30 October 202627 October 2026 Copper d-orbital regulation enables direct coupling of CO2 with NO2 for selective urea electrosynthesis A catalyst that uses isolated copper atoms on titanium carbide to help turn carbon dioxide and nitrate into urea
29 October 202627 October 2026 GeZero: Implementation of the CO₂ capture project paused – Geseke site remains important The CO₂ transport and storage infrastructure solutions are yet not at an acceptable level of economic risk
GeZero: Umsetzung des CO₂-Abscheideprojekts pausiert – Standort Geseke bleibt von großer Bedeutung Lösungen für die CO2-Transport- und Speicherinfrastruktur dürften nicht rechtzeitig und mit einem nicht akzeptablen wirtschaftlichen Risiko zur Verfügung stehen
As Europe accelerates electrification, ALCHEMHY advances flexible ammonia and methanol production New materials, reactor concepts and digital models address a timely industrial challenge: how to use renewable electricity and hydrogen when supply and prices fluctuate
28 October 202628 October 2026 Save the date: Renewable Materials Conference 2027 8–30 September 2027, Maternushaus, Cologne, Germany
27 October 202620 October 2026 Stargate Hydrogen selected to continue the Legacy of the HySTAT Alkaline Electrolysers Under the agreement, Stargate Hydrogen becomes the official manufacturer and distributor of replacement stacks and related services for more than 400 installed HySTAT Alkaline Electrolysers across 65 countries
Warmer CO2 Electrolyzers Turn Waste Heat Into a Chemical Industry Win Decarbonizing the heating system is just as important as decarbonizing the electricity supply, a message that most techno-economic analyses of electrochemical processes quietly missed
26 October 202619 October 2026 Moeve and ENSO join forces to accelerate industrial decarbonization using biomass and renewable gases The initiative reflects a shared vision that decarbonization is a key driver of competitiveness, capable of generating savings and sustainable investment
CO2 availability shapes acetate and ethanol production in Clostridium aceticum: a transcriptomics-guided study New study shows how carbon availability controls the flow of carbon and energy inside one of nature’s most efficient gas-fermenting microbe
23 October 202619 October 2026 The LEGO Group starts making selected LEGO® elements using e-methanol The challenge has not only been identifying a renewable alternative to plastic, but also working with suppliers to integrate the new material into existing manufacturing infrastructure
Lego: E-Methanol aus abgeschiedenem CO₂ für die Herstellung von Kunststoffteilen Das Unternehmen will damit den Einsatz fossiler Rohstoffe in der Kunststoffproduktion schrittweise reduzieren
22 October 202616 October 2026 Microbes Turn CO2 and Waste Glycerol Into Acetate in Dual-Electrode Reactor Two very different ways of feeding carbon dioxide to the microbial catalyst shape the output of such a dual-biocatalyzed reactor
21 October 202615 October 2026 Lignin-Derived Quantum Dots Supercharge a Common Photocatalyst to Turn CO2 Into Fuel What if the carbon dioxide, responsible for warming the planet, could be captured and chemically transformed into usable fuel using nothing more than sunlight and a carefully engineered material?
20 October 202614 October 2026 Machine Learning Maps 10,000 Reactions to Reveal How Copper Turns CO2 into Fuel Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) found out how hydrogen behaves on a catalyst surface
15 October 20269 October 2026 Munich E-Methane Startup Turn2x Secures €20 Million for Expansion Munich climate tech Turn2x has raised €20 million in a Series A financing round. The startup plans to use the capital to scale its e-methane technology and set up additional production sites following the launch of a commercial plant in Spain
14 October 20269 October 2026 From Molecules to Meals: INERATEC Delivers First Commercial Batch of e-Wax for Food Applications Some innovations do not start with a new product. They start with a new way of looking at a molecule
Vom Molekül zum Lebensmittel: INERATEC liefert erste kommerzielle Charge von MATERA® e-Wax für Lebensmittelanwendungen Innovation entsteht nicht immer durch ein neues Produkt. Manchmal eröffnet ein Rohstoff völlig neue Anwendungsmöglichkeiten
EIC Board President visits eChemicles as Hungarian CO₂-electrolysis company begins EIC Accelerator scale-up project Szeged visit highlights Hungarian deep tech moving from university research to industrial productization, backed by an EIC Accelerator grant and a proposed EIC Fund equity investment
