Otoka a Premiere Partner Sponsor at 2009 International Biomass Conference

Conference a success, breaking attendance record

Portland, OR - - Renewable energy company Otoka Energy is a proud sponsor of the 2009 International Biomass Conference in Portland, Oregon held April 28th-30th. The 2nd annual conference is being called a wide-ranging success, as there were more than 1000 attendees representing 24 countries and more than 700 companies.

"It's tough to imagine a better turnout," said Mike Bryan, CEO of BBI International which owns and operates the event. "We are all pioneering an industry that will take us to unimaginable heights. We expect this conference to catch on like wildfire in the coming years."

The Biomass conference is the biggest of its kind in North America, and Otoka VP of Corporate Development Nate Smith says it serves as a tremendous meeting ground for companies in the biomass space.

"The conference successfully brought together a mass of participants and constituents of the biomass utilization community", said Smith, adding that the conference "conveyed an important message about the utilization of biomass waste streams, the positive impact of technologies both old and new, and the improved and sustainable utilization of our forestlands, both federally and privately owned."

Smith, along with Otoka CTO Rob Broin and CEO Mike Muston, attended the conference, and used the opportunity to discuss the successes and potential of their company.

"For Otoka, the conference represented an opportunity to put our name out there, to let others know of our interests and participation in the next generations of biomass-to-energy."

Otoka Energy was a premiere partner sponsor, working in conjunction with BBI to back to 2009 event. The 2010 BIOMASS conference is slated to take place in Minneapolis, MN.