8 September 20261 September 2026 How carbon capture can rewrite surfactant chemistry in personal care Viridi's product Vireya is the “world’s first” commercial anionic surfactant produced using captured CO2 as a principal feedstock
7 September 20264 September 2026 Can companies secure their fossil fuel supply at a reasonable cost and foster resilience? It is a paradoxical situation. The risks posed by fossil fuels, are more apparent than ever, yet chemical companies are competing harder than ever for access to the dwindling pool of reliable, low-cost fossil sources. Instead, they should speed up their positioning in non-fossil sources to prepare for the transition to renewable carbon
Können Unternehmen eine bezahlbare und resiliente Versorgung mit fossilen Rohstoffen sicherstellen? Es ist eine paradoxe Situation: Die Risiken fossiler Rohstoffe treten deutlicher denn je zutage, dennoch konkurrieren Chemieunternehmen mehr als zuvor um den Zugang zu einem schrumpfenden Angebot an verlässlichen und kostengünstigen fossilen Quellen. Stattdessen sollten sie ihre Positionierung bei nicht-fossilen Rohstoffquellen beschleunigen, um sich auf den Übergang zu erneuerbarem Kohlenstoff vorzubereiten
4 September 202628 August 2026 One-step synthesis of catalysts that turn carbon dioxide into useful methane Flame-assisted spray pyrolysis offers a scalable approach to produce high-performance nickel–cerium oxide catalysts
European Energy and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. secure OMV as new offtaker for Kassø e-methanol facility Multi-year agreement with OMV adds another major industrial customer for e-methanol from the Kassø facility in Denmark
European Energy und Mitsui & Co., Ltd. gewinnen OMV als neuen Abnehmer für E-Methanol aus Kassø Mit OMV gewinnt E-Methanol aus der Kassø-Anlage in Dänemark einen weiteren bedeutenden Industriekunden – auf Basis einer mehrjährigen Vereinbarung
3 September 202627 August 2026 Aus Ökogas wird Kraftstoff Ein neuer Katalysator wandelt CO2 in einen Rohstoff für klimafreundliche Treibstoffe um. Erstmals im Kilogramm-Maßstab produziert, geht er jetzt in den Praxistest
2 September 20261 September 2026 The top 10 most-read nova and RCI reports of the last 12 months These expanded contributions will deepen understanding of carbon footprints and further support RCI’s commitment to data-driven sustainability
Bremer Forschungsprojekt entwickelt Klebstoffe aus CO₂ Senatorin Müller informiert sich bei Klebtechnikunternehmen Bühnen über Forschungsprojekt mit dem IFAM
Hemp Carbon: Farbe die auf Natur baut Weiterentwicklung der bestehenden Hemp-Kollektion mit einem Carbon Capture Composite von Plantics
Durchbruch für eine zukunftsfähige Zementproduktion Die Firma Holcim Deutschland nimmt eine am Hereon entwickelte Membrananlage zur CO₂-Abscheidung in Betrieb
Breakthrough for Future-Proof Cement Production Holcim Germany commissions a CO₂ capture membrane plant developed at Hereon
1 September 202631 August 2026 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), August 2026 August Highlights: Publication of LCA Biodiversity report, RCI project proposals for 2027, Mass Balance project progressing, CCA: Public letter and 2nd GA in October, EU ETS review and Electrification Action Plan, SBTi White Paper
31 August 202631 August 2026 13 compelling reasons to join the Renewable Materials Conference (RMC) Three evening events, interactive workshops and the exhibition will provide plenty of opportunities, and six innovations will compete for the “Renewable Material of the Year 2026” Innovation Award
Energy conversion and energy storage for a climate-neutral industry Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Fraunhofer IAP and SGC Energy agree to collaborate on CO2 electrolysis, hydrogen and batteries
Energieumwandlung und Energiespeicherung für eine klimaneutrale Industrie Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Fraunhofer IAP und SGC Energy vereinbaren Zusammenarbeit bei CO₂-Elektrolyse, Wasserstoff und Batterien
Rhinoflux and Swing Launch Sewage Sludge-to-Power and CO2 Capture PoC Trial in Japan The PoC will test Hydro Chemical Looping as a new pathway to convert sewage sludge into power and 99.9%+ pure CO2 without combustion
Edmonton cement plant’s carbon capture project on hold Three years after the pilot of Edmonton cement plant’s carbon capture project Heidelberg Materials paused the plan
