Renewable Gases including biomethane or RNG, hydrogen and syngas present an opportunity for members to reduce the carbon intensity of the gas streams provided to their end use customers. Join utility professionals responsible for carbon reduction efforts at their company as we discuss a wide range of strategic topics from policies, regulatory framework, safety and economics to gas quality and operational issues related to these efforts.
Member: $199 USD
Registration includes online access and all digital meeting materials.
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Hydrogen Engineers Roundtable
Utility engineers will gather to share their experiences and questions concerning adding hydrogen to the suite of utility renewable gases. The goal of this session is to connect technical professionals from multiple utilities and allow them to begin to build a network of colleagues working within this ever-changing landscape.
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Coffee Klatch + System Check
Bring your coffee, test your systems before the conference starts, and banter with friends as everyone logs on.
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Welcome + Introductions
Speaker(s): Sarah Smith, Director, NGT, Regional LNG and Renewable Gases, FortisBC
Attendees will introduce themselves and are encouraged to share issues and opportunities for their company related to renewable gas projects.
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
US Federal + State Policy Updates
Facilitator(s): Sarah Smith, Director, NGT, Regional LNG and Renewable Gases, FortisBC
US utilities update colleagues on recent legislature and policies affecting their business.
12:15 PM - 12:55 PM
California Policy Updates
Facilitator(s): Sarah Smith, Director, NGT, Regional LNG and Renewable Gases, FortisBC
California utilities update colleagues on recent legislature and policies affecting their business.
12:55 PM - 1:15 PM
Networking Break
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Canadian + Provincial Policy Updates
Facilitator(s): Sarah Smith, Director, NGT, Regional LNG and Renewable Gases, FortisBC
Speaker(s): John Quinn, Engineering Supervisor Pipelines, FortisBC
Canadian utilities update colleagues on recent legislature and policies affecting their business.
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Networking Break
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Meet + Greet
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Emerging Issues Roundtable Discussion
Attendees discuss and introduce emerging issues their utilities are facing. Topics currently on the agenda are: Interconnect Agreements, Small Agricultural Projects, Hydrogen updates, what is the appropriate commercial role for the utility with emerging technologies, and reconciling growing demand for RNG with supply constraints.
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
Networking Break
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Emerging Issues Roundtable Discussion
Attendees continue previous discussions paused due to available time, and introduce emerging issues their utilities are facing.
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Planning Topics for 2021 Spring Renewable Gases Meeting
Chair wraps up the conference, and attendees suggest topics for the April 2021 meeting.