DisclaimerThe following report is a collection ofsummaries from presentations made atRETECH 2009: <strong>Renewable</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> TechnologyConference and Exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevadabetween February 25 and February 27, 2009.The opinions expressed in the following reportdo not necessarily reflect the views of the<strong>American</strong> <strong>Council</strong> <strong>On</strong> <strong>Renewable</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> (ACORE)as an organization or any individual employed bythat organization. The opinions in the report arethose of the speakers at the conference and anyopinions conveyed in their presentations givenat that time. Citations in the report only referencethe materials, such as presentations,documents, and other files, given to ACORE bythe speakers at the conference for educationalpurposes. The report does not attempt to citeother sources outside of the speakers’ materialsand any reference to an external source hasbeen transposed from materials given to ACORE.SpeakersPlenaryDan Reicher, Director of Climate Change and <strong>Energy</strong> Initiatives, Google, Inc.Hermann Scheer, Member, German BundestagKateri Callahan, President, ASEKatrina Landis, Group Vice President, Alternative <strong>Energy</strong>, BPMichael Eckhart, President, <strong>American</strong> <strong>Council</strong> <strong>On</strong> <strong>Renewable</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> (ACORE)Cathy Zoi, CEO, Repower America·John Geesman, Former Commissioner, California <strong>Energy</strong> CommissionNancy Floyd, Founder and Managing Director, Nth PowerJohn Cavalier, Managing Partner, Hudson Clean <strong>Energy</strong> PartnersGeneral Wesley Clark (Ret.), Chairman of EWT Americas and Co-Chairman of Growth <strong>Energy</strong>Advanced VehiclesEddie Sturman, Engineer, Sturman IndustriesPat Cadam, President, Green GearsSanjeev Choudhary, General Manager, PHEV Systems, A123 SystemsTom Mack, President & CEO, AHL-TECH, Inc.Todd Suckow, Senior Engineer, Hyundai-Kia America Technical EngineerMike Harrigan, Vice President of Business Development, Coulomb TechnologiesKathryn Clay, Director of Research, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers<strong>American</strong> <strong>Council</strong> <strong>On</strong> <strong>Renewable</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>Executive Summary Report 66
BiofuelsChristopher Groobey, Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLPMaxwell Shauck, University Research Professor, Biofuels and Aviation, University of HoustonCraig Shealy, CEO and President, OsageDan Nolan, Strategic Management Services, Sabot 6, IncDoug Berven, Director of Corporate Affairs, POETErnie Shea, Project Coordinator, 25x25Greg Keenan, Vice President of Business Development , Virent <strong>Energy</strong> Systems, Inc.Helena Chum, Senior Advisor, National <strong>Renewable</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> LabJoel Velasco, Chief Representative, UNICAJohn Walker, Chief Executive Officer, P.R.I.M.E., CorpJonathan Gorham, Director, Business Development, QterosKevin Kephart, Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School - South Dakota State University, SouthDakota State UniversityMichael McAdams, Policy Director, Brownstein Hyatt Farber & Shreck LLPPhil Madson, President, KATZEN International, Inc.Richard Mount, President, North Shore <strong>Energy</strong>Robert Do, Solena GroupBruce Lisle, Past President, Pellet Fuels InstituteDan Henry, Vice President and Chief Technical Officer , Pellet Fuels InstituteDick Carmical, CEO, The Price CompaniesErvan Hancock, Manager, <strong>Renewable</strong> & Green Strategies, Georgia PowerBrian Murphy, Stratex <strong>Energy</strong>Gary Elliott, Principal, International Applied Engineering, Biomass Conversion and Alternative Fuels SpecialistGeoffrey R. Morgan, Partner, Michael, Best & Friedrich LLPJanet Hawkes, Strategic Partner, RPM EcosystemsJohn Ganzi, President, Environment FinanceJon Strimling, President, <strong>American</strong> Biomass Distribution, LLCMelissa VanOrnum, Marketing Manager, GHD, IncMichael Totten, Chief Advisor, Climate, Water and Ecosystem Services, Conservation InternationalReed Wills, President, AdageRichard Munson, Senior Vice President, Recycled <strong>Energy</strong>Robert Cleaves, President, Biomass Power AssociationMark Cherry, Chief Scientist, Smart Plugs CorporationMark Niederschulte, Chie Operating Officer, INEOS BioWendel Dreve, Managing Member, Farmer’s Ethanol LLCDr. Marion Gilliland, Chief Communications Officer, Farmer’s Ethanol LLC<strong>American</strong> <strong>Council</strong> <strong>On</strong> <strong>Renewable</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>Executive Summary Report 67
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