• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Kevin Lindemer

S&P Global

Managing Director, Downstream Consulting, Energy

Kevin Lindemer, Managing Director, Downstream Consulting, Energy, at S&P Global, has 30 years of experience in the oil and downstream petroleum industries and is an expert on the global oil industry. He has led numerous strategic consulting and research projects around the world in the energy, biofuels, oil, and downstream oil business and has authored numerous articles and papers covering many aspects of the oil and energy industry. He has also testified before the US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, been a guest lecturer in business schools in the Boston area, and spoken at numerous industry conferences. Mr. Lindemer’s extensive background in the oil industry includes serving as Executive Managing Director of Global Insight’s Energy Group prior to its acquisition by IHS Markit; Director of Strategy and Business Development at Irving Oil Corporation; Senior Director in the Oil Practice at Cambridge Energy Research Associates, which was later acquired by IHS Markit; and as a planning and strategy analyst for CENEX Petroleum. Mr. Lindemer previously founded and operated an independent energy research and consulting practice prior to his current role. He holds a BS from the University of Minnesota and an MS from the University of Wyoming.

Sessions With Kevin Lindemer

Tuesday, 10 March

  • 10:30am - 11:20am (CST) / -

    What are Likely Feedstocks for Advanced Biofuels?
    Downstream, Midstream & Chemicals

    Advanced biofuels are beginning to make in-roads into the transportation fuels market due to decarbonization policies and technology. Renewable diesel and jet fuel are the leading fuels that rely on low-carbon bio-oils—such as used cooking oil, fats, and tallow—and existing technologies. However, it is unlikely that these fuels and feedstocks alone can meet the targets of existing and emerging policies. Other feedstocks will be needed. What are likely feedstocks for advanced biofuels? What is the status of processing technologies to produce large amounts of biofuels from these feedstocks? What enabling technologies are needed? Can advanced biofuels and feedstocks compete with the life cycle and economics of non-liquid transport fuels?

  • 02:30pm - 03:20pm (CST) / -

    AgTech and GHG Emissions: New solutions
    Climate & Sustainability

    Agricultural technology and practices continue to evolve, resulting in lower GHG emissions in the field and the biofuels processing plant. Agriculture could be the source of significant GHG reductions with new, emerging technologies and policy-related incentives provided directly to growers. What are the key issues for on-farm GHG emissions? Can yields continue to increase without an increase in emissions? What are the likely new crops—energy crops or advanced conventional crops—to meet biofuels demand? What are the major potential sources and volume of GHG reductions in agriculture? How low can the carbon intensity of conventional crops/biofuels go? What are the barriers that prevent the uptake of technologies and practices and how can they be overcome?

  • 08:30am - 12:20pm (CST) / -

    Lyceum Labs: Morning Sessions

Wednesday, 11 March