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The POWER CO₂ Days! | September 7–9, 2026 | Lyon, France Day 3: Visions of the Field We are thrilled to welcome Xavier Arnauld de Sartre for a thought-provoking Keynote (in collaboration with Brice Auvet). Promoted heavily by industrial and regulatory bodies, Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs) are often presented as the definitive technical solution for decarbonizing aviation. Because they generate very little debate in public spheres—such as the press, NGOs, and social media—

The POWER CO₂ Days! | September 7–9, 2026 | Lyon, France Day 3: Hybrid Pathways Photoelectrochemical (PEC) CO₂ reduction offers a promising route to convert solar energy into chemical fuels while enabling carbon-neutral energy storage. We are glad to welcome Negar Naghavi as a Keynote Speaker to discuss the role of advanced photovoltaic absorbers in this transition! Among the materials currently being researched, Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ (CIGS) stands out for PEC applications thanks to i

The POWER CO₂ Days! | September 7–9, 2026 | Lyon, France Day 3: Hybrid Pathways Converting CO₂ into valuable chemicals and fuels represents a significant challenge in sustainable energy research. We are thrilled to welcome Bertrand Reuillard as a Keynote Speaker to discuss a highly promising solution: molecular (bio)hydrid materials! Over the past ten years, combining molecular centers and enzymes at the surface of electrode materials has proven to be a powerful approach to d

The POWER CO₂ Days! | September 7–9, 2026 | Lyon, France Day 3: Hybrid Pathways Hybrid approaches combining electrochemical conversion and biological processes represent a highly promising strategy for CO₂ valorization. We are excited to welcome Isabelle Rougeaux as a Keynote Speaker to present her team's research on the SLALOM project! (Co-authored with Yassine Naciri and Gatien Fleury) In the SLALOM project, carbon-based molecules generated via CO₂ electroreduction are util

The POWER CO₂ Days! | September 7–9, 2026 | Lyon, France Day 3: Visions of the Field We are happy to welcome Carine Vergne-Vaxelaire as a Plenary Speaker to discuss "Enzymes in Action: Finding the Right Enzyme for a Given Reaction." Biocatalysis has emerged as a key pillar of sustainable chemistry, offering highly selective transformations under mild conditions to support greener, resource-efficient manufacturing. This success relies on the remarkable catalytic efficiency and

The POWER CO₂ Days! | September 7–9, 2026 | Lyon, France Day 2: Nano Engineering We are excited to announce the upcoming Oral Presentation by Emilien Chaigne on the design of benzodithiophene-based porous polymeric macroligands! To advance the efficiency of photocatalytic CO₂ reduction, Emilien and his team synthesized Porous Organic Polymers (POPs) incorporating benzodithiophene (BDT) units. These unique structures are investigated as photosensitizing macroligands. The mecha

The POWER CO₂ Days! | September 7–9, 2026 | Lyon, France Day 2: Nano Engineering Artificial photosynthesis offers a highly attractive route for converting CO₂ into energy-rich solar fuels while simultaneously mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. We are excited to welcome Valérie Keller (co-author Eliane Khoury) to present their latest research on gas-phase CO₂ photoreduction using water vapor as a proton source under visible and simulated solar irradiation. While TiO₂ remains

The POWER CO₂ Days! | September 7–9, 2026 | Lyon, France Day 2: Advancing TRL We are thrilled to welcome Bruno Chaudret as a Plenary Speaker to discuss the emerging and highly promising field of Magnetically Induced Catalysis (MIC). MIC exploits magnetically active materials to trigger or enhance catalytic processes. By applying external magnetic fields, researchers can achieve localized and selective energy transfer through magnetic induction heating. These "self-heating" ca

We are excited to announce an upcoming Oral Presentation by Antoine Dion detailing a highly innovative approach to C-C bonding and CH₄ activation.

The POWER CO₂ Days! | September 7–9, 2026 | Lyon, France Day 1: Next frontier C3+ We are thrilled to announce an upcoming presentation by Sébastien Bontemps on the incredible challenge of building complex molecules directly from carbon emissions! Photosynthesis is a major natural process that enables living organisms to use CO₂ as both an energy carrier and a carbon source. In nature, CO₂ is efficiently transformed into glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate, a C3 carbohydrate. For chemi

The POWER CO₂ Days! | September 7–9, 2026 | Lyon, France Day 1: Next frontier C3+ We are proud to welcome Catherine Batiot-Dupeyrat (UMR CNRS 7285 – IC2MP, Université de Poitiers) who will present her team's latest research: "Investigation of the Ni–Ce–Zr Synergy for Efficient CO₂ Methanation under Non-Thermal Plasma." (Co-authored with Nathan Cordier and Elodie Fourré) About the Research: In the push for efficient CO₂ conversion with non-thermal plasma, the team synthesized

The POWER CO₂ Days! | Sept 7–9, 2026 | Lyon Day 3: Hybrid Approaches Natural metalloenzymes are often the most proficient catalysts available for activating challenging small molecules like CO₂, CO, and H₂. We are thrilled to welcome Christine Cavazza, Head of the Bioenergy & Environment Team at CEA Grenoble, to discuss their immense potential in sustainable energy technologies and learn about her latest research breakthroughs. In the search for new catalytic devices, redox m

The POWER CO₂ Days! September 7 - 9 2026 in Lyon Day 2, 8th September: Nano Engineering How can we engineer highly efficient interfaces to drive biological CO₂ conversion? We are excited to share that Alan Le Goff will be presenting his Keynote: "Engineering of the bio/nano-interface for enzymatic CO₂-to-CO conversion and the water-gas shift reaction." To improve the efficiency and stability of supported enzymes, developing specialized enzyme-electrode interfaces is a critica

The POWER CO₂ Days! | Sept 7–9, 2026 | Lyon Day 2: Nano Engineering Can we efficiently convert sunlight into clean energy carriers? The promise of solar fuels has driven researchers to seek out cheap, eco-compatible, and sustainable processes for CO2 reduction. We are excited to announce that Fabrice Odobel (Université de Nantes, CNRS) will be delivering a Keynote on the cutting-edge "Hybrid Semiconductor–Molecular Systems" aming at such goal. The first half of his presenta

The POWER CO₂ Days! September 7 - 9 2026 in Lyon Day 1, 7th September: Next Frontier C3+ A practical strategy to achieve CO2-to-added value molecules conversion lies in first reducing carbon dioxide to its monoxide. CO then acts as a versatile CO2 surrogate since it undergoes conversion routes, original for their mechanism and final products, for example isobutene. This talk will address how does CO hydrogenation over ZrO₂ catalysts selectively produce branched hydrocarbons

What if we could capture CO2 and, using renewable energy, transform it into everything from methanol to complex molecules?

The POWER CO₂ Days September 7 - 9 in Lyon Day 1 - first part: Opening and Visions of the Field Alessandra Quadrelli Can we efficiently convert carbon dioxide into hydrocarbons and alcohols using renewable energy That’s exactly the core question we are tackling in our upcoming session. We are thrilled to announce a powerhouse lineup diving into CO₂ valorisation and utilisation of renewable energies Fabrice Lemoine 🎤 The Lineup: • Welcoming Session: by Alessandra Quadrelli,