About this event

Carbon Capture Technology Expo Europe (2026)

Carbon Capture Technology Expo Europe is positioned as one of the leading CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage) technology events focused on accelerating deployment at scale. The event is designed to bring together solution providers, project leaders, industry buyers, and decision-makers working across the full CCUS value chain—spanning capture technologies, transport and storage infrastructure, power and utilisation pathways, safety and risk management, and enabling policy and market frameworks.

Core Event Facts (from the official event site)

• Event: Carbon Capture Technology Expo Europe
• Dates: 20/21/22 October 2026
• Venue: Hamburg Messe
• City & Country: Hamburg, Germany
• Event positioning: “World’s leading CCUS tech event”
• Stated attendance & reach indicators (official site):
  • Attendees: 20,000+
  • Industry speakers: 200+
  • Exhibitors: 1,000+
  • Conference delegates: 1,500

1️⃣ Who attends (BUYERS / ATTENDEES)

This show is not a single-industry “vendor expo” where only one type of professional shows up. It is a CCUS ecosystem event, so the most valuable attendees are typically the people who can sponsor, specify, approve, fund, or implement CCUS projects across different industrial segments. Based on the event’s stated themes, focus areas, and participant mix (1000+ exhibitors and a large conference delegate population), buyer and attendee audiences usually include:

A) Corporate buyers and project stakeholders (highest commercial intent)

• CCUS/decabonisation project owners from heavy industry, energy, process industries, and infrastructure developers
• Engineering and project development leaders (often owning feasibility, FEED, concept design, and execution roadmaps)
• Operations and reliability leaders overseeing how capture and utilisation integrate into existing plants
• Procurement and vendor selection stakeholders involved in RFPs and long-term supplier partnerships
• Safety and compliance professionals who evaluate risk frameworks, standards, and operational readiness

B) Technology and solution providers (still “buyers” in partnership terms)

• Solution suppliers across capture systems, utilisation routes, monitoring, and optimisation platforms
• Transport and storage ecosystem players (pipelines, terminals, injection sites, monitoring networks)
• Fuel/energy and enabling technology companies where CCUS intersects with power, hydrogen, and industrial energy transitions
• Integration and EPC-type stakeholders who bring end-to-end execution capabilities

C) Conference-facing attendees

• Policy and strategy leaders attending to align regulatory and market frameworks
• Technical decision-makers attending focussed sessions across the conference themes
• Industry speakers and advisory roles drawn from multiple sectors, increasing buyer credibility and deal circulation

In short, the attendee mix supports buyers who are actively evaluating CCUS deployment paths and technology suppliers—especially those who care about feasibility, safety, integration, transport and storage readiness, and long-term bankability.

2️⃣ Where the show is happening + attendee geographic origin

Venue and location

Hamburg Messe, Hamburg, Germany. The location matters because Hamburg is a major European hub for maritime activities and industrial trade flows—an environment where CCUS transport, storage, and cross-border infrastructure discussions commonly gain momentum.

Expected attendee geographic origin

The event is described as a global CCUS technology event with a Europe-focused edition format. While we can’t confirm exact country-by-country percentages from the official text provided, we can reliably infer a Europe-heavy concentration plus meaningful international representation due to:

• International exhibitor scale (1,000+ exhibitors)—often includes non-local firms
• Conference agenda scope covering transport and storage, power and utilisation, safety and networks, and multiple industrial end-user categories
• CCUS is inherently cross-border (capturing CO₂, moving it, and storing it often involves regional networks and partnerships)

Therefore, we typically recommend prioritising buyer targeting across:

• Europe (primary): Germany, UK, Netherlands, Norway, France, Denmark, Sweden, Spain, Italy, Belgium
• North America and MENA (secondary): for firms exporting technology or partnering on storage and utilisation
• APAC (secondary): for global industrial players and technology suppliers scaling CCUS capabilities

3️⃣ Audience reach (Local / National / Global)

The official site positions the event as a leading CCUS technology event and provides large scale indicators: 20,000+ attendees, 200+ industry speakers, 1,000+ exhibitors, and 1,500 conference delegates.

