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6th UK CCUS & Hydrogen Decarbonisation Summit

Tuesday 11th & Wednesday 12th February 2025 @ The Royal Armouries Leeds

Agenda

“ The UK energy sector it at pivotal time, with major projects now going to FID (Final Investment Decision) it’s time for government and industry to take forward action. The UK can showcase itself as a world leader within energy transition to replicate the cluster model approach globally and be a thought leader. ”

The UK energy sector it at pivotal time, with major projects now going to FID (Final Investment Decision) it’s time for government and industry to take forward action. The UK can showcase itself as a world leader within energy transition to replicate the cluster model approach globally and be a thought leader.

The 6^th UK CCUS & Hydrogen Decarbonisation Summit will be assessing the challenges and highlighting the opportunities available within the energy transition sector. Most projects are the 1^st of their kind, assessing and analysing the lessons learnt from these are key for new project developers. Other topics to be discussed are bankability of projects, planning and consent, workforce, and supply chain challenges. As well as this connecting the upstream with the downstream sector and end users, how CCU can create a circular economy for the hard to abate sectors.

The 6th UK CCUS & Hydrogen Decarbonisation Summit will focus on the implementation of CCS & CCUS within industrial operations and how hydrogen can decarbonise industry and transport. The summit will bring together 750+ government officials, regulators, key industry stake holders, leading academia, and service companies. This will be accompanied alongside a side exhibition of 60+ exhibitors showcasing innovative CCS, CCU and hydrogen technologies and services.

Sessions One and Two

Globally the Paris Climate Change Initiative targets for 2025 have not been achieved. It’s now imperative that urgent action and progress is taken. Within this session we will review projects that have recently progressed through FID (Final Investment Decision). The government and industry collaboration to excel energy transition and low carbon projects.

Schedule:

9:00
Welcome Address: Callum Flynn, Chief Executive, Chameleon Energy Consultants
9:05
Chairs opening Address: Stuart Broadley, Chief Executive, EIC
9:10
Ben Smith, Deputy Director, Power, CCUS, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Developing CCUS in the UK

Description: In this presentation, we will provide an overview of the opportunity in developing CCUS in the UK. This technology is pivotal in addressing climate change and reducing carbon emissions. We will also discuss the progress made to date and how the government is fostering growth opportunities, building on the success of signing contracts in December 2024 with industry to get the first CCUS projects up and running.
9:30
Olivia Powis, CEO, CCSA

"Deploying the CCUS Industry at Scale"

Following the government’s funding commitment to CCUS and the first projects reaching financial close, this session will focus on the importance of keeping momentum across the industry. If we are to decarbonise our industries and meet the UK’s renewed targets of reducing emissions by 81% by 2035, in line with the CCC’s forthcoming advice on the 7th Carbon Budget, we need to continue to deploy CCUS at scale, achieving cost reductions and sending signals to industry, investors and the supply chain of future opportunities and a clear rollout plan.
9:50
Tim Shire, Process Engineering & Strategy Manager, EET

"First mover findings – What does it take to get cluster-scale hydrogen production to FID?"

Join Tim Shire, Process Engineering & Strategy Manager for EET Fuels, as he delivers an update on EET’s decarbonisation projects against the FID timeline. Here, Tim will share valuable insights, from the key hurdles and first mover challenges EET has faced, to how these can be avoided for the next wave of projects, along with key opportunities and the value that has been unveiled and maximised on EET’s journey to cluster-scale hydrogen production in the UK.
10:10
Dave Kidd, Commercial Director, Shell Catalyst & Technologies

"Insights from real-world CCS projects - Progressing projects from concept to FID"

With several recent FID announcements in the global CCS industry, more and more projects are becoming a reality. Shell will share insights from some of these projects and give a technology licensor perspective on some of the key contributing factors to projects successfully reaching FID
10:30
Mike Maudsley, Chief Executive, Enfinium

Supporting growth in Wales by 2030: CCS at Parc Adfer energy from waste

enfinium published its Net Zero Transition Plan in 2024, setting out its ambition to be a carbon negative business in the 2030s. Mike Maudsley, enfinium's CEO, will provide an update on the execution of this strategy, including enfinium's CCUS pilot programme and its commercial scale Parc Adfer CCS project in Deeside, North Wales.
10:50
Q&A
11:00
Coffee & Networking Break

With Pre-FEED and FEED studies now accomplished its now time to address the new commercial challenges and how project developers, asset owners, investors and the supply chain need to collaborate. Within this session we will discuss the operational challenges, looking at lessons learnt from other sectors to ensure the UK can maximise the opportunity it has to decarbonise via CCUS & hydrogen.

