Past CH4 Connections Conference Presentations
2023
CH4 Connections 2023 "Charting a Path to Success by 2030" The focus on understanding and managing methane emissions continues to grow nationally and internationally. CH4 Connections 2023 not only highlighted the continuing need for better measurement of methane emissions, but also the importance of delivering measurement data in an understandable and usable manner for operators who are having to mitigate those emissions. As in prior years, the conference focused on how to effectively decarbonize our energy systems and effectively communicated the role of methane emission mitigation to reach 2030 goals.
Below are the presentations that the authors gave GTI permission to make available to the public. These were presented at the CH4 Connections: The Methane Emissions Conference on October 4-5, 2023. Click a title below to view a PDF version of the presentation. (The PDF will open in a new window or tab please make sure you have any pop-up blockers disabled.)
- Panel Session #3: Diversity of Technology Solutions
- Methane Mitigation Technology Program Updates
Jared Ciferno, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Fossil Energy Carbon Management - Diversity of Technology Solutions - Overview of RICE’s Efforts
Cristina Lopez Lazaro, RICE (GRTgaz)
- Methane Mitigation Technology Program Updates
- Panel Session #5: Methane Technology Applications to Hydrogen Emissions
- Hydrogen Emissions and Detection Efforts
Chris Moore, GTI Energy - Advanced Sensors for Real-Time Monitoring of Natural Gas and Hydrogen Infrastructure
Ruishu F. Wright, Ph.D., National Energy Technology Laboratory - SoCalGas Hydrogen
Jin Zhang, Ph.D., P.E., SoCalGas
- Hydrogen Emissions and Detection Efforts
- Panel Session #6: Energy Justice and CH4
- Methane Emissions and Community Benefits
Cynthia Medina, GTI Energy
- Methane Emissions and Community Benefits
- Panel Session #7: REMEDY (Reducing Emissions of Methane Every Day of the Year)
- 2023 Methane Connects
Jack Lewnard, ARPA-E
- 2023 Methane Connects
- Panel Session #8: Global Perspective on Methane Emissions
- Global Perspectives on Methane Emissions
James Taff Clay, GTI Energy - Transforming Complex Data Streams into Simple Emissions Decisions
Jessica Shumlich, CEO, Highwood Emissions
- Global Perspectives on Methane Emissions
- Panel Session #9: Mitigating CH4 Emissions in Other Sectors
- Detecting and Using Methane from Other Sectors
Evam Sherwin, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - Methane from Animal Agriculture
Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, Colorado State University - Landfills and Sustainable Aviation Fuels
Marina Slijepcevic, GTI Energy
- Detecting and Using Methane from Other Sectors
2022
CH4 Connections 2022 “Methane Emissions in the Spotlight – From Measurement to Mitigation” spotlighted the national focus that has escalated around characterizing and managing methane emissions. Better measurement of methane emissions is an essential first step, but we also want to highlight the importance of measurement data being understandable and usable by the operators that are going to have to mitigate those emissions. We emphasized how to effectively decarbonize our energy systems and the role of methane emission mitigation in these efforts.
Below are the presentations that the authors gave GTI permission to make available to the public. These were presented at the CH4 Connections: The Methane Emissions Conference on October 20-21, 2022. Click a title below to view a PDF version of the presentation. (The PDF will open in a new window or tab please make sure you have any pop-up blockers disabled.)
- Fireside Chat
- Methane Mitigation Technologies Program Overview
Timothy Reinhardt, U.S. Department of Energy
Jared Ciferno, U.S. Department of Energy
- Methane Mitigation Technologies Program Overview
- Panel Session #1: Regulatory Standards for Methane Emissions
- New Mexico Regulatory Standards for Methane Emissions
Claudia Borchert, Climate Change Bureau - Regulatory Standards for Methane Emissions
Lesley Feldman, CATF
- New Mexico Regulatory Standards for Methane Emissions
- Panel Session #2: Cross Compatible Detection Technologies Between Energy and Agriculture/Waste
- Landfill 101
Roger Green, WM - Enteric Methane Measurement
Sara Place, PhD, Colorado State University - Animal Sciences
- Landfill 101
- Panel Session #3: Role of Methane Accounting for Low Carbon World
- Regulatory Standards for Methane Emissions
Lesley Feldman, CATF
- Regulatory Standards for Methane Emissions
- Panel Session #4: Role of Methane Measurements in a Low Carbon World – Aerial Measurements: What Have We Learned?
- Understanding the Opportunity and Limitation of Source-Based Aerial Methane Measurements
Matthew Johnson, Carleton University - The Role of (Remote-sensing) Measurements: What Have We Learned?
