ZEP General Assembly 2011
Start Date: 04/10/2011
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Organiser: ZEP
ZEP held its sixth annual General Assembly in Brussels on October 4, 2011, entitled: "Realising the EU’s Clean Energy Future - The role of CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS)".
The 2011 General Assembly brought together the EU 's leading CCS experts and key stakeholders - including the European Commission, the European CCS Demonstration Project Network, industrial and national/regional CCS stakeholders, and many more - to address the role of CCS in the EU's low carbon energy future and how to deliver a successful demonstration programme in order to secure widespread deployment of a cost effective low-carbon solution that will deliver jobs, capability, competitiveness and energy security for the EU.
Morning session: Realising the EU’s Clean Energy Future: The Role for CCS
CCS in the EU Energy Roadmap
Philip Lowe, Director General, Energy Directorate-General, European Commission
CCS State of Play
Dr. Graeme Sweeney, Chairman, ZEP & EVP, CO2, Royal Dutch Shell
The EU’s Climate Change Challenge
Torsten Woellert, Head of Unit (acting), Low Carbon Technologies, Climate Action Directorate-General, European Commission
The Costs of CCS Post-2020 & Incentives
Dr. Lars Stromberg, Co-Chair Taskforce Technology, ZEP & Senior Advisor, Vattenfall AB
Panel: The Role of CCS in the EU's Low Carbon Energy Future
Moderation: Sonja van Renssen, Journalist, European Energy Review
Torsten Woellert, Head of Unit (acting), Low Carbon Technologies, Climate Action Directorate-General, European Commission
Director Raffaele Liberali, Directorate Energy, DG Research, European Commission
Dr. Graeme Sweeney, Chairman, ZEP & EVP, CO2, Royal Dutch Shell
Frederic Hauge, Vice-Chair, ZEP & President, the Bellona Foundation
Dr. Johannes Lambertz, Vice-Chair, ZEP & CEO, RWE Power
Dr. Nicolas Vortmeyer, CTO Fossil Power Generation Division, CEO New Technologies, Siemens Energy Sector
Olivier Appert, Vice-Chair, ZEP & Chairman & CEO, IFP Energies nouvelles
Dr. Lars Stromberg, Co-Chair Taskforce Technology, ZEP & Senior Advisor, Vattenfall AB
Afternoon session: Successful Demonstration Ensures Widespread Deployment
Local Focus, Global Cooperation: From Demos to Deployment
Gardiner Hill, Vice-Chair, ZEP & Chief Advisor, CCS, BP
The EU CCS Demonstration Programme
Hans Schoenmakers, Chairman, EU CCS Project Network
CCS in Spain and Community Engagement
Vicente Cortes-Galeano, CO2 Capture Programme Manager, CIUDEN
CCS in the Steel Industry
Jean-Pierre Birat, European Coordinator, ULCOS program, ArcelorMittal
A Spanish Community Perspective on CCS
Belen Fernandez, former mayor of Cabañas & VP, Consejo Comarcal del Bierzo
Panel: Successfully Demonstrating CCS: Are we on Track?
Moderation: Sonja van Renssen, Journalist, European Energy Review
Gardiner Hill, Vice-Chair, ZEP & Chief Advisor, CCS, BP
Charles Soothill, Vice-Chair, ZEP & SVP Technology, Alstom Power
Chris Littlecott, Advisory Council, ZEP & Senior Policy Advisor, Green Alliance
Vicente Cortes-Galeano, CO2 Capture Programme Manager, CIUDEN
Jean-Pierre Birat, European Coordinator, ULCOS program, ArcelorMittal
Belen Fernandez, former mayor of Cabañas & VP, Consejo Comarcal del Bierzo
Concluding remarks
Dr. Graeme Sweeney, Chairman, ZEP & EVP, CO2, Royal Dutch Shell
