GTREO Seminar: John Crane, NETL

DOE Zero Carbon Energy: Progress to Net Zero

ABSTRACT: The Department of Energy has established inspirational goals to achieve clean, carbon-free electricity by 2035 and reach complete net-zero by 2050 with significant investments to accelerate technology development and deployment. The National Energy Technology Lab plays a key role as one of only three applied national labs and the only lab dedicated to carbon management research. This presentation will show what groundwork has been laid toward achieving these goals and highlight technologies in development that span the application space from carbon capture for storage or utilization to generation and utilization of carbon-free fuels.

BIOGRAPHY: Mr. John Crane is currently the Technology Manager for the Advanced Turbines and Supercritical CO2 program at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). Prior to joining NETL, John worked at Siemens Energy for 14 years on the development of high efficiency gas turbines with a focus on hot gas path components and associated technologies. His early career centered on development of emissions reduction technology for the H-class combustion system. Later, he led the transformative technology acceleration program that culminated in the 9000HL product family. He joined NETL in 2023 as the Technology Manager for Advanced Turbines to guide the technology development in support of the DOE mission to deliver low-cost, clean, and carbon-free electric power.