About
The Global CCS Institute will be hosting a Members Meeting on Tuesday, November 1 for Institute members based in the Americas. We will be hosting discussions on CCS policy, projects, and more. Held in Houston, Texas this meeting will be an in-person only event.
Date & Time: 1 November 2022 | 9:30am – 6:30pm CT
Format: Members only; in-person event
Location(s): DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Houston – Greenway Plaza, 6 E Greenway Plaza, Houston, TX 77046
Pre-Meeting Agenda (10:00am – Noon)
As part of this member meeting, the Institute will be hosting pre-meeting sessions on selected topics prior to the main meeting as listed below. Registration for the pre-meeting sessions begins at 9:30am with the first session beginning at 10:00am. Box lunches will be provided for pre-meeting session attendees, kindly sponsored by the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers.
- Session 1 (10:00 – 10:30am): A Class of Their Own – Differences and Similarities of Class VI (CO2) and Class II (EOR) Wells
- Speaker: Matt Flannery, Director of Geoscience and Engineering, Stratum Reservoir
- Session 2 (10:30 – 11:00am): CCS Policy Overview
- Speaker: Ruth Ivory Moore, Policy and Advocacy Manager Americas, Global CCS Institute
- Session 3 (11:00 – 11:30am): CCS Technology Update
- Speaker: Matthew Loughrey, Acting Principal Consultant CCS Technology, Global CCS Institute Melbourne
- Session 4 (11:30am – Noon): CCS and 24/7 Carbon Free Energy
- Michelle Chang, Program Manager, Decarbonization Technologies, Google (virtual presentation)
Main Meeting Agenda (1:00 – 6:30pm)
Registration for the main meeting begins at noon and the main meeting start time is 1:00pm:
- 1:00 - 1:10 pm - Global Status of CCS 2022
- Speaker: Jeff Erikson, General Manager – Client Engagement, Global CCS Institute
- 1:10 - 1:40pm - DOE Programs Overview
- Speaker: Lynn Brickett, Point Source Carbon Capture Director, US DOE
- 1:40 - 2:15pm - Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act
- Moderator: Jeff Erikson, General Manager – Client Engagement, Global CCS Institute
- Speakers:
- Linal Perera, Business Development Engineer, Svante
- Speaker to be confirmed, Calpine
- Additional speakers to be announced
- 2:15 - 2:45pm - Networking Break
- 2:50 - 3:35 pm - Panel 1: Storage First
- Moderator: Joey Minervini, Senior Consultant Carbon Storage Technologies, Global CCS Institute
- Speakers:
- Bill Bates, Chief, Underground Injection Control Branch,
- Drinking Water Infrastructure Development Division, US EPA
- Mike Celata, Regional Director, BOEM GOMR
- Additional speaker to be announced
- 3:35 - 4:30pm - Panel 2: Project Deployment Perspectives
- Moderator: Spencer Schecht, Senior Client Engagement Lead, Global CCS Institute
- Speakers:
- Nikhil Joshi, Director - Innovation and Technology, Talos Energy
- Ken Haney, Strategy Advisor, Carbon Management, California Resources Corporation
- Bob Ramaekers, Vice President Development, Tenaska
- Gregory Ronczka, Environment & Sustainability, Lehigh Hansen
- 4:30pm - 5:30pm - Panel 3: Financing CCS
- Moderator: Christina Staib, Global Finance Sector Lead, Global CCS Institute
- Speakers:
- James Mackey, Managing Director, Project Capital, OGCI Climate Investments
- Scott Chabina, Chabina Energy Partners, CEO and Founder
- Michael V. Johnson, Vice Chairman, J.P. Morgan
- Matthew Kittell, Senior Investment Officer, Loan Programs Office (LPO), US DOE
- 5:30 - 6:30pm - Networking Reception in the meeting ballroom.
Please reach out to Christina Staib (christina.staib@globalccsinstitute.com) if you have any questions regarding the meeting.