Riley Duren, Carbon Mapper
- Understanding the Opportunity and Limitation of Source-Based Aerial Methane Measurements
- Panel Session #9: Transmission and Distribution Leak Mitigation
- Emissions Measurement & Mitigation
Greg Jones, Southern Company Gas - Transmission and Leak Mitigation
Ed Newton, Southern California Gas
- Emissions Measurement & Mitigation
2021
CH4 Connections 2021 “Accelerating Transition to a Low Carbon World” highlighted stakeholders in the energy industry that are facilitating reduction in methane emissions across the energy value chain as a pathway to a low carbon world. CH4 Connections dived into how effective regulations, scientifically sound methane accounting principles, advancing methane emission research, and leak detection technology are needed to accelerate the transition to a low carbon world.
Below are the presentations that the authors gave GTI permission to make available to the public. These were presented at the CH4 Connections: The Methane Emissions Conference on October 12-13, 2021. Click a title below to view a PDF version of the presentation. (The PDF will open in a new window or tab please make sure you have any pop-up blockers disabled.)
- Cheniere and Climate
Fiji George, Cheniere - USDOT Gas Transmission Pipeline Standards Leak Detection and Repair
Chris Hoidal, U.S. Department of Transportation - EPA Methane Standards, Reporting Rules & Voluntary Disclosure Standards
Pam Lacey, American Gas Association - Codes and Standards for Methane Emissions
Steve Wheeler, Oil & Gas Conservation and Commission - On Trust and the Future of Gas
Dan Zimmerle, Energy Institute at CSU - Veritas: a GTI Differentiated Gas Measurement & Verification Initiative
Dr. Margaret Coleman, GTI - Differentiated Natural Gas - Considereations for Our Energy Future
Roy D. Hartstein, Resonsible Energy Solutions - The Role of Methane Measurement Technology in a Low-Carbon World
Tom Fox, Highwood Emissions Company - Interpreting Emissions Measurements via mMdels (and vise versa)
Clay Bell, Methane Emission Technology Evaluation, CSU - Understanding Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Systems Part A: The Big Picture
Kenneth Davis, Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, The Pennsylvania State University - Leveraging Technology and Process
Jeff Goetzman, CenterPoint Energy - Tried & True Mitigation Technologies
Lindsey Fitzgerald, Con Edison - Continuous VOC Monitoring for Emissions Location and Sample Acquisition
Jacob Melby, SENSIT Technologies - Why We Must Measure Everything: Insights from Basin-scale Surveys
Steve Deiker, Kairos Aerospace
2020
CH4 Connections 2020, with a focus on "Technology Enabling Green Initiatives," virtually united representatives from the natural gas industry, research organizations, regulatory agencies, and technology vendors in one setting.
Below are the presentations that authors gave GTI permission to make available to the public. These were presented at the CH4 Connections: The Methane Emissions Conference on November 17-19, 2020. Click a title below to view a PDF version of the presentation. (The PDF will open in a new window or tab please make sure you have any pop-up blockers disabled.)
- Canadian Perspective: Emission Reduction Targets and Methane
Paul Cheliak, Canadian Gas Association - Handling Information from Remote Monitoring
Howard Dieter, Jonah Energy LLC - Remote Sensing Based Monitoring of Emissions from Oil and Gas Production Sources
Nicole Downey, Ph.D., Earth System Sciences LLC - Managing Carbon, Growing Economies: Leveraging Gases, Fuels & Infrastructure
Paula Gant, Ph.D., GTI - The Role of Satellites in Methane Intensity Measurements
Brian Jones, Kairos Aerospace - Is Methane the Second Most Important Greenhouse Gas?
Robert L. Kleinberg, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University - International Perspectives on Reducing Methane Emissions
Pietro Mezzano, Oil and Gas Climate Initiative - How can We Compare Methane Leak Detection Technologies and Work Practices?
Arvind P. Ravikumar, Harrisburg University - GTI Technology Validation
Susan Stuver, GTI
2019
Below are the presentations that authors gave GTI permission to make available to the public. These were presented at the CH4 Connections: The Methane Emissions Conference on September 18-19, 2019. Click a title below to view a PDF version of the presentation. (The PDF will open in a new window or tab please make sure you have any pop-up blockers disabled.)
- Faye Gerard, BP
How Driving Methane Emissions reductions Enhances Safety
- Methane Regulations: Where do we go from here?
- Karen Nielsen, Kinder Morgan
View Presentation - Angela Zivkovich, Occidental Petroleum Corporation
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- Karen Nielsen, Kinder Morgan
- Satellite Aerial Surveillance: Recent Developments
- Andrew Thorpe, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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- Andrew Thorpe, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
- Greenhouse Gas Reporting and Predictive Analytics
- James Van Horne, SLR International Corporation
View Presentation - Howard R. Dieter, Jonah Energy LLC
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- James Van Horne, SLR International Corporation
- Mitigation of Emissions by Replacing Infrastructure
- Matt Todd, The Environmental Partnership
View Presentation - Dana Wood, BP
View Presentation - Ed Newton, SoCal Gas
View Presentation - Nathan Wheldon, MPLX
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- Matt Todd, The Environmental Partnership
- What’s Going on Underground?
