Site Tour and Short Course
October 24-25, 2012
Allegheny College, Meadville PA
Program
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| 24 October, 2012 | |
| 13:00 | Depart for tour |
| 13:30 | Miscanthus demo |
| 14:30 | Travel to switchgrass site |
| 15:00 | Switchgrass demo |
| 16:00 | Pellet plant tour |
| 17:30 | Reception |
| 19:00 | Return to hotel |
| 25 October, 2012 | |
| 8:00 | Registration table opens |
| 8:30 | Welcome and introductions |
| 8:45 | The regional vision for perennial grass production |
| 9:30 | Switchgrass production |
| 10:00 | Break |
| 10:30 | Miscanthus production |
| 11:00 | Yields and other comparisons for Switchgrass and Miscanthus |
| 11:45 | Lunch |
| 12:30 | Ecological impacts |
| 13:15 | Fuel production from perennial grasses |
| 13:45 | Alternate Markets |
| 14:15 | Break |
| 14:30 | Economics of perrenial switchgrass systems |
| 15:15 | Discussion - building the region's grass energy industry |
| 16:00 | Close |
Speakers
Speakers for this short course include nationally recognized experts in perrenial grass energy production and utiliztion. Speakers include:
Dan Arnett – Ernst Seed
Stacy Bonos – Rutgers University
George Boyajian – Primus Green Energy
Zane Helsel – Rutgers
Mike Jacobson – Penn StateDavid Marrison – Ohio State Extension
Tom Voigt – University of Illinois
Jon Griswold – Aloterra Energy
This workshop was organized by a regional partnership of Penn State Extension and the Penn State Biomass Energy Center, Ohio State University Extension, and Rutgers University, in collaboration with Ernst Biomass, Aloterra, and Primus Green Energy.
Penn State is an Equal Opportunity University.
