WESTCARB AB1925 workshop

Workshop on the AB 1925 Report to the Legislature on Geologic Carbon Sequestration Strategies; Sacramento, CA, June 28, 2007

The California Energy Commission's PIER program conducted a staff workshop to examine and discuss the technical, economic, and institutional issues relevant to California’s consideration of geologic CO2 sequestration as a climate change mitigation measure. This workshop was part of the process that the Energy Commission, in coordination with the Dept of Conservation, used to meet the requirement of Assembly Bill 1925 to produce a report by November 1, 2007, for the Legislature that contains “recommendations for how the state can develop parameters to accelerate the adoption of cost-effective geologic sequestration strategies for long-term management of industrial carbon dioxide.”

The workshop, open to the public, assembled internationally known experts in geologic CO2 capture and storage (CCS)—also known as carbon sequestration—to assess the state of science and technology to support recommendations to the Legislature on how CCS could be implemented in California as a climate change mitigation measure.

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Staff Workshop on AB 1925 Report
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Overview of geologic sequestration in California Intent of AB1925 legislation	Kelly Birkinshaw/Elizabeth Burton California Energy Commission
Issues in regulating geologic sequestration in California	Mike Stettner, Div. of Oil and Gas and Geothermal Resources, California Dept. of Conservation
California formations suitable for CO2 storage	John Clinkenbeard California Geological Survey California Dept. of Conservation
Site characterization and certification	Julio Friedmann Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Monitoring and verification	Sally Benson Stanford University
Risks and risk management	Tom McKone Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Remediation and mitigation	Vello Kuuskraa Advanced Resources International, Inc.
Capture technologies	Dale Simbeck SFA Pacific, Inc.
Economics	Howard Herzog Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Legal and regulatory framework, indemnification and liability	Sarah Wade AJW, Inc.
Panel Discussion: Moderator: Rich Myhre, BKi
Sally Benson, Stanford University John Clinkenbeard, CA Geological Survey Julio Friedmann, LLNL Bob Gorham, Office of the State Fire Marshal Howard Herzog, MIT Vello Kuuskraa, ARI, Inc. Tom McKone, LBNL Larry Myer, CEC/LBNL Richard Rhudy, EPRI Dale Simbeck, SFA Pacific, Inc. Mike Stettner, CA Division of Oil and Gas Sarah Wade, AJW, Inc.