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Vol. 16, No. 18
Article 6 of 9
October 20, 2006
Agri-Energy Perspectives
Dr. Jim Fischer of the U.S. Dept. of Energy will kick off this year's Crop Management
Conference in Columbia, speaking on the topic of Agri-Energy Expectations. Dr. Fischer's
working knowledge of agriculture and renewable and energy efficient technologies provides
him with unique insights on building synergy in public/private sector partnerships within
the agricultural-energy nexus. Dr. Fischer will review broad trends in world and U.S. energy
production and consumption. He will discuss DOE's research, development and
deployment activities relating to the potential for agricultural involvement in the production
and consumption of bioenergy (including cellulosic ethanol), hydrogen fuel, wind, solar,
and geothermal as well as improving energy efficiency in agriculture. He will then examine
how effective energy policies can encourage the accelerated development and deployment of
these technologies to realize this vision of a prosperous future.
As a result of his leadership in agriculture, energy and higher education, Dr. Fischer
has spoken extensively both nationally and internationally to public and private sector
audiences. His unique insights on the agricultural-energy nexus have been fused by extensive
experience in each of these sectors.
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