- Kate Smits, University of Texas at Arlington (UTA)
View Presentation - Roger Carson, Con Edison
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- Kate Smits, University of Texas at Arlington (UTA)
- Mobile and Continuous Monitoring
- Ed Newton, SoCal Gas
View Presentation - Wade Miller, Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G)
View Presentation - Ford Eimon, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
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- Ed Newton, SoCal Gas
2018
CH4 Connections 2018 brought almost 150 attendees to Fort Collins, CO, marking the fifth annual CH4 Connections conference as the most well-attended so far. Registrants included representatives from the natural gas industry, regulators, researchers, equipment and service providers, and more, while presentations focused on methane detection and mitigation technologies and practices for the entire natural gas value chain.
Below are the presentations that authors gave GTI permission to make available to the public. These were presented at the CH4 Connections: The Methane Emissions Conference on September 25-26, 2018. Click a title below to view a PDF version of the presentation. (The PDF will open in a new window or tab please make sure you have any pop-up blockers disabled.)
- Sharon Tomkins
Our Role in a Renewable Future - Arvind Ravikumar
Incorporating New Technology Into Emissions Mitigation Policy - Brad Morello
Methane Technology: “Mayberry meets Star Trek” - Daniel Zimmerle
Testing Next Generation LDAQ Technologies Protocols And First Results - Francois Rongere
Deployment of New Technologies for Leak Detection and Quantification at PG&E - Julie Murphy
Perspective from the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission - Rick Trieste
Natural Gas Leak Detection and Prevention - Thomas Hutchins
Natural Gas Transmission & Storage ESG and Methane Initiatives - Tim Taylor
Colorado AIMM/ITRC Methane Team
2017
For CH4 Connection 2017 GTI Energy partnered with Colorado State University (CSU)’s Energy Institute to organize CH4 Connections 2017, which featured a tour of CSU’s Methane Emissions Test and Evaluation Center (METEC) and drew a record number of attendees, sponsors, and exhibitors. A diverse group of keynote speakers and panelists focused on energy policy, adoption of new technologies, and much more.
Below are the presentations that authors gave GTI Energy permission to make available to the public. These were presented at the CH4 Connections: The Methane Emissions Conference on December 12-13, 2017. Click a title below to view a PDF version of the presentation. (The PDF will open in a new window or tab please make sure you have any pop-up blockers disabled.)
- Ramon Alvarez
Upstream CH4 Sources and Opportunities - Roy Hartstein
The Changing Landscape of Our Operations
2016
CH4 Connections 2016 brought together more than 120 industry experts to discuss and debate methane emissions from a host of perspectives. Speakers at CH4 Connections addressed current research on methane leakage, technologies to detect and reduce emissions, policy and regulatory options, and business implications and opportunities.
Below are the presentations that authors gave GTI permission to make available to the public. These were presented at the CH4 Connections: The Methane Emissions Conference on November 2-3, 2016. Click a title below to view a PDF version of the presentation. (The PDF will open in a new window or tab please make sure you have any pop-up blockers disabled.)
- David Carroll
Methane Emissions – A Global Response - Timothy Taylor
Colorado Oil and Gas Methane Rules - Andrew Williams
Best Practices for Minimizing Air Pollution from the Oil and Natural Gas Sector - Roy Hartstein
Methane Detection and Abatement - Christopher Freitas
DOE Methane Emissions R&D - Carey Bylin
EPA Voluntary Methane Programs for the Oil and Gas Industry - Rod Rinholm
International Perspectives on Methane Emissions - Lloyd Graydon
Methane Emissions in Australia - Jasmine Urisk
Methane Emissions: A Canadian Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution Pipeline Sector Perspective - Vladislav Karasevich
Methane Regulation in Russia - Jesus Manuel Gil Jimenez
Enagás´ ongoing activities in R&D to reduce methane emissions - Nate Gorence
ARPA-E’s MONITOR Program: Technology to Quantify Methane Emissions - Matt Harrison
Methane Measurement Advancements Panel: Intro - Dan Zimmerle
CH4 Research: Methods, Measurement, and Uses - Marc Fischer
From Wells to Burners: Methane Emissions from California Natural Gas - Aileen Nowlan
Measuring and Managing Methane - Amy Townsend-Small
Stable Isotopes Can Constrain Sources of Methane and Resolve Discrepancies Between Top-Down Observations and Bottom-Up Inventories
2015
CH4 Connections 2015 brought together more than 30 leading experts on quantifying methane emissions; new technologies; and best practices for leak detection and mitigation in natural gas production, transmission, and distribution.
