1 March 20219 September 2021 Reductive Glycine Pathway: A Versatile Route for One-Carbon Biotech This recent study concludes several reports in 2020 on the ATP-efficient, one-carbon-assimilating, rGlyP
25 February 20219 September 2021 How to utilise CO2? The nominees for the innovation award “Best CO2 Utilisation 2021” have the answers! Carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) is one of the most obvious solutions to further reduce CO2 emissions, but it is yet still hardly exploited. However, these six nominated technologies turn CO2 into value: ethanol, methanol, polyols, surfactants or syngas – the audience will choose the winner at the “9th Conference on CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals”, 23–24 March 2021, online!
Lime Industry: Electrochaea Participates in Pioneering Project to Cut CO2 Emissions World's largest CO2 reduction project of its kind launched
Kalkindustrie: Electrochaea beteiligt sich an richtungsweisendem Projekt zur CO2 ‐Einsparung Weltweit größtes Projekt seiner Art zur CO2‐Einsparung gestartet
Europe pulls ahead in race for hydrogen, as global project pipeline grows: report The European Union has made hydrogen a key plank in its aim to eliminate its greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
24 February 20219 September 2021 Join our expert survey and evaluate the newly developed AFTERLIFE process for the extraction of value-added products from waste water! As part of the EU funded project AFTERLIFE, we are conducting a survey on the socio-economic impact of our newly developed biotechnological process to improve the valorisation of wastewater and its resulting products.
nova experts introduced: Dr. Asta Partanen Renewable materials, biocomposites, wood & cellulose, markets, marketing & consumer research, labelling & certification
CO2 sucked from the air and turned into jet fuel shows promise The European Commission will publish its ReFuelEU initiative next month, which aims to boost supply and demand of SAFs – including e-fuels and more commonly used advanced biofuels – across Europe
Sustainable aviation today and tomorrow The aviation sector has committed itself to carbon neutral growth from 2020 onwards, and to halve emissions by 2050 compared to 2005 levels
E20 plan put on hold due to higher biofuel prices Permanent energy secretary Kulit Sombatsiri said biofuels have lost their competitiveness in terms of production costs
23 February 20219 September 2021 Carbon Capture – A Man-made Solution To Solve A Man-made Problem Many of the companies, who were not that long ago considered progressive, oil majors etc now hold the key to solving the problem man has created
Producing more sustainable hydrogen In laboratory tests, these “polymer dots” showed promising performance and stability alike
19 February 20219 September 2021 British Airways fuels its future with second sustainable aviation fuel partnership British Airways will purchase SAF from LanzaJet’s US plant to power a number of the airline’s flights from late 2022
BASF and Siemens Energy to cooperate in the field of Carbon Management A modernization of the power grid at the Ludwigshafen site using digital and CO2-optimized products from Siemens Energy is being evaluated
BASF und Siemens Energy wollen bei Carbon Management zusammenarbeiten Eine Modernisierung des elektrischen Netzes am Standort Ludwigshafen unter Einbeziehung des digitalen und CO2-optimierten Produktportfolios wird evaluiert
18 February 20219 September 2021 VTT, Neste and their partners seek breakthrough in Finnish e-fuel technology The market for electrolysis technology, which is a key to the production of synthetic fuels, is expected to grow more than 20-fold in the coming five years
17 February 20219 September 2021 Elon And Exxon Agree: Carbon Capture Is Set To Explode In 2021 Robust research and development portfolio, supported by government initiatives, will be a key to rapid progress in this arena
Clariant and Harbin Hulan Sino-Dan Jianye Bio-Energy announce license agreement for sunliquid® cellulosic ethanol technology in China This agreement marks the second license deal for Clariant’s sunliquid® technology in China and its fifth signed license deal globally
Clariant und Harbin Hulan Sino-Dan Jianye Bio-Energy geben Lizenzvereinbarung für die Zellulose-Ethanol-Technologie sunliquid® in China bekannt Diese Vereinbarung ist das zweite Lizenzabkommen für Clariants sunliquid®-Technologie in China und die fünfte unterzeichnete Lizenzvereinbarung weltweit
Fintoil gets green light for crude tall oil biorefinery in the Port of HaminaKotka The 200 000 tonnes-per-annum plant has recently been granted environmental and construction permits
16 February 20219 September 2021 Synkero builds facility in the port of Amsterdam, producing sustainable aviation fuel from CO2 With this plant, Synkero’s ambition is to produce 50,000 tons of sustainable aviation fuel annually
Neste reports strong results for renewable products segment Nameplate capacity for renewables increased from 3 million metric tons per year to 3.2 million metric tons per year during the second quarter of 2020
Novel photocatalyst effectively turns carbon dioxide into methane fuel with light If carbon dioxide could be converted into energy, it would be killing two birds with one stone in addressing the environmental issues
Neste’s renewable products helped customers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions globally by 10 million tons in 2020 The amount equals the annual carbon footprint of 1.5 million average EU citizens
