2025 Conference Agenda (Draft)
From owner/operators and developers to service companies and technology providers, the 2025 GSTC program is designed around the topics that matter to your business. We’ve added an additional day to this year’s program to accommodate more timely topics across sustainable projects and policies, methanol and syngas production, waste-to-value and more. Details forthcoming– keep checking back for the latest!
Sunday, October 12
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
Monday, October 13
8:00 am – 9:30 am
Syngas 101
A Primer for Business, Commercial, and Financial Executives
Syngas 101
A Primer for Business, Commercial, and Financial Executives
10:00 am – 10:15 am
Conference Welcome
WE Preston, GSTC Executive Director
10:15 am – 11:00 am
Essential Everywhere: Syngas and Global Security
Because sustainability isn’t truly sustainable unless everyone is involved
Keynote Speaker: Ms. Krista Johnson, J.D., U.S. President, Johnson Matthey
Session 1, Monday Morning
Projects and Policy
Session Chair: Lucy Wilson, Johnson Matthey, GSTC Chair
11:00 am – 11:20 am
The Winding Decarbonization Journey*
Grant Grothen, Burns & McDonnell
11:20 am – 11:40 am
Lowering Project Risk with End-to-End Expertise*
Cliff Keeler, SunGas and Neha Vijh, Johnson Matthey
11:40 am – 12:00 pm
Panel Questions and Answers
Panel Questions and Answers
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch and Networking
Lunch and Networking
Session 2, Monday Afternoon
Syngas Project Execution: Session Sponsored by ABB
Session Chair: John Oyen, ABB, GSTC Board Member
1:30 pm – 1:50 pm
FOAK Lessons Learned: Failures at Fulcrum and Others
Jim Stonecipher, EdyMac LLC
1:50 pm – 2:10 pm
Identify and Mitigate Technology Risks: An EPC Perspective*
Scott Westveer, Kiewit
2:10 pm – 2:30 pm
De-risking Power-to-X Projects: Practical Lessons for Green Hydrogen and eMethanol Development*
Majid Roohafza, SBEC
2:30 pm – 2:50 pm
Converting Trash to Syngas and High Value Products: Hurdles, Failures, Success, and Opportunity*
Marc Bacon, Omni
2:50 pm – 3:10 pm
Panel Questions and Answers
Panel Questions and Answers
3:10 pm – 3:40 pm
Networking Break
Networking Break
Session 3, Monday Afternoon
Syngas Project Optimizations
Session Chair: Yoojung Kim, Celanese, GSTC Treasurer
3:40 pm – 4:00 pm
Small-Scale Modules, Big Impact: The Future of Syngas-to-Chemicals Production*
Russell Hillenburg, Modular Plant Solutions
4:00 pm – 4:20 pm
Efficient Flue Gas NOx Removal: Eliminating SCR System Fouling
Andrew Kline, Integrated Global Services (IGS)
4:20 pm – 4:40 pm
Feeding Challenges in Gasification of Feedstocks
Dr. Jayant Khambekar, Jenike & Johanson
4:40 pm – 5:00 pm
Panel Questions and Answers
Panel Questions and Answers
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Monday Evening Reception
Monday Evening Reception
Tuesday, October 14
8:00 am – 8:15 am
Welcome
Lucy Wilson, GSTC Board Chair
Session 4, Tuesday Morning
Innovative Ammonia and Hydrogen Production
Session Chair: Cliff Keeler, SunGas, GSTC Vice-Chair
8:15 am – 8:35 am
Meeting Carbon Intensity Needs with a Proven, World-class Decarbonized Ammonia Flowsheet*
Dave Walker, Johnson Matthey and Klaus Nolker, Thyssenkrupp
Meeting Carbon Intensity Needs with a Proven, World-class Decarbonized Ammonia Flowsheet*
Dave Walker, Johnson Matthey and Klaus Nolker, Thyssenkrupp
8:35 am – 8:55 am
Technology Development on Waste Process Gasification to
Kenichi Okuyama, JFE Engineering
Technology Development on Waste Process Gasification to
Kenichi Okuyama, JFE Engineering
8:55 am – 9:15 am
Flexible Decarbonization: Navigating Energy Transition with Hydrogen and Ammonia
Maximilian Helmle, Air Liquide
Flexible Decarbonization: Navigating Energy Transition with Hydrogen and Ammonia
Maximilian Helmle, Air Liquide
9:15 am – 9:35 am
Panel Questions and Answers
Panel Questions and Answers
9:35 am – 10:35 am
Networking Break
Networking Break
Session 5, Tuesday Morning
Innovative Syngas Product Pathways
Session Chair: Karsten Radtke, thyssenkrupp, GSTC Executive Committee
10:35 am – 10:55 am
Sustainable Blue Ammonia – a Tale of Competing Pathways to Low Carbon Fuel*
Girish Patel, Kiewit
Sustainable Blue Ammonia – a Tale of Competing Pathways to Low Carbon Fuel*
Girish Patel, Kiewit
10:55 am – 11:15 am
Maximize Blue H2/NH3 Production with Selective CO Conversion*
Hien Cao, BASF
Maximize Blue H2/NH3 Production with Selective CO Conversion*
Hien Cao, BASF
