Workshop

Pre-Conference Workshop A:

CARBON CAPTURE & SEQUESTRATION UPDATES

March 18, 2008 | 9:00AM - 12 Noon

state regulators are increasingly concerned about the real-world viability of IGCC projects’ capture plans. as one recent decision put it, “a plan for a plan” is not good enough. many initiatives are now underway addressing the various cost, technical, economic and legal facets of the carbon capture and sequestration challenge. this workshop will provide a series of updates on developments in capture methods, how to develop a real sequestration project, how to communicate with the public about CCS, and ohio’s work on creating a Co2 backbone connecting sources and sinks.

Pre-Conference Workshop B:

INNOVATIONS IN GASIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES & PROCESSES

March 18, 2008 | 1:00PM - 5:00PM

The gasification technology sector is entering into a period of ferment. A handful of major established systems are on the market, connected to most of the announced “mega-projects”. However, coming up in the wings are well over a dozen emerging or “advanced gasification systems” with various innovations, including the ability to use lower rank or wetter coals, operate at smaller scale or in transportable clusters, and gasify a variety of feedstocks, separately or combined. In light of high oil and natural gas prices, these “second generation” systems may address some of the design/build and financing challenges associated with multi-billion dollar projects. this workshop will offer an overview of the general process/pathways for polygen production, followed by an update on biomass gasification projects in Alberta, new gasifiers, and a fresh approach to carbon capture in power generation.