US DOE Cement Energy and CO2 Reduction Opportunities Meeting

The Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) within DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is pleased to invite you to an Industry Stakeholders Workshop on Cement Energy and CO₂ Reduction Opportunities. The purpose of this collaborative DOE-industry effort is to develop a national perspective that identifies the opportunities, barriers, and pathways to significantly increase energy efficiencies and reduce carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from the cement production process. This endeavor will support the Administration’s near- and long-term energy and environment goals. The workshop will bring together representatives from the cement industry, academia, and the national laboratories as well as environmentalists, venture capitalists, and environmentally conscious entrepreneurs.

Agenda

	TUESDAY, SEPT 29
	8:00 – 8:30 am	Registration
	Plenary Session
	8:30 – 8:50 am	Opening Remarks – Overview of DOE’s Cement Opportunity Isaac Chan, DOE/Industrial Technologies Program
	8:55 – 9:15 am	Technology Transitions for Industry & the Cement Sector Steven Lee, International Energy Agency
	9:20 – 9:40 am	Energy Efficiency and Environmental Challenges in Cement Manufacturing – A Producer’s Perspective Steven Regis, CalPortland Cement
	9:45 – 10:05 am	Energy Efficiency and CO₂ Emissions Reduction Opportunities in US Cement Industry – EPA Perspective Carl Koch, Environmental Protection Agency
	10:10 – 10:20 am	BREAK
	10:20 – 10:35 am	Sequestering CO₂ in the Built Environment Terence Holland, Calera
	10:40 – 10:55 am	CO₂ Mitigation Opportunities and Challenges in the Cement Industry Adolfo Garza, CEMEX
	11:00 – 11:15 am	From Atoms to Structures: the Liquid Stone Project@MIT Roland Pellenq, MIT
	11:20 – 11:35 am	Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow - But Today, Focus on Fly Ash! Tom Pounds, CalStar Products
	11:40 – 1:10 pm	LUNCH
	1:15 – 1:30 pm	Future Carbon Challenges for the US Cement Industry Elineth Torres, EPA
	1:35 – 1:50 pm	Meeting National Climate Goals - Contributions from the Cement Sector Energetics Strawman
	1:50 – 2:00 pm	Day 1 Workshop Plans and Instructions
	2:00– 2:15 pm	Break and Proceed to Breakouts Groups
	2:15 - 4:55 pm	Breakout Groups: Energy Efficiency and CO₂ Improvements in Cement Manufacturing – Best Practices and Policy Tools

	WEDNESDAY, SEPT 30
	8:45– 10:45 am	Breakout Groups: Strategies for Meeting Climate Goals - Near and Long Term Technology Development
	10:45 - 11:00 am	BREAK
	11:00 – 12:00 pm	Group Readouts
	12:00 pm	ADJOURN

Agenda

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