Invitation
Governor
Brian Schweitzer and PSC Chairman Greg Jergeson
request
your presence at a most timely and important panel discussion on energy.
Tuesday, November 21 at 1:30 pm in State Capitol
Building Room 172
Advanced
Coal Technology/Renewable Energy Integration Presentation Scheduled
Helena, MT,
November 13, 2006
Today, Governor Brian Schweitzer and Public Service Commission Chairman
Greg Jergeson announced their offices¹ joint sponsorship of a panel presentation
by great plains/upper Midwest energy leaders on some of the emerging
opportunities available utilizing advanced coal technology and renewable energy
integration. The panel will include Roger Johnson, North Dakota
Commissioner of Agriculture, Charlie Bullinger, senior principal engineer at
Great River Energy¹s Coal Creek Station, Mike Gregerson, consultant with
Great Plains Institute and Beth Soholt, executive director of Wind on the
Wires.
The panelists come from a larger group of 27 industry executives,
state regulators, elected officials, and environmental advocates from 11
states, including Montana, who have been studying firsthand the next generation
of advanced gasification technologies that gasify coal and biomass to produce
electric power, syngas, liquid fuels, chemicals and hydrogen and that have the
capability to capture carbon dioxide emissions for geologic storage. As
part of their study activities, panel members traveled to Europe for site
visits where these technologies are being employed already. While there,
panel members were briefed by Dutch and German industry executives and
government officials about European policies and strategies. The
group¹s efforts have been organized by the Great Plains Institute and sponsored
by the Edgerton Foundation.
As Schweitzer and Jergeson released details of
the panel presentation, Governor Schweitzer stated, ³I believe the
presentation from these experts will enhance the consideration of energy
initiatives benefiting the residents of Montana.² ³I¹m pleased
that the panelists are well-grounded in real-world economics and committed to
achievable results,² PSC Chairman Jergeson concluded.
continued
WHEN AND WHERE
1:30 P.M., Tuesday,
November 21
Room
172
State
Capitol Building
Helena,
MT
WHO¹S
INVITED
.
Representatives
of the coal, utility, and oil and gas industries
.
State
officials and legislators
.
Conservation
and environmental organizations
.
Members
of the media
.
General
public
AGENDA
Welcome
á Brian Schweitzer,
Governor of Montana
Presentation of
delegation program, key findings, implications and next steps
á Roger Johnson,
Commissioner of Agriculture, Bismarck, ND
á
Charlie Bullinger,, Senior principal engineer,
Great River Energy, Underwood, ND
á
Mike Gregerson, former utility industry
executive, consultant with Great Plains Institute
á Beth Soholt, Director,
Wind on the Wires, St. Paul, Minnesota
á
Brad Crabtree, Program director, Great Plains
Institute
Q&A and
discussion
Closing remarks á Greg Jergeson, Chairman, Montana Public Service Commission