The BALTIC CARBON FORUM 2025 was held in hybrid format online and onsite in Tallinn, Estonia on October 09-10, 2025.
More information available on https://baltic-carbon-forum.com/2026/.

Day 1

8:00 – 8:30 | Conference Registration
8:30 – 9:00 | Keynote 1: Jan Martin Nordbotten–Talk Title “CO2 storage: Experimental and computational validation”
9:00 – 10:30 | Session 1: Status of CCUS in the Nordic and Baltic Regions
Chair: Mayur Pal
* Justinas Jazbutis – Talk title “CCS value chain feasibility in Lithuania.” – Duration: 15+5 min
* Apostolos Segkos – Talk title “From CO₂ to Critical Raw Materials: Scaling CCU Project in Estonia” – Duration: 20 min
* Erika Laajalahti – Talk title “Bio-based CCUS and Nordic integration.” – Duration: 15+5  min
* Ignas Vaičeliūnas – Talk title “Lithuanian Subsurface resources: An Overview.” – Duration: 15+5  min
10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee Break and Poster Presentation
10:45 – 11:15 | Keynote 2: Eve Tamme –Talk Title “Role of Policy in Scaling CCUS in the EU and the Baltic Sea Region”
11:15 – 13:00 | Session 2: Regulatory Framework and Public Perception
Chair: Alla Shogenova
* Clara Axblad – Talk title “Nordic Industrial Decarbonization & Public Perception.” – Duration: 15+5  min
* Paweł Gładysz – Talk title “CCUS markets and Regulatory Developments in Poland.” – Duration: 15+5  min
* Alva Nåmdal Kjensli – Talk title “CCUS Regulation and legal aspects.” – Duration: 15+5  min
* Ehsan Marzban – Talk title “Envisioning CCS in the Nordic Context:  Trends, Uncertainties and Scenarios.” – Duration: 15+5  min
13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30 | Session 3: Carbon Capture and Storage in the Industrial Sector
Chair: Eglė Jankauskienė

* Søren Reinhold Poulsen – Talk title “CCS progressing full speed ahead in Denmark – case examples Greensand (Offshore T&S) and Greenstore (Onshore T&S).” – Duration: 15+5  min
*Nathali Brixy – Talk title “From Capture to Storage, some technical-economic challenges to optimise the value chain” – Duration: 15+5  min
* Mirosław Wojnicki – Talk title “Progress and Challenges in Developing CO₂ Storage Capacity in Poland.” – Duration: 15+5  min
* Alar Saluste – Talk Title “A Great Example of How Captured Carbon Could Be Utilized To Build The Future Industry in EU.” – Duration: 15+5  min
15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break and Poster Presentation
16:00 – 17:30 | Session 4: Commercialization Models for CCUS
Chair: Mayur Pal
* Shantanu Agarwal [online]– Talk title “CCUS startups and financing models.” – Duration: 20+5  min
* Carlo Maccherini – Talk title “State of play of CCS in Europe.” – Duration: 20+5  min
* Aliaksei Patonia – Talk Title “Hydrogen & CCUS market.” – Duration: 20+5  min
17:45 – 19:00 | Site visit to UP Catalyst Facilities
19:00 – 21:00 | Conference Dinner and Networking Reception

Day 2

09:00 – 09:30 | Keynote 2: Krist  Mertens – Talk title “Brocēni carbon capture project and progress.” – Duration: 15+5  min

09:30 – 11:00 | Session 5: Technologies and Recent Advances in CCS
Chair: Janis Volberts
* Dr. Hannah P. Menke – Talk Title “AI and digital twins in CO₂ storage.” – Duration: 20+5 min
* Shruti Malik – Talk Title “Mathematical simulation of subsurface CO₂”- Duration: 20+5 min
* Eugene Holubnyak – Talk title “CCUS and Challenges with Porespace and Liabilities.” – Duration: 20+5 min
11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break and Poster Presentations
11:30 – 13:30 | Session 6: Case studies from regions and countries
Chair: Alla Shogenova
* Mai Uibu – Talk Title “Reclaiming Mining and Industrial Waste for Use in Green Building and Metal Recovery.” – Duration: 20+5 min
* Kazbulat Shogenov – Talk Title “Techno-Economic CCUS Modelling for the Baltic Offshore Cross-Border Scenario Using Direct Injection from Ships” – Duration: 20+5 min
* Dr Alexandra Constanta Dudu – Talk title “CCS Activities in Romania” – Duration: 20+5 min
13:30 – 14:30 | Lunch Break
14:30 – 15:45 | Panel Discussion: Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage: A Solution to Climate Change or a False Hope?
Moderator: Parsa Alimohammadiardakani
* Sayuri Shirai [online], Asian Development Bank
* Janis Volbert, Bellona
* Alva Nåmdal Kjensli, IOM Law
* Carlo Maccherini, Global CCS Institute
* Eugene Holubnyak, University of Wyoming,
USA.
15:45 – 16:00 | Closing Remarks & Farewell