2011 MEPC Power Point Presentations

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PowerPoint presentations from the 2011 Missouri Energy Policy Conference, December 1-2, 2011, St. Louis, Missouri

Dec. 1, 8:00 am Mark S. Wrighton, Ph.D. Chancellor, Washington University in St. Louis. "Energy Options for the Future"

Dec. 1, 8:50 am Jim Hearing, Director of Marketing, Laclede Gas Company. "The Growing Importance of Natural Gas"

Dec 1, 10:50 am Richard L. Axelbaum, Ph.D., Director, Consortium for Clean Coal Utilization at Washington University in St. Louis. "The Future of Coal and the Latest Developments in Cleaner Fossil Fuels"

Dec. 1, 10:50 am Joseph D. Smith, Ph.D., Laufer Chair of Energy, Missouri University of Science & Technology. "The Future of Coal and the Latest Developments in Cleaner Fossil Fuels"

Dec. 1, 11:40 am Rebecca Johnson, Ph.D., Deputy to the Commanding General, Fort Leonard Wood. "Military Response to Emerging Energy Issue"

Dec. 1, Track 1, 1:15 pm Sean Brady, Regional Policy Manager, Wind on the Wires. "Midwest Wind Update"

Dec. 1, Track 1, 1:15 pm Susan Innis, Senior Manager State Government Relations, Vestas. "Wind Update"

Dec. 1, Track 1, 2:30 pm Manavendra (Manu) Sial, Solar CFO, MEMC Electronic Materials. "Solar PV Costs & Competitiveness: Industry Update"

Dec. 1 , Track 2, 1:15 pm Shawn Schukar, Senior Vice President, Trading and Marketing, Ameren Energy Resources. "GHG Regulations on the Electric Utility Industry"

Dec. 1 , Track 2, 1:15 pm Kyra Moore, Director, Air Pollution Control Program, Missouri DNR. "Greenhouse Gas Regulations"

Dec. 1, Track 2, 1:15 pm David Shanks, EHS Policy Analyst, Boeing St. Louis. "Legal Challenges to Stationary Source Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Regulations"

Dec. 1, Track 3, 1:15 pm Robert Klahr, Partner, Armstrong Teasdale LLP & David Pickerill, Missouri Clean Energy Funding. "Making PACE Work in St. Louis and Beyond"

Dec. 1, Track 3, 2:30 pm George Von Stamwitz, Partner, Armstrong Teasdale LLP. "Energizing Brownfield Development"

Dec. 1, 3:30 pm Stanley R. Bull, Ph.D., Director of Energy Programs, MRIGlobal; James R. Fischer, Ph.D., P.E., Principal, Fischer & Associates. "Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency: Current Activities and Outlook"

Dec. 2, 8:00 am Warner Baxter, CEO and President, Ameren Missouri. "Missouri’s Energy & Economic Future – Challenges and Opportunities"

Dec. 2, 8:50 am Dan W. York, Utilities Program Director, ACEEE. "Energy Efficiency: States Answering the Call"

Dec. 2, 8:50 am Jessica Collingsworth, Policy Associate, Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA). "Energy Efficiency: States Answering the Call"

Dec. 2, Track A, 11:00 am Thomas Schultz, Manager Utilization Engineering, Laclede Gas Company. "Natural Gas Vehicles:  Fueling A Cleaner Environment"

Dec. 2, Track B, 11:00 am Warren Wood, Vice President, Legislative and Governmental Affairs, Ameren Missouri. "Energy Efficiency as a Resource"

Dec. 2, Keynote, 12:30 pm William Brinkman, Ph.D., Director, Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy. "Science for Energy"  Dr. Brinkman's Waterfall Tables

Dec. 2, Track 1, 1:15 pm Robert Reed, P.E., Research Associate Professor, College of Engineering & Center for Sustainable Energy, University of Missouri-Columbia. "MU Energy Research"

Dec. 2, Track 1, 1:15 pm David G. Loomis, Ph.D., Director, Center for Renewable Energy; Executive Director, Institute for Regulatory Policy Studies. "Center for Renewable Energy Overview"

Dec. 2, Track 1, 1:15 pm Gary Reed, P.E., Director, Facilities Planning & Management, Eastern Illinois University. "Eastern Illinois University Renewable Energy Center:  Central Heating Plant" 

Dec. 2, Track 1, 1:15 pm Angela Rolufs, Director, Office of Sustainable Energy & Environmental Engagement, Missouri S&T. "Innovative Energy Research and Sustainability Initiatives at Missouri S&T"

Dec. 2, Track 1, 1:15 pm Himadri Pakrasi, Ph.D., Director, I-CARES, Washington University in St. Louis. "Initiatives in Energy Studies & Applied Science"

Dec. 2, Track 2, 1:15 pm Dick Munson, Recycled Energy Development