{"id":171591,"date":"2025-12-12T07:41:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T06:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=171591"},"modified":"2025-12-11T16:35:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T15:35:14","slug":"co2-based-fuels-and-chemicals-conference-2026-preliminary-program-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/co2-based-fuels-and-chemicals-conference-2026-preliminary-program-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2026: Preliminary Program Now Available"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/12\/25-05-13_CCU-2026-1-1024x538.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-171611\" style=\"width:554px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/12\/25-05-13_CCU-2026-1-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/12\/25-05-13_CCU-2026-1-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/12\/25-05-13_CCU-2026-1-150x79.png 150w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/12\/25-05-13_CCU-2026-1-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/12\/25-05-13_CCU-2026-1-400x210.png 400w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/12\/25-05-13_CCU-2026-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>The preliminary program for the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.co2-chemistry.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CO\u2082-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference<\/a>\u00a02026 taking place on 28-29 April 2026 is now available, featuring strategic outlooks, technology breakthroughs and project updates across the CCU value chain ranging from CO\u2082 capture to fuels, polymers, chemicals and materials. This leading event regularly gathers over 230 leaders from industry, science and policy in Cologne, Germany, and online, providing essential insights into scaling CCU and Power-to-X to replace fossil carbon amid growing policy support like ReFuelEU Aviation and the US Inflation Reduction Act.\u00a0Key topics of the upcoming edition include green hydrogen ramp-up, cost-competitive e-fuels via integrated capture-methanol synthesis, CO\u2082-to-chemicals\/polymers, pilot-scale electrolysis, gas fermentation biomanufacturing, AI-driven biogenic CO\u2082\u00a0detection and presentations by the nominees of the Best CO\u2082Utilisation innovation award.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The full program is available at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/co2-chemistry.eu\/program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/co2-chemistry.eu\/program\/<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/12\/CCU_Audience-1-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-171614\" style=\"width:683px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/12\/CCU_Audience-1-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/12\/CCU_Audience-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/12\/CCU_Audience-1-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/12\/CCU_Audience-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/12\/CCU_Audience-1-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/12\/CCU_Audience-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 nova-Institute<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Day 1, 28 April 2026 (09:30 &#8211; 18:15 CET)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Strategy, Certification and Sustainability<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Michael Carus<\/strong>, nova-Institute (DE):&nbsp;<em>When Will CCU Go Mainstream?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Naser Odeh<\/strong>, KAPSARC (SA):&nbsp;<em>Strategic Prioritization of Carbon Capture and Utilisation Pathways for Saudi Arabia&#8217;s Circular Carbon Economy<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Esther Hegel<\/strong>, RSB (CH):&nbsp;<em>Certifying Sustainability: Current Frameworks and Developments for CO<\/em><em>\u2082<\/em><em>-Based Fuels and Materials<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u00c0ngel Puente<\/strong>, nova-Institute (DE):&nbsp;<em>Sustainability in CCU<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nils Rettenmaier<\/strong>, ifeu (DE):&nbsp;<em>Integrating Prospective Life Cycle Assessment into Early Development of Carbon Capture Technologies<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Green Hydrogen Production, Biogenic CO<sub>2<\/sub>&nbsp;Sources and Carbon Capture<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Stefan Herrig<\/strong>, NRW.Energy4Climate (DE):&nbsp;<em>The Hydrogen Economy in North Rhine-Westphalia \u2013 Where Does the Ramp-up Stand? What&#8217;s Next?