Training & Workshops
Industrial Decarbonization through bioenergy and CO2 capture and storage
Date: October 7, 2026
Time: 7:30-11:00 EDT/13:30-17:00 CEST
Moderator: Etienne Bernier, Natural Resources Canada
Contacts: Kathleen Vaillancourt
Programme – Summary
7:30 EDT/13:30 CEST: Welcome Address
7:45 EDT/13:45 CEST: TIMES Crash Course
8:05 EDT/14:05 CEST: Short presentations on CCS and BECCS
8:55 EDT/14:55 CEST: 15 minutes break
9:10 EDT/15:10 CEST: Short presentations on CCS and BECCS focusing on Steel and Cement
10:05 EDT/16:05 CEST: Open Discussion
10:55 EDT/16:55 CEST: Concluding remarks
17:00 EDT/17:00 CEST: End of workshop
Full Agenda LINK
October 7, 2026 (07:30-17:00)
7:30 EDT/13:30 CEST: Welcome Address
Kathleen Vaillancourt
ETSAP TCP Operating Agent and Founder and President of ESMIA Consultants, Canada
Johanna Mossberg
IETS TCP Chair and Head of Bioeconomy Arena at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
7:45 EDT/13:45 CEST: TIMES Crash Course
Speaker: Kathleen Vaillancourt, ETSAP
Basics of the TIMES modelling platform
7:55 EDT/13:55 CEST: Modelling basics for carbon removal through industrial BECCS
Speaker: Etienne Bernier, Natural Resources Canada
8:05 EDT/14:05 CEST: Short presentations on CCS and BECCS
8:05 EDT/14:05 CEST: Jitka Hrbek
Biochar as a Carbon Storage Solution: Insights from IEA Bioenergy
8:25 EDT/14:25 CEST: José Ignacio Linares
The role of HYBECCUS in industrial decarbonization: application to refining and biomethanol production & presentation
8:45 EDT/14:45 CEST: Simon Moser
Overview of IETS Task XXI Subtask “Carbon Capture in Industry”
8:55 EDT/14:55 CEST: 10-15 minutes break
9:10 EDT/15:10 CEST: Short presentations on CCS and BECCS focusing on Steel and Cement
9:10 EDT/15:10 CEST: James Glynn
Modelling Zero Carbon Steel Manufacturing in the United States
9:30 EDT/15:30 CEST: Daniele Ferrario
Estimating the costs for net-zero industry: a case study for CO2 capture and fuel switching to waste-derived fuels in cement plants
9:50 EDT/15:50 CEST: Abdul’Aziz Aliyu
CCS and Bioenergy Pathways for Industrial Decarbonisation: Insights from IEAGHG
Steel and Cement Studies
10:05 EDT/16:05 CEST: Open Discussion
Moderator: Anna Krook-Riekkola, ETSAP
10:55 EDT/16:55 CEST: Concluding remarks
17:00 EDT/17:00 CEST: End of workshop