RNG WORKS 2024 Schedule

Subject to Additional Updates

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: EXHIBITOR MOVE-IN

10:00 AM - 7:00 PM: REGISTRATION & CHECK-IN COUNTER OPEN

1:30 PM - 6:00 PM: GOLF NETWORKING EVENT (GAYLORD SPRINGS GOLF LINKS; SEPARATE REGISTRATION REQUIRED)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM: OPENING RECEPTION

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM: REGISTRATION & CHECK-IN COUNTER OPEN

7:00 AM - 9:00 AM: BREAKFAST                       

8:00 AM - 7:00 PM: SHOW FLOOR OPEN

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM: WELCOME
JOHANNES ESCUDERO (RNG COALITION)

8:45 AM - 8:50 AM: SAFETY INDUCTION
DAN ZIMMERMAN (LANDFILL GROUP)

8:50 AM - 9:10 AM: RNG & ALTERNATIVE USE CASES
SAM THIGPEN (SAPPHIRE GAS SOLUTIONS)         

9:10 AM - 9:30 AM: RNG PLANT COMMISSIONING UNDER MICROSCOPE
MAHYAR GHORBANIAN, PHD (GHOR LLC)          

9:30 AM - 9:50 AM: DIGESTER UPGRADING TECHNOLOGY
JAKE MENDICINO (AIR LIQUIDE)

9:50 AM - 10:10 AM: NEW ADVANCES IN BIOGAS TREATMENT; UNCONVENTIONAL RNG™ PROCESS FOR GENERATING HIGH PURITY PRODUCT WITH HIGH METHANE RECOVERY
MARC STRAUB (UGS)

10:10 AM - 10:30 AM: UNLOCKING THE FULL POTENTIAL OF BIOGAS UPGRADING: OPTIMIZING EFFICIENCY AND MAXIMIZING PROJECT BENEFITS
RAPHAËL LE DELEY (PRODEVAL)

10:30 AM -  10:50 AM: LEACHATE,  CHALLENGES & ISSUES WITH LANDFILL GAS PRODUCTION
PAUL MORROW (MORROW ENERGY)  

10:50 AM - 11:10 AM: CRYOGENIC NRUS & IT’S PRE-TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS
DIVYAM MANDALIA (BCCK)

11:10 AM - 11:30 AM: SUSTAINABLE BIOGAS PRETREATMENT WITH RENEWABLE ACTIVATED CARBON AND MOBILE FILTERS
MIKE HAVELKA (DESOTEC)

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM: USING REAL-TIME DATA & CONTROL TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE RNG PRODUCTION & SUPPORT LANDFILL TEAMS
NICOLE NEFF (LOCI) & DOUGLAS STRATHDEE (KLICKITAT)

11:50 AM - 12:10 PM: MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE ORGANICS: THE FEEDSTOCK OF THE FUTURE FOR SUSTAINABLE BIOGAS PRODUCTION
JOE AYALA (ECONWARD TECH)

12:10 PM - 12:30 PM: RNG RECOVERY FROM FOOD & SOLID ORGANIC WASTE AT RHODE ISLAND BIOENERGY FACILITY
LOKESHWER ANGAMUTHKUMAR (ANAERGIA TECHNOLOGIES)

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM: LUNCH

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM: TURNING HIGH STRENGTH WASTE WATERS INTO RENEWABLE ENERGY – CONVENIENCE MEETS SUSTAINABILITY
GRANT GIBSON (SYNTHICA ENERGY)

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM: CONVERTING LOW VALUE GREEN WASTE INTO HIGH VALUE BIOFUELS FOR THE TRANSPORT SECTOR & FERTILIZER FOR AGRICULTURAL USE
MARISSA DAVEY (VALMET)

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM: INNOVATIVE CAPTURE AND TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY
MARC FETTEN (GREENGAS USA) & ERICA CHASE (EFI USA)

3:00 PM - 3:20 PM: MONETIZING CO2 WASTE STREAMS
TYLER COLE (TES)             