Die erneuerbaren Produkte von Neste halfen unseren Kunden 2020 bei der Reduzierung ihrer Treibhausgasemissionen um 10 Millionen Tonnen Die Menge entspricht der jährlichen Kohlenstoffbilanz von 1,5 Millionen durchschnittlichen EU-Bürgern
15 February 20219 September 2021 Wasserstoff-produzierendes Enzym schützt sich selbst vor Sauerstoff Die Entdeckung könnte es erlauben, sauerstoffstabile Enzyme als Wasserstoff-Produzenten einzusetzen
12 February 20219 September 2021 The potential for carbon-capture tech is captivating The biggest breakthrough came with the two-year extension to the 45Q corporate tax credit for carbon removal projects in the last days of the Trump administration
11 February 20219 September 2021 CO2 removal from the atmosphere using sustainable energy TU Delft research group together with Wetsus and Caltech analysed sustainable technologies for CO2 removal, and compared them for the first time
Carbon capture – climate gain and good business DTU researchers developed a mobile carbon capture plant which will make carbon capture more profitable and thus upgrade biogas to valuable resources
Veolia and Carbon Clean announce first carbon capture trials in UK Energy Recovery Facilities Veolia currently operates ten UK plants that take around 2.3 million tonnes of non-recyclable waste and transform this into electricity for over 430,000 homes
Commercial CCU Plant using LanzaTech Technology Receives RSB Advanced Products Certification Carbon Recycling Facility leads the way in production of sustainable materials with world leading certification
More bio-based naphtha production ahead The mass balance approach seems to be more popular in Europe at this time but it will probably catch up in the USA and Asia as well
10 February 20219 September 2021 A mild way to upcycle plastics used in bottles into fuel and other high-value products The researchers developed a method to react simple hydrocarbon chains with hydrogen in the presence of noble-metal nanoparticles under mild conditions
Carbon Capture Coalition Submits Key Carbon Capture Priorities to President Biden’s Climate Team Carbon capture is a critical component for the economywide decarbonization needed to meet midcentury climate goals
9 February 20219 September 2021 UPM’s growth plans in biofuels progress to the next stage UPM’s solid wood biomass-based residues and side streams would play a substantial role in the feedstock pool
UPM treibt die weitere Umsetzung seiner Wachstumspläne bei Biokraftstoffen voran Einen wichtigen Teil im Rohstoffmix der Raffinerie würden die bei UPM anfallenden Holzreststoffe und Nebenströme ausmachen
Competitive Edge: Reducing CO2 emissions via next-gen industrial processes – Brimstone Energy Brimstone Energy’s mission is to globally reduce industrial process emissions by developing innovative next-generation industrial processes
8 February 20219 September 2021 Nova Pangaea Technologies breakthrough – ‘game-changer’ for biochemicals and advanced biofuels The UK technologist has proven a new process route which significantly reduces the customer’s capital expenditure and delivers attractive economic returns
5 February 20219 September 2021 Boeing Commits to Deliver Commercial Airplanes Ready to Fly on 100% Sustainable Fuels Bold goal this decade to expand a proven, safe approach to reduce emissions
4 February 20219 September 2021 Houston company could provide answer to Elon Musk’s $100 million question Karimi's technology can turn carbon dioxide into 30 different molecules, creating substances useful for Musk’s home and his envisioned developments on Mars
Carbon Capture Utilisation Storage: Revesting The Future Of Energy CCUS technology can be retrofitted to existing energy and power plants, that is, existing infrastructure can accommodate CCUS technology. These industries will otherwise emit 600 billion tonnes of Carbon-dioxide across the next 50 years, as per International Energy Agency (IEA)
DuPont Launches SYNERXIA® Gemstone Collection of New High-Performance Yeasts for U.S. Ethanol Market SYNERXIA® SAPPHIRE and SYNERXIA® RUBY, best-in-class yeasts, deliver combination of both yield and robustness to ethanol producers
3 February 20219 September 2021 Expanded Deadline for the Innovation Award “Best CO2 Utilisation 2021” The award will be granted at the 9th Conference on CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals, 23–24 March 2021, online event
Sunfire acquires Swiss alkaline electrolysis company IHT With the expansion of the product portfolio, Sunfire continues to strengthen its position as a leading electrolysis player in the green hydrogen revolution
Sunfire übernimmt Schweizer Alkali-Elektrolyse-Unternehmen IHT Mit erweitertem Produktportfolio stärkt Sunfire seine weltweit führende Marktposition als Elektrolyseanbieter für grünen Wasserstoff
Abbaubare Polymere auf Zuckerbasis als Speicher für nützliche Frachtmoleküle Möglichkeiten für chemisches Kunststoffrecycling
2 February 20219 September 2021 Elon Musk will 100 Millionen Dollar an denjenigen zahlen, der die beste Technologie zur CO2-Reduzierung erfindet Gemeinsam mit anderen Milliardären hatte er versprochen, die Hälfte seines Vermögens zu verschenken
1 February 20219 September 2021 nova experts introduced: Ferdinand Kähler (M.Sc.) Mechanical engineering, life cycle assessment, sustainability
This Amazon-backed startup makes net-zero fuel for planes, ships, and trucks Infinium uses captured CO2 to create synthetic gas to power engines
Bilfinger Tebodin supports Clariant in building first-of-a-kind advanced biofuels plant Construction continues with over 650 workers on site operating in full compliancewith all COVID-19 pandemic precautionary measures