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16 December 202113 December 2021

Advances in converting CO2 into polymers

Sreeparna Das, independent specialist consultant to the chemicals industry and contributor to materials database Matmatch, outlines some key advancements in the market

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15 December 20219 December 2021

Covestro CEO Dr. Markus Steilemann Featured in Newsletter

The Global CO2 Initiative interviews in its partner profile a visionary and very active leader

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14 December 20219 December 2021

The First Winners Of Elon Musk’s $100 Million Carbon Removal Xprize Competition Have Been Announced

A quick view over some promising trials made from students and industry

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Kohlenstoffabscheidung und -nutzung für Rohstoffversorgung nötig

Umweltbundesamt warnt davor, fossiles CO2 in CCU zu verwenden

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Carbon capture and utilization necessary for raw material supply

German environment agency warns against using fossil CO2 in CCU

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13 December 202110 December 2021

From pollutant to product: the companies making stuff from CO2

Vodka, jet fuel, protein… according to a new clutch of carbon-to-value startups, these are just some of the things that can be manufactured from thin air

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10 December 20217 December 2021

Policy critical to unlock Carbon Capture and Utilisation in Europe

If the policy context will be navigated effectively, there are many opportunities for decarbonisation across several sectors

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9 December 20216 December 2021

Fast 200 Teilnehmende diskutierten auf der Carbon2Chem®-Konferenz Wege zu einer klimaneutralen und nachhaltigen Industrie

4. Konferenz zur nachhaltigen chemischen Konversion in der Industrie gab einen kurzen Überblick zum Status Quo der deutschen Klimagas-Wirtschaft

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8 December 20216 December 2021

Enerkem achieves a major breakthrough by producing sustainable aviation fuel from local forest biomass

The research is part of The Sky’s the Limit Challenge organized by Natural Resources Canada and for which Enerkem was selected as a finalist

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7 December 20216 December 2021

nova’s experts (re)introduced: Guido Müller

Key Account Manager

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3 December 202117 December 2024

World BioEconomy Forum awards 2021; winners to unfold their stories in panel discussion

The Awards recognise special efforts made by companies and individuals in an effort to promote and enhance the global circular bioeconomy

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2 December 202129 November 2021

Energy Conversion: Make carbonate not carbon dioxide

LMU scientists at the Nano-Institute Munich developed a technique to avoid CO2 in energy conversion processes with carbon-containing fuels

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Neue Methode: Karbonat statt Kohlendioxid

LMU-Nanowissenschaftler haben eine Technik entwickelt, kohlenstoffhaltige in kohlenstofffreie Brennstoffe umzuwandeln, ohne CO2 frei werden zu lassen

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1 December 202126 November 2021

Carbon capture and utilisation technologies are solutions to reduce CO2 emissions and move away from fossil resources

CCU is a broad term that covers processes that aim at capturing CO2 from flue gas or directly from the air and converting it into a variety of products such as renewable fuels, chemicals, and materials

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30 November 202126 November 2021

New IEAGHG report: 2021-02 CO2 as a Feedstock: Comparison of CCU Pathways

As well as storing the CO2 in geological formations, there is increasing interest in the chemical transformation of captured CO2 to value-added products

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Bakterien als Klima-Helden

Um in Zukunft eine kohlenstoffneutrale Kreislaufwirtschaft zu etablieren, werden Technologien benötigt, die als Rohstoff CO2 verwenden. In Form von Formiat kann CO2 von bestimmten Bakterien verstoffwechselt werden

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Bacteria as climate heroes

To establish a carbon-neutral circular economy in the future, technologies are needed that use carbon dioxide as a raw material. In the form of formate, CO2 can be metabolised by certain bacteria

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26 November 202124 November 2021

Science To The Rescue: Sustainable and scalable CO2 capture tech

One hour long documentary by Trevor Vaugh getting up close and personal with some of the challenge teams trying to win the Future Innovator Prize funds

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New Technique Improves Conversion of Carbon Dioxide Into Liquid Fuels

A copper surface coated with layered thin films helps to create useful chemicals from a polluting greenhouse gas

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Barton Blakeley Technologies develops first-of-its-kind carbon capture facility in Hertfordshire

Barton Blakeley Technologies, based at Rothamsted Research, has developed the world’s first carbon conversion system, converting CO2 emissions into silica

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CEMEX und Carbon Clean arbeiten an CO2-Abscheidungsprojekt in Deutschland

