Workshop Details
Towards Fair Comparisons:
Developing Economic Valuation and Contribution Tools for Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Resources
Please register to join the meeting via Zoom using the following link:
https://msu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tdu2opjsoGN1QfcC0tm6v2R05C88KuZem
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Schedule of the Workshop
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 6-May  | 
 All day  | 
 Travel to East Lansing MI  | 
 Travel Day  | 
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 Evening Reception and Dinner  | 
 Hotel/Local Restaurant  | 
Agenda for May 7. | 
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| Item | Personnel | Time | ||
| Breakfast | All | 7:00 AM | ||
| Opening Remarks | TBD | 8:00 AM | ||
| Introductions | Raju Pokharel | About the workshop | 8:10 AM | |
| Emily Huff | Introduction to the moderator, facilitator (Ichchha and Tara), and program | 8:20 AM | ||
| Session 1: Knowing the Experts | 
 MSU and External Host team (intro and presentation)  | 
Introduction with a short presentation on experience, expertise, and opinion on the approach of conducting economic valuation (and contribution) of energy production processes(es).  (3 minutes max)  | 
8:30 AM | |
| Expert Participants Introduction and short presentation | Introduction with a short presentation on experience, expertise, and opinion on the approach of conducting economic valuation (and contribution) of energy production processes(es).  (7 minutes talk + 3 minutes for questions)  | 
9:00 AM | ||
| Lunch | All | 11:30 AM | ||
| Stretch & Learn | All | Tour of the STEM Building (mass timber) | 12:30 PM | |
| Session 2: Discussion with activity | All | Most common approaches in economic valuation across different energy processes; Challenges and Opportunities | 1:30 PM | |
| All | Most common approaches in contribution across different energy processes; Challenges and Opportunities | 2:00 PM | ||
| All | Identification and discussion on most common approaches in economic valuation: Pros and cons | 2:30 PM | ||
| Break | All | 3:00 PM | ||
| Session 3: Building a consensus | All | Can we recommend common method(s) for economic valuation? | 3:30 PM | |
| All | Can we recommend common method(s) for economic contribution? | 5:00 PM | ||
| Dinner | All | 6:00 PM | ||
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 8-May  | 
 All day  | 
 Tours (Bioenergy and wood products facilities in MI)  | 
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 9-May  | 
 All day  | 
 Travel  | 
 Travel Day  | 
Note: The discussion and presentations during the workshop will be recorded and transcribed but will not be shared or published without your consent.
Pre-workshop preparations
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 Date  | 
 Activity  | 
 Responsibility  | 
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 May 2023-date  | 
 Invitations send out to experts and finalize the participants.  | 
 Host Team  | 
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 May -Mar 2024  | 
 White paper preparation  | 
 Host Team  | 
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 Apr, 2024  | 
 Share the white paper with all participants  | 
 Host Team  | 
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 May 3, 2024  | 
 Submit 4–5-page written response on the white paper  | 
 Participants  | 
Post-workshop activities
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 Date  | 
 Activity  | 
 Responsibility  | 
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 May-July 2024  | 
 Transcribe and document workshop discussions and recording for a white paper or manuscript preparation  | 
 Host Team  | 
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 Aug 30 2024  | 
 Share white paper or manuscript with all participants  | 
 Host Team  | 
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 Sep 30, 2024  | 
 Submit comments and revisions to the paper  | 
 Participants  | 
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 Sep-Oct, 2024  | 
 Finalize the paper and submit/publish.  | 
 All  | 
Please contact the event coordinator and host team if you have any questions. Details are in the Host and Participants page.