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Inaugural Congressional Breakfast Series | Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH)

February 21st, 2018

Can Algae Really Do CCU? Status and Potential of Biological Carbon Capture and Use

Can Algae Do CCU?
March 13th, 2018

During Earth’s earliest days, algae and other single cell organisms launched a successful CO2 mitigation campaign that ultimately made human life possible. But are these tiny carbon fighters relevant to today’s climate conversation? Heralded by proponents, dismissed by naysayers, algae may not cure our carbon conundrum but could be a key enabler for carbon capture and use (CCU). 

Matt Carr

Job Title: 
Executive Director
Organization: 
Algae Biomass Organization
Matt Carr

Matt Carr, Ph.D., is Executive Director of the Algae Biomass Organization (ABO). Prior to his leadership role at ABO, Matt headed industrial biotechnology policy and advocacy at the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO). Before joining BIO, Matt was an American Meteorological Society Congressional Fellow on the Senate Agriculture Committee for Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), where he contributed to the development of the biomass provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Matt began his career as an environmental reporter for the Dallas Morning News after earning a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Washington and a B.Sc. in Atmosphere & Ocean Sciences from McGill University. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife and two children.

Profile Type: 
Speaker
Credentials: 
PhD

USEA's Barry Worthington addresses 17th Annual Wall Street Green Summit

March 19th, 2018

For detailed information or to register, visit the 17th Annual Wall Street Green Summit website at http://www.wsgts.com/.

 

Shannon Zaret

Job Title: 
Former Program Coordinator
Organization: 
United States Energy Association

Shannon Zaret is a Program Coordinator working on the U.S. Department of Energy-funded Consensus Program to build global and domestic understanding, consensus, and cooperative action on Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) and Clean Energy Systems (CES). Shannon also works on the U.S.-China Oil and Gas Industry Forum (OGIF), a public-private partnership (PPP) comprising government and industry representatives from the United States and China to enable the two countries to meet common goals, including the development of secure, reliable, and economic sources of oil and natural gas while facilitating investment in the energy industry. 

Prior to joining USEA, Shannon was a Senior Communications Specialist at The Hannon Group LLC., supporting the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO). While there she helped advance the office’s communications, stakeholder engagement, and workforce development priorities aimed at developing technologies for producing cost-competitive advanced biofuels from non-food biomass resources. She has a M.S. in Environmental Science from The Ohio State University, where she studied the long-term viability of energy cropping systems. She also holds a B.S. from Allegheny College in Environmental Science. 

U.S. can become leader in global innovation again, House E&C veteran tells USEA

February 16th, 2018

Washington—Ohio Republican Bill Johnson told reporters Wednesday at the U.S. Energy Association that the country has lost its place as a global leader of innovation.

DELEGATES FROM HAITI VISIT JAMAICA TO LEARN HOW TO CREATE AN ELECTRICITY REGULATORY AUTHORITY

February 15th, 2018

Executives from the Électricité d’Haiti (EDH) and the Ministry of Public Works, Transportation, and Communication (MTPTC) participated in a USAID-funded executive exchange in Kingston, Jamaica where they discussed creating a new electricity regulatory authority and reforming Haiti’s power sector with the Jamaican Public Service Company Ltd. (JPS), the Jamaican Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), and the Jamaican Ministry of Science, Energy, and Technology (MSET).

USEA Board of Directors Meeting *Closed Meeting*

April 12th, 2018

Annual Membership Meeting & Public Policy Forum

April 12th, 2018

Click here for detailed agenda.

David C. Carroll

Job Title: 
President and CEO
Organization: 
Gas Technology Institute (GTI)

David Carroll oversees the company’s operations and directs its programs for developing technologies, products, and services that create exceptional value for customers in the natural gas and related industries. Mr. Carroll joined GTI in 2001 as Vice President of Business Development and assumed his current position in 2006. Prior to joining GTI, he held various technical and management positions with Praxair, Inc., Liquid Carbonic Industries (a subsidiary of Chicago Bridge & Iron), and Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Mr. Carroll became President of the International Gas Union (IGU) in 2015, with his term concluding at the World Gas Conference in Washington, D.C. on June 25-29, 2018. He earned a B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, a master’s degree in business administration from Lehigh University, and has completed the Stanford Executive Program at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.

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Speaker

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