Sunday, July 21
5:30-7:30 PM
Reception / Dinner
Monday, July 22
Meeting Location:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
8:30 – 8:45 AM
Welcome and Expectations (15 min)
Pamela Tomski, Founder & Director, RECS
8:45 – 8:55 AM
The Benson Awards for RECS Alumni Achievement (10 min)
In honor of Dr. Sally Benson and Mr. Richard Benson (no relation)
8:55 – 9:25 AM
Introductions & Ice Breakers (30 min)
- Led by Nadia Auch, Program Strategist, University Partnership Programs, NREL (Confirmed)
- Led Sallie Greenberg, Ph.D., Sallie Greenberg Consulting
9:25 – 9:40 AM
Break (15 min)
9:40 – 10:45 AM
Communication Skills for CCUS Engagement Success: Part 1 – Making a Great First Impression and Building Connection and Trust (65 min)
Amy Aines, Author, Championing Science, Communication Strategist, Speaker and STEM Career Success Skills Trainer, CEO, Damianakes Communications
10:45 – 11:00 AM
Break (15 min)
11:00 – 12:30 PM
Keynote (90 min)
Sally Benson, Ph.D., Precourt Family Professor, Professor of Energy Science Engineering and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University
12:30 – 1:15 PM
Lunch (45 min)
CCUS Project Landscape
Moderator
Michael Moore, CCUS Program Director, United States Energy Association (USEA) and Managing Partner, East-West Strategic Advisors
1:15 – 1:25 PM
Opening Remarks – Michael Moore (10 min)
1:25 – 2:05 PM
Regulated Electric Utility / CCUS Project Landscape (40 min)
Richard Esposito, Ph.D., R&D Program Manager, Carbon Transport & Storage, Southern Company Services, Inc.
2:05 – 2:35 PM
Cement Industry and CCUS Project Landscape (30 min)
Martha Ramos, Director of CCUS, CEMEX USA
2:35 – 2:50 PM
Break (15 min)
2:50 – 3:20 PM
Ethanol Industry and CCUS Project Landscape (30 min)
David Rice, Director of Innovation and Strategy, Archer Daniels Midland
3:20 – 3:50 PM
CCUS Project Developer (30 min)
Ashleigh Ross, Vice President and Head of Commercial Development & Policy, Carbon America
3:50 – 4:20 PM
Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) and C02 Point Source Capture (30 min)
Bob Slettehaugh, Director of Carbon Capture & Carbon Removal, Kiewit
4:20 – 4:30 PM
Recap of Key CCUS Project Landscape Themes (10 min)
Michael Moore, CCUS Program Director, USEA
4:30 – 4:45 PM
Break (15 min)
4:45 – 5:00 PM
Panel Q&A (15 min)
5:00 – 5:30 PM
Group Breakout (joined by RECS Faculty) (30 min)
5:30 – 6:00 PM
Group Discussion (30 min)
Tuesday, July 23
Meeting Location:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
8:00 – 8:10 AM
Group Reflections (10 min)
8:10 – 9:10 AM
Getting to Net Zero with CCS/CDR (60 min)
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
9:10 – 9:35 AM
Group Breakout and Discussion: Road to 10 Gigatons Carbon Removal (25 min)
Led by Max Pisciotta, Ph.D. (RECS 2023), Postdoctoral Fellow, Clean Energy Conversions Lab, University of Pennsylvania
9:35 – 9:45 AM
Break (10 min)
9:45 – 10:30 AM
