10th Annual EUEC Conference & Expo
Clean Air, Mercury, Global Warming & Renewable Energy
January 21 - 24, 2007
Westin La Paloma Resort, Tucson, Arizona
EUEC Proceedings can be purchased in high quality video, either in segments as CDs or downloads, or in their entirety as a Gold Package DVD. Individual Sessions are 19.95 per unit plus shipping and handling and the Gold Package DVD of all 55 sessions—an $1100.00 value, is $595.00 plus shipping and handling.
Pre-Conference Workshops
Sunday 1/21/2007 9am to 5pm
1 Green Trading Markets Updates, CERs & RECs
Peter Fusaro, Global Change Associates and Dr. Prabhu Dayal, C Trade and Nicole Fabri Zandoli, Clear Energy Brokerage & Consulting LLC.
2 Permitting and Compliance Strategies for Electric Utilities
Eric Hiser
3 Negotiating Permit Conditions—How Good Companies End Up With Bad Permits and What They Can Do About It
Gary McCutchen, RTP Environmental Consultants, and Richard M. Cogen & Scott M. Turner; Nixon Peabody, LLP
4 Climate Change Mitigation Programs— Promoting sales and loyalty through customer, product, and corporate carbon neutrality initiatives
Trinity Consultants and Trexler Climate + Energy Services (TC+ES), Inc.
5 GHG Management: Learning by Doing-Exercises in GHG Inventory Management
John Shideler, PhD, Greenhouse Gas Program Manager, NSF-ISR
6 Understanding the Challenges associated with the Implementation of Mercury CEMS
Frank Schaedlich, Tekran Instruments
7 Design and Oversight of Emission Testing Programs for Electric Power Generation Facilities
Weston Solutions
8 Utility Mercury Tutorial
Sid Nelson Jr., President, Sorbent Technologies Scott Renninger, Mercury Control Specialist, Babcock & Wilcox, (formerly of DOE NETL)
9 Regional Haze BART - Program Status and Compliance Strategies
ENSR
10 BACT for Utilities
Burns & McDonnell
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Session A1 | Session A2 | Session A3 | Session A4 | Session A5 | Session A6 | Session A7 | Session A8
Session A1: Multi-Emissions
Monday 1/22/2007 1 PM to 3pm
A1.1 Environmental Effectiveness Issues Under CAIR, CAMR and Regional Haze Implementation
Mike Cashin from Minnesota Power
A1.2 Landscape for EGU Air Quality Regulations
Kinsman John from Edison Electric Institute
A1.3 Cost Effective Strategies for Conducting PM2.5 Model Attainment Demonstrations
Howard Ellis from AEnviroplan Consulting
A1.4 An Update of the U.S. Emissions Markets
Randy Lack from Element Markets
A1.5 Reduction of Multi-Pollutant Emissions Using Existing Pulverizers
Robin Oder form EXPORTech
A1.6 Multi-Pollutant Compliance Planning - which 3P investments are at risk under a 4th P?
Chris MacCracken from ICF
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Session A2: Legal
Monday 1/22/2007 3:30pm to 6:30pm
A2.1 Alternatives Analysis under Section 165 (a) (2) of the Clean Air Act
Kevin Finto; Hunton & Williams
A2.2 Patents in the Air Pollution Control Industry
Harold Fullmer; Woodcock Washburn LLP
A2.3 Environmental Due Diligence for Power Plant Transactions
Brian Land; Kirkland & Ellis LLP
A2.4 Environmental Disclosure Enforcement? Disclosure Obligations and Environmental Liability Transfer Solutions
James Redwine; Shaw
A2.5 Publicly Available Databases Assist Environmental Financial Reporting
Jon Walker; Environmental Data Resources
A2.6 Regional Haze Litigation in State and Federal Levels
Paul M. Seby, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
A2.7 Modeling: The New Twighlight Zone
Penny Shamblin; Hunton & Williams, LLP
A2.8 Standards for Compliance Certifications
Lauren Freeman, Hunton & Williams, LLP
A2.9 California Climate Law and Regulation- What It All Means for Utilities
Paul M. Seby, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
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Session A3: New Source Review
Tuesday 1/23/2007 7:30am to 9:30am
A3.1 Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce: Will NSR Legal Proceedings Be Interminable?
Craig Harrison from Hunton & Williams
A3.2 Characterizing PM Emissions from Materials Handling Sources at Coal-fired Power Plants
Bob Fraser from ENSR
A3.3 Update on Environmental Permitting for Highwood Generating Station
Joe Lierow from Bison Engineering
A3.4 Implications for Plant Projects and Maintenance Post-New York and Cinergy
Eric Hiser from Jorden Bischoff & Hiser
A3.5 NSR Impacts of CAIR Implementation
Scott Osbourn from Golder Associates
A3.6 The Thoroughbred Decision-It's Genisis and Implications
Scott R. Smith from Smith Management Group
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Session A4: Monitoring & CEMS
Tuesday 1/23/2007 10am to 12pm
A4.1 Demonstrating Compliance with Sub-ppm Acid Mist Limits—Can EPA Method 8 Handle the Challenge?
