Concawe Symposium, 18^th March, Antwerp

This 13^th bi-annual Concawe Symposium looked at the vision (2050) for the Refining industry and how the transition to low-carbon liquid fuels could be managed in the short- and long-term.

In particular, the Symposium looked at the refinery of the future, potential low-carbon technologies, and the contribution to the circular economy. The Symposium also helped understanding how the industry’s vision for low-carbon liquid fuels will impact key areas of interest of Concawe including air quality and water.

Download the full programme here.

Monday 18 March 2019

Session 1 - Keynote Speech

• Martin Stuchtey, SYSTEMIQ - A Good Disruption. Redefining growth in the 21st century

Session 2 - Refinery Safety and Virtual Reality

• Harald Hess (OMV), Sam Vine (University of Exeter) & Toby de Burgh (Cineon Training) - Refinery Safety and Virtual Reality

Session 3 - Low Carbon Pathways and Refining Technologies

• Marta Yugo, Concawe - Setting the scene: A Clean Planet for all... and the role of the refining industry
• Chris Malins, Cerulogy - Low carbon fuels - exploring the future EU policy framework
• Nikolas Hill, Ricardo - Impact Analysis of Mass EV Adoption and Low Carbon Intensity Fuels Scenarios
• Ralph-Uwe Dietrich, German Aerospace Center - Challenges and opportunities for sustainable aviation
• Rainer Janssen, WIP Renewable Energies - ECORYS-coordinated project on perspectives for advanced biofuels in Europe
• Christoph Gatzen, Frontier Economics - Potential role of Power-to-X technologies
• Marta Yugo & Damien Valdenaire, Concawe - Refinery 2050: Concawe modelling exercise 
• Thomas Schrøder, Novozymes - A look into different business models to process low-carbon feedstocks

Tuesday 19 March 2019

Session 4 - Air Quality

• Thomas Henrichs, DG Environment - Clean Air in Europe: Challenges and EU Policy
• Bino Maiheu, VITO - Finding the right solutions: Concawe's NOx/NO2 Source Appointment Tool
• Les White, AERIS - Understanding the Air Quality Limit Value setting process and associated compliance challenge

Session 5 - Leadership in REACH for Petroleum Substances

• Mike Rasenberg, ECHA - Progress made with the evaluation of Petroleum Substances under REACH
• Robin Nelson, Concawe - Why science matters?

Session 6 - Water Sustainability of Renewable Fuels

• May Wu, Argonne National Laboratory - Water Sustainability of Renewable Fuels

Session 7 - Maritime transport: Overcoming the Fuels' Challenges

• Monique Vermeire, Chevron - IMO 2020. ISO marine fuel compatibility study
• Chien Wang, MIT - Impacts of Particulate Emissions from International Shipping on Climate
• Sebastiaan Bleuanus, Wärtsilä - Decarbonisation of maritime transport

 

For any enquiries please send an e-mail to: symposium@concawe.org