The IFRF is planning an exciting programme of events for 2027. This includes our flagship biannual IFRF conference, together with 3 technical meetings on a range of highly relevant industrial topics.

In addition, the IFRF will soon launch a new series of free-to-attend webinars in 2027. The first of these will be in February 2027 – details to follow shortly.

21st IFRF Conference ‘ Industrial Combustion in the Era of Decarbonisation’.

10th to 13th May 2027 in Houlgate, Normandy

Co-organised by the IFRF Comité Français.

We are pleased to announce that the call for abstracts is now open, with a closing date of 30 November 2026.

Other important dates for the conference are:

15 Jan 2027: Notification of abstract acceptance

31 Jan 2027: Early bird registration deadline

15 Mar 2027: Submission deadline for minimum 5-page papers

The conference will bring together experts from industry, academia and research organisations to share the latest developments in industrial combustion, decarbonisation technologies and process innovation. Key topics for the conference include Clean & Alternative Fuels, Combustion Processes, Tools & Methods, Industrial Sectors, Innovation, Policy/ Regulation & Standards, and  a special focus on Pilot plants and large-scale demonstration projects including major EU-funded projects.

We are also delighted to announce that on the afternoon of Monday 10th May, CYPHER will be hosting a workshop entitled ‘Digital twins in industrial combustion’.  CYPHER is a groundbreaking European collaboration focused on decarbonising Energy-Intensive Industries (EIIs) through innovative approaches in combustion, fluid dynamics, and data science.

Further details including registration and keynote speakers are included on the IFRF events page.

TOTeM 53 – ‘Industrial flare environmental performance and emissions’.

 22nd-24th June 2027 in Sheffield, UK

Organised in partnership with the BFRC. See our events page for further details including the preliminary programme, registration fees and sponsorship opportunities.  

European Workshop and TOTeM 54 – ‘Ammonia- beyond the molecule’.

3rd-4th Nov 2027 in Essen Germany

Organised in partnership with the GWI (Gas- und Wärme-Institut). The event will cover the wider political and economic issues around ammonia, as well as the more ‘traditional’ IFRF technical topic of ammonia combustion/utilisation. Further details including instructions on 1-page (maximum) abstract submission, registration and programme of events will be provided on our events page later this year.

TOTeM 55 – ‘Cement’.

26th-27th Nov 2027 at VDZ Düsseldorf

Organised in partnership with the German Flame Research Committee (DVV) and Swedish Flame Research Committee.  Details of the event will again be provided on our events page in the coming months.