6 July 20219 September 2021 Researchers give yeast a boost to make biofuels from discarded plant matter Breaking down these tough casings and disassembling the sugar chains results in a chemical mixture that is challenging for traditional fermentation microorganisms to digest
5 July 20219 September 2021 Singapore Looks To Develop and Deploy Low-Carbon Technological Solutions Seeks collaborations with local and global partners following feasibility studies
Department of Energy Invests $8 Million for Projects to Develop Algae-Based Technologies to Capture Carbon Dioxide for Use in Products Using algae, the selected projects will develop conversion technologies to decrease emissions, helping to reach the Biden-Harris Administration’s goal of net zero emissions by 2050
2 July 20219 September 2021 Engineering begins on UK’s first large-scale facility that captures carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere Another big direct-air-capture plant is moving ahead, but a new study finds we may need to build many more before the economics start to make sens
Carbon negative material company wins Circularity Accelerate contest Audi AG worked with Made of Air to create a sustainable dealership model featuring a carbon storing plastic facade
1 July 20219 September 2021 A change of tune for chemical industry: VIVALDI turns CO2 emissions into sustainable bio-products Starting from June 2021, the EU Horizon 2020 project VIVALDI – innoVative bIo-based chains for CO2 VALorisation as aDded-value organIc acids, will develop a set of breakthrough biotechnologies
Umschwung für die chemische Industrie: VIVALDI verwandelt CO2-Emissionen in nachhaltige Bioprodukte Die Europäische Union hat 7 Millionen Euro für das VIVALDI-Projekt bewilligt, um die biobasierte Industrie in einen neuen, umweltfreundlicheren und wettbewerbsfähigeren Sektor zu verwandeln. Die BOKU erhielt dabei den zweitgrößten Anteil am Projektvolumen
Hybrid Catalyst Technology for Sustainable Carbon Dioxide Conversion New hybrid catalyst platform aims to serve chemical manufacturers in the first instance and could save 20% of all fossil fuels for chemical processes, potentially reducing emissions by eight million tons per year
30 June 20219 September 2021 Why a carbon tax is the most effective price signal for the building sector A carbon tax on the fuel used to heat Europe’s buildings is the most effective price signal to decarbonise Europe’s building stock
Significantly lower climate impact of contrails when using sustainable fuels Sustainable fuels reduce the number of ice crystals in contrails and thus their climate impact
Deutlich geringere Klimawirkung von Kondensstreifen durch nachhaltige Kraftstoffe Nachhaltige Kraftstoffe verringern die Eiskristallanzahl in Kondensstreifen und damit ihre Klimawirkung
29 June 20219 September 2021 Wie sinnvoll ist die CO₂-Entfernung aus der Atmosphäre? Macht es fürs Klima einen Unterschied, ob man eine Tonne CO₂ komplett einspart – oder ob man sie zwar ausstößt, aber später wieder aus der Luft holt? Eine neue Studie liefert Antworten
No other option for businesses but to go green: Mukesh Ambani RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani spoke at the Qatar Economic Forum on Monday and mentioned his plans to make the oil-to-telecom-to-digital conglomerate net carbon zero by 2035
Neste and Boston Consulting Group announce new sustainable aviation fuel partnership to reduce the climate impact of business air travel Through this new partnership, BCG expects to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions on flights with these airlines
28 June 20219 September 2021 Kohlendioxid nachhaltig nutzen Bioökonomie und Lösungen für die Klimakrise sind eng verbunden. Auf der Konferenz CO2-WIN diskutierten Fachleute die Rolle von Kohlendioxid als Rohstoff
Direct air capture trains What if the energy released when freight trains slow or stop could be applied to carbon capture technology?
Finland’s largest Power-to-Gas plant – Wärtsilä and Vantaa Energy to continue planning towards an investment decision The plant planned to be commissioned in 2025 would be the largest in Finland and also the first to produce carbon-neutral, synthetic methane on a commercial scale with a fuel capacity of 10 MW
Is It Starch or Cellulose? NREL Offers Answers That Could Unlock Incentives for Making Cellulosic Ethanol The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) offers a simple procedure for a complex analytical problem, an achievement that could help biorefineries expand production of low-carbon cellulosic ethanol
24 June 20219 September 2021 VITO optimises CO2 conversion in the European-funded BioRECO2VER project Industrial point sources of CO2 are well suited for carbon capture & utilisation applications, in short CCU. The conversion of greenhouse gases into added value (base) chemicals can take place in biological processes. With a brand new, unique high-pressure fermenter, VITO is researching how these processes can be optimised.