Scott Evans from Clean Air Engineering
A4.2 Recertification of Part 75 CEMS Upgrades
Bob Farmer from ERM
A4.3 Prametric Data Management
Ronald Dechene; Auburn Systems
A4.4 The Correlation between Heavy Metal Content and LOI Ash Values Based on the Relationship Between Particle Size and Surface Area
Jason Cheng from ICSET
A4.5 How Relative is Standard Deviation?
Samuel Lipscomb from Airtech Environmental Services
A4.6 HovaCAL—a Mercury CEMS Calibration System to meet US EPA Performance Specification 12A
Edul Chikhliwala from EcoChem / IAS GmbH
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Session A5: Monitoring & CEMS
Tuesday 1/23/2007 1pm to 3pm
A5.1 Overview of EPA's 2006 Changes to Instrumental Test Methods
Ron Jernigan from Thermo Electron
A5.2 Use of Ion Chromatography for Analysis of Coal, Fly Ash and Air Particles
Beverly Newton from Dionex
A5.3 Revised Instrumental Methods for RATAs
Deborah Padwater from Sick Maihak
A5.4 Tools and Strategies for Improving CEM Accuracy and Creating Allowance Savings
Gregory Ryan from DTE Engery
A5.5 Expanded Experience with an In-situ SO3 Measurement Instrument
Charles Lockert from Breen Energy Solutions
A5.6 Advantages of Independent Real—Time Perimeter Air Monitoring
Bruce Scamoffa from AirLogics
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Session A7: Multi-Pollutant Control
Tuesday 1/23/2007 3:30pm to 6:30pm
A6.1 Successful Coal Plant Permitting Strategies
Dennis Arfmann from Hogan & Hartson
A6.2 BACT Rules
Robynn Andracsek from Burns & McDonnell
A6.3 EPA's Emission Increase Test for EGUs
Steve Lomax from Edison Electric Institute
A6.4 Permitting of a New Coal Fired Power Plant in New York State
Matthew Traister from O'Brien & Gere
A6.5 Permitting and Emissions for IGCC Coal Power and Coal to Liquid Fuel Plants
Gary Brown from CH2M Hill
A6.6 PSD Permitting of Emission Reduction Projects: Is There Life After PCP Death?
Brian Petermann from Sega
A6.7 Siting and Licensing Considerations to Address Potential Barriers to New Coal-fired Generation
Larry Keith from EDAW
A6.8 Achieving Corporate Compliance and Sustainability
Jim Davis from Enviance
A6.9 Environmental Flexibility and Combined Cycle Gas Turbines in Iran
Kamak Hadad, PhD from Shiraz Univ.
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Session A7: Multi-Pollutant Control
Wednesday 1/24/2007 7:30am to 9:30am
A7.1 The Experience of SCR At One Cement Plant
Robert Schreiber, Jr. from Schreiber, Yonley & Associates
A7.2 Duct Injection for Controlling SO3, SO2, Hg and NOx
Keith Day from O'Brien & Gere
A7.3 Multi-Pollutant Control Project at Huntington Unit 2
Jeromy Jones from Burns & McDonnell
A7.4 Mitigation of SO3 and Condensible Emissions
Jeff Arroyo from Sega, Inc
A7.5 Advanced Ammonia Scrubbing for SO2 Control
Frank Alix from Powerspan Corp.
A7.6 Final Flue Gas Cleaning
Mario Romero from Wow Energy, Inc.
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Session A8: Multi-Pollutant Control
Wednesday 1/24/2007 10am to 12pm
A8.1 TOXECON(TM) Clean Coal Demonstration for Mercury and Multi-Pollutant Control at We Energies Presque Isle Power Plant
Steve Derenne from We Energies
A8.2 Regenerative Activated Coke Technology (ReACT): Developments for USA
Stratos Tavoulareas from J-POWER EnTech
A8.3 NOx Control Developments with ALTA in Pulverized Coal Units
Marc Cremer from Reaction Engineering
A8.4 Repower Coal-Fired Boilers with Hybrid Coal Gasification for Very Low Emissions, Reduced Operating Costs and Syncrude Oil Production
Keith Moore from Phenix Limited, LLC
A8.5 Lifting Off Compliance Constraints: New Multipollutant Reduction Technology from NASA!
Bruce Stram from Element Markets
A8.6 2010 & Beyond: Are We Undervaluing SO2 Long Term?
Thaddeus Huetteman from Power & Energy Analytic Resources
A8.7 Boiler MACT Implications on the Distillery Industry—A Case Study
Matthew Traister from O'Brien & Gere
A8.8 MEMBRANE WESP - Technology to Reduce PM2.5, SO3 & Hg+2 Emissions
Hardik Shah from Southern Environmental
A8.9 Permeation Flue Gas Conditioning and Multi—Gas Analyzers—A Long-Term Winning Combination
Richard Brown from Altech Environment U.S.A.
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Session B1 | Session B2 | Session B3 | Session B4 | Session B5 | Session B6 | Session B7 | Session B8
Session B1: Mercury Policy
Monday 1/22/2007 1 PM to 3pm
B1.1 Mercury Emissions Policies and Electric Utilities: Let's Move Forward
Michael Rossler from EEI
B1.2 Reducing Mercury Emissions in North America
Ken Tiedemann from BC Hydro
B1.3 A Patchwork Program: An Overview of State Mercury Regulations
Stephen Norfleet from RMB
B1.4 State Mercury Reduction Initiatives - Compliance Implications to Electric Generating Systems
Edward Cichanowicz from J.E. Cichanowicz, Inc.
