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Thursday, April 11, 2013
11 am - 12 pm ET
U.S. Market Value of Anaerobic Digester Products
The national market for digester products is $2.9 billion. The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy commissioned a new report that outlines the industry-wide production possibilities and market values that can be achieved by disposing of cow manure and organic substrates such as food waste in anaerobic digester systems. Find out more by attending this FREE webinar.
In addition, the American Biogas Council will describe national activities to grow the market for biogas systems and their co-products with an invitation for your participation and advice.
Webinar Presentation
April 3, 2013
12 - 1 p.m. ET
Labeling and Registration Options for Digested Residuals
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Legislation in some states may require additional fees for fertilizer from digested residuals, given concerns over organic nutrients contained in the product. This webinar covers labeling techniques and registration methods for digested residuals. The featured speaker has over 15 years of experience in the field and will discuss successful strategies for digested residuals and their implications for complying with state legislation. Topics include:
- The basics of labeling digested residuals
- Registering your digested residuals to improve sales
- Meeting state fertilizer and soil amendment regulations
- Insight into the costs and benefits of digested residuals labeling and handling
This webinar is geared toward farmers, digester operators, project developers and owners, consultants, and anyone who is interested in biogas project development and AD co-product utilization.
Webinar Recording and Presentations
- If you attended this webinar, or are an ABC member, email Nandi at nmbazima@ttcorp.com for access information.
Presenter
 Ron Alexander
President, R. Alexander Associates
Ron Alexander is a horticulturist with almost 30 years of experience working with compost and other organic recycled products. He is the President of R. Alexander Associates, Inc., a consulting company specializing in product and market development for organic recycled products. He has completed over 400 related projects since becoming a consultant and has also been working on the development of digestate based products, and product labeling and registration for the past 15 years.
Previously, Mr. Alexander was Vice President of Marketing for a firm specializing in the marketing of composted products. He is the author of The Practical Guide to Compost Marketing and Sales; the second edition is now available through BioCycle, www.biocycle.net.
March 13, 2013
1 p.m. ET
Assess Your Biogas Projects with a New NREL Tool
NREL is pleased to announce the release of a new update to the Cost of Renewable Energy Spreadsheet Tool (CREST) model suite,
designed to assess the economics of anaerobic digestion (AD) of organic material.
This free tool allows policymakers, regulators and biogas professionals in the industry to understand and assess project economics,
design cost-based incentives and evaluate the impact of various state and federal support structures.
Anaerobic digestion represents a technological advancement in the use of organic waste materials to produce energy. Industries are
now able to utilize their waste to generate revenue or offset costs. Please join to hear more about the technology and the evaluation
capabilities of the new CREST tool.
An interactive Q&A period will follow the presentations. You may submit your questions directly to the speakers during the webinar.
Webinar Access
Join this webinar on March 13 using the following participation link: https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?i=PW8263328&p=8719027&t=c
- Conference number: PW8263328
- Conference passcode: 8719027
Speakers
- Wayne Davis, Harvest Power - ABC Chairman
- Tony Callendrello, NEO Energy - ABC Co-Chair, State Legislative & Regulatory Affair Activities
- Michael Mendelsohn, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Jason Gifford, Sustainable Energy Advantage
February 26, 2013
12 - 1 p.m. ET
Moving Projects Forward: Successful Tools and Steps Taken to Complete a Biogas Project
Biogas projects can be complex, and each project has its own unique circumstances under which it is being built. Is it a waste treatment or distributed energy generation facility? A resource to fuel vehicle fleets? An extension of manufacturing? All of the above?
Learn what what makes biogas projects successful by registering for this webinar. Topics include:
- How to assess if your project is viable
- Building a successful project team and minimizing project risks
- Real-life projects: what is getting done and why
- Bonus: An update on energy legislation relevant to biogas projects
Webinar Recording and Presentation
- If you attended this webinar, or are an ABC member, email Nandi at nmbazima@ttcorp.com for access information.
Baker Tilly Presenters
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Mike Land, Director
Michael Land, Director with Baker Tilly Capital, LLC has been with the firm since 1997. He provides financial advisory and private investment banking services to clients in the renewable energy industry. This includes private placements of equity and debt, mergers and acquisitions assistance, due diligence, and general corporate finance consulting. |
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Rich Frohmader, Tax Partner, Manufacturing
Michael Land, Director with Baker Tilly Capital, LLC has been with the firm since 1997. He provides financial advisory and private investment banking services to clients in the renewable energy industry. This includes private placements of equity and debt, mergers and acquisitions assistance, due diligence, and general corporate finance consulting. |
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Cory Wendt, Manager, Energy and Utilities
Cory Wendt, Manager with Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, joined the firm in 2010. Cory provides comprehensive financial and development support to clients associated with energy, industrial, and process manufacturing environments.
