DOE IEDO's Forest Products Workshop was held on September 12, 2023. This workshop brought together stakeholders from the forest products industry, trade associations, utilities, academia, government, national labs, and research institutions. The focus was to identify key, challenges, priorities, and opportunities for the decarbonization of the U.S. forest products manufacturing segments.
Setting the stage – Information on goals, objectives and work underway
| 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM |
David Turpin |
| 9:15 AM - 9:35 AM |
Overview of DOE IEDO programs and fit within broader DOE offices (EEII, CST, TAWD) Paul Majsztrik, Yaroslav Chudnovsky |
| 9:35 AM - 10:15 AM |
Industry's goals and plans for improving sustainability |
Available energy efficiency and decarbonization approaches and barriers to implementation
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Opportunities for improvement with available technology –equipment suppliers’ perspective
Antti Luukkonen |
Developmental energy efficiency and decarbonization approaches and technology gaps
| 11:00 AM - 11:10 AM |
Current DOE RD&D project portfolio to reduce energy and emissions (EEII and CST) David Turpin |
| 11:10 AM - 11:40 AM |
Technical challenges to reduce energy use in pulping and chemical recovery (including lime kiln) Sunkyu Park |
| 11:40 AM - 12:30 PM |
Technical challenges to reduce energy use in paper Lokendra Pal |
| 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM |
Low Carbon Fuels including H2 and Electrification of Steam – Domtar perspective Greg Burns |
| 12:45 PM - 1:00 PM |
Opportunities for Carbon Capture in P&P Energy Systems Barry Malmberg |
| 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM |
Technical challenges to reduce energy use in wood drying Michael Schmid |
| 1:15 PM - 1:30 PM |
Fuel Switching – Opportunities and Barriers Ken Zwick |