12 October 20268 October 2026 Last Chance to Join: WaterProof Workshop “From Waste(water) CO₂ to Formic Acid” 22 October 2026, 10:00-15:30 CET, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Innovative Herstellung von E-Fuels und CCU-basierten Vorprodukten Über die FONA fördert das Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt (BMFTR) neue Verfahren, Prozesse und Technologien für die Herstellung von E-Fuels und dafür notwendiger CCU-basierter Vorprodukte
7 October 20263 October 2026 React Foods sichert sich 4,2 Millionen dänische Kronen für CO₂-basiertes Hefeprotein Ein Zwei-Stufen-Fermentationsprozess wandelt Kohlendioxid und erneuerbaren Wasserstoff in proteinreiche Hefe-Biomasse um
University spin-out sets out to turn CO₂ into food protein React Foods will use technology developed by researchers from Aarhus University and international partners to turn CO₂, hydrogen and microorganisms into protein-rich ingredients from yeast
6 October 20267 October 2026 Detergents and Cleaning Agents Made From CO₂, High-Quality Textiles Made From Wood, and Bio-Based Coagulants in Wastewater Treatment: Innovations for the Defossilisation of the Chemical Industry At the Renewable Materials Conference, held on 22–24 September 2026 in Siegburg/Cologne, experts discussed fundamental questions about the future of the European chemical industry, innovations were awarded, and the framework conditions to accelerate defossilisation were presented. Initial examples demonstrate the potential for this to be effective
Wasch- und Reinigungsmittel aus CO₂, hochwertige Textilien aus Holz und bio-basierte Fällmittel in Klärwerken: Innovationen zur Defossilisierung der Chemie Auf der Renewable Materials Conference wurden vom 22.-24. September 2026 in Siegburg/Köln fundamentale Fragen zur Zukunft der europäischen Chemie diskutiert, Innovationen ausgezeichnet und Rahmenbedingungen für eine beschleunigte Defossilierung vorgestellt. Erste Beispiele zeigen, wie es funktionieren kann
2 October 202628 September 2026 Waschmittel aus Abgas, Trikots aus Holz: So will die Chemie ohne Erdöl auskommen Die Chemie braucht Kohlenstoff, holt ihn aber noch fast nur aus Erdöl und Erdgas. In Siegburg zeigten Firmen Alternativen: ein Tensid mit CO₂ als Baustein, Garn aus Holz, ein schwarzes Pigment aus Lignin. Warum der Sprung aus der Nische trotzdem schwerfällt
1 October 20261 October 2026 INERATEC and Ramboll drive industrial production of e-SAF in Europe INERATEC and Ramboll are expanding their cooperation to further develop industrial e-SAF production
INERATEC und Ramboll treiben industrielle Produktion von e-SAF in Europa voran INERATEC und Ramboll bauen ihre Zusammenarbeit zur Weiterentwicklung der industriellen e-SAF-Produktion aus
30 September 202624 September 2026 New EU-funded project UNCOVER to advance the market uptake of CO2 utilisation technologies The European Commission has awarded €7 million to UNCOVER, a new Horizon Europe project bringing CO₂ conversion technologies closer to industrial-scale deployment and market uptake
EU-Projekt UNCOVER will die Markteinführung von Technologien zur CO2-Nutzung vorantreiben Die Europäische Kommission fördert das Horizon Europe Projekt UNCOVER mit 7 Millionen Euro, mit dem Ziel Technologien zur CO₂-Umwandlung näher an den industriellen Einsatz und die Markteinführung zu bringen. Das Steinbeis Europa Zentrum leitet das Arbeitspaket zu Verwertung, Skalierung und Markteintritt und ist für die Verwaltung der Projektdaten zuständig
29 September 202623 September 2026 Skyrenu delivers its first batch of CO2 captured directly from the air as part of a technological showcase for carbon valorization This first delivery marks a significant milestone in demonstrating the potential of linking direct air capture to technologies that convert carbon into low-carbon fuels
28 September 202622 September 2026 Stargate Hydrogen secures 21 million Euros from the EU Innovation Fund to further scale up its operations The grant will support the expansion of Stargate in Europe, enabling the production of large-scale electrolyser systems, thereby increasing the company’s ability to supply Power-to-X projects with EU-made equipment
23 September 202617 September 2026 Mehr Innovation, weniger Abhängigkeit durch Circular Economy: Landesregierung legt Kreislaufwirtschaftsstrategie vor Nordrhein-Westfalen will Drehscheibe für Circular Economy in Europa werden / Schon jetzt arbeiten mehr als 240.000 Menschen in der Kreislaufwirtschaft
22 September 202617 September 2026 Worley Awarded Engineering Contract for D-CRBN’s Renewable Syngas Demonstration Plant The next demonstration unit will be installed at an industrial site in Antwerp, Belgium and use D-CRBN’s proprietary plasma technology to convert CO₂ and biomethane into feedstock for fuels and chemicals
