Marine Carbon Sensing Workshop
Program Director: Dr. Simon Freeman
Date: June 15-16, 2022
Location: Boston, MA
ARPA-E is exploring a potential program to develop scalable and economic technologies for the measurement, reporting and verification of ocean carbon dioxide removal (CDR). This workshop convened experts in ocean sensing, sensor platforms, modeling and carbon economics to identify innovative research paths for the development of disruptive technologies that will provide a quantitative basis for ocean CDR in carbon markets.
Day 1 (June 15)
| Start Time (ET) | End Time (ET) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | 8:30 AM |
Registration and Breakfast |
| 8:30 AM | 8:40 AM |
ARPA-E Leadership Welcome James Zahler, ARPA-E |
| 8:40 AM | 9:10 AM |
PD Welcome and Workshop Introduction Simon Freeman, ARPA-E |
| 9:10 AM | 9:35 AM |
Vision for an Ocean Vital Signs Network and Paths to CDR MRV Peter de Menocal, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
| 9:35 AM | 10:00 AM |
NOAA's MRV Capabilities Today and Future Contributions Jessica Cross, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| 10:00 AM | 10:10 AM |
Overview of Breakout Sessions Simon Freeman, ARPA-E |
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20 Minute Break – Transition to Breakout Sessions |
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| 10:30 AM | 12:00 PM |
Breakout Discussion 1: Fundamentals for mCDR MRV Breakout #1: Grand Ballroom C, 2nd Floor Breakout #2: Olympia Room, 2nd Floor Breakout #3: Aquitania Room, 1st Floor Breakout #4: Britannic Room, 1st Floor |
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Lunch (1 hour) |
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| 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
NGO and Foundation Panel Antonius Gagern, Additional Ventures; Frances Wang, ClimateWorks; Scott Litzelman, Stripe; Josh Boyce, Oceans2050 |
| 2:00 PM | 2:25 PM |
Carbon Markets: Precedent and Financial Risk Mitigators Aldyen Donnelly, NORI |
| 2:25 PM | 2:35 PM |
Overview of Breakout Sessions Simon Freeman, ARPA-E |
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15 Minute Break – Transition to Breakout Sessions |
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| 2:50 PM | 4:20 PM |
Breakout Discussion 2: Temporal and Spatial Challenges Breakout #1: General Baseline; Grand Ballroom C, 2nd Floor Breakout #2: Pre-CDR Deployment; Olympia Room, 2nd Floor Breakout #3: During CDR Deployment; Aquitania Room, 1st Floor Breakout #4: Post-CDR Deployment; Britannic Room, 1st Floor |
| 4:25 PM | 4:35 PM |
Close of Day 1, Overview of Day 2 Simon Freeman, ARPA-E |
| 4:45 PM | 5:15 PM |
Individual Meetings with Program Director – Grand Ballroom C, 2nd Floor |
Day 2 (June 16)
| Start Time (ET) | End Time (ET) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | 8:30 AM |
Breakfast |
| 8:30 AM | 8:40 AM |
Recap of Day 1 and Kick-off of Day 2 Simon Freeman, ARPA-E |
| 8:40 AM | 9:05 AM |
Data Assimilation to BGC models: State of the Art and Needs for CDR Matt Long, National Center for Atmospheric Research |
| 9:05 AM | 9:30 AM |
Seaweed Sinking MRV: What is Needed David Siegel, UC – Santa Barbara |
| 9:30 AM | 9:55 AM |
Exploring New Technologies for Monitoring Carbon for Ocean CDR MRV: Examples from OTZ and EXPORTS Ken Buesseler, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
| 9:55 AM | 10:20 AM |
Transformative Full-Ocean Depth Sensor Platforms Hilary Bart-Smith, University of Virginia |
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15 Minute Break |
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| 10:35 AM | 10:45 AM |
Overview of Breakout Sessions Simon Freeman, ARPA-E |
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Transition to Breakout Sessions |
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| 10:50 AM | 12:20 PM |
Breakout Discussion 3: Technology Specific Challenges Breakout #1: Sensors; Grand Ballroom C, 2nd Floor Breakout #2: Platforms: Drifters, Stationary; Olympia Room, 2nd Floor Breakout #3: Modeling; Aquitania Room, 1st Floor Breakout #4: Platforms: Mobile; Britannic Room, 1st Floor |
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Lunch |
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| 1:20 PM | 1:50 PM |
Simon Freeman, ARPA-E |
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15 Minute Break – Transition to Breakout Sessions |
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| 2:05 PM | 3:35 PM |
Breakout Discussion 4: Breakout #1: Legislative Technology-to-Market; Grand Ballroom C, 2nd Floor Breakout #2: Dual Use Technology-to-Market; Olympia Room, 2nd Floor Breakout #3: Program Development; Aquitania Room, 1st Floor Breakout #4: Program Development; Britannic Room, 1st Floor |
| 3:40 PM | 3:55 PM |
Workshop Close Simon Freeman, ARPA-E |
| 4:00 PM | 5:30 PM |
Individual Meetings with Program Director – Grand Ballroom C, 2nd Floor |
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