About the Event

If you missed any of Darcy's CCUS research coverage in 2024… you missed a lot! What industry trends dominated the news in 2024? Which technology Innovators emerged with impactful and innovative solutions? How did energy operators deploy technology to address their largest problems? What problems did your peers ask Darcy about? This Event will provide the answer to all of these questions (and more!). All this will be covered in this special event discussing the "State of Innovation" in Carbon Capture, Utilization, Storage, and Carbon Markets.

We will cover:

• Key Trends in CCUS from 2024: We will summarize which topics had the most traction and momentum in 2024, based on Darcy's unique viewpoint in the market. This includes conversations with our 10,000+ energy industry members, in-depth interviews with hundreds of technology startups, custom requests from our members, and the numerous Darcy Live Events that we put on throughout the year.
• Top 10 Innovators: We will provide a curated list of the 10 technology Innovators that we have selected to highlight. This list considers which Innovators are seeing interest on Darcy Connect, based on your clicks, follows, messages, and interactions, combined with Darcy's view on impact and novelty and the impact of these companies in the broader market.
• Case Studies: Highlighting some of the most interesting technology and project deployment in the space to learn the lessons from practical examples.
• 2025 Sneak Preview: We will provide a sneak preview of Darcy's CCUS Research coverage in 2025, including an overview of which trends/topics we expect to be impactful for our members.

Key Themes

• Investment: looking at where the money is flowing. We will dive into the broader investment landscape in the Energy Sector and then deep dive into CCS & CDR
• Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR): Biohcar, DAC and similar CDR technologies have been gaining a lot of traction this year, with Microsoft purchasing over 8 million tons - 16 times as much as the following buyer: Frontier.
• Carbon Capture: we will go through an overview of what happened in the Carbon Capture space during 2024 including our in-person event and key industries news from 2024.
• Carbon Utilization: addressing emerging carbon utilization spaces and with a sneak-peak into the coverage that will come during 2025
• Carbon Storage: A deep dive will be done on the state of carbon storage and class VI wells as well as government incentives in this space, with highlights to key carbon storage and hub projects.

External speaker sessions

Carbon markets

• Anton Root – Co-founder and Head of Research, AlliedOffsets: Co-founder and Head of Research at AlliedOffsets, where he oversees efforts to increase transparency in the voluntary carbon market through the use of data and technology. He leads research initiatives aimed at aggregating and analyzing data related to carbon offsetting projects and market activity worldwide. Anton will speak about the state of carbon markets, focusing on Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) technologies and their role in this space.

Carbon capture

• Hector Macquarrie – Principal, Shell Ventures: Principal at Shell Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Shell. He is involved in investments across a range of sectors, including renewable energy, cleantech, new transportation fuels, and smart mobility. His role includes working with both early-stage startups and established companies requiring growth capital. Hector will discuss Shell's investment in Mantel, a company advancing carbon capture technology.

Carbon transport & storage

• Tracey Ziev – Director of Project Engineering, Carbon Solutions: Director of Project Engineering at Carbon Solutions, where she leads engineering projects focused on carbon capture, transport, and storage. With a diverse background in the energy sector, she brings expertise in areas such as technoeconomic analysis, policy analysis, and project management. Tracey will cover carbon transportation in the United States, emphasizing the economies of scale associated with different transport methods.