Agenda
Day 1
May 29, 2024
Registration Opens – Coffee and Refreshments Available
Susan GreyDirector SustainabilityCenovus Energy
Karen SpencerDirector ESGPieridae Energy
Christophe OwttrimExecutive Director, Technology and InnovationEmissions Reduction Alberta
Hear from energy producers on the challenge of transitioning to cleaner energy and meeting the global energy demand.
- Exploring solutions to a sustainable and secure energy supply mix
- How are companies participating in and supporting the transition to a low carbon economy?
- What strategies can be used to satisfy ESG and investor expectations in a competitive market?
How the Power Sector in Alberta is Responding to Federal Decarbonization Targets and the 2035 Transition Goal
Andre BernierDirector General, Electricity Resources BranchNatural Resources Canada
Matthew DavisDirector Regulatory Capital Power Corporation
Maureen KollaProject Lead, Alberta’s Electricity FutureEnergy Futures Lab
Mark McGillivrayDirector, Public Policy and Government RelationsENMAX
Graeme BurkDirector of CommunicationsElectricity Canada
Hear about the impacts of the Clean Electricity Regulation on the Alberta power sector, and how they will use technology to transition to a low carbon future.
- How is the sector responding to the targets of a net-zero economy by 2050, including constraints, limitations, and long-term system-level planning?
- Views on electrification and meeting potential demand growth, reliability and affordability
- What is the expected load growth in the near term and over the next 20 years as natural gas becomes the primary fuel source over coal?
- Discussion of CER interplay with Alberta’s market reforms
Networking Refreshment Break
NEW TECHNOLOGIES TOWARDS DECARBONIZATION
Exploring Commercial Applications of CCUS and Carbon Conversion in the Drive to Net Zero
Greg MaidmentDirector CCS SubsurfaceDeep Sky
Erik PeturssonVice President, Policy and Carbon MarketsEntropy Inc.
Breanne O’ReillyDirector, Strategic PartnershipsInternational CCS Knowledge Centre
Brian SenioCorporate Development/Government RelationsEavor Technologies Inc.
P. Raman NarayananCCUS AdvisorBecht(formerly Shell)
Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) is an important technology for energy security, environmental protection, and economic competitiveness to meet future GHG targets. This presentation will address large scale CCS deployment and what is needed to reduce carbon emissions:
- Assessing the cost-effectiveness of CCS in reducing emissions and striking a balance between reliability and the environment
- Exploring the unique potential for CCS to meet GHG targets while enabling continued use of existing power plant facilities
- Addressing the cost concerns associated with regulated vertically integrated monopoly and competitive markets
- Policy advantages to achieve public CO2 capture support
- Benefits, drawbacks, costs and risks for the potential pathways to decarbonization for the various industrial sectors, especially oil, gas and power sectors
Networking Lunch for Delegates and Speakers
NEW TECHNOLOGIES TOWARDS DECARBONIZATION
Assessing the Opportunities and Innovations in New Net Zero Technologies and Alternative Ways to Decarbonize
David KellyCEOSky Fire Energy
Akhil AbatVenture PartnerNGIF Capital
Exploring the future of new net zero technologies including grid modernization in non-emitting electricity and other decarbonization solutions.
INNOVATION SPOTLIGHT
Innovation Spotlights will feature focused presentations highlighting technologies towards clean energy
Networking Refreshment Break
Developments in Hydrogen in the Drive to Net Zero/Hydrogen Technologies and Plans For A Hydrogen Power Hub
Philip HoracekDirector of Net Zero FuelsThe Transition Accelerator
- Highlighting plans to integrate hydrogen into the power system
- Exploring Alberta’s Hydrogen Roadmap and Clean Hydrogen Centre of Excellence; how will it move from development to marketplace?
- Achieving scale through improved technologies and commercialization
- Exploring CCUS as an integral piece of the development of clean hydrogen
- Plans for a hydrogen hub in Edmonton to develop a local hydrogen economy: timelines and next steps; legislative & regulatory regime.
- Exploring how to best produce and sell hydrogen
Paula McGarriglePresident & CEO, CanadaSolas Energy Inc.
- Examining the role of green hydrogen, produced from renewables and the role of blue hydrogen produced from methane and carbon capture
- Assessing the demand for and growth rate of hydrogen
- What regions are most likely to participate in the hydrogen economy?
Closing Remarks and Day 1 Adjourns
Day 2
May 30, 2024
Registration Opens – Coffee and Refreshments Available
Jason SwitzerCEOEquitable Origin
Noreen FarrellDirector, ESG & SustainabilityCapital Power Corporation
Patrycja DrainvilleDirector, Sustainable FinanceScotiabank
- What is the role of sustainable finance to attract capital?
- How ESG is changing the dynamics of power finance
- Natural gas and nuclear powered generation within transition and green taxonomies
- Assessing the variables that need to be considered for an affordable transition, including price, policy, and risk
INNOVATION SPOTLIGHT
Innovation Spotlights will feature focused presentations highlighting technologies towards clean energy.
Networking Refreshment Break
Tom StevensCanadian Nuclear LeadDeloitte LLP
Daniel JurijewVice-President, Regulatory, Siting and Stakeholder Engagement (SMR)Capital Power Corporation
SMR technology has great potential to supply non-emitting energy in many different industries and applications, including in Alberta’s oilsands.
- Highlighting the partnership between Capital Power and Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to assess the viability of building small modular power reactors by 2035
- How are SMR’s (less than 300MW) competitive with other low-carbon forms of energy?
- What is the potential for SMR’s in on-grid, off-grid communities, and in oilsands and mining?
NEW TECHNOLOGIES TOWARDS DECARBONIZATION
The Role of Propane and Geothermal Energy as a Fuel Source on the Decarbonization Roadmap
Katie KachurVice President, Government Relations WestCanadian Propane Association
Dr. Catherine HicksonCEOAlberta No. 1
The Role of Propane as a Fuel Source on the Decarbonization Roadmap
While propane is already a low-carbon energy choice, the industry is charting its path to produce renewable propane to reduce its emissions even further. Already available on the market today in other countries, renewable propane allows homes and businesses to significantly reduce their carbon footprint without expensive retrofitting or changes to heating systems.
The Role of Geothermal Energy as a Resource
- Assessing the role of geothermal generation in Alberta’s power sector
- Highlighting current geothermal projects underway
- How would geothermal projects contribute to baseload electricity? How can geothermal compete with other sources of clean energy?
Networking Lunch for Delegates and Speakers
Mike SchoenenbergerVP - Engineering, Projects and OperationsEnfinite
Robert TremblayPolicy ManagerEnergy Storage Canada
- What is the expected electricity generation from renewables (wind, hydro, solar)?
- Highlighting the integration of energy storage into the Alberta market and overall implications of growing energy storage resources connecting to the grid
- How can the energy sector drive towards a 100% renewable energy future
- Exploring future-fuel enabled power plants, hybrid solutions, energy storage and other key innovations to deliver increased efficiency, reliability and guaranteed performance on the road to zero
- Insights on the level of investment needed to increase solar and wind energy and strategies required for solar and wind to achieve critical mass
Accelerating the Path to a Net Zero Future – Next Steps Towards Reliability, Affordability and Sustainability
Marie-Christine (MC) BouchardProgram Director, Oil and GasPembina Institute
Alison CretneyManaging DirectorEnergy Futures Lab
In this closing panel operators will offer insights, lessons learned and innovative strategies towards decarbonization targets. Discussion will summarize what is needed now for investment and infrastructure development to achieve sustainability goals.