CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2026

Save the date: 28-29 April 2026, Maternushaus, Cologne (Germany), hybrid event

++ 230 participants from 27 countries attended this year’s conference ++

The winners of the innovation award 2025!

Development and deployment of profitable and scalable utilization technologies will be a game-changer for mitigating climate change caused by CO₂; this conference brings world-class teams and like-minded individuals to exchange important ideas.

David SoaneCarbogenesis (US)

Celanese is honored to be part of the CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2025 to exchange on cutting-edge solutions for a low-carbon future like our ‘Low Carbon Intensity Methanol from Industrial CCU’ on Day 2.

Oliver KuisleCelanese (DE)

As CTO and Managing Director of Electrochaea, I’m excited to join the CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2025 to share insights and discuss transformative solutions for RNG and green methane.

Doris HafenbradlElectrochaea (DE)

Finding sustainable utilization pathways for CO₂ is a key enabler for net-zero – this conference brings the best together to push the envelope.

Eric RambechEndrava (NO)

This conference is a key event for staying at the forefront of Carbon Capture and Utilization advancements and fostering essential collaborations.

Francesca Di BartolomeoSINTEF NO)

“The CO₂-Based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2025 is a premier event dedicated to advancements in technologies and innovations for transforming captured CO₂ into sustainable fuels and valuable chemicals, fostering a circular carbon economy.”

Mohamad KansoTBI (FR)

I have been working with these guys since years now! With lots of hard work and timely communication they made sure they delivered the best to me. Highly recommended!

Cristhian Molina-FernándezUniversity of Liège (BE)

This is the go-to event to learn about the latest in fuels and chemicals made from carbon dioxide.

Volker Sick,University of Michigan (US)

The CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference has successfully established itself as an international and unique meeting and networking ground for the entire Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) and Power-to-X industry and its customers. The upcoming 14^thedition of the conference will take place on 28–29 April 2026, Cologne, Germany as a hybrid event. Organiser nova-Institute expects over 230 leading international experts in the field of CCU, green hydrogen production and Power-to-X. Once more the event will showcase the latest innovations and most important developments in the fast-growing field of Carbon Capture and Utilisation with plenty of opportunities to network.

A milestone for the enforcement of CCU was reached on 28 June 2024 when the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament published the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) in their Official Journal. The act finally acknowledges CO₂ utilisation as an eligible strategic net zero technology, hereby providing an official reference and foundation to support and encourage the deployment of clean technology, such as CCU throughout Europe. With a current capacity of over 1.5 million tonnes for CO₂-based products and steadily growing demand, CCU technologies are helping to establish CO₂ as a renewable carbon feedstock, highlighting the urgency of investment and innovation in this field.

New and leading players demonstrate novel and improved applications based on the use of CO₂ as feedstock. Main topics of the conference include innovation, strategy & policy in CCU, carbon capture technologies, green hydrogen production, Power-to-X for fuels (transportation and aviation), CO₂-based chemicals, materials and polymers, mineralisation and advanced technologies, research for CCU, electrochemistry and photochemistry.