2021 California Bioresources Alliance Symposium: Program and Presentations
Pathways for Integrating Our Bioresources Management
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Program
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2021 California Bioresources Alliance Symposium Program (pdf)
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2021 California Bioresources Alliance Symposium Program, Speaker and Moderator Bios.
Presentations
Thursday, November 18
SESSION 1: New Collaborations for Bioresources Management and Financing
Moderator: Dan Noble, Exec. Director, Association of Compost Producers
Speakers:
Speakers:
- Dr. Mike McCullough, Professor, CalPoly SLO: Introduction to California Clean Biomass Collaborative
- Kristen McIvor, Program Dir., Harvest Pierce County: Tacoma Community Garden
- Kourtnii Brown, President, California Alliance for Community Composting
- Gregory Wendt, Director, StakeHolders Capital: California Economic Forum
- Session 1 Presentations: New Collaborations for Bioresources Management and Financing (zip)
SESSION 2: Market Integration in Production, Treatment, and Distribution of Bioresources
Moderator: Kevin Eslinger, Staff, California Air Resources Board
Speakers:
Speakers:
- Dan Noble, President, Noble Bioresources Inc.: Bioresources Industry Systems Dynamics Model
- Christine Lenches-Hinkel, President, 301 Organics: Rose Bowl Community Compost and Education
- Brian Vagg, President, Sprouting Soil: Soil Food Web – Biologically Complete Compost
- Kathleen Draper, COB, International Biochar Initiative: Biochar Standards and Market Development
- Session 2 Presentations: Market Integration in Production, Treatment, and Distribution of Bioresources (zip)
SESSION 3: Achieving Zero Net Carbon
Moderator: Tom McGrath, CEO, Vital Clean Tech Ventures
Speakers:
Speakers:
- Evan Edgar, Principal, Edgar and Associates: Solid Waste Industry White Paper
- Bob Baldwin PhD, Principal Scientist, NREL: Decarbonizing the Transportation Industry
- Marshall Mermell, CEO, Advanced Resilient Technologies, Ltd: Biochar
- Joseph Maceda, CEO, 3G&S Inc.: Biohydrogen Products in California
- Session 3 Presentations: Achieving Zero Net Carbon (zip)
SESSION 4: Bioplastics as a Bioresource
Moderator: Jeanette Hanna, Biopolymers Market Development Manager, BASF
Speakers:
Speakers:
- Tim Goodman, Senior Circular Economy Manager, NatureWorks: Characteristics and Applications for Polylactic Acid (PLA) Resin
- David Fridland, Eco-Products PBC: The role of compostable foodservice products
- Susan Thoman, Founder/President Compost Manufacturing Alliance: Compostable vs Biodegradable
- Hilary Near, Zero Waste Coordinator, SF Environment: Compostable Bags for Food Scraps in a High Diversion Program
- Presentations to be posted shortly
Friday, November 19
SESSION 5: Progress on California SB 1383
Moderator: Greg Kester, Director, California Association of Sanitation Agencies
Speakers:
Speakers:
- John Hake, Engineer and Project Manager, East Bay MUD: Wastewater Perspective on co-digestion opportunities and challenges
- Chris Hyun, Climate Lead, State Water Resources Control Board: Update on Excess Digester Capacity Analysis and Water Boards Perspective
- Julia Dolloff, CalRecycle: CalRecycle Update on SB 1383 Implementation
- Hilary Gans, Senior Operations and Engineering Manager, Rethink Waste: Solid waste organic cleanup technology for co-digestion – A case study
- Session 5 Presentations: Progress on California SB 1383 (zip)
SESSION 6: Research on Bioresources Products to Build Healthy Soil
Moderator: Dr. Ruihong Zhang, Dept. of Bio. and Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis
Speakers:
Speakers:
- Dr. Tyler Barzee, Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky: Biofertilizer Economics and Environmental Impact
- Abdolhossein Edalati, PhD Student, UC Davis: Pelletization and Application of Dairy Manure and Almond Woody Biomass
- Nick Reckinger, Process and Bioresource Engineer, FEECO International: Granulation and Pelletization Technologies and their Applications
- Session 6 Presentations: Research on Bioresources Products to Build Healthy Soil (zip)
SESSION 7: Advanced Bioresources Tech. to Transition to a Green Circular Economy
Moderator: Chuck White, Manatt, Phelps, and Phillips, LLP
Speakers:
Speakers:
- Chuck White, PE, Senior Advisor, Manatt, Phelps, and Phillips, LLP: Barriers to the use of advanced bioresources technologies
- Melinda Palmer, VP of Regulatory & Public Affairs, Kern Oil Company: Transitioning from oil to bioresources
- Steve Wirtel, PE, Exec. VP for Business Development, KORE Infrastructure: Creating a circular economy by converting locally generated waste into biogas, hydrogen, and carbon char
- T. J. Paskach, PhD, CEO, San Joaquin Renewables: Maximizing bioenergy carbon capture and storage benefits
- Session 7 Presentations: Advanced Bioresources Tech. to Transition to a Green Circular Economy (zip)
SESSION 8: Pathways for Improving Bioresources Management
Moderator: Anthy Alexiades, Engineer, CA Air Resources Board
Speakers:
Speakers:
- Dr. Scott Coffin, Staff, State Water Resources Control Board: Plastics Contamination
- Dr. Brent Holtz, County Director, Farm Advisor & UC Cooperative Extension
- Jim Stewart, COB, Bioenergy Producers Association
- Julia Levin, Director, Bioenergy Association of California: Progress in Bioenergy Markets
- Open discussion
- Session 8 Presentations: Pathways for Improving Bioresources Management (zip)
Attendee Survey
Please take a few moments to fill out the CBA 2021 Evaluation Survey (docx) (19.02 KB, November 2021)
Contact
For symposium details, contact: Lauren Fondahl
([email protected])
(415) 972-3514
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