Mega-Sessions

Thursday, August 12, 2010 | 9:30 – 11:30 AM

Session: EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EXISTING COAL-FIRED FLEET – PANEL DISCUSSION

Room: 302
Chair: Scott Affelt, Zolo Technologies
Co-chair: Samuel Barnes, HDR|Cummins & Barnard

Session description: Improving the efficiency of the existing coal-fired fleet is the fastest and most economic means to reduce CO2. This panel discussion will address the issue from various perspectives including: technical solutions currently available to generators; operational changes that can be made; economic incentives (or disincentives) currently facing generators and the regulatory obstacles preventing efficiency improvements.

◆ Phil DiPietro, Director, Situation Analysis, National Energy Technology Laboratory (invited)
◆ David Brill, Assoc. Vice President Asset Management Services, Black & Veatch
◆ Dick Storm, CEO/Senior Consultant, Storm Technologies 
 

Session: CARBON CAPTURE & SEQUESTRATION – AN UPDATE ON PENDING REGULATION AND PILOT PROJECTS – PANEL DISCUSSION
Room: 304
Chair: Joseph Nasal, General Physics
Co-chair:  Merrill Jones, Day & Zimmermann Power Services

Session description: Capturing carbon dioxide from coal fired power plants is on the forefront of pending regulation to limit greenhouse gas emissions. This mega-session discusses current pending legislation and regulation of CO₂ capture and sequestration as well as pending large scale pilot projects across North America that are targeted at resolving a range of legal, economic, and technical issues involved in long-term carbon capture and storage. Plan to attend as a blue-ribbon panel of experts discusses current and near term legislative/regulatory laws pending, large scale pilot projects in the works, and upcoming challenges.

◆ Tom Stringer, Managing Direct, CO_2, ALSTOM
◆ Charles D. McConnell, VP Carbon Management, Battelle Memorial Institute
◆ Jeff Baudier, President, South Central Region, NRG Energy
◆ Mike Finissi, VP Project Management/Construction, American Electric Power