8 December 20234 December 2023 Vom Treibhausgas zum grünen Brennstoff Ein neues Katalysatorkonzept schafft die Grundlage für eine großtechnische Methanisierung von Kohlendioxid
7 December 20232 December 2023 Unlocking the green potential: Transforming industrial CO2 into acetone with carbon capture and utilisation technology PyroCO2 is developing carbon capture and utilisation technology for climate-positive solutions in European chemical production
6 December 20231 December 2023 Swiss Sportswear Brand On presents its first apparel collection made with CleanCloud® technology After reshaping carbon emissions into running shoes, On launches the “Pace Collection” - eight apparel items made with CleanCloud® polyester
Santos and Tokyo Gas to collaborate on carbon-neutral e-methane in Australia Santos continues to build momentum to deliver new energy solutions by partnering with Japan’s largest gas utility company, Tokyo Gas, to investigate the potential for producing carbon-neutral e-methane in Australia
New approach to the sensible utilisation of carbon dioxide from car exhaust gases Utilizing impure CO2 from car exhaust, the team of Prof. Dr. Shoubik Das, Chair of Organic Chemistry I at the University of Bayreuth, presents in a paper, which was published in Nature Communications, a cost-effective synthetic route for γ-lactams
Neuer Ansatz zur sinnvollen Nutzung von Kohlenstoffdioxid aus Autoabgasen Unter Verwendung von verunreinigtem CO2 aus Autoabgasen hat das Team von Prof. Dr. Shoubhik Das, Lehrstuhl für Organische Chemie I an der Universität Bayreuth, einen kostengünstigen Syntheseweg für γ-Lactame entwickelt
5 December 202329 November 2023 Carbon removals: Parliament wants EU certification scheme to boost uptake European Parliament adopts position on certifying carbon removals as certification will help attract private investment to climate removal projects
The Swedish bioeconomy startups branching out beyond forestry Encouraging other forms of feedstock use than wood would be one way to alleviate social conflicts over Sweden’s forestry sector and foster more balanced development in the bioeconomy
CO2-free hydrogen: BASF receives funding approval for 54-megawatt water electrolysis plant Proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer expected to produce up to 8,000 metric tons of hydrogen per year
CO2-freier Wasserstoff: BASF erhält Förderzusage für 54 Megawatt-Wasserelektrolyse Protonenaustausch-Membran-Elektrolyseur (PEM) soll bis zu 8.000 Tonnen Wasserstoff pro Jahr produzieren
4 December 20234 October 2024 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), November 2023 You may find RCI’s Scientific Background Report on peer-reviewed Life Cycle Assessments, an overview to the passed Avanced Recycling Conference and RCI presented at the 1st Circular Carbon Summit in Vienna
New ways to showcase your activities on Renewable Carbon News Renewable Carbon News – portal and daily newsletter – is the most targeted way to reach the renewable chemicals and materials sector: bio-based, CO₂-based and advanced recycling
Engineers develop an efficient process to make fuel from carbon dioxide The approach from MIT and Harvard researchers directly converts the greenhouse gas into formate, a solid fuel that can be stored indefinitely and could be used to heat homes or power industries
Formiat statt Wasserstoff: Fester Brennstoff aus CO₂ MIT- und Harvard-Forschende stellen Salze der Ameisensäure aus Kohlendioxid her. Die Effizienz des neuen Verfahrens: rekordverdächtig
1 December 202330 November 2023 Air Liquide and ENEOS partner to accelerate the development of low-carbon hydrogen and energy transition in Japan This partnership intends to capitalize on ENEOS' strong energy infrastructure and market presence in Japan as well as on Air Liquide's more than 60 years of expertise across the entire hydrogen value chain
30 November 202324 November 2023 Aker Carbon Capture awarded feasibility study by MAN Energy Solutions to develop power-to-fuel solution In this study, the aim is to integrate a carbon capture unit into a full power-to-fuel solution
Inauguration of the world’s first pilot plant for the cost-efficient production of green methanol The world’s first pilot plant for the cost-efficient production of green methanol was inaugurated today in the Leuna Chemical Park as part of the Leuna100 project
