Energy Fundamentals 2025 Agenda

Agenda

(Note: Topics, speakers, and session times are subject to change.)

Offered in two complete sessions:

  • Session 1: June 23-27, 2025 (Monday-Friday)
  • Session 2: July 7-11, 2025 (Monday-Friday)

The complete curriculum is identical in both sessions, and participants can choose to attend specific days from either session based on their availability.

 

Day 1 - Molecules

Session 1: Monday, June 23

Session 2: Monday, July 7

Energy Resources & Value Chains

8:00 - 9:00 Fundamentals of Energy
9:00 - 9:30  US Energy Resources Overview
9:30 - 10:00  Wind/Solar/Geothermal
10:00 - 10:15  Break
10:15 - 10:45  The Carbon Cycle
10:45 - 11:15  The History of Energy
11:15 - 12:00 Coal
12:00 - 1:00  Lunch
1:00 - 1:45  Uranium & Critical Minerals
1:45 - 2:15 Upstream Oil & Gas 
2:15 - 2:30  Break
2:45 - 3:00  Upstream Oil & Gas Cont.
3:00 - 3:15  GCEO - Upstream
3:15 - 3:30  Offshore Decommisioning 
3:30 - 3:45 LA Orphan Wells
3:45 - 4:15  Midstream Oil & Gas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






Day 2 - Molecules

Session 1: Tuesday, June 24

Session 2: Tuesday, July 8

Energy Resources & Value Chains

8:00 - 8:30  Downstream Oil & Gas
8:30 - 9:45  Natural Gas Distributon
9:45 - 10:00 Carbon Capture & Storage
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 10:45 GCEO - Import, Export, LNG
10:45 - 12:00 Biofuels and Hydrogen
12:00 - 1:00  Lunch
1:00 - 2:15  Department of Energy & Natural Resources
2:15 - 2:30  Break
2:30 - 4:00 Department of Energy & Natural Resources
4:00 - 5:30  PERTT Lab Visit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





Day 3 - Electrons

Session 1: Wednesday, June 25

Session 2: Wednesday, July 9

Electricity Markets & Regulation

8:00 - 8:30 Brief History & Market Participants
8:30 - 9:15 Scope of Regulation & Key Principles
9:15 - 10:00 Electrical Terms
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 11:15 Generation
11:15 - 11:45 Transmission & Distribution
11:45 - 12:00 Customer Service/Retail
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 1:15 Conventional Technologies
1:15 - 1:30 Coal, Nuclear, Legacy Gas (steam)
1:30 - 2:00 Simple Cycle (CTs) and Combined Cycle Gas Turbines (CCGTs)
2:00 - 2:15 Renewable Technologies & Storage
2:15 - 2:30 Hydro, Wind (onshore/offshore)
2:30 - 2:45 Break
2:45 - 3:00 Solar PV, Geothermal, Biomass
3:00 - 3:30 Energy Storage
3:30 - 4:15 Wholesale Energy Markets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 
Day 4 - Electrons

Session 1: Thursday, June 26

Session 2: Thursday, July 10

Electricity Markets & Regulation

7:00 - 9:00  LSU Cogen Tour
9:00 - 10:00  Cost of Service Regulation & How Electric Rates are Set
10:00 - 10:15  Break
10:15 - 10:45  Illustrative CCGT Investment Case
10:45 - 11:00  Modernizing Rate Design
11:00 - 11:15  Uncertainty & The Energy Transition
11:15 - 12:00  Deregulation
12:00 - 1:00  Lunch
1:00 - 2:00  LPSC Overview - Brandon Frey
2:00 - 2:30  LPSC Case Study
2:30 - 2:45 Break
2:45 - 3:15  Decarbonization
3:15 - 3:45  Decentralization (DR/DERs/VPPs)
3:45 - 4:15 Growth Opportunities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





Day 5 - Policy & Politics

Session 1: Friday, June 27

Session 2: Friday, July 11

Government’s Influence on Energy Choices

8:00 - 9:00 Future U.S. Energy Demand/Data Centers
9:00 - 10:00 Global Energy Trends
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 11:00 How Tax Policy Affects Energy
11:00 - 12:00 Changing Parties/Changing Policies
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 Louisiana Energy/Global Impacts
2:00 - 2:30 Energy Portfolios
2:30 - 2:45 Break
2:45 - 4:15 Can You Balance Energy and Environment?

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Speakers

Agenda

Field Trips

K-12 Program

 

Registration

For June 23-27 Session:

Early Bird (ends May 16): $1,000

Regular (May 17 - June 13): $1,250

Late (June 14 - June 27): $1,500

Register for June 23-27 Here

 

For July 7-11 Session:

Early Bird (ends May 31): $1,000

Regular (June 1 - June 29): $1,250

Late (June 30 - July 11): $1,500

Register for July 7-11 Here

 

Location

Dalton J. Woods Auditorium
Energy, Coast & Environment Bldg
93 S. Quad Drive
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA  70803

 

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