Carbon Capture & Storage Summit
June 12-14, 2023 ~ Omaha, NECo-located with the International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo
Capturing and storing carbon dioxide in underground wells has the potential to become the most consequential technological deployment in the history of the broader biofuels industry. Deploying effective carbon capture and storage at biofuels plants will cement ethanol and biodiesel as the lowest carbon liquid fuels commercially available in the marketplace. The Carbon Capture & Storage Summit will offer attendees a comprehensive look at the economics of carbon capture and storage, the infrastructure required to make it possible and the financial and marketplace impacts to participating producers.
Registration
Access to all events at one price - includin
g admission to all conference sessions (co-located events, plenary sessions and breakout sessions), entry to the Expo, all meal functions, and speaker presentations (available on conference app during the event). Producers Attend for Free.

If you have any questions on registration or rates please give us a call at 866-746-8385.
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Agenda
Monday, June 12
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8:00 am - 3:30 pm |
FEW Golf Outing
Indian Creek Golf Course Learn More | Register Now |
8:30 am - 10:00 am |
Concurrent Panels
Int'l Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo Biodiesel Summit: Sustainable Avaition & Renewable Diesel
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10:00 pm - 10:30 pm |
Refreshment Break
Ballroom Lobby
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10:30 am - 12:00 pm |
Concurrent Panels
Int'l Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo Biodiesel Summit: Sustainable Avaition & Renewable Diesel
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Noon - 1:00 pm |
Networking Lunch
Ballroom Lobby
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1:30 pm - 3:00 pm |
Concurrent Panels
Int'l Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo Biodiesel Summit: Sustainable Avaition & Renewable Diesel
Carbon Capture & Storage Summit
Gazing into a Crystal Ball: Forecasting What the Future Holds for the Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilization Industry
Room 213/214
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The pipeline of carbon capture projects in North America alone contains over 150 different projects valued at over $33 billion. Carbon capture and sequestration is the leading decarbonization strategy across multiple industries, including biofuel production. This panel discussion will stake out the policies responsible for this incredible momentum, the technologies under development to make it manifest and the impact to the sectors into which it is deployed. Attendees looking for a panel to build a foundational understanding of CCS will appreciate this panel’s broad and comprehensive presentations.
Moderator: Erin Billeri, Client Engagement Lead, Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute
- Todd Bush, Managing Director, Fuse Markets
Carbon Capture Outlook for 2023-2030
- Elizabeth Burns-Thompson, Vice President, Government and Public Affairs, Navigator CO2
The Heartland Greenway Project: Project Level Updates and Future Development
- David Miller, Consulting Chief Economist, Decision Innovation Solutions
45Z and 45Q Tax Credits: Game Changers for the Ethanol Industry
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3:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Refreshment Break
Exhibit Halls BC
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3:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
Concurrent Panels
Int'l Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo Biodiesel Summit: Sustainable Avaition & Renewable Diesel
Carbon Capture & Storage Summit
Making Sense of the Complex Permit Requirements for Carbon Capture and Storage Projects
Room 213/214
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This panel will highlight the permitting journey participating ethanol producers and pipeline operators will be required to undertake before one ton of carbon dioxide can be sequestered. The discussion will cover all the territory between baseline environmental testing and monitoring all the way through ongoing testing and monitoring to data management, verification and reporting. The presentations will be delivered by professionals with deep knowledge and experience in biofuels permitting and will draw upon the knowledge from the early work being done in the CCS space.
- Angie Ronayne, Senior Consultant, Merjent, Inc.
