RECS

 2011    
Birmingham,  AL  
June  6th    

Pamela Tomski
RECS Founder & Director
Managing Partner, EnTech Strategies, LLC

EnTech  assists  companies,  organiza3ons  and  governments  

develop  technology  research,  development,  and  
commercializa3on  strategies  (mainly  in  the  energy  and  
environmental  monitoring  sectors).    
 
•  Establish  R&D  collabora3ons,  demonstra3on  projects  
and  funding  strategies  
•  Commercial  market  development  
•  Strategic  planning,  educa3on  and  capacity  building  
•  Regulatory  framework  and  policy  development  
 
Since  1998,  EnTech’s  CCS  focus  has  been  U.S.  and  interna3onal.
Business  Focus  Example:  
Technology  CreaDon Product  Development Early  CommercializaDon

Research  &     Development  /   DemonstraDon  /   Diffusion  /   Commercial    

Development   Proof  of  Concept    Tech  Transfer   CommercializaDon   Maturity  
  idea  
• Generate   • Design    and  test   •   OpDmize   •   Prove   •   Proven  
 
and  intellectual   prototype   design   producDon  can   technology  is  
property   • Build  company   • Prove  technical   be  scaled   sold  and  
• Improve   viability   economically   distributed  in  
intellectual   •   Transfer   •   ConDnue  tech   the  marketplace  
property   technology  to   transfer  
end-­‐users  
Valley  of  Death  
CommercializaDon  

             Saigene s  UAP-­‐SHA  system  is  an  emerging,  cuLng-­‐edge  technology  for  simple,  rapid  and  
cost  effecDve  detecDon  of  a  variety  of  algal  species  associated  with  HABs.  Saigene  is  seeking  a  
partnership  with  NOAA  to  help  bridge  the   Valley  of  Death  by  demonstraDng  the  opDmized  
UAP-­‐SHA  system  and  transferring  it  to  end-­‐users  for  improved  and  cost  effecDve  HAB  detecDon.  
 

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 RECS  RaDonal  and  CCS  Workforce  Challenges  
 
CCS  has  an  ambiDous  growth  path  with  enormous  global  deployment  and  human  
capital  needs.    However,  CCS  workforce  and  insDtuDonal  capacity  is  relaDvely  small.  

•     Energy  execu3ves  worldwide  

consistently  cite  the  shortage  of  
scien3fic  and  engineering  talent  among  
the  industry’s  most  serious  challenges.  

•     CCS  deployment  needs  compound  

pressing  workforce  challenges.    

MtCO2/year  Captured  
 
Number  of  Projects  

•     CCS  deployment  requires  skills  at  all  

levels  and  across  sectors  and  disciplines  
(e.g.,  technical,  project  management,  
financial,  educa3on,  regulatory,  
emissions  trading,  etc.).  
 
•     Before  RECS,  there  were  no  
interdisciplinary  CCS  educa3on  /  training  
opportuni3es,  hands-­‐on  field  
Source:    IEA  CCS  Technology  Roadmap,  2009   experiences  or  CCS  career  network  
plaXorms.   3
 
   

RECS  Mission  and  Background  

RECS  fosters  and  advances  educaDon,  scienDfic  research,  professional  training  and  
career  networks  for  graduate  students  and  young  professionals  in  the  CCS  field.  

•     Founded  in  2004,  as  the  world’s  first  interdisciplinary,  intensive  

CCS  summer  program,  RECS  is  the  premier  U.S.  CCS  educa3on  and  
training  experience  with  global  recogni3on.      
Background  
•     Technical  collabora3on  with  the  U.S.  DOE  Regional  Carbon  
Sequestra3on  Partnerships  and  na3onal  labs.  
Year   LocaDon   Technical    
Partner   •     Faculty  comprised  of  leading  U.S.  scien3sts,  researchers  and  
2004   Santa  Fe,  NM   LANL  /  
industry  leaders  and  RECS  alumni  serve  as  mentors.    
Norway  
•     Selec3on  of  30  graduate  students  and  early  career  professionals  
2005   Santa  Fe,  NM   LANL  
with  diverse  backgrounds  (geology,  chemistry,  engineering,  
2007   Bozeman,  MT   Big  Sky   business,  law,  social  sciences,  etc.).  Par3cipants  mainly  from  U.S.  
with  3-­‐5  interna3onal  selec3ons.  (Received  136  applica3ons  in  
2008   Albuquerque,  NM   SWP  
2011.)  
2009   Albuquerque,  NM   SWP    
•     Primary  sponsorship  from  U.S.  DOE,  Office  of  Fossil  Energy  and  
2010   Albuquerque,  NM   SWP  
Na3onal  Energy  Technology  Laboratory.  Corporate  sponsors  have  
2011   Birmingham,  AL   SECARB-­‐Ed  /   included  ALSTOM,  American  Electric  Power,  American  Coali3on  
Southern  Co.   for  Clean  Coal  Electricity.    
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 RECS  Approach  and  Program  Elements  

InteracDve  approach  that  combines  classroom  instrucDon  with  group  exercises,  

industrial  plant  visits  and  hands-­‐on  field  acDviDes.  

