Battelle Energy Expert To Be Keynote Speaker at Carbon Capture and Sequestration Conference

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 20, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ ----Can carbon dioxide emissions be economically reduced by capture and storage? How advanced are the technologies available to capture and compress CO2 for storage? Is it possible to store it safely underground? What are those in the industry doing about the atmosphere's carbon dioxide problem and what does the future hold?

To illuminate those who attend the Platts Carbon Capture and Sequestration conference June 25-26 in Houston, Battelle's President of Energy Technology Global Business Don McConnell will deliver the keynote address.

McConnell will talk about the importance of carbon capture and sequestration for the reduction in emissions, whether or not it can happen quickly enough to have an impact and if it's worth it financially. He also will forecast how to overcome obstacles in developing new projects. McConnell will be available for some interviews leading up to the conference for interested media.

McConnell is responsible for Battelle's almost $1billion energy business worldwide. He oversees the development of Battelle's five principle lines of commercial energy business, focusing on near-zero emission hydrocarbon conversion, carbon management solutions, alternative energy, energy infrastructure, and nuclear fuel cycle solutions.

The Platts Carbon Capture and Sequestration event is targeted to the needs of power generators, coal producers and energy financiers, as well as companies involved in tertiary recovery and transportation of carbon dioxide.

Battelle is the world's largest non-profit independent research and development organization, providing innovative solutions to the world's most pressing needs through its four global businesses: Laboratory Management, National Security, Energy Technology, and Health and Life Sciences. It advances scientific discovery and application by conducting $4 billion in global R&D annually through contract research, laboratory management and technology commercialization. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Battelle oversees 20,400 employees in more than 120 locations worldwide, including seven national laboratories which Battelle manages or co-manages for the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Battelle also is one of the nation's leading charitable trusts focusing on societal and economic impact and actively supporting and promoting science and math education.

Battelle's Global Energy Technology business unit translates Battelle's basic and applied energy R&D base into innovative commercial solutions, products and services. Including the operations of national laboratories, Battelle oversees nearly $900 million annually in energy-related research contributing to advances in climate change solutions, bio-energy, fuel cells, nuclear power, and energy infrastructure.

For more information, visit www.battelle.org or contact Media Relations Specialist T.R. Massey at masseytr@battelle.org or (614) 424-5544.