CCS4G Symposium 2024 – Super-Critical Implementation

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.

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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

Join sustainability professionals across business, finance, industry and government at the UK’s leading, free-to-attend, sustainability ecosystem and green investment event.

Taking place 25-26 June 2024 at ExCeL London, Reset Connect is the flagship event of London Climate Action Week.

Reset Connect London bridges the gap between sustainability professionals, large corporations, government leaders, policymakers, tech providers, innovators, purpose-led brands and entrepreneurs. By attending you’ll be able to raise investment, generate leads, collaborate with your peers, manage funds, share learnings and action solutions.

Take the next step towards finding sustainable, low-carbon solutions and providers and exploring funding opportunities for your organisation.

Sign up for FREE attendance or utilise the 20% discount code, AMPRC20, to register as a VIP and unlock exclusive benefits.

Find more info and register here.

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers are holding a seminar on Tuesday, 16th April 2024 in Teesside on ‘Decarbonising the Industrial Clusters’.

Join this seminar to find out more about the lessons learned and technological advances from these clusters and how they can be used to accelerate decarbonisation in wider industries.

• Learn about the latest developments across the decarbonisation plans of the industrial clusters
• Find out how industry is incorporating the growth of carbon capture storage and hydrogen production in line with net-zero goals
• Hear about the ongoing engineering challenges associated with scaling the decarbonisation of heavy industry
• Benefit from face-to-face networking with key academic and industrial players
• Understand the connection between leadership, systems thinking, engineering operation and the circular economy

Find out more and register here.

Innovation Zero is the UK’s largest net-zero congress, taking place on 30 April – 1 May 2024 at Olympia, London.

Supported by the UK Government, this event connects 12,000+ innovators, investors, funders, policymakers, and businesses across multiple sectors, to accelerate the transition towards a low carbon economy and society.

With a world-class conference programme consisting of 200+ sessions across 14 specialised forums including energy, finance, transport, industrial, infrastructure, and advanced technology, delegates can delve into cutting-edge insights, unveiling new policies, game-changing announcements, and emerging trends. The event also showcases 350+ technology and solution providers, offering a first-hand look at the latest innovations and investment
opportunities that are shaping the low carbon landscape.

New for 2024 is the dedicated Infrastructure Zero event, which will run in parallel to Innovation Zero, attracting investors and leaders in low carbon and green infrastructure.

For anyone who develops, produces, deploys, and funds low carbon solutions, Innovation Zero is an essential meeting place for announcements,
partnerships, deal-making, and collaborations. Find out more on the conference website here.

Tickets are free until the 1st April – Register here!

The CCSA will be exhibiting at stand F56.