DECHEMA | DECHEMA Summer Special CO2 World Tour Utilization

It's summer so let's go site seeing!

Be part of our first DECHEMA Summer Special focusing on Carbon Capture and Utilization.

CCU pathways have been explored all over the world. Join us on our World Tour and visit several plants already in place across the globe.

Carbon Recycling International (CRI), INERATEC GmbH (Innovative Chemical Reactor Technologies) and Mineral Carbonation International (MCi) will warmly welcome you virtual in Iceland, Germany and Australia and demonstrate how CO₂ can be used to produce chemicals, fuels and building materials!

During further stops in Switzerland and Canada the Climeworks AG and Carbon Engineering Ltd. will present how CO₂ can be captured from the atmosphere for further processing. Travel nearly carbon free around the world and step virtually into real application and production sites.

CCU works! And now?

Experts on policy and regulations from public bodies, industry, academia and NGOs will discuss how CCU may overcome the demonstration phase. Taking the next step towards a real business case has important impacts on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and also leads to further independence of the process industry from fossil raw materials and fuels.

Find out more about CCU projects, media and articles:

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Travel virtually around the world to join a guided site seeing tour to five of the most outstanding CCU-projects. CCU pilot plants work and could have a great impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. How is it possible to establish these technological diverse plants as final factory buildings in the market so that the necessary industrial recycling of CO₂ may succeed in the future?

Tuesday, 25 August 2020

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Berlin	Canberra	NewYork	Programme
9:45am	5:45pm	3:45am	General information about the use of the webtool „whova“
Tour guides morning session: Katy Armstrong, CO2Chem Network Manager - University of Sheffield, United Kingdom Dennis Krämer, Project Manager - DECHEMA e.V., Germany
10:00am	6:00pm	4:00am	Opening speech Sophia Hamblin Wang, COO, Mineral Carbonation International (MCi)
10:15am	6:15pm	4:15am	CO2 around the world – CCU site seeing First stop: Mineral Carbonation International (MCi) – Canberra, Australia Scaling industrial pathways to decarbonisation: A tour of MCi’s global reference pilot plant, Marcus Dawe, CEO MCi Second stop: Climeworks AG – Zurich, Switzerland The DAC plant in Hinwil, Switzerland is only the first step towards the development of significantly bigger DAC plants in the next few years, André Bechem, Senior Product Engineer Q&A – Global knowledge sharing there is plenty of room to ask your questions after each guided tour or via Q&A chat in between.
11.05am	7:05pm	5.05am	unplug - bio break
11:15am	7:15pm	5:15am	DEBATE ONE: CAN REGULATIONS CHANGE THE WORLD? Which policies and regulations are needed to accelerate the market entrance of CCU technologies? What are the responsibilities of the industry to overcome the demonstration phase? "Captured CO₂ will be a fundamental feedstock in climate-neutral economies - just as crude oil is today." Jan Freymann, Manager Public Affairs, Sunfire GmbH, Germany "Upcoming EU R&I initiatives on CCU." Carmine Marzano, Research Programme Officer European Commission, Begium DEBATE two: what can CCU do to pull the plug in climate change? Resource efficiency, energy transition, market growth, social equity - How can be different interests addressed equally? "Which tools should be developed for assessing CCU technologies?" Aïcha el Khamlichi, Engineer, ADEME - Agence de la transition écologique, France "CCU R&D in China." Tao Wang, Associate Professor - College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
12:15pm	8:15pm	6:15am	Lunch – Dinner - Breakfast Network and connect in groups or arange bilateral meetings with our "whova" mobile app.
Tour guides afternoon session: Sabrina Müller, Project Manager - DECHEMA e.V., Germany Atsushi Urakawa, Professor of Catalysis Engineering - Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
1:00pm	9:00pm	7:00am	Have a look inside the Covestro lab. And find out how to contribute to the environment while sleeping, running and dressing, Marina Sebastian, Coordinator of public funded projects, Covestro AG – Leverkusen, Germany
1:10pm	9:10pm	7:10am	CO2 around the world – CCU site seeing Third stop: Carbon Recycling International (CRI) – Reykjavik, Iceland World‘s first industrial e-fuel and e-chemicals plant using recycled CO2 and electrolysis with renewable energy, Benedikt Stefánsson, Director of Business Development Fourth stop: INERATEC GmbH - Innovative Chemical Reactor Technologies Karlsruhe, Germany Producing something new from carbon dioxide emissions, Tim Böltken, Managing Director Fifth stop: Carbon Engineering Ltd. – Squamish, Canada DAC pilot plant at CE’s head office where the team optimizes and improves their technology and where they are designing the world’s largest DAC plant, Doug Rae, VP International Business Development Q&A – Global knowledge sharing there is plenty of room to ask your questions after each guided tour or via Q&A chat in between.
2:25pm	10:25pm	8:25am	unplug - bio break
2:35pm	10:35pm	8:35am	DEBATE THREE: HOW TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP From a Vision TOWARDS A REAL BUSINESS CASE? Experts on policy and regulations from public bodies, industry and academia will discuss and envision how CCU may overcome the demonstration phase and show pathways how goals for CCU become reality. “How to use 4Gtons/year of CO₂ for profitable, environmentally friendly products.” Prof. Volker Sick, Global CO2 Initiative, University of Michigan, USA "Power to X in North Africa." PhD/Dr-Ing. Samir Rachidi, R&D Director, IRESEN, Maroc "Challenges for developed countries - pathways to overcome fossil lock-in effects." Prof. Dr. Kurt Wagemann, Executive Director, DECHEMA e.V., Germany
3:15pm	11:15pm	9:15am	Wrap up and Closure
3:30pm	11:30pm	9:30am	Optional get-together: Grab a drink and join our after/before – work chit-chat and discuss what you have seen or get additional tips for your next summer vacation.