Schedule:

11:45
Max Peile, Senior Principal Consultant, io consulting

As the first UK CCUS and CCUS-enabled hydrogen projects embark on construction, commissioning and start-up this decade, there will be keen interest on how these projects are delivered in the real world and their early operational performance versus the costs and revenues modelled at FID, not only to ensure value for money but also to bring greater certainty to the second stage of project deployment. This presentation from io consulting, considers the project planning and execution practices adopted for such first of a kind projects and the outlook for project competitiveness and predictability as the sector rapidly develops.
12:10
“What obstacles & challenges in the growing CCUS & Low-Carbon Hydrogen sector do Project stakeholders need to address to accelerate deployment?”

Moderator: Stacey Collins, Partner, Pinsent Masons

Elysia Merza, Director, Deloitte

Megha Shah, Head of CCUS & Hydrogen, Low Carbon Contracts Company

Sandeep Sharma, Project Director Aker Solutions

Simon Forshaw, VP Engineering and Construction, Enfinium
12:40
What challenges do project developers face to receive planning and consent for new projects? Panel Discussion

Moderator: Nicola Riley, Senior Director – Net Zero Infrastructure, Turley

Amy Gaskell, Associate Director – Planning North, Turley

Chris Taylor, Head of Planning and Consents, Progressive Energy

Chris Rowell, Head of Net Zero, Tees Valley Combined Authority

Kay Champion, National Decarbonisation Manager, Environment Agency
13:10
Lunch & Networking Break

Sessions Three and Four

Within this session we will discuss CCUS for the hard to abate sectors cement, glass, paper & pulp, and steel have a different challenge than other industries. The C02 utilisation process is crucial for their chemical feedstock to ensure they can create a commercial low carbon circular economy.

Schedule:

14:10
Chairs Opening address: Stuart Broadley, CEO, EIC
14:15
Chris Phillips, Executive Consultant Wood

This presentation introduces the “Industry Guidelines for Setting the CO2 Specification in CCUS Chains”, as recently published by a Joint Industry Project (JIP) which comprised multiple operators and research experts. This collaborative effort collated current knowledge of the impact of impurities across the CCUS value chain and provides guidance towards setting a CO2 specification that meets the required integrity and performance of CCUS chains. The guidelines review the CO2 conditioning technologies and costs required to meet such specifications and identify areas for further research and development.

The presentation will review each of the Work Packages from capture and transport through to storage, including underpinning Work Packages such as Thermodynamics, Reaction Chemistry, Metrology and Materials. Since their recent launch publication at the end of 2024, the guidelines have been downloaded over 2500 times and they can be freely accessed from: https://www.woodplc.com/insights/reports/Industry-Guidelines-for-Setting-the-CO2-Specification-in-CCUS-Chains.
14:35
Jim Woodger, Managing Director EMEA, LanzaTech

Decarbonisation will only get us so far in achieving net-zero. Sectors like chemicals and aviation will continue to rely on carbon-based feedstock so must be defossilised. This presentation will outline the opportunities presented by capturing and recycling carbon from hard to abate sectors using LanzaTech’s gas fermentation technology and how we are utilizing the ethanol we produce from waste CO2 to replace the virgin fossil carbon in jet fuel, chemicals and consumer products. This includes considering how our technology can utilize both diverse feedstocks and be deployed at different scales.
14:55
Questions & Answers
15:00
CCU Hard to Abate Circular Economy Panel Discussion

Dr. Abby Samson, Senior Business Development Manager, Mitsubishi Heavy Industry

Chet Biliyok, Technical Director, Energy Transition Projects, Petrofac

Emily Sidhu, Managing Director, Banking and Investments, National Wealth Fund

Marian Garfield, Director of Sustainability, Heidelberg Materials UK

Paul Skinner, Decarbonisation and Flat Glass Technology Portfolio Manager, NSG Group

Tom White, Chief Executive, C-Capture
15:45
Coffee & Networking Break

This session will review different CCS projects across the UK covering Track 1 and Track 2 Developments, also how the UK pipeline infrastructure and offshore assets need to be repurposed for CCS storage and transportation. You will hear from project developers and license holders on their CCS strategy.

