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Anaerobic Digesters l Renewable Bio-Gas Symposium
October 23, 2017 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
$35
Join us as we explore opportunities and barriers to the utilization of renewable bio-gas in New York State, with particular emphasis on digester technology and its use in the State’s agricultural sector.
The symposium will be led by National Grid and the Advanced Energy Center at Stony Brook and hosted by the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environment and Energy Systems (SyracuseCoE), as well as Cornell University PRO-DAIRY, Stony Brook University, Syracuse University, National Grid and Sustainable Dairy Technologies.
Presentations will be invited by New York State leaders, including the New York State Public Service Commission, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, NYSERDA, Empire State Development, and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, as well as industry and university thought leaders.
| 9:00 AM | Welcome
Ed Bogucz, SyracuseCoE |
| 9:15 | An Overview of Renewable Bio-gas Opportunities in NYS
Bob Catell, Chairman, Advanced Energy Center at Stony Brook University |
| 9:30 | New York State Agency Panel on Bio-Gas Opportunities and Programs
Kevin King, Deputy Commissioner, NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets |
| 11:00 | Break |
| 11:15 | Manure-based Anaerobic Digestion in New York State: Where we were, Where we are, and Where we can be
Curt Gooch, Cornell University, PRO-DAIRY |
| Noon | Lunch – Special thanks to National Grid for its sponsorship |
| 1:00 | Panel One: Observations from the Field – Opportunities and Barriers
Prof. Devinder Mahajan, Stony Brook University & I-GIT/AERTC |
| 2:30 | Ice Cream Break – Special thanks to SyracuseCoE for its sponsorship |
| 2:45 | Panel Two: Public Policy Road Map for Bio-Gas and Digesters
Curt Gooch, Cornell University PRO-DAIRY |
| 3:45 | Closing Comments
Bob Catell, Chairman, Advanced Energy Center at Stony Brook University |