Startschuss für weltweit erste Pilotanlage zur kosteneffizienten Produktion von grünem Methanol Die weltweit erste Pilotanlage zur kosteneffizienten Herstellung von grünem Methanol ist heute im Chemiepark in Leuna im Rahmen des Projekts »Leuna100« eingeweiht worden
29 November 202324 November 2023 US drive to make green jet fuel with ethanol stalled by CO2 pipeline foes The developments raise questions about future growth for U.S. producers of the biofuel, including POET, Valero and others, who have been banking on proposed carbon capture and storage (CCS) pipeline projects
Tandem Single Atom Electrocatalyst Realizes Reduction of CO2 to Ethanol Promising strategy to mitigate carbon dioxide emission
Tandem-Einzelatom-Elektrokatalysator realisiert die Reduktion von CO2 zu Ethanol Vielversprechende Strategie zur Verringerung der Kohlendioxidemissionen
28 November 202317 December 2024 Renewable Carbon-based Materials Show Significant Lower CO2 Footprint Than Fossil Counterparts The Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) published their latest report “Case Studies Based on Peer-reviewed Life Cycle Assessments – Carbon Footprints of Different Renewable Carbon-based Chemicals and Materials”. The brochure-style report was put together by sustainability experts from nova-Institute
Circular economy: At least €1 billion in additional sales by 2030 Evonik intends to make greater use of defossilized raw materials based on recycled materials, biomass and CO2
Circular Economy: Mindestens eine Milliarde Euro zusätzlicher Umsatz ab 2030 Evonik will künftig verstärkt defossilierte Rohstoffe auf Basis von Rezyklat, Biomasse und CO2 einsetzen
IDTechEx Discusses the Technology Trends Driving Sustainable Polymers for a Circular Economy Answering the demand for more sustainable plastics to support the circular economy requires innovations from all stakeholders in the polymer value chain, from the chemical suppliers to the end-users to the recyclers
ZymoChem Awarded $4MM from U.S. Department of Energy to Advance Production of Affordable and Effective Bio-Based Polymers As just 1 of 5 programs nationwide to be selected, ZymoChem will advance bioprocessing research and scale-up
How This Startup Backed By Bill Gates Is Planning To Remove Carbon Dioxide From Atmosphere Graphyte's novel hybrid technology combines engineering with natural photosynthesis processes to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it underground
UK sued for counting wood burning with carbon capture as ‘negative emissions’ Environmental groups are taking the UK government to court on Monday (13 November) over plans to spend billions on Biomass with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS), a technology aimed at removing CO2 from the atmosphere that is also being promoted by the European Union
27 November 202323 November 2023 Zeroing in on a sustainable tomorrow – Sulzer’s new licensing technologies help eliminate plastic waste and industrial emissions The latest addition to the licensing offering from Sulzer Chemtech leverages the company’s extensive experience in efficient separation and mixing technologies to meet growing carbon net zero and zero waste needs
Drinking beer, making algae A 400-litre algae bioreactor installed in the Young Henrys brewery produces as much oxygen as one hectare of Australian forest
24 November 202320 November 2023 Liquid Wind and industry leaders solidify partnership to accelerate eFuel production capacity, enabling significant reduction of CO2 emissions in hard-to-abate industries such as global shipping By pooling the partners’ technology expertise and capabilities, the partnership aims to unlock new, innovative, and effective fuel solutions for the shipping industry, other hard-to-abate industries, and society at large
Sulzer technology enables circular gas production plant in the Alps Sulzer’s mass transfer technologies are being leveraged by Messer, the world's largest privately owned industrial gas specialist, in collaboration with a manufacturer of inorganic chemicals to enable innovative carbon capture and utilization (CCU) at a plant in Landeck, Austria
23 November 202322 November 2023 Siemens Energy and Air Liquide pave the way for the ramp-up of the hydrogen economy with new gigawatt factory for electrolyzers The new gigawatt electrolyzer factory of Siemens Energy and Air Liquide was officially inaugurated today in Berlin