B1.5 Mercury Hot Spots
Sid Nelson, Jr from Sorbent Technologies
B1.6 Evaluating the Economic Effects of State Restrictions on Interstate Mercury Trading
David Harrison from NERA
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Session B2: Mercury Science & Measurement
Monday 1/22/2007 3:30pm to 6:30pm
B2.1 Mercury Deposition Beyond CAMR: Case Studies
Leonard Levin from EPRI
B2.2 Lessons Learned in the Measurement of Mercury by Multiple Methods at Multiple Power Plants
Xin Liu, Ph.D. from Sorbent Tech
B2.3 Predicting Hg Emissions With Any Coal in Any Gas Cleaning Configuration
Stephen Niksa from Niksa Energy
B2.4 Effects of Activated Carbon Injection on Particulate Collectors and Particulate Emissions
Sid Nelson, Jr. from Sorbent Technologies Corp.
B2.5 CFD-based Modeling of Inflight Mercury Capture
Jens Madsen from Ph.D., Fluent
B2.6 Quality Assurance Requirements for Mercury Continuous Monitoring Systems
Scott Slocum from Weston Solutions
B2.7 Mercury Monitoring - A Status Report
Tom Robertson from EQM
B2.8 Recent Mercury CEMS Field Experiences
Dieter Kita and Jeff Socha from Thermo Fisher Scientific
B2.9 Measurements of Speciated Mercury in Arizona
Vasanti Deshpande from Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
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Session B3: Mercury
Tuesday 1/23/2007 7:30am to 9:30am
B3.1 Low Level Applications for Mercury CMMs
Karl Wilber from Tekran Instruments
B3.2 The MET-Team, the Total Solution for Appendix K Mercury Emissions Monitoring
Stephen Winter from CONSOL Energy Inc.
B3.3 Wet vs. Dry Conversion in Mercury CEMS, Performance is What Matters
Bill Worthington from Sick Maihak
B3.4 Comparative Evaluation of Mercury Measurement Methods
Gunseli Shareef from URS Corporation
B3.5 Concerns and Questions for Instruments Reference Method for Mercury CEM Systems
Bobby Chen from ICSET
B3.6 Transfer properties of mercury containing streams through a variety of tubing substrates
Gary Barone from Restek
Session B4: Mercury
Tuesday 1/23/2007 10am to 12pm
B4.1 Speciated Hg Measurements at Two Sites in SE US
John Jansen; Southern Co
B4.2 Update on Test Programs at and Performance of the Mercury Research Center
Ken Cushing; SRI
B4.3 Understanding the Total cost of a Mercury stack test
Michael Cybulski; Metco
B4.4 Ambient Air Mercury Measurements at Elevation in and near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Area
Tom Burnett; TVA
B4.5 Comparison of Sorbent Trap Sampling and the Ontario Hydro Method Using Rata Test Protocols
Dennis Laudal; EERC
B4.6 ompliance Monitoring? Planning, Selecting, Procurring, Installing, Certifing and Maintaining Mercury CEMS
Terry Marsh; Shaw Environmental
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Session B5: Mercury Control
Tuesday 1/23/2007 1pm to 3pm
B5.1 DOE-NETL's Experience with Activated Carbon Injection in High SO3 Environments
Lynn Brickett from USDOE-NETL* Science Applications International Corp
B5.2 Evaluating the Effects of SO3 and ESP Size on the Mercury Removal Performance of Activated Carbon Injection
Katherine Dombrowski from URS Corp
B5.3 Novel Process for Onsite Production of Mercury Sorbents
Larry Bool from Praxair
B5.4 Removal of Mercury through Furnace Injection of MinPlus Sorbent
Joep Biermann from MinPlus
B5.5 Sorbent Distribution and Mercury Removal Modeling
Brad Adams from Reaction Engineering
B5.6 Evaluation of Control Strategies to Effectively Meet 70-90% Mercury Reduction on an Eastern Bituminous Coal Cyclone Boiler with SCR
Tom Campbell; ADA-ES
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Session B6: Mercury Modeling
Tuesday 1/23/2007 3:30pm to 6:30pm
B6.1 Mercury Control for Coal-fired Power Plants - An Update of Technology Options
George Offen from EPRI
B6.2 Baghouse Balance at TXU's Big Brown Station During Field Testing of Sorbent Injection for Mercury Control
John Pavlish from EERC
B6.3 Activated Carbon Injection with Amine Scrubbing for CO2 Removal from Lignite Flue Gas
Dave Smith from SaskPower
B6.4 High Temperature Sorbents and TOXECON II Demonstrations: A Testing Update
Jean Bustard from ADA-ES
B6.5 Improved Flash Drying for SO2, Mercury and PM2.5 Control
William Goss from Beaumont Environmental Systems
B6.6 Large-Scale Mercury Control Technology Testing for Lignite-Fired Utilities
Kevin Galbreath from EERC
B6.7 Marketing Techniques & Strategies for Facilities Affected by Mercury Regulations
Ravi Krishnan
