T. R. Miles Technical Consultants, Inc.

Combined Heat & Power

Bioenergy Including Biomass and Biofuels, 2020, Chapter 1 in K. R. Rao.ed. “Energy and Power Generation Handbook, 2nd edition.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Biomass CHP, Opportunities and Challenges, and Biochar Products and technologies.
2017 Alaska Wood Energy Conference, Ketchikan, April 10-12, 2017.
Biomass Heat and Power for Rural Alaska

Living Building Challenge, December 16, 2014
New, Improved, and Emerging Technologies

2014 Alaska Wood Energy Conference, Fairbanks, Alaska, April 15-17, 2014
Bioenergy in Alaska The Next 20 years

2012 Alaska Wood Energy Conference, Ketchikan, Alaska, October, 2012
Small Scale CHP Technology

2011 Alaska Wood Energy Conference, Fairbanks, AK, April 25-27, 2011
What About Gasification for Village Energy?

Village Energy Flows, ETHOS 2011, Kirkland, WA, Jan 30, 2011

Fuels & Combustion

Bioenergy Including Biomass and Biofuels, 2020, Chapter 1 in K. R. Rao.ed. “Energy and Power Generation Handbook, 2nd edition.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Post-Harvest Handling of Biomass for Success. 2017.
Invited Session: Equipment for postharvest handling of biomass. ASABE 2017 Annual International Meeting, Spokane, Washington. July 16-19, 2017
Feedstocks, Characteristics, Preparation and Pretreatment. 2014.
Fast Pyrolysis of Biomass, A Specialists’ Workshop. International Energy Agency Bioenergy Task 34, Direct Thermal Liquifaction. Europahotel, Ghent, Belgium, December 8, 2014
Feedstocks, Characteristics, Preparation and Pretreatment

Fast Pyrolysis of Biomass A Specialists' Workshop, Ghent, Belgium, December, 2014
Making Chip Boilers Work

2012 Alaska Wood Energy Conference, Ketchikan, Alaska
Fuel Qualities Important to Combustion

2011 Alaska Wood Energy Conference, April 25-27, Fairbanks, Alaska
Workshop: Opportunities for Wood Heat from Forest Residues in Alaskan Communities

Alaska Wood Energy Conference, November 16, 2010, Fairbanks, Alaska
Securing and Handling Biomass Feedstocks

Biochar 2010, Ames, Iowa
Collection, Storage and Prep

Biochar

Workshop - Introduction to biochar: Overview of Markets, Products and Processes.
Compost 2020, Charleston, South Carolina, January 2020.
Biochar Products, Systems, and Processes for Urban Residues, 2019.
ANZBI 2019. Australia New Zealand Biochar Network, Melbourne, Australia October 20-26, 2019.
Introduction to Biochar Products, Systems, and Processes, 2018.
Biomass Carbonization and Torrefaction Summit, Atlanta, April 16, 2018. Biomass Magazine.
Advances in Biochar Products, Systems, and Processes,
2018 Biocycle West Coast 18, San Diego, CA, March 28, 2018; Forest Products Society, Madison, WI, June 12, 2018.
Global Trends in Biochar Science and Technology.
2017. 2nd China-Asian Workshop on Biochar Production and Applications for Green Agriculture –from Technology to Viable Systems Nanjing, China November 18-21, 2017
The Biochar Community: Products and Technologies. 2017.
Appalachian Biochar Innovation Conference, Moorefield, West Virginia. July 14, 2017
Biochar Products, Systems, and Processes for Organic Recycling and Compost Facilities,
US Composting Council Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, January 24, 2017.
Biochar in North America: Products and Technologies.
2016. International Workshop on Biochar and Sustainable Agriculture China/ASEAN Technology Training on Biochar & Sustainable Agriculture Hanyuan Hotel, Nanjing China, October 18-25, 2016
Biochar 2016, August 22-25, 2016,
Oregon State University. National conference hosted by OSU College of Forestry and organized by T R Miles, Executive Director, US Biochar Initiative. Biochar-us.org
Biochar in the Northwest: Technologies. Presentation to the Pacific Northwest Agricultural Show.
Portland, Oregon, January 17, 2016.
Aqueous Contaminant Removal and Stormwater Treatment Using Biochar.
2016. With Myles Gray and Erin Rasmussen in Agricultural and Environmental Applications of Biochar: Advances and Barriers. SSSA Special Publication 63. M. Guo, Z. He, and S.M. Uchimiya, editors. doi:10.2136/sssaspecpub63.2014.0048.5
Methods for Producing Charcoal for Climate Improvement Purposes Biochar Importance from a Combined Soils and Climate Perspective
with Ronal W. Larson, Ph D. Larson Consulting, Golden, Colorado. 2015. ASABE Climate Change Symposium: Adaptation and Mitigation, in Chicago, Illinois USA, May 4, 2015.
Biochar: Applications for Climate Resiliant Communities