Siemens Energy und Air Liquide ebnen mit Gigawatt-Fabrik für Elektrolyseure Weg für den Hochlauf der Wasserstoffwirtschaft In Berlin wurde heute die neue Gigawatt-Fabrik für Elektrolyseure von Siemens Energy und Air Liquide offiziell eingeweiht
22 November 202316 November 2023 Provectus Algae Enters Into Livestock Methane Reduction Space Commissioning First Demonstration Biomanufacturing Plant Using Precision Photosynthesis™, the cornerstone of the company’s technology stack, Provectus Algae can produce Asparagopsis algae faster while consistently controlling the expression of bioactive compounds
21 November 202317 November 2023 INERATEC produces ASTM-conform Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Drop-in eSAF can be produced from CO₂ and green hydrogen - this has been confirmed at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) site with the operation of a power-to-liquid (PtL) plant by INERATEC
INERATEC produziert ASTM-konformes Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Aus CO₂ und grünem Wasserstoff kann drop-in eSAF hergestellt werden – dies wurde am Standort des Karlsruher Instituts für Technologie (KIT) mit dem Betrieb einer Power-to-Liquid (PtL) Anlage von INERATEC bestätigt
20 November 202317 November 2023 CATCO2NVERS, CO2SMOS and VIVALDI to support the green transition towards a low-carbon circular economy by turning CO2 emissions into essential products The use of carbon dioxide to produce essential carbon-containing products like chemicals, but also fuels and building materials can allow various processes to reach net zero or even negative CO2 emissions
16 November 202317 November 2023 Winter Special 2023 – 20% discount on market and trend reports on renewable carbon until 31 January 2024 From advanced recycling technologies, over bio- and CO2-based chemicals, building blocks and polymers to specific polymer insights: The latest nova-Institute reports around renewable carbon markets are available for a special price
Winter-Special 2023 – 20% Rabatt auf Markt- und Trendberichte rund um erneuerbaren Kohlenstoff bis 31. Januar 2024 Von neuartigen Recycling-Technologien über bio- und CO2-basierte Chemikalien, Building Blocks und Polymere bis hin zu spezifischen Polymer-Erkenntnissen: Die aktuellen Berichte des nova-Instituts rund um erneuerbaren Kohlenstoff sind zum Sonderpreis erhältlich
What does carbon management really mean and involve? New thinking and terminology is needed to meet climate goals and secure sustainable carbon supply
Going underground: Policy progress on Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) CCUS is expected to be a vital part of the least-cost net-zero energy system of the future
15 November 202315 November 2023 Call for Abstracts – CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2024 Only two weeks left to follow the call for abstracts and posters
3D printed reactor core makes solar fuel production more efficient Using a new 3D printing technique, researchers at ETH Zurich have developed special ceramic structures for a solar reactor. Initial testing show that these structures can boost the production yield of solar fuels
3D-gedruckter Reaktorkern macht solare Treibstoffproduktion effizienter Mittels einer neuen 3D-Drucktechnik können Forschende der ETH Zürich komplexe Keramikstrukturen für den Solarreaktor herstellen, mit denen sich die Ausbeute des Solartreibstoffs deutlich steigern lässt
14 November 20239 November 2023 Efficient Biohybrid Batteries Fast-Charging Hybrid Microbial Fuel Cell and CO2 Electrolyzer, Based on Formic Acid
Effiziente Hybridbatterie Schnell ladende mikrobielle Brennstoffzelle und CO2-Elektrolyseur auf der Basis von Ameisensäure
13 November 20237 November 2023 “Die Carbon2Chem®-Kerntechnologie ist ein Grundstein für zukünftige CCU-Technologien” Nachlese der 6. Konferenz zur nachhaltigen chemischen Konversion in der Industrie am 17. Oktober 2023
Methanol statt Wasserstoff: Alternativer Energieträger wäre wirtschaftlich konkurrenzfähig und überall einsatzbar Simulationsstudie der TU Berlin vergleicht Kosten über 71 Jahre an Wetterdaten
9 November 20239 November 2023 HICCUPS: Turning CO2 gained from wastewater sludge into bio-based polymers for packaging materials by using electrochemical conversion Twelve partners of seven countries will demonstrate the full value chain from biogenic CO2 gained from wastewater to polymer end-use in the 4-year Horizon Europe project