Bryce Jordan Center November 15 and 16, 2007 |
| Uploaded Presentations and Links |
| A Vision for Renewable Energy and PSUs Role |
| Tom Richard, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Penn State |
| Presentation: PSU Overview |
| Links: http://www.bioenergy.psu.edu/ |
| Extensions Role in Renewable Energy and Agriculture |
| Joseph Dunn, Executive Director of USDA's National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board |
| Presentation: Extension's Role in Renewable Energy & Ag.ppt |
| Links: |
| Public Policy and the Economics of Biofuels |
| Jayson Harper, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Penn State |
| Presentation: HarperBiofuels-policy&economics.ppt |
| Links: |
| Potential of Wood as an Energy Source in PA |
| Charles Ray, School of Forest Resources, Penn State |
| Presentation: RayPennsylvania LUW Potential .ppt |
| Links: http://woodpro.cas.psu.edu/ |
| Improving Energy Efficiency in Agriculture |
| Dennis Buffington, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Penn State |
| Presentation: ImprovingEnergyEfficinAg.ppt |
| Links: http://energy.cas.psu.edu/ |
| Assessment of PA Crops and Biofuels |
| Greg Roth, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Penn State |
| Presentation: Roth Crops.ppt |
| Links: http://www.auri.org/research/fuels/pdfs/fuels.pdf |
| Switchgrass: Production and Utilization Issues |
| William Curran, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Penn State |
| Presentation: CurranSwitchgrass.pptx |
| Links: www.attra.org/attra-pub/switchgrass.html www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1710.pdf www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/AG200.pdf www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1999/v4-282.html |
| Biodiesel: Basics of Production and Issues |
| Dennis Buffington, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Penn State |
| Presentation: Biodiesel.ppt |
| Links: http://energy.cas.psu.edu/ |
| Cellulosic Ethanol 101 |
| Tom Richard, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Penn State |
| Presentation: Cellulosic Ethanol.ppt |
| Links: |
| Feed Potential of Biofuel Co Products |
| Harold Harpster, Department of Dairy and Animal Sciences, Penn State |
| Presentation: HarpsterDistillers Grains .ppt |
| Links: |
| Educators Success Stories: Making an Impact in the Field |
| Gary Sheppard, Westmoreland County Cooperative Extension |
| Presentation: Sheppardextension programs.ppt |
| Links: http://westmoreland.extension.psu.edu/Agriculture/WindSolarEnergy.htm |
| Tom Wilson, Crawford County Cooperative Extension |
| Presentation: TWilsonExtension Activities.ppt |
| Lysa Holland, Department of Environmental Health and Safety |
| Links: http://www.research.psu.edu/iro/events/tradeshows/ebw/brochures/biohydraulic.pdf |
| Potential of Anaerobic Digesters in PA |
| Patrick Topper, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Penn State |
| Robert Graves, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Penn State |
| Presentation: TopperBIOGAS-101.ppt |
| Links: www.biogas.psu.edu |
| Wind Energy: Potential and Issues |
| Gary Sheppard, Westmoreland County |
| Presentation: Sheppardwindpowerpotential.ppt |
| Links: http://www.awea.org/ |
| Center for Sustainability at Penn State |
| David Riley, Department of Architectural Engineering, Penn State |
| Presentation: Sustainability |
| Links: http://www.engr.psu.edu/cfs/ |
| Community and Public Policy Issues Related to Alternative Energies in Pennsylvania |
| A. POLICY: Alternative Energy Policy Considerations for Pennsylvania's Communities |
| Leland Glenna, Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology (AERS), Penn State |
| Presentation: GlennaThe Rationale of Alternative Energy Policies.ppt |
| Links: |
| Alissa Meyer, Ph.D. Candidate, AERS, currently conducting interviews of prospective energy feedstock suppliers in Clearfield County |
| Presentation: MeyerBiofuels Feedstock Production compressed.ppt |
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| B. ECONOMIC: Job, Income, and Tax Effects of Agri-Energy Activity in Pennsylvania Communities: Information You Can Use from a Penn State Economic and Workforce Brief |
| Rose M. Baker, Office of Economic and Workforce Development, Assistant Professor of Education, Penn State |
| David L. Passmore, Director, Penn State Institute for Research in Training and Development |
| Presentation: http://WEDIBrief.notlong.com |
| Links: http://PSUBrief.notlong.com http://irtd.ed.psu.edu http://WDICapabilities.notlong.com |
| C. COMMUNITY: Community Decision-Making: Extension's Role |
| Peter Wulfhorst, Community Development Extension Educator, Pike County |
| Presentation: Community & Public Policy Issues Related to Alternative Energies in PA |
| Links: www.leadership.psu.edu |
| Judy Chambers, Community Development Extension Educator, Adams County |
| Bill Kleiner, Director, Southeast Regional Cooperative Extension |
| Gary Sheppard, Senior Extension Educator, Westmoreland County |
| Walt Whitmer, Extension Associate, AERS |
| Presentation: Public Issye AEC.3.ppt |
| Links: |
| 4-H and Youth Programming Opportunities |
| Joann Logan, Extension Educator, Westmoreland County Cooperative Extension Education |
| Presentation: LoganNRGforyouth.pptx |
| Links: http://www.need.org/ |
| Paul Heasley, State College High School |
| Presentation: Heaslybiodiesel in schools.ppt |
| Links: http://www.marketplaceforthemind.state.pa.us/m4m/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=151091 |
| Tracy Hoover, Department of Agricultural and Extension |
| Presentation: HooverResources for Youth.ppt |
| Links: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/education/lesson_plans.html http://www.dallas.k12.or.us/DHS_library/web/energy.htm#fuel http://www.energy.gov/foreducators.htm http://www.keystonecurriculum.org/index.html www.marketplaceforthyemind.com |
| Tour of Penn State Energy Institute |
| Bruce Miller and Andre Boehman, The Energy Institute, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences |
| Links: http://www.energy.psu.edu/oeo/index.html |
| Wood Gasification |
| Biomass in Boilers |
| Utilizing Animal-Tissue Biomass in Coal-Fired Boilers |
| Utilization of Biofuels in Boilers |
| Energy Densities (powerpoint) |
| Fuel Flexibility for Industrial Boilers |
| Biodiesel Emissions |
| Fuel Flexible Boilers |
| Biomass Gasification as a Means of Waste Disposal |
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