10 February 2026, 9:00 – 14:00
Paris, France
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 event 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.
- Get a sneak preview of the pitch for two new ventures supported by InnoEnergy on the topics of Bio-CCUS and E-saf.
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: Chateauform Les Jardins de St Dominique – 49-51 Rue Saint-Dominique, 75007 Paris
| PRELIMINARY AGENDA – 10 February, 2026 | |
| 9:00 | Registration and welcome coffee |
| 9:30 | Opening words Karine Vernier, CEO InnoEnergy France |
| 9:40 | Introduction from a French representatives tbc |
| 10:00 | BioCCU essentials: Understanding the fundamentals Alvaro Ramirez Santos, Senior Technical Manager, InnoEnergy |
| 10:15 | Europe’s bioCCU horizon: Trends and traction Tbc |
| 10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 | E-saf startup pitch Niklas Willemsen, Business Developper InnoEnergy |
| 11:15 | Bio-CCUS startup pitch Jeremiah Dutton, Business Developper InnoEnergy |
| 11:30 | Financing and de-risking bioCCU projects Panel discussion with: – Emilie Espanet, New Energies Coalition General Secretary (CMA CGM) – Michael De Witte, Director Energy Finance & Advisory, Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking (SGCIB) – Germain Hurtado, Hydrogen Technologies & Project Director (Vinci) – Public policy representative (tbc) – InnoEnergy (Moderator) |
| 12:20 | Closing remarks |
| 12:30 | Networking and light lunch |
NB: This is an in-person event with limited seats. Attendance is subject to confirmation.
