2 January 202321 December 2022European Green Deal: Commission proposes certification of carbon removals to help reach net zero emissionsThe European Commission adopted a proposal for afirst EU-wide voluntary framework to reliably certify high-quality carbon removals
21 December 202219 December 2022Using CO₂ emissions from industry to make climate-friendly plasticsVTT launches project to manufacture polymers using captured CO2 from forest industry and incinerated waste
20 December 20229 January 2023 Leading international experts meet at one of the world’s key events on Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) and Power-to-XOn 19-20 April 2023 in Cologne, Germany, and online. The preliminary program of the “Conference on CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals 2023” is online. Take a look!
Führende internationale Experten treffen sich auf einer der weltweit wichtigsten Veranstaltungen zu Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) und Power-to-XAm 19. und 20. April 2023 in Köln und online. Das vorläufige Programm der "Conference on CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals 2023" ist online. Schauen Sie rein!
Neue Anlage produziert Kohlenstoff aus LuftAm KIT startet der Verbundbetrieb des klimafreundlichen NECOC-Verfahrens zur Produktion von Kohlenstoff aus dem CO2 der Umgebungsluft
19 December 202214 December 2022ArcelorMittal inaugurates flagship carbon capture and utilisation project at its steel plant in Ghent, Belgium€200 million CCU plant first of its kind in the European steel industry. Project part of multi-technology strategy to reduce carbon emissions at Ghent plant
Air Liquide, Fluxys Belgium and Port of Antwerp-Bruges awarded EU funding for building the Antwerp@C CO2 Export HubThe project, named “Antwerp@C CO2 Export Hub”, is set up as an open-access infrastructure to transport, liquefy and load CO2 onto ships for onward permanent offshore storage
15 December 20228 December 2022From a greenhouse gas to an industrial raw materialRather than being released into the atmosphere and exacerbating the problem of climate change, CO2 can also be used as a raw material for substances required in industrial processes, such as formic acid or methanol
Vom Klimagas zum industriellen RohstoffStatt CO2 in die Atmosphäre zu entlassen, wo es den Klimawandel weiter antreibt, kann es auch als Rohstoff dienen: Etwa für industriell benötigte Substanzen wie Ameisensäure oder Methanol
14 December 20228 December 2022Carbon MatchmakerU.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Fossil Energy and Carbon Management announces Carbon Matchmaker, an online information resource to connect users across the carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) supply chains
To Battle Climate Change, Scientists Tap Into Carbon-Hungry Microorganisms for CluesNew technique could fast-track future carbon-free solar fuels
13 December 20227 December 2022Prince William unveils Lanzatech as a Finalist for the Second Annual Earthshot Prize AwardsFollowing a rigorous, 10-month selection process, a panel of advisors with expertise in science, conservation, innovation, investment, economics, politics and activism selected LanzaTech from more than 1,000 nominations
6 December 20221 December 2022SigmaRoc to install carbon capture facilitySigmaRoc and Aqualung will construct Europe’s first industrial scale facility of its type at Nordkalk in Q1 2023
Products Made With Captured Greenhouse Gas Are Reaching Commercial ScaleStartups are taking aim at chemicals, one of the largest industrial sources of global emissions
5 December 202230 November 2022CEMEX and RTI awarded $3.7 million cooperative agreement to advance carbon capture technology in cement manufacturingTeam to conduct FEED study of post-combustion carbon capture system at Texas cement plant
2 December 202230 November 2022Electrochaea Joins New European Cleantech Scale-Up Coalition, Supported by Breakthrough Energy and Kadri SimsonThe coalition members are companies scaling and industrialising technologies whose products and services range from decarbonising industry and energy with renewable hydrogen to producing scalable low-carbon cement; from electrifying transport to recycling materials and batteries