Plasma Activation Supercharges Copper Electrocatalysis to Turn CO2 Into Fuels Researchers at Yale University and the University of Antwerp report a hybrid plasma–electrocatalysis platform that dramatically expands what copper electrodes can do with CO2 and carbon monoxide
21 September 202615 September 2026 Twelve Secures $45 Million Financing for CO2-Based Clean Fuels Plant The financing will be used to refinance the construction facility for the companys new AirPlant One facility, and supporting additional expansion at the site
Solar-Powered Photoelectrochemical Cells Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Liquid Methanol Fuel Anjan Kumar of GLA University in India together with an international team of co-authors, offer one of the most detailed assessments to date that stand between laboratory demonstrations and a genuine solar-fuels industry
18 September 202614 September 2026 Holcim’s Eco2fly carbon capture project takes key e-SAF step Approximately half of the captured CO2 will be combined with renewable hydrogen to produce around 100,000tpa of e-SAF, while the remainder will be permanently stored in geological formations
17 September 20266 October 2026 WaterProof Workshop: From Waste(water) CO₂ to Formic Acid 22 October 2026 10:00–15:30 CET at Matrix ONE - Science Park 301 - 1098 XH Amsterdam - The Netherlands
Defossilisation Made Visible: Why OK Renewable Is Becoming the Reference Label for Renewable Carbon Products Instead of separate labels for bio-based, CCU-derived or recycled carbon, Renewable Carbon Share combines all renewable carbon streams into one clear communication framework
16 September 202615 September 2026 From Pollution to Performance: On Scales the First EVA Midsole Made Using Captured Carbon Emissions to Over a Million A high-performance foam that turns industrial carbon emissions into a key ingredient for the brand’s shoes
Olive Waste Biochar Boosts CO2 Conversion to Methane Chemical engineers at the University of Castilla-La Mancha in Spain found that olive stones, when treated with zinc chloride at high temperatures, yield activated biochars with exceptionally high surface areas that can host nickel nanoparticles for carbon dioxide methanation
14 September 20268 September 2026 Methanol Qualified as a Feedstock for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Following successful qualification by the international standardization organization ASTM, methanol has been recognized as an approved feedstock for the alcohol-to-jet production pathway
Methanol als Rohstoff für nachhaltigen Flugkraftstoff qualifiziert Nach erfolgreicher Qualifizierung durch die internationale Standardisierungsorganisation ASTM wurde Methanol als zulässiger Rohstoff für den Alcohol-to-Jet-Herstellungspfad anerkannt
10 September 20263 September 2026 Uniper advances NorthStarH2 into basic engineering The planned e-methanol production facility in Östersund aimed at helping decarbonize sectors such as transport and the chemical industry
Uniper führt NorthStarH2 in die Basic-Engineering-Phase Das geplante E-Methanol-Projekt in Östersund soll zur Dekarbonisierung von Sektoren wie dem Transportwesen und der chemischen Industrie beitragen
9 September 20262 September 2026 Researchers from Charles University, Prague, Have Developed a New Photocathode for Efficient Conversion of CO2 into Ethanol The material designed by the research team produces pure ethanol as its sole liquid product, which significantly simplifies its potential industrial application
Zukunftstechnologie: Sunfire beginnt mit dem Bau der SOEC-Testanlage im Industriepark Lausitz Bei BASF in Schwarzheide wird Sunfire künftig seine neueste und leistungsstärkste SOEC-Produktgeneration im industriellen Umfeld validieren
Future Technology: Sunfire Begins Construction of SOEC Test Facility at Industrial Park Lausitz At the BASF site, Sunfire will validate its latest and most powerful SOEC product generation in an industrial environment
8 September 20267 September 2026 Raw material from the air: Green methanol despite water scarcity CO₂ and water for green methanol captured directly from the air: A study from Jülich shows that this would be possible even in water-scarce regions around the world. The main factors determining costs are favourable wind and solar conditions
Rohstoff aus der Luft: Grünes Methanol trotz Wasserknappheit CO₂ und Wasser für grünes Methanol direkt aus der Luft: Eine Jülicher Studie zeigt, dass dies auch in wasserarmen Regionen weltweit möglich wäre. Entscheidend für die Kosten sind vor allem gute Wind- und Solarstandorte