Landfill Methane Outreach Program
8th Annual LMOP Conference Proceedings
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At the 2005 LMOP Conference, held in Baltimore, Maryland, on January 10—11, attendees learned about the latest projects, technologies and financial incentives and once again the conference included technical presentations, exhibits, and a Project Expo. Listed below are the panels held at the conference and the speakers who presented.
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Monday, January 10, 2005
Welcome and Conference Overview
Brian Guzzone (PDF), (1 pg, 20K), Team Leader, LMOP, U.S. EPA
Keynote Address
Paul Gunning (PDF), (1 pg, 13K), Acting Chief, Non–CO2 Programs Branch, Climate Change Division, U.S. EPA
Presentation (PDF), (17 pp, 370K)
Session 1: What's New in '04—Part 1
Moderator: Chris Voell (PDF), (1 pg, 20K), LMOP, U.S. EPA
- Fauquier County (VA) LFGTE Project Update—Successful Implementation of Power Sale to the Grid at a Small Landfill (PDF) (13 pp, 352K)
Eric Peterson (PDF) (1 pg, 10K) Vice President, SCS Engineers
Abstract (PDF) (1 pg, 10K) - The Honeywell Project: Going Where No Pipeline Has Gone Before (PDF) (34 pp, 5.2MB)
Keith Togna (1 pg, 8K), Honeywell and
Bill Brinker (1 pg, 8K), Enerdyne - “Red Hot in Decatur” The Morgan County—Decatur Landfill Gas Utilization Project (PDF) (15 pp, 495K) Todd Davlin, Granger Energy
Session 2: The Impact of LFG Energy on Green Power
Green Power Partnership Market Observations (PDF), (16 pp, 236K)
Moderator: Matt Clouse, EPA Green Power Partnership
- Green Power and Renewable Portfolio Standards (PDF), (21 pp, 1.6MB)
Greg McCarron, SCS Engineers
Abstract (PDF) (1 pg, 10K), Paper (PDF) (13 pp, 106K) - Marketing LFG-Fired Green Power Programs—How Are They Selling? (PDF) (16 pp, 404K)
Michele Ghosh, American Public Power Association
Lunch
Session 3: International Activities
- LMOP's International Projects in Mexico and Thailand (PDF) (24 pp, 1MB)
Brian Guzzone (PDF) (1 pg, 20K), LMOP, and
Alex Stege (PDF) (1 pg, 9K), SCS Engineers
Abstract (PDF) (1 pg, 10K) - Landfill Gas Management in Canada—What's Going on North of the Border? (PDF) (27 pp, 512K)
Dennis Jackson (PDF) (1 pg, 9K), Environment Canada—National Office of Pollution Prevention - Creating Opportunities for LFG Management Projects in Latin America Through International Carbon Financing (PDF) (32 pp, 1.3MB)
Carl Bartone (PDF) (1 pg, 18K), Environmental Engineering Consultant, The World Bank
Abstract (PDF) (1 pg, 15K)
Session 4: State Initiatives to Advance LFG Energy
Moderator: Pradip Bhowal, Environmental Administrator, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, LMOP State Partner
- The Role of Landfill Gas Energy in California's Renewable Portfolio Standards and the California Biomass Collaborative (PDF) (24 pp, 513K)
Pat Sullivan (PDF) (1 pg, 9K), SCS Engineers
Abstract (PDF) (1 pg, 10K) - RECs and Their Impact on LFG Electricity Projects (PDF) (12 pp, 1.8MB)
John Bean (PDF) (1 pg, 9K) Director of Renewable Development, Green Mountain Energy Company
Session 5: Financing and Economics
Moderator: Thomas King (PDF) (1 pg, 28K), Partner, U.S. Renewables Group
- Finding Capital to Make Projects Go (PDF) (6 pp, 69K)
Henry Berling, Ewing Monroe Bemiss & Company - Maximizing Asset Value (PDF) (19 pp, 164K)
Mike Bedley (PDF) (1 pg, 10K) Partner, APEX Power Services Corporation - Rescuing LFG Projects From Permit Closure: Penrose and Toyon Projects in Los Angeles
Tony Lent, Partner, US Renewables Group
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
Session 6: What's New in Electricity Production?
Moderator: Bill Held, Director—LFG Services, EMCON/OWT, Inc. (A Shaw Group Company)
- Siloxane Quantification, Removal and Impact on Landfill Gas Utilization Facilities (PDF) (20 pp, 1MB)
Jeff Pierce, SCS Energy
Abstract (PDF) (1 pg, 9K) - Performance of an Ingersoll Rand 250 kW Microturbine on Biogas (PDF) (10 pp, 829K)
Ed Wheless, Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts
Abstract (PDF) (1 pg, 23K)
Session 7: New Avenues for Project Financing
Moderator: Michael Carolan, Principal, Carolan Associates LLC
- Smart Money Will Accelerate Clean Energy Project Development (PDF) (10 pp, 576K)
Dan Reicher (PDF) (1 pg, 12K), President, New Energy Capital Corp. - Tax Strategies (Other Than Section 29) to Move Projects Ahead
Keith Martin (PDF) (2 pp, 50K), Chadbourne & Parke LLP
Paper (PDF) (12 pp, 40K)
Session 8: Utility Involvement in LFG Energy Projects
Moderator: Rachel Goldstein, LMOP, U.S. EPA
- Pennsylvania Public Utility—To Be or Not to Be? (PDF) (25 pp, 1.5MB)
Joel Zylstra (PDF) (1 pg, 20K), President, Granger Electric/Energy - The City of LaGrange, GA and Interface Americas (PDF) (16 pp, 2.9MB)
Patrick Bowie, Director of Utilities, City of LaGrange - Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW): Breaking New Ground for Municipal Utilities (PDF) (35 pp, 717K)
Michael Taylor, Energy Resources, MLGW
Session 9: New Technologies for LFG Energy
Moderator: Brian Guzzone (PDF) (1 pg, 20K), LMOP, U.S. EPA
- Organic Rankine Cycle—Turning Untapped Heat Into Energy (PDF) (28 pp, 1.3MB)
Tom Scordato, PureCycle Sales Manager, UTC Power - Landfill LNG Powers Class 8 Refuse Trucks (PDF) (20 pp, 1.2MB)
Marina Neyman, Acrion Technologies, Inc.
Session 10: The Landfill as a Resource
Moderator: Dawn Granger, Project Developer, Granger Electric & Energy
- Rational Assessment of State-Wide LFGE Potential Over a 20-Year Planning Period (PDF) (22 pp, 507K)
Peter Kuniholm, SCS Engineers
Abstract (PDF) (2 pp, 28K) - The Impact of LFG Energy Projects on Jobs and Revenue (PDF) (11 pp, 92K)
Rachel Goldstein (PDF) (1 pg, 12K), LMOP, U.S. EPA
Session 11: What's New in '04–Part 2
Moderator: Deanna DeBose, EPA Region 6
- Hill Air Force Base Project With Davis County, Utah: The First FEMP BAMF Project (PDF) (20 pp, 2.3MB)
Christopher Abbuehl (PDF) (1 pg, 9K), National Program Representative, FEMP Biomass and Alternative Methane Fuels Program - Adding Renewable Capacity With Landfill Gas Energy (PDF) (18 pp, 2.1MB)
John M. McWilliams (PDF) (1 pg, 8K), MBA, PE, Resource Planner, Dairyland Power Cooperative - Fast Track Approach: The Solae Company's Memphis Project (PDF) (24 pp, 1.54MB)
David Mauney, Manager—Renewable Energy, CPL Systems, Inc.