11 November 20245 November 2024 A novel means of converting CO2 into aquafeeds b.fab, a German startup, has made several breakthroughs and aims to help establish a network of simple but effective production hubs around the world
LanzaTech and Eramet announce plans for first-of-a-kind integrated Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) project in Norway To unlock further emissions reductions, the two companies also intend to build upon the CCU infrastructure and, if demonstrated to be feasible, integrate Carbon Capture and Storage (“CCS”) technology as part of a second phase of the project
8 November 20244 November 2024 7. Konferenz zur nachhaltigen chemischen Konversion in der Industrie bildet offiziellen Abschluss der zweiten Förderphase des Verbundprojekts Carbon2Chem® Über 200 virtuell und analog Teilnehmende verfolgten die Präsentation der Ergebnisse aus acht Jahren Forschung zur Nutzung von CO2 aus Prozessgasen der Industrie für die Synthese von Chemieprodukten
7 November 20242 November 2024 Bormioli Pharma partners with Chiesi to supply the first pharma primary packaging in Carbon Capture PET This supply marks the first time a Carbon Capture PET bottle will be used for pharmaceutical purposes, offering environmental benefits and high safety levels for patients
Bormioli Pharma arbeitet mit Chiesi zusammen, um die erste Carbon Capture PET-Pharmaverpackung herzustellen Mit dieser Produktion wird zum ersten Mal die Verwendung einer PET Carbon Capture-Flasche in der pharmazeutischen Industrie eingeführt, die Vorteile für die Umwelt und hohe Standards für die Patientensicherheit bietet
Carbon Capture on Board Ships as a Valuable Transition Technology Researchers at TU Graz have evaluated various carbon capture technologies for use in shipping. These technologies will be necessary to achieve the climate targets, but they will realistically not enable complete capturing of greenhouse gases on board
CO2-Abscheidung an Bord von Schiffen als wertvolle Übergangstechnologie Forschende der TU Graz haben unterschiedliche CO2-Abscheidetechnologien für den Einsatz in der Schifffahrt bewertet. Zum Erreichen der Klimaziele werden sie nötig sein, eine vollständige Abscheidung des Treibhausgases an Bord ist allerdings unrealistisch
6 November 20242 November 2024 The Role of Voluntary Carbon Credit Markets in Supporting CCUS Across IDTechEx's research into carbon capture, carbon dioxide removal, and carbon dioxide utilization, numerous business models for CCUS have been analyzed - including those based on voluntary market finance
5 November 20248 November 2024 Save the date for the leading event in the Renewable Carbon Economy: The “Renewable Materials Conference 2025” 22 to 24 September 2025, Siegburg near Bonn/Cologne (Germany) and online
Capturing carbon from the air just got easier A new type of porous material called a covalent organic framework quickly sucks up carbon dioxide from ambient air
Hessian Minister of Economics opens revolutionary CO2Bioclean pilot plant Innovative fermentation technology unit transforms CO2 into biodegradable plastics
Hessischer Wirtschaftsminister eröffnet revolutionäre CO2Bioclean-Pilotanlage Innovative Fermentationstechnik wandelt CO2 in biologisch abbaubare Kunststoffe um
4 November 20242 November 2024 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), October 2024 Let's take a look at what happened in October 2024 at RCI:
A $1.46 Billion Boost for First-of-Its-Kind Carbon Capture and Clean Fuels Colorado-based alternative fuels Gevo company has taken a significant step towards expanding its carbon capture and storage capabilities
Aerleum Raises $6M in Seed Round to Revolutionize CO₂ Capture and Conversion Technology Aerleum’s game-changing solution captures and converts CO₂ in a single reactor, using proprietary bifunctional materials and precision heating
Aerleum sammelt 6 Millionen US-Dollar in Seed-Runde ein, um die Technologie zur Bindung und Umwandlung von CO₂ zu revolutionieren Die bahnbrechende Lösung von Aerleum bindet CO₂ in einem Reaktor und wandelt es mithilfe von proprietären bifunktionalen Materialien und Präzisionserhitzung um
31 October 202431 October 2024 Free nova Session: Latest nova Market and Trend Reports on Alternative Naphtha, Advanced Recycling, Bio-based Polymers and Bioeconomy in China 28 November 2024, 13:30-15:00 CET, online
