CCUS - CARBON CAPTURE & UTILISATION

Tuesday 18 October and Wednesday 19 October

In whatever future scenario for the energy mix, the world will consume fossil fuels for at least 3 more decades in order to meet its energy needs. With emission of green house gases as a result, it is justified to try and close the carbon loop. With CO₂ as an interesting carbon source, utilization of CO₂ is therefore evolving from an academic interest to an economically viable technology. Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) is set to become a complementary tool in the Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) landscape over the following decades. It will not be a matter of CCS or CCU, but and CCS and CCU, with integrated infrastructure. There are many challenges and barriers to the successful implementation of CCU, however these are not insurmountable and need to be actively addressed.

In an ambitious collaboration VITO invites its key partners to discuss the important challenges and opportunities in CCUS.

Important discussion topics

Fossil fuels: part of future energy scenarios – justification for closing the carbon loop
Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS): complementary tools in a closed loop carbon landscape
CO₂utilisation - from academic interest to economically viable technologies
Challenges and barriers to succesful implementation of CCU to be actively addressed
CCU - opportunity for peak shaving and insurance of future access to chemicals and fuels supply

Speakers

Adelbert Goede

Adviser Director

Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research (DIFFER)

08.00 – 09.00	Registration and coffee
09.00 – 09.05	Welcome by Frans Snijkers (VITO)
09.05 – 09.30	CCU & Flemish Climate Policy Jorre De Schrijver (Climate unit of the Flemish Government)
09.30 – 09.50	Contribution of CO₂ capture research to lower CO₂ emissions in Europe Sven Van der Gijp (TNO)
09.50 – 10.10	Carbon Capture and Utilization - A new feedstock for innovative fuel production and chemistry Achim Raschka (Nova-Institut)
10.10 – 10.30	The environmental potential of CO₂ reactions: a screening study Sarah Deutz (RWTH Aachen University)
10.30 – 11.00	Coffee break
11.00 – 11.25	Catalyzing a CO₂-neutral society Mark Saeys (Ghent University)
11.25 – 11.45	Electrolytic hydrogen generation in carbon reutilization schemes Jan Vaes (Hydrogenics Europe)
11.45 – 12.05	Power-to-Methanol: where flexibility meets CCU Karen Callebaut (Antwerp Port Authority)
12.05 – 12.30	Carbstone process: A proven technology to sequester CO₂ in high quality construction materials Dirk Van Mechelen (Recmix)
12.30 – 14.00	Lunch
14.00 – 14.25	Chemical Looping Combustion – A Carbon Capture Technology with nearly no Energy Penalty Stefan Penthor (Vienna University of Technology)
14.25 – 14.45	CO₂ reduction, from capture and storage to valorisation? Chrystelle Verhoest (ENGIE LAB Laborelec)
14.45 – 15.05	Latest developments in CO₂ capture from the air Jan Wurzbacher (Climeworks)
15.05 – 15.30	Chemical valorisation of CO₂ for Europe Sophie Wilmet (Cefic)
15.30 – 16.00	Coffee break
16.00 – 16.30	CO₂-neutral fuels Adelbert Goede (Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research DIFFER)
16.30 – 17.00	Carbon Dioxide-Based Products Peter Styring (UK Centre for Carbon Dioxide Utilisation, University of Sheffield)
17.00 – 17.20	Biotechnological approaches for CO₂ valorization Heleen De Wever (VITO)
17.20 – 17.30	Wrap-up

08.00 – 09.00	Registration and coffee
09.00 – 09.05	Welcome by Frans Snijkers (VITO)
09.05 – 09.35	The Zero Emission steel plant of the future or how CCU can help to reduce the C-footprint of steelmaking Eric De Coninck (ArcelorMittal)
09.35 – 10.05	HeidelbergCement’s strategy and implementation of Carbon Capture Storage & Utilization Jan Theulen (Heidelberg Cement)
10.05 – 10.30	Power to Protein - Capturing CO₂ and recovering nitrogen at the waste water treatment plant by direct upcycling as microbial protein Silvio Matassa (Avecom)
10.30 – 11.00	Coffee break
11.00 – 11.25	Potential of CO₂ utilisation technologies Aïcha El Khamlichi (French Agency for Environment and Energy ADEME)
11.25 – 11.50	Economics of carbon dioxide capture and utilization – a supply and demand perspective Henriette Naims (IASS Potsdam)
11.50 – 12.15	Smart CO₂ Transformation (SCOT): the way forward Damien Dallemagne (GreenWin)
12.15 – 12.30	Wrap-up
12.30 – 14.00	Lunch