Schedule:

16:00
Simen Henriksen, Market Consultant. Hydrogen and CO2, Aker Solutions

"From first of a kind project to standardized industrial solutions"
16:05
Nigel Greatorex, Global Industry Business Manager – CCS (Carbon Capture & Storage), ABB Energy Industries

"Digital solutions for CCS networks"

ABB is a prominent provider of electrification, controls/automation, telecommunication, and digital (ECTD) solutions to energy industries, including carbon capture and sequestration (CCS). As a technology partner to the energy industry, ABB has advanced its comprehensive sustainability portfolio by integrating cutting-edge technology known as ABB CCS 360 for CCS networks. Our patented product is tailored specifically to enhance the efficiency and management of CCS network operations from the emitters through to and including the subsurface storage formations, encompassing the complete network lifecycle.
16:25
Matt Wills, Market Director, Low Carbon and Onshore Projects, Kent

Driving CCS Innovation: Solutions for a Sustainable Future
Making carbon capture commercially viable for our clients is a Kent strategy. Matt will share Kent's journey through CCS projects and the experiences which can improve the viability of future projects, including the repurposing of existing assets for transportation and storage.
16:45
Enrique Cornejo, Head of Energy Policy, Offshore Energies UK

CCS in the UK: From ground-breaking clusters to a market-led future

Description: The presentation will explain how the UK can transition from its current subsidy-based system to a self-sustaining merchant model. It will explore the key features of a potential merchant model and highlight the essential policy enablers needed to achieve it. This includes revisions to the UK ETS, the principles and evolution of CCUS business models, cross-border transportation considerations, opportunities for cost reductions, and an international comparison of CCUS business models. The presentation will conclude with a set of nine recommendations.
17:05
Akshat Vipin, Technical Director, Infrastructure Planning, WSP

Daunting, Difficult but Doable

First cross-border (England-Wales) Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP): HyNet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline
17:25
Q&A
17:35
Evening Drinks Reception

Sessions One and Two

This session will review the development of hydrogen production projects across the UK over the next 12-18 months. The session will also address industrial hydrogen off take or MoU agreements.

Schedule:

9:00
Welcome Address Callum Flynn, Chief Executive, Chameleon Energy Consultants
9:05
Chairs Opening Address: Willie Reid, Director, University of Strathclyde Offshore Energy Transition Programme
9:10
Justin Schaeffer , Licensing Technology Manager Blue Hydrogen & Gasification, Shell

"Innovating towards more cost-effective low carbon Hydrogen production – Updates from the Shell Blue Hydrogen Process"

Combining technologies which have been operated for many years, Shell introduced the Shell Blue Hydrogen Process (SBHP) to the external market in the beginning of this decade. In this session Shell will present SBHP as a competitive alternative to the commonly known ATR and SMR processes. This includes an explanation of the technology and its key advantages, supported by insights from independent reviews and real-world projects
9:30
Dan Sadler, Director UK Low Carbon Solutions Hydrogen , Equinor

"Kickstarting a hydrogen economy in the Humber”
9:50
Colin Robinson, Business Manager, Evides Industriewater

“Resilience of Scale”

We all know water is the feedstock for Green Hydrogen production, but how much do we really need? This presentation takes a look into a general 100MW green hydrogen plant and goes through the mass balance of flows of water in, around and out of the site to enable project developers to plan effectively for the initial and scaled-up versions of their schemes.
10:10
Q&A
10:20
Hydrogen production and connecting production with industrial uses, what are the commercial challenges? Panel Discussion;

Moderator: Brendan Slack, Partner, DWF Law LLP

Adam Wray-Summerson, Technical Director, Clarke Energy

Dr Andrew McDermott, Deputy Chief Executive, Ceramics UK

Tim Shire, Process Engineering and Strategy Manager Decarbonisation Projects, EET Fuels

Will Fleming-Smith, Director - Sustainable Finance, Natwest Group
11:00
Coffee & Networking break
11:45
Green Hydrogen opportunities and Environmental Challenges Panel Discussion

