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29 January 20244 October 2024

Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), January 2024

You may find our recent member survey about the Transition to Renewable Carbon, you may participate at a RCI-workshop on 2050 scenario, or a free RCI webinar in February, or at the pitching session of the European Chemistry Partnering in Frankfurt

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Carbon pricing for agriculture key to cutting emissions, say EU climate advisers

Current policies are not a sufficient incentive for farmers to do more to achieve the EU climate targets, according to the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change (ESABCC) experts, who warned of the need for a carbon pricing system for the sector

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EU-Klimabeirat: CO2-Bepreisung im Agrarsektor ist Schlüssel zur Emissionsreduzierung

Nach Ansicht der Experten des Europäischen Wissenschaftlichen Beirats für Klimawandel (ESABCC) bieten die derzeitigen politischen Maßnahmen keinen ausreichenden Anreiz für Landwirte, mehr für die Erreichung der EU-Klimaziele zu tun. Gefordert wird deshalb ein CO2-Bepreisungssystem für die Landwirtschaft

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24 January 202416 January 2024

New seaweed farm off the Norwegian coast seeks to remove CO2 from the atmosphere

Norway has embarked on a pioneering journey to explore the vast potential of large-scale seaweed cultivation as a sustainable and cost-effective solution for ocean-based carbon removal

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23 January 202417 January 2024

Catalytic Combo Converts CO2 to Solid Carbon Nanofibers

Tandem electrocatalytic-thermocatalytic conversion could help offset emissions of potent greenhouse gas by locking carbon away in a useful material

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Katalysator-Kombination wandelt Kohlendioxid in feste Kohlenstoff-Nanofasern um

"Das Neue an dieser Arbeit ist, dass wir versuchen, CO2 in etwas umzuwandeln, das einen Mehrwert bietet, aber in einer festen, nützlichen Form"

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22 January 202412 January 2024

Celanese begins carbon capture and utilization operations at Clear Lake, Texas, Facility

The Now Operational Project is One of the Largest Active CCU Facilities in the World

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German industry joins forces with green groups on CO2 capture

A group of Germany's most influential lobby groups have demanded Berlin present a carbon management strategy

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CO2-Abscheidung: Deutsche Industrie und NGOs ziehen an einem Strang

Während die Europäische Kommission ihre CO2-Management-Strategie für die Veröffentlichung am 6. Februar vorbereitet, drängen deutsche Verbände Berlin, seine eigene zu veröffentlichen – und sich in die EU-Debatte einzubringen

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19 January 202416 January 2024

Power-to-X: Flüssige Kohlenwasserstoffe als Speicher für Energie aus regenerativen Quellen

In dieser Richtlinie werden lediglich solche Verfahrensketten betrachtet, bei denen elektrische Energie als Hauptenergieträger in flüssige Kohlenwasserstoffe überführt werden

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17 January 202417 December 2024

The brightest stars of Renewable Materials meet in Siegburg/Cologne (Germany), 11-13 June 2024

The Number One Meeting Point for Global Leaders in Industry, Academia and Policy – first 40 speakers announced, deadline for submissions for the innovation award is 28 February 2024

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16 January 202417 January 2024

Renewable Carbon Companies directory with nearly 41,000 company profile downloads in 2023

The Renewable Carbon Companies (ReCaCo) business directory has established itself as the primary source of information on renewable and sustainable materials solutions. Innovative companies in the field of renewable carbon present their products, intermediates and services

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A Glass That Sifts Carbon Dioxide

Research Group Develops a Glass Material That Precisely Separates Gases

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Ein Glas, das Kohlendioxid siebt

Forschungsgruppe entwickelt ein Glasmaterial, das Gase präzise voneinander trennt

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2023 Sees NETL Make Strides in CO2 Conversion Research & Development

Researchers grew versatile biocatalysts using microbes from a coalbed methane (CBM) well to convert industrial CO2 wastes and other single-carbon compounds into useful chemicals

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Topsoe selected by Essar to provide technology for £360 million carbon capture project

Essar’s carbon capture facility is expected to be operational by 2028, eliminating an estimated 1 million tons of CO2 per year

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The extra mile from the lab to industry