28 August 202628 August 2026 nova-Experts (re)introduced: Niels de Beus (M.Sc. Biotechnology) Supporting sustainable decision making through production process evaluation and value chain analysis
Cities need robust carbon dioxide removal strategies to meet net-zero targets Without a more rigorous, transparent framework for defining and compensating residual emissions, net-zero targets could entrench inequities and undermine long-term climate integrity
27 August 202627 August 2026 How cement plants can remove CO₂ from the atmosphere The production of cement ranks as one of the world’s largest industrial sources of CO₂. A new study now shows how cement production could in future be used to remove CO₂ from the atmosphere – based on a technology utilising lime
Wie Zementwerke der Atmosphäre CO₂ entziehen können Die Herstellung von Zement gehört weltweit zu den grössten industriellen CO₂-Verursachern. Eine neue Studie zeigt nun, wie sich die Zementproduktion künftig nutzen liesse, um CO₂ aus der Atmosphäre zu entfernen. Grundlage dafür ist eine Technologie auf der Basis von Kalk
China repurposing pharma mega-factories to make novel foods, GFI report reveals Some major manufacturers to explore novel foods by leveraging their existing fermentation capacity to produce mycoprotein, yeast proteins, and precision-fermented fats
Mitsubishi Electric develops CCU disaster-resilience evaluation with University of Tokyo Method supports municipal and corporate CCU adoption as Japan pursues decarbonization
26 August 202619 August 2026 Pilot-scale production of leucine from CO2 The fed-batch bioprocess for leucine production with M. marburgensis mutant strains in bioreactors has proven to be scalable to 150 L pilot-plant scale without substantial losses in leucine quality
24 August 202617 August 2026 Opinion: Europe’s climate-elephant in the room: What to do with left-over emissions when we get to net zero? If we treat some emissions as “unavoidable” too early, without properly examining whether they truly are, we risk following a more costly and less efficient path to climate neutrality
21 August 202618 August 2026 Green Lime: Reducing Carbon Emissions in the Construction Materials Industry A membrane reactor that enables climate-neutral lime production while also recovering new raw materials, is being developed by Fraunhofer-IKTS-researchers
Grüner Kalk: CO2-Emissionen in der Baustoffindustrie senken Ein Membranreaktor, der eine klimaneutrale Kalkproduktion ermöglicht und gleichzeitig neue Rohstoffe schafft, wird von Fraunhofer-IKTS-Forschenden entwickelt
18 August 202612 August 2026 KIST team converts captured carbon dioxide directly into formic acid without purification New electrochemical process turns triethylamine-based CO2 capture solution into 98% pure formic acid at lower cost and emissions
17 August 202611 August 2026 Developing World-Leading Technology to Convert Greenhouse Gas Carbon Dioxide into High-Value Industrial Chemicals Achieves world-record efficiency under ambient room temperature and pressure, accelerating the era of greenhouse gas upcycling
13 August 20266 August 2026 Hitachi, MOL, and JAL Sign MOU to Conduct Japan’s First Pilot Test of Carbon Dioxide Removal Technology on Kume Island, Okinawa Direct Ocean Capture (DOC): a technology for recovering CO2 directly from the ocean
12 August 20265 August 2026 Transforming carbon dioxide into a new kind of recyclable plastics CSU and Northwestern University researchers developed a closed-loop platform for producing a class of new materials from inexpensive carbon dioxide
New technology could turn dirty factory exhaust directly into useful fuel Researchers from the Université de Montpellier and Adelaide University have developed a special organic liquid to efficiently convert CO₂ from industrial emissions into carbon monoxide (CO), a key building block used to manufacture fuels and chemicals
10 August 20263 August 2026 Commission boosts Europe’s competitiveness, decarbonisation and independence with Electrification Action Plan and ETS review The Commission today presents an Electrification Action Plan to make Europe the first electro-powered continent, and a stronger carbon market to support EU's industry in the clean transition and electrification