Andrew Barron, Chair of Low Carbon Energy & Environment / Director, ESRI

Ben Harding, Regional Vice President, Veolia

Brie Foster, Project Manager Hydrogen, Statkraft

Chris Smith, Founder & CEO, Meld Energy

Jude Knight, Head of Low Carbon Skills, Cogent Skills
12:15
Mike Cairns-Terry, Principal Engineer, Progressive Energy

HyNet: working with hydrogen users

HyNet is a pioneering low-carbon hydrogen and carbon capture project in the UK, designed to support the transition to net zero. This presentation explores how HyNet collaborates with hydrogen users—industries and businesses seeking to decarbonise their operations by integrating low-carbon hydrogen into their energy mix. We will examine the commercial and technical aspects of these partnerships, the benefits of securing a reliable hydrogen supply, and the role of users in driving the wider adoption of hydrogen.
12:35
Carron Feeney, Head of EPC Relations, Topsoe

Topsoe’s Innovations to unlock the potential of low carbon hydrogen

Join us in this presentation to explore Topsoe’s cutting-edge advancements in hydrogen production and how our technologies are shaping the future of clean energy.
Topsoe is at the forefront of steam reforming technology, offering the widest portfolio in the industry. Here we will present our fully proven SynCORTM technology and its suitability for mega-scale blue hydrogen production. This is characterised by ultra-low carbon intensity and full integration of CO2 capture technology.
We will also explore Topsoe’s latest innovation eReactTM . This cutting-edge electrical reformer produces hydrogen with ultra-low carbon intensity, utilizing renewable power.
12:55
Fahad Sultan Ahmed, Technical Lead, ABB

"Neutral H2 Energy Factory - Benefits of modelling and Simulations"

“The integration of GW-scale hydrogen plants poses significant grid challenges, including the impact of intermittent renewables, voltage fluctuations, and cascading risks that threaten grid stability. Advanced solutions such as AI-driven monitoring systems, grid-scale batteries, and co-located gas plants are also being implemented to enable mitigation of these complexities. Therefore, simulation and modelling are becoming critical to optimize hydrogen plant configurations at various stages of the plant development, enabling seamless and sustainable grid integration and carrying out these modelling including Grid Compliance studies is a core competency within ABB.’
13:15
Q&A
13:25
Lunch and Networking break

National Gas is developing the core hydrogen network for Great Britain, which will connect power stations and industry across the country. This session will review the opportunity for hydrogen storage, pipeline repurposing, and hydrogen blending into the current gas grid. Other subjects to be discussed will be hydrogen metering and how digitalisation can play a key part in energy efficiency.

Schedule:

14:25
Chairs opening address: Jonathan Oxley, Humber Director CBI
14:30
Sammit Bhagwat, Engineer, Schneider Electric
14:50
Industrial Fuel Switching Challenges and Opportunities Panel Discussion

Chris Verity .Hydrogen Senior Projects Manager, Northern Gas Networks

Chris Wright, Hydrogen Senior Development Manager, Centrica

Grant Spence, Director, Net Zero Energy Systems

Sammit Bhagwat, Engineer, Schneider Electric
15:20
Coffee & Networking Break

Sessions Three and Four

With many ports across the UK now enabling energy transition, this session will review the opportunities for the UK to export or import ammonia, liquified hydrogen or methanol as a hydrogen carrier. The session will discuss the infrastructure that is needed to support CCS transportation and what challenges need to be addressed to support energy transition and decarbonisation.

Schedule:

15:40
Sean Maguire, Customs' Manager, Clarksons Port Services

Navigating the post-Brexit customs landscape’
16:45
Exportation and importation challenges and opportunities for UK ports Panel Discuss

Chloe Tindale, Hydrogen Strategic Marketing Manager UK Air Products

Jordan Tassell, Head of Marine & Ports, iconsys

Sean Maguire, Customs Manager, Clarkson's Port Services

Steve Saunders, Director, Arup

Ralph Windeatt, Group Head of Business Development, Associated British Ports
16:30
End of conference

The UK Government have been recommending the public look at their carbon footprint and promoting public transport as a great way to help reduce the UK’s carbon emissions. With extensive rail networks and hydrogen buses now being deployed already across the UK, converting trains, buses and HGV's to hydrogen will dramatically reduce transportation carbon footprint. The UK has existing infrastructure in place for CCS transportation methods. This session will review the operator’s challenges to this and what is needed from government and industry to support this transition.

