Programme

Welcome and Introduction

Elias Klemm (University of Stuttgart), Kai Ehrhardt (BASF)

From vision to implementation - a reality check on CO₂ reduction pathways

Thomas Wurzel, Air Liquide, Frankfurt am Main/DE

The defossolisation of the energy sytems sets the basis for the CO₂ footprint reduction in the chemical Industry

Maximilian Fleischer, Siemens Energy (Global GmbH & Co. KG), Munich/DE

CO₂ emission reduction concepts in metallurgical silicon production

Ingmar Piglosiewicz, Wacker Chemie AG, Munich/DE

Discussion with all speakers of this session

Challenges and opportunities for the electrification of the chemical industry in the U.S.
Michael Baldea, University of Texas at Austin, TX/USA

Challenges and opportunities for the electrification of the chemical industry in the Middle East

Challenges and opportunities for the electrification of the chemical industry in Europe

Peter Holtappels, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen/DE

Discussion with all speakers of this session

Chair: Kai Ehrhardt (BASF)

Evening lecture

Energy transition and electrification – key building blocks for climate protection – where do we stand today?

Manfred Fischedick, Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie gGmbH/DE

Get-together at the parlours of the Castle

Drinks and wine on self-paid basis

Electrification of separation technologies: Opportunities for heat pump and vapor recompression technologies in process industries

Niklas Paul, Lea Wessner, Evonik Oxeno GmbH & Co. KG, Marl/DE

On the fundamentals of ion transport in electrified membrane separation processes

Matthias Wessling, RWTH Aachen/DE

Approaches and challenges in the electrification of adsorptive separation processes

Mohsen Gholami, Tom Van Assche, Joeri F.M. Denayer, Vrije Universiteit Brussel/BE

Discussion with all speakers of this session

Coffee break

Implementation challenges of industrial electrolysis processes

Jürgen Kintrup, Covestro Deutschland AG, Leverkusen/DE

Harnessing biocatalytic redox half reactions for cleaner chemical synthesis

Kylie Vincent, University of Oxford/UK

Pathways to technical implementation of resistance-heated high-temperature reactors

Michael Reitz, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen/DE

Discussion with all speakers of this session

Electrification of energy-intensive industries: Potentials and challenges from a systemic perspective

Matthias Rehfeldt, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, Karlsruhe/DE

Reference models for the chemical industry - What can we learn from universally applicable models about decarbonization technologies

Stefan Kirschbaum, Gesellschaft zur Förderung angewandter Informatik e.V. (GFaI), Berlin/DE

Examples of sustainable electrification at BASF and current challenges

Johannes Haus, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen/DE

Discussion with all speakers of this session

Coffee break

Block B

Workshops of the same topics continue with other participants

with number B1, B2, B3, B4, B5

Get-together at the parlours of the Castle

Drinks and wine on self-paid basis

The Port of Antwerp-Bruges integrated energy proposition: a multifocal answer to a complex challenge

Didier van Osselaer, Stefan van Laer, Port of Antwerp-Bruges, Antwerpen/BE

Process- and infrastructure-related transformation concept for Chemiepark Knapsack

Martin Lindmeyer, YNCORIS GmbH & Co. KG, Hürth/DE

Energy Roadmap at Merck KGaA in Darmstadt – the path to a greenhouse-gas neutral, resilient and competitive site

Stefan Müller, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt/DE

Discussion with all speakers of this session

Coffee break

PANEL DISCUSSION

Presentation of the results of the sessions/workshops and final discussion

Closing remarks

Jörg Sauer (KIT) , Nicole Lutters (Paderborn University)

End of the Symposion