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With the UK accelerating its transition to a low-carbon economy, momentum is growing around carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) and hydrogen project development. Supported by government policy, industrial clusters and private investment, these technologies are becoming essential to decarbonising heavy industry while maintaining economic growth.

This conference will focus on the role CCUS, and hydrogen will play in the UK’s industrial decarbonisation strategy. Discussions will also explore policy developments such as the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS), the impact of CBAM on UK industry, the potential of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), and the growing energy demands of data centres within the future energy system.

The 8th UK CCUS & Hydrogen Decarbonisation Industrial Summit will explore how carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) and hydrogen are being deployed to decarbonise industry and transport. The event will bring together 600+ senior stakeholders, including government officials, regulators, industrial leaders, project developers, academia and technology providers, to discuss policy, infrastructure and investment needed to accelerate deployment. Alongside the conference, a 50+ exhibitor showcase will highlight the latest CCUS and hydrogen technologies, solutions and services driving the UK’s industrial energy transition.

Sessions One and Two

Current trajectory assessments suggest the UK is not yet on track to fully meet its 2030 carbon reduction targets, with delivery timelines increasingly extending towards the mid-2030s under current project and infrastructure development pathways. In this context, the session will examine recent UK policy and regulatory developments shaping industrial decarbonisation. It will explore the progress of CCUS cluster deployment, hydrogen production frameworks, and the role of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) alongside mechanisms such as the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The discussion will also address investment challenges, planning and consent timelines, and the need for stronger alignment between government policy, industry and infrastructure development to accelerate delivery and maintain the UK’s Net Zero ambitions.

Schedule:

9:25
Chairs Opening address:
9:30
Ben Smith, Deputy Director Power & CCUS, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
9:50
Olivia Powis, Chief Executive, CCSA
10:10
Q&A
10:20
‘The challenges and options to continue to decarbonise industrial clusters’

Arjan Geveke, Director, Energy Intensive Users Group (EIUG)

Jonathan Briggs, Director, VPI

Marian Garfield. Director of Sustainability, Heidelberg Materials
10:50
Main Sponsor
11:10
Coffee & Networking Break

This session will provide a strategic update on CCUS and CCS project developments across the UK, highlighting expected Final Investment Decision (FID) milestones over the next 18 months as the UK’s cluster-based deployment model begins to take shape. The discussion will explore the pathway from FEED to FID within the UK policy framework, including the Track-1 and Track-2 cluster process and government support mechanisms designed to enable project delivery. Focus will be placed on the development of CO₂ transport and storage infrastructure, shared offshore storage assets in the North Sea, liability frameworks, and third-party access models. The session will assess how scalable transport and storage networks are essential to unlocking industrial decarbonisation across the UK’s major industrial clusters and enabling long-term carbon management infrastructure.

Schedule:

12:00
Operator Case Study
12:20
Case Study
12:40
Operator Case Study
13:00
Case Study
13:20
Q&A
13:30
Lunch & Networking Break
14:30
Chairs Opening Address:
14:35
Case Study
14:55
Operator Case Study
15:15
Case Study
15:35
Q&A
15:45
Coffee & Networking Break

Session Three

This session will examine the “U” in CCUS, exploring how captured carbon can create new products, revenue streams and industrial value chains within the UK’s evolving decarbonisation landscape. It will highlight opportunities across sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), low-carbon fuels and energy-from-waste, including how organisations preparing for inclusion in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme can use CCUS to strengthen asset value and long-term commercial resilience. The discussion will assess how government policy, carbon pricing, market demand and emerging business models can support the deployment of carbon utilisation technologies. It will also explore what is required to move CCU projects from demonstration to commercial scale—creating investable opportunities while delivering measurable industrial decarbonisation.

Schedule:

16:00
Case Study
16:20
Bringing Energy-from-Waste into the UK ETS: CCUS, Costs and Circular Value

James Eyton, Director CCS, Viridor

Helen Murphy, Head of Sustainability, Cory
16:50
Scaling a UK SAF Market: Production, Infrastructure and Long-Term Offtake

Dr Neville Hargreaves, Vice President of Waste to Fuels, Velocys

Dr Simon Owens, Engineering & Technical Director, Alfanar Projects

Travis Cobb, EVP Global Operations and Aviation, DHL Express
17:20
End of Day 1

Sessions One and Two

Low-carbon hydrogen will play an important role in decarbonising hard-to-abate industries where direct electrification is technically or commercially challenging. This session will examine how hydrogen projects can progress from concept and Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) to Final Investment Decision (FID) and commercial operation. The discussion will explore key production pathways, including CCUS-enabled hydrogen, renewable-powered electrolysis and the potential role of nuclear energy and Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) in providing reliable low-carbon power. It will also review the UK Hydrogen Production Business Model, revenue-support mechanisms, offtake agreements and demand-aggregation strategies required to develop bankable projects. The session will assess how stronger collaboration between producers, industrial users, infrastructure developers and regional clusters can connect supply with demand and accelerate hydrogen production, transport and storage infrastructure across the UK.

