CERAWeek: Day One
CERAWeek, the United States’s largest oil and gas conference, runs from March 18 to the 22nd in Houston, Texas.
09:30am – 10:10am (CST) / 10:30am- 11:10am (EST)
DOE R&D Overview
Overview of DOE early to mid stage R&D activities. Panelists from Labs, ARPA-e, EERE
Speakers:- Vanessa Chan, Chief Commercialization Officer for the Department of Energy and Director of the Office of Technology Transitions
- Steven Ashby, Director of the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Jeff Marootian, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
11:00am – 11:40am (CST) / 12:00pm- 12:40pm (EST)
The “Capital Transition” Funding the Energy Transition
Energy has reemerged as a great driving force in finance, unlocking capital for the sector and underpinning rising investment. Energy remains the lifeblood of national economies, and in a newly competitive era, both legacy fossil fuel and new cleantech assets are being funded despite higher interest rates. How this new energy era plays out will be determined by how the “capital transition” unfolds, and the availability of private and public capital for existing and emerging technologies. How does the renewed focus on energy attract capital and shareholders’ interest? How do capital markets, companies and governments manage a “capital transition”?
Speakers:- Roger Diwan
- Jigar Shah, Department of Energy
- Marcel van Poecke
- Christian Bruch
11:30am – 12:15pm (CST) / 12:30pm- 1:15pm (EST)
DOE Continuum – Carbon Management
Speakers:- Darien Sturges, Senior Advisor, United States Department of Energy, Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations
- Noah Deich, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Carbon Management in the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, Department of Energy
- Katheryn Scott, United States Department of Energy, Office of Technology Transitions
12:40pm – 01:55pm (CST) / 1:40pm- 2:55pm (EST)
Luncheon & Keynote Address
Speakers:- Daniel Yergin
- Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary of Energy
02:05pm – 02:45pm (CST) / 3:05pm- 3:45pm (EST)
Energy: The impact of competition and rivalries in a multipolar world
Governments around the world are competing to win the clean energy industries of the future. Some countries are relying on incentives, others are using regulation to accelerate clean energy deployment while also bringing green supply lines close to home. How will energy competition reshape economic ties? What are the energy transition security drivers and how do companies navigate this new landscape?
Speakers:- Carlos Pascual
- Amos Hochstein, Special Presidential Coordinator for Global Infrastructure and Energy Security
- Catherine MacGregor
- Kadri Simson
03:30pm – 04:10pm (CST) / 4:30pm- 5:10pm (EST)
Enabling Critical Technologies through Public-Private Partner Partnerships
Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) can play a crucial role in facilitating the expansion of clean energy. Energy transformation requires coordinated, holistic, whole-systems solutions across our full energy economy to accelerate new technologies, integrate energy systems and implement solutions at scale. What needs to be done to secure financial support, foster collaboration and promote mutual understanding between the private and public sectors?
Speakers:- Shin Kim
- Vyshi Suntharalingam, Chief Technology & Engineering Officer (CTEO) for the United States Department of Defense Office of Strategic Capital
- Vanessa Chan
- Hans Kobler
04:00pm – 04:30pm (CST) / 5:00pm- 5:30pm (EST)
Hydrogen Policy Post IRA: What is the status of the American hydrogen hubs?
Hear from America’s newest hydrogen hub to hear how this historic investment of clean energy through hydrogen will help the United States meet its energy security goals. Diverse regions will enjoy federal support to help regional economies and with a large investment in clean energy jobs and manufacturing. These diverse regions will kickstart the United States energy economy with large scale production projects, transportation networks and decarbonizing industry. Hear directly from the hubs to get the latest updates.
Speakers:- Noah Feingold
- Kelly Cummins, Acting Director for the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) at the U.S. Department of Energy
- Eric Guter
- Manka Khanna
04:30pm – 04:55pm (CST) / 5:30pm- 5:55pm (EST)
Spotlight | How U.S. Policy Can Accelerate the Energy Transition
The year 2024 is pivotal for U.S. ambitions to drive climate action and sustain energy security. The U.S. legal foundations are in place through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. COP28 created a framework for transitioning away from fossil fuels. How will climate ambitions translate into an agenda that drives investment nationally and globally to accelerate emission reductions? How quickly can IRA incentives be incorporated into the tax code? Can permitting reform keep pace with infrastructure demands? What are the strategies to leverage private capital, especially for developing countries? Will industry be welcomed as a partner in innovation and decarbonization? Join a dialogue with the new U.S. Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Change to understand how he is shaping the U.S. agenda for 2024 and preparing for future challenges.
Speakers:- Carlos Pascual
- John Podesta, Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Change
04:30pm – 05:10pm (CST) / 5:30pm- 6:10pm (EST)
Hydrogen: How to grow a market
Countries are providing incentives to develop new hydrogen markets, with the U.S. leading the way on the scale of government funding available to the emerging industry. Yet there are still questions about how hydrogen can be produced cleanly at scale, and how new end-user markets will develop, creating uncertainties about the hydrogen business’ pace of growth and ultimate size. Where will supply come from? Which use case segments are most promising for hydrogen demand? Where can hydrogen compete with traditional fuels without government support?
Speakers:- Shankari Srinivasan
- David Crane, Department of Energy
- Seifi Ghasemi
- Marco Alverà
- Stéphane Michel
4:55pm – 05:15pm (CST) / 5:55pm- 6:15pm (EST)
Spotlight | Energy Present and Energy Future
Speakers:- Daniel Yergin
- Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.)
05:00pm – 05:30pm (CST) / 6:00pm- 6:30pm (EST) Solutions to Decarbonize Hard-to-Abate Sectors Carbon Management/Decarbonization Hard-to-abate sectors have many decarbonization approaches available to consider. These include changing manufacturing processes and operations to reduce costs and emissions; waste heat integration; utilizing lower-carbon materials and feedstocks; electrification; energy efficiency; using renewable power; as well as participating in low-carbon hubs with CCUS and hydrogen. How are different industries selecting viable solutions? Which solutions can save costs or boost revenue as well as cut emissions? What emerging solutions could transform some of these harder-to-abate sectors?
Speakers:- Deb Ryan
- Kendall Dilling
- Kai Guo
- Katheryn Scott, United States Department of Energy, Office of Technology Transitions
5:15pm – 05:35pm (CST) / 6:15pm- 6:35pm (EST)
Spotlight | Energy Security and National Security
Speakers:- Daniel Yergin
- Sen. Daniel Sullivan (R-Alaska)
07:30pm – 09:00pm (CST) / 8:30pm- 10:00pm (EST)
Climate Policies Post COP28
Climate change has become a top-tier agenda item for governments around the world and at international forums like the UN and G20. What are the different approaches that governments are taking at home to tackle climate change? How is climate ambition reshaping the global energy system, political alliances and trade? Can international initiatives still rally a consensus or must new strategies emerge to address the combined challenges of energy security, transition and affordability?
Speakers:- Anna Mosby
- Charlotte Wolff-Bye
- Joshua Volz, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Europe, Eurasia, Africa and the Middle East in the Office of International Affairs at the U.S. Department of Energy
- Julien Perez
- Alisa Newman Hood
- Paul McConnell