With that footprint, the effective audience reach is best classified as:

• Global in supplier presence (1,000+ exhibitors and 200+ speakers strongly implies international participation)
• Europe-national reach within the host region (Hamburg hosting an industry convergence implies Germany and surrounding economies contribute heavily)
• Cross-border project audience (buyers often assess storage access, transport routes, and partner ecosystems beyond one country)

4️⃣ Sample buyer company names (BUYERS ONLY) + websites

Below is a sample buyer shortlist intended to reflect likely buyer-type organisations for CCUS adoption and project development across: capture, storage, utilisation, heavy industry decarbonisation, energy transition, and enabling infrastructure. These are examples to help guide your targeting; final selection should be adjusted based on your client’s exact product and region focus.

Priority	Company	Website	Best Title to Target	Why This is a Good Buyer Fit
1	Shell	https://www.shell.com	Head of CCS/CCUS Projects / Carbon Management Director	Shell’s energy transition portfolio includes CCS/CCUS initiatives and project execution; likely to evaluate capture-to-storage pathways and infrastructure partnerships.
2	BP	https://www.bp.com	CCUS Program Manager / Director of Carbon Capture & Storage	BP frequently engages in large-scale decarbonisation and CO₂ management programmes, making them consistent CCUS buyers.
3	TotalEnergies	https://www.totalenergies.com	CCUS Development Lead / Decarbonisation Projects Director	TotalEnergies participates in CCUS value chains and advanced project development, aligning with expo themes like transport and storage and power and utilisation.
4	Equinor	https://www.equinor.com	CCS/CCUS Strategy Manager / CO₂ Storage Project Director	Equinor is active in CO₂ storage and offshore-related capture/storage ecosystem work—high relevance for safety, networks, and storage readiness.
5	Siemens Energy	https://www.siemens-energy.com	CCUS & Low-Carbon Technologies Lead / Head of CCS Solutions	Energy technology deployment intersects with CCUS integration—strong fit for industrial buyers assessing plant-level solutions.
6	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	https://www.mhi.com	CCUS Business Development Director / Carbon Capture Systems Manager	Industrial engineering and CCUS-related system development are natural overlaps; likely to evaluate solution partnerships and project opportunities.
7	ArcelorMittal	https://corporate.arcelormittal.com	Head of Low-Carbon Steel / CCUS Project Sponsor	Steel decarbonisation is a major CCUS adoption path; this buyer type aligns strongly with process industry capture and integration.
8	Air Liquide	https://www.airliquide.com	Director, Carbon Capture & Utilisation / CCUS Partnerships Lead	Industrial gases and CO₂-related ecosystems often connect to transport, purification, and utilisation—high probability of expo engagement.
9	ENI	https://www.eni.com	CCUS Portfolio Manager / Decarbonisation Projects Director	Major energy operator involvement in CCUS and decarbonisation makes them relevant for conference themes and supplier engagement.
10	Ørsted	https://orsted.com	CCUS & Industrial Decarbonisation Lead / Strategy Manager	Energy transition players increasingly participate in carbon management and industrial decarbonisation partnerships.
11	Duke Energy	https://www.duke-energy.com	CCUS Project Director / Carbon Management VP	Large utility operators are key adopters for power and utilisation pathways and carbon management projects.
12	Chevron	https://www.chevron.com	CCUS Program Lead / Carbon Capture & Storage Manager	Chevron’s global footprint and decarbonisation programmes create strong relevance for CCUS transport/storage and safety-focused solutions.
13	ExxonMobil	https://corporate.exxonmobil.com	CCUS Development Manager / Low-Carbon Solutions Director	Long-term CO₂ management and CCUS technology evaluation aligns with buyer interest in bankable project frameworks.
14	Wood	https://www.woodplc.com	CCUS Engineering & Delivery Director / Project Solutions Lead	Engineering and project delivery organisations are important buyers for integration partners, EPC components, and technology packages.
15	Technip Energies	https://www.technipenergies.com	Low-Carbon & CCUS Growth Director / Project Development Lead	Process engineering expertise aligns with production, infrastructure, transport and storage enablement.
16	Vattenfall	https://group.vattenfall.com	CCUS & Industrial Collaboration Lead / Decarbonisation Programs Director	Power and industrial decarbonisation programmes create a natural CCUS buyer fit, including utilisation pathways and networks.
17	EDF	https://www.edf.fr	Low-Carbon Transition Director / CCUS Programme Lead	Energy transition incumbents often evaluate CCUS as part of a broader low-carbon strategy.
18	RWE	https://www.rwe.com	CCUS & Decarbonisation Manager / Carbon Capture Portfolio Lead	Utilities and power producers increasingly require carbon management solutions; strong match for expo themes on power and utilisation.
19	Yara	https://www.yara.com	Decarbonisation Manager / Carbon Management & Industrial CO₂ Strategy	Process industry buyers (fertilisers/agri processing) often need CO₂ strategies and CCUS integration for industrial pathways.
20	Covestro	https://www.covestro.com	Head of Carbon Strategy / CCUS & Low-Carbon Materials Programme Lead	Heavy chemicals and process industry buyers are key CCUS audiences, especially around utilisation and derivatives themes.

