Platts 3rd Annual Carbon Capture and Storage Conference
02/2009
Date: February 26-27, 2009 Venue:Hilton Brussels. Brussels, Belgium
Introduction:
Platts 3rd Annual Carbon Capture and Storage conference has developed in a short space of time from coal-fired power’s much-heralded saving grace, to Europe’s energy policy catchphrase to real, on-the-ground pilot project status.
With these first-stage investments underway, the energy industry is closer than ever to a genuine assessment of CCS''''viability. Now is the time to seek updates from the major actors - how are the pilot projects progressing? Is there an adequate spread of projects in the pipeline to test all potential technologies? What are the options and costs for CO2 transportation? Is liability any clearer with regard to long-term storage? What about public acceptance - is the energy sector doing enough to explain this complex, potentially alarming concept?
The need is urgent for answers to these questions. The European Commission is working hard to make sense of the vast amounts of information flowing from CCS research and development, but the overall picture remains fragmented. Meanwhile power station developers are holding back on coal-fired power projects because of doubts surrounding future CO2 trading and abatement costs. As central plant investment slows, capacity gaps will begin to open up.
Platts 3rd Annual European Carbon Capture and Storage conference will once again assemble the CCS community to debate the structural challenges faced, discuss and review CCS projects in their various stages and look to uncover opportunities in what will become a changed regulatory environment to ensure CCS lives up to its potential.
Confirmed speakers include:
Dr. Jeff Chapman, CEO, Carbon Capture & Storage Association Dr. Johannes Lambertz, CEO, RWE Power Dr. Graeme Sweeney, Executive Vice President, Future Fuels & CO2, Shell International Petroleum Company Limited Bernhard Fischer, Chief Technology Officer, Member of the Executive Board, E.ON Energie Jean-Michel Gires, Executive VP Sustainable Development and Environment, TOTAL Lars Strömberg, Vice President, R&D, Vattenfall Group Trude Sundset, Vice President Environment and Climate, Corporate HSE, Environment and Climate, StatoilHydro ASA Lord Ronald Oxburgh, Past Chairman, Shell Transport and Trading & President, Carbon Capture & Storage Association Barbara McKee, Director, Office of Clean Energy Collaboration, US Department of Energy Lewis Gillies, CEO, Hydrogen Energy George Armistead, Manager, ConocoPhillips European Power Chris Davies, UK MEP, CCS Rapporteur Rolf Linkohr, Director, CERES Iain Wright, CO2 Project Manager, BP Alternative Energy Michael E. Moore, Vice President External Affairs and Business Development CCS, Bluesource; Board Member and VP, Texas Carbon Capture and Storage Association; & Executive Director and Board Member, North American Carbon Capture and Storage Association Ian Temperton, Managing Director, Advisory, Climate Change Capital Paal Frisvold, Chairman, Bellona Europa aisbl Joris den Blanken, EU Climate & Energy Director, Greenpeace Phil Hare, Director, Poyry Energy Consulting Hanspeter Rohner, Vice President Schlumberger Carbon Services Europe and Australia, Schlumberger Carbon Services Jason Anderson, Head of Climate Change Programme, Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) Henry Edwardes-Evans, Managing Editor, Power in Europe, Platts Marc De Witte, Vice-President Research and Innovation, GDF SUEZ Piotr Tulej, Head of Unit, Energy and Environment, EU Commission Key Issues Discussed:
Delivering EU Regulatory Framework Finance and investment - Creating value in CCS Public perception, confidence, and acceptability European projects - Bridging the gap of R&D and commercial projects International CCS case-studies The process - The importance of mobilising the supply chain to the successful deployment of CCS Transport commercialisation - Developing a robust European transportation infrastructure Storage selection and liability
For more information about the conference, contact:
Sophie Adams Tel: +44-20-7176-6658 sophie_adams@platts.com
Speaking opportunities, contact:
Daniel Lawson Tel: +44-0-20-7176-6228 daniel_lawson@platts.com
Sponsorship opportunities, contact:
Michelle Thorby Tel: +44-20-7176-6229 michelle_thorby@platts.com
For media inquiries, contact:
Sheryl Paul Tel: +44-20-7176-6273 sheryl_paul@platts.com |