2017 EIA Energy Conference Presentations
More than 900 leaders from industry, government, and academia turned out for EIA's 2017 Energy Conference, June 26 and 27, at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC to discuss current and future challenges facing domestic and international energy markets and policymakers.
Links to their presentations are provided below.
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Rick Perry |
Colette Honorable |
Alex Laskey |
Scott Sheffield |
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Dr. Sun Xiansheng |
Greg Walden |
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Plenary Session
- Howard Gruenspecht, Acting Administrator and Deputy Administrator, U.S. Energy Information Administration
- Greg Walden, Chairman of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Scott Sheffield, Executive Chairman of the Board, Pioneer Natural Resources
Keynote remarks
Natural gas infrastructure to serve growing markets
- Shirley Neff, U.S. Energy Information Administration - Moderator
- Kathryn Dyl, U.S. Energy Information Administration
Natural gas infrastructure to serve growing markets - Anatol Feygin, Cheniere Energy, Inc.
U.S. LNG Exports: Game Changer for the Global Gas Market - David Madero Suárez, CENAGAS
Natural gas infrastructure to serve growing markets - Pete Sheffield, Enbridge
Natural gas infrastructure to serve growing markets
Renewable project financing: Current and future
- Chris Namovicz, U.S. Energy Information Administration - Moderator
- Keith Martin, Chadbourne & Parke
Financings Amidst Policy Uncertainty - James Saeger, IHS Markit
The Cost of Capital for Renewable Generation Capacity Ownership
Lunch Keynote
- Alex Laskey, President & Founder, Opower
The energy-water nexus and induced seismicity
- Meg Coleman, U.S. Energy Information Administration - Moderator
The energy-water nexus and induced seismicity - Jeremy Boak, University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Earthquakes: Evolving Patterns, Likely Causes, State Actions, Industry Engagement - Linda Capuano, Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy
Energy-Water Nexus Water Resource Sustainability - Kyle Murray, University of Oklahoma
Water-Energy Nexus, Pressure Monitoring & Produced Water Management Challenges
The future of U.S. nuclear power
- Greg Adams, U.S. Energy Information Administration - Moderator
- Edward Kee, Nuclear Economics Consulting Group
The Future of U.S. Nuclear Power - Chris Mudrick, Exelon
Industry Perspective: Overcoming Revenue Challenges - Bradley Williams, Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
U.S. Nuclear Energy Program
Human behavior and energy use in buildings
- Erin Boedecker, U.S. Energy Information Administration - Moderator
Human behavior and energy use in buildings - Karen Ehrhardt-Martinez, Navigant
Engaging, Enabling and Empowering People - Kurt Roth, Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems
Buildings, Energy and Behavior: Sapiens Happens - Marina Sofos, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
Research and Development of Occupant-Centered Building Control Schemes: An Energy Policy Perspective
Gasoline fuel quality: The looming octane shortage
- Lynn Westfall, U.S. Energy Information Administration - Moderator
Gasoline fuel quality: The looming octane shortage - Blake Eskew, IHS Markit
Octane and Refining - Tom Kloza, OPIS
Octane in the Octagon - Max Pyziur, Energy Policy Research Foundation, Inc.
Octane's Potential Role In Raising CAFÉ Standards
Plenary Session
- Colette Honorable, Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Rick Perry, U.S. Secretary of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
Petroleum exports: Competing in the global market
- Hannah Breul, U.S. Energy Information Administration - Moderator
Petroleum exports: Competing in the global market - John Auers, Turner, Mason & Company
U.S. Refined Product Exports, Developments, Prospects and Challenges - Alan Gelder, Wood Mackenzie
Crude exports
- Sarah Ladislaw, CSIS
Global transportation, electric vehicles, and fuel demand
- Jim Turnure, U.S. Energy Information Administration - Moderator
- Rebecca Lindland, Kelley Blue Book
EV Consumer Study - Devin Lindsay, IHS Markit
Global Peer Pressure, How California, China & Europe Will Continue To Push The U.S. Towards Vehicle CO2 Reduction - Melissa Lynes, U.S. Energy Information Administration
Projecting light-duty electric vehicle sales in the National Energy Modeling System (NEMS) and World Energy Projection System plus (WEPS+)
"Big Data" and energy information
- Eileen O'Brien, U.S. Energy Information Administration - Moderator
- Ganesh Bell, GE Power
The Digital Utility, How IoT, Software and Data Science Will Reshape the Electricity Industry - Kevin Kampschroer, GSA
Big Data and Energy Information - Gil Quiniones, New York Power Authority
The Future of Energy in New York
Coal-natural gas competition: The current state of play
- Stan Kaplan, U.S. Energy Information Administration - Moderator
- Robin Bedilion, Electric Power Research Institute
Technology Considerations for Coal-to-Natural Gas Conversions - Robert DiDona, Energy Ventures Analysis, Inc.
Coal - Natural Gas Competition: The Current State of Play - Impact on System Dispatch - Jamie Heller, Hellerworx, Inc.
Coal-Natural Gas Competition: Coal and Rail Industry Impacts
Plenary Session
- Sun Xiansheng, Secretary General, International Energy Forum
Energy data transparency
- Tom Leckey, U.S. Energy Information Administration - Moderator
Energy Data Transparency:How We Can Reduce Discrepancy, Understand the Consequences, and Improve Data Quality - Amar Amarnath, King Abdullah Petroleum Studies & Research Center
Energy Data Transparency, advancing energy economics research - Bob McNally, The Rapidan Group
The Critical Importance of Improving Oil Data - Duncan Millard, International Energy Agency
Energy data transparency - what it means for energy data including JODI
Electrification in developing countries
- Thad Huetteman, U.S. Energy Information Administration - Moderator
- Gang He, Stony Brook University
Experiences and Lessons from China's Success in Achieving Electricity for All - Dorian Mead, USAID
Electrification in Developing Countries - Steven Rose, Electric Power Research Institute
Global Climate Goals and Developing Country Electrification
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