30 October 202429 October 2024 Four Innovative EU Research Projects Spotlight Renewable Carbon Solutions in Vienna The 2nd Circular Carbon Economy Summit will take place on 12 November 2024, in Vienna, Austria, showcasing advancements in sustainable resource management and circular economy practices
Econic Welcomes New Investment to Accelerate CO₂ Polyols and Surfactants Econic offers a patented process based on a unique catalyst that replaces fossil-based feedstocks with renewable carbon
28 October 202424 October 2024 World’s first biodegradable plastic produced from CO2 emissions in Finland This breakthrough, based on carbon capture and utilization (CCU), is a significant step towards reducing and utilizing industrial carbon dioxide emissions
LanzaTech Awarded $3 Million from U.S. Department of Energy to Advance Conversion of Waste CO2 into Valuable Chemicals Project uses waste CO2 as a feedstock to produce sustainable isopropanol, a common alcohol found in everyday products
New report on carbon farming in the European forestry sector Building resilient forests: new report urges long term practices over quick profit wins
25 October 202422 October 2024 Regulatory and technological advances in CO2 shipping New CO2 liquefaction and storage methods improve efficiency, reducing costs and energy use for onboard carbon capture
24 October 202418 October 2024 Mitsubishi Electric and VTT of Finland to Develop Technology for Direct Capturing of CO2 from Oceans Together with VTT, the largest comprehensive research institute in Northern Europe, Mitsubishi Electric aims to develop DOC, one of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies to remove CO2 from oceans, which will help eliminate ocean acidification and thus contribute to carbon neutrality and other nature-positive outcomes
23 October 202417 October 2024 Leveraging on its proprietary technologies: NEXTCHEM signs an agreement with KazMunayGas-Aero to cooperate in the development of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in Kazakhstan These initiatives aim at contributing to the decarbonization and upgrade of KAZAKHSTAN’s industry with the production of sustainable aviation fuel and low-carbon hydrogen through CO2 capture
Maire und NextChem unterzeichnen Vereinbarung zur Entwicklung von SAF-Initiativen in Kasachstan Die Initiative zielt darauf ab, durch nachhaltiges Flugbenzin - SAF - und kohlenstoffarmen Wasserstoff durch CO2-Abscheidung zur Dekarbonisierung und Effizienz der kasachischen Industrie und Infrastruktur beizutragen
22 October 202416 October 2024 Blue carbon: an excellent way to store carbon dioxide About 244 million tonnes of organic carbon are stored in the top 10cm of seabed habitats - most (98%) of that is in mud or silt – a location that’s quite easily overlooked when it comes to conservation measures
21 October 202415 October 2024 Citroniq Chemicals Closes $12 Million Series A Financing This funding will enable Citroniq to further advance the construction of its 1st plant in Nebraska, the world’s largest decarbonization platform that would capture and avoid 2 million metric tons per year of GHG emissions
18 October 202414 October 2024 Rethinking plastics – the new alternative to current plastic materials is born from CO2 Fortum capture the carbon dioxide released during waste incineration and mix it with hydrogen, creating base chemicals such as methane or methanol, which can then be further utilised as raw materials for plastics
17 October 202411 October 2024 In step toward solar fuels, durable artificial photosynthesis setup chains two carbons together The system produces ethylene, an important ingredient of many plastics, with much higher efficiency, yield and longevity than competing systems
16 October 20249 October 2024 ‘Growing Impact’ explores using catalysts to convert CO2 into valuable products The latest episode of the "Growing Impact" podcast explores how researchers are using advanced computation to design catalysts that can accelerate the process of converting carbon dioxide into useful products
15 October 20249 October 2024 Braskem Collaborates with the University of British Columbia to Develop Technology for Producing Methanol from CO2 The company is funding a one-year project aimed at developing a viable technological route for future industrial implementation
