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GCEP Energy Workshops

Biomass Energy

April 27, 2004
Presentations available for download as PDFs.

Welcome and Introduction

GCEP Introduction and Workshop Purpose
Richard Sassoon, GCEP

Biomass Resources and Issues

	Future Biomass Energy: A Global Climate Change Perspective Steve Smith, Joint Climate Change Research Institute, University of Maryland and PNNL
	Photosynthesis, Algae, CO₂ and Bio-Hydrogen John Benemann, Institute for Environmental Management
	Energy Crop Resources and Technologies Lynn Wright, ORNL
	Energy Crop Development through Genetic Engineering Rick Meilan, Purdue University

Biomass and Biogas Combustion

	Biomass Fuel Properties and Their Consequences in Biomass Combustion and Cofiring Larry Baxter, Brigham Young University
	Distributed Generation and Engines/Turbines for Combustion of Biogas David Thimsen, EPRI

Biomass Gasification

	Thermo-Chemical Biomass Gasification Technologies and Products Ralph Overend, NREL
	Biomass IGCC at Värnamo, Sweden Krister Ståhl, Ducente AB
	Biomass Gasification Systems for Electric Power, Cogeneration, Liquid Fuels, and Hydrogen Eric Larson, Princeton University

Biological Technologies

	Biogas and Anaerobic Digestion: Fundamentals and Applications Ann Wilkie, University of Florida
	Metabolic Engineering: Ethanol and Chemicals K.T. Shanmugam, University of Florida
	Improved Cellulases for the Biorefinery Colin Mitchinson, Genencor International