17th Carbon Dioxide Utilisation Summit

For this 8th edition of the event in Europe (17^th edition of the global series), we have gathered some key industry players to form an advisory committee and help us build the conference agenda, on top of our research.

• Christoph Guertler, Head of Catalysis and Technology Incubation, Covestro
• Diego Santamaria Razo, Director Innovation Centre for Sustainable Construction, CRH
• Matthijs Ruitenbeek, R&D Manager (Hydrocarbon R&D), Dow
• Gunnar Holen, CEO, Nordic Blue Crude
• Massimiliano Sala, Syngas & fertilizers Product Lead, SAIPEM
• Riitta Silvennoinen, Director Future Energy Business, Renewable Energy, St1
• Oskar Meijerink, Business Development Manager, SkyNRG
• David Nevicato, Research Program Manager- CO2/CCUS, Total

• Featuring On-going & Future European CO2 Utilisation Projects
• Industrial & Companies Clusters: Challenges & Opportunities
• Life Cycle Assessment – Best Practices
• Supporting the Industry through Policy & Regulation
• Latest Technologies Development
• CO2 to Chemicals
• CO2 to E-fuels
• CO2 Mineralisation
• Exploring Other End-Markets Potential

ArcelorMittal’s Steelanol Plant

Ghent, Belgium – Tuesday 26^th October 2021

During the afternoon of Tuesday 26^th October, prior to the conference, a limited number of attendees will receive the unique opportunity to visit ArcelorMittal’s Steelanol plant.

ArcelorMittal is constructing at  its site in Ghent, Belgium, a pioneering new installation which will convert carbon-containing gas from its blast furnaces into bioethanol. If proved successful, the new concept has the potential to revolutionise blast furnace carbon emissions capture and support the decarbonisation of the transport sector. The Steelanol plant is the first installation of its kind on an industrial scale in Europe and once complete, annual production of bioethanol at Ghent is expected to reach around 80 million litres, which will yield an annual CO2 saving equivalent to putting 100,000 electrical cars on the road. The new installation will create up to 500 construction jobs over the next two years and 20 to 30 new permanent direct jobs. Commissioning and first production is expected by mid-2021. The application of this microbial gas conversion system significantly advances ArcelorMittal’s carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) capabilities and enhances steel’s role in the circular economy. ArcelorMittal’s long-term aspiration is to become a zero-waste business, with all materials used or generated during steel production recuperated, treated and reused in the production chain or becoming the raw materials for other industries.

There is no extra charge to attend the site visit, but spaces are limited and allocated on a first come first served basis. Please register your attendance for the site visit when booking for the conference.

Site Visit Itinerary

12:30 Start of the site visit registration at the conference venue/centre of Brussels
13:00 Departure from conference venue to ArcelorMittal’s Steelanol Plant
14:30 Arrival at ArcelorMittal’s Steelanol Plant
14:40 Welcome address & presentation of the plant
15:40 Tour of the plant
16:10 End of tour for the last group, Q&A and networking refreshments
16:40 Departure from the plant to the conference venue
18:00 Arrival at the conference venue

• Gunnar Holen, CEO, Nordic Blue Crude
• Àngels Orduña Cao, Executive Director, A.SPIRE
• Wim van der Stricht, CTO, Technology Strategy, CO₂ and Circular Economy, ArcelorMittal
• Carmine Marzano, Research Programme Officer, European Commission
• Barbara Olfe-Krautlein, Project Scientist, IASS Potsdam
• Dr. Erin Schols, CEO & Senior Consultant, Linq Consulting & Management
• Christoph Guertler, Head of Catalysis & Technology Incubation, Covestro
• Jan Werry, Chief Technical Officer, Photanol
• Dr. Jan Skocek, R&D Program Manager Carbonation Technologies, Global R&D, HeidelbergCement
• Per-Olof Granström, EU Director, Carbon Capture & Storage Association
• Timo Huhtisaari, Director, Sustainability, Communications & Public Affairs, St1 Oy
• Markus Oles, Innovation Strategy & Projects, Thyssenkrupp AG
• Vikram Balachandar, Manager, Frontier Economics
• Anastasios Perimenis, Secretary General, CO2 Value Europe
• Ralph-Uwe Dietrich, Research Group Leader Techno-Economic Assessment, German Aerospace Center (DLR)
• Sophie Wilmet, Innovation Manager, Cefic
• Tom Berg, Senior Consultant, Guidehouse
• Robert Gresser, Innovation Consultant, I2V Innovation to Value
• Dr. Pavan Manvi, Research Scientist, RWTH Aachen University
• Dr. Seungwoo Kang, Bioenergy Analyst, The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
• Alba Soler, Science Associate – Low Carbon Pathways, Concawe
• Amar Bhardwaj, Researcher, Columbia University
• Daniel Marenne, Industrial Energy Solution Architect, Engie
• Tore Sylvester Jeppesen, Business Development Director, Haldor Topsoe

• Energy companies investing in R&D
• Oil, gas and chemical companies with Alternative energy departments
• Governments looking for investable R&D in the energy sector
• Biofuel companies
• Power to gas/liquids fuels
• Industrial Chemical sector
• Start-up technology companies
• Chemical product manufacturers
• Fuel & Biofuel technology companies
• Perhaps the venture capital firms
• Clean energy technology companies
• Oil and gas services companies
• Gases and engineering companies
• Petrochemical consulting companies

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• A pre-event informal introduction the evening before the conference
• A minimum of five hours’ networking built into the two day conference agenda
• A networking grid which enables you to make your target contacts aware you are looking for them
• The option to join either social drinks or dinner during the evening of Day One
• ACI’s on-site team will assist you in locating your hard-to-find target contacts & make face-to-face introductions

Of course, if there is anybody you are unable to meet over the two days, ACI’s event team will do their best to initiate contact after the event.

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