Converting the greenhouse gas CO₂ into raw materials for industry using renewable energies: What electrocatalysis can do in theory should be applied as quickly as possible

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Die Extrameile vom Labor in die Industrie

Das Treibhausgas CO₂ mittels erneuerbarer Energien in Ausgangsstoffe für die Industrie umwandeln: Was die Elektrokatalyse in der Theorie kann, soll möglichst schnell in die Anwendung

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15 January 20249 January 2024

ACWA Power signs agreement to develop green hydrogen project in Egypt worth more than $4 billion

First phase of project will produce 600,000 tonnes-per-year of green ammonia

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12 January 20246 January 2024

Novel Catalyst System for CO2 Conversion 

Homogeneous catalysts investigated under industrial conditions

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Neues Katalysesystem für die CO2-Umwandlung

Homogene Katalysatoren unter industrienahen Bedingungen untersucht

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Sumitomo Chemical to Establish Innovative and Highly Efficient Technology for Producing Methanol from CO2

Completion of CCU Pilot Facility for Demonstration of the Technology as a Green Innovation Fund Project

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11 January 20244 October 2024

Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), December 2023

The new RCI Scientific Background Report is published and the RCS Label has been presented at the EBC2023, RCI got reinforcement with Jörn Harrandt, you may find project overviews and an invitation to a free RCI webinar

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Renewable formic acid derived from captured CO₂ as a replacement of fossil feedstock in consumer goods 

The Horizon Europe project WaterProof releases a catchy and informative project video describing its innovative carbon capture and utilisation process aiming at a climate-neutral Europe and a truly circular EU economy

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Erneuerbare Ameisensäure aus abgeschiedenem CO₂ als Ersatz für fossile Rohstoffe in Konsumgütern

Das Horizon Europe Projekt WaterProof präsentiert ein überzeugendes und informatives Projektvideo, in dem das innovative Verfahren zur Kohlenstoffabscheidung und -nutzung beschrieben wird, mit dem ein klimaneutrales Europa und eine echte Kreislaufwirtschaft in der EU erreicht werden sollen

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First step towards synthetic CO2 fixation in living cells

Three modules forming a new-to-nature CO2 fixation cycle successfully implemented in E.coli

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Auf dem Weg zu Zellen mit künstlicher Kohlendioxid-Fixierung

Drei Module für einen neuartigen Stoffwechselweg funktionieren auch in Bakterienzellen

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BVSE fordern CO2-Bepreisung für Neuware

Die Kunststoffrecyclingunternehmen kämpfen mit existenzbedrohenden Herausforderungen

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10 January 20249 January 2024

Towards Advanced CO₂ Utilisation and a Defossilisation of The Chemical Industry

Leading experts will be meeting at world’s hybrid key event in Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) from 17-18 April 2024 in Cologne, Germany. The preliminary programme of the "CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2024" is available now

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Auf dem Weg zu einer zukunftsweisenden CO₂-Nutzung und Defossilisierung der chemischen Industrie

Führende Expertinnen und Experten treffen sich auf einer der weltweit wichtigsten Veranstaltung im Bereich Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) am 17. und 18. April 2024 in Köln und online. Das vorläufige Programm der „CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2024“ ist verfügbar

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Non-level playing field for renewable materials vs. fossil in Life Cycles Assessments

Critical aspects of the JRC Plastics LCA methodology and its policy implications

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A research project paving the way for large-scale production of green hydrogen energy carriers in Chile

The project’s research focuses on the production potential of hydrogen and liquid fuels from solar energy

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Forschungsprojekt ebnet Weg zur großskaligen Produktion grüner Wasserstoff-Energieträger in Chile

Kern des vom BMBF geförderten Projekts ist die Forschung zu den Herstellungspotenzialen von Wasserstoff und flüssigen Kraftstoffen aus Solarenergie

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Launch of reFuel.ch: Sustainable fuels and base chemicals for Switzerland

"reFuel.ch" is investigating how fossil fuels can be replaced by sustainable energy sources. The majority of these will come from countries in the Earth's sunbelt, as two to three times more electricity can be generated per square metre of PV area in these countries than in Switzerland

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8 January 202422 December 2023

Tailwind for the first climate-neutral cement plant Holcim in Germany’s Carbon2Business innovation project receives two awards at the UN Climate Change Conference 

