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