Great wood energy presentations and outstanding food functions dominated the eighth Wood Bioenergy Conference & Expo held March 12–13 in the Grand Ballroom North of the Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park, Atlanta, Georgia.
2024 Speakers
Harold Arnold
Fram Renewable Fuels
Daniel Chastenais
Tanguay Machinery
Scott Dane
American Loggers Council
Matt Devitt
LDX Solutions
Nicholas Dottino
Graanul Invest
Taylor Fitts
USIPA
Dane Floyd
Biomass Engineering & Equipment
Todd Havican
Fagus GreCon
Andrew Johnson
TSI
Alexander Koukoulas, Ph.D.
AFRY Management Consulting
Paul Oesterreich
Strategic Biofuels
Wendy Owens
Hexas Biomass
2024 Agenda Highlights
Tuesday, March 12
7:30 AM
Exhibitors/Attendees BreakfastGrand Ballroom North
8:30 AM
Morning Keynoters SessionWood Pellets: The Big Picture — Harold Arnold · Forest-Based Biomass Feedstock Costs — Scott Dane · Next Highway to Growth (SAF, Biofuels, BECCS) — Nicholas Dottino
10:30 AM
Mid-Morning KeynotersDecarbonizing the Aviation Sector & SAF — Koukoulas · Converting Forestry Waste to Fuel — Oesterreich · Projects That Predict the Future — Floyd
12:10 PM
Exhibitors/Attendees LunchGrand Ballroom North
1:25 PM
Afternoon KeynotersCreating a Greenfield Sugarcane Pellet Facility — Player · One Fiber, Multiple Co-Products — Owens · Return on Compliance — Miller
5:00 PM
Exhibitors/Attendees ReceptionGrand Ballroom North
Wednesday, March 13
7:30 AM
Exhibitors/Attendees BreakfastGrand Ballroom North
8:30 AM
Morning KeynotersEmerging Bioenergy Opportunities — Walker · Changing the Narrative on Biomass — Fitts · Biochar Production — Johnson
10:30 AM
Technical Sessions (Rooms A, B & C)Multiple simultaneous sessions on employment, pelleting technology, APC equipment, spark detection, and combustible dust hazards