Proceedings of the Growing
the Rural Economy with Renewable Energy

Windfarming and Bioenergy - New Crops for Missouri Farms

Held on March 6, 2003
Holiday Inn Select - Columbia Missouri

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Photos courtesy of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Photographic Information Exchange: Photos #4194 by Art Wiselogel; #2103 by Bergey Windpower Co.; #3396 by K.C. Electric; #6337, #6331, #6316 by Warren Gretz

An endless flow of energy arrives on Missouri farms every day from the sun, resulting in wind energy, solar energy and bioenergy. New technologies offer the opportunity to harvest this energy for on-farm use and as sustainable cash crops. Expanding the harvest of renewable energy can fulfill part of local energy needs and create new business opportunities to improve the rural economy. Attend this conference and learn about:

  Combines that Harvest the Wind Photo of leaves and sticks on the ground.
    Green Power from Green Plants
      Cattle Watering Systems that Run on Sunshine

Missouri farmers, citizens, community leaders, agricultural and environmental organizations, university staff, and state decision-makers want to know how to use renewable energy.

In an effort to bring these diverse interests together, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, in partnership with the Missouri Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Energy, is sponsoring a renewable energy conference on March 6, 2003, in Columbia, Missouri. For a full listing of participating organizations, see Sponsors.

The purposes of the conference are to provide information and technical assistance, establish opportunities for peer-to-peer exchanges among diverse groups with a common interest in renewable energy and the rural economy, and develop action plans for development of Missouri's agriculturally based renewable energy resources.

Program

Registration 7 to 8:15 a.m. Expo Center - Exhibit and Luncheon Area

7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast

Morning - General Session 8:15 to 11:45 a.m. Expo Center - Presentation Area

8:15 - 8:45a.m. Welcome and Introduction

Host: Stephen Mahfood - Director, Missouri Department of Natural Resources

8:45-10:00 a.m. Missouri's Renewable Energy Potential - what everyone should know about solar energy,
wind energy and bioenergy

Moderator: Sara Parker - Missouri DNR, Outreach and Assistance Center's Director

10:00-10:15 a.m. BREAK

10:15-11:45a.m.Promoting Renewable Energy; What Works
Moderator: Peter Hofherr, Deputy Director - Missouri Department of Agriculture

Luncheon 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Exhibit and Luncheon Area

11:45-1:15 p.m. Luncheon Address

1:15-1:30 p.m. BREAK

Afternoon Breakout Sessions 1:30 to 4:15 p.m.

Afternoon Group A - Wind Energy Working Group - Expo Center - Presentation Area

Facilitator: John Dunlop, American Wind Energy Association

1:30 -2:30 p.m. Wind Energy Information Sources, Small Wind Systems, and Wind as a Renewable Crop

2:30 -2:45 p.m. BREAK

2:45 -3:15 p.m. Utility Scale Wind Energy Development

3:15 - 4:00 p.m. Wind Energy and the Rural Economy Working Group - Developing an Action Plan

4:00 -4:15 p.m. All conferees reconvene in Expo Center Presentation Area

Afternoon Group B - Bioenergy Working Group                               Windsor Rooms 1 and 2.

Facilitator: Phil Badger, Southeastern Regional Biomass Energy Project.

1:30 -2:30 p.m. Bioenergy Information Sources, and On-the Farm Bioenergy Applications

2:30 -2:45 p.m. BREAK

2:45 -3:15 p.m. Dedicated Bioenergy Crops and Market Development

 

3:15 - 4:00 p.m. Bioenergy and the Rural Economy Working Group - Developing an Action Plan

Group discussion led by facilitator

4:00 -4:15 p.m. All conferees reconvene in Expo Center Presentation Area

Afternoon Plenary Session 4:15 to 4:45 p.m.                        Expo Center - Presentation Area

4:15-4:45 p.m. Developing the Rural Economy by Using Missouri's Renewable Energy Potential; Action Plans for Wind Energy and Bioenergy.

 

Adjourn 4:45 p.m.

Registration

$20, includes continental breakfast and lunch. Registration prior to event recommended due to space limitations. Please use one of registration forms provided in following links:

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Map

Holiday Inn Select - Columbia Missouri

Sponsor

This conference is made possible by the support of the following organizations:

Related Links

Links to information on wind energy resources

 

Links to information on bioenergy resources

Links to information on solar energy resources

Contact Us

Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Energy Center
P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102
800-361-4827 / 573-751-3443
E-mail: energy@dnr.mo.gov

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