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Texas Renewables 2010 Conference
November 7 - 10, 2010
San Antonio, Texas

 

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Texas Renewables '08

Diversifying the Texas Energy Engine

Nov. 9 - 11, 2008

 

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Presentations from Monday, Nov. 10, 2008


Monday 08:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. Opening Session: Political and Market Environment
Co-chairs:  Bob Webb and Mark Dreyfus
Presenter Presentation Name
Mike Eckhart Renewable Energy in the U.S. and Texas
Alan Kirchhoff An Overview of the Emerging Technology Fund

 

 

 

Monday 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. General Session: Texas' Resources Future
Co-chairs:  Mark Dreyfus
Presenter Presentation Name
Bob Kahn An Update on Renewable Energy in the ERCOT Market
Phil Wilson Texas' Resources Future
The Honorable Mark Strama Not available or Spoken Remarks only.
Dub Taylor A S.E.C.O. Update on Renewable Energy Projects and Activities
Paul Hudson Remarks on Advancing Renewable Legislation In Texas


Monday 1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. General Session: Fostering Diversification Through State Policy
Session chair/moderator:  John Pitts, Jr.
Presenter Presentation Name
John Pitts, Jr. Spoken remarks only.
The Honorable Phil King Spoken remarks only.
The Honorable Kirk Watson Spoken remarks only.
Dub Taylor Spoken remarks only.
Brian Lloyd Fostering Diversification Through State Policy


Monday 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. Breakout Session: Session 1: Utility Scale Solar and Energy Storage
Chair:  Mark Kapner
Presenter Presentation Name
Mark Kapner Not available.
Dr. Robert Shainker Utility Scale Energy Storage with Special Focus on Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES)
Richard Fioravanti Storage Technologies and Applications: One Size Does Not Fit All
Dan Vogler Bulk Grid Electric Storage (12 MB)


Monday 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. Breakout Session: Session 2: Biofuels
Co-chairs:  James Peeples and Kurt Lyell
Presenter Presentation Name
Patrick Basinski An Introduction to Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) and their Applicability to Transportation and Storage of Biofuels
James Peeples Ethanol: Today and Tomorrow
Judy Fort Spoken remarks only.
Susan Seagren New Markets Tax Credits


Monday 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. Breakout Session: Session 3: Biomass Electric
Chair:  William "Bill" Tietze
Presenter Presentation Name
Anthony Callendrello Nacogdoches Power Project - Biomass to Energy in Texas
Tommy John Combined Heat and Power: Maximizing the Benefits of Biomass Energy
William "Bill" Tietze Solids Gasification and Energy Generations


Monday 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. Breakout Session: Session 4: Geothermal Electric/Geoexchange
Chair:  Maria Richards
Presenter Presentation Name
Josh Nordquist Geothermal Power Plant Technologies
Loy Sneary Making Something From Nothing - The Green Machine Turns Geothermal and Waste Heat Into Power
Stathis Michaelides Geothermal Power Extraction from Abandoned Wells in Texas


Monday 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. Breakout Session: Session 5: Distributed Wind and Wind Synergies
Chair:  Richard Amato
Presenter Presentation Name
Claud Matney Financing Community Sized Alternative Energy Projects
Paul Thompson, P.E. Distributed Wind Power - A Case Study
William O'Donnell Distributed Energy: Wind Energy for Communities, Business, and Schools (82 MB file)

 

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