Key <strong>Program</strong> FeaturesJoint Plenary Session – Monday, March 4 thCher Mereweather, ManagingDirector, Ontario FoodIndustry EnvironmentalCoalition, Cambridge, ON -Sustainability in Ontario Foodand Beverage ManufacturingIndustryPaul Kamp, Liefmark/Inbicon,Chicago, IL – Biomass toEnergy in CommercialOperations – The<strong>Opportunities</strong>Jim Lane, Editor andPublisher, Biofuels Digest andBioBased Digest, Miami, Fl –North American Renewables;Why We Need and What NextNetworking Dinner, Monday March 4 th – Guest SpeakerDave Simpson, GM, Marketing& Sales, Union Gas -Renewable Natural Gas: APerspectiveLuncheon, Tuesday March 5 th – Guest SpeakerJohn Wilkinson, President &CEO, Wilkinson Insight Inc.and former Ontario CabinetMinister –The 21 st Century Belongs toAgriculture7
Technology Tours – Wednesday, March 6 thGRO <strong>Summit</strong> Energy TourPond Biofuels Project at St. Mary’s Cement, St Mary’s – algae growingdemonstration facility utilizing CO2 from the cement plant, to produce biofuelsQuality Fertilizers, Shakespeare – partnering with Cennatek on process to extract nutrientsfrom corn stover and other crop residues to make a liquid starter fertilizer and then pelletizenutrient-depleted crop residue for high quality fuelFriendly Fuel Solutions, Drumbo – on-farm Auto 40 kW biomass pellet boiler. Incorporated intowater system is four-panel solar thermal system for warm season hot water supply. Also visitMiscanthus fieldEnerworks Inc., Woodstock – largest solar thermal heating and cooling project in Canada with162 panels on a retirement home rooftopCanadian Biofuel Inc., Springford – commercial densified biomass fuel production facility; twoMuench pellet mills, 54,000 tons/yr capacityIGPC Ethanol Inc, Aylmer – Integrated Grain Processors Cooperative Ethanol Inc. produces150 million litres annually. Distillers grains marketed to area beef, dairy and pork operationsBiogas TourHarvest Power, London – large scale AD system currently under construction (on-bus guidedoverview of project)Pond Biofuels Project at St. Mary’s Cement, St Mary’s – algae growing demonstration facilityutilizing CO2 from the cement plant, to produce biofuelsAthlone Farms, Athlone – 140 cow dairy farm with anaerobic digester under constructionQuality Fertilizers, Shakespeare – partnering with Cennatek on process to extract nutrientsfrom corn stover and other crop residues to make a liquid starter fertilizer and then pelletizenutrient-depleted crop residue for high quality fuel<strong>Green</strong>holm Farms Ltd., Embro – dairy operation with operating PlanET anaerobic digestorLabatt’s Brewery, London – after 160 years of brewing this hometown plant now produces over1 billion bottles of beer annually. Tour will focus on recent environmental upgrades including theco-gen facility, and CO2 and water recyclingRegistration 7:00 amBuses depart 8:00 am sharp!LCC LobbyThe GRO <strong>Summit</strong> and Canadian Biogas <strong>Conference</strong> is bullfrogpowered with 100% renewable electricityand 100% green natural gas. By choosing green energy with Bullfrog, the <strong>Conference</strong> is reducing itsenvironmental footprint, supporting the development of green energy projects in Canada, and helping tocreate a cleaner, healthier world.Across Canada, Bullfrog’s electricity comes exclusively from wind and hydro facilities that have beencertified as low impact by Environment Canada under its EcoLogoM program instead of from pollutingsources like coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear. A clean, renewable alternative to fossil fuel-based naturalgas, Bullfrog's green natural gas is produced in Canada from biogas facilities that have met strictenvironmental criteria as defined by ICF International.Any home or business can choose renewable electricity or green natural gas with Bullfrog Power. Visit8bullfrogpower.com to learn more today