The Minnesota Renewable Energy Roundtable brings people together to learn, network, and act on the challenges and opportunities in the area of renewable energy.
The participants of the roundtable represent more than 217 Minnesota organizations, agencies, and businesses, ranging from researchers and educators to business and industry leaders to nonprofit and government representatives.
Partner organizations include:
The mission of Minnesota Renewable Energy Roundtable is to take action on immediate challenges and opportunities facing our state, region, and nation using Minnesota’s assets.
Goals include:
Maintaining an implementation platform for moving short and long-term strategic action forward.
Ensuring that Minnesota continues as a recognized leader in renewable energy knowledge, application, and utilization.
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The December 2025 Minnesota Renewable Energy Roundtable brought together an engaged audience of approximately 150 energy, agriculture, and policy leaders to explore Minnesota’s biogas future and preview AURI’s forthcoming 2026…
Theme: Exploring Energy Efficiency Opportunities for Minnesota’s Value-Added Ag/Food Processing Sector This hybrid event focused on exploring proven technologies and emerging innovations focused on improving energy efficiency for value-added processing. Presenter…
Theme: The Hydrogen Economy— Evolving Rural and Agricultural Opportunities This Minnesota Renewable Energy Roundtable focused on how emerging renewable hydrogen technologies can add value to the agricultural and biofuel industries as…
Theme: Renewable Natural Gas from Biomass Feedstocks Using Anaerobic Digestion This Minnesota Renewable Energy Roundtable event focused on renewable natural gas and anaerobic digestion. Hear from knowledgeable speakers on innovative…
This year’s Minnesota Renewable Energy Roundtable event focused on “Fueling the Future”. Hear from knowledgeable speakers on innovative new work that will change the landscape for biofuels in the future.
Theme: Resiliency and Innovation in Biofuels. Information from the September 10, 2020 virtual event. Deputy Commissioner Andrea Vaubel, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Below is the information for the October 23, 2019 event at Koda Energy LLC.
Below is information from the event at the University Enterprise Laboratories in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Below is information from the August 23, 2017 event at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Below is information from the October 27, 2016 event at Great River Energy, Maple Grove, Minnesota.
Below are the presentations from the July 17, 2015 event in Rochester, Minnesota.
Below are the presentations from the September 30, 2014 event in St. Paul.
Below are the presentations from the April 9, 2014 event in Grand Rapids.
Below are presentations from the event:
Below are presentations from the event. Listen to a radio segment recap of the event
More than 100 people attended the Minnesota Renewable Energy Roundtable on Tuesday, July 24. Below are presentations and handouts from the event.
More than 70 people attended the Minnesota Renewable Energy Roundtable on Friday, March 16. Below are presentations and handouts from the event. Morning Session Documents Afternoon Session Documents
