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GTI Perspective on CurrentEnergy Issues
> Jack LewnardVice President and CTO
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Stewardship, and Economics
>Emerging emphasis on
Capable of being
maintained economicallyan env ronmen a y or a
long period
,
collaboration, holistic
solutions, and new rules
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ncreas ng o a nergy eman
>Growing population with rising
>We wont run out energy, but we
need to find new sources
> Fossil fuels remain primary;
renewables fastest growth rate
>Conservation is an important fuel
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Requirements
Environmental Footprint
Water (next crisis)
Land
Noise
Viewshed
Safety across value chain
Operations
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Aging infrastructure
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Paying More in Tight Times
>Being Green
higher cost
Initial capitalcost
Operating
>GHG cost is1-2% of world
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GDP
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Is it the Brake or Accelerator?
>Need a strong
incentives to absorb
new costs
>Green is a $1.3 T/ rbusiness that doublesevery 12 years
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n ng e a ance o n
> Increasing the
reducing the
cost andenvironmentalfootprint for
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Tough Problems Need Partners,ers s ence, an os ve cosys em
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Changing the Game:o s c mar nergy r
Japanese View of Integrated Energy Grid
> ene s rom n egra ng power, gas, renewa es n o a mar nergy r O&M information to drive down utilities delivery cost
Defer or eliminate new construction through efficiency-driven conservation
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Provide expanded energy and carbon management options
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e n ng e ro em
US has ~1.3B ton/yr
recoverable biomass a
valuable resource for low-
carbon energy
What is best use?
-Ethanol at 30-40%
conversion efficienc
-Cofiring at 25% efficiency
-Renewable synthetic gas
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Workforce Demographics
No one is getting younger
Scientists
Engineers
Operators
Maintenance
Education is critical
GTI ro rams and trainin across
gas industry
Consortia like C2ST to move into
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Energy R&D Investment
1940-80s model of energy
investment as ublic
benefit leads to many new
technologies
1980s-2008 model of
cost sharing with industry
leads to declinin ener
R&D
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na oug s
> Energy is essential to economic well-being, but cost is not the only criteria
Sustainability is key
> We need to evolve with the challen e
Partnerships to bring the best ideas forward
Innovative business and technical approaches to change how we use energy
Policies incentivizing goals, not route
Ecosystem that attracts human and economic investment in energy, including
RD&D
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