How much kg weighs your CO2 footprint with the following travel agenda?

Canberra (Australia) – Zurich (Switzerland) – Karlsruhe (Germany) – Reykjavik (Iceland) – Vancouver (Canada)

If you travel by plane it is about 4.372 kg but with us you travel virtually and then it is only approx. 43 kg, considering the use of power for preparations and implementation of the event. (source: www.co2.myclimate.org/en/flight_calculators/new)

Mineral Carbonation International (MCi) – Canberra, Australia

Research pilot plant for CO2 mineral carbonation beyond laboratory scale.

MCi_Marcus Dawe_Aust Summer Aust Alps web _MCi research pilot plant for CO2 mineral carbonation

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Summer in Australia is good because:

You can enjoy surfing Santas and wear a bikini on Christmas day.
Sand tobogganing down the giant dunes of Moreton Island is way warmer than in snowy mountains.
The beaches are endless but don't forget UV50.

Climeworks AG – Zurich, Switzerland

The DAC plant in Hinwil, Switzerland is only the first step towards the development of significantly bigger DAC plants in the next few years.

Switzerland_hut-1681485_1920Bild von TeeFarm auf Pixabay _Climeworks_CO2_collectors

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Summer in Switzerland is good because:

The cheese tastes great at every time of the year.
We have the most photographed mountain in the world.
Swimming in Swiss mountain lakes is totally refreshing.

Carbon Recycling International (CRI) – Reykjavik, Iceland

World‘s first industrial e-fuel and e-chemicals plant using recycled CO2 and electrolysis with renewable energy.

Iceland-1 Iceland-2_CRI

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Summer in Iceland is good because:

The sky is blue and crystal clear air allows you to see forever.
The sun shines even in the middle of the night.
Surviving the long winter makes you love our short summer even more.

INERATEC GmbH – Innovative Chemical Reactor Technologies Karlsruhe, Germany

Producing something new from carbon dioxide emissions.

germany_ineratec Power-to-Liquid Plant _INERATEC GmbH

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Summer in Germany is good because:

Leisure activites (hiking, cycling, climbing, etc.) in a beautiful landscape.
Fairytale-like German castles.
It is fun to grab a cold beer and sit in a park or by a river with friends.

Carbon Engineering Ltd. – Squamish, Canada

DAC pilot plant at CE’s head office where the team optimizes and improves their technology and where they are designing the world’s largest DAC plant.

Squamish, British Columbia, Canada_web Carbon Engineering_s DAC pilot plant_web

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Summer in Canada is good because:

Canada is a world-class outdoor recreation destination where you can camp, hike, fish, bike, golf and more.
It's natural environment is spectacular, including mountain scenery, alpine lakes, sandy beaches, and untouched forests.
It is home to great wildlife watching where you can see moose, bears, elk, whales, eagles and more.

