Quarterly working meetings bring together the full GC3 membership and focus on project developments as reported by the various working groups, strategy/technology information sharing, and other barriers and enablers around policy and regulation, education and communications.
Agenda
Welcome & Special Announcements (11:00am - 11:20am)
US BCSD welcome and update on the GC3, introductions of new Collaborative members, and recent carbon-related achievements and announcements from member companies.
Updates from the Department of Agriculture (11:20 - 11:35 CT)
Chris McLean, Acting Administrator, USDA Rural Utilities Service will provide updates on programs and opportunities supporting carbon-reduction and storage activities.
Advancing CCS Projects in the Gulf (11:35 - 11:50 CT)
GC3 member, Talos Energy, will present a high level overview of current CCS project activities in the Gulf of Mexico.
Discussion + Q&A (11:50 - 12:00 CT)
Break for Lunch (12:00pm - 12:30pm)
Updates from the Department of Energy (12:35 - 12:50 CT)
Mark Ackiewicz, Director for the Division of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Research and Development (R&D) will provide updates on programs and activities supporting carbon storage activities in the US.
Working Group Updates (12:50 - 1:15 CT)
Working group chairs will report on working group progress made during Q1 2021, including the newly formed Hydrogen working group.
Breakout Discussion: Cross-sectional Topics (1:15 - 1:45CT)
Attendees will self-select breakout sessions for continued discussion on topics such as: modernization of legal definitions related to carbon credits, opportunities to advance carbon-related activities through government programs and geologic storage in the Gulf.
Report Out (1:45pm to 2:00pm)
Attendees will share key insights from breakout sessions and US BCSD will provide a quick preview of GC3 programming coming in Q2 2021.