Prior to joining the firm, Cory served as Vice President of Development for a privately held renewable energy company where he was responsible for corporate capital raises, project development, ongoing business model creation, technology pricing, and support of technology transfer to strategic partners. Additionally, Cory worked in private equity where he helped to identify and acquire middle-market manufacturers for a Chicago-based firm. |
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Joel Laubenstein, Manager, Energy and Utilities
Joel Laubenstein, Manager with Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP’s Energy and Utilities team, has been with the firm since 2008. Prior to joining Baker Tilly, Joel served as a Project Manager for a privately held renewable energy project developer, where he was responsible for technology transfer, site selection, contract negotiation, and capital structuring and acquisition.
Joel specializes in the management of client renewable energy initiatives. He provides support in technology due diligence, project feasibility analysis, financial modeling, contract structuring and negotiation, and debt and equity procurement. |
December 11, 2012
12 - 12:45 p.m. ET
AD Tax Credits, Section 1603 Grant Updates and Audit Activity
Learn the latest updates on Section 1603, the current wave of audit activity surrounding grant claims and what you can be doing at present. Our expert panelist covered these burning questions and more:
- What issues may arise with respect to Section 1603 grants for projects that have received or will receive grants?
- What can people do now to be prepared for an audit of tax credits or Section 1603 credits claimed for existing or under construction projects?
- What can people do now to take advantage of currently available incentives for future AD projects?
- How might sequestration impact 1603 grants?
Webinar Recording and Presentation
Presenter
Amish Shah - Partner, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
Amish Shah handles matters involving domestic and international tax planning and tax controversy. Amish regularly advises clients on the tax consequences of acquisitions, dispositions and other restructurings involving both domestic and foreign entities.
Amish also advises clients with respect to incentives for renewable and alternative energy investments, and structuring renewable energy investments to maximize the availability of tax credits and other incentives (including the nonconventional fuels tax credit, alcohol fuels and biodiesel credits, section 45 production tax credit and section 48 investment tax credits). Amish also represents clients seeking U.S. Department of the Treasury grants for renewable energy projects, IRS rulings on energy tax credit matters and advice on renewable energy IRS controversy matters.
September 27, 2012
Noon - 1 p.m. ET
Operation and Maintenance
Topics
- Data collection, recording, trending and software
- Testing (VFA, alkalinity, &c.)
- Pump maintenance
- Temperature maintenance (winter heat)
- Tank maintenance (grit, floatables)
Webinar Recording and Presentations
Presenters
- Chris Marinucci – Control Systems Integration Manager, O’Brien & Gere
- Tom Ferencevic – Founding Partner & VP of Technical Services, Yield Energy Inc.
- Shannon Carroll
- AGreen Plant Manager, Casella Organics
September 12, 2012
Noon - 1 p.m. ET
Financing Biogas to Electricity Projects
Webinar sponsored by Caterpillar
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Presenters
- Jon Best - Sr. International Account Manager for Renewable Energy,
Cat Power Finance
- Bob Joblin - President,
Cenergy USA
August 30, 2012
Noon - 1 p.m. ET
Safety
Topics
- Design: codes, NFPA standards, &c.
- Design considerations: pressure (PRVs, burst disks, tank ratings, covers), freez protection, &c.
- Environmental considerations: seismic, wind, extreme weather, &c.
Webinar Recording and Presentations
Presenters
- Sara Martin – Project Associate, O'Brien and Gere
- Norma McDonald – North American Sales Manager, Organic Waste Systems
- Andy Austin – Biosystems Engineer, Scenic View Dairy, LLC
August 16, 2012
Noon - 1 p.m. ET
Feedstock Management
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Topics
- Waste receiving: offloading, storing, pumping, and mixing
- Proper biomethane potential (BMP) testing
- Pumping and conveyance: pumping, chopping, and grinding
- Feed control: keeping proper feed rate to prevent overload
Webinar Recording and Presentations
Presenters
- Trevor Nickle – Himark Biogas
- Richard Mattocks – Biothane LLC
- Tom Ferencevic - Yield Energy
July 11, 2012
Noon - 1 p.m. ET
Renewable Natural Gas for Vehicles
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Our panel of experts provided:
- a primer on renewable natural gas/RNG/biomethane as a vehicle fuel
- an update on the U.S. RNG market
- exclusive insight into how RNG will be produced and used at Fair Oaks Dairy
Topics included:
- The technology options for fuel upgrading
- The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) tracking system
- How much RINs (Renewable Identification Numbers) have been worth over the last 18-months
- Price volatility and access to the market
- Compressed Natural Gas vs Liquified Natural Gas
This webinar was hosted by the American Biogas Council (ABC) and is the second in its series on biogas upgrading. You don't want to miss this!
Webinar Recording and Presentations
Presenters
- Harrison Clay – President, Clean Energy Renewable Fuels
Harrison is responsible for leading Clean Energy's efforts to produce and sell renewable natural gas derived from the anaerobic decomposition of organic waste. Prior to joining Clean Energy, he served as Director of Corporate Development and General Counsel at the San Francisco investment back WR Hambrecht + Co. Harrison has extensive experience in corporate and project finance, mergers & acquisitions, corporate development, venture capital and the clean tech and energy industres.
