1. Electric Power Generation: What’s Going On? & What’s New?
EPRI Moderator – Revis James
Session Overview: The session will highlight energy supplies that support a balanced portfolio of technologies available
for the future of electric power generation.
Natural Gas &
Petroleum Oil
Coal
Nuclear
Renewables
Panelist 1
Panelist 2
Panelist 3
Panelist 4
Willie Underwood
Nick Akins
Vic McCree
T J Tuscal
Topics:
NG Reserves
Shale Gas
CCG Plants
Topics:
Ultrasupercritical
CCS/IGCC
Clean Coal Techs
Topics:
License Applications
New Reactors
Waste Disposal
Topics:
Solar
Wind
Biomass
General Discussion Questions for all panelists.
What are your perspectives on interdependencies between different electric power generation technologies?
What are your perspectives on other critical infrastructures necessary to the electric power sector?
Is using more combined cycle plants the answer?
Current NG reserves?
NG markets and price stability
Outlook for NGCC cost
Role of combustion turbines in light of increasing renewables?
Directional Drilling & Hydraulic Fracturing Technologies – environmental regulations?
clean coal technologies and strategies
Challenges of coal plant cycling?
Future directions and impacts of environmental regulations
Mountaineer CCS project
Technical/regulatory challenges for CCS
Financing outlook
Advanced technologies: Ultra supercritical pulverized coal, IGCC
Capacity to sustain high future build rates?
Current plant uprate strategies
Design and construction license for new nuclear plants - projects in progress
Capital Financing/ Construction Costs
Nuclear Waste Disposal
Trained Work Force
Small scale (~500 MW) design
Federal Renewable Energy Stds outlook? (RES)
Impacts of climate change policies.
Renewable Portfolio Stds. (RPS)
Renewable Energy Projects
Generation from Biomass
Grid integration of variable output renewable energy

2. Example Questions for Panelists
What are the major benefits and challenges for the future for Electric Power Generation (EPG)?
What technological break through do you believe is needed to advance your energy source usage?
What role can government incentives play to help meet emerging regulatory and legal requirements?
Do you think Federal Government loan guarantees and financial incentives are needed for businesses that help advance new technologies?
What’s new in carbon dioxide capture, separation and utilization.
Provide a brief list of the recent advances and emerging technologies in the production and efficient utilization of renewable and sustainable fuels.