October 28-29, 2014
Marriott Country Club Plaza, 4445 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64111
Professional development opportunities: CEUs available from the International Code Council, Metropolitan
Kansas City Chapter, and the Missouri Fire Marshal’s Office.
DETAILED SCHEDULE (subject to change)
DAY 1:
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2014
7:30 am
Registration Begins
8:00 am
Plated Breakfast Served
8:30–8:35 am
Event Information/CEU-PDH Information
8:35–8:50 am
Welcome: Mayor Sly James, Kansas City, MO
8:50–9:30 am
Session 1: Alternative Fuels Market Trends
Alternative fuels are increasingly common in our four-state area, necessitating a close look at safety
procedures, building codes and professional development to ensure proper use. Clean Cities program director
Kelly Gilbert will give an overview of the trends and current adoption rates of alternative fuels in America’s
Heartland, where propane, natural gas and electric vehicles are catching up to biofuels and making a
noticeable dent in foreign oil consumption.
Speaker: Kelly Gilbert, Metropolitan Energy Center
9:30–10:10 am
Session 2: Regulatory Impacts on State and Local Codes
Energy law attorney Luke Hagedorn addresses the current regulatory environment for alternative fuels and
related issues impacting state and local codes, as well as potential impacts due to new and pending
regulations. Topics include the Renewable Fuel Standards, potential liabilities, zoning issues, air quality
regulations and federal policies that may effectively give an edge to one fuel or technology over another.
Speakers: Alan Anderson and Luke Hagedorn, Polsinelli PC, Energy Law Division
10:10–10:25 am Break
MID-AMERICA ALTERNATIVE FUEL CODES SUMMIT
Mid-America Alternative Fuel Codes Summit
10:25–11:30 am Session 3: Industry Panel – Emerging Technical Issues Impacting Alternative Fuels Safety
Representatives of the alternative fuels industry will discuss emerging technical issues impacting safety for
construction, operation or emergency incidents. Issues may include fuel storage and dispensing, evolving
vehicle technologies, gaseous fuel vehicle storage and maintenance facility requirements, E15/summer
blends/vapor recovery, fuel transport, and more.
Speakers: Rufus Youngblood, Ferrellgas; Kristi Moriarty, National Renewable Energy Lab; Jim Cianciolo,
IBEW 124; Jay Beckel, ERI Solutions, Inc.; Stephe Yborra, NGV America (invited)
Moderator: Jim McGee, Nebraska Clean Cities Coalition
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Break
Pick up boxed lunch and take to Training Session
12:00 – 5:30 pm Session 4: Training – Fire Safety and Building Codes
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Track 1: First Responder Safety Training
o Gaseous Fuels
Trainer: Nick Wagoner, Fuel Conversion Solutions
o Electric Vehicle Charging
Trainer: Jim Cianciolo, IBEW Local 124
Track 2: Building Codes Training
o Gaseous Fuels
Trainer: Jeremy Moore, FS Circle Solutions
DAY 2:
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2014
8:00–8:30 am
Registration Open and Continental Breakfast-to-Go
8:30 am
Depart Kauffman Conference Center for Site Visits
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Wyandotte County Transit (private propane filling and maintenance facility)
Ferrellgas (public propane autogas station)
Kansas City Kansas Public Schools (private time-fill CNG and maintenance facility)
Questar (public CNG station—fast-fill and high-flow for heavy trucks—construction in progress)
Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (private fast-fill CNG station and maintenance facility)
City of Kansas City, Missouri (private fast-fill CNG station and maintenance facility)
11:30–12:30 pm Return to Kauffman Conference Center and Lunch
Guest Keynote: Lewis Mills, Director, Missouri Energy Division
Co-sponsored by
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Mid-America Alternative Fuel Codes Summit
12:30–12:45 pm Break
12:45–2:15 pm
Discussions
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Best Practices Exchange: Real World Examples and Project Histories – Presentations and
Fed Ex carrier private propane station &
public station, Missouri
Presented by Chad Hallsworth, Amerigas and Ben
Stallings, Fat Boy Electrical
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Questar public/private CNG, Kansas
Presented by Brady Hoggan, Questar and Perry
DeWeese, Hill & Wilkinson
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Kansas City Area Transportation Authority
CNG facility, Missouri
Emergent Green Energy biodiesel refinery
and retail station, Kansas
Presented by Luke Jaeger, Emergent Green
Energy
Presented by Sarah Frost, TransSystems; and Jay
Guerra, Gibbons Drake Scott
Moderator: Kevin Herdler, St. Louis Regional Clean Cities Coalition
2:15–2:30 pm
Break
2:30–4:00 pm
Best Practices Exchange Continued: Real World Examples and Project Histories – Presentations
and Discussions
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StarTran private CNG facility, Nebraska
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Presented by Tony Fulton, PE
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Wyandotte County Transit propane facility,
Kansas
Electric Vehicle Charging, Tri-state
Installations
Presented by Larry Kinder, LilyPad EV
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Presented by Merle McCullough, Unified
Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas
City Kansas; and Nathan Ediger, Ferrellgas
Zarco USA public E85 & E15, Kansas
Presented by Scott Zaremba, Zarco USA
Moderator: Stephanie Weisenbach, Iowa Clean Cities Coalition
4:00–4:30 pm
Summit Wrap-up
Click to Register
More Information:
If you have questions or concerns, contact David Albrecht at 816-531-7283 or David.Albrecht@kcenergy.org.
The Mid-America Alternative Fuel Codes Summit is presented by Metropolitan Energy Center and the Mid-America
Collaborative for Alternative Fuels, with assistance from the Mid-America Regional Council’s Academy for Sustainable
Communities.
Co-sponsored by
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