Seventh Annual Forum

May 10-13, 2010 (CBC forum sessions May 10-11)
University Conference Center
UC-Davis
Davis, CA

The California Biomass Collaborative held its seventh annual forum on biomass, in conjunction with the UC-Davis Energy Institute's UC Energy Week 2010, May 10-13, at the new UC-Davis university conference center. Concurrently, the California Renewable Energy Collaborative also held meetings of the wind, solar, and geothermal collaboratives. In addition to these sessions, there was also a clean tech summit, which covered issues of resource accessibility, science challenges, energy efficiency, and integration of alternative energy sources, and an event wrap-up by the California Integrated Renewable Energy Systems group.

The CBC forum sessions covered: new directives, state mandates, and the Bioenergy Interagency Working Group's new Bioenergy Action Plan; sustainability standards for agricultural and forest biomass use; and best uses and appropriate policies and definitions for urban-derived biomass and food processing wastes. See the Forum Announcement, below, for more information.

Program and Proceedings

Day One—Planning for Biomass Energy Development

Opening and Welcome: Forum logistics, agenda, and survey, Stephen Kaffka, California Biomass Collaborative

Session, Speaker	Downloads
Opening and Welcome: Forum logistics, agenda, and survey, Stephen Kaffka, California Biomass Collaborative	PDF
Keynote Presentation: Developing Biomass Energy in California, James Boyd, California Energy Commission	PDF, Video

Session 1—Revisiting California's Bioenergy Action Plan
Moderator: Bryan Jenkins

Revisiting California's Bioenergy Action Plan, moderated by Bryan Jenkins

Session, Speaker	Downloads
Programmatic EIR for Dairy Digester and Co-Digester Facilities, Clay Rodgers	PDF, Video
Permitting of Anaerobic Digesters in California, Ken Decio, CalRecycle	PDF, Video
Forest Practice and State Greenhouse Gas Goals, Bill Snyder	PDF, Video
Sustainable Sourcing for Biomass Fuels, Bill Kinney, California Energy Commission	PDF, Video
Panel Discussion	Video

Session 2—Sustainability Standards and Biomass Projects
Moderator: Stephen Kaffka

Sustainability Standards and Biomass Projects, moderated by Stephen Kaffka

Session, Speaker	Downloads
A Brief History of Sustainability, Stephen Kaffka, California Biomass Collaborative	PDF, Video
Life Cycle Assessment of Biofuels: Key Challenges, Alissa Kendall, UC Davis	PDF, Video
AB 118 Sustainability Program and Standards, Jim McKinney, California Energy Commission	PDF, Video
Sustainability Provisions for the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, Mike Waugh, California Air Resources Board	PDF, Video
Production Sustainability Standards, John Heissenbuttel, Council on Sustainable Biomass Production	PDF, Video
International Standards of Sustainability for Biofuels: Overview and Status Update, Sonia Yeh, UC Davis	PDF, Video
Sustainability Standards and Certification, Jeff Dlott, Protected Harvest	PDF, Video
Lodi Winegrape Commission's Sustainable Winegrowing Program, Cliff Ohmart, Lodi-Woodbridge Wine Growers	PDF, Video
Specialty Crop Standards, Hank Giclas, Western Growers	PDF, Video
Organic Standards, Claudia Reid, California Coalition of Organic Farmers	PDF, Video
Sustainably Produced Bioenergy, Debbie Hammel, National Resources Defense Council	PDF, Video
Industry Perspectives: Western States Petroleum Association, Cathy Reheis-Boyd, Western States Petroleum Association	PDF, Video
Industry Perspectives: Community Fuels, Christopher Guay, Community Fuels	Video
Industry Perspectives: Pacific Ethanol, Neil Koehler, Pacific Ethanol	Video
Wrap-up, Stephen Kaffka, California Biomass Collaborative

Day Two—Managing Urban-Derived Biomass

Opening and Welcome: Forum agenda, Stephen Kaffka, California Biomass Collaborative

Session, Speaker	Downloads
Opening and Welcome: Forum agenda, Stephen Kaffka, California Biomass Collaborative	PDF

Session 3—Alternative Uses for Urban-Derived Biomass
Moderator: Clark Williams

Opening and Welcome, Anthony Eggert

Session, Speaker	Downloads
Urban Biomass Utilization, Howard Levenson (for Mark Leary), CalRecycle	Video
Biomass and the Renewable Portfolio Standard, Anthony Eggert, California Energy Commission	PDF, Video
Uses for Urban-Derived Biomass for the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, Mike Waugh (for Michelle Werner), California Air Resources Board	PDF, Video
AB 222: Needed Statutory Reforms, Kay Martin, BioEnergy Producers Association	PDF, Video

Session 4—Jurisdiction-Sponsored Deployment of Urban Biomass Conversion Technology
Moderator: Jacques Franco

Jurisdiction-Sponsored Deployment of Urban Biomass Conversion Technology

Session, Speaker	Downloads
City of San Jose Zero Waste Strategies and Case Studies, Michele Young, City of San Jose	PDF, Video
Refuse to Resource: A Municipal Framework for a Future without Landfills, Patrick Mathews, Salinas Valley Waste Management Authority	PDF, Video
Los Angeles County Conversion Technology Demonstration Project Update, Coby Skye, Los Angeles County	PDF, Video

Session 5—Private Deployment of Urban Biomass Conversion Technology
Moderator: Fernando Berton

Private Deployment of Urban Biomass Conversion Technology, moderated by Fernando Berton

Session, Speaker	Downloads
Waste-to-Fuels: Advancing the Best Low Carbon Fuel Pathway for California, Ted Kneische, Fulcrum Bioenergy	PDF, Video
Anaerobic Digestion and the Path to Zero Waste, Paul Relis, UC Santa Barbara	Video
Extracting Value from Organics, Paul Sellew, Harvest Power	PDF, Video
In-City and On-Farm Projects, Kevin Best, Real Energy	PDF, Video

Session 6 — Financing Urban Biomass Conversion Technology
Moderator: Stephen Kaffka

Financing Urban Biomass Conversion Technology

Session, Speaker	Downloads
AB 118: California's Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Funding Program, Bill Kinney, California Energy Commission	PDF, Video
Project Funding Opportunies, Ari Elden, Kennedy Jenks, Consultants	Video
Tax Exempt Bond Project Financing, Michael Paparian, California Pollution Control Financing Authority	PDF, Video