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Pamela Tomski
RECS Founder & Director
Managing Partner, EnTech Strategies, LLC
RECS2011
Birmingham,AL
June6th
Research&
Development
Development/
ProofofConcept
Demonstraon/
TechTransferDiffusion/
Commercializaon
SaigenesUAP-SHAsystemisanemerging,cung-edgetechnologyforsimple,rapidand
costeffecvedeteconofavarietyofalgalspeciesassociatedwithHABs.Saigeneisseekinga
partnershipwithNOAAtohelpbridgetheValleyofDeathbydemonstrangtheopmized
UAP-SHAsystemandtransferringittoend-usersforimprovedandcosteffecveHABdetecon.
Commercial
Maturity
TechnologyCreaon ProductDevelopment EarlyCommercializaon
ValleyofDeath
Commercializaon
Generateideaandintellectual
property
Designandtestprototype
BuildcompanyImproveintellectual
property
Opmizedesign
Provetechnicalviability
Transfertechnologyto
end-users
Proveproduconcan
bescaled
economically
Connuetechtransfer
Proventechnologyis
soldand
distributedin
themarketplace
EnTechassistscompanies,organiza3onsandgovernments
developtechnologyresearch,development,and
commercializa3onstrategies(mainlyintheenergyandenvironmentalmonitoringsectors).
EstablishR&Dcollabora3ons,demonstra3onprojectsandfundingstrategies
Commercialmarketdevelopment
Strategicplanning,educa3onandcapacitybuilding
Regulatoryframeworkandpolicydevelopment
Since1998,EnTechsCCSfocushasbeenU.S.andinterna3onal.
BusinessFocusExample:
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RECSRaonalandCCSWorkforceChallenges
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CCShasanambiousgrowthpathwithenormousglobaldeploymentandhuman
capitalneeds.However,CCSworkforceandinstuonalcapacityisrelavelysmall.
NumberofProjects
MtCO2/yearCaptured
Energyexecu3vesworldwideconsistentlycitetheshortageof
scien3ficandengineeringtalentamong
theindustrysmostseriouschallenges.
CCSdeploymentneedscompoundpressingworkforcechallenges.
CCSdeploymentrequiresskillsatalllevelsandacrosssectorsanddisciplines
(e.g.,technical,projectmanagement,
financial,educa3on,regulatory,
emissionstrading,etc.).
BeforeRECS,therewerenointerdisciplinaryCCSeduca3on/training
opportuni3es,hands-onfield
experiencesorCCScareernetwork
plaXorms.
Source:IEACCSTechnologyRoadmap,2009
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RECSfostersandadvanceseducaon,scienficresearch,professionaltrainingand
careernetworksforgraduatestudentsandyoungprofessionalsintheCCSfield.
RECSMissionandBackground
Background
Foundedin2004,astheworldsfirstinterdisciplinary,intensiveCCSsummerprogram,RECSisthepremierU.S.CCSeduca3onand
trainingexperiencewithglobalrecogni3on.
Technicalcollabora3onwiththeU.S.DOERegionalCarbonSequestra3onPartnershipsandna3onallabs.
FacultycomprisedofleadingU.S.scien3sts,researchersandindustryleadersandRECSalumniserveasmentors.
Selec3onof0graduatestudentsandearlycareerprofessionalswithdiversebackgrounds(geology,chemistry,engineering,business,law,socialsciences,etc.).Par3cipantsmainlyfromU.S.
with-5interna3onalselec3ons.(Received16applica3onsin
2011.)
PrimarysponsorshipfromU.S.DOE,OfficeofFossilEnergyandNa3onalEnergyTechnologyLaboratory.Corporatesponsorshave
includedALSTOM,AmericanElectricPower,AmericanCoali3on
forCleanCoalElectricity.
Year Locaon Technical
Partner
2004 SantaFe,NM LANL/
Norway
2005 SantaFe,NM LANL
2007 Bozeman,MT BigSky
2008 Albuquerque,NM SWP
2009 Albuquerque,NM SWP
2010 Albuquerque,NM SWP
2011 Birmingham,AL SECARB-Ed/
SouthernCo.
