The bright future of CCU: CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2026, 28-29 April 2026, Maternushaus, Cologne (Germany)

Interest in CCU/PtX technologies, which use CO₂ as a feedstock for fuels, chemicals, and plastics, is growing rapidly. Many of these technologies are now mature enough to justify investment.

What is driving this interest? Technological advances, affordable renewable energy, crises in the supply of fossil fuels, the desire for resilience and strategic autonomy, stronger political support and clear benefits for climate protection.

Added to this are large-scale CCU projects in the field of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs). By 2050, at least 35% of aviation fuels must be produced synthetically from CO₂. This process generates a variety of by-products for the chemical industry, such as e-naphtha.

Methanol, the cheapest molecule that can be produced from CO₂, serves as an alternative to cracker chemistry, which is on the decline in Europe.

Alongside the excellent program (see below), the CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference and exhibition offer ample networking opportunities, a modern matchmaking system, long breaks throughout the day, an evening meeting point the night before the conference, and a dinner buffet at the end of the first day.

• Full program here: https://co2-chemistry.eu/program
• Innovation Award: https://co2-chemistry.eu/award-application
• Please register here: https://co2-chemistry.eu/registration

Day 1, 28 April 2026

Strategy, Certification and Sustainability: nova-Institute (DE), KAPSARC (SA), RSB (CH), IFEU (DE)
Renewable Hydrogen Production, Biogenic CO₂ Sources and Carbon Capture: NRW.Energy4Climate (DE), TNO (NL), Holcim (DE), Endrava (NO), SGS Beta (US), Kanadevia Inova (CH), PtX Lausitz (DE)
Poster Pitch: VITO (BE), KIT (DE), Aragon Hydrogen Foundation (ES), TNO (NL)
Nominees for the “Best CO₂ Utilisation 2026”: Aerleum (FR), CERT Systems (CA), CYNiO (DE), ICODOS (DE), OCOchem (US), RAPCO2 (IT)

Day 2, 29 April 2026

CO₂ to Chemicals, Fuels, Polymers and Materials: Cyclize (DE), ICODOS (DE), IASA (DE), Blue Circle Olefins (NL), Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE (DE), Vioneo (UK), Viridi (UK), Lesaffre International (FR)
Advanced Research in CCU: Technical University of Munich (TUM) (DE), Avantium Chemicals (NL), SINTEF (NO), German Aerospace Center (DLR) (DE)
CO₂ Utilisation Technologies: THINKTANK Industrielle Ressourcenstrategien (DE), GIG Karasek (AT), eChemicles (HU), Rosetti Marino (IT), CERT Systems (CA)

Exhibition

GIG Karasek (AT), Yncoris (DE), nova-Institute (DE), capture map (NO), Holcim (DE), Brusche (NL), PtX Lab Lausitz (DE) – Booths still available: https://co2-chemistry.eu/exhibition-booking/

Thank to the sponsors of the event: Yncoris (DE), GIG Karasek (AT) and Holcim (DE)

Source

nova-Institute, original text, 2026-04-01.

Supplier

Aerleum
Aragon Hydrogen Foundation
Avantium Technologies B.V.
Blue Circle Olefins
Brusche
capture map
CaptureMap Endrava
CERT Systems
Cyclize
CYNiO - Isocyanate für die Spezialchemie, Forschung & Entwicklung
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)
eChemicles (HU)
Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO)
Fraunhofer-Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE
GIG Karasek GmbH
Holcim Deutschland
IASA International Association for Sustainable Aviation
ICODOS GmbH
IFEU - Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg GmbH
Kanadevia Inova
KAPSARC
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Lesaffre Group
nova-Institut GmbH
NRW.Energy4Climate
OCOchem
PtX Lab Lausitz
RAPCO2
Rosetti Marino
Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)
SGS Beta
SINTEF
Technische Universität München (TUM)
THINKTANK Industrielle Ressourcenstrategien
TNO
Vioneo

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