[Press Release] : Advancing Renewables in the Midwest Conference

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MEDIA ADVISORY
March 20, 2007

Contact: Jay Hasheider
Energy Services Supervisor 
(573) 874-7685
RJH at GoColumbiaMo.com 

Advancing Renewables in the Midwest Conference
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ((registration starts at 8:00 a.m.)
Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources Building
University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri	
www.AdvancingRenewables.org							

	(COLUMBIA, MO) - A new era of renewable energy is dawning.
Spurred by increasing public interest and new technology, renewables are
producing increasing opportunities for supplying sustainable energy to
our economy. The focus of the "Advancing Renewables in the Midwest"
conference is to increase communication regarding renewable energy
development in the Midwest. Region-based renewable energy projects and
technologies, including the diverse resources of wind, efficiency,
biomass, and solar, are discussed and exhibited at this one-day event
sponsored by Columbia Water and Light, Missouri Department of Natural
Resources and the University of Missouri.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:  
●	Julia Judd, Executive Director, SEPA:  "National Perspective of
Solar Energy" 
OTHER SPEAKERS:  
●	Brad Klein, Environmental Law and Policy Center:  "Net Metering"

●	Bob Ramlow, Wisconsin Focus on Energy:  "Freeze-Protected Solar
Water Heating Systems" 
●	Kent Holst, Iowa Stored Energy Park:  "Iowa Stored Energy Park"

●	Rodney Bothast, National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center: 
"Emerging Cellulose-To-Ethanol Technology" 
●	Kevin R. Nordmeyer, RDG Planning and Deisgn: "Zero-Energy Homes"

●	Bill Reynolds, Biobased Insulation: "Foam Insulation From
Soybeans" 
●	Warren T. Wood, PE, Missouri Public Service Commission: "EPAct's
Impact on Missouri" 
●	Art Boyt, Crowder College:  "Positive Net Energy Commercial
Building Design" 
●	Tom Carnahan, Wind Capital Group: "Missouri Wind Energy" 
●	Allan Goldberg, Iowa Department of Natural Resources: "Community
Digesters in Iowa" 
●	Brian Barber, E3 Biofuels: "Ethanol Distillation from Waste
Based Digester" 
●	Erick Roberts, Springfield, Missouri Public Works: "Operations
of a Landfill Gas-to-Electricity Plant" 
	
	There will also be display booth space at the conference for
vendors of renwable energy products and services. This portion of the
conference is free and open to the public.
	For further details, or to request an interview, please contact:
Jay Hasheider, Columbia Water and Light, 573-874-7685; Rick Anderson,
MoDNR, 573-751-5953; Anthony Lupo, University of Missouri Atmospheric
Sciences, 573-884-1638. More information can also be obtained from
www.AdvancingRenewables.org.

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