•     Classroom  instruc3on  with  interac3ve  group  exercises  (i.e.  

climate  change  stabiliza3on  game,  modeling  fluid  flow  in  
Program  Elements   subsurface,  discussion  teams,  public  engagement  and  
communica3ons  coaching,  CCS  deployment  game,  technology  
commercializa3on  strategies,  etc).  
 
•     Geology  field  tour,  fracture  mapping  exercise  and  core  and  
well  log  analysis  to  visualize  and  enhance  understanding  of  
storage  characteriza3on.  Discussion  of  natural  analogues.  
 
•     Power  plant  visit,  opera3ons  and  capture  integra3on  
discussions.  
 
•     Geologic  storage  test  site  visit  with  hands-­‐on  field  ac3vi3es  
(i.e.  soil  gas  sampling,  tracer  sorbent  sampling,  CO2  sensor  
calibra3on,  CO2  flux  measurements,  etc.).  
 
Facture  mapping  exercise  to  understand  geologic  
storage  site  characteriza3on.   •     Industrial  site  tours  such  as  McElmo  Dome,  Praxair  CO2  
produc3on  facility.  
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RECS  2011  in  the  Southeast  /  SECARB  Region  

The  SECARB  region  and  Southern  Company  /  SECARB-­‐Ed  partnership  offers  a  
unique  pla\orm  to  provide  an  unparalleled  CCS  educaDon  and  training  experience.    
   
•      Roadside  Birmingham  guided  geology  field  tour  and  geologic  
storage  characteriza3on  exercises  
Regional  Highlights  
•     Alabama  Power’s  Plant  Gorgas  geologic  site  characteriza3on  

•     Modeling  with  SECARB  data  to  inves3gate  EPA  area  of  review  

•     University  of  Alabama,  Birmingham’s  visual  image  and  caprock  labs  

•     Tour  of  Na3onal  Carbon  Capture  Center  (Southern  Company  /  DOE)  

•     Tour  of  Southern  Company’s  Plant  Barry  Integrated  CCS  Demo  

 
•     Visit  to  Denbury’s  CO2  pipeline  and  opera3ons  

•     Citronelle  Dome  SECARB  Phase  III  field  visit  with  hands-­‐on  CO2  
monitoring  
 
•     Tour  of  a  Praxair’s  CO2  produc3on  facility  

•   Public  engagement  and  communica3ons  coaching  at  the  Southern  

LI-­‐COR  CO2  soil-­‐flux  measurements   Company’s  communica3ons  studio   6

 
 

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 RECS  Sponsor  and  Partner  RecogniDon  

Web site and blog to showcase RECS alumni accomplishments and enhance network 7

The  RECS  Network  

RECS  is  the  premier  U.S.  CCS  educaDon  and  training  experience  helping  to  
prepare  a  world  class  CCS  workforce,  nurture  career  networks  and  facilitate  
research  and  project  opportuniDes.  

•     Around  200  RECS  alumni,  many  ac3ve  in  CCS  field  

The  RECS  Network   who  serve  as  mentors.  
 
•     RECS  faculty  of  world-­‐renowned  CCS  experts.  
   
•     Alumni  profiles  posted  on  the  RECS  web  site  to  
highlight  professional  accomplishments  and  provide  
resource  for  job  recruitment.  
 
•     The  RECS  network  regularly  interacts  through  
groups  on  social  and  professional  on-­‐line  networks  
and  gatherings  at  professional  conferences.  

•   RECS  alumni  established  the  Inter-­‐University  

Student  Ini3a3ve  in  Carbon  Sequestra3on  (ISICS)  to  
The  success  of  RECS  is  reflected  in  its  vibrant  
broaden  university  engagement  in  CCS.  
community  and  the  accomplishments  of  RECS  alumni    
who  are  making  solid  contribuDons  to  the  CCS  field   •   RECS  management  ac3vely  facilitates  introduc3ons,  
worldwide.  See  the  RECS  blog  for  updates.  
provides  lehers  of    recommenda3on,  offers  guidance,  
assists  with  CCS  job  and  research  opportuni3es,  etc.     8
   

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 Contact  and  Acknowledgements  
RECS  invests  in  young  talent  needed  to  help  meet  global  CCS  deployment  needs.    
Special  thanks  to  RECS  2011  sponsors  and  partners.      

Contact  &  Acknowledgements  

 
 
Pamela  Tomski  
Founder  &  Director,  RECS  
Managing  Partner,  EnTech  Strategies,  LLC  
1112  16th  Street,  NW    Suite  520    
Washington,  DC    20036  
 
Tel:  202  822  6120  x11  
Cell:  202  390  8896  
Email:  ptomski@mac.com  
Web:    www.recsco2.org