13 February 202412 February 2024 Fortschrittliches Material für die Solarkraftstofftechnologie: Wenn aus Sonnenlicht Treibstoff wird Nachhaltige Kraftstoffe aus Sonnenenergie zu gewinnen, ist ein ambitioniertes Vorhaben und stellt Mensch und Material vor große Herausforderungen. Im Projekt MAfoS entwickeln Forschende des Fraunhofer-Zentrums für Hochtemperatur-Leichtbau HTL Werkstoffe für die erste industrielle Solar-to-Fuel-Demonstrationsanlage
12 February 20243 February 2024 Breakthrough for an Alternative to Crude Oil & Palm Oil: COLIPI Receives €1.8 Million Seed Funding for Further Development of CO2-Neutral Climate OilTM Start up is going to enter the market with its Climate Oil and scale precision fermentation processes to 10 cubic meters the pilot scale
Durchbruch für Alternative zu Erdöl & Palmöl: COLIPI erhält 1,8 Mio. € Seed-Finanzierung zur Weiterentwicklung des CO2-neutralen Climate OilTM Start-up möchte die innovative Technologie endlich am Markt testen und in den Pilotmaßstab skalieren
9 February 20242 February 2024 Drax to launch new business focused on becoming the global leader in large-scale carbon removals New research published today by Foresight Transitions highlights the critical and cost-effective role that BECCS will play in aiding the United States in the delivery of its ambitious decarbonisation
“All Set for Carbon Capture in Rakkestad” KANFA is awarded the first full-scale carbon capture plant for a Waste-to-Energy facility
EU Commission wants captured CO2 to become ‘tradeable commodity’ The end objective is clear: making CO2 a “tradeable commodity” – like gas or crude oil – thanks to "an EU-wide transport and storage infrastructure with pipelines as the dominant transport means on land"
8 February 20247 February 2024 Navigating a Renewable Carbon Future with the Program of the CO₂-Based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2024 Redefining CCU Technology and Empowering Power-to-X Solutions
CO₂-Based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2024 – Auf dem Weg in eine Zukunft mit erneuerbarem Kohlenstoff CCU-Technologien und Power-to-X-Lösungen neu denken
Carbon in concrete: Building on CO2 A team led by Pietro Lura is developing a process for integrating biochar into concrete
Kohlenstoff im Beton: Auf CO2 bauen Ein Team rund um Abteilungsleiter Pietro Lura an der Empa entwickelt ein Verfahren, wie Pflanzenkohle praxistauglich in Beton integriert werden kann
Linde Starts up Supply of Clean Hydrogen and Captured Carbon Dioxide to Celanese Celanese will use the captured carbon dioxide and resulting clean hydrogen, along with other carbon dioxide sources, as feedstock to produce green methanol
7 February 202431 January 2024 BASF and Envision Energy enter a collaboration to drive sustainable energy solutions E-methanol holds significant potential as sustainable energy carrier replacing fossil fuels in various industries
BASF und Envision Energy arbeiten zusammen an der Entwicklung nachhaltiger Energielösungen E-Methanol birgt großes Potenzial als nachhaltiger Energieträger sowie als Ersatz für fossile Brennstoffe
6 February 202430 January 2024 Sustainable raw materials for a green chemical industry Launch of the BEFuel project: From exhaust gases and wastewater to e-fuels and high-quality chemicals
Nachhaltige Rohstoffe für eine grüne chemische Industrie Start für das Projekt BEFuel: Von Abgasen und Abwässern zu E-Treibstoffen und hochwertigen Chemikalien
2 February 202426 January 2024 Chemicals Industry needs Sustainable Feedstocks to complete their net-zero journey Although chemicals industry strategies include energy efficiency, CCS, green energy and advanced recycling, these measures alone will not get firms to net zero
31 January 202431 January 2024 Catalysing Change – Smart CO₂-Solutions Wanted for the “Best CO₂Utilisation 2024” Innovation Award Innovators at the Forefront of Carbon Capture and Utilisation are Encouraged to Showcase Their Revolutionary Technologies and Products at the CO₂-Based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2024