11:15 am – 11:35 am
Transforming CO₂ Emissions into High-Value Syngas – A Technoeconomic Analysis of HYCO1’S Cube CO₂ Reforming*
Will Bridges and James Esteban, HYCO1
Transforming CO₂ Emissions into High-Value Syngas – A Technoeconomic Analysis of HYCO1’S Cube CO₂ Reforming*
Will Bridges and James Esteban, HYCO1
11:35 am – 11:55 am
Panel Questions and Answers
Panel Questions and Answers
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Networking and Lunch Break
Networking and Lunch Break
Session 6, Tuesday Afternoon
Sustainable Products from Biomass
Session Chair: Russell Hillenburg, MPS, GSTC Executive Committee
1:30 pm – 1:50 pm
Entrained-Flow Biomass Gasification for SAF and Green Methanol*
Karsten Radtke, thyssenkrupp
1:50 pm – 2:10 pm
Forest Residue Gasification in the Advanced R-GASTM Entrained Flow Gasifier
Zach El Zahab GTI Energy, United States
2:10 pm – 2:30 pm
Unlocking the Potential of Waste Biomass to Produce Renewable Natural Gas
Sunil Singhal, Fluor Enterprises
2:30 pm – 2:50 pm
Panel Questions and Answers
Panel Questions and Answers
2:50 pm – 3:40 pm
Networking Break
Networking Break
Session 7, Tuesday Afternoon
Utilizing Waste Products for Syngas Production
Session Chair: Jeff Kloosterman, Air Products, GSTC Executive Committee
3:40 pm – 4:00 pm
Liquid Plastic Waste Gasification to Recycle Plastics at Low Cost*
Sven Felske, Steffen Jancker, Thomas von Kossak, Shell Global Solutions and Air Products
4:00 pm – 4:20 pm
Thalia Waste to Energy in the UK
Paco Hevia, Thalia Waste Management
4:20 pm – 4:40 pm
Converting Trash to Syngas and High Value Products: Hurdles, Failures, Success, and Opportunity*
Marc Bacon, Omni
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 15
8:00 am – 8:15 am
Welcome
Cliff Keeler, GSTC Board Vice Chair
Session 8, Wednesday Morning
Syngas Processing Improvements
Session Chair: Yoojung Kim, Celanese, GSTC Treasurer
8:15 am – 8:35 am
CO2 to Chemicals via RWGS and FT: Technology and Plant Updates
Dr. Bradley Brennan and Bruce Logue, Dimensional Energy
8:35 am – 8:55 am
High-Temperature Polymer Membranes for Hydrogen Recovery and Syngas Optimization in Industrial Processes
Joe Sawa, Membravo
8:55 am – 9:15 am
Optimizing Syngas Treatment with High Performance Ceramic Filter Technology
Cameron Kiani, Precision Partners
9:15 am – 9:35 am
Panel Questions and Answers
Panel Questions and Answers
9:35 am – 10:35 am
Networking Break
Networking Break
Session 9, Wednesday Morning
Innovative Biomass Gasification
Session Chair: Franz Petzold, Clariant, GSTC Board
10:35 am – 10:55 am
GTM Fluidised Bed Gasification Solutions for Sustainable Biofuels
David Longden, Sumitomo Foster Wheeler
10:55 am – 11:15 am
Frontline BioEnergy’s Tar-Free Gas Technology for Gasification of Biomass
Dr. Thomas Paskach, Frontline BioEnergy
11:15 am – 11:35 am
Navigating the Future: GIDARA Energy’s HTW® Technology for SAF and Marine Fuels
Prashant Kumar, Gidara
11:35 am – 11:55 am
Panel Questions and Answers
Panel Questions and Answers
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Networking and Lunch Break
Networking and Lunch Break
Session 10, Wednesday Afternoon
Utilizing Light and Electricity in Syngas Processing
Session Chair: Ian Crummack, Cobalt Energy, GSTC Board
1:30 pm – 1:50 pm
Electrified Synthesis Gas Generation for Production of Low Carbon Hydrogen and Sustainable Fuels*
Amanda de Jager, Topsoe
1:50 pm – 2:10 pm
Power of Light to Fuel for Flight Electrified Biogas-to-SAF: A Scalable Pathway for Low-Carbon Fuel and Credit Generation
Murtuza Marfani, Syzygy Plasmonics
2:10 pm – 2:30 pm
Syngas/Hydrogen Production from Biogas via Electric Reforming: eBlue™ H2
Matteo Mennella, KT Tech S.p.A
2:30 pm – 2:50 pm
Panel Questions and Answers
Panel Questions and Answers
2:50 pm – 3:30 pm
Networking Break
Networking Break
Session 11, Wednesday Afternoon
Optimal Syngas Applications
Session Chair: W.E. Preston, GSTC Executive Director
3:30 pm – 3:50 pm
Chemical Looping: A Path to Feedstock Flexible Syngas Production
Will Latta, Babcock and Wilcox
3:50 pm – 4:10 pm
Unlocking Potential & Enhancing Plant Performance through Targeted Revamp Approaches
Eric Wright, Schmidtsche Schack Arvos GmbH
4:10 pm – 4:30 pm
Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
4:30 pm – 4:40 pm
Closing Remarks
WE Preston, GSTC Executive Director
* Denotes GSTC Member presentation
2025 Conference Sponsors
Platinum Level Sponsors
Gold Level Sponsors
Session Sponsors
