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Capacity Building for Energy Assets Virtual Workshop

November 14, 2024 from 12:00 pm 5:00 pm EST

Join the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) and the Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization (Energy Communities IWG) for a virtual workshop on transitioning retired energy assets. Hear from community and technology leaders to discuss challenges in energy asset transition and workforce development for communities that have retired or soon-to-be-retired energy assets, including mines. Participate in breakout sessions and share your insights to influence future funding opportunities for workforce development and community projects.

Agenda

November 14, 2024

 

12:00 – 12:45 p.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks — Bhima Sastri, Director, Energy Asset Transformation Program, FECM, DOE

  • Brad Crabtree, Assistant Secretary, Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, DOE
  • Brian Anderson, Director, Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization
  • Neva Espinoza, Vice President, Energy Supply and Low-Carbon Resources, Electric Power Research Institute
  • Mark W. Menezes, President and Chief Executive Officer, United States Energy Association
12:45 – 2:30 p.m.

Regions/Communities, Transition Cases and Workforce Development — Activities, Challenges, Opportunities

  • Moderator: Kate Ringness, Senior Advisor to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, DOE

Transition Options

  • Natalia Saraeva, Lead, Community & Stakeholder Engagement, Office of Communications and Engagement, Office of Nuclear Energy, DOE — Nuclear energy at DOE.
  • Sharon Fain, Principal of EnergyComm Consulting Experiences with TerraPower project in Wyoming.
  • Eric Murray, Data Center Development Manager, Google Widow’s Creek data center in Alabama.
  • Will Payne, Managing Partner of Coalfield Strategies LLC Data center conversions in Virginia.
  • Steven Christensen, Team Lead for Commercialization, Xcel Energy — Capacity to change: Transitioning from coal capacity.
  • Nortey Yeboah, Principal Engineer, Southern Company Southern Company’s experience with critical minerals development.
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Workforce Development

  • Missy Henriksen, Executive Director, Center for Energy Workforce Development Workforce Development Program for Coal Communities.
2:30 – 2:35 p.m.BREAK
2:35 – 2:45 p.m.Daniel Raimi, Fellow, Resources for the Future — Beta version of a tool for understanding the skill gaps and matches of the fossil fuel workforce.
2:45 – 3:30 p.m.Breakout Session — Part 1 (45 minutes):
Capacity-Building — What is needed in the pre-FEED to develop energy assets and move them to becoming nuclear, data centers, critical minerals, energy storage and any other important technologies? What are the challenges and opportunities?
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.Federal Panel — Supporting Energy Asset Transition
Moderator — Briggs White, Deputy Executive Director, Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization
  • Jon Grosshans, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Dan Cross-Call, DOE Loan Programs Office
  • Davie Nguyen, DOE Office of Policy
  • Zack Valdez, DOE Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains
  • Tiffany Mayville, DOE Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations
  • Sara Cawley, Senior Advisor, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, U.S. Department of the Interior
  • Peter Gallagher, Senior Advisor, Orphan Wells, U.S. Department of the Interior
4:30 – 4:45 p.m.

Breakout Session — Part 2 (15 minutes):
Workforce Development — What is needed for workforce development so that the transition is smooth for any of these energy assets to move to a sustainable future?

4:45 – 5:00 p.m.

Summary of Workshop Sessions

  • Capacity-Building
  • Workforce Development

Adjourn — Bhima Sastri

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