30 January 202422 January 2024 K-water, BKT, and Capture6 announce their strategic partnership to remove CO₂ while recovering freshwater and minimizing brine discharge in South Korea Partners agreed to build the world’s first-of-its-kind facility for water recovery and carbon removal using a seawater desalination plant
EU climate Advisory Board: focus on immediate implementation and continued action to achieve EU climate goals In a new report, the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change recommends a series of actions to put the EU on track towards climate neutrality. Some recommendations require immediate action and others should be considered when shaping the EU's post-2030 climate policy framework
29 January 202426 January 2024 Four Weeks Left to Submit Your Innovation to the ”Renewable Material of the Year 2024“ The Innovation Award, sponsored by Covestro, is part of the Renewable Materials Conference (RMC), 11-13 June 2024, Siegburg/Cologne
Noch vier Wochen Zeit für die Bewerbung auf den Preis „Renewable Material of the Year 2024“ Der von Covestro gesponserte Innovationspreis ist Teil der Renewable Materials Conference (RMC) vom 11. bis 13. Juni 2024 in Siegburg/Köln
Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), January 2024 You may find our recent member survey about the Transition to Renewable Carbon, you may participate at a RCI-workshop on 2050 scenario, or a free RCI webinar in February, or at the pitching session of the European Chemistry Partnering in Frankfurt
Carbon pricing for agriculture key to cutting emissions, say EU climate advisers Current policies are not a sufficient incentive for farmers to do more to achieve the EU climate targets, according to the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change (ESABCC) experts, who warned of the need for a carbon pricing system for the sector
EU-Klimabeirat: CO2-Bepreisung im Agrarsektor ist Schlüssel zur Emissionsreduzierung Nach Ansicht der Experten des Europäischen Wissenschaftlichen Beirats für Klimawandel (ESABCC) bieten die derzeitigen politischen Maßnahmen keinen ausreichenden Anreiz für Landwirte, mehr für die Erreichung der EU-Klimaziele zu tun. Gefordert wird deshalb ein CO2-Bepreisungssystem für die Landwirtschaft
24 January 202416 January 2024 New seaweed farm off the Norwegian coast seeks to remove CO2 from the atmosphere Norway has embarked on a pioneering journey to explore the vast potential of large-scale seaweed cultivation as a sustainable and cost-effective solution for ocean-based carbon removal
23 January 202417 January 2024 Catalytic Combo Converts CO2 to Solid Carbon Nanofibers Tandem electrocatalytic-thermocatalytic conversion could help offset emissions of potent greenhouse gas by locking carbon away in a useful material
Katalysator-Kombination wandelt Kohlendioxid in feste Kohlenstoff-Nanofasern um "Das Neue an dieser Arbeit ist, dass wir versuchen, CO2 in etwas umzuwandeln, das einen Mehrwert bietet, aber in einer festen, nützlichen Form"
22 January 202412 January 2024 Celanese begins carbon capture and utilization operations at Clear Lake, Texas, Facility The Now Operational Project is One of the Largest Active CCU Facilities in the World
German industry joins forces with green groups on CO2 capture A group of Germany's most influential lobby groups have demanded Berlin present a carbon management strategy
CO2-Abscheidung: Deutsche Industrie und NGOs ziehen an einem Strang Während die Europäische Kommission ihre CO2-Management-Strategie für die Veröffentlichung am 6. Februar vorbereitet, drängen deutsche Verbände Berlin, seine eigene zu veröffentlichen – und sich in die EU-Debatte einzubringen
19 January 202416 January 2024 Power-to-X: Flüssige Kohlenwasserstoffe als Speicher für Energie aus regenerativen Quellen In dieser Richtlinie werden lediglich solche Verfahrensketten betrachtet, bei denen elektrische Energie als Hauptenergieträger in flüssige Kohlenwasserstoffe überführt werden
17 January 202419 January 2024 The brightest stars of Renewable Materials meet in Siegburg/Cologne (Germany), 11-13 June 2024 The Number One Meeting Point for Global Leaders in Industry, Academia and Policy – first 40 speakers announced, deadline for submissions for the innovation award is 28 February 2024