B6.8 Considerations in the Specification of Activated Carbon Injection Systems
Jon Miller from Sorbent Technologies
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Session B7: Mercury
Wednesday 1/24/2007 7:30am to 9:30am
B7.1 Enhanced Mercury Capture via ALSTOM's Mer-Cure TM Technology in Coal-fired Boilers
Shin Kang from Alstom Power
B7.2 Reduction of Mercury Emissions via Combustion Optimization and Sorbent Injection
Vitali Lissianski from GE Energy
B7.3 Mercury Emission Control Technologies for PPL Montana - Colstrip Unit 3
Michael Jones from EERC
B7.4 Impact of Flue Gas Properties on BASF Mercury Sorbent Effectiveness
William Hizny from BASF Catalysts
B7.5 Bimodal Fly Ash Size Distributions and Their Influence on Gas-Particle Mass Transfer During Electrostatic Precipitation
Herek Clack from Illinois Inst of Tech
B7.6 Comparing Analytical Model Results Against Pilot- and Full-scale Data of Mercury Capture within ESPs
Herek Clack from IIT
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Session B8: Mercury
Wednesday 1/24/2007 10am to 12pm
B8.1 Influence of SO3 on Mercury Removal with Activated Carbon: Full-Scale Results
Sharon Sjostrom from ADA-ES
B8.2 Long-term Demonstration of Sorbent Enhancement Additives for Mercury Control
Jason Laumb from EERC
B8.3 Economic Analysis of Mercury Capture in a Lignite-Fired Facility
John Pavlish from EERC
B8.4 Full-Scale Monthlong Testing of Concrete-Friendly Sorbent at Midwest Generation's Crawford Station
Yinzhi Zhang, Ph.D. from Sorbtech Bob Farmer; ERM
B8.5 Evaluation of Co-Benefits Strategies for Utility Mercury Control: Validation of Integrated Process Model
Connie Senior from Reaction Engineering International
B8.6 Activated Carbon for Mercury Control: Implications for Fly Ash Management
Debra Pflughoeft-Hassett from EERC
B8.7 Evaluation of HAPS During Sorbent Injection for Hg Control
Jeffrey Thompson from EERC
B8.8 Recent Full-Scale Trials of B-PAC and H-PAC Mercury Control Sorbents
Ron Landreth, Ph.D. from Sorbent
B8.9 Poster Paper 1: Mercury Amalgam - Health and Environmental Status - Bapanaiah Penugonda, NYU Poster Paper 2 : Mercury Poster Paper
Joep Biermann from MinPlus
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Session C1 | Session C2 | Session C3 | Session C4 | Session C5 | Session C6 | Session C7 | Session C8
Session C1: Climate Policy
Monday 1/22/2007 1 PM to 3pm
C1.1 Global Climate Change: The Technology Challenge
Frank Princiotta; EPA
C1.2 Nuclear Energy: Current Contributions, Future Promise
Paul H. Genoa, Nuclear Energy Institute
C1.3 The Role of Electric Technologies in Addressing Climate Change
Tom Wilson; EPRI
C1.4 GHG Mitigation Analysis for Developing Countries
Mathew Ogonowski and Ned Helme, CCAP
C1.5 EPA's Responsible Appliance Disposal (RAD) Program for Utilities
Evelyn Swain, US EPA
C1.6 Electricity-focused Economic Input-output LCA Tool to Analyze Future Power Generation Scenarios
Joe Marriott; Carnegie Mellon
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Session C2: Climate Policy
Monday 1/22/2007 3:30pm to 6:30pm
C2.1 Balancing Energy Security and the Environment In Meeting Electric Demand
John Blaney; ICF
C2.2 Macroeconomic Benefits of U.S. Coal Generation
Eugene Trisko
C2.3 Evaluation of Climate Policy Risk to Generation in a Competitive Power Market
Vic Niemeyer, EPRI
C2.4 Meeting the Need for New Capacity under CO2 Regulations
Steve Fine; ICF International
C2.5 A Critical Comparison of Allowance Allocation Methods under a Carbon Cap and Trade Program
Don Neal; Calpine
C2.6 Compensation Rules for Climate Policy in the Electricity Sector
Karen Palmer; Resources for the Future
C2.7 Accounting for Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Utility Rate Cases
David Harrison; NERA
C2.8 The Economics of Climate Change
Michael Rosenfeld, UK Consulate-General
C2.9 Current and Future Costs of Power Plants with CO2 Capture
Cara Clairman, Ontario Power Generation
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Session C3: CHG Management
Tuesday 1/23/2007 7:30am to 9:30am
C3.1 ew Developments in CO2 Capture and Storage - Dan Klein; Twenty-First Strategies
Ram Srivastava, DOE
C3.2 Greenhouse Gas Policy Analysis: Hybrid Top-Down, Bottom-Up Approach
Ira Shavel, CRA International, Inc.
C3.3 The Challenge of Carbon Sequestration for Utility Sector
Theresa Pugh; APPA
C3.4 Commercial Terms of Vent Stack-Sourced Carbon Dioxide in Enhanced Oil Recovery
Bill Townsend; Blue Source
C3.5 Carbon Dioxide Sequestration: What are the Costs?
