Session A: Legislation - Where We Stand Today
5/5/2008 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Room: 337-338
This session will provide an overview and utility industry perspective on the efforts to regulate GHG emissions in Congress, the EPA as well as regional and state programs.  The outcome of the current political move towards climate change regulation has created a period of tremendous uncertainty for the utility industry.  While the climate change movement has tremendously grown over the past several years, the options for the utility industry have very significant consequences both in terms of investment and end user power costs.  The speakers will provide their perspectives on how the regulatory effort may develop and how the challenges of a carbon constrained economy may be addressed by the utility industry.

Chair: Dan Adamson, Attorney, Davis Wright Tremaine
Co-Chair: Salil Bose, Senior Project Manager, Constellation Energy
Co-Chair: David Foerter, Executive Director, Institute of Clean Air Companies (ICAC)

The GHG Legislative Challenge
Grant Grothen, GHG Programs Director, Burns and McDonnell

EPA Administrative Action
David Tripp - Chair of the Environmental Law Practice Group, Stinson, Morrison & Hecker

Regional and State Efforts
John Sherwell, Ph.D., Administrator, Atmospheric Sciences - Power Plant Research Program, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Session B: Carbon Reduction Strategies and Planning
5/5/2008 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Room: 337-338
This session will examine some of the significant technical, economic, and public policy challenges of carbon dioxide capture and storage as a strategy to mitigate global climate change from fossil fuel combustion that is inexorably increasing worldwide to satisfy energy demands. These challenges are considerable, with many ramifications. This session will also discuss some ongoing research projects, planning, and alternatives.

Chair: Dorothy Peterson, P.E., Potomac-Hudson Engineering, Inc.
Co-Chair: Alistair Leslie, Consultant, Potomac-Hudson Engineering, Inc.
Co-Chair: Dr. Jerry Pell, Environmental Scientist, Project Manager, U.S. Department of Energy

The Carbon Cycle in a Changing Climate
William Brennan, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International Affairs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Alternative Energy on the Outer Continental Shelf: Potential Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Maureen Bornholdt, Program Manager, Alternative Energy Programs Office, Minerals Management Service

Carbon Capture and Storage: Will It Ever Be Ready For Prime Time?
Scott Olson, Senior Consultant, Nexant Inc.

Key Aspects of Site Selection for Power Plants with Carbon Capture
Dorothy Peterson, P.E., Potomac-Hudson Engineering, Inc.

Session C: Impact on the Power Sector and New Directions for the Industry
5/5/2008 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Room: 337-338
Utilities are now faced with responding to the challenges of addressing the sustainability issues associated with GHG reductions to address climate change.  While it is not necessary for a utility to either endorse or reject the science of climate change, it is imperative to establishing an effective dialogue with stakeholders on the issue.  The long-term utility generation strategy has been impacted, as evidenced by recent coal plant cancellations, but despite the current environmental GHG push, load growth increasingly jeopardizes power system reliability and new generation must be developed.  The options for current generation include traditional coal and gas fossil generation, nuclear, or renewable energy.  The speakers of this session will discuss the key elements to an effective utility GHG overall strategy and fossil and renewable energy generation impacts.

Co-Chair: Salil Bose, Senior Project Manager, Constellation Energy
Co-Chair: David Foerter, Executive Director, Institute of Clean Air Companies (ICAC)

Utility Guide to a Carbon Constrained World
Stephen Murphy - Senior Project Manager, Burns & McDonnell

How Nuclear and Renewables Fit into the Generation Mix
Justin Zachary - Principal Engineer, Bechtel Power Corporation

Reception
5/5/2008 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Room: Potomac Room at the Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel
The CARBON CONSTRAINT Reception will be held at the Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel in the Potomac Room. This hot hors d'ouvres open bar reception is a great opportunity to continue networking. Attendance is restricted to CARBON CONSTRAINT Delegates only.

Session 15A: Fleetwide Considerations for Achieving Emissions Compliance (Joint Session with 16A)
5/6/2008 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Room: 341-342
In response to federal and state rules limiting SO2, NOX, and mercury emissions over the next decade as well as emerging CO₂ limits, utilities are actively developing and implementing strategies to achieve compliance. This session will address regulatory and legislative initiatives, including GHG, and discuss the implications for generating companies.

