27 August 202627 August 2026 How cement plants can remove CO₂ from the atmosphere The production of cement ranks as one of the world’s largest industrial sources of CO₂. A new study now shows how cement production could in future be used to remove CO₂ from the atmosphere – based on a technology utilising lime
Wie Zementwerke der Atmosphäre CO₂ entziehen können Die Herstellung von Zement gehört weltweit zu den grössten industriellen CO₂-Verursachern. Eine neue Studie zeigt nun, wie sich die Zementproduktion künftig nutzen liesse, um CO₂ aus der Atmosphäre zu entfernen. Grundlage dafür ist eine Technologie auf der Basis von Kalk
China repurposing pharma mega-factories to make novel foods, GFI report reveals Some major manufacturers to explore novel foods by leveraging their existing fermentation capacity to produce mycoprotein, yeast proteins, and precision-fermented fats
Mitsubishi Electric develops CCU disaster-resilience evaluation with University of Tokyo Method supports municipal and corporate CCU adoption as Japan pursues decarbonization
26 August 202619 August 2026 Pilot-scale production of leucine from CO2 The fed-batch bioprocess for leucine production with M. marburgensis mutant strains in bioreactors has proven to be scalable to 150 L pilot-plant scale without substantial losses in leucine quality
24 August 202617 August 2026 Opinion: Europe’s climate-elephant in the room: What to do with left-over emissions when we get to net zero? If we treat some emissions as “unavoidable” too early, without properly examining whether they truly are, we risk following a more costly and less efficient path to climate neutrality
21 August 202618 August 2026 Green Lime: Reducing Carbon Emissions in the Construction Materials Industry A membrane reactor that enables climate-neutral lime production while also recovering new raw materials, is being developed by Fraunhofer-IKTS-researchers
Grüner Kalk: CO2-Emissionen in der Baustoffindustrie senken Ein Membranreaktor, der eine klimaneutrale Kalkproduktion ermöglicht und gleichzeitig neue Rohstoffe schafft, wird von Fraunhofer-IKTS-Forschenden entwickelt
18 August 202612 August 2026 KIST team converts captured carbon dioxide directly into formic acid without purification New electrochemical process turns triethylamine-based CO2 capture solution into 98% pure formic acid at lower cost and emissions
17 August 202611 August 2026 Developing World-Leading Technology to Convert Greenhouse Gas Carbon Dioxide into High-Value Industrial Chemicals Achieves world-record efficiency under ambient room temperature and pressure, accelerating the era of greenhouse gas upcycling
13 August 20266 August 2026 Hitachi, MOL, and JAL Sign MOU to Conduct Japan’s First Pilot Test of Carbon Dioxide Removal Technology on Kume Island, Okinawa Direct Ocean Capture (DOC): a technology for recovering CO2 directly from the ocean
12 August 20265 August 2026 Transforming carbon dioxide into a new kind of recyclable plastics CSU and Northwestern University researchers developed a closed-loop platform for producing a class of new materials from inexpensive carbon dioxide
New technology could turn dirty factory exhaust directly into useful fuel Researchers from the Université de Montpellier and Adelaide University have developed a special organic liquid to efficiently convert CO₂ from industrial emissions into carbon monoxide (CO), a key building block used to manufacture fuels and chemicals
10 August 20263 August 2026 Commission boosts Europe’s competitiveness, decarbonisation and independence with Electrification Action Plan and ETS review The Commission today presents an Electrification Action Plan to make Europe the first electro-powered continent, and a stronger carbon market to support EU's industry in the clean transition and electrification
Kommission stärkt Wettbewerbsfähigkeit, Dekarbonisierung und Unabhängigkeit Europas mit Elektrifizierungsaktionsplan und EHS-Überprüfung Die Kommission legt heute einen Aktionsplan zur Elektrifizierung vor, um Europa zum ersten elektrobetriebenen Kontinent zu machen und einen stärkeren CO2-Markt zu schaffen, um die EU-Industrie beim Übergang zu einer sauberen Wirtschaft und bei der Elektrifizierung zu unterstützen
