2024 Conference Agenda (Preliminary)
From owner/operators and developers to service companies and technology providers, the 2024 GSTC program is designed around the topics that matter to your business. The two-day track will cover topics across sustainable projects and policies, methanol and syngas production, waste-to-value and more. Check out the industry-leading line up below.
Monday, October 7, 2024
GSTC Members’ Board Meeting
Registration & Welcome Reception
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
8:00 am – 8:15 am
Welcome
WE Preston, GSTC Executive Director
![WE Preston](/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/leadership-w-preston.jpg)
8:15 am – 9:00 am
Fueling Innovation and Collaboration to Evolve Energy Systems
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Paula Gant, President and CEO, GTI Energy
![Dr. Paula Gant](/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/leadership-p-gant.jpg)
Session Chair: Marc Bacon, GSTC Chairman
9:00 am – 9:20 am
Moving at Speed
David LaMont, SunGas Renewables
![David LaMont](/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/leadership-d-lamont.jpg)
9:20 am – 9:40 am
De-Risking for Project Efficiency
John Oyen, ABB
![John Oyen](/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/leadership-j-oyen.jpg)
9:40 am – 10:00 am
Progressing the Hydrogen Economy Through Transformative Projects
Jeff Kloosterman, Air Products
![Jeff Kloosterman](/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/leadership-j-kloosterman.jpg)
Panel Questions and Answers
Networking Break
Session Chair: Cliff Keeler, GSTC Treasurer
11:00 AM – 11:20 AM
The Open Hydrogen Initiative and Hydrogen Carbon Intensity in the Market
Mark Viehman, GeoFuels
![Mark Viehman](/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/leadership-m-viehman.jpg)
11:20 AM – 11:40 AM
Gasification in the Decarbonization Journey
Grant Grothen, Burns & McDonnell
![Grant Grothen](/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/leadership-g-grothen.jpg)
11:40 AM – 12:00 PM
Overview of DOE/FECM Clean Hydrogen/Syngas Production Programs
Jai-who Kim, US Department of Energy
Panel Questions and Answers
Lunch and Networking
Session Chair: Lucy Wilson, GSTC Vice-Chair
1:30 PM – 1:50 PM
Renewable Diesel and SAF Production from Biomass and Railway Ties
Marc Bacon, Omni CT and Gord Crawford, Expander Energy
![Marc Bacon](/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/leadership-m-bacon.jpg)
![Gord Crawford](/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/leadership-g-crawford.jpg)
1:50 PM – 2:10 PM
Small-Scale Modularization, the Whys and the Benefits
Russell Hillenburg, Modular Plant Solutions
![Russell Hillenburg](/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/leadership-r-hillenburg.jpg)
2:10 PM – 2:30 PM
Navigating Today’s Green Energy Hydrogen Market: an EPC Perspective
Blane Vincent, S&B Engineers
![Blane Vincent](/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/leadership-b-vincent.jpg)
Panel Questions and Answers
Networking Break
Session Chair: Johan Malan, GSTC Secretary
3:20 PM – 3:40 PM
Blue Before Green – Syngas for Decarbonization Solutions
Karsten Radtke, thyssenkrupp
![Karsten Radke](/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/leadership-k-radke.jpg)
3:40 PM – 4:00 PM
Turning Energy Blue with Zero CO2 Emissions
Tiffany Chen, Mohammed Anas Shaharuddin, BASF
![Tiffany Chen](/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/leadership-t-chen.jpg)
![Mohammed Anas Shaharuddin](/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/leadership-m-anas.jpg)
4:00 PM – 4:20 PM
EARTH: Enhancing Steam Reforming Operation and Reducing Hydrogen Carbon Footprint
Franz Petzold, Clariant and Sanjeev Sekhri, Technip
![Franz Petzold](/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/leadership-f-petzoid.jpg)
