20 December 202420 December 2024 Transforming CO₂ into Opportunities: The CO₂-Based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2025 Preliminary program now available – exploring CCU technologies for a sustainable chemicals and fuels industry
Das Potenzial von CO₂ nutzen: Die CO₂-Based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2025 Aktuelles Programm jetzt verfügbar – Erforschung von CCU-Technologien für eine nachhaltige Chemie- und Kraftstoffproduktion
Wood-based carbon capture is a major opportunity for Finland – and the climate Metsä Group is proceeding stage by stage in the carbon capture project and will pilot carbon capture next summer at the Rauma pulp mill with ANDRITZ
ArcelorMittal and LanzaTech Announce Ethanol Production Milestone and Shipment of First Barge from Flagship Steelanol Facility in Belgium This achievement progresses LanzaTech and ArcelorMittal’s joint strategy to develop a thriving European supply chain for sustainable ethanol produced in the region
Milestone reached for ground-breaking trial to convert carbon dioxide into cleaning products Scientists trying to convert carbon dioxide into materials used in cleaning products have reached a key milestone by producing ethanol from carbon dioxide captured from papermills in Cumbria and Scotland
19 December 202413 December 2024 Green Hydrogen Explained – IDTechEx’s Primer on Water Electrolysis IDTechEx explores the production processes, benefits, challenges, and key players of green hydrogen in their recent report, "Green Hydrogen Production & Electrolyzer Market 2024-2034: Technologies, Players, Forecasts"
18 December 202412 December 2024 Metsä Group conducts first survey with Andritz examining what the capture of four million tonnes of carbon dioxide requires The survey demonstrated that it is possible to capture all the carbon dioxide generated by a large bioproduct mill, but that it requires major investments and developments in the related technology and market
CarbonCure Reveals Groundbreaking Carbon Utilization Collaboration in Saudi Arabia with Abdin and Gulf Cryo The multi-party collaboration will enable embodied carbon reductions at NEOM's large scale construction projects
17 December 202412 December 2024 Rubi Secures $1 Million Phase II Grant from the National Science Foundation to Scale its Breakthrough Carbon-to-Cellulose Platform Awarded to less than 5% of applicants, the grant accelerates Rubi's mission to decarbonize materials manufacturing
16 December 202410 December 2024 Carbon Capture’s Role in Net-Zero – IDTechEx Explores CCUS Technologies IDTechEx reports that major CCUS technology providers are working towards offering a broad range of technologies in order to source the most economical approaches to meet varying requirements
Neue Studie belegt: Treibhausgasneutrale Chemie im Rheinland bis 2045 möglich ChemCologne fordert klare politische Unterstützung und verbesserte Rahmenbedingungen
13 December 20246 December 2024 Avantium and SCGC Advance the Development of PLGA Polyester Avantium’s Volta Technology uses electrochemistry to convert CO2 to high-value products and chemical building blocks including glycolic acid. Glycolic acid, combined with lactic acid, can be used to produce PLGA polyester in existing manufacturing assets
12 December 20249 December 2024 Licensee of Asahi Kasei Technology Begins Commercial Production of High-Purity Carbonates Using CO2 as Main Feedstock in China The plant uses technology licensed from Asahi Kasei for the production of high-purity ethylene carbonate (EC) and dimethyl carbonate (DMC) which are used as electrolyte solvents in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles with carbon dioxide (CO2)
Asahi Kasei: Chinesischer Lizenznehmer startet kommerzielle Produktion von hochreinen Carbonaten mit CO2 als Hauptrohstoff Die von Asahi Kasei lizenzierte Technologie zur Herstellung von hochreinem Ethylencarbonat (EC) und Dimethylcarbonat (DMC) mit Kohlendioxid (CO2) als Hauptrohstoff werden als Lösungsmittel für Lithium-Ionen Batterieelektrolyte für Elektrofahrzeuge verwendet werden
