28 April 202522 April 2025 Wie kann die Chemieindustrie defossilisiert werden? Neuer Bericht präsentiert zehn Politikvorschläge für eine Zukunft mit erneuerbarem Kohlenstoff
25 April 202522 April 2025 Artificial Photosynthesis: Researchers Mimic Plants With artificial photosynthesis, mankind could utilise solar energy to bind carbon dioxide and produce hydrogen. Würzburg chemists have taken this one step further
Künstliche Photosynthese: Forscher ahmen Pflanzen nach Mit künstlicher Photosynthese könnte die Menschheit die Sonnenenergie nutzen, um Kohlendioxid zu binden und Wasserstoff zu produzieren. Würzburger Chemiker sind hier einen Schritt weitergekommen
24 April 202517 April 2025 Keeping Carbon Circular: PtX Lab Lausitz’s Vision for Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals PtX Lab Lausitz is a competence center that aims to accelerate the fast and sustainable market ramp-up of Power-to X (PtX) products based on green hydrogen
From CO₂ to Sustainable Materials: CO₂SMOS Delivers Key Results for Circular Bio-Based Industries The CO₂SMOS project concludes its EU-funded research, marking a significant step forward in the development of CO₂-based bioproducts and sustainable materials
23 April 20255 June 2025 GBA presents Bioeconomy Award for the first time The founding prize of 100,000 euros and personal prize money of 15,000 euros will be awarded for outstanding projects in the field of the bioeconomy
Jetzt bewerben: GBA fördert Bioökonomie-Projekte Die Global Bioeconomy Alliance (GBA) vergibt erstmals einen Preis für biobasierte und nachhaltige Innovationen. Interessierte können sich mit ihren Ideen bis zum 30. April 2025 bewerben
CO₂ removal and storage: Which options are feasible and desirable? A new framework helps to evaluate the feasibility of ocean-based CO2 removal processes and assesses their impact on humans and nature
CO₂-Entnahme und -Speicherung: Welche Verfahren sind sinnvoll und wünschenswert? Neuer Leitfaden hilft, die Machbarkeit meeresbasierter CO2-Entnahmeverfahren zu bewerten und ihre Folgen für Mensch und Natur einzuschätzen
22 April 202517 April 2025 CCU Pioneers – Keeping Carbon Circular: Holcim Interviewpartner: Florian Kleinwächter (Senior Business Development Manager CCU/S)
ABO Energy explores hydrogen and synthetic fuel production in Oulu In addition to hydrogen production, the company is exploring the possibility of producing methanol and sustainable aviation fuel (E‑SAF) in Oulu
17 April 202517 April 2025 CCU Pioneers – Keeping Carbon Circular: YNCORIS Process engineer Dr. Martin Lindmeyer elaborates on Yncoris's commitment to supporting the development and implementation of innovative CCU technologies
16 April 20255 May 2025 How to Defossilise the Chemical Industry: RCI’s new policy proposals for a Renewable Carbon Future New report presents policy proposals designed to accelerate the transition to renewable carbon in feedstocks and materials
Econic Signs Strategic Licensing Agreement with Saudi Aramco Technologies Company (SATC) for CO2 Polyols Econic expands its technology portfolio to bring renewable carbon solutions to new markets with a strategic global license agreement
15 April 20259 April 2025 Is CO₂ the Key to a More Sustainable Chemical and Fuel Industry? Innovative Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) technologies can convert captured CO₂ from industrial point sources and direct air capture into chemical base materials such as methanol, ethanol, ethylene or even polyols and other polymer building blocks
Clariant’s MegaMax™ 900 catalyst: Powerful start at European Energy’s e-methanol plant The facility is one of the world’s first and largest commercial e-methanol plant, using biogenic CO2 and green hydrogen to produce up to 42,000 tons of green methanol annually
14 April 20258 April 2025 Saipem: full notice to proceed from Stockholm Exergi for the execution of a large-scale Bioenergy CO2 capture project in Sweden Once operational, the plant will capture 800,000 tonnes of biogenic carbon dioxide annually from the biomass-fueled Värtaverket power plant in Stockholm, enabling net removal of CO2 from the atmosphere
Researchers convert captured biogenic CO2 into raw materials for plastics The Forest CUMP research project with VTT and LUT University sought to find out how different technologies could create renewable plastic raw materials using carbon dioxide and green hydrogen
11 April 20257 April 2025 SwRI develops process to produce graphene from CO2 The internally funded project advances the lab-scale conversion of CO2 into graphene which is both valuable and useful for a variety of applications
Research project discovers ways to convert forest industry’s carbon dioxide emissions into raw material for plastics – results pave way for new sustainable industry The Forest CUMP research project of VTT and LUT University investigated how biogenic carbon dioxide from forest industry and waste incineration can be captured and converted into high-value-added products
8 April 20258 April 2025 Biogenic CO₂ Sources and Carbon Capture – Key-Requirements for Carbon Capture & Utilisation Securing long-term supply and utilising biogenic sources
4 April 202531 March 2025 BASF and Forestal collaborate on advanced e-methanol production using OASE® technology BASF has been selected to share its proprietary OASE® blue technology - designed for the efficient removal of CO2 from flue gases, for use in Forestal’s pioneering Triskelion project in Galicia, Spain
BASF und Forestal kooperieren bei der Herstellung von e-Methanol unter Einsatz der OASE-Technology Die patentrechtlich geschützte OASE blue-Technologie von BASF wird zur effizienten Abtrennung von CO2 aus Rauchgasen für das Pionierprojekt Triskelion in Galicien, Spanien eingesetzt
Wie ein deutsches Deep-Tech-Startup die Kraftstoffzukunft neu definieren will ICODOS im Interview zur e-Methanol-Produktion für klimaneutrale Industrien
