind Energy |
| Community Wind | Ilan Caplan | Compass Wind | |
| Wednesday, October 7, 2009 | |||
| Session | Title | Speaker | Organization |
| General Session | The Future of Renewable Energy in Kansas | Mark Parkinson | Governor of Kansas |
| Keynote Address | 20 GW Study for Kansas | Michael Eckhart | ACORE |
| Presentation | Governor's Energy Awards | Mark Parkinson | Governor of Kansas |
| B1. Kansas Biofuels Update Moderator: Patty Clark-USDA Rural Development |
Challenge of Ethanol | Tom Robb | Abengoa |
| Low Carbon Fuel Standards | Shelby Neal | National Bio Diesel Board | |
| Status of Renewable Fuels | David Gardels | Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLP | |
| B2. Alternative Energy Strategies Moderator: Ray Hammarlund, State Energy Office |
Whole House Alternative Energy Strategies | Dominique D. Davison | Davison Architecture |
| Solar Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) | Genevieve Nowicki | Solar Power Partners | |
| PPA Overview | Alan Anderson | Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLP | |
| B3. Schools & Small Wind Moderator: Douglas Miller |
Wind for Schools Program (DOE Program) | Dan Nagengast | Kansas Rural Center |
| Existing School Wind | Dan Whisler | Sterling USD 376 | |
| 100kw Turbine Applications | Jim Brannen | Northern Power | |
| C1. ARRA (Stimulus Funds) Moderator: Tom Wright |
Energy ARRA Programs | Ray Hammarlund & Ryan Freed | Kansas Corporation Commission |
| Weatherization ARRA programs | Gary Allsup | KS Housing Resources Corp | |
| ARRA Funding through USDA | Jay Brost | USDA Rural Development | |
| C2. Wind Leasing & Easements Moderator: Tom Stratton, Kansas Corporation Commission |
Contract & Leasing Issues | Mike Irvin | Kansas Farm Bureau Foundation |
| Contract & Leasing Issues | Jennifer O'Hare | Lincoln County District Attorney | |
| Regional Efforts | Dan Hartman | Logan County Development | |
| C3. Net Metering Opportunities Moderator: Corey Mohn, Commerce |
NexGen | Charles Newcomb | NexGen Energy Partners |
| Net Metering Overview | Marguerite Kelly | NREL | |
| Small Renewable Applications | Dave Sampson | OakGrove Fabrication | |
| D1. Kansas Wind Farm Update Randi Tveitaraas Jack, Commerce |
Meridian Way Wind Farm | Mark Lawlor | Horizon Wind Energy |
| Smoky Hills Wind Farm | Matt Gilhousen | TradeWind Energy | |
| Flat Ridge Wind Farm | Joe Mills | BP Alternative Energy | |
| Central Plains Wind Farm | Mark Mayworm | Westar/RES Americas | |
| D2. Kansas Energy Programs Moderator: Ray Hammarlund, Kansas Corporation Commission |
Facility Conservation Improvement Program | Peter Armesto | KCC State Energy Office |
| USDA Rural Development Energy Programs | Jay Brost | USDA Rural Dvelopment | |
| Kansas Energy Incentives and Tax Credits | Mari Tucker | KS Dept. of Commerce | |
| D3. Workforce Development Moderator: Susan Nickerson, KS Dept of Commerce |
Overview of Wind Workforce Development | Susan Sloan | AWEA |
| Governor's Green Job Initiative | Keith Meyers | Workforce Services Division | |
| Flint Hills Job Corp | Tauna Spain Johnny Taylor | Flint Hills Job Corp | |