19 February 2026, 17:30 – 20:00
Madrid, Spain
Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) is becoming a core pillar of Europe’s path to climate neutrality and energy security. Within this space, biogenic CO₂ – captured from sustainable biomass and organic waste – offers a rare opportunity to deliver true carbon-negative emissions while powering a circular carbon economy.
Unlike fossil-based carbon capture, biogenic CO₂ is renewable by nature. It can be used to produce e-fuels for hard-to-electrify sectors like aviation, shipping, and heavy industry. This makes it central to Europe’s efforts to scale domestic energy, cut fossil imports, and boost industrial resilience.
Momentum is growing. The EU Green Deal Industrial Plan, Renewable Energy Directive (RED III), ReFuelEU Aviation, and national decarbonisation strategies are together shaping the policy environment for biogenic CCU. Yet despite their immediate and scalable climate benefits, biogenic projects remain largely overlooked due to persistent awareness gaps around viable business models, fragmented value chains, and unclear investment pathways that hinder deployment at scale.
This joint event by PwC and InnoEnergy aims to close that gap, bringing together industrial leaders, investors, and stakeholders from across the public and private sectors to:
- Assess the economic viability and strategic relevance of biogenic CO₂ value chains,
- Explore pathways to scale up e-fuel production using biogenic carbon,
- Identify financing models and policy tools needed to unlock final investment decisions across the CCU value chain.
The time to act is now. Biogenic CCU offers more than climate value – it provides a strategic advantage for those seeking to lead in a more resilient, energy-secure, and competitive Europe.
Whether you’re a technology provider, energy major, investor, or involved in shaping the public framework, your engagement is essential to unlocking this opportunity and helping shape a climate-positive industrial future. Welcome!
Location: Torre PwC. Paseo de la Castellana, 259 B – 28046 Madrid Google Maps
| AGENDA | |
| 17:30 | Registration and welcome coffee |
| 17:45 | Opening words Mikel Lasa, CEO Iberia, InnoEnergy |
| 17:50 | BioCCU essentials: Understanding the fundamentals Alvaro Ramirez Santos, Industry Decarbonisation Co-Lead, InnoEnergy |
| 18:00 | Europe’s bioCCU horizon: Trends and traction David Rodríguez Villanueva, Partner | Energy Practice Leader, Strategy&, PwC |
| 18:15 | BioCCU in action: A case study Peter Vaculciak, Deputy CEO – Ignis P2X |
| 18:30 | Lessons learned thus far for CO2 capture and for eSAF Jeremiah Dutton, Business Developer, InnoEnergy Jacob Ruiter, CEO Benelux & Business Line Manager Company Building, InnoEnergy |
19:00 | From concept to commitment: Financing and de-risking bioCCU projects Panel discussion with: – Urbano Troncoso Pérez, Executive Director – Structured Finance (Global Clean Molecules Lead), Santander Corporate & Investment Banking – Pablo García-Salmones, Director | H2 & P2X , RIC Energy – Marco Ferraz, Head of Upstream and Industrial Innovation Center, Galp – Bosco Serrano Valverde, Sustainable Fuels Manager for Aviation & Maritime, T&E – Fernando Schwartz Llobera, Director de Originación, Magnon Green Energy (Grupo Ence) |
| 19:55 | Closing remarks |
| 20:00 | Networking Cocktail |
NB: Registrations for this event are now closed as we have reached full capacity. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact us at iberia@innoenergy.com.
