The project, led by TNO, has built an integrated model that brings together data on economy and trade, industrial production, energy use, material flows and biomass. It assesses how policy measures, investments and market conditions affect the uptake of new production processes and products, and what this means for energy demand, emissions and material use. The consortium includes the Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (DECHEMA), VITO and other research organisations. The work is managed by the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) under the industry cluster of Horizon Europe.

Energy-intensive industries need to stay competitive, secure their energy and raw materials, and cut emissions at the same time. The chemical industry is one of these sectors, and international competitiveness is a particular concern for energy-intensive companies of this kind. The organisers note that these pressures are linked: a change in energy prices, climate policy or trade conditions can shift where companies invest and which regions gain or lose. At the workshop, the consortium will present intermediate findings, including draft transition pathways for European industry, and collect feedback to refine its scenarios, indicators and tools.

The plenary opens with a keynote by Francesco Ferioli of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy, on the latest Commission projections for energy for industries of the future and clean molecules. The project’s key findings and a Q&A follow. Participants then join two of four breakout sessions. These cover scenarios and policy sensitivities, transition pathways for energy-intensive industries, industrial competitiveness with trade and regional impacts, and the project’s indicators, Data Explorer and Decision Dashboard. DECHEMA co-leads the last of these sessions.

The workshop is held in English at KVS Brussels, TOP meeting room, Rue de Laeken 146. Registration and coffee start at 08:45, and the programme closes with a networking lunch.

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