Schedule:

11:40
Chairs opening address: Martyn Link, Director, Link Advisory
11:45
David Eccles, Director, Hydrogen South West

“The Hydrogen ecosystem in the SW - small but perfectly formed”

The SW has all the components of a complete hydrogen ecosystem that are beginning to knit together to form a viable whole. It can provide an ideal test bed in which to pilot new technologies, techniques and systems at relatively small scale and low risk initially with the potential to scale up over time. Hear how the SW is positioning itself to act as a model for the wider country from which learning can be taken and applied elsewhere
12:00
Rebecca Advani, Hydrogen Technical Lead, Connected Places Catapult

"Hydrogen HGVs: Challenges and Opportunities"

This presentation will provide an overview of the status of hydrogen heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) globally and in the UK, highlighting their role in the transition to zero-emission freight. While hydrogen HGVs are being deployed in small volumes, they currently lag behind battery electric alternatives due to high costs and challenges in hydrogen supply and distribution infrastructure. However, UK initiatives such as the Zero Emission HGVs and Infrastructure Demonstrator programme are driving progress. Additionally, the development of hydrogen combustion vehicles, particularly for non-road mobile machinery, presents a key opportunity for UK leadership in this emerging sector.
12:25
Grahame Woods. Account Manager, JBP Case Study

The New Conductor in Town: Boosting Industry and Government Collaboration across the Rail and Energy Sectors

With rail nationalisation underway government stakeholders haven't been this invested in the rail sector for generations. Yet with the government already on Transport Secretary number two, there remains significant questions as to how industry and government can effectively work together. This session will discuss the priorities of DESNZ and DfT Ministers, the current policy landscape, and what engaging with a Labour Government looks like. It aims to provide an action plan for industry leaders seeking to help shape policy and secure their businesses amidst an ever-changing political climate.
12:45
Matt Wilson, Head of Business Development, Navigator Terminal

Navigator Terminals- Enabling Multimodal Infrastructure Investment in the UK Clusters

Navigator Terminals is a UK energy infrastructure partner, investing, developing, and operating market leading terminals across fuels, chemicals, SAF and CO2. Navigator Terminals has developed a 5mtpa multimodal CO2 terminal in Teesside, co-located within the existing operating terminal, connected via pipeline, rail, road and ship. Navigators CO2 terminal is poised to be fully approved in planning in 2025, and be most advanced CO2 terminals in the UK, offering volume capacity to emitters and CO2 stores before 2030. This presentation will cover the major development milestones, risks and next steps.
13:05
Q&A

Session Five

With aviation being the biggest emitter of carbon within transportation, this session will review how hydrogen or CCUS can help decarbonise the aviation sector. You will hear from different project developers, operators, and industry on how hydrogen or CCUS can provide sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).

Schedule:

14:25
Andrew Chadwick, Ecosystem Director - Air Mobility & Airports, Connected Places Catapult

Zero Emission Flight Infrastructure

This presentation will provide an overview of the work that Connected Places Catapult are delivering on zero emission airports and fuel infrastructure. In particular, what the requirements are for fuelling infrastructure to introduce hydrogen and electric aircraft into airports and airfields.
14:45
Mark Kelk, Senior Business Development Manager, Cranfield Aerospace Solutions

“Hydrogen in Aerospace” is to provide an overview of the work we are doing to modify a small aircraft with a hydrogen fuel cell powerplant including reference to some of the technological challenges, specifically the heat management and high pressure, gaseous tank design, along with some of the airport challenges and steps being taken to get hydrogen airside to refuel the hydrogen propelled aircraft.
15:05
Mazen Musaeed, Business Development Manager, Energy Innovation Centre – University of Sheffield

"How Hydrogen and Carbon Capture Can Redefine Aviation’s Future"

Aviation connects the world—but at what cost? The industry is at a crossroads: how do we continue to fly while cutting our carbon footprint? Many see Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) as the answer, but the real question is how we produce it at scale.This talk isn’t just about fuels—it’s about rethinking what’s possible. By capturing carbon from the air and using hydrogen to turn it into jet fuel, we can create a future where flying isn’t the problem, but part of the solution. We’ll explore the technologies making this happen, the policies shaping the market, and, most importantly, why this shift matters—not just for aviation, but for the planet.
15:25
Q&A
15:30
End of Session