EPA Region 4 Clean and Sustainable Energy Conference

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Please join us, from 5:30 - 6:30 pm, on Tuesday Evening, the 11th, in Legacy Rooms C&D for a screening of the award winning film,  Kilowatt Ours, a Jeff Barrie production. Jeff Barrie will introduce the film and take questions afterwards. This film takes viewers on a journey from the production of energy to its end use in our homes and businesses and argues for the development of clean sustainable energy sources and using the energy produced in a conservative and efficient manner. DVD’s will be available for purchase after the film.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

		TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 11, 2007
7:30 am – 5:00 pm		Registration
7:30 am – 9:00 am		Continental Breakfast
8:00 am – 8:30 am		Welcome and Introductions Jimmy Palmer, EPA Regional Administrator Bob Hawsey, Director, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Programs, ORNL
8:30 am – 10:00 am		Overview of Clean Sustainable Energy Efforts at the National and Regional Level (Chair – Tom Kilgore, CEO, Tennessee Valley Authority) · Clean and Sustainable Energy – What Is EPA Doing To Promote It At The National Level? – Julie Rosenberg, Chief, EPA Clean Energy and Environment Partnership Program · Clean and Sustainable Energy In The Southeastern United States from the Perspective of the Southern States Energy Board – Ken Nemeth, Executive Director, SSEB · Clean and Sustainable Energy In The Southeastern United States – A Perfect Storm Of Opportunity – Dennis Creech, Executive Director, SouthFace Energy Institute
10:00 am – 10:30 am		Morning Break
10:30 am – Noon		Potential Clean and Sustainable Technologies for the Southeast (Chair – Ben Taube, Executive Director, Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance) · Clean and Sustainable Technologies: An Overview – Bob Hawsey, Director, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Programs, Oak Ridge National Laboratory · Promising Technologies for Greenhouse Gas Reductions - Steve Piccot, Southern Research Institute · Advanced Coal Generation Technologies – Michael Slanders, U.S. DOE, Office of Fossil Energy
Noon – 1:30 pm		LUNCH (on your own)
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm		Potential Clean and Sustainable Technologies for the Southeast (cont.) Outlook for Solar Energy in the SE– Vikram Sami, Chair, Georgia Solar Energy Association Hydrogen as a Railway Fuel – Stan Thompson, Mooresville/South Iredell Economic Development Corporation Plasma Arc Gasification Of Municipal Solid Waste – Dr. Lou Circeo, Georgia Institute of Technology
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm		Afternoon Break
3:30pm – 4:30pm		Potential Clean and Sustainable Technologies for the Southeast (cont.) · The Wide World of Biofuels – Dr. Tom Adams, University of Georgia · Agriculture Waste to Energy, Energy Production from Hog Manure – Dr. Alex Hobbs, Director, NC Solar Center, NC State University
4:30pm – 5:00 pm		Open Discussion and Instructions for Next Day’s Session

5:30pm – 6:30 pm

It has been a full day, but don't miss this award winning film and meet the film-maker, Jeff Barrie. What a way to start a dinner conversation!

 

	WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2007
7:30 am – 9:00 am	Continental Breakfast
8:00 am – 9:45 pm		Promoting Clean Sustainable Energy in the Southeast: Case Studies (Chair - Dr. Lynette Cardoch, MWH) · Permitting A Clean, Sustainable Energy Source (Biodiesel), One State’s Experience – Brian Collins, Mississippi DEQ · Practical Applications of Landfill Gas as an Alternative Energy Source – Clark Wiedetz, Siemens Building Technologies · State Environmental and Energy Office Partnerships To Promote Clean Sustainable Energy – Kevin Kelly, GA Energy Division and Bob Leker, NC State Energy Office
9:45 am – 9:50 am		Instructions for Breakout Discussions (Chair - Paul Sloan, Tennessee DEC)
9:50 am – 10:10 am		Morning Break
10:10 am – 11:30 am		Breakout Sessions (Proceed to the appropriate breakout room): Breakout Session 1- Legacy ABCD (Facilitator – Chuck Huling, Vice President of Environmental Affairs, Georgia Power) Breakout Session 2 - Salon 1 (Facilitator – Kathy Hornsby, Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs) Breakout Session 3 - Legacy E (Facilitator – Erika Hartwig, South Carolina Energy Office) Breakout Session 4 - Legacy F (Facilitator – Larry Taylor, Kentucky EPPC)
11:30 pm		Reassemble in Ballroom
11:30 am – 12:30 pm		Panel discussion followed by open discussion
12:30 pm		Concluding Remarks - Jimmy Palmer, EPA Regional Administrator

 

Break-Out Sessions - The purpose of discussion is to solicit ideas on issues such as:

• What are the most pressing regulatory barriers to clean and sustainable energy build-up in the Southeast and how might we overcome those barriers?
   
• The economics surrounding clean, sustainable energy in the Southeast.
   
• What technologies are ready for rollout, and what can be done to encourage commercialization of bench-scale technologies?
   
• What specific actions are needed to push Clean and Sustainable Energy Solutions in the Southeast by various stakeholders such as state legislators, congress, environmental groups, local economic development agencies, counties and municipalities, design and manufacturing corporations, legal area, public relations and your organization?
   
• What is the role for, and how to encourage, collaboration and communication among industry, government, and other stakeholders in the Southeast on clean and sustainable energy issues?