Electrochaea tritt der neuen europäischen Cleantech Scale-Up-Koalition bei, die von Breakthrough Energy und Kadri Simson unterstützt wirdDie Mitglieder der Koalition sind Unternehmen, die Technologien skalieren und industrialisieren, deren Produkte und Dienstleistungen von der Dekarbonisierung von Industrie und Energie mit erneuerbarem Wasserstoff bis zur Herstellung von skalierbarem kohlenstoffarmem Zement, von der Elektrifizierung des Verkehrs bis zum Recycling von Materialien und Batterien reichen
30 November 202229 November 2022Circular Economy: TotalEnergies and Air Liquide innovate to produce Renewable, Low Carbon Hydrogen at the Grandpuits Zero Crude PlatformNew zero crude platform to produce over 20,000 tons of hydrogen a year for making sustainable aviation fuel and to prevent emissions amounting to 150,000 tons of CO2 a year compared to current processes
Nächstes großes Wasserstoff-Vorhaben: Zwei Big Player an einem Strang – die DetailsNeue geplante Anlage soll mehr als 20.000 Tonnen pro Jahr generieren und genutzt werden, um nachhaltiges Flugbenzin zu produzieren und damit jedes Jahr Emissionen in Höhe von 150.000 Tonnen vermeiden
Towards a zero-emission construction trade The major part of CO2 emission reductions will have to come from radical innovations but the most of them are still in development
29 November 202225 November 2022Natural CO2 reduction implemented faster and with less risk than high-tech approachesHelmholtz researchers found, that natural sinks can be expanded in the short term, while high-tech approaches can reduce greenhouse gases only in the medium term and carry potential risks
Natürliche CO2-Reduktion schneller umsetzbar und weniger risikoreich als Hightech-AnsätzeHelmholtz-Forscher haben herausgefunden, dass natürliche Senken kurzfristig erweitert werden können, während Hightech-Ansätze Treibhausgase erst mittelfristig reduzieren und potentielle Risiken bergen
Another carbon capture breakthrough demonstratedHanson reports, that recycled concrete paste (RCP) within the plant’s existing wet scrubber allows for a high CO2 uptake within less than 30 minutes, preventing emissions entering the atmosphere
28 November 202223 November 2022This Simple Material Could Scrub Carbon Dioxide From Power Plant SmokestacksAn easily synthesized chemical filter could stop the greenhouse gas from reaching the atmosphere
25 November 202222 November 2022Engineered living photosynthetic biocomposites for intensified biological carbon capturePhotosynthesis is nature’s carbon capture technology; however, its capacity to reverse anthropogenic carbon enrichment within a meaningful timescale is equivocal
Center researches e-fuels, carbon captureThe Large Engine Competence Center (LEC) in Graz, Austria, is a company born as a spin-off from the Graz University of Technology and focuses on green energy and transportation systems
24 November 202223 November 2022 Industry calls for action on Sustainable Carbon CyclesThe Renewable Carbon Initiative strongly welcomes the European Commission’s communication on Sustainable Carbon Cycles and calls for implementation of important measures
‘False solutions’: scepticism over Saudi carbon capture planKingdom’s Cop27 announcement of new storage hub part of pattern of delaying fossil fuel transition, experts say
New study by the University of Bayreuth: Biodegradable microplastics in soils cause CO₂ emissions to riseBiodegradable microplastic particles in soils can lead to an increased rise in CO₂ emissions to the Earth's atmosphere
Neue Studie der Universität Bayreuth: Bioabbaubares Mikroplastik in Böden lässt CO₂-Emissionen ansteigenBiologisch abbaubare Mikroplastik-Partikel in Böden können zu einem verstärkten Anstieg von CO₂-Emissionen in die Erdatmosphäre führen
21 November 202217 November 2022“Man muss neu denken”CO2 einzusparen ist das Klimaschutz-Gebot der Stunde - doch reicht das? Ein österreichisch-bayerischer Unternehmer meint: nein - und tüftelt an weitergehenden Methoden
18 November 202215 November 2022Die 5. Konferenz zur nachhaltigen chemischen Konversion in der Industrie beleuchtete Technologien zur Realisierung einer Circular EconomyDas Fraunhofer UMSICHT, die thyssenkrupp AG und das Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion hatten im Rahmen des Carbon2Chem®-Projektes als Koordinatoren eingeladen
