Updated July 14, 2023
Monday, July 17
Meeting Location
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Mountain Time
7:15 AM MST
Depart hotel and walk to NREL Visitor Check-in (East Gate)
8:00 – 8:15 AM
Welcome and Overview
Pamela Tomski, Founder & Director, RECS and Managing Partner, ENTECH Strategies LLC
8:15 – 8:45 AM
Introductions & Breakout Groups
8:45 – 9:45 AM
Getting to Net Zero with CCS/CDR
Roger Aines, Ph.D., Senior Advisor on Carbon Dioxide Removal to the Under Secretary for Energy and Innovation at the U.S. Department of Energy
9:45 – 10:00 AM
Break
10:00 – 12:30 PM
Workshop on Communication Skills for CCUS Engagement Success
Amy Aines, CEO, Damianakes Communications and Founder, Talking STEM and Roger Aines, Ph.D., Senior Advisor on Carbon Dioxide Removal to the Under Secretary for Energy and Innovation at the U.S. Department of Energy
12:30 – 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:30 – 2:45 PM
CCUS Project Development Landscape
Richard Esposito, Ph.D., R&D Manager for Geosciences and Carbon Management, Southern Company
2:45 – 3:00 PM
Break
3:00 – 3:45 PM
Interconnecting Players in Carbon Markets: Scaling Technology-Based Carbon Removals and Industrial Downstream Applications Through Market-Based Mechanisms
Svenja Telle, Ph.D., Director of Origination, Base Carbon
3:45 – 4:30 PM
Direct Air Capture (DAC): Technology, Business Case, and Deployment
Matt Atwood, Ph.D., Founder & CEO, AirCapture LLC
4:30 – 4:45 PM
Break
4:45 – 5:15 PM
Monitoring, Reporting and Verification for Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)
- DAC: Patrick Lamers, Ph.D., NREL (10 min)
- BiCRS: Liz Ware, Ph.D. (RECS 2023), NREL (10 min)
- Cement/Mineralization: Kerry Rippy, Ph.D. NREL (10 min)
5:15 – 5:30 PM
Q&A
5:30 PM
Adjourn
Tuesday, July 18
Meeting Location
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Mountain Time
7:30 AM
Depart hotel and walk to NREL Visitor Check-in (East Gate)
8:15 – 8:45 AM
Breakout Discussion Groups / Participant 5-min Presentations
8:45 – 9:30 AM
CCS Integration and DAC/CO2 Removal in a Dynamic Energy System
NREL
9:30 – 10:00 AM
Q&A and Discussion
10:00 – 10:15 AM
Break
10:15 – 11: 00 AM
Hydrogen Hubs
Eugene Holubnyak, Ph.D., Director, Hydrogen Research Center, School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming
11:00 – 11:45 AM
Low Carbon Hydrogen
Huyen Dinh, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Chemical Engineer, and Group Research Manager
11:45 – 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 – 3:00 PM
Tour of the Energy System Integration Facility (ESIF)
KC Neyerlin, Ph.D., Electrochemist, NREL and Kevin Harrison, Ph.D., Program Manager, V-Research, NREL
- H2 Electrolysis
- CO2 Electrolysis
- Power-to-Gas
- Visualization Lab
3:00 – 3:15 PM
Break
3:15 – 4:15 PM
Overview of CO2 Utilization and CDR
Josh Schaidle, Ph.D., Lab Program Manager, Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management; Director, Chemical Catalysis for Bioenergy Consortium; Chief of Staff, Bioenergy Science & Technology Directorate, NREL
4:15 – 4:30 PM
CO2 Utilization: Biology
Emm Fulk, Ph.D., NREL
4:30 – 5:00 PM
Q&A and Discussion
Wednesday, July 19
Meeting Locations
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
ION Clean Energy, Boulder, CO
Global Thermostat DAC Plant
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
Mountain Time
7:00 AM
Check-out and load bus
7:15 AM
Bus departs Hotel for NREL’s ARIES and Flatirons Campus
8:00 – 8:30 AM
Overview of the ARIES and Flatirons Campus
Jen Kurtz, Ph.D., Director, Energy Conversion and Storage Systems Center at National Renewable Energy Laboratory
8:30 – 9:00 AM
CO2 Capture Overview & Capture Experience and Scale-up at the National Carbon Capture Center
Richard Esposito, Ph.D., R&D Manager for Geosciences and Carbon Management, Southern Company
9:00 – 10:00 AM
CO2 Capture Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) Studies
Bob Slettehaugh, Director of Carbon Capture & Carbon Removal, Kiewit
10:00 – 10:15 AM
Break
10:15 – 11:15 AM
Tour of ARIES and Flatirons Campus
11:30 – 12:00 PM
Travel to ION Clean Energy
12:00 – 2:30 PM
ION Clean Energy Facility Tour and Talks: Technology, Scale-up, Wet Lab, Process Lab, and Techno-Economic Analysis of Point Source CO2 Capture and Storage
- Buzz Brown, Ph.D., Founder & Chief Executive Officer
- Erik Meuleman, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer
- Nathan Fine, Ph.D., Senior Process Engineer
- Jennifer Atcheson, Vice President of Operation
- Madi Lynch (RECS 2023), Process Engineer
2:45 – 3:30 PM
Travel to Global Thermostat DAC Plant
3:30 – 5:00 PM
Tour of Global Thermostat DAC Plant
Thursday, July 20
Location
School of Energy Resources, Energy Innovation Center, Encana Auditorium, University of Wyoming