CO2 Utilization and CDR (45 min)
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
10:30 – 12:15 PM
Carbon Dioxide Capture: How Natural Processes Inspire Industrial Approaches (1 hour, 45 min)
Facilitated by Susan Habas, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Nanoscience & Materials Chemistry, NREL
12:15 – 1:00 PM
Lunch (45 min) – Energy Justice Trivia (10 min), Facilitated by Bettina Arkhurst
1:00 – 1:55 PM
Stakeholder Engagement, Historical Best Practices, and Community Benefits Plans (CBP) (55 min)
Sallie Greenberg, Ph.D., Sallie Greenberg Consulting
1:55 – 2:00 PM
Break (5 min)
2:00 – 3:00 PM
Community Engagement Approaches and Lessons Learned (60 min)
- Maxwell Pisciotta, Ph.D. (RECS 2023) (10 min) (Confirmed)
- Liz Ware, Ph.D. (RECS 2023), NREL (10 min) (Confirmed)
- Emily Turkel, (RECS 2021), Government Relations Analyst, Calpine (10 min) (Confirmed)
- Q&A / Discussion (30 min)
3:00 – 3:10 PM
Break (10 min)
3:10 – 3:55 PM
Communication Skills for CCUS Engagement Success: Part 2 – Sending Effective and Consistent Messages (45 min)
Amy Aines, Author, Championing Science, Communication Strategist, Speaker and STEM Career Success Skills Trainer, CEO, Damianakes Communications
3:55 – 4:15 PM
Break (15 min)
4:15 – 5:45 PM
Direct Air Capture (DAC): Technology, Deployment Strategies, and Community Engagement (1 hour 30 min)
- Andrew Fishbein, (RECS 2023) Senior Climate Policy Manager, Climeworks (30 min)
- Jeff Dresse, Ph.D., (RECS 2012), Principal, Direct Air Capture, Colorado Innovation Center, R&D, Fortescue (30 min)
- Matt Atwood, Ph.D., Founder & CEO, AirCapture LLC (30 min)
5:45 – 6:00 PM
Q&A / Open Discussion (15 min)
Wednesday, July 24
Meeting Locations:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
ION Clean Energy, Boulder, CO
Charm Industrial
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
8:00 – 8:30 AM
Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting & Verification (MMRV) for Carbon Dioxide
8:30 – 9:15 AM
Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting & Verification (MMRV) for Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) (45 min, Confirmed)
- DAC: Rebecca Haines, Ph.D., Senior Modeling and Analysis Engineer, NREL (10 min)
- Cement/Mineralization: Kerry Rippy, Ph.D. NREL (10 min)
- BiCRS: Liz Ware, Ph.D. (RECS 2023), NREL (10 min)
- Q&A (15 min)
9:15 – 10:30 AM
Life Cycle Analysis and Group Exercise (75 min)
- Introduction and Overview: Rebecca Haines, Ph.D., NREL
- DAC Technology Case Study: Keju An, Ph.D., Researcher, NREL
- Group Case Study: Tapajyoti “TJ” Ghosh, Ph.D., NREL
10:30 – 10:45 AM
Break (15 min)
10:45 – 11:05 AM
CO2 Capture Overview and Scale-up (20 min)
Richard Esposito, Ph.D., R&D Program Manager, Carbon Transport & Storage, Southern Company Services, Inc.
11:05 – 11:25 AM
Group Exercise: CO2 Capture and Techno-Economic Assessment (20 min)
Led by Richard Esposito, Ph.D.
