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Wyoming’s Energy Future: Creating Options
Mark A. Northam, Director
UW School of Energy Resources
September 25, 2008
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Outline• Wyoming’s Energy Resources• Energy Options• School of Energy Resources - Program
Strategy• Three Focus Areas• Research Centers and Directions• Energy Sector Research• Summary
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Wyoming’s Energy Resources Statistics•Wyoming is among the leading energy producing states in the US
1st in Coal (by production; 3rd in reserves)
1st in Uranium (by production and reserves)
2nd in Natural Gas (by production and reserves)
Top 3 in CBM (by production)
7th in Petroleum (by production; 3rd in reserves onshore)
15th in Wind Energy
•Wyoming derives a larger portion of its state revenue from energy than any other state
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Wyoming’s Energy Resources Boom and Bust•Most of the state’s energy resources are sold into commodity markets
Very little value-added industry in the energy sector
Revenue can fluctuate widely due to commodity pricing
Boom periods create prosperity, but
Bust cycles create havoc for state and communities
“Dig-and-ship” does not provide for economic stability over time
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Wyoming’s Energy Resources Energy Security
•Large portion of US transportation fuels foreign-derived
•30% of US electricity generated from Wyoming coal
•Electricity demand growth forecast to exceed supply growth
•Climate change legislation coming; uncertainty delaying action
•Demand for “Clean Fuels”; resource reserves getting “dirtier”
•One important solution: develop technologies to utilize coal cleanly
Carbon capture
Carbon sequestration
Coal transformation technologies including gasification and liquefaction
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Sequestration
EOR
Synthesis Gas
Gasification
Crushed
Gasification
Crushed
Coal
Multiple PurposesMultiple Purposes
CO 2
CO2 Capture
CO2 Capture
CO2
Flue Gas Pulverized
Coal
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Oil
Unconventional
Oil
Unconventional
Oil & GasOil & Gas
CO2
Transportation
& Chemical Feed Stock
Transportation
& Chemical Feed Stock
Heating , Chemicals
Transportation
Heating , Chemicals
Transportation
Sequestration
EOR
CO2
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RenewableRenewable
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Coal
Gas & Oil
Renewable
Transmission
Carbon Management
Chemicals & Fuels
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School of Energy Resources
Strategy
•Initial focus of SER faculty hires, research center creation, and knowledge transfer has been in four areas to add value by:
Maximizing the value and flexibility of coal
Maximizing the recovery of discovered resources
Developing appropriate alternative energy resources
Managing carbon emissions and storage
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Three Focus Ares of SER
1. Academics is the first priority (workforce development).
• Provide a unique interdisciplinary approach to education in energy-related disciplines, especially those integral to Wyoming’s economy.
2. Research is needed to shape the energy future (technical innovation).
• Advance state-of-the art energy-related science, technology, and economic research, focused on Wyoming’s resource base.
3. Outreach is essential (knowledge transfer) .
• Disseminate scientific, engineering, and economic knowledge to Wyoming’s public and private sector energy stakeholders.
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SER Research Centers1. Centers fully operational:• Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute
• Wind Energy Research Center
• Coal Bed Natural Gas Center
• Arid Lands Restoration & Ecology Center
• Renewable Energy Resources Center
• Carbon Management Center
2. Centers under development this year:• Clean Coal Technologies Center
• Porous Media Flow Center
3. Centers to be developed following SER hires:• Reservoir Characterization and Simulation Center
Centers will evolve over time. All are interdisciplinary.
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SER Research DirectionsCoal – maintain PRB coal as clean energy resource
• High Plains Gasification Advanced Technology Center (HPGATC)
Wyoming/GE 50:50 Partnership
~$100 M Facility as currently envisioned
Focus on dry-feed gasification of PRB Coal
Future coal-to-liquids, syngas clean-up and decarbonization research
• Clean Coal Technology Fund
>$6 M in matching funds provided by state legislature
Entire range of clean coal technologies on the table
• Underground Coal Gasification
Enormous reserves expansion if UCG can be made viable
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SER Research Directions
Coal-Bed Natural Gas• Reservoir imaging, characterization and simulation for
improved recovery• Flow modeling• Water management and monetization
• Assessment of CO2 and microbes for stimulation
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SER Research DirectionsNatural Gas• Focus on optimum recovery from tight reservoirs and unmineable
coal beds
• Optimum field design to decrease surface footprint
• Site reclamation
Petroleum• Carbon Dioxide Enhanced Oil Recovery
• Beyond CO2
• Verify EOR for carbon sequestration
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SER Research DirectionsWind• Turbine design for higher efficiency and lower cost
• Resource and site assessment
• Energy storage
• Power transmission
Solar and Geothermal• Where do they fit in Wyoming’s mix?
• New technologies for energy conversion
Uranium• Streamline the permitting process
• Improve recovery at reduced cost
• Protect and reclaim groundwater
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SER Research DirectionsCarbon Capture• Novel methods to reduce cost
• Economics of green field and bolt-on applications
Carbon Storage – Mixed Gas Streams• Enhanced Oil Recovery – monitoring and verification
• Saline aquifer demonstration Reservoir and trap characterization and simulation Short-term/long-term fluid flow and diffusion models Reactive transport experimentation and modeling Measurement, modeling, and verification
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Summary• Wyoming is a leading US producer of energy resources
• Revenue from the resources support the state.
• SER will leverage UW’s strengths to facilitate teaching and research to help shape the state’s energy future.
• UW’s energy research directions will lead the state in:
Climbing the value chain
Keeping coal in the clean energy mix
Maximizing recovery of energy resources
Exploiting alternative energy solutions
Building for the future
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The School of Energy Resources at the University of Wyoming
Building a sustainable energy future for Wyoming, the region, and the nation.