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April 12-16, 2010 -POSTPONED
Pittsburgh Energy and Environment Week

Of the 16 billion US dollars allocated to renewables and energy efficiency by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act some 450 million dollars will be spent on projects in the Keystone State. Pennsylvania hosts the "Energy and Environment Week" (EEW), to be held in Pittsburgh – LOOK FOR NEW DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED. EEW will bring together stakeholders from North American and Europe to talk business and new ventures.

April 13-15, 2010
Mountain States Hydrogen Business Council to organize hydrogen energy conference at Energy & Environment Week

Pittsburgh, PA
The Mountain States Hydrogen Business Council, a non-profit trade association, will develop and conduct the hydrogen energy conference at EEW. The EEW will include four topical conferences: hydrogen, bioenergy, recycling and energy efficiency. The EEW is designed to raise the profile and intensity of renewable energy in the United States.

The EEW Hydrogen Conference will include a two day program of speakers, panel discussions and a moderated debate of the critical issues in hydrogen today. The program, under development, will be posted shortly. Highlights include: keynote speeches from energy experts of the NETL, Carnegie Mellon University and a special seminar by the WVU Alternative Fuel Training Center. The program also includes demonstrations of hydrogen fueled vehicles and fuel cells.

The Energy and Environment Week (EEW) includes five days of site tours, conference sessions, interactive workshops and exhibits. The focus is on the commercialization of hydrogen and fuel cells, energy and materials recovery from waste and biomass, and the potential of energy efficiency technologies for climate protection and cost cutting. More information: www.ee-week.com

May 23-26, 2010
WINDPOWER 2010 Conference & Expo

Dallas, TX
June 14, 2010
Advanced Biofuels Workshop Opens Call for Speaker Abstracts

St. Louis, MO
Abstracts are now being accepted for the 2010 Advanced Biofuels Workshop to be held June 14, 2010, in St. Louis. The one-day event, now in its third year, will be co-located with the Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo.

The revised renewable fuel standard (RFS2) calls for 21 billion gallons of advanced biofuels to be blended into the nation’s fuel supplies by 2022, 16 billion of which is specified as cellulosic ethanol. The remaining 5 billion gallons will be a mix of undifferentiated advanced biofuel that meets a 50 percent life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions reduction from the petroleum baseline, and will include a mix of methyl ester biodiesel and other forms of biomass-based diesel, cellulosic ethanol, green gasoline, pyrolysis oil, biobutanol, bio-dimethyl ether, and more.

Conference organizer BBI International expects more than 400 people dedicated to the advanced renewable fuels industries to attend. Speaker abstracts on any advanced biofuel, in addition to algae and next-generation feedstock development, advanced process technology, markets, policy, finance and more, will be considered. To submit an abstract via the 2010 Advanced Biofuels Workshop Web site, click here. Abstracts must be submitted by Jan. 11, 2010.