Luncheon and Registration

Basic CTL and IGCC Economics relative to Pulverized Coal and Gas-Fired Power, Review of Recent IGCC announcements and Their Feedstocks
John Bitler, vice president & principal, Levitan & Associates, Inc.
Bitlar will review the latest economics of CTL/IGCC construction and compare it to conventional pulverized coal. He will discuss those major variables that could swing to make CTL/IGCC more or less competitive, including plant size, market values for CTL products, CO2 capture and other elements.

Future Market Makeup & Forecast of CTL and IGCC Power Production
Diane Kearney, operations research analyst, EIA
Kearney will present projections of energy supply and demand through 2030 from the Energy Information Administration's Annual Energy Outlook 2006. In particular, she will focus on IGCC and CTL capacity and the underlying modeling assumptions pertaining to these technologies. She will also present the outlook for IGCC and CTL in alternative cases where economic growth, world oil prices, and coal cost assumptions are modified.

Key Challenges of Low-Rank Coal Feedstocks
Claude Corkadel, VP, Rentech
Rentech, one of the leading coal-gasification technology providers, is working on their Sand Creek production demonstration unit while providing technology to the DKRW Medicine Bow coal-to-diesel plant. By using iron-based catalysts, Rentech's technology is especially well suited for low-rank coal feedstocks.

Locations of North American Low-Rank Coal Deposits and Logical Places for New CTL, IGCC Projects
Martin Buckley, VP business development, Drummond Company Inc.
Drummond has been in the business of mining coal since the company's inception in 1935. At present, Drummond produces metallurgical coal from Shoal Creek in the Warrior Coal Basin, which stretches across Jefferson, Tuscaloosa and Walker Counties in Alabama. Drummond Ltd. produces steam coal from Mina Pribbenow in La Loma, near Colombia. Buckley has also knowledge of coal reserves ideal for CTL and IGCC projects.

Luncheon and Registration

Introduction, Objectives, Agenda
Bob Nimocks, president, Zeus Development Corp.

Delivering the IGCC Solution
Kevin Miles, IGCC Commercial Manager, GE
GE has been in the forefront of IGCC technology from the beginning. The first large-scale IGCC plant-Coolwater in Barstow, California-used a GE 7E gas turbine. GE continues to be committed to the development of advanced IGCC gas turbines and technology. The IGCC gasification process "cleans" heavy fuels and converts them into high value fuel for gas turbines. Pioneered by GE almost 30 years ago, IGCC technology can satisfy output requirements from 10 MW to more than 1.5 GW, and can be applied in almost any new or re-powering project where solid and heavy fuels are available.

Coal Transportation Economics, Trends and Issues
Martin Buckley, VP business development, Drummond Company Inc.
As a major coal producer for metalurgical and steam-power markets, Buckley has thorough knowledge of U.S. coal transportation economics and corridors. He will discuss the advancements made in coal transportation and how these may continue to evolve in the future. Drummond has been in the business of mining coal since the company's inception in 1935. At present, Drummond produces metallurgical coal from Shoal Creek in the Warrior Coal Basin, which stretches across Jefferson, Tuscaloosa and Walker Counties in Alabama. Drummond Ltd. produces steam coal from Mina Pribbenow (which takes you to the Steam Coal page) in La Loma, near Colombia.

Break

Coal Pipelines - Slurry, Coal Log and Other Technologies
Henry Liu, president, Freight Pipeline Company
Liu is an authority on coal-gasification pipelines and their current and proposed use. He will discuss their economics, limitations, innovations in technology and future applications.