Center for Responsible Shale Development Summit: The Role of Natural Gas in a Decarbonized Energy System
Date and Location
Wednesday, January 15, 2020, from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Bosch Spark Conference Room, 5201 Scott Hall | Carnegie Mellon University | 5000 Forbes Ave. | Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Agenda
8:00am – 9:00am Check-in and Breakfast
9:00am – 9:30am Welcome
- Welcome remarks, Jared Cohon, CRSD Board Chair
- Welcome to the CMU Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, Anna Siefken
- Overview of the Day, Tisha Schuller, Adamantine Energy
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Introductions
9:30am – 10:30am Under Pressure: External Forces Driving a Decarbonized Energy System
- Conversation starters (10 min each):
- Investment perspective on the risk posed by climate and decarbonization pressure on the natural gas industry – Tisha Schuller
- A vision for natural gas’ role in a low-carbon economy – Mark Boling, 2C Energy
- Facilitated discussion – Tisha Schuller
10:30am – 10:45am Break
10:45am – 11:45am A Vision for Decarbonizing the Energy System
- Conversation starter (10 min):
- What are the key elements of a zero-carbon gas energy system? What actions could move critical parts of this system? What more would we need to know and what do we need to do? – Paula Gant, GTI
- Possible regional markets for decarbonized gas: zero carbon electricity, hydrogen and ammonia for industry, power, buildings and transport and how do we get it out of the region – Jonathan Lewis, CATF
- Facilitated discussion — Michael Teague
11:45am – 12:30pm Lunch
12:30pm – 1:45pm Regional Decarbonized Gas Across the Value Chain
- Conversation starters (10 min each):
- Virtual elimination of methane leaks through the full supply chain, addressing other environmental impacts – David McCabe, CATF
- Building a Differentiated Gas Marketplace – Cameron Prell, The Coefficient Group
- Getting zero carbon product out of the region: pipes and wires – Andrew Place, PA PUC
- Facilitated discussion – Tisha Schuller
1:45pm – 2:00pm Break
2:00pm – 3:00pm R&D: Investments, Research, and Collaborations in Practice
- Conversation starters (10 min each):
- Creative partnerships and synergies with NETL – Brian Anderson, Director, NETL
- Collaborations and Opportunities with CMU – Anna Siefken, Scott Institute
- Facilitated discussion – Michael Teague
3:00pm – 4:00pm Path forward
- Facilitated discussion – Michael Teague
- Round robin – One takeaway