2023 Conference Agenda (Final)
October 9-11, San Diego, California
Monday, October 9, 2023
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
GSTC Members’ Board Meeting
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Registration & Welcome Reception
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
8:00 am – 8:15 am
Welcome
WE Preston, GSTC Executive Director
8:15 am – 9:00 am
Keynote Speaker
“Rebuilding An Energy Independent Ukraine”
The Honorable Vitalii Tarasiuk, Consul General of Ukraine in Houston
Tuesday Morning Session 1
Decarbonization and Policy
Session Chair: Marc Bacon, Omni CT, GSTC Chairman
9:00 am – 9:20 am
Making the Numbers Work: Minimizing Carbon Intensity to Maximize Subsidies
Jonathan Bursnall and Clinton Johnson, S&B Engineers and Constructors
9:20 am – 9:40 am
Decarbonization Journey Update
Grant Grothen, Burns & McDonnell
9:40 am – 10:00 am
Carbon, Credits, Complexity and Cash
John Oyen, ABB
10:00 am – 10:20 am
Panel Questions and Answers
10:20 am – 11:15 am
Networking Break
Making the Numbers Work: Minimizing Carbon Intensity to Maximize Subsidies
Jonathan Bursnall and Clinton Johnson, S&B Engineers and Constructors
9:20 am – 9:40 am
Decarbonization Journey Update
Grant Grothen, Burns & McDonnell
9:40 am – 10:00 am
Carbon, Credits, Complexity and Cash
John Oyen, ABB
10:00 am – 10:20 am
Panel Questions and Answers
10:20 am – 11:15 am
Networking Break
Tuesday Morning Session 2
Applying Policy to Projects
Session Chair: Cliff Keeler, GSTC Executive Committee
11:15 am – 11:35 am
The Open Hydrogen Initiative and an Industry Standard Approach to Carbon Intensity
Mark Viehman, Capgemini Americas
11:35 am – 11:55 am
SunGas Technology Catalyzing a Long Runway of Sustainable Energy Projects
David Lamont, SunGas Renewables
11:55 am – 12:15 pm
New Carbon Regulations’ Impact on POx Technology for Low-Carbon Hydrogen Production
Sean Yan and Jeff Kloosterman, Air Products
12:15 pm – 12:35 pm
Panel Questions and Answers
12:35 pm – 1:45 pm
Lunch and Networking
The Open Hydrogen Initiative and an Industry Standard Approach to Carbon Intensity
Mark Viehman, Capgemini Americas
11:35 am – 11:55 am
SunGas Technology Catalyzing a Long Runway of Sustainable Energy Projects
David Lamont, SunGas Renewables
11:55 am – 12:15 pm
New Carbon Regulations’ Impact on POx Technology for Low-Carbon Hydrogen Production
Sean Yan and Jeff Kloosterman, Air Products
12:15 pm – 12:35 pm
Panel Questions and Answers
12:35 pm – 1:45 pm
Lunch and Networking
Tuesday Afternoon Session 1
Biomass and Waste to Fuels and Chemicals
Rachel Bonnette, KP Engineering, GSTC Board Member
1:45 pm – 2:05 pm
Bringing the Omni200 to Market, Part 1: Engineering, Product Management, and Supply Chain Decisions for Low Risk, Low Cost, and Predictable Performance
Marc Bacon, Omni
2:05 PM – 2:25 PM
The Trials and Tribulations of Biomass and Waste Feedstocks for Syngas Production Adventures and Misadventures in Europe
Ian Crummack, Cobalt
2:25 PM – 2:45 PM
Commercial Scale Biomass Derived Syngas Generation By Integrating SunGas Gasification Technology and Linde Hot Oxygen Technology Partial Oxidation
Brad Damstedt, Lawrence Bool III, Linde; Shrinivas Lokare, Andrew Kramer, SunGas Renewables
2:45 PM – 3:05 PM
Panel Questions and Answers
3:05 PM – 3:45 PM
