Register now for RNG Works Technical Workshop and Trade Expo September 10 – September 12, 2024 – Nashville, TN by the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas

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RNG WORKS, the renewable gas industry’s annual Technical Workshop, Trade Expo & Golf Tournament, returns to Music City Center in Nashville, TN, September 10-12, 2024.

RNG WORKS is designed for feedstock owners (landfill, wastewater, livestock, agriculture and food processing), RNG project developers, operators, financiers, engineers, equipment providers, manufacturers, technology and service providers, marketers, transporters, fleets, municipalities, universities, utilities and other end-users, consumers and customers who want to better understand RNG project development, operations, deployment and utilization.

The Technical Workshop program and Trade Expo (120,000 sq. feet) combine to educate, demonstrate and promote RNG industry best practices, for purposes of helping realize sustainable development, deployment and utilization of RNG and other renewable gas (Biogas, C02, RH2), to achieve greater energy reliability and improve access to clean, renewable fuel, heat, power and products.

SCHEDULE:

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
JUSTIN BILLING (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)

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