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Thursday, February 15,
2007 -- 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
South Coast Air Quality Management District Headquarters Auditorium
21865 Copley Drive
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
Transportation sources in the South Coast Air Basin are
substantial contributors of air pollution and toxic risk affecting the
residents of the South Coast Air Basin, primarily because the fuel used in
transportation sources is based on petroleum, such as gasoline and
diesel. Such overwhelming dependency on a single fuel makes California
and this Basin vulnerable to supply shortages and consequent severe price
hikes, that in turn could seriously affect California’s ability to move
goods and people. Alternative fuels, such as ethanol, can reduce this
dependency on petroleum and also enable this agency to meet its targeted air
quality goals. Twenty percent of the ethanol currently produced in the
country is consumed in California. However, production of this corn-based
ethanol is ultimately limited by a number of factors. To be sustainable in
the long-term and on a large scale, it is imperative that ethanol be
produced from forest and agricultural residues such as corn stalks and rice
stalks, and other plant materials including grasses and wood grown for this
purpose.
AQMD is pleased to host this one-day technology forum
and roundtable discussion of the current and upcoming technologies which
could increase production of ethanol from biomass sources of waste
cellulose. The morning will consist of formal presentations by a panel of
national technical experts on the production of cellulosic ethanol. In the
afternoon, there will be a roundtable discussion among the panelists to
facilitate a candid exchange of views and suggestions. This roundtable will
be moderated by Dr. Charles Wyman, Ford Motor Company Professor, University
of California, Riverside. Members of the public will also be able to ask
questions of the Technology Forum/Roundtable participants.
The AQMD encourages anyone interested in this topic to
attend this forum free of charge. This forum will also be webcast live, and
copies of the webcast and of all the presentations will be posted on the
AQMD’s Technology Forum/Roundtable web page at:
http://www.aqmd.gov/tao/ConferencesWorkshops/techforum.htm . If you
have further questions about this forum, contact Mr. Ranji George, (909)
396-3255.
To receive e-mail notifications of future AQMD-hosted
technology forums and roundtable discussions, interested persons are
encouraged to sign up on the AQMD list server at:
http://www.aqmd.gov/listserver/list.aspx.
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