Richard Frappa; GeomatrixT
C3.6 Sustainable Development at OPG - Commitment to Environmental, Social and Economic Stewardship
Gary Barone from Restek
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Session C4: Carbon Capture & Storage
Tuesday 1/23/2007 10am to 12pm
C4.1 SCO2 Geologic Sequestration Field Tests in Collaboration with Electric Utilities in Midwestern US
Neeraj Gupta; Battelle
C4.2 The Plains CO2 Reduction (PCOR) Partnership Phase II
Stephanie Wolfe; EERC
C4.3 Geologic Sequestration: Viable Projects in a Voluntary-Mandatory U.S. Market Transition
Brook Crossan, Potomac-Hudson & Kevin L. Johnson, Carbon Solutions
C4.4 Enhanced Oil Recovery- Large Scale Geologic Sequestration of CO2
Alan Higgins; Anadarko Energy
C4.5 Ocean Carbon Sequestration Using Wave-Driven Deep Ocean Pump Arrays
Philip Kithil; Atmocean
C4.6 A Value-Based Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Decision Path
Bill Coleman, Planktos
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Session C5: Regional Climate Initiatives
Tuesday 1/23/2007 1pm to 3pm
C5.1 Status of U.S. GHG Regulatory Initiatives
Joel Bluestein; EEA
C5.2 Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration Potential in the Northeast
Nicolas Martin, WINROCK International
C5.3 Preparing for a Green House Gas Reduction Project
Bruce Maillet; Shaw Environmental Inc.
C5.4 An Economic Analysis of California's Climate Change Program
Michael Miller; Electric Power Research Institute
C5.5 Implications of California AB32 Global Warming Solutions Act for the Utility Industry
Howard Balentine; ENSR
C5.6 Can California Achieve its Energy and Environmental Goals On Schedule? with SCR
Andy Van Horn, Ph.D.; Van Horn Consulting
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Session C6: Corporate Strategies
Tuesday 1/23/2007 3:30pm to 6:30pm
C6.1 Corporate Strategies in the Face of Potential Future Mandatory Climate Change Regulation
David Harrison; NERA Economic Consulting
C6.2 Making Emissions Part of Your Business Strategy
Steve Mooney; Carbonetworks
C6.3 Climate Change: Risks and Benefits of Early Action
Mary Anne Sullivan; Hogan & Hartson
C6.4 Corporate GHG Strategies: Megatrends - Tracking the Drivers for GHG Management
Lisa Grice; CH2M Hill
C6.5 Climate Strategy
Mary Archer; FPL Group
C6.6 Case Study: Unifying a Decentralized Organization thru Data Consolidation
Joseph Turk; PWI Energy
C6.7 Environmental Stewardship - Beyond Managing Risk - Proving Compliance
Kelly Hunt; San Diego Gas & Electric, Sempra Energy
C6.8 Permanent Retirement of Carbon Offsets Against Resale and Fraud
Phillip Ludvigsen, Ph.D., Jacques Whitford
C6.8 Wetlands, Waterfowl and Carbon: Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration
Dick Kempka; Ducks Unlimited
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Session C7: CHG Inventory/Registries
Wednesday 1/24/2007 7:30am to 9:30am
C7.1 Certification of GHG Emissions for the California Climate Action Registry
Ivor John, Ph.D.; Ryerson, Master and Associates
C7.2 Quantification of carbon neutral CO2 emissions using ASTM-D6866
Darden Hood, Beta Analytic
C7.3 Multi-State Climate Registry
Dmitri Shanin; NESCAUM
C7.4 Comparative Life Cycle Air Emissions of Globally Sourced Natural Gas and Coal for Electricity Generation
Paulina Jaramillo; Carnegie Mellon
C7.5 Evaluating the GHG Benefits of Coal Mine Methane
Wylie Barbour; Environmental Resources Trust
C7.6 The Role of the California Climate Action Registry in California's New Climate Change Law
Joel Levin, California Climate Action Registry
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Session C8: Monitoring Verification
Wednesday 1/24/2007 10am to 12pm
C8.1 Greenhouse Gas Inventory Audit and Certification through the California Climate Action Registry: Lessons Learned
Barbara Toole ONeil ; Tetra Tech EMI
C8.2 Value for the Money: The Case for Accredited GHG Validation or Verification Bodies
John Shideler; NSF-ISR
C8.3 The Importance of Real-time Data in Environmental Monitoring
Steve Hanawalt & Dave Roberts; OSIsoft
C8.4 Management of GHG Emissions at Enbridge's Canadian Natural Gas Distribution Operations
Tim Adamson; Enbridge
C8.5 High Quality Offsets are GHG Solutions
Criag Diamond; Climate Trust
C8.6 GHG Inventory for a Large Consumer of Electricity and Natural Gas
Victoria Evans, UC, Davis
C8.7 Climate Policy Initiatives in the Western States
Gary Bryner, Brigham Young University
C8.8 Forestry carbon opportunities under AB32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006
Nicholas Martin, WINROCK
C8.9 Cost and Design Considerations for Reducing Carbon Dioxide from Oregon's Power Sector
Hal T. Nelson, Ph. D. Claremont
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Session D1 | Session D2 | Session D3 | Session D4 | Session D5 | Session D6 | Session D7 | Session D8
Session D1: Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Monday 1/22/2007 1 PM to 3pm
D1.1 PG&E & Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles - Status Report
Sven Thesen, Pacific Gas & Electric Company
D1.2 Assessment of Regional Electric Transportation Benefits
California Study Results - Dean Taylor, Southern California Edison (SCE)
D1.3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Impacts of Large-Scale Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle Adoption
Luke Tonachel, Natural Resources Defense Council
D1.4 Air Quality Impacts of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles in an AEO-Consistent Penetration Scenario in 2030
Eladio Knipping, EPRI
D1.5 Assessment of Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles on Electric Utilities and Regional U.S. Power Grids
Michael Kintner-Meyer; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
D1.6 Economic Analysis of Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles on Electric Utilities and Regional U.S. Power Grids
Michael Scott; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Session D2: Renewables & Landfill Gas to Energy
Monday 1/22/2007 3:30pm to 6:30pm
D2.1 Trends Driving Today's Landfill Gas Energy Industry - What Does the Future Hold?