Networking Break
Bringing the Omni200 to Market, Part 1: Engineering, Product Management, and Supply Chain Decisions for Low Risk, Low Cost, and Predictable Performance
Marc Bacon, Omni
2:05 PM – 2:25 PM
The Trials and Tribulations of Biomass and Waste Feedstocks for Syngas Production Adventures and Misadventures in Europe
Ian Crummack, Cobalt
2:25 PM – 2:45 PM
Commercial Scale Biomass Derived Syngas Generation By Integrating SunGas Gasification Technology and Linde Hot Oxygen Technology Partial Oxidation
Brad Damstedt, Lawrence Bool III, Linde; Shrinivas Lokare, Andrew Kramer, SunGas Renewables
2:45 PM – 3:05 PM
Panel Questions and Answers
3:05 PM – 3:45 PM
Networking Break
Tuesday Afternoon Session 2
Autothermal and Advanced Steam Reforming
Session Chair: Lucy Wilson, Johnson Matthey, GSTC Vice-Chairman
3:45 pm – 4:05 pm
Blue Ammonia Based on World Scale SynCOR™ Autothermal Reforming Technology
David Kelling, Topsoe
4:05 PM – 4:25 PM
The Role of Autothermal Reforming in the Energy Transition
Ray Wortham, KP Engineering
4:25 PM – 4:45 PM
ZoneFlow™ Structured Catalyst for Steam Methane Reforming
Sanjiv Ratan, ZoneFlow Reactor Technologies LLC; William Blasko, Honeywell-UOP, USA and Prof. Juray de Wilde, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
4:45 PM – 5:05 PM
Panel Questions and Answers
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Tuesday Evening Reception
Blue Ammonia Based on World Scale SynCOR™ Autothermal Reforming Technology
David Kelling, Topsoe
4:05 PM – 4:25 PM
The Role of Autothermal Reforming in the Energy Transition
Ray Wortham, KP Engineering
4:25 PM – 4:45 PM
ZoneFlow™ Structured Catalyst for Steam Methane Reforming
Sanjiv Ratan, ZoneFlow Reactor Technologies LLC; William Blasko, Honeywell-UOP, USA and Prof. Juray de Wilde, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
4:45 PM – 5:05 PM
Panel Questions and Answers
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Tuesday Evening Reception
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
8:00 am – 8:15 am
Welcome
Marc Bacon, GSTC Board Chairman
Wednesday Morning Session 1
Methanol and Ammonia Production
Session Chair – Andrew Shuff, Celanese, GSTC Treasurer
8:15 am – 9:00 am
Featured Speaker
Dr. Daniel Kammen, the James and Katherine Lau Distinguished Professor of Sustainability at the University of California, Berkeley, with parallel appointments in the Energy and Resources Group, the Goldman School of Public Policy, and the department of Nuclear Engineering.
9:00 am – 9:20 am
Syngas for the Mobility Sector – Clean Methanol and Ammonia
Karsten Radtke, thyssenkrupp Uhde
9:20 am – 9:40 am
Enabling Efficient E-methanol Production to Address Maritime Demand
Dr. Zinovia Skoufa, Johnson Matthey
9:40 am – 10:00 am
Technologies of Choice for Production of Low Carbon Energy Vectors at Scale
Sayan Dasgupta, Air Liquide Engineering & Construction
10:00 am – 10:20 am
Panel Questions and Answers
10:20 am – 10:45 am
Networking Break
Featured Speaker
Dr. Daniel Kammen, the James and Katherine Lau Distinguished Professor of Sustainability at the University of California, Berkeley, with parallel appointments in the Energy and Resources Group, the Goldman School of Public Policy, and the department of Nuclear Engineering.