A novel path to sustainable hydrogen storage EU-backed researchers’ innovative materials and cutting-edge methods promise to provide Europe with cheap, efficient and environmentally friendly hydrogen storage solutions
Neuartiger Weg zur nachhaltigen Wasserstoffspeicherung EU-unterstützte Forscherinnen und Forscher versprechen, Europa mithilfe ihrer innovativen Materialien und modernsten Verfahren mit kostengünstigen, effizienten und umweltfreundlichen Lösungen zur Wasserstoffspeicherung zu versorgen
3 April 202531 March 2025 ICODOS starts up the world’s first plant of its kind in Mannheim This pioneering project demonstrates the enormous potential of sewage treatment plants as an energy source – there are around 9,000 in Germany alone, and up to 75,000 across Europe
Weltpremiere: Produktionsanlage „Mannheim 001“ gewinnt Schiffstreibstoff aus Abwasser und Strom In einer weltweit einzigartigen Anlage wird erstmals aus Abwasser und Strom nachhaltiger Schiffstreibstoff hergestellt
JFE Steel, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical, and Mitsubishi Chemical Collaborate to Develop a Carbon Recycling Supply Chain at Mizushima Complex The Demonstration Project is slated to begin in FY2026
1 April 202526 March 2025 Aramco launches Saudi Arabia’s first CO2 Direct Air Capture test unit Pilot plant established with Siemens Energy assessing commercial scale-up of emissions-reduction technologies
Neutronen-Bildgebung enthüllt Optimierungspotenziale für die CO₂-Umwandlung Hochpräzise Untersuchung unter realistischen Betriebsbedingungen
Understanding water management in CO2 recycling with neutrons: ‘power naps’ for electrolysers A recent study uses high resolution neutron imaging at the ILL to examine water dynamics in a carbon dioxide electrolysis cells. Recently published in the journal ACS Energy Letter, the study has now been selected as research highlight in Nature Catalysis
31 March 20251 April 2025 Showcase Your Innovation: Apply for the “Renewable Material of the Year 2025“ Award The unique concept of showcasing all renewable materials solutions in one event covers the entire value chain from alternative carbon feedstocks in any applications
28 March 202531 March 2025 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), March 2025 Let's take a look at what happened in March 2025 at RCI:
First biogenic CO2 delivered from Tønder Biogas to Kassø Power-to-X facility Ammongas has delivering its first truckload of biogenic CO₂ from Tønder Biogas. The CO₂ will be used for European Energy’s Power-to-X facility in Kassø, where it will play a key role in the production of e-methanol
27 March 202522 March 2025 CDOP: New Carbon Data Standards Initiative to Aid and Scale Carbon Markets Lack of standardization fragments market and impedes markets’ potential as driver of Climate Action
Solar-powered device captures carbon dioxide from air to make sustainable fuel Researchers have developed a reactor that pulls carbon dioxide directly from the air and converts it into sustainable fuel, using sunlight as the power source
26 March 202528 March 2025 Homeostasis raises $1.2M to synthesize American-made graphite from waste CO2 Funds will enable reactor development and key technical hires in 2025
Benchmarking selective capture of trace CO2 from C2H2 using an amine-functionalized adsorbent New PEI@HP20 adsorbent captures trace carbon dioxide from acetylene, enhancing industrial purification standards
25 March 202518 March 2025 Accelerating the shift from fossil to circular carbon During the panel discussions at an online event in the beginnings of March, Alfa Laval deep-dive into critical topics in the industry
New process to enable the conversion of CO2 into sustainable basic chemicals Producing base chemicals without consuming fossil raw materials and thus generating CO2 emissions is one of the most important tasks in achieving climate targets
Neuer Prozess soll Umwandlung von CO2 in nachhaltige Grundchemikalien möglich machen Chemische Grundstoffe herzustellen, ohne fossile Rohstoffe zu verbrauchen und damit CO2-Emissionen zu erzeugen – das ist eine der wichtigsten Aufgaben zur Erreichung der Klimaziele
24 March 202523 March 2025 Electrochemical CO₂ Conversion: Transforming Emissions into Valuable Chemicals WaterProof-project upcoming webinar will demonstrate the potential and scalability of electrochemistry in CCU
Carbyon: the TNO spin-off innovating in CO2 filtration technology Hans De Neve founded the cleantech start-up Carbyon, which is already building its first machine to capture billions of tonnes of CO2 from the air
21 March 202518 March 2025 Osaka University, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Mitsui Chemicals Successfully Synthesize Methanol and Para-xylene From CO2 Compared with production methods that use petroleum-based resources as feedstocks, the para-xylene obtained in this project affords a substantial reduction in CO2 emissions
Carbon2Chem® erhält Förderbescheid über 50 Millionen Euro Forschungsprojekt für die grüne Transformation geht in die dritte Phase
Carbon2Chem® awarded 50 Euro million research grant Research project for the green transformation enters third phase
20 March 202520 March 2025 “Best CO2 Utilisation 2025”: Celebrating Pioneering Innovation in Carbon Capture and Utilisation Technologies Six Innovative Technologies Redefining the Future of Carbon Capture and Utilisation at the CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2025
“Best CO2 Utilisation 2025”: Innovative CCU Technologien im Wettbewerb Sechs innovative Technologien präsentieren auf der CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2025 die Zukunft von Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU)
Spanien: Tecnicas Reunidas und Siemens Energy planen Methanol-Anlage in Leon Siemens Energy wird sich auf die Einheit für erneuerbaren Wasserstoff konzentrieren, Tecnicas Reunidas wird sich auf die Einheiten zur biogenen Kohlenstoffabscheidung und zur E-Methanol-Produktion fokussieren