Brian Guzzone; U.S.EPA
D2.2 Developing Landfill Gas Electricity Projects-Taking Advantage of Renewable Energy Credits and Tax Incentives
Jim Bier, Ameresco
D2.3 Air Emissions and Permitting Landfill Gas Fired Electric Power Generation Facilities: Past, Present and Future
Arnold Ramirez, SCSEnergy
D2.4 Murray City Power Landfill Gas Electricity Project Case Study
Gary Merrill, Murray City Power, Utah
D2.5 Los Reales Landfill 6 Megawatt Electricity Project Case Study (Steam Turbine)
Tucson, AZ, US Biogas Energy
D2.6 International Perspective: Methane to Markets Partnership Overview
Cathleen Hall, SCS Engineers
D2.7 Solar Homes and Schools for New Orleans Communities
Alden Hathaway; Environmental Resources Trust
D2.8 EPA's SF6 Equipment Leak Study
Jerome Blackman; US EPA and Mollie J. Averyt, ICF
D2.9 Bio-Diesel Power Plant Developed in Peru amd Honduras
Gary Pacific, IP2USA
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Session D3: Renewable Energy
Tuesday 1/23/2007 7:30am to 9:30am
D3.1 U.S. Mining Regions - The Saudia Arabia of Geothermal Energy
Terry Ackman; U.S. Dept of Energy
D3.2 Cascading Closed Loop Cycle
Mario Romero; Wow Energy, Inc.
D3.3 Cellulosic biofuels: Possibilities and Potential
Roger Sedjo; Resources for the Future
D3.4 Emerging Legal Issues In Renewable Energy Projects
Lewis Putman; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
D3.5 US Wind Market Overview
Michael Rucker; Clipper Windpower
D3.6 Climate Neutral Clean Power from Abandoned Coal Mines for Indiana
Wiley Barbour; ERT
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Session D4: Renewable Energy
Tuesday 1/23/2007 10am to 12pm
D4.1 Renewable Energy as a Hedge
Nick Lenssen; Energy Insights
D4.2 Best Practices for Photovoltaic Rebate Programs
Dan Greenberg; E Source
D4.3 In-Home Display Innovation of Collaborative Management between Utility and Consumers on Residential Energy Efficiency
Brook Crossan, Potomac-Hudson & Kevin L. Johnson, Carbon Solutions
D4.4 Develpment of a Voluntary Emissions Market for CDM Projects - An Ecological Stock
Alan Higgins; Anadarko Energy
D4.5 Green Roofs to Capture Utilities Emissions: An Economic Framework
Philip Kithil; Atmocean
D4.6 Financial Feasibility and Regional Economic Impacts: Three Case Studies in U.S. Biopower
Ira Altman; Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
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Session D5: Renewable Energy
Tuesday 1/23/2007 1pm to 3pm
D5.1 From Manure to Renewable Natural Gas: Brown Energy and Anaerobic Digestion
- Albert Morales; Environmental Power
D5.2 Expanding Capacity Markets to Reward Alternative Resources: New England's Forward Capacity Markets
Patricia Stanton; Conservation Services Group
D5.3 Utility Geothermal Working Group Status Report
Guy Nelson; Utility Geothermal Working Group
D5.4 Comparison of Mandatory REC Markets in the United States: Approaches and Trends
Reiner Musier, APX
D5.5 Utility Case Studies: Project Development Trends & Barriers
Nadav Enbar; Energy Insights
D5.6 Air Quality Impacts of Offshore Gas Production
John Walker; Jacques Whitford Environment
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Session D6: Renewable Energy
Tuesday 1/23/2007 3:30pm to 6:30pm
D6.1 Financing GHG abatement projects - a current look at the state of the field
Marc Stuart - EcoSecurities
D6.2 Strategic Approaches to Environmental Investment Decisions
Eric Chung, Strategic Decisions Group
D6.3 How and Why Consumer-Owned Utilities Are Investing in Wind Development
Jill Cliburn; Cliburn and Associates
D6.4 Wind Energy succes in Texas' deregulated market
Milton Mederos; TxTRADE International Business and Energy of Texas
D6.5 Permitting and Operation Of A Billion Btu/Hr Bagasse Boiler Subject To Boiler MACT
Dave Buff; Golder Associates
D6.6 Biomass-Fueled Power Plants: An Overview
Richard Ellis; Utility Engineering Corp.