Top 5 sample buyer-first picks (starter set): Shell, TotalEnergies, Equinor, ArcelorMittal, Air Liquide. These cover a broad spread across energy, storage/ecosystems, industrial capture demand, and cross-chain CO₂ handling.

5️⃣ Job profiles, industries & event type

Best job profiles to target

• CCUS/CCS Program Director (portfolio ownership and capital allocation)
• Head of Carbon Management / Director of Decarbonisation
• CCUS Development Lead (project pipeline and partner structuring)
• Transport & Storage Project Manager (network and infrastructure readiness)
• Safety, Risk & Compliance Lead for CCUS operations (safety and networks)
• Engineering Manager (Capture/Integration) (process integration and plant retrofit planning)
• Technology Strategy Manager (vendor evaluation, pilots, scaling plan)
• Procurement / Strategic Sourcing (Low-Carbon Tech)
• Operations & Reliability Director (integration into existing operations)
• Business Development Manager – CCUS (partnership formation and commercial readiness)

Industries most likely represented (from the official site themes)

The official site lists extensive sector areas where solutions are applicable. The most relevant industry clusters include:

• Heavy industry: steel, heavy manufacturing, heavy industrial engineering
• Process industries: petrochemicals and related process sectors
• Power: power and utilisation themes
• Offshore energy and maritime-adjacent ecosystems: transport and storage
• Mobility and trade: cross-sector logistics, CO₂ transport, and enabling trade/infrastructure
• Production & infrastructure: build-out readiness, safety systems, and network design
• Derivatives and applications: utilisation routes and downstream uses
• Fuel cells and digitisation: enabling technology intersections
• Automotive/aviation adjacency: as applications and decarbonisation narratives influence adoption partnerships

Event type

• CCUS technology expo with a major conference component
• Exhibition + strategy and technical sessions across defined themes
• Policy and ecosystem alignment focus (Leadership Summit and policy sessions)

6️⃣ Estimated attendance (expected total footfall)

The official event site states: 20,000+ attendees, 1,000+ exhibitors, and 1,500 conference delegates.

For planning purposes, expected “footfall intensity” will typically concentrate around:

• Expo floor due to the scale of exhibitors
• Conference sessions (especially those tied to transport and storage, safety, policy, and utilisation)
• Leadership/policy events where decision-makers and partnership leaders network

7️⃣ Key focus areas & buyer engagement

Official conference themes (high relevance for buyer engagement)

• Policy and Carbon Capture
• Transport and storage
• Power and utilisation
• Production and infrastructure
• Safety and networks
• Mobility and Trade
• Derivatives and applications
• Fuel Cells and digitisation
• Leadership Summit

Buyer engagement patterns

Based on how CCUS buying typically works, engagement is most likely to be strong when your messaging maps to one of the themes above. Buyers at this event typically want answers to:

• Commercial readiness: what is scalable, bankable, and deployable within timelines?
• Technical performance: capture efficiency, utilisation pathway viability, storage integrity, monitoring/verification capability
• Safety and compliance: risk controls, standards, network safety, operational readiness
• Integration and execution: how does it fit existing industrial assets (retrofit vs new build)?
• Infrastructure and networks: how do capture, transport, and storage interfaces connect end-to-end?