Launch of Demonstration Test for CO2 Capture from Chemical Recovery Boilers at Paper Mills in Japan Using CO2MPACT™ Mobile to Contribute to the Decarbonization of the Pulp and Paper Industry
11 December 20245 December 2024 Germany: SPIE installs the world’s first industrial-scale CCU facility for a cement plant SPIE, the independent European leader in multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications, is installing the world’s first industrial-scale Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) facility for the cement industry
SPIE errichtet weltweit erste CCU-Großanlage für Zementwerk Die CCU-Anlage (Carbon Capture & Utilisation) entsteht für das Joint Venture „Capture-to-Use“ (Cap2U) von Heidelberg Materials und Linde Gas. Sie wird im Auftrag von Linde Engineering im Zementwerk Lengfurt errichtet
6 December 20243 December 2024 New EU-Funded Project to Drive Metallurgical Industry Towards Zero Emissions and Circular Carbon The European Union has awarded €17 million to the EMPHATICAL project to assist the metallurgical industry in achieving zero emissions and carbon circularity by 2050
Charm Industrial Selects Manufacturo as Partner to Scale Manufacturing Operations Charm Industrial, a leading climate technology company that specializes in the capture and permanent removal of carbon, has selected Manufacturo for a new strategic partnership
4 December 20242 December 2024 CO2 utilisation as an alternative to permanent sequestration According to the International Energy Agency, plans are already underway for over 20 commercial-scale CO2 capturing facilities
3 December 202417 December 2024 Please submit your abstract and innovation to the leading event in the Renewable Carbon Economy: The “Renewable Materials Conference 2025”, 20-22 September 2025 in Siegburg 22 to 24 September 2025, Siegburg near Bonn/Cologne (Germany) and online
Improved catalyst turns harmful greenhouse gases into cleaner fuels, chemical feedstocks The team improved a reaction called dry reforming of methane that converts methane and carbon dioxide into syngas
Marking First Full Year of Operations, Vaulted Deep Secures $32.3 Million Series A Funding Led by Prelude Ventures As a spinoff from an established waste disposal company, Vaulted launched in late 2023 with existing, permitted well infrastructure and an experienced team
Breakthrough in capturing ‘hot’ CO2 from industrial exhaust A metal-organic framework, or MOF, is capable of capturing CO2 at extreme temperatures
Durchbruch bei der Abscheidung von “heißem” CO2 aus Industrieabgasen Ein metallorganisches Gerüst ist in der Lage, CO2 bei extremen Temperaturen abzuscheiden
29 November 20249 December 2024 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), November 2024 Let's take a look at what happened in November 2024 at RCI:
28 November 202425 November 2024 Henkel and Celanese collaborate to offer adhesives made from captured CO2 emissions This partnership to enhance circularity in emulsion production by utilizing carbon capture-based materials
Henkel und Celanese kooperieren für nachhaltigen Klebstoff Partnerschaft zur Verbesserung der Kreislaufwirtschaft in der Emulsionsproduktion durch den Einsatz von Materialien auf Basis von Kohlenstoffabscheidung
Council greenlights EU certification framework for permanent carbon removals, carbon farming and carbon storage in products Certification schemes will be in place for operators to prove compliance with the regulation, who will be subject to robust and transparent monitoring, verification and reporting rules to promote trust in the system
27 November 202426 November 2024 Join our free webinar today: “Discover Innovative Startups with RCI” Each startup will deliver a concise, 10-minute segment, featuring a 7-minute presentation and a 3-minute Q&A
26 November 202421 November 2024 Synata Bio’s Sylonto Project Awarded $4.5 Million NDRC Grant The waste carbon-to-ethanol facility will transform Henan Energy Group’s on-site waste gases into 50,000 tons of ethanol per year