D6.7 Transmission Capacity: A Critical Roadblock To Midwest Wind-Energy Goals
John Wachtler, Barr Engineering
D6.8 Waste Grease To Biofuel
William Partanen; Neill and Gunter
D6.8 Industrializing GHG Projects
A Business Model - Susan Wood; AgCert
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Session D7: Energy Efficiency
Wednesday 1/24/2007 7:30am to 9:30am
D7.1 The Role of Energy Efficient Lighting in Argentina, Peru, the Philippines and South Africa
Ken Tiedemann; BC Hydro
D7.2 Experiences from the USA and Europe on Monetizing Building Energy Savings
Steve Baden; Residential Energy Services Network
D7.3 Performance Response of Electric Utility FGD Systems to Allowance Prices Above $1000
Carl Weilert; Burns & McDonnell
D7.4 The Electricity Conservation Revolution in Ontario, Canada
David Heeney; IndEco Strategic Consulting Inc.
D7.5 Advancing Energy Efficiency Through the National Action Plan on Energy Efficiency
Cynthia Cummis Climate Protection Partnerships-U.S. EPA
D7.6 The Business Case for Energy Efficiency
Luisa Freeman; PA Consulting
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Session D8: Renewable Energy & RECs
Wednesday 1/24/2007 10am to 12pm
D8.1 Interaction Between Carbon Markets and Voluntary Markets for Renewable Energy
Lori Bird; National Renewable Energy Laboratory
D8.2 History and Future of Renewable Energy Certificates
Tim Smith; Element Markets
D8.3 Developing a New Clean Power Standard for Carbon Neutral Energy
Alden Hathaway; ERT
D8.4 Renewable Energy and REC Markets
Nicole Fabri; Clear Energy LLC
D8.5 RPS and RECs: How RECs Help Utilities Meet the Challenge
Sue Hanson; Energy Insights
D8.6 Industrial Efficiency and Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Ken Tiedemann; BC Hydro
D8.7 Certification of Attributes Advance The Design, Compliance, And Implementation of Successful Environmental Markets
Bobb Shults; APX
D8.8 Carbon Capture and Storage for Clean Coal Power Plants
Marc Karell, ERM
D8.9 Corporate GHG Strategies: Case Studies
Lisa Grice, CH2M Hill
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Session E1 | Session E2 | Session E3 | Session E4 | Session E5 | Session E6 | Session E7 | Session E8
Session E1: International Carbon Trading
Monday 1/22/2007 1 PM to 3pm
E1.1 CDM Joint Implementation Project-Based Mechanisms
James Grabert, UNFCCC Secretariat, Bonn Germany
E1.2 Demand-Side CO2 Reduction Using Advanced Power Meters
Jeffrey H. Michel, USCL Corporation, Germany
E1.3 Renewable Energy Projects with CERs or RECs
Prabhu Dayal, C TRADE and Howard Siegel, Brown Rudnick
E1.4 Carbon Capture and Storage as a Mitigation Technology
Trygve Roed-Larsen; Det Norske Veritas (DNV) Norway
E1.5 Tying Carbon Trading to Clean Technology
Peter Fusaro; Global Change Associates
E1.6 Feasibility study on Asian-Pacific Carbon Fund
Hyo-Sun Kim; KOGAS, Korea
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Session E2: Visibility/AERMOD
Monday 1/22/2007 3:30pm to 6:30pm
E2.1 Ways to Estimate the Potential for Ground-Level Fogging from Wet-Scrubbed Plumes
Howard Ellis; Enviroplan Consulting
E2.2 Evaluation of CALPUFF Light as a Screening Tool
James Clary; JCA
E2.3 The Switch from ISC to AERMOD and the Unknown Risks to Power Plants
Mary Hauner; Burns & McDonnell
E2.4 Reprocessing of Historic ISC Met Data for AERMOD Applications
Thomas Wickstrom; All4
E2.5 Improved Building Dimension Inputs for AERMOD/PRIME
Ron Petersen; CPP
E2.6 Short-range Modeling Changes with AERMOD
Robert Paine; ENSR
E2.7 Assessment of the Impacts on Visibility on a Class I Area using the PLUVUE Model
Ken Hiltgen; MACTEC
E2.8 Plume-In-Grid Modeling of Particulate Matter Over North America
JKrish Vijayaraghavan; AER
E2.9 Use of PLUVIEW in Permitting Power Plants Close to Class 1 Areas
Gale Hoffnagle; TRC
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Session E3: EMIS & EHS
Tuesday 1/23/2007 7:30am to 9:30am
E3.1 EMIS Marketplace and Overview
David Drerup; Data Systems & Solutions, LLC
E3.2 Managing compliance Assurance with Web Based Audit Tools
Don Cheatham, Southern Company; Milan Dayalal, Dakota Software
E3.3 Integrated Enterprise EHSMIS System
Bob Schnelle; Duke Energy
E3.4 Pro-Actively Managing EH&S Operational Risks Using 'Intelligent' Software
Keith Modesitt; ESS
E3.5 Integrating Energy Efficiency via Online Customer Service Applications
Susan Imm; Nexus Energy Software
E3.6 Driving Continual Improvement in EHS Enterprise Performance
Mark Jaine, Intelex
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Session E4: Managing Risk & Carbon Costs
Tuesday 1/23/2007 10am to 12pm
E4.1 Evaluating Electric Company Financial and Operational Risk from Evolving Domestic GHG Emissions Mitigation Policies