Chair: Stephanie Procopis, Director of Marketing, Powerspan Corp.
Co-Chair: Dale Linaweaver, VP East Region, Constellation Power Generation

Current and Evolving Environmental Rulemakings (non-GHG)
Carl Weilert, Principal Air Pollution Control Engineer, Burns & McDonnell

Implications for Plant Projects and Maintenance After New York, Cinergy and Duke Energy
Eric Hiser, Attorney, Jorden Bischoff & Hiser, PLC

Status and Implications of GHG Policy Developments
Joel Bluestein, Senior Vice President, ICF International

Generating Company Perspective of GHG Policy Developments
Steve Corneli, VP Market and Climate Policy, NRG Energy

Session 16B: CO₂ Post-Combustion Capture Technologies
5/7/2008 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Room: 343
This session covers developing post-combustion CO₂ capture technologies. Capture technologies reviewed will include amine, ammonia, adsorbent and biological.

Chair: Dale Linaweaver, VP East Region, Constellation Power Generation
Co-Chair: Greg Lee, Plant Manager - Montrose, Kansas City Power & Light

Post Combustion Flue Gas CO₂ Scrubbing: Past, Present and Future
Harvey Wen, P.E.,  Manager of Advanced Technologies, Bechtel Power Corporation
Co-Author:
Sara Titus, Chemical Engineer, Bechtel Power Corporation

Testing of Ammonia Based CO₂ Capture with Multi-Pollutant Control TechnologyChristopher McLarnon, Ph.D., VP, Research and Development, Powerspan Corp.CO₂ Capture & Sequestration in Solid Form – An Overview of the SkyMine™ Process David St. Angelo, Vice-President Field Operations, Skyonic Inc.

Session 16C: CO₂ Sequestration Technologies
5/7/2008 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Room: 343
This session explores the logistics, costs, and technical considerations associated with geologically sequestering CO2 that is captured from power plants. Opportunities for coupling CO2 sequestration with enhanced oil recovery (EOR) or enhanced coal bed methane production are also discussed.

Chair: Dan Connell, Engineer, CONSOL Energy Inc., Research and Development

Co-Chair: Dimitri Lutchenkov,  Project Director, AQCS, Constellation Energy

Fundamentals of Carbon Capture and Sequestration Steve Carpenter, Director - Federal & Commercial Business, Marshall Miller & Associates

Implementation of Sequestration in the Midwest—overview of the Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration PartnershipDavid Ball, Battelle

Geological Sequestration of CO2 in the Middle of the North American Continent: Issues and Opportunities Michael Jones,  Senior Research Advisor, Energy & Environmental Research Center

Session 4D: Impact of Environmental Restrictions on Unit Operations
5/7/2008 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Room: 340
With all of the emissions limits in place and planned for generating units margins are tightening and generating companies must re-evaluate unit dispatch in light of these constraints over and above what we knew as economic dispatch. This session will focus on how generators are operating as well as planning for future operation strategies for continued environmental compliance.

Topics:
*  NOX SO2 and Particulate Emissions Limits
*  Carbon Constraints
*  Integration of Biofuels as a Carbon Management Strategy

Chair: Phil Webster,  Project Manager, Asset Management, Black & Veatch
Co-Chair: Michael Harbison,  Manager, Utility Risk Management, MEH & Associates, LLC

Panelists
Peter Kirk, VP Sales, NeuCo, Inc.
Steve Stolze, Executive Consultant, RJ Rudden Associates
Dale Linaweaver,  VP East Region, Constellation Power Generation

Session 6E: Advance Coal Technology & Developments Demonstration Projects
5/8/2008 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Room: 337-338
FutureGen, SaskPower and other advanced coal gasification based demonstration projects are now in various stages of development. Their common goals are meeting the most stringent reductions of criteria pollutants, increased efficiency, and CO2 capture and sequestration. The session will provide progress reports on these demonstrations focusing on technology goals/milestones and expected operational schedules.

Chair: Jerry Oliver, Executive Vice President, GreatPoint Energy

HydroMax® – A Novel Gasification System for Electricity Production

Phillip Brown,  President and Chief Executive Officer, Diversified Energy Corporation

Session 6F: Oxyfuel and Other Advanced Combustion Technologies
5/8/2008 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Room: 337-338
Oxyfuel combustion and other technologies now in development are intended to offer one option toward carbon capture in coal combustion based power plants. The session will provide an update on oxy-combustion demonstration efforts in North America and Europe and discuss alternative paths forward toward commercial use.

Chair: Ram Narula, Vice President & Manager of Technology, Bechtel Power Corporation
Co-Chair: Justin Zachary, Principal Engineer, Bechtel Power Corporation

Oxyfuel Combustion
Horst Hack, Director of Research and Development, Foster Wheeler North America Corp.

Oxyfuel Combustion
Minish Shah, R&D Manager - Hydrogen & Energy Process Technology, Praxair, Inc

Oxy-Coal Combustion Development Update
Dennis McDonald, P.E., The Babcock & Wilcox Co.

CO₂ Capture and Other Advanced Technologies
John Wheeldon, EPRI