Power-to-X
for a Sustainable Future
We are pleased to announce the ECOMATES Final Conference, "Power-to-X for a Sustainable Future", which will take place from 6th to 10th July 2026 at the University of Iceland in Reykjavík (Iceland).
Hosted by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network ECOMATES, the conference will gather researchers, industry representatives, and stakeholders to discuss the latest advances in Power-to-X technologies, encompassing catalyst discovery, operando characterization, device and reactor design, process integration, and sustainability assessment.
We invite contributions on topics such as CO₂ electroreduction, Power-to-Hydrogen, Power-to-Fuels, Power-to-Nitrogen compounds, and related aspects of materials, electrochemical devices, system design, and techno-economic or life-cycle analysis. Topics will include:
- Green Hydrogen, CO₂RR, and Power-to-N: catalysts, processes, and scale-up for fuels and chemicals
- CO₂ capture strategies
- Catalyst innovation: ab initio & ML-driven design
- Operando and advanced characterisation
- System-level simulations for reactor/process optimisation
- Membranes, MEAs, and process scale-up
- Renewable energy integration
- Techno-economic and life-cycle assessments
- Industry and policy perspectives on Power-to-X
Conference Participation
Abstracts for oral or poster presentations can be submitted through the following link:
The deadline for abstract submission is 15/02/2026.
Abstract acceptance will be communicated by the 1/03/2026.
Conference Programme
The conference will be held over 5 days, each day dedicated to a specific topic, with invited and contributed talks.
The program will include presentations by the ECOMATES Doctoral Candidates, invited talks from leading international scientists, an industrial session, and a stakeholder roundtable. Oral and poster sessions will provide opportunities for all participants to share and discuss recent results and emerging ideas.
CONFIRMED INVITED SPEAKERS
- Luo Mingchuan (Pekin University)
- Michael Zaworotko (University of Limerik )
- Stephan Steinman (École normale supérieure de Lyon)
- Jordi Arbiol (Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology)
- Katharina Doblhoff-Dier (University of Leiden)
- Jens Oluf Jensen (Danmarks Tekniske Universitet)
- Ivo Vankelekom (KU Leuven)
- Hannah Johnson (Toyota Motor Europe)
- Egill Skúlason (ATMONIA)
- Ib Chorkendorff (Danmarks Tekniske Universitet)
- Amr Nada (Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology)
- Mahmoud Zendehdel (IRITALY Trading Company)
- Sixto Gimenez Julia (Universitat Jaume I)
- Michail Tsampas (DIFFER, NL)
- Viktoria Golovanova (Institute of Photonic Sciences - ICFO)
- Vasiliki Zogali (ADVENT Technologies)
The event also serves as the final conference of the EU-funded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network ECOMATES (Electrochemical conversion of CO₂ into added-value products via highly selective bimetallic MATerials and innovative process dESign), which has trained a new generation of researchers while advancing sustainable electrochemical technologies.
The final program will be available in March 2026.
