01/09/07 7th Clean Energy Conference

Idaho is again hosting the Harvest Clean Energy Conference, this time in Garden City on January 29th and 30th. There are sessions devoted to ethanol, biomass, wind farming, on the farm energy innovations and money from carbon. Anaerobic digestion, biodiesel, geothermal and other forms of energy that could benefit farmers and rural communities will also be on the agenda says Dale Dixon of Idaho Rural Partnership. DIXON "The infrastructure is in place right now from an agricultural standpoint to grow the crops that it takes to make biodiesel, to make ethanol and as technology improves the diversity of crops that can be used in those fuels increases as well." Dixon says the 7th annual Northwest conference on clean energy is expected to draw 500 to 600 people. DIXON "From the novice who wants to learn more to the person who is involved in looking at putting in production plants in Idaho, there's something for everybody at the conference." On Wednesday, January 31st, there will be a special day long workshop on Biodiesel in the Pacific Northwest and that's co-sponsored by the University of Idaho. Voice of Idaho Agriculture Bill Scott