9:00 am – 9:20 am
Syngas for the Mobility Sector – Clean Methanol and Ammonia
Karsten Radtke, thyssenkrupp Uhde
9:20 am – 9:40 am
Enabling Efficient E-methanol Production to Address Maritime Demand
Dr. Zinovia Skoufa, Johnson Matthey
9:40 am – 10:00 am
Technologies of Choice for Production of Low Carbon Energy Vectors at Scale
Sayan Dasgupta, Air Liquide Engineering & Construction
10:00 am – 10:20 am
Panel Questions and Answers
10:20 am – 10:45 am
Networking Break
Wednesday Morning Session 2
Enabling Renewable Energy
Session Chair: David Maher, Linde, GSTC Executive Committee
10:45 am – 11:05 am
A Renewable DME Production Platform
Elliot Anise-Hicks, Oberon Fuels
11:05 am – 11:25 am
SAF From Municipal Solid Waste: Process simulation and design of the second gasifier and syngas cooler for the first world commercial plant
Dr. Mohammad Haghnegahdar, John Winter, Michael Schoetz
SCHMIDTSCHE SCHACK, ARVOS GmbH
11:25 am – 11:45 am
The Importance of Selecting the Proper Reactor or Tower Internals
Russell Hillenburg, MPS/Woven Metal
11:45 am – 12:05 pm
Panel Questions and Answers
12:05 pm – 1:15 pm
Networking and Lunch Break
A Renewable DME Production Platform
Elliot Anise-Hicks, Oberon Fuels
11:05 am – 11:25 am
SAF From Municipal Solid Waste: Process simulation and design of the second gasifier and syngas cooler for the first world commercial plant
Dr. Mohammad Haghnegahdar, John Winter, Michael Schoetz
SCHMIDTSCHE SCHACK, ARVOS GmbH
11:25 am – 11:45 am
The Importance of Selecting the Proper Reactor or Tower Internals
Russell Hillenburg, MPS/Woven Metal
11:45 am – 12:05 pm
Panel Questions and Answers
12:05 pm – 1:15 pm
Networking and Lunch Break
Wednesday Afternoon Session 1
Innovative Hydrogen Production
Session Chair: Jeff Kloosterman, GSTC Executive Committee
1:15 pm – 1:35 pm
Decarbonizing the Industry with Carbon-negative Hydrogen
Matti Malkamäki, Hycamite TCD Technologies Ltd.
1:35 PM – 1:55 PM
Novel Approaches to the Production of Hydrogen with Ultra Low Carbon Intensity at Scale
Byron Best, Fidelis New Energy
1:55 PM – 2:15 PM
Gasification based Hydrogen Production Integrated with Carbon Capture, Sequestration and Utilization
Anant Mahale, Dastur Energy Inc.
2:15 PM – 2:35 PM
Panel Questions and Answers
2:35 PM – 3:05 PM
Networking Break
Decarbonizing the Industry with Carbon-negative Hydrogen
Matti Malkamäki, Hycamite TCD Technologies Ltd.
1:35 PM – 1:55 PM
Novel Approaches to the Production of Hydrogen with Ultra Low Carbon Intensity at Scale
Byron Best, Fidelis New Energy
1:55 PM – 2:15 PM
Gasification based Hydrogen Production Integrated with Carbon Capture, Sequestration and Utilization
Anant Mahale, Dastur Energy Inc.
2:15 PM – 2:35 PM
Panel Questions and Answers
2:35 PM – 3:05 PM
Networking Break
Wednesday Afternoon Session 2
Innovative Syngas Production
Session Chair: Tiffany Chen, BASF, GSTC Board Member
3:05 pm – 3:25 pm
Conversion of Waste to Chemicals via High Temperature Winkler Gasification
Jens Martin Kaltenmorgen, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany
3:25 PM – 3:45 PM
Efficient conversion of H2O and CO2 using Topsoe high temperature electrolysis SOEC
Bo Hartvigsen, Senior Business Development Director, Topsoe PtX
3:45 PM – 4:05 PM
GSTC Database Update
Ian Barton, GSTC
4:05 PM – 4:25 PM
Panel Questions and Answers
4:25 PM – 4:30 PM
Closing Remarks
WE Preston, GSTC Executive Director
Conversion of Waste to Chemicals via High Temperature Winkler Gasification
Jens Martin Kaltenmorgen, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany
3:25 PM – 3:45 PM
Efficient conversion of H2O and CO2 using Topsoe high temperature electrolysis SOEC
Bo Hartvigsen, Senior Business Development Director, Topsoe PtX
3:45 PM – 4:05 PM
GSTC Database Update
Ian Barton, GSTC
4:05 PM – 4:25 PM
Panel Questions and Answers
4:25 PM – 4:30 PM
Closing Remarks
WE Preston, GSTC Executive Director
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