How buyers usually evaluate suppliers (practical angle)

• Pilots and proof-of-concept pathways, followed by scaled roll-out planning
• Partner ecosystems (engineering/EPC, storage owners, transport operators)
• Evidence of safety and monitoring/verification maturity
• Clear value proposition across utilisation/derivatives when relevant

8️⃣ Client-product fit note (we will align buyers to your requirements)

We will recommend the best buyer segments and best-fit company lists by mapping your product’s category and typical buyer profile to the most relevant CCUS themes and industrial end-users at the event. To do this accurately, we need your client’s website.

Please share your client website

We will review the website and confirm:

• What exactly the client sells (capture technology, monitoring, transport/storage enablement, utilisation/derivatives, safety/compliance tooling, engineering services, digitisation software, etc.)
• Which buyer roles are the decision-makers (project sponsors, engineering leaders, safety/compliance, procurement, decarbonisation strategy, etc.)
• Which industries are the strongest fit (steel, chemicals, power, offshore energy, process plants, mobility derivatives)
• Which geography you prioritise (Germany/Europe vs cross-border/global programmes)

How our recommendations will change based on product type

To give you a sense of how we segment “best buyers” once we see the product, here is the typical mapping:

• If the client product is capture/processing hardware: we prioritise buyers in process industries and heavy industry with integration responsibility and CCUS project leadership.
• If it is transport and storage enablement: we prioritise buyers focused on CO₂ logistics networks, storage integrity, and monitoring/verification.
• If it is utilisation/derivatives/applications: we prioritise buyers aligned with derivatives and applications and industrial offtake pathways.
• If it is safety, risk, compliance, or monitoring software: we prioritise buyers with safety and networks ownership, and operations/assurance teams.
• If it is digitisation/fuel-cell adjacent technology: we prioritise buyers discussing fuel cells and digitisation plus optimisation and data-driven performance.

When you share the client website, we will return a refined buyer list—focused on the most relevant job functions and industries for that specific solution.

9️⃣ Suggested industries (using the provided industry list)

Based on the event themes (CCUS tech, transport and storage, power and utilisation, derivatives and applications, safety and networks), the strongest industry filters from your provided list are:

• Oil & Energy
• Renewables & Environment
• Energy-adjacent segments via: Utilities
• Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
• Industrial Automation (when digitisation/automation is involved)
• Chemicals (process industries and petrochemicals)
• Mining & Metals (steel/heavy industry adjacency)
• Transportation/Trucking/Railroad (only for CO₂ logistics/transport network components)
• Logistics & Supply Chain (for network and logistics enablement angles)
• Computer Software or Information Technology & Services (if the client is software/data/monitoring/digitisation)
• Research (if the client is R&D, testing, validation, or pilot engineering support)
• Events Services would be less relevant for buyer acquisition (more vendor-side), but can be used if we need conference-adjacent organisations.

Final recommendation (fit quality and targeting approach)

Carbon Capture Technology Expo Europe is a strong fit for buyer/attendee research and outreach because:

• Officially stated scale (20,000+ attendees and 1,000+ exhibitors)
• Clear conference theme structure aligned to key CCUS decision areas (policy, transport/storage, safety, utilisation, networks)
• Multi-industry relevance spanning heavy industry, power, offshore/energy, process industries, and derivatives
• High conference delegate density (1,500 delegates), which increases the probability of senior decision-makers attending sessions

Next step: please share your client website, and we will produce a buyer-fit shortlist tailored to your client’s exact solution category, primary industries, and target geography for this event.

Requested input from you: client website URL.