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2 July 202627 June 2026

LG Chem and POSCO Holdings Join Forces for CCU Technology Demonstration Project

LG Chem is accelerating its efforts toward carbon neutrality by entering into a full-scale partnership with POSCO Holdings

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1 July 202629 June 2026

Innovative CO2 capture using energy-efficient adsorbers

The SAFE-CO2 project team, led by Dr. Thomas Schiestel at Fraunhofer IGB, are now pooling their expertise to develop corresponding membrane modules adsorbers that have a high CO₂ capacity

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Innovative CO2-Abscheidung mit energiesparenden Adsorbern

Das Projektteam um Dr. Thomas Schiestel am Fraunhofer IGB richtet seine Aufmerksamkeit darauf, neue thermoresponsive Membranadsorber zu entwickeln, die eine hohe CO2-Kapazität aufweisen

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30 June 202626 June 2026

Econic Introduces Polyols for Polyurethane Dispersions Made from Captured Carbon

New High-Performance CO2 Polyols Enter The Market Through The Company’s Manufacturing Partners In The US And China

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29 June 202626 June 2026

UP Catalyst Advances Plans for Commercial Graphite Production in Finland

UP Catalyst produces battery-grade graphite and carbon nanotubes from captured CO₂ emissions using CO₂ molten salt electrolysis technology

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VTT and Mitsubishi Electric establish core technology for Direct Ocean Capture

As global climate targets become increasingly ambitious, interest in scalable CDR solutions continues to grow

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Turning industrial waste into green value: GlyCO2Chem project brings circular carbon chemistry to life

The initiative aims to transform industrial by-products into high-value sustainable chemicals whilst reducing carbon emissions and creating new value chains for the green economy

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26 June 202627 June 2026

Baden-Württemberg hat Potenzial für eigene nachhaltige Kraftstoffherstellung 

Das vom Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE oordinierte Projekt »E-Fuels fürs LÄND« untersuchte die Herstellung von E-Fuels mit maximaler Wertschöpfung in Baden-Württemberg

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25 June 202623 June 2026

AirPlant™ One Opens in Moses Lake: America’s First Commercial E-Jet® Fuel Plant Begins Operations

Alaska Airlines and Microsoft join Twelve to mark commercial operation of AirPlant One — the first plant in the United States to produce E-Jet fuel from CO₂, renewable electricity, and water at scale

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24 June 202623 June 2026

UQ tech turns captured CO₂ into valuable chemicals

University of Queensland researchers have developed a new method to produce industrial chemicals commonly used in agriculture, textiles and pharmaceuticals with only carbon dioxide (CO₂), water and electricity

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19 June 202616 June 2026

Deep tech startup Reduciner introduces novel technology to turn captured carbon into sustainable fuels

Reduciner, a deep tech startup originating from VTT, is commercialising a novel high-temperature technology that enables industrial companies to turn captured carbon dioxide (CO₂) into usable fuel and valuable industrial raw materials

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D-CRBN Closes €17.5 Million Series A

D-CRBN, a deep-tech company developing electrified plasma technology to recycle CO₂ and hydrocarbons into circular carbon molecules, today announced the successful closing of its €17.5 million Series A investment round

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18 June 202616 June 2026

Aisan adopts Celanese POM ECO-C for fuel pump modules supplied to a North American automaker

Solution enables lower product carbon footprint without compromising performance

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Ohmium and RenewCO2 Collaborate to Advance CO2-to-Chemicals Technology

Ohmium is collaborating with RenewCO₂ to bring electrochemical CO₂ conversion technology to commercial scale. Pairing RenewCO₂'s patented eCUT-FA™ catalyst technology with the Ohmium Lotus PEM electrolyzer platform and manufacturing capabilities will accelerate CO₂-to-chemicals commercialization

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17 June 202616 June 2026

Valmet and Linde collaborate to advance electrically driven CO₂ capture solutions for pulp and paper industry

The joint offering supports pulp and paper producers in reducing their carbon footprint by enabling efficient CO₂ separation without the need for steam or other thermal energy

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Chinese scientists turn CO2 into aviation kerosene

A key breakthrough in the study is the use of an iron-based catalyst enhanced with potassium and aluminum additives

