2017 Bilateral Meeting

August 28-29, 2017
Hosted by Hunton & Williams LLP 2200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 9th Floor Washington, DC, USA

AGENDA

  Monday, August 28th

09:30 WELCOME AND OVERVIEW OF MEETING

Welcoming Remarks and Keynote:
“Why International Collaboration Is Important”
Kimberly Rasar, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 

Overview of Bilateral
Richard Lynch, International Activities Advisor, Office of Fossil Energy, DOE

Objectives of Meeting )
Jostein Dahl Karlsen, Senior Adviser, Research and Technology Section, Climate, Technology & Industry Department, Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE)

09:45 PLENARY SESSION

Welcome and Introduction from Host  Fred Eames, Partner, Hunton & Williams LLP

Update on United States CCS Program with emphasis on Incentives and Policies
Jarad Daniels, Director, Office of Strategic Planning & Global Engagement, Office of Fossil Energy, DOE

Update on Norway CCS Program with emphasis on Incentives and Policies
William Christensen, Deputy Director General, MPE

10:45 Refreshment Break

11:00 PLENARY SESSION: Incentives and Business Models. Sponsors’ (Industry’s) Views on Incentives and Business Models

Strategic CO2 Storage Initiatives that Promote Commercial Readiness  Richard Esposito, The Southern Company

Incentive Structures and Business Models for CO2 Storage Projects  Per Ivar Karstad, Statoil

Overview of Study on Approaches for International Collaboration and Financing of CCUS Pilot Projects
Tom Russial, Consultant to Carbon Utilization Research Council

Discussion on Business Models Moderator: Bjørn-Erik Haugan, Gassnova

12:30 Lunch

1:30 PLENARY SESSION: Technical Opportunities of Joint Interest

Crosscutting Collaboration Opportunities for Research and Plant Improvement Regis Conrad, Division of Crosscutting Research, Office of Fossil Energy, DOE, and Åse Slagtern, Research Council of Norway

Possible Joint Areas of Interest for CO2 Utilization Charles Taylor, National Energy Technology Laboratory, and
Bjørn-Erik Haugan, Gassnova

Cross-Border Transportation – A Key to Unlocking Full-Scale CCS Ingvild Ombudstvedt, IOM Law, Norway

2:30 Short Refreshment Break

2:45 CONCURRENT EXPERT WORKING GROUP SESSIONS

Agendas and presentations for the breakout sessions are found by clicking on each.

6.30 End of Day 1 Program   

Tuesday, August 29th

9:15 PLENARY SESSION: Offshore Geologic CO2 Sequestration

Analysis of Costs and Benefits of CO2 Sequestration on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Hunter Jonsson, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, U.S. Department of Interior

Early Results from Tomakomai Offshore CCS Demonstration Project Jiro Tanaka, Japan CCS Company

Outcomes and Messages from 2 nd International Workshop on Offshore CO2  Storage (June 2017) Lars Ingolf Eide, Research Council of Norway (RCN) 

10:45 Refreshment Break

11:00 PLENARY SESSION: Small-Scale Carbon Capture

Outcomes and Messages from Small-Scale and Modular Carbon Capture Workshop (January 2017) Josh Stolaroff, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States

11:30 PRESENTATIONS BY AREA LEADS: Future Plans

Large-Scale Testing of Carbon Capture Technologies  John Litynski, Division of CCS Research, Office of Fossil Energy, DOE
Bjørn-Erik Haugan, Gassnova

CO2 Storage / EOR
Darin Damiani, Division of CCS Research, Office of Fossil Energy, DOE Per Ivar Karstad, Statoil

1:00 PLENARY SESSION: Other Topics

U.S.-Norway Communications Collaboration Update Hans Jørgen Vinje, Gassnova
Sallie Greenberg, University of Illinois

Skype presentations by Petra Nova and NetPower  

1:40 CLOSING PLENARY SESSION

CLOSED SESSION – FOR DOE and MPE/RCN PARTICIPANTS ONLY

Planning the Way Forward

  • Key Actions Summary
  • General Discussion
  • Next Steps
  • Future Meetings
    Closing Comments
    William Christensen, Deputy Director General, MPE
    Jarad Daniels, Director, Office of Strategic Planning & Global Engagement, Office of Fossil Energy, DOE

2:15 Lunch / Bilateral Meeting Ends