Below are the presentations that authors gave GTI permission to make available to the public. These were presented at the CH4 Connections Conference on October 6-7, 2015. Click a title below to view a PDF version of the presentation. (The PDF will open in a new window or tab please make sure you have any pop-up blockers disabled.)
- Paul Gunning
Overview of EPA Oil and Gas Activities - Pamela Lacey
Methane Reductions: Continuing the Downward Trend - Brian Jones
Downstream Natural Gas Initiative: EPA’s Methane Challenge Program - Michael Silverstein
Colorado’s Hydrocarbon Control Rules for the Oil and Gas Sector: Rule Implementation and Lessons Learned - Joel Bluestein
R&D Opportunities for Methane Emissions Mitigation - Overview - David McCabe
Putting Out the Fire: Proven Technologies to Improve Utilization of Associated Gas from Tight Oil Formations - David Lyon
Top-down & bottom-up estimates of CH4 emissions in the Barnett Shale - R. Subramanian
Top-Down Tracer Flux vs Bottom-Up Onsite: Transmission & Storage Facilities - Greg Clark
Alert Plus Aegis 400 Remote Emission Monitoring Station - Mike D'Antoni
Pneumatic Device Emissions and Compressor Venting - Milton Heath
Infrared Leak Detection Technologies and Best Practices in the Natural Gas Industry; Safe, Simple, Fast and Effective Ways Companies are Identifying Fugitive Methane Emissions - Jack Schwaller
Reducing Vent Gas Emissions with New Rod Sealing Solutions for Reciprocating Compressors - David Scharf
SYNODON - Advanced Airborne Integrity Management Services - Terence Trefiak
LDAR Case Study: Comparison of Conventional Method 21 vs. Alternative Work Practice (Optical Gas Imaging) - Peter Foller
Low Cost TDLAS for Continuous Monitoring of Methane Emissions - Mike Thorpe
Mobile LiDAR Sensor for Rapid and Sensitive Methane Leak Detection - Hendrik Hamann
The IBM ARPA-E MONITOR Project AIMS: An Intelligent Multi-modal CH4 Measurement System Continuous fugitive gas quantification and source localization - Stephen Segal
Tunable mid-IR laser for methane sensing - Mickey Frish
Methane Leak Surveying with Small Unmanned Aerial Systems - John Edelbeck
Methane Detectors Challenge Testing - Jeff Clarke
Methane Emission Solutions for the Natural Gas Community - Patrick Couch
Overview of Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Fueling Stations - Marc Besch
Challenges of Controlling CH4 Emissions from CNG/Diesel Fuel-Fuel Retrofitted Heavy-duty Engines - Derek Johnson
Methane Emissions From Various Portions of the Supply Chain
2014
CH4 Connections 2014, the methane emissions solutions conference for the natural gas community, explored the subject of methane emissions from a host of perspectives. Featuring 7 speakers and 20 panelists, notable topics included a thorough quantification of methane emissions; industry perspectives from ANGA, AGA, NGSA, and INGAA presenters; federal and other approaches to emissions policy; and best practices for leak detection and mitigation in natural gas production, transmission, and distribution.
Below are the presentations that authors gave GTI permission to make available to the public. These were presented at the CH4 Connections Conference on September 23-24, 2014. Click a title below to view a PDF version of the presentation. (The PDF will open in a new window or tab please make sure you have any pop-up blockers disabled.)
- John Adgate
Natural Gas Production & Distribution: Human Health Issues - Ryan Barry
Industry Perspectives on Methane Emissions - Erica Bowman
Gas Industry Perspectives on Methane Emissions - Sharon Buccino
Clearing the Air: What Communities Expect and How to Deliver It - Marcilynn A. Burke
The Intersection of Local Land Use Law and State and Federal Regulatory Law - Roger Fernandez
EPA Initiatives to Reduce Natural Gas Emissions through Voluntary Programs - Susan Fleck
Mitigation of Methane Emissions - Fiji George
Confluence of Sound Science and Policy – The ONE FUTURE Approach to Methane Emissions - Gilbert Gonzalez
Shale Revolution Texas: Solutions for Building Sustainable Communities - Pamela Lacey
Natural Gas Emissions: Continuing the Downward Trend - Kathryn Mutz
Collaborative Methane Emissions Solutions for the Natural Gas Community - Phillip Schlagel
Methane Opportunities - Robert Talbot
Characterizing Fugitive Methane Emissions in the Barnett Shale Area Using a Mobile Laboratory