Ammonia — The Key to Energy Independence, Economic Recovery, and National Security
September 18-21, 2011 • Portland, OR
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Monday, September 19
Welcome and Speaker Introduction
John Holbrook, AmmPower
Kickoff / Note from the Chairman
Norm Olson, Iowa Energy Center
Keynote Address — The Alchemy of Air: Roots of the NH3 Revolution
Thomas Hager, author of “The Alchemy of Air”
Performance of a Compression-Ignition Engine Using Direct Injection of Liquid Ammonia/DME Mixture
Song-Charng Kong, Iowa State University
Production of Anhydrous Ammonia from Wind Energy — Anatomy of a Pilot Plant, The Sequel
Mike Reese, University of Minnesota
Offshore Wind Production of Ammonia: A Technical and Economic Analysis
Eric Morgan, Jon McGowan, and James Manwell, Wind Energy Center, University of Massachusetts
Prosperity for Delmarva
Paul Curto, CCLLC
The Choice of NH3 Fuel for the X-15 Rocket Plane
Bob Seaman, Reaction Motors Division (retired)
Selection of NH3 for Combustion Turbine Use
Arif Karabeyoglu, Space Propulsion Group
Overview of Lockheed-Martin — OTEC Program
Robert Varley, Lockheed-Martin
Reforming and Burning of Ammonia in Micro Hydrogen and Power Generation Systems
Oh Chae Kwon, J.M. Joo, S.I. Lee, D.H. Um, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
Transition-Metal Catalyzed Reduction of Nitrogen to Ammonia
Andreja Bakac, Aaron Sadow, Oleg Pestovsky, and Barun Jana, Iowa State University
The Dual Fuel Strategy: An Energy Transition Plan
William Ahlgren, California Polytechnic State University
NH3 in PEM Fuel Cells
Mark Bowden, First Element Energy
Tuesday, September 20
Welcome and Announcements
John Holbrook, AmmPower
NH3 — Fueling Hawaii’s Future
Roald Marth, Hawaii Ku’oko’a Project
Feasibility for Production of Renewable NH3 in Hawaii for Food and Energy Security
Guy Toyama and Ulrich Bonne, H2 Technologies, Inc.
Proton’s Wind Energy Liquefaction Unit: NFUEL Units for Storage of Renewable Energy
Hans Vrijenhoef, Ioanna Aslani and Anish Patil, Proton Ventures
An Update on Conversion of Biogas to NH3
Paul D. Pansegrau, Joshua J. Ziman, Kerryanne M. Leroux, Kristopher J. Jorgenson, Michael E. Collings, John J. Richter, and Bruce F. Folkedahl, University of North Dakota, Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC)
Ammonia Combustion with Near-Zero Pollutant Emissions
Terrence Meyer, Praveen Kumar, Kyle Redfern, and Daniel Diaz, Iowa State University
Nuclear Ammonia — A Sustainable Nuclear Renaissance’s “Killer App”
Darryl Siemer, Idaho National Lab (retired), Kirk Sorensen, Flibe Energy, and Bob Hargraves, Institute for Lifelong Learning, Dartmouth College
Plasma-Enhanced Ammonia Combustion
Jason Ganley, NHThree LLC
NH3 Fuel in a Compression Ignition Adaptive Digital Power Engine
Eddie Sturman, Carol Sturman, and Mike Bowman, Sturman Industries
Southwest Research Institute and Ammonia Research: Past, Present, and Future
Jacob Zuehl and Ryan Roecker, SwRI
Production of Competitive Green NH3 Fuel
Edgar Vercruysse, Emmanuel De Neyer, and Luc Vercruysse, Probatex s.c., Belgium
Panel Discussion Topic: What Convinced Me to become a NH3 Fuel Advocate
Steve Crolius, Clinton Climate Initiative, Arif Karabeyoglu, Space Propulsion Group, and M. James Grieve, Delphi Corporation
Wrap-Up / What’s Next
John Holbrook, AmmPower