BioRefinery/BioEnergy Summit – Dec. 11
UW-Madison faculty and staff are among the presenters and participants in an upcoming BioRefinery/BioEnergy Summit – Reducing the Risks in Migrating Vision to Production. December 11. More information is available at www.emersonprocess.com/events2008/BioRefinerySummit/
Organizers describe the BioRefinery/BioEnergy Summit as a conversation joining thought and action leaders from multiple backgrounds, all motivated by the same goals:
- Aid the United States in meeting its energy and fuel demands with alternative feedstocks and processes
- Leverage best practices from related industries to ensure commercial viability of this burgeoning industry
- Identify contemporary technologies which provide safe operations, environmental protection and sustainable commercial viability
This event will be restricted to 50 delegates. Topics addressed include:
- Government perspective on the importance of bioenergy
- Feedstock availability/ sustainability
- Process and feedstock research methodologies
- Pilot plant to production scale up
- Governmental and legislative support for alternative fuels development
- Best practices in project implementation
- Role of automation technologies in risk mitigation and schedule optimization