Energy Future in Industry 2023

The conference is organised by the Swedish Energy Agency, Chalmers University of Technology and IETS (IEA Industry).

The industry, academy and policy makers meet at Chalmers University of Technology to discuss measures, opportunities and obstacles for achieving a future energy-efficient industry with zero or negative emissions.

Industry is one of the largest GHG (Greenhouse Gas) emitting sectors globally. The transformation of this sector for higher energy efficiency and GHG mitigation is crucial for industrial and societal economy and climate.

The need for industrial GHG mitigation has been highlighted by e. g., IPCC (the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) and IEA (the International Energy Agency), stating that efforts and implementation of novel industrial technologies and systems must be accelerated in near future in order to reach zero emissions by 2050.

Within the industry sector, a large number of competences, scientific disciplines and industry types must cooperate in order to achieve higher energy efficiency and deep decarbonization. For radical reduction of GHG emissions, a complex mix of measures and combinations between existing and novel technologies/systems will be necessary. According to IEA’s net zero pathway, almost half of the reductions in 2050 must come from technologies that are currently only at the demonstration or prototype phase.

Analysis and dissemination of knowledge about opportunities and hurdles are crucial for achieving the transformation, both in a short-term and in a long-term perspective. Knowledge, experiences and future uncertainties regarding technical, economic and system aspects are of high importance.

During the conference, these aspects will be presented and discussed for several major industrial technologies and systems.

The main objectives of the conference are:

• To give an overview of important developments of and measures for achieving energy efficiency and radical GHG mitigation in future industries
• To identify urgent needs for further work
• To improve the knowledge about the possible roles of different major measures for achieving zero or negative emissions in industrial plants as well as the importance of a system perspective
• To give opportunities for experts in specific areas to participate in international networking

All presentations in the conference will be by invitation only.

More information:

Programme and registration can be found on the website Energy Future 2023 - Energy Future in Industry.