European Bioenergy Future 2024

The European Bioenergy Future (EBF) conference will return on 20 – 21 November 2024 at BluePoint Brussels (Blvd Auguste Reyers 80, 1030), with a rich programme and interesting pre- and post-conference events.

Organised by Bioenergy Europe, EBF has been established as a leading event for the European bioenergy sector, bringing together policy and market actors.

This edition is particularly significant, taking place soon after the European elections and positioned at a pivotal point for the green transition. Attendees will come together to gain inspiration and exchange ideas on the industry’s future. This will be a great chance to unite the various stakeholders active in the bioenergy sector for a fruitful edition.

While we can’t reveal the speakers just yet, we promise a stellar lineup that will “ignite” your passion for the Bioenergy sector.

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Taking place on 2 October 2024 at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, join the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Engineering Challenges in Carbon Capture, Transport, and Storage seminar to hear case study presentations representing the entire value chain as well as exploring the development and application of technologies. Join this event to network and share experiences with fellow engineers in this space, helping the community collaborate to deliver critical projects.

Key reasons to attend:

• Hear from government and regulators to better understand the prevailing policy and safety expectations shaping the landscape
• Network with and hear case studies from engineers at the forefront of capture, transport, and storage implementation
• Gain insights from technical experts exploring the materials and integrity challenge inherent to working with CO₂
• Connect with counterparts from across the value chain
• Ensure your organisation is ready to safely scale-up carbon capture to meet regulatory and environmental expectations into the future
• Benchmark your technology roadmap against the progress and plans of leading companies in the space
• Identify opportunities to collaborate with partners on the delivery of projects

CCSA members can book onto this event with discount code CCSAIMECHE when registering. Find out more and book your place.

Enlit is a constantly growing, inclusive and end-to-end forum that addresses every aspect of the energy agenda.

This year’s edition of Enlit Europe will take place in Milan on 22-24 October. It is one of Europe’s largest gatherings for clean energy, decarbonisation and industrial topics, with 15,000 expected attendees.

As an official industry partner, CCSA members are entitled to a 25% discount on conference tickets. Get in touch with the team for more info.

Learn more about Enlit Europe and register for tickets here.

CCS4G Symposium 2024 – Super-Critical Implementation

A symposium on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) for Geoscientists

The CCS Surge: Are You Ready to Be Part of the Solution?

With the global race to net zero accelerating, carbon capture and storage (CCS) is rapidly transitioning from the drawing boards to project delivery. In 2023 alone, dozens of new CCS geological storage licenses were issued worldwide. Today across the globe a record number of projects are on the runway for FID (financial investment decision). This rapid growth presents a significant opportunity for geoscientists in our community to re-purpose their skills and expertise to apply them in what is the biggest issue of our generation.

In many ways the CCS world with its wells, reservoirs and sealing cap-rocks will be familiar to GESGB members. However, in other ways it is quite different. The twin necessities of driving down costs and ensuring long-term public safety will demand collaboration and openness like never before.

Following the success of previous years and in response to demand from the membership, the third one-day symposium from the GESGB will delve into the exciting geo-technical challenges and opportunities of geological CO₂ storage, helping to equip attendees with the knowledge and skills needed to thrive in this rapidly evolving field.

Don’t miss this chance to be at the forefront of the CCS revolution and take your next step towards a sustainable future.

For more information and to register, please click here.

BIEE Policy Conference 2024

Delivering the energy transition: pace over perfection

It is time to scale up delivery and bring down uncertainty in the GB energy transition.

For large parts of the challenge, such as renewable generation and networks, the basic route map for the transition is now clear. A vast scale-up is required, the sooner the better. We will have more strategic planning, but we still need markets to deliver at the desired speed, scale and cost.

In other areas, uncertainty reigns. It is not clear how we will successfully decarbonise domestic heat, the role of the consumer is hazy, the long-term future of the gas grid is undefined, and potential routes to catalysing investment are at the mercy of political winds.

Policymakers have to deploy the tools to drive the transition at a time when political bandwidth is spread thin, with enormous geopolitical tensions and elections looming at home and abroad. But energy is still big news. The investment opportunities are huge and cannot be separated from the wider macroeconomic decisions facing the country.

Once again, the BIEE’s biennial policy conference is a key opportunity for expert debate and discussion, with its unique ability to bring together experts in policymaking and delivery, academia and business. This year we will ask how GB can firm up the next steps in its energy transition in both delivery and policymaking, navigating both the gaps in current understanding and the political hurricane.

Key themes include:

• First-hand experience from policymakers and delivery bodies. How do we balance strategic plans and the power of markets?
• The links between the energy transition and the economy at large. Is the UK too late to the international race?
• Whole system design, market reforms and future system operation. How to incentivise the right things, in the right places, at the right times?
• Bringing in the consumer. Can households and the energy transition help each other?
• Crowding in finance and scaling up investment. What role for public investment and how to avoid delay?

View the programme here.

Register here.

Early bird discounts available until 31 July.

Confirmed Speakers (further speakers to be announced)

• Lord Deben
• Confederation of British Industry (CBI) – Rain Newton-Smith, Chief Executive
• Energy UK – Emma Pinchbeck, Chief Executive
• Flint Global – Giles Wilkes, Specialist Partner
• HSBC – TBA
• National Grid Ventures – Rebecca Sedler, Managing Director – National Grid Interconnectors
• NESO – TBA
• Octopus Energy – Rachel Fletcher, Director for Regulation and Economics
• Ofgem – Gavin Knott, Chief Economic Advisor
• Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) – David Joffe, Project Director – Delivery of rapid electricity system decarbonisation
• Shell – Mallika Ishwaran, Chief Economist