Pipeline Environmental Permitting Considerations for CCS Projects
- Tim Eggeman, Chief Technology Officer, New Phase Energy
Environmental Permitting Challenges for CCS Projects at US Fuel Ethanol Facilities
- Brad Pekas, Senior Engineer/Hydrogeologist, Trihydro Corporation
Baseline Environmental Testing & Monitoring Programs for CCS Projects
- Andrea Foglesong, Vice President/Sr EHS Consultant, PROtect, LLC
Proposed GHG Reporting Rule Changes and Associated Reporting Expectations for CCS
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5:00 pm - 6:30 pm |
Expo Grand Opening & Welcome Reception
Exhibit Halls BC
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Tuesday, June 13
8:00 am - 9:00 am |
Breakfast
Ballroom Lobby
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8:30 am - 11:00 am |
General Session
Ballroom BC
Welcome Industry Awards Keynote Speaker Industry Panel
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11:00 am - 6:30 pm |
Expo Open
Exhibit Halls BC
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11:00 am - 1:30 pm |
Dedicated Expo Time
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11:30 am - 1:00 pm |
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1:30 pm - 3:00 pm |
Concurrent Panels
Int'l Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo Biodiesel Summit: Sustainable Avaition & Renewable Diesel
Carbon Capture & Storage Summit
Unraveling the Section 45 Tax Credits Providing the Tailwinds for Carbon Capture and Storage Projects
Room 213/214
Read Description
In addition to coupling carbon capture technology at their facilities, industrial operators must be prepared for a parallel effort to maximize the varying incentives and tax credit programs vital to the project’s long term financial success. This panel largely focuses on the Section 45 tax credits offering a robust explanation of how the credits work, what the requirements are to be awarded the tax credits and the varying ways in which these tax credits can be monetized.
- Dawn Lima, Associate VP - Renewable Energy & Sustainable Technologies, Foss & Company
Optimizing Carbon Capture Tax Credit Transactions
- Donna Funk, Principal, Pinion
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – Tax Credit Alphabet Soup
- Robert Coon, Partner, Kutak Rock LLP
The Alphabet Soup Of Section 45 (45Q, 45Z, Etc.)
- Ben Nelson, Director of Carbon Programs, Summit Carbon Solutions
Financing CCS And Tax Credit Monetization
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3:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Refreshment Break in the Expo
Exhibit Halls BC
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3:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
Concurrent Panels
Int'l Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo Panels
Carbon Capture & Storage Summit
Ready to Launch: Reviewing CCS Project Development Fundamentals as the Industry Prepares to Transition from Planning to Construction
Room 213/214
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If CCS technologies are going to deliver on their incredible promise, the developers of these projects will have to successfully thread a sequence of technological, engineering, policy and stakeholder needles. The good news is that every day the current roster of developers are learning valuable lessons that can deliver real value to other developers. This panel will serve as an open-source forum of sorts to share these early lessons in the hopes of increasing the chances of success for projects entering the development pipeline now.
Moderator: Jon Cartlidge, Commercial Sales Director, Battelle
- James Fann, Vice President, Business Development & Corporate Affairs, The International CCS Knowledge Centre
Bringing CCS Projects To Life – The Critical Role Of Collaboration And Applying Lessons From The Past
- John Hamling, Assistant Vice President: Strategic Partnerships, EERC
Implementing the First Incentive-Driven CCS Projects
- Andrew Duguid, Vice President, Advanced Resources International
How to Develop a Successful CO2 Storage Project
- Aaron Eldridge, South Dakota Project Manager, Summit Carbon Solutions
CO2 Pipeline Design, Construction, and Operations
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5:00 pm - 6:30 pm |
Networking Reception in the Expo
Exhibit Halls BC
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Wednesday, June 14
7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast in the Expo
Exhibit Halls BC
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7:30 am - 1:30 pm |
Expo Open
Exhibit Halls BC
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8:30 am - 10:00 am |
Concurrent Panels
Int'l Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo Panels
Carbon Capture & Storage Summit
Eyeing the Strategies and Technologies Enabling the Safest and Most Efficient Sequestration of Captured CO2 Streams
Room 213/214
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This panel will expand on the day’s previous discussions about the importance of sub-surface modeling for CCS projects. Panelists will make clear the vital importance of thorough analysis of potential sequestration sites as a means of mitigating project risk. The presentations will be rooted in case studies from some of the sector’s earliest investigations and will outline how a failure to fully comprehend and calculate the storage potential of a well can jeopardize a project’s long-term financial viability.
