BioCDR/CCUS Workshop
Side event to the Longship Knowledge Sharing Summit 2026
Objectives
- Present the current status on BioCDR/CCUS
- Identify gaps in the current BioCDR/CCUS landscape and to recommend areas for further research and implementation
- Inspire collaboration within the BioCDR/CCUS community on relevant areas within CDR and CCUS
AGENDA, 16th April 2026 – Park Hotel Sandefjord, Norway
| 9:45-10:00 | Welcome and coffee |
| WORKSHOP OPENING: THE NEED FOR BIOCDR/CCUS: WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY? WHAT ARE THE RISKS AND UNKNOWNS? | |
| 10:00-10:05 | Opening Remarks: IEAGHG, Gassnova, MI CDR |
| 10:05-10:20 | Keynote speech: BioCDR/CCUS in IPCC scenarios – opportunities and challenges |
| 10:20-10:40 | Fireside chat |
| 10:40-11:00 Break (incl. coffee/tea/soft drinks and snacks) | |
| PART 1 – MOBILIZING BIOCDR/CCUS TECHNOLOGIES | |
| 11:00-12:00 | 1(A). Mobilizing power and industry BioCDR/CCUS: How do we realize the potential? What are the challenges? Introductory presentations (10 min each): BECCS done wellBiomethane perspective Conversational/panel discussion: Sustainable biomass use – views from an NGOEuropean power perspectiveUK power perspective: How the industry documents the feedstock chain, e.g. use of AI and remote sensingEnsuring sustainability of imported biomass feedstocks |
| 12:00-13:00 | 1(B). Mobilizing BioCDR/CCUS across borders: Fostering international collaboration on CO2 networks and feedstocks Introductory presentations (10 min each): Moving biomass/CO2/credits across borders through optimizing BioCDR/CCUS chains/configurationsLondon Protocol and bilateral agreementsCountry perspective Conversational/panel discussion: Companies moving biomass across bordersFurther countries’ perspectivesZero Emission PlatformMission Innovation CDR |
| 13:00-13:45 Lunch | |
| PART 2 – MEASURING, COUNTING AND CLAIMS OF BIOCDR/CCUS TECHNOLOGIES | |
| 13:45-14:45 | 2(A). BioCDR/CCUS: What should we measure? What counts as negative emissions? Scene setter: MRV and accounting (10 minutes) Comments and short presentations (5 min) EU ETS & CRCF, Registry on project-based approaches and credits, NGO or academicBiogenic CO2 monitoring and MRV: what do operators want or need to count? Discussion and Q&A (30 minutes) |
| 14:45-15:15 Coffee | |
| PART 2 – MEASURING, COUNTING AND CLAIMS OF BIOCDR/CCUS TECHNOLOGIES (continued) | |
| 15:15-16:15 | 2(B). BioCDR/CCUS: How to allocate claims and credits regarding both CDR and funding Short presentations: (5 minutes) Buyer of CDR creditsIndustry experiences and views Government views Discussions and Q&A (25 minutes) |
| 16:15-16:30 Summing up | |