These speakers will talk about CCU:

	"This is a unique opportunity to explore global CCU facilities without leaving the comfort of our (home)offices nor adding to our carbon footprints. I'm looking forward to seeing the plants of so many technologies I've heard about over the years and hearing of new innovations in CCU." Katy Armstrong CO2Chem Network Manager University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
	"It is widely accepted that Direct Air Capture (DAC) is the key technology to enable negative emissions. The DAC plant in Hinwil, Switzerland is the world’s first commercial DAC plant that paves the way for CCU and CCS measures worldwide." André Bechem Senior Product Engineer Climeworks, Switzerland
	"CO₂ is one of the most-discussed greenhouse-gases, but it can also serve as raw material: in our Power-to-Liquid plants we produce highly valuable synthetic fuels and chemicals from CO₂ and renewable energy." Dr.-Ing. Tim Boeltken Managing Director INERATEC GmbH, Germany
	“MCi has developed its carbon engineering legacy to a point of utilising multiple industrial sources of CO2 to develop new materials and products – without the need for a carbon price. We’re moving towards advanced commercialisation and already introducing industry to an effective and affordable path to decarbonisation.” Marcus Dawe CEO Mineral Carbonation International (MCi), Australia
	"Sunfire turns aviation into a climate-neutral industry by substitung crude oil with renewable e-Fuel produced from CO₂, water and renewable electricity. Our first industrial-size plant will start operation in 2023." Jan Freymann Manager Public Affairs Sunfire GmbH, Germany
	Sophia Hamblin Wang COO Mineral Carbonation International (MCi), Australia
	"How one molecule, carbon dioxide, responsible for climate change could be also a key driver to defossilise chemical products, materials and fuels? Environmental assessment for each CCU technology should help to identify the most sustainable CCU technology." Aïcha el Khamlichi Engineer ADEME - Agence de la transition écologique, France
	"I am looking forward to get a closer look at those outstanding CCU-plants and to see them virtually with many colleagues from all over the world!" Dennis Krämer Project Manager DECHEMA e.V., Germany
	"CCU can turn problems into opportunities, turning CO₂ from a pollutant to a valuable carbon feedstock to make the products we all use, replacing fossil feedstock. Therefore it can help us on the path to climate neutrality while also making our industry, economy and society more clean, sustainable and competitive." Carmine Marzano Research Programme Officer European Commission, Begium
	"The DECHEMA Summer Special event series is the perfect opportunity to show the world how advanced CCU technologies have become." Dr.-Ing. Sabrina Müller DECHEMA e.V., Germany
	PhD/Dr-Ing. Samir Rachidi R&D Director IRESEN, Maroc
	"I’m pleased to take you on a virtual tour of Carbon Engineering’s Direct Air Capture pilot plant in Squamish, Canada, where we developed and demonstrated our industrially-scalable air capture technology. From this pilot plant our team has been capturing atmospheric carbon dioxide since 2015 and are currently engineering the world’s largest DAC plant – a facility that will capture one million tons of carbon dioxide from the air every year." Doug Rae VP International Business Development Carbon Engineering Ltd., Canada
	"Covestro has developed an innovative technology which brings CO₂ back into the value chain in an economic and ecological way. This is a breakthrough for the chemical industry and broadens the raw material base for many applications." Marina Sebastian Coordinator of public funded projects Covestro, Germany
	“We seek to achieve that CO₂ capture and use is recognized and implemented as a mainstream climate solution. We need to accelerate in building a marketplace to capture and transform CO₂ into commercially sustainable products." Prof. Volker Sick Global CO2 Initiative University of Michigan, USA
	“CRI pioneered the production of liquid e-fuels and e-chemicals at industrial scale from recycled CO₂ and hydrogen. We help companies to defossilize chemical production and switch to carbon neutral energy sources in transport.” Benedikt Stefansson Director of Business Development Carbon Recycling International (CRI), Iceland
	"CO₂ is not only a waste but also a very important carbon resource. Its activation with greener energy, transformation, utilization and their efficiencies will define sustainability of our future development." Atsushi Urakawa Professor of Catalysis Engineering Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
	"As coal had been the feedstock since the beginning of the industrial revolution and petroleum after WW II renewable electricity and CO₂ will be the basis for chemicals and fuels production in the 21^st century." Prof. Dr. Kurt Wagemann Executive Director DECHEMA e.V., Germany
	Tao Wang Associate Professor - College of Energy Engineering Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China