Kommission stärkt Wettbewerbsfähigkeit, Dekarbonisierung und Unabhängigkeit Europas mit Elektrifizierungsaktionsplan und EHS-Überprüfung Die Kommission legt heute einen Aktionsplan zur Elektrifizierung vor, um Europa zum ersten elektrobetriebenen Kontinent zu machen und einen stärkeren CO2-Markt zu schaffen, um die EU-Industrie beim Übergang zu einer sauberen Wirtschaft und bei der Elektrifizierung zu unterstützen
Exolum Completes Transaction to Acquire a Minority Stake in SeaSeaS Amsterdam CO2 Terminal Project SeaSeaS Amsterdam aims to become Western Europe’s first open-access CO₂ export terminal, as it will be able to handle CO₂ from both biogenic and non-biogenic sources
5 August 202630 July 2026 Periphytic biofilms entrap CO2 from industrial gas mixtures Periphytic biofilms (PBs), composed of microalgae, bacteria, and abiotic components can overcome the limitations the toxicity of high CO2, SOX, and NOX through enhanced collective tolerance and CO2 fixation efficiency
4 August 202616 September 2026 Discover How CO₂ from Wastewater Can Become Sustainable Packaging HICCUPS Seminar on 23 September 2026, 10-12:15 CET in Amsterdam
3 August 202629 July 2026 The Age of Fossil Fuels Must Come to an End – Renewable Energy and Renewable Carbon Will Take the Lead Fossil energy use harms the climate, is finite and unreliable, creates dangerous dependencies, and leads to unpredictable price fluctuations. Also, it has no future
Das Zeitalter der fossilen Rohstoffe muss enden – erneuerbare Energien und erneuerbarer Kohlenstoff übernehmen die Führung Die Nutzung fossiler Rohstoffe schadet dem Klima, ist endlich und unsicher, schafft gefährliche Abhängigkeiten und führt zu unvorhersehbaren Preisschwankungen. Außerdem hat sie keine Zukunft
Topsoe and Sasol bring advanced SAF technology to Allied Biofuels’ landmark project in Uzbekistan High-quality SAF from a variety of feedstocks – including biomass, green hydrogen and carbon dioxide – creating a highly flexible and integrated production pathway
31 July 202624 July 2026 EU Invests €5.7M in Project to Produce Microalgae Proteins from Marine Waste & CO2 The Alganova project brings together 12 institutions to develop and validate a computationally assisted, circular biorefinery for the production of proteins and functional ingredients from microalgal biomass
30 July 202623 July 2026 Grundlagen für Carbon Farming: Bundeslandwirtschaftsministerium fördert drei neue Zertifizierungsprojekte Parlamentarische Staatssekretärin Englhardt-Kopf überreichte Zuwendungsbescheide auf CRCF-Tagung
A major milestone on the road to the PYROCO2 demonstrator EU-funded hydrogen and CO2-to-acetone demo due online in late 2026
29 July 202622 July 2026 Bioforcetech Selected by Carbontech Development Intiative Bridge Carbontech award funds the final piece of BFT's supply chain connecting New York's wastewater and construction sectors
Vacancy-Guided Dual Sites Boost Sunlight-Driven Conversion of CO2 into Ethylene Professor Lei Ge and his team at China University of Petroleum developed a zinc-doped photocatalyst, that exploits defect engineering in tandem with dual-site catalysis to dramatically enhance the efficiency of CO2 reduction into ethylene
28 July 202621 July 2026 60 million SEK to carbon dioxide reduction The new “ACCELERATE – Transition to and Scale-Up of bio-CO2 Utilization”-centre is affiliated with seven Swedish companies and two industry organizations
27 July 202621 July 2026 Paebbl Rebond 300 Could the medicines, plastics and chemicals of the future be made from carbon dioxide rather than oil? That is the vision behind the new research centre ACCELERATE, in which researchers from Stockholm University and KTH Royal Institute of Technology play a key rol
22 July 202616 July 2026 INERATEC and Zeopore accelerate next-generation hydrocracking for CO₂-neutral fuels and chemicals INERATEC and Zeopore announce a successful technology collaboration driving a more efficient and economically competitive production of CO₂-neutral e-Fuels and e-Chemicals
INERATEC und Zeopore treiben Hydrocracking-Technologie der nächsten Generation für CO₂-neutrale Kraftstoffe und Chemikalien voran INERATEC und Zeopore geben eine erfolgreiche Technologiekooperation bekannt, die eine effizientere und wirtschaftlich wettbewerbsfähigere Produktion CO₂-neutraler e-Fuels und e-Chemicals ermöglicht