White Paper Competition

All YPP Members are invited to submit a White Paper on “Energizing Tomorrow: Pipelines with Purpose”.

Each essay should explore “The Evolving Role of Pipelines for Growing Energy Demands” in 1500 words or less. This topic is intentionally left open-ended to encourage creativity from the authors. Suggested essay topics include:

  • Key drivers of increasing energy demand

  • Expansion of electric power generation

  • Enhancing power resiliency and storage solutions

  • LNG exports

  • Crude processing and downstream products

  • Permitting reform to transport products across the country

A panel of industry experts will be assembled to review each white paper submitted. The panel will score the submissions and select the final winner. The winner will be announced at the YPP Symposium, which will take place in Houston on May 29, 2025 and will be invited to present their paper at the YPP Symposium.

The winner will also receive free admission to PRCI’s Research Exchange in Houston, Texas in March 2025 where they will also be presenting their white papers. YPP will sponsor a travel grant to either of these conferences for the winner including flight and travel reimbursement up to a certain to be determined dollar threshold.

Thanks to our 2025 White Paper Competition Sponsor, PRCI!

Key Drivers of Increasing Energy Demand

How is the demand increasing, how are the trends impacted.

Expansion of Electric Power Generation

Innovations in power generation, efficiencies and driving factors.

Crude Processes

How can processing and products be streamlined to improve efficiency and meet energy demands.

Enhancing Power Resiliency

Key drivers, technologies, impact to other utilities and public need.

Stimulating Ideas:

Author Guidelines:

  • Each paper will be written by a single author

  • Winner will be asked to present at the YPP USA Symposium in Houston, TX on May 29, 2025

  • Author is encouraged to engage in a peer review process, whether that be with another member of YPP USA, coworker, or even an industry executive

  • Author must be a current or incoming member of YPP USA

White Paper Guidelines:

  • 1500 word maximum

  • Relevant to the pipeline industry as a whole

  • Papers will be judged on industry benefit, public benefit, and creativity

  • Peer reviewers thanked

  • Papers to be submitted by April 25th, 2025, via email to YPP USA (info@YPPUSA.org)

  • Winner will be notified of their selection by May 19th, 2025

Judges will score the paper on Industry Benefit, Public Benefit, and Creativity.

In the event that a paper’s recommendations are in conflict among public benefit and industry benefit, the paper’s ability to understand and explain the impacts to both criteria rather than solve both criteria will be considered.