Programme

Day 1, 10 November 2022

8:30
Registration desk OPEN

10:00

Opening (representatives of organizing associations)
Petr Cingr, Association of Chemical Industry of the Czech Republic
Daniel Urban, Czech Steel Union
Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy

10:25 – 10:40
Keynote address
Jan Pánek, European Commission

10:40 – 12:20   Section „Challenges Energy Intensive Industry Will Face in the Near Future“

10:40 – 11:00
Keynote address
Abstract
Charles-Henri Robert, CEFIC, European Chemical Industry Council

11:00 – 11:20
Keynote address: Creating a Competitive and Decarbonised EU Steel Industry
Axel Eggert, EUROFER, European Steel Association
Presentation

11:20 – 12:20
Panel Discussion
Adam Guibourgé-Czetwertyński, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Poland
Isabella Plimon, Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Austria
Attila Steiner, Ministry of Technology and Industry, Hungary
Axel Eggert, EUROFER, European Steel Association
Kateřina Konečná, European Parliament
Ondřej Knotek, European Parliament

12:20 – 13:20    Buffet Lunch

13:20 – 15:00   Section „Opportunities for the Green Transition for Energy Intensive Industry“
13:20 – 13:40
Keynote address: The Challenge of Decarbonizing Energy Intensive Industries
Abstract, Presentation
Eduard Muřický, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Czech Republic

13:40 – 14:00
Keynote address: Progress with the Adoption of the Fit for 55 Package and Its Probable Implications for the Energy Intensive Industry
Jan Dusík, Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic

14:00 – 15:00
Panel Discussion 
Jan Czudek, Třinecké železárny
Florie Gonsolin, CEFIC, European Chemical Industry Council
Michel Erades, McDermott
Viktor Hanzlík, McKinsey & Company
Benjamin Hague, Institute of Circular Economy, CZ
Josef Hamáček, Dow Europe

15:00 – 15:30    Coffee Break

15:30 – 17:30   Section „Decarbonisation Solutions now and in the future“
15:30 – 15:50
Keynote address
Bert Weckhuysen, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Presentation

15:50 – 16:10
Keynote address: Research and Innovation in the Transition of the Chemical Industry – Role, Impact and Challenges
Abstract, Presentation
Josef R. Wünsch, BASF/Suschem EU

16:10 – 16:30
Keynote address: Decarbonization Strategies – Exploring the Most Optimum Sustainability Roadmap for the Downstream Energy Industry
Abstract
Maurice Korpelshoek, Lummus Technology

16:30 – 17:30
Panel Discussion 
Tomáš Herink, ORLEN Unipetrol
Petr Krtil, Czech Academy of Sciences
Rut Bízková, ISFOR,  Institute for Society 4.0, CZ
Milan Pospíšil, University of Chemistry and Technology, CZ
Frédéric Chandezon, CEA and SUNERGY deputy coordinator
Juraj Sabol, U. S. Steel Košice

17:30 – 17:40    
Closing Remarks
Jiří Drahoš, Czech Academy of Sciences, Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic

Day 2, 11 November 2022

Section 1 | Decarbonisation Solutions - Industry

Chairman: Jiří Plešek, Institute of Thermomechanics of the CAS

9:00 – 9:25 
Keynote address: Decarbonization Solutions for Energy-Intensive Industry and Opportunities for Chemical Industry
Abstract, Presentation
Max Fleischer, Siemens Energy

9:25 – 9:50 
Product Carbon Footprints to Steer Towards Net Zero
Abstract, Presentation
Christopher Anderlohr, BASF

9:50 – 10:15 
Robert Suchopa, Orlen Unipetrol
Presentation

10:15 – 10:40 
Capturing Carbon. Creating Value
Abstract, Presentation
Babette Pettersen, Lanzatech

10:40 – 11:00    Coffee Break

11:00 – 11:30 
Keynote address: Targeted Fundamental Research as an Important Element of High TRL Projects
Abstract, Presentation
Roland Span, Ruhr-University Bochum

11:30 – 11:45
The Role of the Circular Economy in Decarbonisation of Industry 
Abstract, Presentation
Benjamin Hague, Institute of Circular Economy, CZ

11:45 – 12:00 
Dekarbonistation of the Steel Industry
Abstract, Presentation
Ana Matič, McDermott

12:00 – 12:15 
Becoming Climate Neutral Across the Whole Value Chain – The Case of Specialty Chemicals Company LANXESS
Abstract, Presentation
Ralf Krueger, LANXESS

12:15 – 12:30 
Digital Carbon Monitoring & Optimisation
Abstract, Presentation
Oleg-Serguei Schkoda, Lummus Digital

12:30 – 12:40 
Closing Remarks
Jiří Plešek, Institute of Thermomechanics of the CAS
Presentation

12:40    Buffet Lunch

Section 2 | Decarbonisation Solutions - Science

Chairman: Petr Krtil, Czech Academy of Sciences

9:00 – 9:25 
Keynote address:Catalysis for Renewable Energy
Abstract
Robert Schlögl, Max Planck Institutes, Germany

9:25 – 9:50 
Is Carbon Dioxide No Longer Waste Thanks to the Photocatalysis?
Abstract, Presentation
Martin Reli, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava

9:50 – 10:15 
Fit for 55 Impacts on Czechia. Techno- and Macro-Economic Challenges and Opportunities
Abstract, Presentation
Vojtěch Máca, Charles University, Environment Centre, CZ

10:15 – 10:40 
Carbon Dioxide Captute using solid adsorbents
Abstract, Presentation
Marek Staf, University of Chemistry and Technology, CZ

10:40 – 11:00    Coffee Break

11:00 – 11:30 
Keynote address: Substitution of Carbon in Chemical and Process Industries
Abstract, Presentation
Kamil Wichterle, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava

11:30 – 11:45 
Phase Behavior of CO2-Rich Mixtures Involving Gas Hydrates and Ices as a Challenge for the Design of CCS/U Technologies
Abstract, Presentation
Václav Vinš, Institute of Thermomechanics of the CAS

11:45 – 12:00 
Rotating Packed Bed RPB for Chemical Absorption as a Way to Intensify „Post-Combustion” Carbon Capture and Reduce CapEx and OpEx in the Process
Abstract, Presentation
Miroslav Jícha, Brno University of Technology, CZ

12:00 – 12:15 
From Gas to Liquid. Selective Oxidation of Methane by Oxygen
Abstract, Presentation
Jiří Dědeček, J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, CAS

12:15 – 12:30 
ORC Technology for Waste Heat Recovery in the Energy Intensive Industry
Abstract
Piero Colonna, Delft University of Technology

12:30 – 12:40 
Closing Remarks
Petr Krtil, Czech Academy of Sciences

12:40    Sandwich Lunch

Poster presentations

Decarbonization Goals Require Effective Cooperation Between Science and Industry and with Government Support
Leoš Gál, CO2 Czech Solution Group