Adam Diamant; EPRI
E4.2 Successful Strategies to Maintain Shareholder Value and Minimize Risk in a Patchwork Quilt of State Greenhouse Gas Rules
Allan Bedwell; CDM
E4.3 Greenhouse Gases, Global Warming, and Satisfying the Investment Community
Jerry Bauer; Burns & McDonnell
E4.4 A Practical Look at Managing Climate Change Risks - a Municipal Utility Perspective
Karl Van Orsdol; City of Palo Alto
E4.5 Estimating the Value of the Option to Capture CO2 from Coal-fired Power Plants
Tom Wilson;EPRI
E4.6 Environmental Permitting Concepts For Design Build Projects
Steven Eget; The Louis Berger Group
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Session E5: Advanced Technologies
Tuesday 1/23/2007 1pm to 3pm
E5.1 Mitigation of Power Plant CO2 Emissions: An Overview
Bruce Rising; Siemens
E5.2 FutureGen - The Next Generation of Coal-Fueled Power
Erich Birch; Birch, Becker & Moorman, LLP
E5.3 High Efficiency/Low Cost CO2 Compressor for Carbon Capture & Storage
Pete Baldwin; Ramgen Power Systems
E5.4 Corrosion and Fouling Impacts When Co-Firing RDF in a Circulating Fluidized Bed Boiler
Brad Adams; Reaction Engineering
E5.5 Boiler Optimization
Richard Hovan; Forney
E5.6 Advanced Clean Coal Technologies: One Year Later
Karen Obenshain; Edison Electric Institute
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Session E6: Health Effects
Tuesday 1/23/2007 3:30pm to 6:30pm
E6.1 Do We Know Enough to Regulate Different Types or Sources of PM?
Tom Grahame, US DOE
E6.2 Lab Studies of Inhaled Components of Coal Combustion Emissions
Joe Mauderly, Lovelace Respritory Research Institute
E6.3 Health Effects of Waste-to-Energy: An Update
Paul Chrostowski; CPF Associates
E6.4 Understanding How Utility Emissions May or May Not Contribute to Particulate Matter Effects
Dan Greenbaum, Health Effects Institute
E6.5 Indoor Air Purification Technology to Improve Air Quality and Reduce Energy Costs
David Zabetakis; David B. Zabetakis, LLC
E6.6 Inhalation Exposure Impacts of Distributed Generation and Strategies to Reduce
Garvin Heath; University of California Berkeley
E6.7 Health Effects of Coal Fired Power Plant Emissions
Annette Rohr; EPRI
E6.8 What Do New Epidemiological Results Tell Us about Power Plant Emissions
Ron Wyzga; EPRI
E6.8 Selenium's Protective Effects against Mercury Toxicity
Laura Raymond, et al EERC
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Session E7: Alternative Transportation Technologies
Wednesday 1/24/2007 7:30am to 9:30am
E7.1 Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles - Technology, Development, Commercialization
Mark Duvall, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
E7.2 Vehicle-to-Grid Power to Stabilize the Grid and Reduce Pollution
Willett Kempton, University of Delaware (UD)
E7.3 tility Fleet Applications Plug-In Hybrid Electric Trouble Truck
Efrain Ornelas, Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E)
E7.4 The Implications of California's Alternative Fuels Strategy for Electric Drive Technologies
Daniel Rutherford, Stefan Unnasch, TIAX LLC
E7.5 Greenhouse Gas Emissions of the Vehicle Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards and of Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) for Hybrids versus SUVs, Minivans and Pick up Trucks
Victoria Evans, UC Davis
E7.6 Air Quality Impacts of Future Alternative Vehicle Use in the South Coast Air Basin
Jack Brouwer, UC Irvine
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Session E8: Visibility & Other
Wednesday 1/24/2007 10am to 12pm
E8.1 Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) Reviews, What are the Trends for Western Coal Plants?
Robert Pearson; CH2M Hill
E8.2 Class I Visibility Modeling Using CALPUFF in Southern USA
Arijit Pakrasi; Shaw Environmental
E8.3 In or Not? - Best Available Retrofit Control Technology Case Study under Regional Haze Rule
Michael Zebell; ENSR Corporation
E8.4 Proposed FLAG Level II and III Visibility Assessment
John Molenar; Air Resource Specialists, Inc. (ARS)
E8.5 Compliance and Implementation Aspects of Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) for Electric Generating Units
Chad Daniel; Stanley
E8.6 Viewing the FLAG for Changing Winds
Robert Hammer and Eric Farstad; Tetra Tech
E8.7 Progress Report: Regional Haze BART Rule Implementation
Bruce Macdonald; ENSR
E8.8 The Missouri River vs. Utilities...2007 Update
Pat Cassidy; Kansas City Board of Public Utilities
E8.9 ustaianable water Supplies for Energy Security: Business and Economic Issues
John Wolfe, Limo-Tech and Peter Adriaens; Univ. of Michigan
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