Low Carbon Fuels will delve into how natural gas is key to our environmentally focused future. Session topics cover new industry focuses such as how to incorporate new pipeline fuels such as Renewable Natural Gas and Renewable Hydrogen in your pipeline system. Come join us as we explore the exciting future of our natural gas industry.
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1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
A Framework for Evaluating Hydrogen Blending in Nat. Gas Transmission Pipelines
Facilitator: Ryan Weber, Engineer, NW Natural
Speakers: Amado Galaviz III, Engineering Hydrogen Manager, Southern California Gas Company
Scott Riccardella, Director Strategic Initiatives, Pipeline Integrity Compliance Solutions, Structural Integrity
Hydrogen is widely recognized as a viable, clean alternative energy carrier. Recent advances in technology for clean hydrogen production, as well as renewed governmental and organizational commitments to clean energy, have intensified interest in utilizing the existing natural gas pipeline infrastructure to transport hydrogen from production sites to end users. Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) is evaluating the capacity of their natural gas transmission and distribution pipeline systems to safely transport blends of natural gas and hydrogen. These pilot programs demonstrate the commitment of SoCalGas to facilitate environmentally responsible energy production and consumption while identifying and investigating potential challenges to pipeline safety and integrity associated with hydrogen blending. This session will present an overview of SoCalGas’ hydrogen blending objectives and then discuss the key threats to gas transmission pipeline integrity likely to be influenced by blending hydrogen with natural gas (hydrogen blending) and then provide a risk framework for the evaluating the impact to these integrity threats.
11:15 AM – 12:30 PM
Bridging Supply and Demand for Renewable Natural Gas
Facilitator: Manuel Gonzalez, Distribution Engineering Manager, Southern California Gas Company
Speakers: Jim Lucas, Commercial Development Manager, Southern California Gas Company
Ty Korenwinder, VP, Dairy Relations & Regulatory Compliance, CalBio
This revolutionary session will dive into renewable natural gas (RNG) and its critical role in enabling California to achieve its greenhouse gas reduction and air quality goals. This session will provide an overview of the legislative and regulatory drivers of RNG projects as well as deliver insight of successful and innovative projects that use an anaerobic digester to convert organic waste to renewable natural gas. The perspectives and experience from the utilities, project developers, and technology operator with local production of RNG, will facilitate an engaging time to understand how RNG is a key component of California’s strategy.
1:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Is Today’s Regulatory Environment Aligned with Tomorrow’s Solutions?
Moderator: Alnoor Ebrahim, Product Marketing and Strategy, Southern Cross
Panelists: Robert Prophete, Emissions Strategy Program-Project Manager II, Southern California Gas Company
Mothusi Pahl, Vice President Of Business Development & Government Affairs, Modern Hydrogen
Project and program success depends on a forward-looking regulatory environment anticipating tomorrow’s technology solutions. This session will include one panel that will discuss bridging the opportunities between corporate, Federal, State, and Local goals to achieve net zero. This session will provide discussions on developing a road map to decarbonize from an emissions-focused perspective and to minimize disruptors for regulatory permitting success.