Wednesday 25 March

TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP
Chair: Daniel Cicero, Technology Manager for Hydrogen and Syngas,
National Energy Technology Laboratory, United States Department Of Energy (USA)
 
8:45 a.m. Welcome, Introduction - Presentation of workshop technical cases and objectives:
Cases: Powder River Basin or Illinois #6 coal, 40,000 bpd equally split diesel/naphta
Objectives: Presentations, discussions on technology performances including barrels/ton yields,
water consumption, CO2 emissions, process flexibility and economics.
9:00 a.m. Indirect route: Gasification and CTL
  • Robert Carpenter, Marketing Manager – Gasification, GE Energy (USA)
  • Chistoph Hanrott, Vice President Sales, Gasification and CTL, Uhde (Germany)
  • Vann Bush, Managing Director, Gasification and Gas Processing, GTI (USA)
10:30-11:00 a.m. Morning Networking Break
11:00 am Indirect route: Synthetic Gas to Liquids
  • Ulrich Berger, Vice President Technology, Lurgi (Germany)
  • Mike Hayes, Public Affairs Manager, Sasol (USA)
  • Dennis Corn, Director of Project Development, Rentech (USA)
  • Samuel Tabak, License Executive, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering (USA)
12:30-2:00 p.m. Lunch
2:00 p.m. Direct Route and Hybrid Systems
  • John Duddy, Technology Manager, Axens (USA)
  • Eiichiro Makino, General Manager for Development, Energy and Mineral Resources,
    Sojitz (Japan)

  • Samuel Tam, Director of Technology, Headwaters (USA)
3:30-4:00 p.m. Afternoon Networking Break
4:00 p.m. Non conventional technologies
  • Plasma gasification - Coal or Biomass to Ethanol
    Hector Cruz, Vice President, Engineering, Westinghouse Plasma Corporation (USA)
  • Mild Pyrolisis: a re-innovative low carbon technology - Focus on lignite
    Thyl Kint, Chief Executive Officer, Spitfire Oil (Australia)
  • Single-Loop Conversion of Synthesis Gas to Gasoline through Methanol & DME
    Finn Joensen, Project Manager, Syngas & Chemicals Technology Haldor Topsoe
    (Denmark)