Early October, the MRCI Team hosted the Annual Partners and Stakeholders Meeting in Morgantown, West Virginia. Nearly 150 people attended, partaking in three information-filled days learning about the current state of CCUS and where the industry is heading.
The main meeting hosted experts with backgrounds in government, industry, and academia who presented on important topics to carbon capture utilization and storage. The main meeting was bookended by workshops on Community Benefits Plans, Storage Resource Management Systems, and Hydrogen. Many of the speakers have made their presentations available, which are posted below and organized by session:
Main Meeting (Full Agenda):
DOE FECM Strategic Goals and Upcoming Project
William Aljoe, Project Manager, Department of Energy, National Energy Tech. Laboratory
Status of CCS in MRCI region
Dr. Neeraj Gupta, Technical Director – Carbon Management, Battelle
Recorded remarks from West Virginia’s US Senators
The Honourable Shelley Moore Capito, the Junior Senator from West Virginia
The Honourable Joseph Manchin III, the Senior Senator from West Virginia
Session 1: Upstream/Midstream–Capturing and transporting CO2 in the region
Sources and Transport in the MRCI Region
Jared Hawkins, Subsurface Scientist, Battelle
Developing Regional Pipelines
Tyler La Susa, Market Director of Field Solutions, TRC Companies, Inc.
Session 2: Demonstrating CCUS in the MRCI Region and Paths Forward (Upstream/Midstream Focus)
Panel 1: Carbon Capture and Storage Projects (Upstream / Midstream)
21st Century Power Plant: Steve Winter, Project Manager, Consol
Mitchell Indiana Cement Plant: Greg Ronczka, Vice President, Environment & Sustainability, Heidelberg Materials North America
Panel 2: Path Forward: Natural gas to Hydrogen Production Projects in ARCH2
CNX: Matt Maione, Senior Engineer, CNX
Session 3: Understanding Geologic Storage Deployment in the MRCI Region
MRCI Addressing Regional Geologic Storage Update
Mark Kelley, Research Leader, and others, Battelle
Illinois Basin Geologic Storage Activities (Illinois Basin Broad CCS Overview)
Chris Korose, Associate Geologist, Illinois State Geological Survey
DOE Regional Initiative Projects from FOA2799
Kristin Carter, Assistant State Geologist, Pennsylvania Geological Survey
Carl Carman, Carbon Capture & Storage Specialist, Illinois State Geological Survey
Autumn Haagsma, Assistant Director, Michigan Geological Survey & Director, Michigan Repository for Research & Education
Joel Sminchak, Sr. Subsurface Scientist, Battelle
Session 4: Permitting/Regulations
Federal and State updates: Progress of legislation and regulations
Jared Hawkins, Subsurface Scientist, Battelle
Class VI permits overview
Bridgitte Petras, Subsurface Scientist, Battelle
Update for West Virginia Primacy and CO2 Storage Regulations
Jessica Moore, State Geologist, West Virginia Geologic and Economic Survey
Session 5: Risk Assessment, Finance, and Insurance
Insuring CCS projects
Michael Roos, Senior Vice President, Client Executive, Marsh
Jim Walsh, Client Executive in Energy Practice, Marsh
Progress in financing CCS projects and credits
Keith Tracy, Chief Commercial Officer, Elysian
A look at the private CO2 credits market
Jeff Lee, Commercial Sales Director, Battelle
Infrastructure Security Considerations for CCS Projects
Jared Hawkins, Subsurface Scientist, Battelle
Session 6: Stakeholder Outreach and Tech Transfer
Stakeholder Outreach in the MRCI Region and CBP Approach
Dr. Neeraj Gupta, Technical Director – Carbon Management, Battelle
Navigator CO2 Project Development and Stakeholder Considerations
Danielle Anderson, Manager Public Affairs, Navigator CO2
Stephanie Cook, Director Carbon Management, Navigator CO2
Technical knowledge sharing and collaboration under MRCI
Joel Sminchak, Sr. Subsurface Scientist, Battelle
Session 7: CarbonSAFE and Other Storage Projects
An Example Case Study of CO2 Storage Site Development in the MRCI
Jon Cartlidge, Battelle
Updates on CarbonSAFE and commercial projects in the MRCI Region
Marquis Biocarbon Project, Neeraj Gupta, Battelle
CarbonSAFE: SE Michigan, Joel Sminchak, Sr. Subsurface Scientist, Battelle
Illinois Basin CarbonSAFE projects, Carl Carman, Capture & Storage Specialist, Illinois State Geological Survey
CBP Workshop (Full Agenda):
Introduction
Jared Hawkins, Battelle
Integrating engagement into a Community Benefits Plan
Jared Hawkins, Battelle
Realistic DEIA implementation
Storm Woods, Battelle
Integrating DEIA into a Community Benefits Plan
Mel White, Allegheny Science and Technology
Workforce development with Unions
Justin Williams, Affiliated Construction Trades of West Virginia
Integrating Workforce Development into a Community Benefits Plan
Mel White, Allegheny Science and Technology
Integrating Justice40 into a Community Benefits Plan
Jared Hawkins, Battelle
Hydrogen Workshop (Full Agenda):
Hydrogen opportunities/outlook
Nate Weiland, National Energy Technology Laboratory
Advances in Low-Carbon Hydrogen Production Technologies
Ganesan Subbaraman, GTI
Insights into Hydrogen Transport Infrastructure Opportunities and Challenges in MRCI Region
Zack Thobe, MPLX
Societal considerations for Hydrogen Economy
Elizabeth Kocs, GTI
Panel 1: Establishing Foundations of Large-Scale H2 Economy: DOE h2 Hubs Updates in the MRCI Region
Dr. Neeraj Gupta, Battelle
Ganesan Subbaraman, GTI
Mel White, Allegheny Science and Technology
Panel 2: Hydrogen Storage: Understanding H2 in the Subsurface and Resource Potential in the MRCI Region/U.S.
Donna Caraway Willette, Illinois State Geological Survey
Greg Lackey, National Energy Technology Laboratory
Accelerating Hydrogen Readiness: Leveraging Lessons Learned from Analog Industries
Priya Ravi Ganesh, Battelle
We would like to thank our 2023 sponsors who made this event possible – Wabash Valley Resources, TRC, TC Energy, Navigator CO2, Allegheny Science & Technology, SageRider Inc., Core Energy LLC, Coles Together, and Battelle.