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Interacveapproachthatcombinesclassroominstruconwithgroupexercises,
industrialplantvisitsandhands-onfieldacvies.
RECSApproachandProgramElements
ProgramElements
Classroominstruc3onwithinterac3vegroupexercises(i.e.climatechangestabiliza3ongame,modelingfluidflowin
subsurface,discussionteams,publicengagementand
communica3onscoaching,CCSdeploymentgame,technology
commercializa3onstrategies,etc).
Geologyfieldtour,fracturemappingexerciseandcoreandwellloganalysistovisualizeandenhanceunderstandingof
storagecharacteriza3on.Discussionofnaturalanalogues.
Powerplantvisit,opera3onsandcaptureintegra3ondiscussions.
Geologicstoragetestsitevisitwithhands-onfieldac3vi3es(i.e.soilgassampling,tracersorbentsampling,CO2sensorcalibra3on,CO2fluxmeasurements,etc.).
IndustrialsitetourssuchasMcElmoDome,PraxairCO2produc3onfacility.
Facturemappingexercisetounderstandgeologic
storagesitecharacteriza3on.
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TheSECARBregionandSouthernCompany/SECARB-Edpartnershipoffersa
uniquepla\ormtoprovideanunparalleledCCSeducaonandtrainingexperience.
RECS2011intheSoutheast/SECARBRegion
RegionalHighlights
RoadsideBirminghamguidedgeologyfieldtourandgeologicstoragecharacteriza3onexercises
AlabamaPowersPlantGorgasgeologicsitecharacteriza3onModelingwithSECARBdatatoinves3gateEPAareaofreviewUniversityofAlabama,BirminghamsvisualimageandcaprocklabsTourofNa3onalCarbonCaptureCenter(SouthernCompany/DOE)TourofSouthernCompanysPlantBarryIntegratedCCSDemoVisittoDenburysCO2pipelineandopera3onsCitronelleDomeSECARBPhaseIIIfieldvisitwithhands-onCO2monitoring
TourofaPraxairsCO2produc3onfacilityPublicengagementandcommunica3onscoachingattheSouthernCompanyscommunica3onsstudio
LI-CORCO2soil-fluxmeasurements
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RECSSponsorandPartnerRecognion
Web site and blog to showcase RECS alumni accomplishments and
enhance network
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RECSisthepremierU.S.CCSeducaonandtrainingexperiencehelpingto
prepareaworldclassCCSworkforce,nurturecareernetworksandfacilitate
researchandprojectopportunies.
TheRECSNetwork
TheRECSNetwork
Around200RECSalumni,manyac3veinCCSfieldwhoserveasmentors.
RECSfacultyofworld-renownedCCSexperts.
AlumniprofilespostedontheRECSwebsitetohighlightprofessionalaccomplishmentsandprovide
resourceforjobrecruitment.
TheRECSnetworkregularlyinteractsthroughgroupsonsocialandprofessionalon-linenetworks
andgatheringsatprofessionalconferences.
RECSalumniestablishedtheInter-UniversityStudentIni3a3veinCarbonSequestra3on(ISICS)to
broadenuniversityengagementinCCS.
RECSmanagementac3velyfacilitatesintroduc3ons,providesleersofrecommenda3on,offersguidance,
assistswithCCSjobandresearchopportuni3es,etc.
ThesuccessofRECSisreflectedinitsvibrant
communityandtheaccomplishmentsofRECSalumni
whoaremakingsolidcontribuonstotheCCSfield
worldwide.SeetheRECSblogforupdates.
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RECSinvestsinyoungtalentneededtohelpmeetglobalCCSdeploymentneeds.
SpecialthankstoRECS2011sponsorsandpartners.
ContactandAcknowledgements
Contact&Acknowledgements
PamelaTomski
Founder&Director,RECS
ManagingPartner,EnTechStrategies,LLC
111216thStreet,NWSuite520
Washington,DC2006
Tel:2028226120x11
Cell:202908896
Email:[email protected]
Web:www.recsco2.org
