The 8th CO₂ Value Days took place from 3-4 October in Grenoble (FR) and it was hosted by our member CEA in its facilities.
The event was officially opened with our Chair of the Board Walter Eevers and the Director of CEA Francois LEGALLAND welcoming our members and stakeholders.
Our Chair of the Board highlighted that “The recognition of CCU in the wider framework is a very important one, especially in the current context.”
The day continued with our Scientific Director Célia Julia Sapart and the Head of the Carbon Circular Economy Program at CEA Thibault Cantat speaking about the role of Carbon Capture Utilisation (CCU) in the future carbon circular economy.
Then, after a short coffee break, there was a showcase of the progress of impactful projects at the EU level with Arthur Parenty from Hynamics discussing the Take Kair project, Paula Carey from Carbon8 presenting CO₂ntainer, Tony Rehn from Fortum presenting Carbon2x, and Monalisa Goswami from TNO showcasing TAKE-OFF project.
After lunch, the Head of STEP Taskforce Caroline Grewis Vandierendonck and the Manager for sustainability, policy and development at Nordic Electrofuel Daniel Böhner took part in a panel on financing the CCU value chain focusing on opportunities and learnings.
Following the panel, Matthais Altmann from LBST and Ryota Kuzuki from The Japan Gas Association discussed certifying the CCU value chain and afterwards, Amir Safaei of WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development explored reporting emissions in CCU applications.
For this year’s CO₂ Value Days and General Assembly, our co-organiser CEA-Liten arranged study visits to 10 CEA Platforms exploring CCU. Our participants got to experience first-hand CEA’s research environment and innovation on carbon circular economy. These platform’s objectives are to offer a high level of service and are open to other Grenoble research structures and, more broadly, to the entire scientific community, whether academic or industrial.
The second day started with presentations by EU Environment and Climate’s Policy Officer Fabien Ramos followed by our Secretary General Anastasios Perimenis and Policy Director Tudy Bernier on CCU in the current policy framework.
Fabien Ramos mentioned that the European Commission is aware of the fact that CCU “is a very dynamic and growing sector” with around “150 CCU projects running in Europe.” This sector therefore needs adequate policy moving forward and “the Clean Industrial Deal could be the place to better recognise what CCU can bring to Europe and what can be done at this level.”
Later in the day, discussions on CO₂ Value Europe’s future strategies took place and the event concluded with the General Assembly where our new board members were elected.
A highlight of the event was the small exhibition, where some of our new members and partners had the opportunity to introduce themselves and present their innovative technologies and projects. This exhibition provided a valuable platform for these organisations to connect with fellow CO₂ Value Europe members, foster collaborations, and exchange ideas on the latest advancements in CCU.
This year the CO₂ Value Days and General Assembly brought together over 150 representatives from large enterprises, SMEs, universities, associations, and clusters in the field of CCU.