New catalyst offers a sustainable future for solar fuel production Researchers have found a new versatile and sustainable catalyst to be used in solar fuel production
Kurzgutachten im Rahmen der dena-Leitstudie Aufbruch Klimaneutralität Die Prognos AG hat im Auftrag der dena eine Techno-ökonomische Analyse zu CO2-Negativemissionstechnologien herausgebracht
Altmaier: „Bringen internationalen Markthochlauf von grünem Wasserstoff weiter voran“ Neues Förderinstruments H2Global startet – H2Global Stiftung gegründet
23 June 20219 September 2021 TotalEnergies, Sunfire, and Fraunhofer give the Go-Ahead for Green Methanol in Leuna Hy2Chem platform allows testing of regeneratively produced hydrogen for the production of feedstock chemicals and fuelson a large scale for the first time
TotalEnergies, Sunfire und Fraunhofer geben den Startschuss für grünes Methanol in Leuna Hy2Chem-Plattform erlaubt die Nutzung des regenerativ erzeugten Wasserstoffs zur Herstellung von Basischemikalien und Kraftstoffen erstmals im großen Maßstab
ICM becomes exclusive distributor of Visionary Fiber Technologies’ fiber reactor ICM, Inc., has signed an agreement with VFT, to be the exclusive distributor and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for their fiber reactor separation technology in the ethanol space
Scientists Report Efficient Utilization of Waste Paper for Cellulase Production by Trichoderma longiflorum Researchers at the IMP of the CAS have recently found that waste paper could be efficiently utilized for enzyme production by Trichoderma longiflorum. The study was published in Journal of Cleaner Production
22 June 20219 September 2021 Free webinars: All About RC(I) Discussing the Renewable Carbon Strategy and Initiative
Sulzer and Blue Planet announce partnership to reduce CO2 emissions to sustainably transform the cement industry Blue Planet’s pilot plant will capture emissions from an adjacent power plant, providing high CO2 absorption performance while maintaining low energy consumption
Sulzer und Blue Planet geben Partnerschaft zur Reduzierung von CO2-Emissionen bekannt, um den Wandel zu einer nachhaltigen Zementindustrie zu beschleunigen Pilotanlage von Blue Planet soll die Emissionen eines benachbarten Kraftwerks abscheiden, um eine hohe CO2-Absorptionsleistung bei gleichzeitig niedrigem Energieverbrauch zu ermöglichen
Conoship responds to World Bank’s stance on LNG Company sees a ‘bright future for LNG in the decarbonisation of the shipping industry'
Introducing HY-CAT, a project devoted to finding better catalysts to spur a CO2 circular economy The electrochemical conversion of CO2 can generate a variety of valuable products, such as liquid fuels used to power transportation
Das Projekt HY-CAT widmet sich der Suche nach besseren Katalysatoren, um eine CO2-Kreislaufwirtschaft voranzutreiben Die elektrochemische Umwandlung von CO2 kann eine Vielzahl wertvoller Produkte erzeugen, wie etwa Flüssigkraftstoffe für den Verkehr
18 June 20219 September 2021 Mit Solar-Treibstoff zum Klimaziel Empa-Forschende untersuchen im Mobilitätsdemonstrator «move» die Herstellung von synthetischem Methan aus energetischer, technischer und wirtschaftlicher Perspektive
Saving the climate with solar fuel In Empa's mobility demonstrator, move, researchers are investigating the production of synthetic methane from an energy, technical and economic perspective
17 June 20219 September 2021 A tax on fossil carbon is more effective for a carbon border adjustment mechanism than a tax on CO2 emissions Experts from the German nova-Institute present a tool for elegantly pricing the true cause of global warming
16 June 20219 September 2021 Japan to expand cross-sector use of synthetic methane Inpex has been co-ordinating with Nedo in a pilot project to produce synthetic methane at its oil and gas fields to explore the potential of recycling CO2
15 June 20219 September 2021 Covestro’s circular ambitions take shape Together with ArcelorMittal and other partners, Covestro is investigating the possibilities of converting carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide into chemical building blocks
Efficiently “switching on” bacteria to produce high-value chemicals Most high-value chemicals are currently produced using fossil fuels - industrial chemistry's use of petroleum accounts for 14% of all greenhouse gas emissions
14 June 20219 September 2021 Neste is progressing on its projects on the Innovation business platforms for future growth in renewable and circular solutions All business platforms established in early 2020 are based on scalable future feedstock pools, which play an important role in tackling the climate change
Top Biofuel Maker Eyes Garbage in Widening Feedstock Hunt Neste Oyj aims to use forestry waste to produce fuel in Quebec
11 June 20219 September 2021 Neuer Atlas zeigt erstmals die weltweiten Power-to-X-Potenziale Die Bewertung der technischen und ökonomischen Potenziale basiert auf umfangreichen Analysen, beispielsweise der Flächenverfügbarkeit und den Wetterbedingungen
10 June 20219 September 2021 Minimise investment risks in renewable chemistry The nova-institute in Germany offers tailor-made and single client studies to reduce the risk of wrong decisions. And it helps to find the best solutions for the use of renewable carbon sources.
9 June 20219 September 2021 Avantium awarded €1.78 million in total from EU grants for the development of electrochemical processes and CO2-based polymers Company is currently working on scaling up the Volta Technology in pre-pilot units that will be demonstrated at industrial sites in 2021
The rise of CO2 as a feedstock Carbon Capture and Utilization — could take up billions of tons of carbon dioxide emissions if the technologies were adopted across a range of sectors worldwide
Neste is testing renewable gasoline in Sweden for possible commercialization internationally The final phase of testing is now beginning with the target to complete commercial tests of the fuel
Passing the acid test: New low-pH system recycles more carbon into valuable products In the electrolyzer, captured CO2 is dissolved in a liquid electrolyte, which flows over the solid catalyst through which the electricity is supplied
8 June 20219 September 2021 The pulp and paper industry keeps on investing Today we celebrate 16 projects to reduce carbon emissions that have been successfully finalised in our sector over the past two years
7 June 20219 September 2021 CO2 converted into methanol as fuel for ships As part of the EU-funded FReSMe project, scientists are researching the possibility of producing the climate-friendly fuel methanol from the harmful climate gas CO2
4 June 20219 September 2021 Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: Carbon capture sequestration technology won’t solve crisis The majority of carbon dioxide from CCS is used for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and there are many economic, social, and environmental problems associated with
Germany to invest €8 bn in large-scale hydrogen projects The economy and transport ministries selected 62 of 230 large-scale projects to receive state funding