16 January 202417 January 2024 Renewable Carbon Companies directory with nearly 41,000 company profile downloads in 2023 The Renewable Carbon Companies (ReCaCo) business directory has established itself as the primary source of information on renewable and sustainable materials solutions. Innovative companies in the field of renewable carbon present their products, intermediates and services
A Glass That Sifts Carbon Dioxide Research Group Develops a Glass Material That Precisely Separates Gases
Ein Glas, das Kohlendioxid siebt Forschungsgruppe entwickelt ein Glasmaterial, das Gase präzise voneinander trennt
2023 Sees NETL Make Strides in CO2 Conversion Research & Development Researchers grew versatile biocatalysts using microbes from a coalbed methane (CBM) well to convert industrial CO2 wastes and other single-carbon compounds into useful chemicals
Topsoe selected by Essar to provide technology for £360 million carbon capture project Essar’s carbon capture facility is expected to be operational by 2028, eliminating an estimated 1 million tons of CO2 per year
The extra mile from the lab to industry Converting the greenhouse gas CO₂ into raw materials for industry using renewable energies: What electrocatalysis can do in theory should be applied as quickly as possible
Die Extrameile vom Labor in die Industrie Das Treibhausgas CO₂ mittels erneuerbarer Energien in Ausgangsstoffe für die Industrie umwandeln: Was die Elektrokatalyse in der Theorie kann, soll möglichst schnell in die Anwendung
15 January 20249 January 2024 ACWA Power signs agreement to develop green hydrogen project in Egypt worth more than $4 billion First phase of project will produce 600,000 tonnes-per-year of green ammonia
12 January 20246 January 2024 Novel Catalyst System for CO2 Conversion Homogeneous catalysts investigated under industrial conditions
Neues Katalysesystem für die CO2-Umwandlung Homogene Katalysatoren unter industrienahen Bedingungen untersucht
Sumitomo Chemical to Establish Innovative and Highly Efficient Technology for Producing Methanol from CO2 Completion of CCU Pilot Facility for Demonstration of the Technology as a Green Innovation Fund Project
11 January 202410 January 2024 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), December 2023 The new RCI Scientific Background Report is published and the RCS Label has been presented at the EBC2023, RCI got reinforcement with Jörn Harrandt, you may find project overviews and an invitation to a free RCI webinar
Renewable formic acid derived from captured CO₂ as a replacement of fossil feedstock in consumer goods The Horizon Europe project WaterProof releases a catchy and informative project video describing its innovative carbon capture and utilisation process aiming at a climate-neutral Europe and a truly circular EU economy
Erneuerbare Ameisensäure aus abgeschiedenem CO₂ als Ersatz für fossile Rohstoffe in Konsumgütern Das Horizon Europe Projekt WaterProof präsentiert ein überzeugendes und informatives Projektvideo, in dem das innovative Verfahren zur Kohlenstoffabscheidung und -nutzung beschrieben wird, mit dem ein klimaneutrales Europa und eine echte Kreislaufwirtschaft in der EU erreicht werden sollen
First step towards synthetic CO2 fixation in living cells Three modules forming a new-to-nature CO2 fixation cycle successfully implemented in E.coli
Auf dem Weg zu Zellen mit künstlicher Kohlendioxid-Fixierung Drei Module für einen neuartigen Stoffwechselweg funktionieren auch in Bakterienzellen
BVSE fordern CO2-Bepreisung für Neuware Die Kunststoffrecyclingunternehmen kämpfen mit existenzbedrohenden Herausforderungen
10 January 20249 January 2024 Towards Advanced CO₂ Utilisation and a Defossilisation of The Chemical Industry Leading experts will be meeting at world’s hybrid key event in Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) from 17-18 April 2024 in Cologne, Germany. The preliminary programme of the "CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2024" is available now