Exolum Completes Transaction to Acquire a Minority Stake in SeaSeaS Amsterdam CO2 Terminal Project SeaSeaS Amsterdam aims to become Western Europe’s first open-access CO₂ export terminal, as it will be able to handle CO₂ from both biogenic and non-biogenic sources
5 August 202630 July 2026 Periphytic biofilms entrap CO2 from industrial gas mixtures Periphytic biofilms (PBs), composed of microalgae, bacteria, and abiotic components can overcome the limitations the toxicity of high CO2, SOX, and NOX through enhanced collective tolerance and CO2 fixation efficiency
4 August 202630 July 2026 Discover How CO₂ from Wastewater Can Become Sustainable Packaging HICCUPS Seminar on 23 September 2026, 10-12:15 CET in Amsterdam
3 August 202629 July 2026 The Age of Fossil Fuels Must Come to an End – Renewable Energy and Renewable Carbon Will Take the Lead Fossil energy use harms the climate, is finite and unreliable, creates dangerous dependencies, and leads to unpredictable price fluctuations. Also, it has no future
Das Zeitalter der fossilen Rohstoffe muss enden – erneuerbare Energien und erneuerbarer Kohlenstoff übernehmen die Führung Die Nutzung fossiler Rohstoffe schadet dem Klima, ist endlich und unsicher, schafft gefährliche Abhängigkeiten und führt zu unvorhersehbaren Preisschwankungen. Außerdem hat sie keine Zukunft
Topsoe and Sasol bring advanced SAF technology to Allied Biofuels’ landmark project in Uzbekistan High-quality SAF from a variety of feedstocks – including biomass, green hydrogen and carbon dioxide – creating a highly flexible and integrated production pathway
31 July 202624 July 2026 EU Invests €5.7M in Project to Produce Microalgae Proteins from Marine Waste & CO2 The Alganova project brings together 12 institutions to develop and validate a computationally assisted, circular biorefinery for the production of proteins and functional ingredients from microalgal biomass
30 July 202623 July 2026 Grundlagen für Carbon Farming: Bundeslandwirtschaftsministerium fördert drei neue Zertifizierungsprojekte Parlamentarische Staatssekretärin Englhardt-Kopf überreichte Zuwendungsbescheide auf CRCF-Tagung
A major milestone on the road to the PYROCO2 demonstrator EU-funded hydrogen and CO2-to-acetone demo due online in late 2026
29 July 202622 July 2026 Bioforcetech Selected by Carbontech Development Intiative Bridge Carbontech award funds the final piece of BFT's supply chain connecting New York's wastewater and construction sectors
Vacancy-Guided Dual Sites Boost Sunlight-Driven Conversion of CO2 into Ethylene Professor Lei Ge and his team at China University of Petroleum developed a zinc-doped photocatalyst, that exploits defect engineering in tandem with dual-site catalysis to dramatically enhance the efficiency of CO2 reduction into ethylene
28 July 202621 July 2026 60 million SEK to carbon dioxide reduction The new “ACCELERATE – Transition to and Scale-Up of bio-CO2 Utilization”-centre is affiliated with seven Swedish companies and two industry organizations
27 July 202621 July 2026 Paebbl Rebond 300 Could the medicines, plastics and chemicals of the future be made from carbon dioxide rather than oil? That is the vision behind the new research centre ACCELERATE, in which researchers from Stockholm University and KTH Royal Institute of Technology play a key rol
22 July 202616 July 2026 INERATEC and Zeopore accelerate next-generation hydrocracking for CO₂-neutral fuels and chemicals INERATEC and Zeopore announce a successful technology collaboration driving a more efficient and economically competitive production of CO₂-neutral e-Fuels and e-Chemicals
INERATEC und Zeopore treiben Hydrocracking-Technologie der nächsten Generation für CO₂-neutrale Kraftstoffe und Chemikalien voran INERATEC und Zeopore geben eine erfolgreiche Technologiekooperation bekannt, die eine effizientere und wirtschaftlich wettbewerbsfähigere Produktion CO₂-neutraler e-Fuels und e-Chemicals ermöglicht
Adani – Dioxycle Partnership to Advance Low-Carbon Chemical Manufacturing The collaboration highlights India's growing role in sustainable manufacturing and strengthens India-Europe cooperation in clean technologies
20 July 202615 July 2026 EMPA: EU project pursues electrochemical CO₂ conversion from industrial waste Producing essential chemicals in a climate-neutral way
EMPA: EU-Projekt will industrielle CO₂-Abfälle zu neuen Produkten umwandeln Grund-Chemikalien klimaneutral herstellen