Construction begins on Technology Platform for Power-to-Liquid Fuels (TPP) The German Aerospace Centre (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is currently building the world's largest research facility for the production of electricity-based fuels, also known as electrofuels or e-fuels
Baubeginn für Technologieplattform Power-to-Liquid-Kraftstoffe (TPP) Mit der „Technologieplattform Power-to-Liquid-Kraftstoffe“, kurz TPP, baut das Deutsche Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) im sachsen-anhaltischen Leuna die bisher größte Forschungsanlage auf, um strombasierte Kraftstoffe herzustellen
14 October 20248 October 2024 Avantium Receives €3.5 Million EU Grant for CO2 Conversion Project In the ICONIC project, Avantium will further scale up the electrochemical cell to convert CO2 from refinery gases into formic acid
NRW Innovation Award for cost-effective production of aerogels Fraunhofer-Institute UMSICHT researchers developed an innovative production process for aerogels that combines various production steps using supercritical CO2 and thus significantly reduces production costs
Innovationspreis NRW für kostengünstige Herstellung von Aerogelen Fraunhofer-UMSICHT-Forscher konnten ein neuartiges Produktionsverfahren für Aerogele entwickeln, das verschiedene Produktionsschritte mithilfe von überkritischem CO2 zusammenführt und somit die Produktionskosten signifikant verringert
10 October 20244 October 2024 LanzaTech Expands Biorefining Platform Capabilities to Include Production of Commercial-scale Nutritional Protein Directly From CO2 Company plans to access $1 trillion alternative protein market by commercializing primary production of nutrient-rich protein through LanzaTech’s proprietary gas fermentation process
LanzaTech Global, Inc. erweitert seine Bioraffinerie-Plattform um die Produktion von Nahrungsproteinen in kommerziellem Maßstab direkt aus CO2 Die Company plant, den milliardenschwerden alternativen Proteinmarkt zu betreten, indem sie erstmals Nahrungsprotein über den firmeneigenen Gas-Fermentationsprozess herstellt und vertreibt
Lessons from the Kitchen: of LanzaTech, a protein shake, new markets, and Scooby-Doo The LanzaTech story is the feedstock, CO2, but, it’s part of the everyday feedstock set and the foundational basis of the company
9 October 20242 October 2024 Production of solar fuels: Storing the sun’s heat at 1,200 degrees High-temperature bricks - a joint development by Empa and Synhelion – serve as temporary storage for the enormous heat
Herstellung von Solartreibstoffen: Sonnenwärme bei 1.200 Grad speichern Hochtemperaturziegel – eine gemeinsame Entwicklung von Empa und Synhelion – dienen als Zwischenspeicher für die enorme Hitze
7 October 20244 October 2024 Stakeholder Perspectives Along the Entire Value Chain – Interview with the WaterProof partner IZES gGmbH Alena Jahns and Jan Hildebrand answer four questions on consumer perception of CO₂-derived consumer goods
SABIC launches certified low carbon chemicals with CO2 footprint savings The methanol product in the new portfolio contain a lower carbon content than a traditional portfolio, with the same high quality product specifications
2 October 202426 September 2024 19 Million TPA of Drop-in Chemicals Synthesised from Captured CO2 by 2045, Forecasts IDTechEx While many CO2-derived chemicals do not represent net-negative or net-zero products, they still represent reductions in emissions compared to the fossil fuel-based status quo but they are not a decarbonization tool
1 October 202426 September 2024 Phlair raises €14.5M to rapidly scale its hydrolyzer-based Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology Thanks to its technology compatibility with intermittent energy sources and hyper-focus on manufacturing, the company drives DAC down the cost curve
Phlair kassiert 14,5 Millionen Euro Das Münchner Startup Phlair verkündet den Abschluss seiner Seed-Runde. 14,5 Millionen Euro gehen auf das Konto des Climatetechs, das früher als Carbon Atlantis bekannt war
30 September 20244 October 2024 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), September 2024 Let's take a look at what happened in September 2024 at RCI:
26 September 202420 September 2024 Wie eine Kohlenstoff-Zentralbank Europa zum CO2-Staubsauger machen kann Netto-negative Emissionen sind machbar, wie Ottmar Edenhofer, Direktor des Berliner Klimaforschungsinstituts MCC, bei der kürzlichen "Thünen-Vorlesung" erklärte