17 November 202223 November 2022100% Efficient Electrochemical Conversion of Carbon DioxideResearchers from the University of Twente, in collaboration with Shell, developed a new mechanism that makes the conversion of carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, which is an essential feedstock in the production of chemicals
11 November 202213 January 2023Just add salt: Engineers and chemists create 3D-printed polymers that degrade more quicklyThe scientists used carbon dioxide and table salt to create the ink that was used in the 3D printing process
Audi and Krajete Filter CO2 Out of the AirFilter more CO2 in less time thanks to the new direct air capturing method
Audi und Krajete filtern CO2 aus der LuftMehr CO2 in kürzerer Zeit filtern dank neuer Direct Air Capturing-Methode
10 November 20227 November 2022Neste to supply the Air France-KLM Group with more than 1 million tons of Sustainable Aviation FuelNeste to supply the Air France-KLM Group with more than 1,000,000 tons (approximately 1.26 billion liters) of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ over a period of 8 years starting in 2023
Neste beliefert die Air France-KLM-Gruppe mit mehr als 1 Million Tonnen nachhaltigem FlugzeugtreibstoffAb 2023 beliefert Neste die Air France-KLM-Gruppe über einen Zeitraum von 8 Jahren mit mehr als 1.000.000 Tonnen (etwa 1,26 Mrd. Liter) Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™
9 November 20224 November 2022Scaling the CCUS industry to achieve net-zero emissionsCarbon capture, utilization, and storage can help hard-to-abate industries achieve net-zero emissions. Scaling the industry will require action by governments, investors, and industrial players
8 November 20227 November 2022World’s largest CO2-to-methanol plant starts productionThe new facility can capture 160,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year, which is equivalent to taking more than 60,000 cars off the road
7 November 202231 October 2022Climeworks completes the commercial operations of its 1st gen technology in Hinwil, Switzerland, the world’s first commercial DAC facilityIn Hinwil, Climeworks’ air-captured CO₂ was provided to customers for utilization — an existing market for CO₂, which enabled the first commercial operation of Climeworks’ DAC technology
4 November 20222 November 2022Europe must become the leader in carbon-free shippingThe European Union can become a global leader in decarbonising the shipping sector thanks to a combination of clean solutions such as shore-side electrification, wind-powered transport and synthetic fuels, according to five French MEPs
3 November 20223 November 2022 nova-experts (re-)introduced: Michael CarusFounder and CEO of nova-Institute and Executive Manager of the Renewable Carbon Initiative
Steel Mill Gases Transformed into BioplasticKorea-Spain joint research team develops an itaconic acid mass production method using inexpensive raw materials such as byproducts from gas fermentation from steel mills to significantly lower production costs
Renewable ethylene updateThere are more and more developments in low-carbon intensity ethylene production and current ethanol producers can also convert their CO2 emission into ethylene
Research Success At Jacobs University: CO₂ Fixation In The Production Of Succinic AcidFor enhancing flavors, the production of dyes, pharmaceutical products and bio polyesters - succinic acid is a versatile platform chemical
Forschungserfolg an der Jacobs University: CO₂-Fixierung bei der Herstellung von BernsteinsäureAls Geschmacksverstärker, zur Herstellung von Farbstoffen, pharmazeutischen Produkten und Biopolyestern: Bernsteinsäure ist eine vielseitig einsetzbare Grundchemikalie
2 November 20229 January 2023 Winter special – 20% discount on market and trend reports all around renewable carbon until 6th of January 2023From advanced recycling technologies, over bio- and CO2-based chemicals, building blocks and polymers to specific polymer insights: Get the latest nova-Institute reports around renewable carbon markets for a special price
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