11:35 – 12:05 PM
NREL Flat Irons Campus Tour (30 min)
12:05 – 12:30 PM
Travel to ION Clean Energy (~30 min)
12:30 – 2:30 PM
ION Clean Energy Facility Tour and Talks: Proof is in the Pilots, Commercialization of ION’s Technology, and Lab Tour (2 hours)
- Timothy Vail, Chief Executive Officer
- Ryan Skubic, VP of Marketing & Communications
- Madi Lynch (RECS 2023), R&D Process Engineer
- Jessica Krupa, Project Manager
2:45 – 3:15 PM
Travel to Charm Industrial (30 min)
3:30 – 4:30 PM
Tour of Charm Industrial: Talk and Facility Tour (60 min, Confirmed)
- Peter Reinhardt, CEO
- Nora Cohen Brown, Head of Market Development & Policy
- Alison Kelman, Community Engagement Manager
- Colleen Thomas, Agriculture and Forestry Policy Lead
4:45 – 7:00 PM
Travel to Laramie (~2.5 hours)
Thursday, July 25
Meeting Location:
University of Wyoming
8:30 – 9:00 AM
Wyoming CCUS/CDR Project Developments (30 min)
Scott A Quillinan, Director of Research, School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming
9:00 – 9:30 AM
Social License to Operate and Wyoming’s Energy Future (30 min)
Selena Gerace, Senior Research Scientist, Center for Economic Geology Research, Center for Energy Regulation and Policy Analysis, School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming
9:30 – 10:00 AM
Tribal Engagement, Perspectives, and Developments on CCUS/CDR (30 min)
Daniel C. Cardenas Jr. (RECS 2019), CEO and Chairman, National Tribal Energy Association
10:00 – 10:15 AM
Break (15 min)
10:15 – 11:15 AM
Fundamentals of Geologic Carbon Storage, Mineralization, and Coupling of Geothermal and Direct Air Capture (60 min)
Travis McLing, Ph.D., Distinguished Staff Scientist, Idaho National Laboratory
11:15 – 12:30 PM
Lunch (75 min)
12:30 – 1:00 PM
CO2 Storage Capacity Estimates & Pore Space Valuation (30 min)
Autumn Eakin, Research Scientist, Exploration Geologist, Seal and Trap Specialist, Center for Economic Geology Research, University of Wyoming
1:00 – 1:30 PM
Pore Space Valuation Group Exercise
Led by Autumn Eakin
1:30 – 1:45 PM
Break (15 min)
1:45 – 5:00 PM
Interactive Classroom and Field Sessions
- Geology Field Fundamentals
Schoolyard Field Geology
- Schoolyard Field Geology and Group Exercise on Geologic Site Characterization
- Erin Phillips, Ph.D., Research Scientist, School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming
- Elizabeth Petrie, Ph.D. (RECS 2011), Moncrief Chair in Petroleum Geology, Western Colorado University
6:00 PM
Hike at Turtle Rock (Optional)
Friday, July 26
Meeting Location:
University of Wyoming
8:30 – 10:00 AM
Requirements for EPA Class VI Permit Applications: Technical Elements, Geologic Components, and Timelines (1.5 hours)
- Scott A Quillinan, Senior Director of Research, School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming
- Fred McLaughlin, Ph.D., Director, Center for Economic Geology Research, School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming
10:00 – 10:45 AM
Core and Well Log Group Exercise
- Erin Phillips, Ph.D., Research Scientist, School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming
- Elizabeth Petrie, Ph.D. (RECS 2011), Moncrief Chair in Petroleum Geology, Western Colorado University
10:45 – 11:00 AM
Break (15 min)
11:00 – 1:30 PM
Monitoring, Verification, and Accounting (MVA) for Class VI (90 min)
Charles Nye, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Hydrogen Energy Research, University of Wyoming
MVA Group Exercise
Led by Charles Nye, Ph.D.
1:30 – 2:15 PM
Lunch (75 min)
2:15 – 3:30 PM
Pipelines 101 & Modeling CCUS Infrastructure Buildout, Economics, and Pipeline Challenges (75 min)
Richard Middleton, CEO, Carbon Solutions
3:30 – 4:30 PM
Drilling Simulator (Optional)
Saturday, July 27
Meeting Location:
University of Wyoming
9:00 – 10:30 AM
Key Legal and Regulatory Considerations for CCUS on Private and Public Lands and Pore Space Valuation (90 min)
Tara Righetti, Esq. Occidental Chair in Energy and Environmental Policies, School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming
Open Discussion
11:30– 12:15 PM
Lunch
12:30 PM
Bus Departs for Newcastle, WY (~4.5 hours)
~5:45 PM
Hike (Optional)
Sunday, July 28
Meeting Location:
Newcastle, WY
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
Travel to Gillette
Monday, July 29
9:30 AM
Tours and Talks:
- Western Fuel’s Dry Fork Mine
TBD - Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s Dry Fork Station
Tom Stalcup, Plant Manager
DaLyn Hugo, Environmental Coordinator - Wyoming Integrated Test Center (ITC)
Jim Ford, Operations Manager, ITC - CarbonSAFE Injection Site
3:00 PM
Depart to Fort Collins
Tuesday, July 30
~ 6:00 AM
Depart to DEN Airport and Home