3:20 PM - 3:40 PM: GAS QUALITY ANALYSIS FOR SUSTAINABLE RNG PRODUCTION
KEN THOMPSON (MUSTANG SAMPLING)           

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM: METERING & MEASUREMENT FOR RNG FACILITIES TRANSITIONING TO BRRR
NICOLE MULANAPHY (WEAVER)

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM: INTEGRATING RAW BIOGAS MEASUREMENTS WITH CUSTODY TRANSFER OF RNG
DAN DISMUKES (HONEYWELL)              

4:20 PM - 4:40 PM: SOLAR & MICROGRIDS: ENHANCING RNG PRODUCTION & SUPPORTING UTILITY DEMANDS
JEFF VANVOORHIS (MEAD & HUNT) 

4:40 PM - 5:00 PM: A UTILITY PERSPECTIVE ON RNG INTERCONNECTION & OPERATION
ERIC LARSON & BRITTANY OMPHROY (PGE)       

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM: RECEPTION                   

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

7:00 AM - 2:00 PM: REGISTRATION & CHECK-IN COUNTER OPEN

7:00 AM - 9:00 AM: BREAKFAST

8:00 AM - 2:00 PM: SHOW FLOOR OPEN 

8:30 AM - 8:50 AM: RNG PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION - SITING & REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS
RHIANA DORNBOS (NTH CONSULTANTS) 

8:50 AM - 9:10 AM: RNG & CYBERSECURITY: POWERING A SECURE FUTURE
KYLE TATE (FIRETHORNE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES) 

9:10 AM - 9:30 AM: OSHA PSM & THE IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPING A STRONG PSM CULTURE
JAMES BIRCH & KARA KALMBACH (BAKER RISK)     

9:30 AM - 9:50 AM: SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION OF VIBRATION MONITORING TECHNOLOGY IN ASSET PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT FOR RNG & WASTE-TO-ENERGY FACILITIES
OLGA KOLOKOLOVA & SARA SWANSON (EDL)  

9:50 AM - 10:10 AM: SMALL SCALE RENEWABLE BIOGAS PROJECT DEVELOPMENT – 20 YEARS OF LESSONS LEARNED
BEN PEOTTER (TETRA TECH)

10:10 AM - 10:30 AM: INSIGHTS IN GLOBAL & LOCAL BIOGAS UPGRADING PLANTS
CARINA SCHEER & ERIK HOVING (EVONIK)                  

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM: KEY FACTORS FOR SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT OF LFG TO RNG PROJECTS
AMIR GHASDI & STEVE WILSEY (GHD)     

10:50 AM - 11:10 AM: ADVANCEMENTS IN LANDFILL PSA GAS SEPARATION TECHNOLOGY
PATRICK BARCIA (SYSADVANCE)

11:10 AM - 11:30 AM: “SNIFFING FOR DOLLARS” USING AERIAL DRONES & DATA TRANSFORMATION TO MANAGE METHANE EMISSIONS & IMPROVE YOUR ROI
BILL TENNANT (SNIFFER ROBOTICS)

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM: CLOUD-BASED FEEDSTOCK TRACKING: MAKING COMPLEX FEEDSTOCK SOURCING OPERATIONS EASY
IVAN BAADSGAARD (GRAINIT BIOMASSMANAGER)               

11:50 AM - 12:10 PM: UNLOCKING THE FUTURE OF ANAEROBIC DIGESTION: HARNESSING REAL-TIME ANALYTICS FOR OPTIMIZED PRODUCTION
WILL CHARLTON (VALKYRIE ANALYTICS)                

12:10 PM - 12:30 PM: UNIVERSITY AREA JOINT AUTHORITY EXPANDS ITS SUSTAINABILITY MISSION FOR RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS
JASON WERT (RETTEW ASSOCIATES INC)    

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM: LUNCH                                 

2:00 PM: RNG WORKS ADJOURNS                         

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM: EXHIBITOR MOVE OUT