- Gauri Patankar – Senior Director of Renewable Energy, Element Markets LLC
At Element Markets, Gauri focuses on tracking GHG, Renewable and Emissions policies being developed domestically and abroad. She develops market strategies and originates sales of biomethane, RINs, RECs, Offsets, and other environmental credits.
- Bernie Sheff – President, UTS Residuals Processing LLC
Bernard holds both Bachelors and Masters of Science in Civil Engineering from Michigan State University. He has been a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Michigan since 1988 and is also registered in the states of Massachusetts, Ohio and Indiana. Since early 2000 he has focused on nutrient recovery, sand separation and digestion in the agricultural market, most significantly the dairy industry.
June 13, 2012
Noon - 1 p.m. ET
Saving Cities with Waste Power: Putting Biogas to Work
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Together with the American Biogas Council, GE Energy hosted a free webinar that looks into new and unique ways that organic feedstock materials can be used to create biogas from anaerobic digesters and create a valuable and reliable source of "green energy" here in the United States. In particular, speakers provided insight into the planned Forest County Potawatomi Community anaerobic digester located in Milwaukee, WI.
Related article in Biomass Power & Thermal Magazine - "ABC, GE Energy discuss community biogas-to-energy"
In this Webinar
- Important aspects of organic feedstocks use
- Site considerations for anaerobic digestion
- Energy production
- Fuel treatment to power generation and heat recovery solutions
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Presentation Slides
Presenters
- Shonodeep Modak - Global Marketing Manager, GE Energy gas engines
- Bryan Johnson, P.E. - Renewable/ Sustainable Energy Team Leader, Titus Energy
- Aaron Trexler - Oil Field Power Generation Product Line Manager, GE Energy gas engines
- Jan Scott - President/Co-Owner, Unison Solutions, Inc.
- John Lurch - Marketing Manager, Heat Recovery Solutions, GE Energy gas engines
- Corey Honl - Product Engineering Manager, GE Energy gas engines
May 9, 2012
Noon - 1:30 p.m. ET
The ABCs of Biogas Upgrading: Options, Steps and Standards
Biogas upgrading is an essential series of steps that one needs to take to inject it into the natural gas grid, use it in vehicles, fuel cells and other applications. To take full advantage of biogas, users will need to understand how it works.
In this Webinar
- What is biogas upgrading and when is it needed?
- Interchangeability of biogas and natural gas
- Current technologies, their benefits and challenges
Speakers
- Chris Marinucci – Control Systems Integration Manager, O’Brien & Gere
- Sean Mezei – President, Flotech-Greenlane North America
- Bernie Sheff – President, UTS Residuals Processing LLC
There will be an interactive Q&A period, where you may submit your questions directly to the speakers.
Webinar Recording and Presentations
We are working through technical issues to provide a recording of this webinar. It will soon be made available.
September 29, 2011
Noon - 1:30 p.m. ET
Meeting the 1603 Deadline: Strategies, Safe Harbor and More
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The 1603 Treasury Program allows owners of property, like biogas producing digesters, that would otherwise qualify for Internal Revenue Code Section 45 (production tax credit) or 48 (investment tax credit) to receive a cash grant from the U.S. Treasury in lieu of the credit and in the amount of a 30% investment tax credit.
Read more, from Biomass Power and Thermal Magazine:
Presenters
- Amish Shah – Tax Attorney, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
- Ellen Neubauer – Grants Program Manager, US Department of the Treasury
- Catherine Lewis – Business Development Manager, Entec Biogas USA/ Reynolds, Inc.
- Ted Niblock – General Counsel & Director of Government Affairs, Homeland Renewable Energy
Webinar Recording and Presentations
September 14, 2011
Noon - 1:15 p.m. ET
Biogas Financing: Options, Steps, and Resources for Biogas Project Development
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Rising fossil fuel costs and environmental concerns are raising interest in the wider use of biogas. As with any capital intensive projects, biogas project developments must make sense on paper before implementation can begin. Yet, these projects often weigh different financial approaches than other energy sources.
American Biogas Council (ABC) introduced three experienced panelists who provided their insights into financing models for varying scales of biogas projects.
Presenters
- Peter Weisberg -
Senior Project Analyst, The Climate Trust
- Michael Butler - Chairman & CEO, Cascadia Capital
- David Benson - Partner, Stoel Rives
- Ted Niblock - General Counsel & Director of Government Affairs, Homeland Renewable Energy
Webinar Recording and Presentations
July 12, 2011
Noon - 1 p.m. ET
State and Federal Policy for Biogas
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The American Biogas Council webinar explored federal- and state-level policies that affect the development of biogas-producing anaerobic digestion facilities.
Speakers
- Maureen Walsh - ML Strategies
Bryan Stockton - ML Strategies
- Graham Noyes - Stoel Rives LLP
- Bob Joblin - Cenergy USA
Webinar Recording and Presentations
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