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Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage

Gordon Research Conference

Defining the Frontiers

May 31 - June 5, 2015
Chair Berend Smit
Vice Chair Ah-Hyung (Alissa) Park
Stonehill College
320 Washington Street
Easton, Massachusetts, United States
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Conference Description

The 2015 Gordon Research Conference on "Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage: Defining the Frontiers" is the first in this series. This GRC will present cutting-edge research on in the fields of carbon capture, carbon storage (geological, mineralization, etc.), CO2 utilization/conversion, and policy related to these themes. The Conference will bring together a collection of investigators who are at the forefront of their areas, and will provide opportunities for junior scientists and graduate students to present their work in poster format and exchange ideas with leaders in the field. The collegial atmosphere of this Conference, with programmed discussion sessions as well as opportunities for informal gatherings in the afternoons and evenings, provides an avenue for the much needed interactions between scientists from different disciplines in CCUS to brainstorm and promotes cross-disciplinary collaborations in the various research areas represented.

Conference Program

Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pmArrival and Check-in
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pmWelcome / Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff
7:40 pm - 9:30 pmEnergy Policies and Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage
Discussion Leader: Jeffrey Reimer (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
7:40 pm - 8:20 pmRobert Socolow (Princeton University, USA)
"Can Carbon Capture and Storage Forge the Unusual Alliances that Finally Bend the Global Emissions Trajectory?"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pmDiscussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pmSteve Larter (University of Calgary and CMC, Canada)
"Is a Clean and Rapid Transition Away from BAU Fossil Fuel Use Possible? Biological Options, Engineering Challenges, Political Feasibility!"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmEngineering and Scientific Challenges in Carbon Capture
Discussion Leader: George Richards (National Energy Technology Laboratory, USA)
9:00 am - 9:40 amOlav Bolland (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)
"The Challenge and Technology of CO2 Capture"
9:40 am - 10:00 amDiscussion
10:00 am - 10:30 amCoffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 amLiang-Shih Fan (The Ohio State University, USA)
"Chemical Looping Technology Platform and CO2 Capture"
11:10 am - 11:30 amDiscussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pmKlaus Lackner (Arizona State University, USA)
"Challenges and Opportunities in Direct Air Capture"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmFundamentals and Challenges of Geological Storage
Discussion Leader: Donald DePaolo (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pmSally Benson (Stanford University, USA)
"Fate and Transport of CO2 in Deep Geological Systems: A Decade of Learning"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pmDiscussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pmJuerg Matter (University of Southampton, United Kingdom)
"In Situ Carbon Dioxide Mineralization for Permanent Storage"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
8:30 amGroup Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pmFundamentals and Challenges on CO2 Utilization
Discussion Leader: Herve Toulhoat (IFP Energies Nouvelles, France)
9:00 am - 9:40 amPaul Kenis (University of Illinois, USA)
"Conversion of CO2 into Value-Added Chemicals"
9:40 am - 10:00 amDiscussion
10:00 am - 10:30 amCoffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 amMartin Saar (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
"Combining Geologic CO2 Sequestration with Geothermal Energy Utilization"
11:10 am - 11:30 amDiscussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pmSuojiang Zhang (Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
"Carbon Capture and Utilization with New Ionic Liquid-Based Materials"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmNovel Materials for Carbon Capture
Discussion Leader: Paul Fennell (Imperial College, United Kingdom)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pmJennifer Wilcox (Stanford University, USA)
"Nitrogen-Doped Micro and Mesoporous Physisorbents for Carbon Capture"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pmDiscussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pmKrista Walton (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
"Sizing It Up: The Different Regimes of Carbon Capture"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmBarriers Towards Large-Scale CCUS
Discussion Leader: Herve Toulhoat (IFP Energies Nouvelles, France)
9:00 am - 9:40 amVictor Der (VKDER, Inc., USA)
"Challenges to Deployment of CCUS Projects: The Interplay of Technology, Market and Policy"
9:40 am - 10:00 amDiscussion
10:00 am - 10:30 amCoffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 amMarty Lail (RTI International, USA)
"Demonstration and Scale-Up of CCS Technologies"
11:10 am - 11:30 amDiscussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pmJon Gibbins (United Kingdom Carbon Capture and Storage Research Center, United Kingdom)
"How Can CCS Become a Global Policy Option in Ten Years?"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:00 pm - 7:30 pmBusiness Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmEmerging Technologies for Carbon Capture
Discussion Leader: Jeffrey Reimer (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pmMarco Mazzotti (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
"Process Engineering Challenges in the Design of New CO2 Capture Processes"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pmDiscussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pmSasha Mackler (Summit Power, USA)
"The Business Case for CCS and Commercial Realities"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmTechnical Challenges in Large-Scale Geological Storage
Discussion Leader: Ian Bourg (Princeton University, USA)
9:00 am - 9:40 amAndrew Cavanagh (Statoil, Norway)
"Bridging the Gap: Enabling CCS with CO2 EOR"
9:40 am - 10:00 amDiscussion
10:00 am - 10:30 amCoffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 amJoshua White (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA)
"Geomechanical Challenges and Opportunities During Large-Scale Carbon Storage"
11:10 am - 11:30 amDiscussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pmJan Brouwer (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), The Netherlands)
"Is Sub-Surface Storage of CO2 a Real Option for The Netherlands?"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmNovel Routes to Use CO2
Discussion Leader: G. Tayhas Palmore (Brown University, USA)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pmJohn Hansen (Haldor Topsoe, Denmark)
"Electrolysis and Catalysis: Key Enabling Technologies for Sustainable Fuel Production Based on Carbon Utilisation"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pmDiscussion
8:30 pm - 9:30 pmGeneral Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 amDeparture

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