Stanford Natural Gas Week

(October 18 - 20, 2022)

OVERVIEW

The Stanford Natural Gas Initiative

proudly hosts

Natural Gas Week

an in-person event at Stanford University

October 18-20, 2022

The Stanford Natural Gas Initiative is proud to host an invitation-only conversation on the environmental, social, and economic benefits of natural gas. This event brings together thought leaders from academia, industry, government agencies, and NGOs to hear the latest research developments in natural gas and to discuss utilizing natural gas as part of a net zero carbon future.

October 18-19: NGI Annual Affiliate Meeting “Sustainable Natural Gas for Today and Tomorrow”

· The strategic importance of natural gas as we transition to a sustainable energy system

· Methane emissions detection and mitigation

· Geopolitical impact on gas markets and changing outlook

· The use of gas for long-term seasonal energy storage

· Lessons learned from 20 years of gas and renewables in California

· Natural gas and hydrogen: synergies and opportunities

· Natural gas in the developing world

October 20: A workshop on “The Utility of the future”

· Integration of gas and electric utilities

· Regulated vs competitive retailing

· Blending of green fuels into the existing infrastructure

· Modeling the role of gas in a high renewables system

· Innovation to increase flexibility of the distribution system

PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION

Event Parking

Event will be held on Stanford University Campus. Invited guests will receive location details in a confirmation email after registration.

*Stanford University encourages guests to use our convenient public transportation whenever possible.

Visitor parking is available through the ParkMobile app, the mobile website, via QR code, or by texting PARK to ParkMobile at 77223. We recommend downloading the ParkMobile app before arriving at Stanford for faster and move convenient visitor parking payments. To learn more about parking rates, visit our Visitor Parking Rates webpage.

Free Stanford Marguerite Shuttle

Stanford University has a dedicated shuttle that will take you all over campus at no cost. You can catch the shuttle from the Palo Alto Caltrain Station and most major sites on campus.

Palo Alto Caltrain Station

The closest Caltrain Station is Palo Alto Station.

You may catch the FREE Marguerite Shuttle to the event location.

Airports

The airports closest to Stanford University are San Francisco International Airport (SFO) or San Jose International Airport (SJC).

LODGING

Hotels in the Area

There are several hotels located practically on-campus (Sheraton Palo Alto, Westin Palo Alto, The Clement Palo Alto and many more!

Please visit the Stanford Visitor Page for more info.

Stanford Health Alert (COVID-19 Protocols)

Visit Stanford Health Alert site for information and answers to frequently asked questions, related to COVID-19, for Stanford visitors. Stanford visitors include temporary community members, such as visiting scholars and researchers, as well as members of the public.