2021 Conference Agenda (FINAL)
October 10-12, San Antonio, Texas
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Sunday, October 10, 2021
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
GSTC Members’ Board Meeting
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Registration & Welcome Reception
Monday, October 11, 2021
Monday Morning Session 1
8:30 am – 8:45 am
Welcome
WE Preston, GSTC Executive Director
8:45 am – 8:50 am
Introduction
Dr. David Burns, Linde, GSTC Chairman
8:50 am – 9:20 am
Keynote Speaker
Henrik Rasmussen, Managing Director, The Americas | Catalyst & Technology Sales
Haldor Topsoe
Hydrogen Production Technologies – Low Carbon Solutions
Session Chair: Dr. David Burns, Linde, GSTC Chairman
9:20 am – 9:40 am
Blue Hydrogen Solutions
Thilo von Trotha, Business Development Director, Linde
9:40 am – 10:00 am
A New Approach to Green Hydrogen
Omni Conversion Technologies and KP Engineering
Chris Mamen, VP of Engineering for Omni; Delome Fair, Principal Engineer, KPE
10:00 am – 10:20 am
POx Technology for Low Carbon Hydrogen Production
Sean Yan, Air Products
10:20 am – 10:45 am
Panel Questions and Answers
10:45 am – 11:15 am
Networking Break
Blue Hydrogen Solutions
Thilo von Trotha, Business Development Director, Linde
9:40 am – 10:00 am
A New Approach to Green Hydrogen
Omni Conversion Technologies and KP Engineering
Chris Mamen, VP of Engineering for Omni; Delome Fair, Principal Engineer, KPE
10:00 am – 10:20 am
POx Technology for Low Carbon Hydrogen Production
Sean Yan, Air Products
10:20 am – 10:45 am
Panel Questions and Answers
10:45 am – 11:15 am
Networking Break
Monday Morning Session 2
Low Carbon Syngas and Hydrogen – Production and Use
Session Chair: Rachel Bonnette, KP Engineering, GSTC Board Member
11:15 am – 11:35 am
Decarbonization Options for Syngas Plants using Green and Blue Hydrogen through Benchmarking
Dan Barnett, VP of Engineering BD Energy Systems
11:35 am – 11:55 am
Blue Hydrogen from Existing SMRs
Thilo von Trotha, Linde
11:55 am – 12:15 pm
Decarbonization Through Hydrogen
Grant Grothen, Burns & McDonnel
12:15 pm – 12:35 pm
Panel Questions and Answers
12:35 pm – 2:00 pm
Lunch and Networking
Decarbonization Options for Syngas Plants using Green and Blue Hydrogen through Benchmarking
Dan Barnett, VP of Engineering BD Energy Systems
11:35 am – 11:55 am
Blue Hydrogen from Existing SMRs
Thilo von Trotha, Linde
11:55 am – 12:15 pm
Decarbonization Through Hydrogen
Grant Grothen, Burns & McDonnel
12:15 pm – 12:35 pm
Panel Questions and Answers
12:35 pm – 2:00 pm
Lunch and Networking
Monday Afternoon Session 1
Session Chair: David Kelling, Haldor Topsoe, GSTC Executive Committee
Decarbonizing Hydrogen and Chemicals Production
2:00 pm – 2:20 pm
Using Electricity to Drive Chemical Processes
Kasper Emil Larsen, Principal Scientist | eReactor & Syngas generation, Haldor Topsoe
2:20 PM – 2:40 PM
Low Carbon Solutions
Ken Chlapik, Johnson Matthey
2:40 PM – 3:00 PM
Green Hydrogen Installation Considerations
Dominic M. Varraveto, and Chris Ploetz, Burns & McDonnell
3:00 PM – 3:25 PM
Panel Questions and Answers
3:25 PM – 3:55 PM
Networking Break
Using Electricity to Drive Chemical Processes
Kasper Emil Larsen, Principal Scientist | eReactor & Syngas generation, Haldor Topsoe
2:20 PM – 2:40 PM
Low Carbon Solutions
Ken Chlapik, Johnson Matthey
2:40 PM – 3:00 PM
Green Hydrogen Installation Considerations
Dominic M. Varraveto, and Chris Ploetz, Burns & McDonnell
3:00 PM – 3:25 PM
Panel Questions and Answers
3:25 PM – 3:55 PM
Networking Break
Monday Afternoon Session 2
Session Chair: Carrie Lalou, Linde, GSTC Treasurer
Decarbonizing Energy and Chemical Production
3:55 pm – 4:15 pm
Paving the Way for Blue Hydrogen and Ammonia
Franz Petzold, Sales Lead, Clariant
4:15 PM – 4:35 PM
Syngas Technology for Blue Hydrogen and Ammonia
Pierre-Philippe Guerif, Solution Development Manager, Air Liquide
4:35 PM – 4:55 PM
Low Emission Methanol Production
Andrew Fenwick, Johnson Matthey
4:55 PM – 5:15 PM
Panel Questions and Answers
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Monday Evening Reception
Paving the Way for Blue Hydrogen and Ammonia
Franz Petzold, Sales Lead, Clariant
4:15 PM – 4:35 PM
Syngas Technology for Blue Hydrogen and Ammonia
Pierre-Philippe Guerif, Solution Development Manager, Air Liquide
4:35 PM – 4:55 PM
Low Emission Methanol Production
Andrew Fenwick, Johnson Matthey
4:55 PM – 5:15 PM
Panel Questions and Answers
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Monday Evening Reception
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Tuesday Morning Session 1
Session Chair – Jerrold Kassman, Air Products
8:30 am – 8:45 am
Welcome
