Conference Programme

Discover a world-class programme of scientific insight, industry expertise, and collaborative discussion at GHGT.

Programme at a Glance

Conference Programme At a Glance

Explore the full programme for the GHGT-18 Conference here. This exciting programme brings together researchers, industry leaders, policymakers and innovators from across the globe. The conference agenda features keynote presentations, technical sessions, panel discussions, poster sessions, and networking events that cover the latest advances across the CCUS value chain. From breakthrough research and large-scale project developments to policy, regulation and commercialisation strategies, GHGT offers a comprehensive platform for collaboration, knowledge exchange and shaping the future of low-carbon technologies.

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GHGT-18 Programme Overview 25-29 October 2026

Session Day / Date

Session Time

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Stream B

Stream C

Stream D

Stream E

Stream F

Stream G

Business Stream

25/10/2026

14:00-17:00

Registration Open

17:00-19:00

GHGT-18 Welcome Reception Sponsored by Woodside Energy

Day 1: 26 October

07:30-08:00

Registration Open

09:00-10:50

GHGT-18 Opening and welcome speeches from the hosts and keynote speakers

10:50-11:30

Break

11.30-13.10

Session 1A – Absorption: Process modelling – 1

Session 1B – Perspectives from commercial and demonstration CCUS projects

Session 1C – Hard to abate sectors – Cement

Session 1D – Public communication, and education and capacity building

Session 1E – DAC deployment

Session 1F – De-risking CO₂ Storage at Scale: Lessons from Global Case Studies

Session 1G – Defining Usable CO₂ Storage Capacity: Constraints, Interactions and Solutions

CCUS in Australia | From Gorgon to Moomba and beyond

13:10-14:10

Lunch

14.10-15.50

Session 2A – Absorption: Process and Equipment – 1

Session 2B – Insights from pilot and demonstration CCUS projects

Session 2C – Hard to abate sectors – Cement & Steel

Session 2D – Exciting developments in creating the conditions for CCS

Session 2E – Upscaling DAC systems

Session 2F – From Prediction to Performance: CO₂ Storage Case Studies in Practice

Session 2G – From Characterisation to System Design: CO₂ Storage at Basin Scale

Public-private collaboration to deliver CCUS & Is it hard? | CCUS in hard-to-abate industries

15:50-16:20

Break

16.20-18.00

Session 3A – Absorption: Environment and Operation – 1

Session 3B – Chemical Looping Processes

Session 3C – Hydrogen

Panel Discussion 1: IJGCC editor panel

Session 3E – CDR on the rocks

Session 3F – Digital Storage Tools & AI

Session 3G – Risk Based Approaches to CO2 Storage Integrity

Follow the money | CCUS economics and successful business models & AI, Datacentres, and CCUS on power generation

Day 2: 27 October

07:30-08:20

Registration Open

08:20-09:00

GHGT-18 Tuesday Plenary Session

09.20-11.00

Session 4A – Absorption: Pilot plants – 1

Session 4B – Calcium Looping Processes

Session 4C – CCS across industries

Panel Discussion 2: CCS at a crossroads

Session 4E – BECCS

Session 4F – Geomechanical Integrity in CO₂ Storage: From Fault Stability to Injection Design

Session 4G – Field-scale reservoir modelling

Major Projects | Updates on large-scale commercial CCUS from around the world

11:00-11:30

Break

11.30-13.10

Session 5A – Absorption: Process modelling – 2

Session 5B – Membrane Processes

Session 5C – Enabling CCS in industry

Panel Discussion 3: Unlocking CDR

Session 5E – Negative Emissions through biomass and CCS

Session 5F – Next-Generation CO₂ Storage: Expanding the Subsurface Frontier

Session 5G – Injectivity and Well Performance

From London to Australia | International transport of CO2 & Perceptions and misconceptions | Getting the public onboard with CCUS

13:10-14:10

Lunch

14:00-16:00

Poster Session

15:40-16:10

Break

16.10-17.50

Session 6A – Absorption: Environment and Operation – 2

Session 6B – Electrochemical Processes

Session 6C – Major national CCUS Programs

Panel Discussion 4: Public Outreach Materials

Session 6E – CCU Big Picture to SAF

Session 6F – From Storage Potential to Economic Value: Building CO₂ Storage Markets

Session 6G – Leakage Risks and Containment Assurance

CCUS | From today to net zero & TBC

18:30-20:30

Student Reception Sponsored by TotalEnergies

Day 3: 28 October

07:30-08:20

Registration Open

08:20-09:00

GHGT-18 Wednesday Plenary Session

09.20-11.00

Session 7A – Absorption: Pilot plants – 2

Session 7B – Sorbents for CO2 capture

Session 7C – Paying for CCS scale-up

Panel Discussion 5: Global CO2 Storage

Session 7E – SAF and other fuels

Session 7F – Enhanced Hydrocarbon Recovery for CO2 Storage

Session 7G – Otway Field Experiments: Understanding CO₂ Migration and Trapping at Scale

11:00-11:30

Break

11.30-13.10

Session 8A – Absorption: Process modelling – 3

Session 8B – Amine solid sorbents for low CO2 concentrations

Session 8C – Capture technology-cost trade offs

Panel Discussion 6: Insurance

Session 8E – Other (Hydro)carbon products

Session 8F – Monitoring Strain and Seismicity

Session 8G – From Pore to Plume: Multi-Scale CO₂ Storage Insights from Otway

13:10-14:10

Lunch

14:00-16:00

Poster Session

15:40-16:10

Break

16.10-17.50

Session 9A – Absorption: Environment and Operation – 3

Session 9B – Direct Air Capture

Session 9C – Environmental impacts of current and future CCS systems

Session 9D – Legal and regulatory

Session 9E – CO2 Specifications

Session 9F – Monitoring the plume- results

Session 9G – Geochemical Controls on CO₂ Storage Performance

19:30-22:00

GHGT-18 Gala Dinner Sponsored by JERA Australia

07:30-08:20

Registration Open

08:20-09:00

GHGT-18 Thursday Plenary Session

Day 4: 29 October

09.20-11.00

Session 10A – Absorption: Advanced Liquids

Session 10B – Sorbents for low concentration flue gases

Session 10C – Multi-criteria assessment of CCS systems

Session 10D – Policy 1

Session 10E – Transport by pipeline and ship

Session 10F – Monitoring – geophysics with a shallow interest

Session 10G – Basalts, Low-permeability and Mineralisation

11:00-11:30

Break

11.30-13.10

Session 11A – Absorption: Process and Equipment – 2

Session 11B – Sorbent-based capture for medium CO2 concentrations

Session 11C – System implications for CCS deployment

Session 11D – Policy 2

Session 11E – Transport – Optimising Source to Sink Infrastructure

Session 11F – Monitoring wells and well risks

Session 11G – CO2 to Minerals

13:10-14:10

Lunch

14:10-15:25

GHGT-18: Closing Panel Session: Future Leaders Forum

15:25-16:00

Closing Speeches and GHGT-19 Announcement

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