First Primary Stakeholder Meeting for the ECPA initiative “Improving Access to Clean Energy in Rural Central America Using On-site Solar Bio-Power Generation”
Thursday, March 8, 2012
First Primary Stakeholder Meeting for the ECPA initiative “Improving Access to Clean Energy in Rural Central America Using On-site Solar Bio-Power Generation”
The project’s first primary stakeholder meeting will be hosted in Costa Rica on March 8, 2012 to formally kick off activities in Central America and provide a networking opportunity for faculty, governmental agency staff, and the private sector. The MSU team will spend additional time in Costa Rica to work with University of Costa Rica staff on the microbial consortia study, portable system design and study abroad program development.
Venue: Fabio Baudrit Experiment Station, University of Costa Rica Overview Objectives:
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Presentations:
- On-Farm Anaerobic Digestion in the United States – Dana M. Kirk
- Improving Access to Clean Energy in Rural Central America Using On-site Solar-Biopower Generation – Ajit Srivastava
- Small-Scale Solar-Biopower Generation for Rural Central America – Wei Liao
- Study Abroad – Luke Reese
- Wetland Treatment of Organic Wastes – Dawn Reinhold
Seminar Agenda (tentative)
08:30 to 09:00 | Welcome |
09:00 to 10:00 | Authorities speech
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10:00 to 10:30 | Coffee break |
10:30 to 11:30 | Technical conference
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11:30 to 12:30 | Interactions |
12:30 to 01:30 | Lunch |
01:30 to 02:00 | Overview of the Fabio Baudrit Experiment Station, UCR – Director (Werner Rodriguez) |
02:00 to 02:30 | Research campus tour |
02:30 to 03:00 | Coffee break |
03:00 to 04:30 | Scheduled interactions |
04:30 | Adjourn |
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