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12 June 20263 June 2026

EU rules could make fossil-free aviation fuels unnecessarily expensive and energy-intensive

Last year, rules were introduced requiring a minimum blend of 2 percent sustainable aviation fuel at EU airports

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EU-Vorschriften könnten fossilfreie Flugtreibstoffe unnötig teuer und energieintensiv machen

Biomassevergasung übertrifft Verbrennung für E-Kraftstoffe, wird aber durch EU-Vorschriften verhindert

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11 June 202610 June 2026

Renewable Materials Conference announces Six Nominees for the Innovation Award, Final Programme and High-Level Expert Panel

The leading global event on the renewable carbon economy from 22-24 September 2026 in Siegburg/Cologne (Germany) will showcase the latest advances and future prospects in bioeconomy, CCU and recycling for the defossilisation of chemicals and materials

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Die Renewable Materials Conference stellt sechs Nominierte für den Innovation Award, das finale Programm und ein hochrangiges Panel vor

Das weltweit führende Event zur erneuerbaren Kohlenstoffwirtschaft präsentiert vom 22. bis 24. September 2026 in Siegburg die neuesten Fortschritte und Zukunftsperspektiven für Bioökonomie, CCU und Recycling für die Defossilisierung von Chemikalien und Materialien

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Innovation paves way to make ‘clean’ chemicals, plastics and food using solar energy

Integrated solar reactor uses sunlight, water, CO₂ and engineered bacteria to grow biomass in a single beaker

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SZTE Researchers Take Major Step Toward Industrial CO2 Utilization

Globally, the electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide is attracting growing interest from both researchers and industry

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EU project aims to make breakthrough in sustainable chemical manufacture

As part of the CarboNcare project, funded from the European Innovation Council, scientists are developing bacteria that can produce important chemical base materials from sustainable methanol

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EU-Projekt will Durchbruch in der nachhaltigen Chemikalien-Herstellung schaffen

Im vom European Innovation Council geförderten Projekt CarboNcare entwickeln die Wissenschaftler:innen Bakterien, die aus nachhaltigem Methanol wichtige chemische Ausgangsstoffe herstellen können

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10 June 20263 June 2026

Topsoe’s compact electric reactor could make green methanol as cheap as fossil fuels — using biogas waste

A conventional steam methanol reformer stands roughly six stories tall and stretches 30 meters end to end. Topsoe thinks it can shrink that down to a few cubic meters

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9 June 20263 June 2026

Commission approves €1.3 billion German State aid to support renewable hydrogen production

Germany notified the Commission of its intention to introduce a scheme to support the production of renewable hydrogen through the 'Auctions-as-a-Service' tool within the European Hydrogen Bank

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Kommission genehmigt deutsche Beihilferegelung im Umfang von 1,3 Mrd. EUR für die Erzeugung von erneuerbarem Wasserstoff

Deutschland hatte bei der Kommission eine geplante Regelung angemeldet, mit der die Erzeugung von erneuerbarem Wasserstoff über das Instrument „Auktionen als Dienstleistung“ der Europäischen Wasserstoffbank gefördert werden soll

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Marine microalgal biofuels: toward a systems-based circular biofactory

Marine microalgae are frequently promoted as sustainable biofuel feedstocks because of their halotolerance, high photosynthetic efficiency, and limited land requirements, yet commercial deployment remains elusive

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From Waste To Wealth: How Chemical Giants Are Rebuilding Global Manufacturing Through Circular Infrastructure

Nowadays, increasing environmental pressure, tightening regulation, and supply chain vulnerabilities force leading chemical companies to implement more sustainable practices

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8 June 20263 June 2026

Making green hydrogen more affordable

Hydrogen can partially replace fossil fuels, which makes it a cornerstone of the energy transition

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Grünen Wasserstoff günstiger herstellen

Wasserstoff kann fossile Brennstoffe ersetzen und ist somit ein wichtiger Pfeiler der Energiewende

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Emerging and promising applications which lead to reducing CO₂ emissions – driven in part by the locations of production plants

Many efforts are underway to help reduce carbon emissions - some of the technologies outlined in this article will have to rely on subsidies in order to make them economically viable

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5 June 20263 June 2026

Fortum inaugurates Kalla Test Center in Loviisa

Fortum decided to build the Kalla Test Center as part of its step‑by‑step approach to exploring hydrogen’s role in the energy transition

