Past Web Seminars  

Archived Forums. 2007 — 2010

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2012

1. January: Ethanol Engines

2. February: Solar PV Technologies

3. March: Switchgrass

4. April: Combustion of Biomass

5. May: Thermochemical conversion (Pyrolysis)

6. June: Torrefaction

7. July: Present and Future of Ethanol and Biofuels

8. August: Energy Codes

9. September: North American Small Wind Certification

10. October: On Farm Energy Efficiency

11. November: Physics of Small Wind Turbines

2011

1. Entrepreneural Opportunities in Bioenergy

Presented by F. John Hay May 17, 2011 as part of UNL Extension Entrepreneurships Web Seminar Series

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2010

Cellulosic Biofuels Web Seminar Series 2010

1. State of the Industry: Corn and Cellulosic Ethanol March 26, 2010

Presenter: Todd Sneller of the Nebraska Ethanol Board
This presentation gives an overview of the future cellulosic ethanol industry including policy, and economic challenges.
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2. Economics of Ethanol and the New Cellulosic Industry April 30, 2010

Presenter: Dr. Rober Wisner Professor Emeritus Iowa State University
This presentation includes; a history of corn ethanol profitability, current starch ethanol economics, ethanol policy effects on economics,    and a comarison the corn ethanol industry to the new cellulosic ethanol industry.
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3. Cellulosic Biofuel Logistics May 28, 2010

Presenter: Dr. John Cundiff Professor and Bioprocess Engineering Specialist Virginia Tech University
This presentation gives a comparison between large square baling systems and large round baling systems and discusses the    importance of harvest, loading, unloading, and transporation timing on the logistics system.
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 4. Agronomic Impacts of Cellulosic Material Harvest – perspectives from the eastern and western corn belt

Presenter: Dr Greg Roth, Penn State University and Bob McGrath Imperial Young Farmers and Ranchers
Dr. Greg Roth is an extension grain crops specialist at Penn State University. Dr. Roth has experience in corn grain and corn silage production. In recent years he has expanded his research and extension work to in bioenergy.

Bob McGrath - Imperial Young Farmers and Ranchers completed sustainable biomass study in their home area of southwest Nebraska. Focusing on sustainable removals of crop residues, feedstock value, innovative collection storage and transport systems among other issues.
View Archived Presentations:
Corn Stover Harvest, Dr Greg Roth PSU,
Biomass Opportunity for Imperial Nebraska Region, Bob McGrath Imperial Young Farmers
       Full PowerPoint file - no audio
       Final Report: Biomass Opportunity for Imperial, NE Region, Corn Stover: What is the Value?
       Final Report: Biomass Opportunity for Imperial, NE Region,  Life Cycle Assessment

5. Contracting Matters: A Discussion of Key Legal Considerations in Biomass Production, Harvesting, and Storage Contracts September 24, 2010

Presenter: Joe Thompson - Stoel Rives LLP
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Iowa State Law related to tenant ownership of above ground residue:
House File 2380 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE TAKING OF CROPS ON LAND CLASSIFIED AS A FARM TENANCY.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. NEW SECTION. 562.5A Farm tenancy == right to take part of a harvested crop's aboveground plant. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by a lessor and farm tenant, a farm tenant may take any part of the aboveground part of a plant associated with a crop, at the time of harvest or after the harvest, until the farm tenancy terminates as provided in this chapter.

Signed by Iowa Governer March 3, 2010.

6. Real Green from Real Green - Show Me Energy Cooperative
October 29, 2010

Presenter: Steve Flick - Show Me Energy Cooperative
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Show Me Energy Cooperative is a farmer owned pelleting facility making pellets from native grasses and other residues in East Central Missouri. The pellets can be used in pellet stoves, burned in biomass boiler, or co-fired with coal. Show Me Energy Cooperative is prime example of energy entrepreneurism. 

