Corn is harvested in Pierce County, Nebraska. Corn ethanol requires approximately 3 gallons of water for every gallon of ethanol produced. — Photo courtesy of John Hay
Biofuel Forums
UNL Biofuels Forums monthly biofuels webinar series.
Many future biofuels forum will be participate with the Extension High Plains Energy Team. Forums are presented over the internet using Adobe Connect. All you need to participate is access to the internet. Archived forums are listed below.
Next Biofuel Forum:
Public Involvement and Land Issues Relating to Wind Projects
Wednesday December 18, 2009, 11:00 to 12:30 Central Time
This webcast presents an overview of successful strategies for involving the public when siting of utility projects like transmission lines and renewables are undertaken. Topics to be covered include: planning, public engagement, maintaining momentum, environmental challenges, and negotiation. This presentation will give participants the tools they need to educate the public and expand wind generation capacity in their region.
Presenters: Randy Cantrell, Univ. of Nebraska
Marc Nichols, Omaha Public Power District
Alison Rider, Omaha Public Power District
Stephanie White, HDR Architecture, Omaha Email John Hay for log in Details
Archived Forums. May 2007 — Spring 2009
2009
*Note: Some archived presentations offer PDF slides as an alternative to viewing. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.
Understanding Wind Energy Leases
Webinar archived from Nov 18, 2009
Hosted by the High Plains Extension Energy Team. This webcast covers wind development and land lease contracts from the landowners point of view and includes information on landowner associations.
Speakers:
Dr. Shannon Ferrell - Oklahoma State University
Sarah Hamiln - Montana State University
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Managing Your Expectations - Sizing a Small Wind Turbine to Your Load
Webinar archived from Oct 15, 2009
Hosted by the High Plains Extension Energy Team. This webcast explains the process of sizing a wind turbine to a specific load. Topics to be covered include: wind characteristics, sources of wind data, estimating wind turbine energy production, sizing & selection example, and small wind turbine economic analysis. This presentation will give participants the tools they need to evaluate the performance and economics of a small wind turbine project. Speaker: Tony Jimenez, National Renewable Energy Lab
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"Eyes Wide Open" Renewable Fuel Project Development
by Mike Erhart - CEO Prairie Horizon Agri Energy. Sept 25, 2009
This webinar was prepared by the High Plains Extension Energy Team
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Biofuels and the Low Carbon Fuel Standard
by Cole Gustafson - North Dakota State University. Sept 11, 2009
This webinar was prepared by the High Plains Extension Energy Team
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Community Impacts of Biofuel Development: Reflections from Kansas and Iowa.
by Theresa Selfa, KSU and David Swenson, ISU. Aug 28, 2009
This webinar was prepared by the High Plains Extension Energy Team
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Net Metering, and Wind Energy Legislation in Nebraska
by Nebraska State Senator Ken Haar Dist 21, June 26, 2009
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pdf of LB 436 Net Metering Act
Ethanol Blend Increase E10 - E15 - A Corn and Cattle Industry Perspective
by Michael Kelsey - NE Cattlemen and Don Hutchens - NE Corn Board , May 29, 2009
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Perennial Bioenergy Crops by Dr. Emily Heaton, Iowa State University, April 24, 2009.
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Algal Derived Biofuels by Al Darzins, National Renewable Energy Lab, March 27, 2009
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pdf slide show*
Improvements in Life Cycle Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Corn Ethanol by Dr. Adam Liska, UNL Department of Agronomy Horticulture, February 27, 2009
Read a paper*on this topic
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Nebraska Ethanol Update by Todd Sneller, Nebraska Ethanol Board, January 30, 2009
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2008
Feeding Ethanol Co-Products in Backgrounding & Cow Calf Operations
Brent Plugge, Rick Rasby, Aaron Stalker; all from UNL. UNL Beef, October 31, 2008
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Nebraska's Woody Biomass Resource – Rich Woollen, Nebraska Forestry Service, August 29, 2008
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Wind Energy Production - Legal Issues and Concerns for Land Owners, July 25, 2008
Erin Herbold, Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation, ISU
CALT Wind Legal Issues Newsletter
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Storage of Wet Corn Co-Products, June 27, 2008
Galen Erickson, UNL Extension Feedlot Specialist
Brent Plugge, UNL Extension Educator
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Wind Power 101, May 30, 2008
Presented by Jim Crawford, Natural Resources Engineer and CPD
University of Missouri Extension, Atchison County
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Corn and Wood Furnaces, April 25, 2008
Mark Setzer, Heat Source One, Beatrice, NE
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Nebraska Carbon Offsets in Agriculture, March 28, 2008
Randy Pryor, UNL Extension Educator
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Water Issues with Ethanol Production, February 29, 2008
Derrel Martin, UNL Water Resource and Extension Irrigation Specialist
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Corncob Harvest, January 25, 2008
Ty Stukenholtz, Ceres Agriculture Consultants, LLC
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2007
Refined Fuels, Ethanol and U.S. Corn Markets, November 30, 2007
Dennis Conley, Professor UNL Agricultural Economics Department,
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Ethanol Industry's Impact on Cropping Systems and Management,
Sweet Sorghum, and Stover Harvest; October 26, 2007
Charles Wortmann , UNL Agronomy Dept
Wally Wilhelm, USDA ARS
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Nearby Ethanol Production Impacts on Community, August 31, 2007
Dewey Teel, UNL Extension Educator, and David Peters, UNL Professor of Agricultural Economics
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Definition & Composition of By Products, July 27, 2007
Rick Rasby, UNL Extension Beef Specialist
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Biodiesel Industry in Nebraska, June 29, 2007
Loren Isom, IAPC, and Bill Booker, Extension Educator
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Ethanol Industry in Nebraska, May 25, 2007
Todd Sneller, Nebraska Ethanol Board
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