Holcim's Carbon2Business innovation project was awarded two prizes in recognition of its outstanding, innovative efforts to decarbonize industry

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Rückenwind für das erste klimaneutrale Zementwerk

Innovationsprojekt Carbon2Business von Holcim Deutschland erhält zwei Auszeichnungen im Rahmen der Weltklimakonferenz

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Vom Problem zum Rohstoff: Again nimmt wegweisende Produktionsanlage für CO₂-basierte Chemikalien in Betrieb und sichert sich $10 Million Seed-Financing 

Agains neuartige Biomanufacturing-Anlage wandelt mit Hilfe natürlicher, gasverzehrender Bakterien täglich bis zu einer Tonne CO₂ in Chemikalien um

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Danish Climate Tech Startup Again Launches Groundbreaking Production Site for CO₂-Based Chemicals and Announces $10 million Seed Round 

The company harnesses natural, gas-eating bacteria to convert waste carbon dioxide (CO₂) into a range of sustainable chemical products

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HyCC pushes back planning for green hydrogen project H2eron due to market conditions

H2eron will produce green hydrogen from water and renewable power at the Chemical Park Delfzijl, where the hydrogen can be used for the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF), for mobility and by various chemical manufacturers to reduce emissions

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5 January 202421 December 2023

M2ARE: Maritime Methanol – Adaptable, Renewable and Environmentally friendly: Reducing marine fuel CO2 emissions by more than 80%

In response to the high demand for maritime decarbonized fuel, M²ARE project will deliver a methanol synthesis demonstration plant by mid-2027, using the existing pilot plant located at the Air Liquide Innovation Campus Frankfurt, Germany

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SABIC Joins Tripartite Agreement for Ethylene Glycol Production Decarbonization

This collaborative initiative aims to explore opportunities to decarbonize SD's ethylene glycol process to significantly reduce the carbon footprint and usher in low-carbon emissions technology

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4 January 202420 December 2023

Keppel partners AM Green to explore biogenic carbon-based sustainable fuels opportunities in Asia and the Middle East

The two parties will jointly identify, evaluate and co-develop projects, which can harness and aggregate at least one million tonnes of biogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) per year

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3 January 202419 December 2023

UP Catalyst secures €4M in funding to reduce Europe’s reliance on Chinese carbon materials

The company will utilize the funds to scale up their local production of carbon materials and graphite derived from CO2 emissions, offering a sustainable alternative source of raw materials to European battery manufacturers

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C-Crete Technologies Develops and Deploys the World’s First Zeolite-Based Concrete Devoid of Carbon Dioxide Emissions

C-Crete's cement-free concrete is the first to employ this naturally occurring rock as a cementitious binder replacing Portland cement

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2 January 202418 December 2023

eFuels Leader Infinium Receives $75M Equity Commitment from Breakthrough Energy Catalyst for Investment in Project Roadrunner

Investment will enable availability of SAF under innovative fuel offtake agreement with American Airlines, with financial support from Citi

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15 December 202313 December 2023

OCOchem Raises $5 Million in Seed Funding Led by TO VC

The climate tech company’s innovation converts CO₂ and water into sustainable platform molecules for use in agriculture, energy, and transportation

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Aramco and ENOWA to develop first-of-its-kind e-fuel demonstration plant

The facility will be built in ENOWA’s Hydrogen Innovation and Development Center in NEOM

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14 December 20238 December 2023

CO2 sourcing for Power to X

The cost of CO2 from DAC is likely to fall to similar level to biogenic CO2 at some point in the next decade and demand imbalances will be essential for businesses involved in Power to Liquids production

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12 December 202312 December 2023

MAN Energy Solutions to Build Reactor for Renewable Fuels

Cleantech start-up, CAPHENIA, to establish production plant for synthesis gas as feedstock for industrial production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel for aviation decarbonisation

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MAN Energy Solutions baut Reaktor für erneuerbare Kraftstoffe

Cleantech Start-up CAPHENIA errichtet Produktionsanlage für Synthesegas – Ausgangsstoff für die industrielle Produktion von Sustainable Aviation Fuel zur Dekarbonisierung der Luftfahrt