Day 1, 28 April 2026
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Lars Börger nova-Institute  Conference Opening |
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Minister Mona Neubaur Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia Video message |
Strategy, Certification and Sustainability |
| Chairperson(s) N.N. nova-Institute |
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Michael Carus nova-Institute (DE) When Will CCU Go Mainstream? |
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Naser Odeh KAPSARC (SA)  Strategic Prioritization of Carbon Capture and Utilisation Pathways for Saudi Arabia’s Circular Carbon Economy |
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Esther Hegel Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials  Certifying Sustainability: Frameworks for CO₂-based Fuels and Materials |
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Ángel Puente nova-Institute (DE) Sustainability in CCU |
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Nils Rettenmaier ifeu (DE) Integrating Prospective Life Cycle Assessment into Early Development of Carbon Capture Technologies |
| Discussion with all Speakers of the Session |
| Lunch Break & Networking |
Green Hydrogen Production, Biogenic CO2 Sources and Carbon Capture |
| Chairperson(s) N.N. |
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Stefan Herrig NRW.Energy4Climate (DE) The Hydrogen Economy in North Rhine-Westphalia – Where Does the Ramp-up Stand? What’s Next? |
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Maryanne Maina TNO (NL)  The Indispensable Role of Low-Emissions Hydrogen in the Chemicals Industry |
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Eric Rambech Endrava (NO)  Unlocking Hidden CO2: AI Approaches to Identifying Industrial Biogenic Emissions Outside Europe and North America |
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Dominik Baust SGS Beta (US)  Leveraging Carbon-14 Biogenic Content Measurement To Quantify CO2 Capture, Utilisation and Removals (CCU) |
| Discussion with all Speakers of the Session |
| Coffee Break & Networking |
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Kevin Hofer Kanadevia Inova (CH) tba |
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Anita Demuth PtX Lausitz (DE) Onboard Carbon Capture and Usage (OCCU) for PtX Fuels |
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Poster Pitch Session |
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Heleen de Wever VITO (BE)  UNICO2RN – Flexible and Efficient Capture and Bioconversion of CO2 to Materials and Ingredients |
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Gia Trung Hoang KIT (DE) Catalytic Approaches for Sustainable Production of Synthetic Hydrocarbon Fuels from Methanol/DME |
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Presentations of the Nominees for the “Best CO2 Utilisation 2026” |
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Chairperson(s) Michael Carus nova-Institute Asta Partanen nova-Institute |
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Anastasios Perimenis CO₂ Value Europe |
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Michael Carus nova-Institute Innovation Award Introduction |
| tba tba  6 Award-Nominees |
| Online-Voting |
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Martin Lindmeyer Yncoris Innovation Award Ceremony |
| Networking with Local Beer and Poster Session |
| Gala Dinner |
| German Bowling |
Day 2, 29 April 2026
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Lars Börger nova-Institute Day Opening |
CO2 to Chemicals and Fuels |
| Chairperson(s) N.N. nova-Institute |
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Maike Lambarth Cyclize (DE) Enabling a Carbon Circular Economy Through CO2 and Waste Conversion |
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Christian Wünsch ICODOS (DE) Achieving Cost-Competitive Green Fuel Production Through Interlinked CO2 Capture and Methanol Synthesis |
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Rudolf Dörpinghaus IASA (DE) Fuels in Focus – How to Mitigate the Impact of Aviation on Climate Change |
| Discussion with all Speakers of the Session |
| Coffee Break & Networking |
Grand Hall |
Small Hall (Room tba) |
CO2 to Chemicals, Fuels, Polymers and Materials |
Advanced Research in CCU |
| Chairperson(s) N.N. tba |
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Reinier Grimbergen Blue Olefins (NL) Carbon Dioxide to Chemicals – Quo Vadis? |
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Annelie Jongerius Avantium Chemicals (NL) Powering the Future: Advancing Electrochemical CO₂ Conversion with the WaterProof Project |
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Achim Schaadt Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE DME – Sustainable All-Rounder for Defossilization |
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Markus Janasch SINTEF (NO) Unlocking CO₂-Based Biomanufacturing: Multi-Omics-Driven Optimization of Gas Fermentation Coupled to Acetate-Based Production of Proteins and Omega-3 Fatty Acids |
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Nick Smith Viridi (UK)  Solving Critical Challenges to the Surfactant Industry with a new CO2-to-Polymers Catalyst |
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Enzo Duriez Lesaffre International (FR)  CCU for Food – The Development of More Sustainable and Resilient Solutions for Food Production Through an Open Innovation Approach |
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| Panel Discussion with all Speakers of the Session |
| Panel Discussion with all Speakers of the Session |
| Lunch & Networking |
CO2 Utilisation Technologies |
| Chairperson(s) N.N. tba |
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Mohammad Rezaei GIG Karasek  The Green Frontrunner Project – Advancing Electrochemical CO2 Conversion from Concept to Pilot Scale |
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Raymond Mattioli Oxylus Energy (US) Direct, Low-Temperature CO₂ Electrolysis to Methanol with Demonstrated Selectivity, Scalable Cell Architecture, and Superior Energy Efficiency |
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Tamas Fodi eChemicals (HU)  Low-Temperature CO2 Electrolysis in a Real Industrial Setting |
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| Discussion with all Speakers of the Session |
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Lars Börger nova-Institute (DE) Final Words and End of Conference |
| End of the Conference |