WESTCARB Annual Meeting Anchorage

WESTCARB Annual Meeting Announcement
Anchorage, Alaska, October 1-2, 2008

WESTCARB Executive Director Martha Krebs and Technical Director Larry Myer invite you to attend the WESTCARB 2008 Annual Business Meeting, October 1 and 2, at the Hilton Anchorage Hotel in Anchorage, Alaska. This meeting will showcase progress on Phase II geologic and terrestrial field projects, improved characterization of regional CO2 storage opportunities, plans for the Phase III integrated oxy-combustion CO2 capture and large-volume geologic storage test, and state and national legislative/regulatory developments with respect to climate change and carbon sequestration.

Please indicate your intention to attend by e-mailing Jack McGowan of CIEE at jack.mcgowan@ucop.edu

2008 Meeting Schedule Preliminary Agenda
Tuesday, September 30
6:00 - 7:30 pm	Welcoming Reception
Wednesday, October 1
7:00 – 8:00 am	Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 9:30 am	SESSION I: Overview WESTCARB Welcome and Roundtable Introduction, Martha Krebs, California Energy Commission Host State/Alaska Welcome and Climate Change Strategy in Alaska, Larry Hartig, Commissioner, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation DOE Overview of the Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships Program, Dawn Deel, U.S. Department of Energy WESTCARB Vision and Accomplishments Overview, Larry Myer, California Energy Commission
9:30 – 9:50 am	Break
9:50 am – 12:00 pm	SESSION II: Phase II Pilot Progress and Lessons Learned Arizona Utilities CO2 Storage Pilot, John Henry Beyer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Rob Trautz, Electric Power Research Institute; and John Boyer, Arizona Public Service California Saline Formation CO2 Storage Pilot, John Henry Beyer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Industry Partner Terrestrial Sequestration Pilots and Sequestration-Related Wildfire Methodology Development, John Kadyszewski, Winrock International
12:00 – 1:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 – 5:20 pm	AFTERNOON CONCURRENT SESSIONS
1:00 – 3:15 pm	SESSION III(a): Terrestrial Sequestration Carbon Market Opportunities Related to Terrestrial Sequestration, John Kadyszewski, Winrock International Opportunities in the Forest Sector, Lessons Learned from WESTCARB Experiences to Date, facilitated by Tim Pearson, Winrock International Shasta County (CA) Afforestation and Fuels Projects, Bob Rynearson, Beaty & Associates; Leslie Bryan, Western Shasta Resource Conservation District Bascom Pacific, Jon Remucal, Pacific Forest Trust The California Climate Action Registry Draft Revised Protocols: A Case Study for Forest Management, Reforestation, Private and Public Lands on LaTour Demonstration State Forest, Tim Robards, CalFire Modeling Expected Carbon Dioxide Emission Avoidance and Reduction Benefits from Planned Fuel Treatments Implemented at Landscape Scale—Lake County, OR, Jim Cathcart, Oregon Department of Forestry
3:15 – 3:35 pm	Break
3:35 – 5:20 pm	SESSION III(a): Terrestrial Sequestration (continued) Terrestrial Sequestration Opportunities in Alaska, Ron Wolfe, Sealaska General Discussion of Opportunities and Experiences in Alaska and British Columbia, facilitated by Gary Kaster, Winrock International Tribal Lands and Biomass Opportunities Adaptation to Invasive Pests Other topics as identified during meeting
1:00 – 3:15 pm	SESSION III(b-1): Regional Geologic Sequestration Alaska CO2 Storage Potential Overview, Diane Shellenbaum, Alaska Department of Natural Resources Screening of Oil Pools on Alaskan North Slope and Phase Behavior Study of Viscous Oil and CO2 System in Conjunction with CO2 Sequestration, Shirish Patil, University of Alaska, Fairbanks Insights on Cook Inlet CO2 Storage Based on Operational Experience with Natural Gas Storage, Alan Dennis, Alaska Department of Natural Resources Saline Aquifer Storage Potential of Frontier Alaskan Sedimentary Basins, Scott Stevens, Advanced Resources International An Update on Geologic CO2 Storage Characterization in California, John Clinkenbeard, California Geological Survey Carbon Sequestration Atlas of the United States and Canada: Version 2, Mary Jane Coombs, California Air Resources Board
3:15 – 3:35 pm	Break
3:35 – 5:20 pm	SESSION III(b-2): CCS Technology Advances Insights into the Capacity Factor of Power Plants with CCS in the Western Electric Grid, Gary Shu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Comparison of Power Plant Siting Strategies for Units with and without CCS, Sunil Ghose, Nexant Industry Perspectives on CCS Technology Issues and Role in Greenhouse Gas Mitigation, facilitated by Rob Trautz, Electric Power Research Institute Dick Rhudy, Electric Power Research Institute John Boyer, Arizona Public Service James Andrew, Arizona Electric Power Cooperative Kevin Wanttaja, Salt River Project
Thursday, October 2
7:00 – 8:00 am	Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 10:30 am	SESSION IV: WESTCARB Phase III Large-Volume Sequestration Test Overview, Terry Surles, University of Hawaii CES Oxy-Combustion Technology Review, Larry Trowsdale, Clean Energy Systems Geologic Characterization and Modeling of the Kimberlina Phase III Project Site, Jeff Wagoner, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Reservoir Simulation of the Kimberlina Phase III Project Site, Curt Oldenburg and Christine Doughty, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Risk Assessment, Curt Oldenburg, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Hydrogen Energy California Project, Michael Cox, Hydrogen Energy CO2 Sequestration Market Development, Dwight Peters, Schlumberger
10:30 – 10:50 am	Break
10:50 am – 12:30 pm	SESSION V: National and State Regulatory Developments Review of EPA Draft Rulemaking for Geologic Carbon Sequestration, Gregory Schnaar, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency California Policy Directions, Martha Krebs, California Energy Commission Implementing AB 32, Mary Jane Coombs, California Air Resources Board AB 1925, Elizabeth Burton, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Hawaii's 2007 Greenhouse Gas Law (Act 234), Terry Surles, University of Hawaii
12:30 pm	Lunch
End of Meeting
Event Location Information: Hilton Anchorage Hotel 500 West Third Avenue Anchorage, AK 99501	Reservations: 1.907.272.7411 or 1-800-445-8667 Fax: 1.907.265.7044
Hotel reservations are available at the Hilton Anchorage at the special WESTCARB rate of $109+tax for reservations received by September 15, 2008, subject to availability. Please use group code: CIE to receive the special rate by visiting www.hiltonanchorage.com or calling the hotel directly. Visit http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/ANCAHHF-Hilton-Anchorage-Alaska/directions.do for airport-to-hotel transportation and driving information. Self parking at the Hilton Anchorage is $8 per day.