Contact:
Ethnie Groves, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2156
Governor Jim Doyle today appointed a diverse group of citizens to help guide the state’s commitment to the emerging bioeconomy, including renewable fuels and energy and biobased products.
“My vision is to make Wisconsin a leader in the emerging bioeconomy,” said Governor Doyle. “Virtually everything that can be made from petrochemicals can be made from plants.”
Governor Doyle’s Consortium on Biobased Industry builds on the work of the Governor’s Energy Task Force. The consortium brings together farmers and foresters, ethanol manufacturers, energy experts, researchers and entrepreneurs to position Wisconsin to be a leader in the emerging bio-economy.
The task of the consortium is to prepare a roadmap and recommendations on how best to support the development of renewable fuels and energy and bio-based products in Wisconsin.
Appointed to the Consortium on Biobased Industry are:
Jan Alf, Director of Business Development, Forward Wisconsin
Eric Apfelbach, President and Chief Executive Officer, Virent Energy Systems, Inc.
Sue Beitlich, President, Wisconsin Farmers Union
Bill Bruins, President, Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation
Chad Coogen, Project Engineer, Smithfield Beef Group
Earl Gustafson, Neenah, Energy/Projects Manager for the Wisconsin Paper Council
Craig Harmes, Manager of Business Development, Dairyland Power Cooperative
Charles Hill, Sobota Professor, Chemical Engineering, UW-Madison
John Imes, Executive Director, Wisconsin Environmental Initiative
John Lawson, Senior Executive Vice President, Boldt Construction
Sue LeVan, Program Manager, US Forest Products Lab
John Malchine, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Badger State Ethanol
Matt Reboli, Plant Manager, Genencor International
Thomas Scharff, Director of Power and Energy, Stora Enso North America
Robert Sherman, Environmental Manager, Kraft Foods
Michael Sussman, Madison, Director of the University of Wisconsin Biotechnology Center
Scot Wall, President, Bank of Cashton
Holly YoungBear-Tibbets, Director, Sustainable Development Institute, College of Menominee Nation
Kim Zuhlke, Vice President, New Energy Resources, Alliant Energy
The consortium convenes on June 27, 2005 and will meet six times until May 2006, when their recommendations will be presented. The meetings are open to the public.
