Industry: Energy Transition

At the ADI Forum, Carlos Villa, R&D Fellow at Dow Chemical, discussed the company’s cracker decarbonization efforts with Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics. These include electrification and blue hydrogen. The Shell consortium aims for electric crackers, pending renewable energy availability. Dow’s blue hydrogen project targets a 20% carbon reduction in Canada and supports their 15% […]

Blake Littauer, President of Puget LNG, discusses the growing demand for LNG bunkering. He highlights that LNG offers a viable solution for the shipping industry to meet its 2030 greenhouse gas emissions goals. Littauer emphasizes LNG’s advantages, including established infrastructure and a strong safety record, over alternative fuels while renewable natural gas (RNG) emerges as […]

Manuel Diaz, Senior Analyst at ADI Analytics, shares insights on decarbonizing chemicals in plastics and polymers. He highlights major companies’ Net Zero commitments and capital expenditure allocations for decarbonization. Strategies discussed include alternative feedstocks, process electrification, resource stewardship, and digital transformation. The chemical industry’s high energy consumption and potential uses for captured carbon dioxide are […]

At ADI Forum 2023, Chris Fraughton, Director at MAN ES, and KC Littlefield, GM at Chevron New Energies, discussed the evolving carbon capture landscape. Moderated by Uday Turaga, CEO of ADI Analytics, the panel explored high-concentration applications, direct air capture (DAC) technologies, and the IRA’s impact. They highlighted growing demand and bottlenecks in OEM manufacturing.

Matthew Seabaugh, VP, Product Launch, Nexceris LLC, joins Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics, to discuss incorporating CO2 as a reactant for syngas production during the decarbonizing chemicals panel at the ADI Forum. The conversation explores high-temperature electrolyzers in the solid oxide space for improved energy efficiencies and downstream manufacturing integration, focusing on optimizing operating temperatures […]

Dustin Stolz, Senior Analyst at ADI Analytics, discusses the EU’s Green Deal Industrial Plan in response to the US IRA at the 2023 ADI Forum. He highlights carbon capture and storage (CCS) scale-up, direct-air capture advancements spurred by IRA tax credits, and the rising value of carbon markets. Small modular nuclear reactors are also presented […]

Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics, presented insights on decarbonizing the chemical industry at the ADI Forum. He highlighted the significant challenges and cost implications, emphasizing the need for higher carbon credit prices to enable green technologies. The discussion also covered the difficulties in replacing fossil fuel-based feedstocks and the increasing industry partnerships focused on developing […]

At the ADI Forum 2023, Allie Thurmond (Equinor), Pramod Jain (CMG), and Maryam Schellstede (University Lands) joined Uday Turaga (ADI Analytics) to discuss energy asset management. They highlighted professional management in oil and gas, offshore energy shifts, renewables adoption, and CCS advancements. Equinor’s success in scaling offshore wind and CCS innovations demonstrated meaningful commercial outcomes, […]

At the 2023 ADI Forum, Heath DePriest, VP of Renewable Fuels at Phillips 66, discussed the renewable fuels landscape with Uday Turaga, CEO of ADI Analytics. They explored the roles of consolidation, technological innovation, LCFS credits, and the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market. DePriest offered insights on navigating market dynamics and investment strategies.

Uday Turaga, CEO of ADI Analytics, discusses the immense challenges of decarbonizing the chemical industry. He highlights the significant price increases needed for green alternatives like hydrogen and ethylene given current carbon credit prices. The discussion also covers the technical and commercial viability of CO2 utilization and the trend toward deeper, more collaborative industry partnerships […]

At the 2023 ADI Forum, Jeff Hammad, CCO of Golden Pass LNG, explored LNG innovations and emission controls. He highlighted the challenges of integrating new technologies due to regulatory hurdles and the potential of modular LNG construction, pioneered by companies like Venture Global. Panelists also discussed methane monitoring technologies and the race between Qatar and […]

At the 2023 ADI Forum, Heath DePriest, VP, Renewable Fuels at Phillips 66, and Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics, discussed decarbonizing the LPG industry. They explored repurposing excess fossil LPG for the chemical sector and decarbonizing shipping. DePriest favored alcohol-to-jet technology for SAF, addressing feedstock sourcing, nuclear power, and the need for a clear carbon […]