![Sanjeev Sekhri](/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/leadership-s-srkhri.jpg)
4:20 PM – 4:40 PM
Low Carbon Hydrogen Technology – Moving Projects Forward to Achieve Net Zero Targets
Tim Ballai, Honeywell
![Tim Ballai](/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/leadership-t-ballai.jpg)
Panel Questions and Answers
Tuesday Evening Reception
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
8:00 am – 8:15 am
Welcome
Marc Bacon, GSTC Board Chairman
![Marc Bacon](/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/leadership-m-bacon.jpg)
Session Chair: Jeff Kloosterman, GSTC Executive Committee
8:15 am – 8:35 am
Biomass Gasification to Methanol as Marine Transport Fuel
Sunil Singhal, Fluor
![Sunil Singhal](/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/leadership-s-singhal.jpg)
8:35 am – 8:55 am
Low Carbon Methanol from Captured Carbon Dioxide
Manuel Salado, Yoojung Kim, Celanese
![Manuel Salado](/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/leadership-m-salado.jpg)
8:55 AM – 9:15 AM
Colorful Journey Towards Sustainable Methanol
Zina Skoufa, Lucy Wilson, Johnson Matthey
![Zina Skoufa](/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/leadership-z-skoufa.jpg)
![Lucy Wilson](/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/leadership-l-wilson.jpg)
Panel Questions and Answers
Networking Break
Session Chair: Yoojung Kim, GSTC Executive Committee
10:15 AM – 10:35 AM
Integrated Gasification and Electrolysis: Opportunities and Challenges
Sara Brown and Ray Wortham, KP Engineering
![Sara Brown](/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/leadership-s-brown.jpg)
![Ray Wortham](/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/leadership-r-wortham.jpg)
10:35 AM – 10:55 AM
Cost Analysis of Syngas and SAF Production with Nexceris’ Co-Electrolysis Technology
Kiran Adepalli, Nexceris
10:55 AM – 11:15 AM
Data-Informed Simulation for Accelerating Biofuels and Alternative Feedstock Utilization
Andrew Kramer, SunGas Renewables, Bryan Tomsula, CPFD Software
![Andrew Kramer](/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/leadership-a-kramer.jpg)
![Bryan Tomsula](/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/leadership-b-tomsula.jpg)
Panel Questions and Answers
Networking and Lunch Break
Session Chair: Tiffany Chen, GSTC Board Member
1:00 PM – 1:20 PM
Using Hot Oxygen Technology to Simultaneously Gasify Liquid and Gaseous Feeds
Larry Bool, Linde
![Larry Bool](/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/leadership-l-bool.jpg)
1:20 PM – 1:40 PM
HTW – Unlocking Value of Waste for Production of Sustainable Fuels and Circular Chemicals
Dobrin Toporov, Gidara Energy
![Dobrin Toporov](/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/leadership-d-toporov.jpg)
1:40 PM – 2:00 PM
PyroPox: A Reliable Pathway for the Conversion of MSW to Cost-Competitive Fuels and Chemicals
Martin Linck, GTI Energy
![Martin Linck](/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/leadership-m-linck.jpg)
Panel Questions and Answers
Networking Break
Session Chair: Mike Mitchell, GSTC Board Member
3:00 PM – 3:20 PM
Breakthrough Technology Enabling Scalable, Feedstock Flexible, and Economical Fuels
Sanjiv Dabee, Aether Fuels
![Sanjiv Dabee](/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/leadership-s-dabee-2.jpg)
3:20 PM – 3:40 PM
Zero-Electricity Electrolytic Reactor Produces Hydrogen and Syngas
Delome Fair, Utility Global
![Delome Fair](/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/leadership-d-fair.jpg)
3:40 PM – 4:00 PM
GSTC Database Update
Ian Barton, GSTC
Panel Questions and Answers
4:20 PM – 4:30 PM
Closing Remarks
WE Preston, GSTC Executive Director
![WE Preston](/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/leadership-w-preston.jpg)
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