April 10, 2025

09:00-10:00 – registration, coffee networking

10:00 – 10:15 – Opening of the Carbon Capture Congress, Maciej Roik, Magazyn Biomasa, Paweł Gładysz, CCUS Poland Association

10:15 – 11:45 Session I: CCS sector in Poland

1. The future of CCUS technology in Poland, Krzysztof Bolesta, Secretary of State, Ministry of Climate and Environment

Leaders Forum I – Future of CCUS in Poland. Discussion panel with experts, Moderation: Lech Bojarski, Magazyn Biomasa

2. Determinants of the development of underground CO2 storage in Polish conditions, Krzysztof Galos, Undersecretary of State, Chief National Geologist

11:45 – 13:15 Session II: Towards climate neutrality

1. Kujawy Go4ECOPlanet – pioneering application of CCS technology in the cement industry in Poland, Jolanta Zdunowska, Holcim Polska
2. Innovative methanol technologies driving Poland’s CCUS ambitions, Nils Michel, Air Liquide
3. The role of absorption in achieving the EU’s energy and climate policy goals until 2050, Maciej Pyrka, National Center for Balancing and Emissions Management
4. Carbon capture and utilization with fertilizer production (CCUF), Ariana Cohen, Jiangnan Environmental Technology GmbH
5. Transport of CO under CCUS – legal and regulatory aspects, Beata Superson-Polowiec, Polowiec and Partners Sp. j.

13:15 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 15:20 Session III: CCS Industry in Europe

1. CCUS industry in Norway, Bjørn Erik Brustad, Royal Norwegian Embassy in Warsaw, Eirik Melaaen, Norwegian Energy Partners 

Polish-Norwegian cooperation in the development of the CCUS market. Discussion panel with the participation of experts

2. CCUS market development in Europe, Codie Rossi, Clean Air Task Force

3. CO2 import and export center in the Danish port of Hirtshals, Ole Rom Andersen, Greenport North

15:20 – 16:00 Leaders Forum II – Financing CCUS projects. Discussion panel with experts, Moderation: Maciej Roik, Magazyn Biomasa

16:00 – 16:15 Coffee break

16:15 – 17:35 Session IV – Solutions for the CCS sector in Poland

1. Stakeholder integration as the basis for CCUS sector development, Paweł Gladysz, President of the CCUS Poland Association
2. CCS strategy for the Polish lime industry; Rafał Żarczyński, Decarbonization Engineer, Lime Industry Association
3. CO2 capture with Honeywell UOP: proven technologies in light of changing funding mechanisms, Marek Jagieła, Honeywell
4. Trends in public acceptance of CCS technology in Poland, Maciej Giers, Wise Europe
5. Hydrogenation of CO2 into valuable fuels – research opportunities of the CCTW+P2X project, Tadeusz Chwoła, Institute of Fuel and Energy Technology

17:35 – 18:15 – Leaders Forum III – Supporting the development of CCUS technology in Poland. Discussion panel with experts Moderiation: Paweł Gładysz, CCUS Poland Association

18:15 – 20:00 – Banquet