DOE Ethanol Workshop Series

South Carolina Ethanol Workshop
Improving rural economy while meeting federal air regulations.

September 21, 2000
9:00 am to 4:30 pm

Adam's Mark Hotel
1200 Hampton Street
Columbia, South Carolina

Workshop Sponsors:

U.S. Department of Energy

Regional Biomass Energy Program

The purpose of the workshop is to explore opportunities and emerging technologies for production of ethanol from non-traditional cellulose feedstocks as well as traditional feedstocks (grain). Cellulose feedstocks include local resources such as crop and forestry residues and dedicated energy crops. Economic development and the marketplace will be discussed along with environmental significance and policy
issues.

Public officials, stakeholders, agriculturalists, fleet managers, and the general public are invited.

Program Information
Patricia Tangney, SC State Energy Office
803-737-8036 or
ptangney@drd.state.sc.us.

	Agenda
	8:30 AM - 9:00 AM		Registration/Continental Breakfast
	9:00 AM - 9:10 AM		Introductions
	9:10 AM - 9:25 AM		Welcome to South Carolina & the Governor's Perspective - Hank Stallworth, Office of the Governor
	9:25 AM - 9:45 AM		The President's Bioenergy Initiative - Valerie Reed, Office of Fuels Development, U.S. Department of Energy
	9:45 AM - 10:05 AM		Overview of Energy Use in South Carolina - John Clark, South Carolina Energy Office
	10:05 AM - 10:30 AM		Refreshment Break
	10:30 AM - 12:00 PM		Panel: Why Use Ethanol? - Moderator: Patricia Tangney,South Carolina State Energy Office Overview of Ethanol's Air Quality Benefits - Mike Roberts, Bureau of Air Quality, South Carolina Dept. of Health and Environmental Control - Wendy Bell, Catawba/Centralina Clean Fuels Coalition How Ethanol is Used & the Markets - Bob Dinneen, Renewable Fuels Association
	1:00 PM - 1:45 PM		Panel: South Carolina Feedstocks and Ethanol Production Technologies Moderator: Roy Dodd, Clemson University Agricultural Feedstocks Available - Larry Boyleston, South Carolina Dept. of Agriculture Forestry Feedstocks Available - Speaker TBD Overview of Ethanol Production Technologies - Phil Badger, General Bioenergy
	1:45 PM - 2:30 PM		Panel: Learning from the Experiences of Other States Moderator: Jean-Paul Gouffray,South Carolina State Energy Office Opportunities in North Carolina from Industrial Sweet Potatoes - Ed Stahl, DFI Group, North Carolina Economic Impacts Experienced by Minnesota - Ralph Groschen, Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture (invited)
	2:30 PM - 2:45 PM		Refreshment Break
	2:45 PM - 3:05 PM		Achieving the South Carolina Potential - Speaker TBD
	3:05 PM - 4:00 AM		Panel: A Look at the Policies that can Impact the Development of an Ethanol Industry in South Carolina Moderator: Larry McKenzie, South Carolina Farm Bureau Existing Federal Incentives - Mike Bryan, Bryan & Bryan Inc. South Carolina Programs and Incentives Representative, South Carolina Dept. of Commerce
	4:00 PM - 4:30 PM		An Open Forum A group discussion that will identify what needs to happen next to develop an ethanol industry in South Carolina.
	4:30 PM		Adjournment
	12:00 PM - 1:00 PM		Lunch