CO2SMOS Project Releases Policy Recommendations for Accelerating CarbonCapture and Utilisation in Europe The CO2SMOS Consortium Urges EU Policymakers to Address Key Gaps in Regulatory and Funding Frameworks to Enable Widespread Adoption of Sustainable CO₂-Based Chemicals
25 November 202425 November 2024 Baden-Württemberg: Land investiert 7 Millionen Euro in CO2-Recycling aus der Abluft von Unternehmen Jetzt Antrag stellen! Das Land fördert Demonstrations- und Pilotanlagen zum Kohlenstoffecycling aus Abgas und Abluft unter Einsatz biologischer und biohybrider Technologien
22 November 202419 November 2024 Sustainable Aviation Fuel – Key Market Drivers and Production Tech The ICAO is forecasting a tripling of international aviation emissions by 2050 without intervention - SAF has emerged as a crucial decarbonization tool offering up to 80% emissions reduction
Jakson Achieves Global First: CO2-to-Methanol Synthesis for NTPC Limited This ground-breaking project is located at NTPC’s Vindhyachal Thermal Power Plant in Madhya Pradesh, India
Researchers create novel electro-biodiesel more efficient, cleaner than alternatives Joshua Yuan, Susie Dai and colleagues at WashU and Texas A&M create biodiesel with electrocatalysis and bioconversion
21 November 202418 November 2024 Econic, GC, and allnex Sign MOU to Explore Advanced Polymer Systems Made from CO₂ By integrating Econic’s technologies, GC and allnex aim to reduce the environmental footprint of their businesses and promote the development of eco-friendly polymer products
Revolutionizing Tech to Produce Sustainable Fuel SRI and University of Houston to receive $3.6M to develop a microreactor to convert carbon dioxide to methanol using renewable energy
Clariant upgrades its syngas catalyst portfolio to improve customers´ sustainability and profitability The advanced versions of renowned catalysts have already proven their designed benefits at commercial scale
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Presenting INGA: the next generation of sustainable plastics made from CO₂ emissions Fortum proudly presents INGA: the world’s first biodegradable plastic born entirely from CO₂
Econic and Chimcomplex Sign MOU to Explore Production of CO₂ Polyols in Europe Manufacturers can license this technology to produce high-performance polyols suitable for use in a wide range of applications
19 November 202426 November 2024 Renewable Carbon Feedstocks: Building a Net-Zero Chemical Industry in 2050 A comprehensive analysis of 24 scenarios across 15 reports identifies biomass, CCU and recycling as the cornerstone of the chemical industry’s feedstock in 2050
Erneuerbarer Kohlenstoff: Aufbau einer klimaneutralen chemischen Industrie bis 2050 Umfassende Analyse von 24 Szenarien aus 15 Studien identifiziert Biomasse, CCU und Recycling als Eckpfeiler der Rohstoffbasis der chemischen Industrie im Jahr 2050
Capture, Convert, and Conquer: Innovations Wanted for the “Best CO₂ Utilisation 2025” Innovation Award Innovators are invited to showcase breakthrough technologies at the upcoming CO₂-Based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2025
Abscheiden, Umwandeln und Gewinnen: Beiträge für den Innovationspreis „Best CO₂ Utilisation 2025“ gesucht Innovative Unternehmen sind eingeladen, ihre zukunftsweisenden Technologien auf der bevorstehenden CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2025 zu präsentieren
18 November 202413 November 2024 BASF partners with Acies Bio to drive sustainable production of Personal and Home Care ingredients Acies Bio has developed the “OneCarbonBio”, a fully flexible synthetic biology platform designed to efficiently convert renewable methanol, derived from captured CO2 emissions, into a variety of chemical raw materials
BASF und Acies Bio fördern gemeinsam die nachhaltige Produktion von Inhaltsstoffen für Körperpflege- und Reinigungsmittel Mit „OneCarbonBio“, einer von Acies Bio entwickelten, vollständig flexiblen Plattform für die synthetische Biologie, kann erneuerbares Methanol, das aus CO2-Emissionen gewonnen wird, effizient in chemische Rohstoffe umgewandelt werden