Geology Field Excursion
Mountain Time
9:00 – 9:30 AM
Breakout Session with RECS 2023 and Carbon Justice Fellows Cohorts
Facilitated by Sallie Greenberg, Ph.D., Sallie Greenberg Consulting
9:30 – 10:00 AM
Stakeholder Engagement and Historical Best Practices
Sallie Greenberg, Ph.D., Sallie Greenberg Consulting
10:00 – 10:15 AM
Q&A and Discussion
10:15 – 10:45 AM
Fireside Chat on Environmental Justice (EJ) and Community Benefits Plans (CBP)
- Simone H. Stewart, Ph.D., Industrial Policy Specialist, Climate and Energy Policy, National Wildlife Federation
- Holly Buck, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Environment and Sustainability, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Buffalo
10:45 – 11:00 AM
Q&A and Discussion
11:00 – 11:20 AM
Ground up. Together. Supporting Locally Initiated Carbon Removal
Ramon Alatorre, Co-Founder and Director of the 4 Corners Carbon Coalition, Climate and Energy Coordinator at the City of Flagstaff, AZ
11:20 – 11:50 AM
Social License to Operate and Wyoming’s Energy Future
Selena Gerace, Research Scientist, Center for Economic Geology Research, Center for Energy Regulation and Policy Analysis, School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming
11:50 – 12:00 PM
Break
12:00 – 12:15 PM
Group Breakout Exercise
12:15 – 12:45 PM
Participant Panel Perspectives
Facilitated by Holly Buck, Ph.D.
12:45 – 1:45 PM
Lunch
Afternoon classroom and field sessions led by:
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- Erin Phillips, Ph.D., Research Scientist, SER
- Elizabeth Petrie, Ph.D. (RECS 2011), Moncrief Chair in Petroleum Geology, Western Colorado University
- Geology and Geology Field Fundamentals
- Schoolyard Field Geology with Breakout Groups
- Group Exercise on Geologic Site Characterization
Friday, July 21
Meeting Location
School of Energy Resources, Energy Innovation Center, Encana Auditorium, University of Wyoming
Mountain Time
8:00 AM
Welcome & CCUS in Wyoming and the Rocky Mountain West Region
- Holly Krutka, Ph.D., Executive Director, School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming
- Scott A Quillinan, Director of Research, School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming
8:30 – 9:15 AM
CCUS Infrastructure Buildout Considerations
John Litynski, School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming
9:15 – 9:30 AM
Break
9:30 – 10:15 AM
CO2 Pipeline Fundamentals and FEED Studies
Greg Johnston, Project Consulting Services, Inc.
10:15 – 11:30 AM
EPA Class VI Applications: MRV and Subpart RR
Jaiwai (David) Tu, Ph.D., (RECS 2022), Research Associate, Petroleum Recovery Research Center, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
11:30 – 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 – 3:00 PM
Regulatory Requirements for EPA Class VI Permit Applications: Technical Elements, Geologic Components, and Timelines
Led by Leadership Team from the School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming
- Scott A Quillinan, Director of Research
- Fred McLaughlin, Ph.D., Deputy Director
3:00 – 3:15 PM
Break
3:15 – 4:00 PM
Area of Review for Class VI: Modeling and CO2 Injection Simulations
Mikey Hannon, Ph.D. (RECS 2011), Founder & CEO, Hannon Clean Energy
4:00 – 4:30 PM
Discussion
4:30 PM
Adjourn
5:30 PM
Bus Departs Hotel for Cheyenne Frontier Days
Saturday, July 22
Meeting Location
School of Energy Resources, Energy Innovation Center, Encana Auditorium, University of Wyoming
Newcastle Lodge & Convention Center
9:00 AM
Check-out and Load Bus
9:30 – 11:30 AM
Bus Departs Hotel for Campus
9:00 – 11:30 AM
Monitoring, Verification, and Accounting (MVA) Strategy for Class VI
Charles Nye, Research Scientist, Center for Economic Geology Research, University of Wyoming
Group Exercise: MVA – What changes in a CO2 storage site’s data are meaningful?
11:30 – 11:45 AM
Seismic Monitoring Technology for Geologic Carbon Storage
Julia Correa, Ph.D. (RECS 2023), Energy Research Scientist, Energy Geosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Lunch: Campus Cafeteria
1:15 PM
Bus Departs for Newcastle, WY
5:30 PM
Arrive Newcastle Lodge & Convention Center
6:00 PM
Hike (Optional)
Sunday, July 23
Meeting Location
Newcastle, WY
Black Hills
8:30 AM
Geology Field Excursion on Storage Site Characterization
- Erin Phillips, Ph.D., Research Scientist, SER
- Elizabeth Petrie, Ph.D. (RECS 2011), Moncrief Chair in Petroleum Geology, Western Colorado University
Monday, July 24
9:00 AM
Depart for Gillette, WY
10:30 AM
Tours and Talks:
Dry Fork Station
Dry Fork Coal Mine
Integrated Test Center
CarbonSAFE Injection Site
~ 3:00/4:00 PM
Depart Dry Fork Station to Fort Collins, CO
Tuesday, July 25
6:30 – 8:00 AM
Depart Fort Collins to DEN Airport and home