- Evan MacDonald, Senior Geologist, Enverus
Quantifying Risk for Sequestration Success – A Look At Potential CO2 Storage Hazards and Complications in Southern Louisiana
- Kacey Garber, Project Professional, SCS Engineers
Applications of Solution Storage Efficiency via Multiphase Flow Modeling to Carbon Dioxide Storage Project Scoping
- Binbin Guo, Strategic Technology Manager, The Lubrizol Corporation
Direct Thickening of CO2 for Efficient Underground Carbon Storage
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10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Refreshment Break in the Expo
Exhibit Halls BC
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10:30 am - Noon |
Concurrent Panels
Int'l Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo Panels
Carbon Capture & Storage Summit
Dotted “I’s” and Crossed “T’s”: Contract and Reporting Considerations for CCS Project Developers
Room 213/214
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The impetus to participate in carbon capture and sequestration projects is well understood. The carbon reductions delivered offer market access, tax credits and other financial rewards to participating biofuels producers. This panel takes a deep look at the details of the local, state and federal permits and regulations producers will have to navigate in order to participate as well as the reporting requirements producers must build into their operational plant to satisfy regulators and capture all of the financial benefits of deploying the technology. Attendees will also hear about some contract considerations that are important to consider in the early stages of CCS project development.
- Vanessa Silke, Partner, Baird Holm LLP
Carbon Capture Projects and Environmental Permitting
- Kari Buttenhoff, Partner, Christianson PLLP
CCS: Learning to Swim in the Deep End: Navigating CARB Requirements
- David Bracht, Partner, Kutak Rock LLP
Key contract terms in CO2 Contracts
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Noon - 1:30 pm |
Networking Lunch in the Expo
Exhibit Halls BC
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1:30 pm - 6:30 pm |
Exhibitor Move-Out |
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm |
Concurrent Panels
Int'l Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo Panels
Carbon Capture & Storage Summit
Down Below: The Science of Understanding the Readiness of Geologic Formations to Receive Carbon Dioxide Streams
Room 213/214
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Modeling underground carbon dioxide storage formations is required by the EPA to obtain a class VI permit and authorization to begin sequestration. The presentations in this panel will help facilities considering CCS deployments understand the basics of what is required and what can be learned from underground models. Attention will also be paid to the importance of understanding how sub-surface modeling can protect investors from risk by identifying best and worst-case scenarios of potential sequestration volumes. Presenters will explain the critical importance of a thorough analysis of sub-surface modeling and how and when to incorporate it into CCS project development.
- Zach Freund, Reservoir Engineer, ARI
Why CCS Projects Need Subsurface CO2 Modeling And How It Leads To Successful Projects
- James Nutaitis, Carbon Consultant, EcoEngineers
Using a Geological Assessment to determine the Viability of Carbon Capture and Storage for Ethanol Producers
- Joseph Mello, Vice President, Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. (NSAI)
Subsurface Uncertainty in CCS Investment Decisions
- Stephanie Cook, Manager, Carbon Storage, Navigator CO2
Carbon Storage in Geological Formations: Science, Technology, and Workflow
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3:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Refreshment Break
Ballroom Lobby
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3:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
Concurrent Panels
Int'l Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo Panels
Carbon Capture & Storage Summit
Exploring the Best Design Packages Emerging for Carbon Capture and Storage Operations
Room 213/214
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Most observers of the coming wave of carbon capture and sequestration projects understand the basic concept of the technology but the nuts and bolts of how carbon will be captured from plants, prepared for direct injection into on-site wells or pipelines is less clear. This panel seeks to fill in that knowledge gap with four presentations on the leading designs for CCS facilities and the opportunities already being identified to reduce their overall cost of operation.
- John Oyen, Business Development Manager, ABB, Inc.
The Design and Operational model for full CCS facilities
- Mercy Renteria, Nat'l Business Development Mger - Energy - Strategic Business, Endress+Hauser
Optimal Technology for Carbon Capture
- Shane Hughes, Senior Sales Manager, Toshiba America Energy Systems Corp
Mikawa Post Combustion Capture Pilot Plant – Amine Solvent
- Andrew Sexton, Senior Engineer, Trimeric Coporation
CO2 Surface Facilities Process Evaluation and Design
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