Introduction

Following successful editions in Austria, Belgium, the UK and USA, Green Power Conferences are pleased to announce that the 8th international biogas networking conference will take place in San Francisco. 

There are currently more than 100 on-farm anaerobic digesters in operation in the U.S and more than 80 new anaerobic digesters are in the planning stage. In addition, more than 420 operating landfill gas recovering plants are running and 82 new plants are under construction. While a handful of large well established landfill gas projects are very well run, the market for anaerobic digesters is far less competitive.

This key event will bring together leaders of the US biogas industry to examine how to develop commercially successful biogas projects and address the latest technological advances in production.

Delegates will learn from best practice case studies from government representatives, biogas producers, utilities and biogas users to gain a clear understanding of the current federal policy framework, investment criteria, project start up requirements, plant optimization and upgrading biogas for injection into national gas grids.

High level speaker line-up includes:

Policy & legislation:

Chris Voell, Progam Manager, AgSTAR, US EPA - Read Chris's 60 second interview
Philip L. Brown, Business & Cooperative Loan Specialist, USDA Rural Development - CA
Don Wichert, Director, Renewable Energy Program, Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporationsconsin Focus on Energy

Utilities:

Valentino Tiangco, Biomass & Senior Project Manager, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Karla Dailey, Resource Planner, City of Palo Alto Utilities
Donald Chahbazpour, Director of Sustainable Gas Group, National Grid
Ronald Kent, R&D Project Manager, Sempra Utilites

Biogas producers:

Eric Camirand, President, Electrigaz
Kevin Maas, Founder, Farm Power Northwest
Nettie R. Drake, Ag Power Development, LLC
John W. Logan, Owner, Brinson Farms
Lew Nelson, Public Works Director, City of Tulare
John G. Ingersoll, President & Chief Executive Officer, ECOCORP
Nick Nelson, President & Chief Executive Officer, Midwest Biogas

‘It genuinely was a very high-quality conference.’ FBE California