Biocycle West Coast Conference, Portland, Oregon, April 13-16, 2015
Markets, Production, and Growth of the US Biochar Industry

ASA, CSA, & SSSA International Annual Meeting, Long Beach, California, November 4, 2014
Biochar - What and Why?

San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit, Orcas Island, Washington, March 8, 2014
Using Biochar in Green Stormwater Infrastructure - Low Impact Development

Harvesting Clean Energy Conference, Corvallis, Oregon, January 28, 2013

Gasification & Pyrolysis

Biomass Gasifiers, Past Present and Future, 2017.
Biomass Fuel Manufacturing and Application Technology Exchange Seminar, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung City, Taiwan. September 27, 2017.
Small Scale Gasification and Pyrolysis: State of Technology and Near Term Opportunities

Biofuelsand Beyond: Innovative Technologies and Coproducts, Harvesting Clean Energy, Kennewick, WA, February 9, 2010
Gasifiers, Past, Present and Future

Harvesting Clean Energy, Portland, Oregon, January 29, 2008
Small Scale Wood Biomass Gasification

Alaska Wood Energy Conference, November 14-15, 2007, Fairbanks, Alaska

T.R. Miles Presentations & Publications

Combined Heat & Power

Bioenergy Including Biomass and Biofuels, 2020, Chapter 1 in K. R. Rao.ed. “Energy and Power Generation Handbook, 2nd edition.

Biomass CHP, Opportunities and Challenges, and Biochar Products and technologies.

Biomass Heat and Power for Rural Alaska

New, Improved, and Emerging Technologies

Bioenergy in Alaska The Next 20 years

Small Scale CHP Technology

What About Gasification for Village Energy?

Fuels & Combustion

Bioenergy Including Biomass and Biofuels, 2020, Chapter 1 in K. R. Rao.ed. “Energy and Power Generation Handbook, 2nd edition.

Post-Harvest Handling of Biomass for Success. 2017.

Feedstocks, Characteristics, Preparation and Pretreatment. 2014.

Feedstocks, Characteristics, Preparation and Pretreatment

Making Chip Boilers Work

Fuel Qualities Important to Combustion

Workshop: Opportunities for Wood Heat from Forest Residues in Alaskan Communities

Securing and Handling Biomass Feedstocks

Collection, Storage and Prep

Biochar

Workshop - Introduction to biochar: Overview of Markets, Products and Processes.

Biochar Products, Systems, and Processes for Urban Residues, 2019.

Introduction to Biochar Products, Systems, and Processes, 2018.

Advances in Biochar Products, Systems, and Processes,

Global Trends in Biochar Science and Technology.

The Biochar Community: Products and Technologies. 2017.

Biochar Products, Systems, and Processes for Organic Recycling and Compost Facilities,

Biochar in North America: Products and Technologies.

Biochar 2016, August 22-25, 2016,

Biochar in the Northwest: Technologies. Presentation to the Pacific Northwest Agricultural Show.

Aqueous Contaminant Removal and Stormwater Treatment Using Biochar.

Methods for Producing Charcoal for Climate Improvement Purposes Biochar Importance from a Combined Soils and Climate Perspective

Biochar: Applications for Climate Resiliant Communities

Markets, Production, and Growth of the US Biochar Industry

Biochar - What and Why?

Using Biochar in Green Stormwater Infrastructure - Low Impact Development

Gasification & Pyrolysis

Biomass Gasifiers, Past Present and Future, 2017.

Small Scale Gasification and Pyrolysis: State of Technology and Near Term Opportunities

Gasifiers, Past, Present and Future

Small Scale Wood Biomass Gasification

T.R. Miles Technical Consultants Inc.