Schedule:

9:25
Chairs Opening Address: Dr Emma Guthrie, CEO, Hydrogen Energy Association
9:30
Operator Case Study
9:50
Case Study
10:10
Hydrogen Production & Commercial Off Takers Panel Discussion

Boris Davis, Head of BD UK, Lhyfe

Dan Sadler, Director of Scheme Delivery, Low Carbon Contracts Company

David Eccles, Director, Hydrogen South West

Eion Bailey, UK Innovation Manger, 7 Steel UK

Eric Adams, Hydrogen Director, Carlton Power

Simon Holt, Manager Emerging Energy, Phillips 66
10:50
Coffee & Networking Break

Rapid growth in data centres, industrial electrification and low-carbon fuel production is creating significant new demand for secure, affordable and low-carbon power. This session will examine how these emerging energy users are reshaping the UK’s electricity system, intensifying pressure on grid capacity while creating opportunities for investment in new generation and infrastructure. The discussion will explore the role data centres can play through flexible demand, low-carbon power procurement and heat recovery, alongside the potential contribution of nuclear energy and Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) to reliable baseload generation. It will also consider the energy requirements of sustainable aviation fuel production and other emerging industries. Bringing together energy users, infrastructure developers and technology providers, the session will assess what is required to align power generation, grid development and industrial demand—and deliver the next phase of the UK’s low-carbon economy.

Schedule:

11:40
Case Study
12:00
Richard Gwilliam, Director, The Future of Drax Power Station

Repurposing Existing Energy Infrastructure to Power the UK’s Industrial and Digital Future
12:20
Case Study
12:40
Q&A
12:45
Meeting Britain’s New Industrial Energy Demand: Grid Capacity, Electrification and Firm Low-Carbon Power

John McNicholas, Engineering & Programme Director, Teesworks

Humber Industrial Cluster
13:15
Lunch & Networking Break

Sessions Three and Four

The UK’s energy system is becoming increasingly interconnected as electrification accelerates and new hydrogen and CO₂ transport and storage networks emerge. Delivering this transition will require investment in new infrastructure alongside the strategic repurposing of existing gas-network assets. This session will examine the development of hydrogen transport corridors and the role of industrial clusters in connecting production, demand and storage. It will also explore how integrated data platforms, smart grids, digital twins and real-time monitoring can improve infrastructure planning, reduce project costs and strengthen operational and environmental performance. The discussion will consider what is required to create a secure, flexible and digitally connected energy network capable of supporting the UK’s future industrial economy.

Schedule:

14:15
Chair's Opening Address: Dr Emma Guthrie, CEO, Hydrogen Energy Association
14:20
Case study
14:50
Building Britain’s Hydrogen Backbone: Networks, Storage and Digital Operations

James Earl, Chief Executive Officer, Future Energy Networks

NESO

Orlando Minervino, Decarbonisation Strategy Manager, Xoserve
15:30
Coffee & Networking Break

UK ports are becoming critical hubs for industrial decarbonisation, energy security and the development of new low-carbon supply chains. Located alongside many of the country’s largest industrial clusters, they are well positioned to connect energy production, industrial demand, transport infrastructure and international markets. This session will explore how ports can support the production, storage, import and export of hydrogen, ammonia and sustainable fuels. It will also examine their role in enabling CO₂ shipping and storage networks, connecting dispersed emitters with offshore storage sites and supporting the growth of offshore energy infrastructure. The discussion will assess the investment, infrastructure and collaboration required to transform UK ports into integrated clean-energy and carbon-management hubs.

Schedule:

15:45
CBAM Case Study
16:05
Building Investable Port Energy Hubs: CO₂ Shipping, Hydrogen, Ammonia and Clean Fuels

Mark Simmonds, Director of Policy & External Affairs, British Ports Association

Ralph Windeatt, Group Head of Business Development, ABP

Simon Green, CEO, Humber Freeport
16:40
End of Conference

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