Biomass '10 Workshop Program Released

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Upper Midwest's most informative international biomass workshop set for July 20–21, 2010, in Grand Forks, North Dakota

The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota announces today the release of the preliminary program for the upcoming Biomass ’10: Renewable Power, Fuels, and Chemicals Workshop, beginning Tuesday, July 20, 2010, at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

More than 30 speakers from across the nation are scheduled to present at this year’s workshop. Governor John Hoeven (R-ND) has been invited to give the keynote address at the event.

“This is probably the most balanced agenda for top-notch speakers and topics that this event has assembled since its inception 10 years ago,” said Chris Zygarlicke, EERC Deputy Associate Director for Research and Technical Director of this workshop. “We will have talks on utilizing currently available North Dakota agricultural biomass resources and future algae production systems. We will be briefed on traditional corn ethanol and updated on two high-profile midwestern cellulose ethanol projects. New methods and the associated economics for using biomass to produce heat, electricity, green gasoline, and jet fuel will also be discussed and debated,” he said.

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