The EU-funded project ACCSESS is delighted to invite you to an open event exploring how industry and policymakers can cooperate to meet the ambitions of the European Clean Industrial Deal. The event will set the scene for CCS in Europe, and explore how we can decarbonise European energy-intensive industries without compromising international competitiveness, featuring input from CCS experts, representatives from relevant industries, and European decision-makers.
When: 29 January 2025, 09:15 – 13:00 CET
Where: SINTEF Brussels Office, Rue Guimard 9, 1000 Brussels, and online*
*Please note that registration is now closed for in-person attendance – but you can still register to participate online. Participation is free of charge.
Programme
09:15 Arrival and coffee
10:00 Setting the scene – the current CCS landscape in Europe
Developments of and prospects for Industrial Carbon Management
- Welcome and introduction
Marie Bysveen, Chief Market Developer (SINTEF) - Clean Industrial Deal and Industrial Carbon Management
Fabien Ramos, Policy Officer (DG CLIMA, European Commission) - CCS – status in Europe
Aymeric Amand, Policy Manager (ZEP)
10:30 The industrial perspective – creating a predictable environment for investment decisions
What is on industry’s “to-do” list, now and in the future? What are the challenges and potential solutions for industrial decarbonisation?
- Investing for large-scale CO2 removal – the need for predictable investment conditions
Conny Johansson, Energy Manager Sweden (Stora Enso) - Delivering net-zero cement for a decarbonised, urban future
Jonathan Cutuli, Senior Government Affairs Manager (Heidelberg Materials) - CO2 removal and European waste management decarbonisation
Jannicke Bjerkås, Director of CCS and Carbon Markets (Hafslund Celsio) - Realising CCS infrastructure
Lamberto Eldering, Business Developer Low Carbon Solutions (Equinor) - Panel discussion with the speakers
Moderator: Aymeric Amand, Policy Manager (ZEP)
11:30 Coffee break
11:50 Towards a decarbonised Europe – scaling up from single projects to commercially viable deployment
Programmes such as the EU Innovation Fund, and national initiatives can kickstart activity, but which frameworks are needed for large-scale CCS deployment?
- Aligning carbon management policies with the new competitiveness agenda
Felix Schenuit, Research Associate (German Institute for International and Security Affairs) - CO2 transport infrastructure in Germany
Johannes Ruppert, Senior Engineer, Climate Protection (VDZ) - Cross-chain risk and derisking mechanisms
Rachael Moore, Managing Director (CarbStrat) - A proposal for a Value Chain Transition Fund
Filip Johnsson, Professor of Energy Systems (Chalmers University of Technology) - Panel discussion with the speakers
Moderator: Lina Strandvåg Nagell, Senior Manager of Projects and EU Policy (Bellona)
12:55 Closing remarks
Kristin Jordal, Chief Scientist and ACCSESS Coordinator (SINTEF)
13:00 Lunch
This event is organised by ACCSESS partners Stora Enso and SINTEF, in collaboration with the Zero Emissions Platform (ZEP).
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