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抯 much-heralded saving grace, to Europe抯 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 Str鰉berg, 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