2024 Conference Agenda
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
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
GSTC Members’ Board Meeting
GSTC Members’ Board Meeting
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Registration & Welcome Reception
Registration & Welcome Reception
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
8:00 am – 8:15 am
Welcome
WE Preston, GSTC Executive Director
8:15 am – 9:00 am
Fueling Innovation and Collaboration to Evolve Energy Systems
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Paula Gant, President and CEO, GTI Energy
Tuesday Morning Session 1
Sustainable Syngas Projects
Session Chair: Marc Bacon, GSTC Chairman
9:00 am – 9:20 am
Moving at Speed
David LaMont, SunGas Renewables
9:20 am – 9:40 am
De-Risking for Project Efficiency
John Oyen, ABB
9:40 am – 10:00 am
Progressing the Hydrogen Economy Through Transformative Projects
Jeff Kloosterman, Air Products
10:00 am – 10:20 am
Panel Questions and Answers
Panel Questions and Answers
10:20 am – 11:00 am
Networking Break
Networking Break
Tuesday Morning Session 2
Sustainable Policy
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
11:20 AM – 11:40 AM
Gasification in the Decarbonization Journey
Grant Grothen, Burns & McDonnell
11:40 AM – 12:00 PM
Overview of DOE/FECM Clean Hydrogen/Syngas Production Programs
Eric Lewis, NETL
12:00 PM – 12:20 PM
Panel Questions and Answers
Panel Questions and Answers
12:20 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch and Networking
Lunch and Networking
Tuesday Afternoon Session 1
Syngas Project Execution
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
1:50 PM – 2:10 PM
Small-Scale Modularization, the Whys and the Benefits
Russell Hillenburg, Modular Plant Solutions
2:10 PM – 2:30 PM
Navigating Today’s Green Energy Hydrogen Market: an EPC Perspective
Blane Vincent, S&B Engineers
2:30 PM – 2:50 PM
Panel Questions and Answers
Panel Questions and Answers
2:50 PM – 3:20 PM
Networking Break
Networking Break
Tuesday Afternoon Session 2
Blue Syngas and Hydrogen
Session Chair: Johan Malan, GSTC Secretary
3:20 PM – 3:40 PM
Blue Before Green – Syngas for Decarbonization Solutions
Karsten Radtke, thyssenkrupp
3:40 PM – 4:00 PM
Turning Energy Blue with Zero CO2 Emissions
Tiffany Chen, Mohammed Anas Shaharuddin, BASF
4:00 PM – 4:20 PM
EARTH: Enhancing Steam Reforming Operation and Reducing Hydrogen Carbon Footprint
Franz Petzold, Clariant and Sanjeev Sekhri, Technip
4:20 PM – 4:40 PM
Low Carbon Hydrogen Technology – Moving Projects Forward to Achieve Net Zero Targets
Tim Ballai, Honeywell
4:40 PM – 5:00 PM
Panel Questions and Answers
Panel Questions and Answers
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Tuesday Evening Reception
Tuesday Evening Reception
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
8:00 am – 8:15 am
Welcome
Marc Bacon, GSTC Board Chairman
Wednesday Morning Session 1
Sustainable Methanol Production
Session Chair: Jeff Kloosterman, GSTC Executive Committee
8:15 am – 8:35 am
Biomass Gasification to Methanol as Marine Transport Fuel
Sunil Singhal, Fluor
8:35 am – 8:55 am
Low Carbon Methanol from Captured Carbon Dioxide
Manuel Salado, Yoojung Kim, Celanese
8:55 AM – 9:15 AM
Colorful Journey Towards Sustainable Methanol
Cameron Hibbert, Lucy Wilson, Johnson Matthey
9:15 AM – 9:35 AM
Panel Questions and Answers
Panel Questions and Answers
9:35 AM – 10:15 AM
Networking Break
Networking Break
Wednesday Morning Session 2
Analysis of Alternate Syngas Utilization Pathways
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
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
11:15 AM – 11:35 AM
Panel Questions and Answers
Panel Questions and Answers
11:35 AM – 1:00 PM
Networking and Lunch Break
Networking and Lunch Break
Wednesday Afternoon Session 1
Sustainable Syngas Production from Waste Products
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
1:20 PM – 1:40 PM
HTW – Unlocking Value of Waste for Production of Sustainable Fuels and Circular Chemicals
Dobrin Toporov, Gidara Energy
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
2:00 PM – 2:20 PM
Panel Questions and Answers
Panel Questions and Answers
2:20 PM – 3:00 PM
Networking Break
Networking Break
Wednesday Afternoon Session 2
Innovative Syngas Production
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
3:20 PM – 3:40 PM
Zero-Electricity Electrolytic Reactor Produces Hydrogen and Syngas
Delome Fair, Utility Global
3:40 PM – 4:00 PM
GSTC Database Update
Ian Barton, GSTC
4:00 PM – 4:20 PM
Panel Questions and Answers
Panel Questions and Answers
4:20 PM – 4:30 PM
Closing Remarks
WE Preston, GSTC Executive Director
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