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3 June 20262 June 2026

Low-cost solar PV can turn CO2 into profitable materials enabling negative emissions

Three recent studies on electricity-based carbon fiber, silicon carbide, and graphene aimed at enabling large-scale negative emissions by 2050

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Liquid Wind AB Declared Bankrupt

Liquid Wind AB, the parent company of the Liquid Wind Group, was declared bankrupt on 11 May 2026. Lawyer Lars Melin of the law firm Styrks was appointed as bankruptcy trustee

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2 June 20262 June 2026

Could the production of European chemicals be achieved without naphtha and steam crackers? What alternative pathways could be viable in the future?

This paper mainly focuses on methanol, ethanol and biodiesel

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KRICT demonstrates direct CO2-to-gasoline and naphtha production at 50 kg per day

Successful pilot-scale demonstration of direct conversion of carbon dioxide into liquid hydrocarbons without the conventional intermediate carbon monoxide conversion step

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1 June 20262 June 2026

Renewable Materials Conference: Book your Booth now!

The Global Networking Point of the Renewable Carbon Economy will take place in Siegburg near Cologne, Germany, 22 to 24 September

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LanzaTech Selects North Sea Port, Ghent as Site for Europe’s First Commercial Alcohol-to-Jet SAF Facility

€500 Million Project Targets 79 000 Tonnes of Sustainable Aviation Fuel and 9 000 Tonnes of Renewable Diesel Annually

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LanzaTech wählt Gent als Standort für Europas erste kommerzielle Alkohol-zu-Jet-SAF-Anlage

500-Millionen-Euro-Projekt zielt auf 79000 Tonnen nachhaltigen Flugkraftstoff und 9000 Tonnen erneuerbaren Diesel pro Jahr

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29 May 202627 May 2026

Sunfire to Build Electrolysis Test Facility at BASF Site in Schwarzheide

The partnership underscores the growing importance of the Lausitz region as a transforming energy hub and as a location for future technologies

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Sunfire baut Elektrolyse-Testanlage am BASF-Standort Schwarzheide

Die Partnerschaft unterstreiche die wachsende Bedeutung der Lausitz als Energieregion im Wandel und als Standort für Zukunftstechnologien

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Biogenic carbon dioxide storage and mineral carbonation uptake in EU buildings

At the building level, bio-based materials show the largest storage effects

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28 May 202622 May 2026

Closing the Carbon Cycle: Unraveling the Roles of Light and Heat in CO2 Photocatalysis

Researchers reveal how photocatalytic and photothermal processes work together to enhance CO2-to-CH4 conversion

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SKKU Researchers Develop Breakthrough “Gas Battery” Technology that Generates Electricity from Greenhouse Gases

The system, known as the Gas Capture and Electricity Generator (GCEG), introduces a mechanism that converts captured emissions directly into usable energy

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27 May 202622 May 2026

Large-scale production of e-fuel and bio-fuel set to get smarter

Topsoe scientists have shown how e-fuel production based on converting CO2 and biogas simultaneously or sequentially can remove bottlenecks in carbon sourcing and support electrical grid balancing

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26 May 202622 May 2026

BRIGHT and LanzaTech launch new partnership to accelerate carbon-to-value biotechnology in Europe

A multi-year collaboration will establish a next-generation C1 biofoundry at DTU to convert industrial carbon emissions into fuels, chemicals, and materials

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LanzaTech geht Partnerschaft mit dänischem Forschungsinstitut zur Entwicklung einer Biofoundry ein

Neue Anlage soll mittels Gasfermentationstechnologie arbeiten, bei der Mikroben CO₂, CO und Methan in Kraftstoffe, Chemikalien und Materialien umwandeln

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Captura to Supply Ocean-Captured CO2 for Franco-Canadian eSAF Facility in France

The project is designed to help airlines comply with RefuelEU with eSAF-specific requirements kicking in by 2030

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22 May 202615 May 2026

INEOS Acetyls and Sandpiper chemicals announce strategic collaboration for the development of a low carbon methanol project in Texas City, Texas

Landmark facility to produce low-carbon methanol, supporting the energy transition and creating hundreds of jobs along the Gulf Coast