2009

Public Involvement and Land Issues Relating to Wind Projects
Wednesday December 18, 2009
This webcast presents an overview of successful strategies for involving the public when siting of utility projects like transmission lines and renewables are undertaken. Topics to be covered include: planning, public engagement, maintaining momentum, environmental challenges, and negotiation. This presentation will give participants the tools they need to educate the public and expand wind generation capacity in their region.
Presenters: Randy Cantrell, Univ. of Nebraska
Marc Nichols, Omaha Public Power District
Alison Rider, Omaha Public Power District
Stephanie White, HDR Architecture, Omaha
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Understanding Wind Energy Leases
Webinar archived from Nov 18, 2009
Hosted by the High Plains Extension Energy Team. This webcast covers wind development and land lease contracts from the landowners point of view and includes information on landowner associations.
Speakers:
Dr. Shannon Ferrell - Oklahoma State University
Sarah Hamiln - Montana State University
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Managing Your Expectations - Sizing a Small Wind Turbine to Your Load
Webinar archived from Oct 15, 2009
Hosted by the High Plains Extension Energy Team. This webcast explains the process of sizing a wind turbine to a specific load. Topics to be covered include: wind characteristics, sources of wind data, estimating wind turbine energy production, sizing & selection example, and small wind turbine economic analysis. This presentation will give participants the tools they need to evaluate the performance and economics of a small wind turbine project. Speaker: Tony Jimenez, National Renewable Energy Lab
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"Eyes Wide Open" Renewable Fuel Project Development
by Mike Erhart - CEO Prairie Horizon Agri Energy. Sept 25, 2009
This webinar was prepared by the High Plains Extension Energy Team
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Biofuels and the Low Carbon Fuel Standard
by Cole Gustafson - North Dakota State University. Sept 11, 2009
This webinar was prepared by the High Plains Extension Energy Team
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Community Impacts of Biofuel Development: Reflections from Kansas and Iowa.
by Theresa Selfa, KSU and David Swenson, ISU. Aug 28, 2009
This webinar was prepared by the High Plains Extension Energy Team
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Net Metering, and Wind Energy Legislation in Nebraska
by Nebraska State Senator Ken Haar Dist 21, June 26, 2009
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pdf of LB 436 Net Metering Act

Ethanol Blend Increase E10 - E15 - A Corn and Cattle Industry Perspective
by Michael Kelsey - NE Cattlemen and Don Hutchens - NE Corn Board ,  May 29, 2009
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Perennial Bioenergy Crops by Dr. Emily Heaton, Iowa State University, April 24, 2009.
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Algal Derived Biofuels by Al Darzins, National Renewable Energy Lab, March 27, 2009
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pdf slide show*

Improvements in Life Cycle Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Corn Ethanol by Dr. Adam Liska, UNL Department of Agronomy Horticulture, February 27, 2009
Read a paper*on this topic
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Nebraska Ethanol Update by Todd Sneller, Nebraska Ethanol Board, January 30, 2009
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2008

Feeding Ethanol Co-Products in Backgrounding & Cow Calf Operations
Brent Plugge, Rick Rasby, Aaron Stalker; all from UNL. UNL Beef, October 31, 2008
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Nebraska's Woody Biomass Resource – Rich Woollen, Nebraska Forestry Service, August 29, 2008
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Wind Energy Production - Legal Issues and Concerns for Land Owners, July 25, 2008
Erin Herbold, Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation, ISU
CALT Wind Legal Issues Newsletter
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Storage of Wet Corn Co-Products, June 27, 2008
Galen Erickson, UNL Extension Feedlot Specialist
Brent Plugge, UNL Extension Educator
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Wind Power 101, May 30, 2008
Presented by Jim Crawford, Natural Resources Engineer and CPD
University of Missouri Extension, Atchison County
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Corn and Wood Furnaces, April 25, 2008
Mark Setzer, Heat Source One, Beatrice, NE
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Nebraska Carbon Offsets in Agriculture, March 28, 2008
Randy Pryor, UNL Extension Educator
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Water Issues with Ethanol Production, February 29, 2008
Derrel Martin, UNL Water Resource and Extension Irrigation Specialist
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Corncob Harvest, January 25, 2008
Ty Stukenholtz, Ceres Agriculture Consultants, LLC
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