LAURELIN Final Conference: advancing E-fuel production innovation for Sustainable Transport

On 07 October 2025, the LAURELIN Consortium will organise its Final Conference entitled: Advancing e-fuel production innovation for sustainable transport.

After 4 years of collaborative EU-Japan research, this event will highlight the project’s scientific breakthroughs and foster dialogue among academic peers, end-users, and policymakers. Besides presenting an overview of the key developments achieved under the LAURELIN framework, their final conference aims to celebrate & promote further scientific cooperation and friendship between Japan and the European Union.

The LAURELIN consortium is composed by ten partners: six of them originate from four EU countries (Spain, Germany, Netherlands and Belgium), two from Japan and two from the United Kingdom.

During the conference, project highlights will be given by the LAURELIN project members on their advancements and scientific breakthroughs as well as engage in roundtable discussions focusing upon their research including:

• Renewable fuels production as a key to further decarbonising the transport sector
• Shaping the future together: EU-Japan collaboration on Research & Innovation

Date & venue: 07 October 2025, Thon Hotel EU, Brussels (Belgium), Rue de la Loi 75 – Brussels

Participation: In-person & online webstream

Confirmed (high-level) speakers:

• LAURELIN members
• H.E. Ambassador of the Mission of Japan to the EU, Mr. Kazutoshi Aikawa
• H.E. Ambassador of the European Union to Japan, Mr Jean-Eric Paquet
• Mr Kazuki Miura, Deputy Director Paris Office, Japan Science and Technology Agency

Draft agenda available here (As of 08/09/25)

Link to register here