CCUS Stakeholder Dialogue
EPFL convenes stakeholders to advance scalable CCUS solutions
Monday, June 15, 2026
Venue: L'Aula, Industrie 23, Energypolis Campus, Sion
Hosted by: S4S CCUS project, EPFL VPS, EPFL Energy Center
8:00 - 8:30: Door opening / welcome with coffee and croissants
Morning Session: Setting the Stage
8:30 - 8:40 “Interdisciplinary teamwork and excellence: powering the technologies for net zero”, by Prof. Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, EPFL President
8:40 - 8:50 "Valais as a CCUS and Net Zero Hub" by Mr. Christophe Darbellay, State Councilor, Valais
8:50 - 8:55 "Energypolis: An ecosystem powering the path to Net Zero" by Mr. Léonard Evéquoz, Director, EPFL Valais
8:55 - 9:00 Agenda for the day, by Prof. Kumar Agrawal (Lead PI, S4S CCUS project)
9:00 - 9:25 Keynote talk: "Carbon capture, removal and storage: Essential for the Swiss net-zero climate target", by Dr. Martin Jiskra, Swiss Federal Office of Environment
9:25 - 9:50 Keynote talk: "Global status of CCUS and recent developments", by Dr. Jasmin Kemper, International Energy Agency Greenhouse Gas R&D Program (IEAGHG)
9:50 - 10:30 Coffee break with poster session and networking: student posters, EPFL MAKE carbon team
10:30 - 11:00 Presentation on the CCUS/Carbon Removal Projects in the ETH Domain
10:30 - 10:40 "ETH Joint Initiative SCENE – Technical CCUS – Methane pyrolysis as part of a carbon-negative process chain" by Dr. Wim Malfait (Empa)
10:40 - 10:50 SWEET Project - ACHIEVE by Dr. Nathalie Casas (Empa)
10:50 - 11:00 NCCR Separations - Prof. Wendy Queen (EPFL)
11:00 - 12:30 EPFL Solutions4Sustainability CCUS Project
11:00 - 11:05 Brief introduction of the project (goals, team, timelines): Prof. Kumar Agrawal
11:05 - 11:25 Carbon capture: Prof. Kumar Agrawal / Prof. Vivek Subramanian / Prof. Jürg Schiffmann
11:25- 11:35 DAC: Prof. Wendy Queen
11:35 - 11:45 Carbon utilization: MER Jan van Herle
11:45 - 11:55 Carbon utilization: Prof. Xile Hu
11:55 - 12:05 Carbon storage: Dr. Eleni Stavropoulou / Prof. Lyesse Laloui
12:05 - 12:15 Process integration: Prof. Francois Marechal / Dr. Marina Micari
12:15 - 12:25 Q&A
12:25 - 12:30 DemoValais introduction: Prof. Jessen Page, HES-SO Valais Wallis
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
13:00 - 14:00 Visit to the Demonstration Site (DemoValais)
Afternoon Session: Today's practice and next steps
14:00 - 14:05 Announcement of poster award by Nature Sustainability
14:05 - 15:30 Case studies of ongoing CCUS projects
"Building a net zero future, our vision", by Dr. Francois Girod, Head of Circular Economy, Holcim
"Full-Scale CCS at a Swiss Waste-to-Energy plant – opportunities and challenges", by Dr. Daniel Marxer, Head of CO₂ Competence Center, KVA Linth
"Enabling Seasonal Storage through Power-to-Gas. Lessons from the GreenGas Project", by Dr. Yann Benoit, Director of Gas Transmission Network, Gaznat
"A first commercial Swiss BECCS project in 2026: crucial step towards scaling CCS in Switzerland", by Jonas Lötscher, Managing Director, Airfix
"Technical challenges and digital opportunities in post-combustion CO₂ capture", by Dr. Paul-Emmanuel Just, Team Lead Novel CO₂ Capture Technology Maturation, Shell
Coffee break: 30 min
16:00 - 16:20 "CCUS policy and Swiss net zero": Dr. Sascha Nick, EPFL
16:20 - 17:00 Panel Discussion
"CCUS contribution to Swiss net zero by 2050, and what is needed to ensure goals will be met?" - moderated by Dr. Yasmine Calisesi; panelists:
- Mr. Nicolas Herold, Syngenta
- Dr. Nathalie Casas, Empa
- Dr. Martin Jiskra, SFOE
- Dr. Jasmin Kemper, IEA
- Prof. Kumar Agrawal, EPFL
17:00-18:00 Closing Remarks and Aperitif