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The Electric Power Research Institute Together…Shaping the Future of Electricity Bryan J. Hannegan Vice President, Environment & Renewables Amines for Post-Combustion Capture August 16, 2011 Introducing EPRI… EPRI is a company that… …brings together great people… …with new and exciting ideas… …to help energize the world! “Together…Shaping the Future of Electricity” © 2011 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. 2 Our History… • Founded in 1973 • Independent, nonprofit center for public interest energy and environmental research • Collaborative resource for the electricity sector • Major offices in Palo Alto, CA; Charlotte, NC; Knoxville, TN – Laboratories in Knoxville, Charlotte and Lenox, MA Chauncey Starr EPRI Founder © 2011 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. 3 Our Members… • 450+ participants in more than 40 countries • EPRI members generate more than 90% of the electricity in the United States • International funding of more than 18% of EPRI’s research, development and demonstrations • Programs funded by more than 1,000 energy organizations © 2011 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. 4 Our Role… Help Move Technologies to the Commercialization Stage… Technology Accelerator! © 2011 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. 5 Our Value… Providing the public, our members and the electricity sector… Thought Leadership Industry Expertise Collaborative Value © 2011 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. 6 EPRI’s Prism / MERGE Analysis... Roadmap for a low-carbon future… • Detailed analysis of the pathway to reducing CO emissions across the 2 electricity sector • Provides guidance on the needed generation mix to slow, stop and reverse global CO emissions 2 • Cited in numerous national and international publications as pre-eminent work on global climate and energy “… A multi-faceted approach to meeting the energy challenges of the future.” – Tom Smith President and CEO, Oglethorpe Power Corp. © 2011 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. 7 Carbon Capture Pilot Project Crucial first step toward new CCS technology… • 1.7-MW pilot at We Energies Pleasant Prairie (WI) Plant • First test of new chilled ammonia CO capture 2 technology using flue gas from operating power plant • We Energies hosts; Alstom provides technology; EPRI collects and reports data • EPRI collaborative includes 37 utilities • Important R&D “next step” up from bench scale • Data used in EPRI Industry Technology Demonstrations of post-combustion capture technologies © 2011 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. 8 EPRI… Working to… …know the industry challenges… …understand our members’ needs… …to help provide the best solution! “Together…Shaping the Future of Electricity” © 2011 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. 9 Final Thought…Society’s Support of R&D… “…the only justification for society supporting R&D is not to keep society happy at that time … …but to make the world better for the future…to create an intellectual and technical endowment for our children and their children.” Chauncey Starr EPRI Founder © 2011 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. 10
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