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Maryanne Maina<\/strong>, TNO (NL):&nbsp;<em>The Indispensable Role of Low-Emissions Hydrogen in the Chemicals Industry<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Eric Rambech<\/strong>, Endrava (NO): Unlocking Hidden CO<sub>2<\/sub>:&nbsp;<em>AI Approaches to Identifying Industrial Biogenic Emissions Outside Europe and North America<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dominik Baust<\/strong>, SGS Beta (US):&nbsp;<em>Leveraging Carbon-14 Biogenic Content Measurement to Quantify CO<sub>2<\/sub>&nbsp;Capture, Utilisation and Removals (CCU)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kevin Hofer<\/strong>, Kanadevia Inova (CH): t.b.a<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Anita Demuth<\/strong>, PtX Lab Lausitz (DE):&nbsp;<em>Onboard Carbon Capture and Usage (OCCU) for PtX Fuels<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Poster Pitch Session<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Heleen de Wever<\/strong>, VITO (BE):&nbsp;<em>UNICO<sub>2<\/sub>RN \u2013 Flexible and Efficient Capture and Bioconversion of CO<sub>2<\/sub>&nbsp;to Materials and Ingredients<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gia Trung Hoang<\/strong>, KIT (DE):&nbsp;<em>Catalytic Approaches for Sustainable Production of Synthetic Hydrocarbon Fuels from Methanol\/DME<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Presentations of the Nominees for the \u201cBest CO<sub>2<\/sub>&nbsp;Utilisation 2026\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Day 2, 29 April 2026 (09:00 &#8211; 17:00 CET)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>CO<sub>2<\/sub>&nbsp;to Chemicals and Fuels&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Maike Lambarth<\/strong>, Cyclize (DE): Cyclize:&nbsp;<em>Enabling a Carbon Circular Economy Through CO<sub>2<\/sub>&nbsp;and Waste Conversion<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Christian W\u00fcnsch<\/strong>, ICODOS (DE):&nbsp;<em>Achieving Cost-Competitive Green Fuel Production Through Interlinked CO<sub>2<\/sub>&nbsp;Capture and Methanol Synthesis<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rudolf D\u00f6rpinghaus<\/strong>, IASA (DE):&nbsp;<em>Fuels in Focus \u2013 How to Mitigate the Impact of Aviation on Climate Change<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>CO<sub>2<\/sub>&nbsp;to Chemicals, Fuels, Polymers and Materials<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Reinier Grimbergen<\/strong>, Blue Circle Olefins (NL):&nbsp;<em>Carbon Dioxide to Chemicals \u2013 Quo Vadis?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nick Smith<\/strong>, ViridiCO2 (UK):&nbsp;<em>Solving Critical Challenges to the Surfactant Industry with a new CO<sub>2<\/sub>-to-Polymers Catalyst<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enzo Duriez<\/strong>, Lesaffre International (FR):&nbsp;<em>CCU for Food \u2013 The Development of More Sustainable and Resilient Solutions for Food Production Through an Open Innovation Approach<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Advanced Research in CCU<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Annelie Jongerius<\/strong>, Avantium Chemicals (NL):&nbsp;<em>Powering the Future: Advancing Electrochemical CO<\/em><em>\u2082<\/em><em>&nbsp;Conversion with the WaterProof Project<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Achim Schaadt<\/strong>, Fraunhofer ISE (DE): DME \u2013&nbsp;<em>Sustainable All-Rounder for Defossilisation<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Markus Janasch<\/strong>, SINTEF (NO):&nbsp;<em>Unlocking CO<\/em><em>\u2082<\/em><em>-Based Biomanufacturing: Multi-Omics-Driven Optimization of Gas Fermentation Coupled to Acetate-Based Production of Proteins and Omega-3 Fatty Acids<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a><\/a><a><\/a><a><\/a><a><\/a><a><\/a><a><strong>CO<sub>2<\/sub>&nbsp;Utilisation Technologies&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Mohammad Rezaei<\/strong>, GIG Karasek (AT):&nbsp;<em>The Green Frontrunner Project \u2013 Advancing Electrochemical CO<sub>2<\/sub>&nbsp;Conversion from Concept to Pilot Scale<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ray Mattioli<\/strong>, Oxylus Energy (US): Direct, Low-Temperature CO\u2082&nbsp;Electrolysis to Methanol with Demonstrated Selectivity, Scalable Cell Architecture, and Superior Energy Efficiency<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tamas Fodi<\/strong>, eChemicles (HU): Low-Temperature CO<sub>2<\/sub> Electrolysis in a Real Industrial Setting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Innovation Award, partnerships and sponsors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Organised by nova-Institute and CO<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0Value Europe under the sponsorship of Yncoris the \u201cBest CO\u2082\u00a0Utilisation\u201d innovation award recognises cutting edge innovation in CCU from fuels to materials. <strong>Submission is open until 6 February 2026 at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.co2-chemistry.eu\/award-application\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.co2-chemistry.eu\/award-application<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gold sponsor Holcim is an enterprise dedicated to the defossilisation of the chemicals and materials industry through renewable carbon solutions supporting the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CO<sub>2<\/sub>-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2026 is supported by numerous industry and trade associations, non-profit organisations, research institutions and interest groups, that are thematically linked to the conference: BCNP Consultants (DE), BBE \u2013 Bundesverband Bioenergie (DE), BioBase (AT), C.A.R.M.E.N. e.V. 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