Dr. David Burns, GSTC Board Chairman
8:45 am – 9:15 am
Tuesday Special Guest Speaker
Mark Danks, Global Low Carbon Solutions Director, Johnson Matthey
“The Technology Balance Required to Achieve Net Zero Targets”
Renewable Fuels
9:15 am – 9:35 am
Gasification of Woody Biomass to Low or Negative Carbon Fuels
Daniel LeFevers, Vice President Business Development, SunGas Renewables
9:35 am – 9:55 am
Introducing the Worlds’ First Green Gasoline Plant
Tim Vail, Arbor Renewable Gas
9:55 am – 10:15 am
Green Synthetic Fuels from CO2 and Biomass
Elijah Philipp, Business Development, Thyssen Krupp
10:15 am – 10:40 am
Panel Questions and Answers
10:40 am – 11:10 am
Networking Break
Gasification of Woody Biomass to Low or Negative Carbon Fuels
Daniel LeFevers, Vice President Business Development, SunGas Renewables
9:35 am – 9:55 am
Introducing the Worlds’ First Green Gasoline Plant
Tim Vail, Arbor Renewable Gas
9:55 am – 10:15 am
Green Synthetic Fuels from CO2 and Biomass
Elijah Philipp, Business Development, Thyssen Krupp
10:15 am – 10:40 am
Panel Questions and Answers
10:40 am – 11:10 am
Networking Break
Tuesday Morning Session 2
Session Chair: Lucy Wilson, Johnson Matthey, GSTC Board Member
Operations Updates and Carbon Capture Strategies
11:10 am – 11:30 am
State of the Industry and Project Success Factors for CCUS
John Hesemann and Andrew Lopez, Burns & McDonnell
11:30 am – 11:50 am
Air Products’ Syngas for Today
Jerry Kassman, Air Products
11:50 am – 12:15 pm
Panel Questions and Answers
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Networking and Lunch Break
State of the Industry and Project Success Factors for CCUS
John Hesemann and Andrew Lopez, Burns & McDonnell
11:30 am – 11:50 am
Air Products’ Syngas for Today
Jerry Kassman, Air Products
11:50 am – 12:15 pm
Panel Questions and Answers
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Networking and Lunch Break
Tuesday Afternoon Session 1
Session Chair: Andrew Shuff, Celanese, GSTC Board Member
Advances in Operations, Technology, and Equipment
1:30 pm – 1:50 pm
Digital Integration – The Road to a Net-Zero Facility
John F. Oyen, Manager Business Development, ABB
1:50 PM – 2:10 PM
World-Scale Net-Zero Hydrogen Energy Complex — Innovative System Integration to Meet Emerging Energy Needs
Roger Dewing, Executive Director of Technology, Air Products
2:10 PM – 2:30 PM
Integrated Gas Purification and Heat Recovery for Sustainable Fuels Production
Dr. John Winter, Schmidtsche Schack Arvos
2:30 PM – 2:55 PM
Panel Questions and Answers
2:55 PM – 3:10 PM
Networking Break
Digital Integration – The Road to a Net-Zero Facility
John F. Oyen, Manager Business Development, ABB
1:50 PM – 2:10 PM
World-Scale Net-Zero Hydrogen Energy Complex — Innovative System Integration to Meet Emerging Energy Needs
Roger Dewing, Executive Director of Technology, Air Products
2:10 PM – 2:30 PM
Integrated Gas Purification and Heat Recovery for Sustainable Fuels Production
Dr. John Winter, Schmidtsche Schack Arvos
2:30 PM – 2:55 PM
Panel Questions and Answers
2:55 PM – 3:10 PM
Networking Break
Tuesday Afternoon Session 2
Session Chair: Justin Murphy, Eastman, GSTC Board Member
Advances in Operations, Technology, and Equipment
3:25 pm – 3:45 pm
NanoGalv® Fasteners
Daniel Casioppo, Technical Authority, Modumetal
3:45 PM – 4:05 PM
Decarbonization Utilizing Thermal Energy Storage Systems
Ashish Gupta, Process Director (Syngas and Derivatives) IHI and Nils Gathmann, Lead Process Engineer, IHI
4:05 PM – 4:25 PM
Case Study of Hydrogen Production Power Optimization
Megan Reusser, Burns & McDonnell
4:25 PM – 4:45 PM
GSTC Database Update
Ian Barton, GSTC
4:45 PM – 5:10 PM
Panel Questions and Answers
5:10 PM – 5:15 PM
Closing Remarks
WE Preston, GSTC Executive Director
NanoGalv® Fasteners
Daniel Casioppo, Technical Authority, Modumetal
3:45 PM – 4:05 PM
Decarbonization Utilizing Thermal Energy Storage Systems
Ashish Gupta, Process Director (Syngas and Derivatives) IHI and Nils Gathmann, Lead Process Engineer, IHI
4:05 PM – 4:25 PM
Case Study of Hydrogen Production Power Optimization
Megan Reusser, Burns & McDonnell
4:25 PM – 4:45 PM
GSTC Database Update
Ian Barton, GSTC
4:45 PM – 5:10 PM
Panel Questions and Answers
5:10 PM – 5:15 PM
Closing Remarks
WE Preston, GSTC Executive Director
A note about COVID SAFETY: While we hope and expect all attendees to be fully vaccinated, the GSTC will nonetheless follow all CDC guidelines to protect our attendees, including social distancing, special cleaning protocols, hand sanitizers throughout the meeting space and exhibit hall, and outside access at all times. Masks will not be required but are encouraged.
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