Conferences - 2010 Clean Carbon Policy Summit

Meet Our Sponsors

Networking Event Sponsor

AEP ranks among the nation's largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S. AEP also owns the nation's largest electricity transmission system, a nearly 39,000-mile network that includes more 765 kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined. AEP's transmission system directly or indirectly serves about 10 percent of the electricity demand in the Eastern Interconnection, the interconnected transmission system that covers 38 eastern and central U.S. states and eastern Canada, and approximately 11 percent of the electricity demand in ERCOT, the transmission system that covers much of Texas.

American Electric Power Website

Co-Breakfast Sponsor

NRG Energy, Inc., a competitive energy provider, has a diversified generation portfolio, distinguished by its range in geography, fuel source and dispatch level. NRG’s global portfolio of projects totals over 24,000 net MW.
Founded in 1989, NRG is a wholesale power generation company, primarily engaged in the ownership and operation of power generation facilities and the sale of energy, capacity and related products
in the United States and internationally.
We have a diverse portfolio of electric generation facilities in terms of geography, fuel type and dispatch levels, which helps us mitigate risk.
Operations include competitive energy production and cogeneration facilities, power marketing, district heating and cooling production, thermal energy production and resource recovery facilities.

NRG website

Co-Breakfast Sponsor

Texas Municipal Power Agency (TMPA) is a power production station located outside of Bryan/ College Station, Texas. Owned by the four member cities of Bryan, Denton, Garland and Greenville; TMPA provides efficient, clean electrical power at an affordable price to help communities prosper. TMPA operates as a non-profit municipality. We're also known as Gibbons Creek Steam Electric Station (GCSES). TMPA employs more than 150 people dedicated to safe, clean power generation. Our employees are active in the community, donating time for Habitat for Humanity, food for Twin City Mission; adopting families during the holiday season and much more.

Texas Municipal Power Agency website

Summit Padfolio Sponsor

ConocoPhillips' E-Gas™ Technology is an efficient commercial process for producing synthesis gas from carbon solids such as coal and petroleum coke. The resulting hydrogen-rich gas is ideally suited for use as a clean-burning fuel in gas turbines to produce electricity and steam or further processed to pure hydrogen, substitute natural gas or chemicals. The process can be adapted for carbon dioxide (CO2) removal for integrated carbon capture and sequestration.

ConocoPhillips Website

Registration Sponsor

Alstom is the world leader in integrated power plants for the production of electricity and air quality control systems. Alstom has solutions for all energy sources (coal, gas, nuclear, fuel-oil, hydropower, wind) and is a leader in innovative technologies for the protection of the environment (reduction of CO2 emissions, elimination of pollutant emissions). Alstom is providing the conventional island for the future EPR nuclear power plant in France. The Group is also developing CO2 capture processes and has integrated this technology in pilot plants in Germany and USA.

Alstom Website

Summit Coffee Break Sponsor

The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) advocates public policies that advance environmental improvement, economic prosperity, and energy security. ACCCE believes that the robust utilization of coal – America’s most abundant energy resource – is essential to providing affordable, reliable electricity for millions of U.S. consumers and a growing domestic economy. Further, ACCCE is committed to continued and enhanced U.S. leadership in developing and deploying new, advanced clean coal technologies that protect and improve the environment.

ACCCE Website

Conference Pen Sponsor

In business since 1987, Tenaska, one of the largest independent power producers in the United States, has established a solid reputation as a reliable provider of value to customers in:

    * Power plant development, construction and operation
    * Natural gas, electric power and biofuels marketing
    * Energy risk management
    * Fuel procurement
    * Energy asset acquisition, development and management
    * Natural gas transportation, exploration and production and
    * Electric transmission

The company is well known and respected within the independent power industry. Tenaska Chairman and CEO Howard Hawks was selected to be the first independent power representative on the board of the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC)

Tenaska website

Conference Highligher Sponsor

The Texas Carbon Capture and Storage Association (TxCCSA) is committed to promoting energy security and environmental benefits through the advancement of carbon capture and storage in Texas.

The association—which includes a diverse coalition of utilities, energy producers, and environmental consultants, among others—supports environmentally responsible energy production and advocates for market-based policies and incentives that encourage the development of a commercial carbon capture and storage industry in the state.

Texas Carbon Capture and Storage Association Website

Conference Padfolio Insert Sponsor

SSEB was created by state law and consented to by Congress with a broad mandate to contribute to the economic and community well-being of the southern region. The Board exercises this mandate through the creation of programs in the fields of energy and environmental policy research, development and implementation, science and technology exploration and related areas of concern. SSEB serves its members directly by providing timely assistance designed to develop effective energy and environmental policies and programs and represents its members before governmental agencies at all levels.

Southern States Energy Board Website

VIP Reception Sponsor

Russell & Sons Intent; Emerging Clean Coal Technologies will generate new mining projects throughout the Central and Southwestern United States. We are interested in building partnerships that can facilitate the lowest overall mining cost while providing effective environmental stewardship.

Who We Are; Founded in 1945, Russell & Sons currently provides coal & lignite mining services for both major lignite produces and power generators in Texas and Louisiana. Our company has also built a wide range of civil construction projects and provided mine contract services in these additional states; Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Arizona.

Russell & Sons has experience in all phases of coal/lignite mining from planning and permitting to bond completion. Some examples of our principal skill sets include; Management, Engineering, Skilled Labor, Service & Maintenance of large equipment fleets, etc.

Russell & Sons Website

Supporting Sponsor

Jackson Walker has a strong regional base of over 300 attorneys in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Angelo, and San Antonio. The firm regularly represents clients in such areas as corporate and securities, litigation, intellectual property, health care, energy, labor and employment, legislative and regulatory, real estate, tax and estate planning, technology, bankruptcy, aviation and international law. The firm's corporate clients include Fortune 500 companies, multi-national corporations, major financial institutions, and a wide range of publicly traded corporations and closely held businesses.

Recognizing that the demands of our clients have assumed international proportion, Jackson Walker in 1994 was one of the founding members of GlobalawTM, a world-wide network of law firms with offices throughout the U.S. and in over 65 countries. These affiliates are a major presence in each of their markets insuring the extension of excellence in service, creativity, and business standards that are reflected by Jackson Walker.

In addition to providing superior legal representation, the firm has always encouraged its attorneys and employees to be involved in the community. Numerous members of the firm are presently serving, or have recently served, as members of city, state, and federal government and on the board of directors of civic, charitable, and trade organizations.

As part of the firm's commitment to excellence, a common characteristic stands out: a focus on practical, cost-effective solutions to legal problems that add value and emphasize what works for our clients based on the highest professional standards.

Jackson Walker Website

Supporting Sponsor

The Bureau of Economic Geology was established in 1909 as a successor to the Texas Geological Survey and the Texas Mineral Survey. Today the Bureau functions as a research unit of The University of Texas at Austin, the State Geological Survey, and the Regional Lead Organization for the Petroleum Technology Transfer Council.

The Bureau provides wide-ranging advisory, technical, informational, and research-based services to industries, nonprofit organizations, and Federal, State, and local agencies. The Bureau also provides facilities and management to the office of Publication Sales, Core Research Laboratories, and the Geophysical Log Facility, all of which serve the Public.

Bureau of Economic Geology Website