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62nd Tutzing Symposion 2026: Electrification of the Chemical Industry

Programme

(as of February 2026, subject to change) 

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Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Wednesday, 14 October 2026
Thursday, 15 October 2026

Tuesday, 13 October 2026

11:00 Registration
12:00 Lunch
13:25 Welcome Address

Udo Hahn, Director of the Evangelische Akademie Tutzing

13:30

Welcome and Introduction

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

Session 1Benchmarking CO2 footprint reduction concepts

Chairs: Vanessa Gepert (Air Liquide), Jörg Sauer (KIT)

13:45

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

Thomas Wurzel, Air Liquide, Frankfurt am Main/DE

14:00

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

14:15

CO2 emission reduction concepts in metallurgical silicon production

Ingmar Piglosiewicz, Wacker Chemie AG, Munich/DE

14:30

Discussion with all speakers of this session

15:15 Coffee break
Session 2: Global aspects of electrification

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

16:00

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

16:15

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

Nima Nabizadeh, Consultant, Dubai/UAE
16:30

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

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

16:45

-17:30

Discussion with all speakers of this session

18:00 Dinner
20:00

Chair: Kai Ehrhardt (BASF)

Evening lecture

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

Clemens Rohde, Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie gGmbH/DE

21:00

Get-together at the parlours of the Castle

Drinks and wine on self-paid basis

Wednesday, 14 October 2026

07:30 Breakfast
Session 3: Electrification of separation technologies

Chairs: Julia Riese (Paderborn University), Ingolf Voigt (IKTS)

08:30

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

08:45

On the fundamentals of ion transport in electrified membrane separation processes

Matthias Wessling, RWTH Aachen/DE

09:00

Approaches and challenges in the electrification of adsorptive separation processes

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

09:15

Discussion with all speakers of this session

10:00

Coffee break

Session 4: Electrification of (bio-)chemical reactions and reactors

Chairs: Martin Baumgärtl (SYPOX), Ulrike Krewer (KIT)

10:30

Implementation challenges of industrial electrolysis processes

Jürgen Kintrup, Covestro Deutschland AG, Leverkusen/DE

10:45

Harnessing biocatalytic redox half reactions for cleaner chemical synthesis

Kylie Vincent, University of Oxford/UK

11:00

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

Michael Reitz, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen/DE

11:15

Discussion with all speakers of this session

12:00 Lunch
Session 5: Transformation to resilient and sustainable heat supply

Chairs: Stefan Krämer (Bayer), Annelies Vandersickel (DLR)

13:30

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

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

13:45

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

14:00

Examples of sustainable electrification at BASF and current challenges

Johannes Haus, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen/DE

14:15

Discussion with all speakers of this session

15:00

Coffee break

Parallel Workshops 
15:30

The workshops run in two timeslots, from 15:30-17:00 h (A) and 17:15-18:45 h (B). 

 

Workshop 1-A:

Electrification of (bio-)chemical reactions and reactors
Chairs: Ulrike Krewer (KIT), Martin Baumgärtl (SYPOX), Philipp Röse (KIT)

 

Workshop 2-A:

Electrification of separation technologies
Chairs: Julia Riese (Paderborn University), Carsten Knösche (BASF), Mirko Skiborowski (TU Hamburg)

 

Workshop 3-A:

Heat management and sector coupling
Chairs: Annelies Vandersickel (DLR), Michael Häberl (Merck), Marco Prenzel (DLR)

 

Workshop 4-A:

Production concepts and economic constraints
Chairs: Vanessa Gepert (Air Liquide), Thomas Runowski (Bayer), Florian Pontzen (Air Liquide)

 

Workshop 5-A:

Advanced training and qualification in R&D and implementation
Chairs: Jörg Sauer (DECHEMA/VDI-Fachsektion Reaktionstechnik), Udo Kragl (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Katalyse), Paul Rößner (DECHEMA/VDI-Fachsektion Reaktionstechnik), Nicole Lutters (DECHEMA/VDI-Fachsektion Fluiddynamik und Trenntechnik) 

17:00 Participants change to another workshop
17:15

Block B

Workshops of the same topics continue with other participants

with number 1-B, 2-B, 3-B, 4-B, 5-B

18:45 Dinner
20:30

Get-together at the parlours of the Castle

Drinks and wine on self-paid basis

Thursday, 15 October 2026

07:30 Breakfast
Session 6: Concepts for stand-alone and integrated production with renewable electricity

Chairs: Michael Haeberl (Merck), Elias Klemm (University of Stuttgart)

08:30

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

08:45

Process- and infrastructure-related transformation concept for Chemiepark Knapsack

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

09:00

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

Stefan Müller, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt/DE

09:15

Discussion with all speakers of this session

10:00

Coffee break

Summary of Sessions/Workshops and final discussion

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

10:45

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

12:45

Closing remarks

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

12:50 Lunch
14:00

End of the Symposion

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