MSESP Grantee Webinar

1. MSESP Grantee Webinar September 6, 2011

2. Agenda • Welcome and Introductions • Getting to know you…. • Grantee Presentation: South Central College • Update on DOL Site Visit • Getting to know you…. • Grantee Presentation: Easy Energy Systems • Other Updates • Next Meeting

3. Grantee Presentation • South Central College – Jeff Miller

4. ISO 50001 Training Program South Central College Center for Business and Industry

5. What is ISO 50001? • An international framework for industrial plants or companies to manage energy, including all aspects of procurement and use. • Provides organizations and companies with technical and management strategies to increase energy efficiency, reduce costs, and improve environmental performance. • Demonstrates that the organization implemented sustainable energy management systems, completed a baseline of energy use, and committed to continuously improve their energy intensity

6. What is ISO 50001? • Expected to be popular with companies who already registered to the 9001 (quality management) and 14001 standard (environmental management) • Will have a similar framework based on the PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act) cycle of process improvement • Expected to provide significant cost savings along with positive marketing benefits • Based on broad applicability across national economic sectors, the standard could influence up to 60 percent of the world's energy demand.

7. Grant Commitment • Develop 2 training programs to assist organizations with ISO 50001 Registration: • Understanding ISO 50001 • Internal Auditing and pre-registration auditing for ISO 50001 • Partner with MTU Onsite Energy in Mankato and train 12 employees in the above programs. Participants will receive a certificate of completion for auditing skill. • Collect and use feedback from the employees to assess and improve the ISO 50001 registration and auditing training. • Develop training materials, including participant manuals and trainer manuals, and deliver these materials to DOL.

8. Progress • The final standard is still not released, and is currently six months behind the expected release date. • However, the final draft copy of the standard is available, so we are beginning to develop the training materials. • We are seeking out other sources for development and input on materials rather than utilizing ANSI as originally planned. We are concentrating on resources available in Minnesota. • We feel we can still meet the training timeline from the grant application and develop a better training product with Minnesota resources and partners.

9. DOL Site Visit – September 12-16 • Will visit sites • Visit training, meet with participants • Check participant files – eligibility • Will check files on site for those visited • If not visited, will need to email/fax your files within 24 hours of notification • Need contact name/information for file request • Check fiscal and policies (eg, food, etc.) • DEED Monitoring Guide

10. Grantee Presentation • Easy Energy Systems – Jayden Grupe

11. Easy Energy Systems, Inc.Presentation to MSESPSeptember 6, 2011

12. Modular Ethanol Production System The Modular Ethanol Production System (MEPS) is a fully self-contained, fully automatic ethanol production system that is pre-built in a factory and can be shipped anywhere in the world. MEPS

13. Mission Statement and Trademark Fuel the World TM

14. Easy Energy Systems, Inc. Summer Internship Program “Providing local youth an opportunity to get involved in the renewable energy industry in their own community.”

15. Corporate Office Welcome, MN

16. Emmetsburg, IA

17. Products and Services • The MEPS units are offered in • 5 Hundred Thousand GPY • 1 Million GPY • 2 Million GPY • Multiple units can be combined to make any size system. • 1 Million GPY unit requires a building 60’W 160’L and 20’ H • Unit is fully automated and can be monitored remotely. • Safer and more efficient system due to utilization of low pressure technology. • The plug and play configuration is built in a factory for reliability, and is easily shipped throughout the world.

18. Career Opportunities *Manufacturing *Software Programming *Project Engineering *Civil Engineering *Salespeople *Controller *Communication Manager *Laser Operators *Scientific Research *System Monitor *Phone Support *Purchase Managers *Electrical Panel Builders *…Many More!

19. Interns Tyler Scholl—Engineering Maggie Prunty—Lab Brady Ziegler—Lab/Research Tim Sparks—Manufacturing Nolan Kittleson—Manufacturing Tim Mulso—Digital Media/Marketing

20. Intern Accomplishments EESI Interns: *Operated the pilot plant ethanol facility *Constructed parts of the pilot plant *Worked with new technologies *Helped with research *Learned through hands-on experiences

21. Any Questions?

22. Other Grantee Updates • Let us know what is happening with your MSESP project

23. Other Updates • RAD Update • Make sure that you update your participants in RAD • June reports showed 129 receiving support services – only 8 showing in RAD

24. Next Grantee Webinar Tuesday, October 4 10:00 AM Presenters: Dakota County Technical College Workforce Development, Inc.