Air Liquide to invest over 200M USD to support chemical manufacturing expansion in Texas New innovative high-efficiency Partial Oxidation (POX) unit is scheduled for the beginning of 2029 to be built
16 July 202613 July 2026 Hydrogenera and Stargate Hydrogen sign agreement for industrial hydrogen projects Under the agreement, the companies will explore selected opportunities related to alkaline electrolysis, hydrogen systems, and industrial project delivery
Algae Projects Utilizing Carbon Dioxide – Foster Photosynthesis And Carbon Sequestration Algae effort today in greenhouse gas emissions reduction, and biofuel production via algae growth are significant - which are among the most acute demands of our time
15 July 20268 July 2026 Avantium Spins Out Volta Technology into New Company Carbeau, Securing Significant Growth Funding Carbeau’s technology platform focuses on the electrochemical conversion of CO₂, using electrons, preferably generated from renewable electricity, into valuable chemical building blocks
Avantium gliedert Volta Technology in das neue Unternehmen Carbeau aus CO₂ als Rohstoff für Hochleistungschemikalien
14 July 20268 July 2026 10 years of Carbon2Chem®, 10 years of research for a climate-friendly industry Since 2016, a collaborative project has been demonstrating how CO₂ from steel mills and other industrial processes is converted into new raw materials
10 Jahre Carbon2Chem®, 10 Jahre Forschung für eine klimafreundliche Industrie Verbundprojekt zeigt seit 2016, wie CO₂ aus Stahlwerken und anderen Industrieprozessen zu neuen Rohstoffen verarbeitet wird
10 July 20263 July 2026 FUELGAE reaches key milestones in advancing sustainable biofuels from microalgae across Europe The project is driving forward low-carbon fuel production pathways by integrating microalgae cultivation, CO2 capture, and advanced biofuel conversion technologies
9 July 20268 July 2026 CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2027 – Call for Abstracts Now Open Leading international conference on CO₂ utilisation invites contributions on the latest advances in Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU), Power-to-X, and CO₂-based products and materials
CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2027 – Abstracts für Präsentationen können ab sofort eingereicht werden Die führende internationale Konferenz zu CO₂ als Rohstoff für Kraftstoffe und Chemikalien lädt ein, neueste Entwicklungen und Innovationen im Bereich Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) aus Politik, Forschung und Industrie vorzustellen
Australia opens the world’s first carbon refinery With the Myrtle ‘carbon refinery’ global industrial companies can rapidly validate MCi’s platform against their own feedstock, emissions profile and commercial requirements
8 July 20261 July 2026 Mitsubishi Gas Chemical and Gold Hydrogen Sign MOU to Assess the Feasibility of a Green Methanol Project Utilizing Natural Hydrogen in South Australia The Ramsay Project aims to pursue the commercial extraction of natural hydrogen and helium resources discovered underground in South Australia
CERT Systems Named a Winner in Tencent’s CarbonX 2.0 Global Climate Initiative to Scale CO2-to-Ethylene Technology Standing out as the sole Canadian representative among 16 global cohort winners, CERT Systems receives catalytic funding and scaling resources within the Carbon Utilization (CarbonXmade) stream
7 July 202630 June 2026 Siemens and Ucaneo partner to scale direct air capture Together, the companies are creating a standardized and globally replicable automation platform that will enable rapid deployment by Ucaneo and its licensed operators worldwide
Siemens und Ucaneo bringen Direct Air Capture auf industrielles Niveau Gemeinsam entwickeln die Unternehmen eine standardisierte und weltweit replizierbare Automatisierungsplattform, die Ucaneo und seinen lizenzierten Betreibern weltweit schnelle Einsätze ermöglicht
3 July 202629 June 2026 World-first for Power-to-Liquid: ERA ONE receives ISCC EU certification The first Power-to-Liquid plant in the world whose synthetic fuels are fully recognized as RFNBO
Weltpremiere für Power-to-Liquid: ERA ONE erhält ISCC-EU-Zertifizierung Die weltweit erste Power-to-Liquid-Anlage nach dem Fischer-Tropsch-Verfahren, deren synthetische Kraftstoffe vollständig als RFNBO anerkannt sind