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Free One-Day Public Symposium
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COAL GASIFICATION: WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR WYOMING?
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Agenda
Morning Session—Coal Gasification and IGCC: Meaning and Current Status
9:00 Welcome—Dr. Carol Frost—Interim Director, University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources
Gasification and IGCC 101—Dr. Richard Boardman—INEL What is gasification and how does gasification/IGCC work? Discussion of the products of gasification, including syn-gas for chemicals and fuels for power generation. How do the various gasification technologies compare, including mode of fuel feeding and fuel type (bituminous vs. subbituminous). How does IGCC differ from other power generation processes such as advanced coal combustion and oxy-combustion? Discussion of the environmental considerations of IGCC, including lower emissions, CO2 readiness, water usage and perceived limitations (e.g. costs and elevation).
Discussion of gasification and IGCC research and development activities at Western Research Institute.
Discussion of gasification and IGCC research and development activities at the University of Wyoming.
Gasification and IGCC: Status and Readiness—Elaine Everitt—U.S. DOE NETL Discussion of the demonstration and commercial-scale status of gasification technologies in the U.S. and worldwide. Also a discussion of demonstration programs for IGCC sponsored under the Clean Coal Initiative program and FutureGen.
Afternoon Session—IGCC: State Perspectives and Initiatives
Perspective from the Governor’s Office—Rob Hurless—WY Governor’s Office Discussion of Wyoming’s view of IGCC in a carbon-constrained future.
Discussion of the safeguards that the Wyoming has in place to ensure environmentally safe deployment, including CO2 sequestration.
Financing Issues of IGCC Projects—Eric Redman—Attorney Discussion of the financing of large IGCC projects—the risks, the advantages and the limitations (e.g., high elevations).
Wyoming’s Gasification and IGCC Initiatives—Steve Waddington— Executive Director, WY Infrastructure Authority Discussion of the WIA and the initiatives related to IGCC, including MOU with California, EP Act 2005, and impact of California Initiatives (AB32).
Role of Wyoming Public Service Commission—Steve Oxley—Chief Council, WY PSC Discussion of the role of PSC and its rate approval process for power from IGCC plants with and without CO2 sequestration.
4:00 Closing Comments/Discussions and Wrap-up |
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Wednesday February 28, 2007 Holiday Inn on the River Casper, Wyoming
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Sponsoring Organizations
The University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources, created by the Wyoming legislature and the Governor, is built on the three pillars of teaching, research and outreach. The mission of the SER Energy Outreach Center is to support scientific, engineering, and economic outreach for near-term and long-term energy planning through the open dissemination of information related to energy activities in Wyoming. The Energy Outreach Center provides information outreach to the public, state, industry and nation; facilitates data sharing with industry groups and state agencies; and provides consulting specialists for the Wyoming energy industry. For more information, see www.uwyo.edu/ser or contact the SER at (307) 766-2663.
The University of Wyoming Research Corporation, d.b.a. Western Research Institute (WRI) is a not-for-profit research and technology development organization. WRI is developing the coal technologies of the future, including coal conversion; providing support to the coal and utility industries in Wyoming; and delivering research and technology services for the oil and gas industry, including coal bed methane. WRI is the University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources public outreach partner. For more information, see www.westernresearch.org or contact WRI at (307) 721-2428.
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