CEMEX hat Carbon Clean beauftragt, im Rahmen seiner Carbon Neutral Alliance am Standort an einer FEED-Studie für ein bahnbrechendes CO2-Abscheidungsprojekt im Werk Rüdersdorf in Deutschland zu arbeiten

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25 November 202129 November 2021

Recycling CO2 to fuel: a carbon-neutral future

The conversion of captured CO2 into fuels and other valuable hydrocarbons could enable a sustainable nonfossil-fuel-based economy

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CO2-Recycling als Treibstoff für eine kohlenstoffneutrale Zukunft

Umwandlung von abgeschiedenem CO2 in Kraftstoffe und andere wertvolle Kohlenwasserstoffe

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Life cycle assessment of carbon capture

Life cycle assessment of carbon capture at incineration plants shows that despite some drawbacks, the net result is a clear advantage for the climate

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Liquid fuels from carbon dioxide: Electrocatalyst converts CO2 into multicarbon products

A group of researchers have now developed a novel electrocatalyst that efficiently converts CO2 mainly to ethanol, acetone, and n-butanol, with multiple carbon atoms (C2–4)

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24 November 202119 November 2021

CO2 aus der Luft als Rohstoff für Chemikalien

Nationale und internationale Vereinbarungen zielen darauf ab, den Anteil erneuerbarer Energien am Energiemix rapide zu erhöhen und die CO2-Emissionen einzudämmen. Die Industrie steht unter Handlungsdruck

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CO2 from the air as a raw material for chemicals

National and international agreements are aimed at rapidly increasing the share of renewable energies in the energy mix and curbing CO2 emissions. Industry is under pressure to act

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23 November 202122 November 2021

Winter Special – 20% discount on all of nova-Institute’s market and trend reports till 31 January 2022

From technologies over building blocks and polymers to fine chemicals: Get the best reports on bio-based, CO2-based and recycling markets for a special price

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XPRIZE: $5M Out The Door, $95M To Go

Elon Musk's $100-million Carbon Removal XPrize announces first winners

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22 November 202117 November 2021

Textile Exchange announces the winners of inaugural Ryan Young Climate+ Awards for sustainable textile industry leaders

“Climate Leader” awards are dedicated to individuals, teams, or departments within an organization displaying an overall commitment to meeting the Climate+ strategy goals

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Deutschland im Kunststoffrecycling und bei Biokunststoffen europaweit mit den meisten Patenten

Umwandlung von abgeschiedenem CO2 in Kraftstoffe und andere wertvolle Kohlenwasserstoffe

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19 November 202116 November 2021

Kohlendioxid-Sauger fürs Klima

Große Filteranlagen können der Luft CO2 entziehen und es wieder unter die Erde bringen. Die entscheidende Frage lautet nur: Ist das überhaupt effizient? Forscher der Universität Freiburg haben wichtige Antworten gefunden

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18 November 202115 November 2021

Big award for the development of artificial photosynthesis

Research award and one million euros

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Hohe Auszeichnung für die Entwicklung von künstlicher Photosynthese

Forschungspreis und eine Million Euro

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Von Medizintechnik bis zum Sportartikel – Biokompatible und nachhaltige Kunststoffe

Fraunhofer-Forscher gehen nun neue Wege, um diese Kunststoffklasse nachhaltig und ohne Verwendung toxischer Materialien herzustellen

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From medical applications to sporting goods – biocompatible and sustainable plastics

Fraunhofer researchers are now exploring new ways to produce this type of plastic sustainably and without the use of toxic materials

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17 November 202113 November 2021

CO2 aus industriellen Prozessen mittels biologischer und hybrider Technologien zu neuen Rohstoffen recyceln

Welche Anwendungs- und Wertschöpfungspotenziale sich für CO2-Recycling aus Industrieabgasen in Baden-Württemberg bieten, zeigt eine aktuell veröffentlichte Machbarkeitsstudie der Umwelttechnik BW, Universität Stuttgart und Fraunhofer IGB

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Enterprises eye greener business in China

Covestro is only one of the exhibitors at the 2021 CIIE presenting their low-carbon efforts

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U of T Engineering team earns US $250,000 in global XPRIZE Carbon Removal Student Award

Young researchers team will go toward further development of its technology, and a shot at winning the $50-million grand prize

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XPRIZE und die Musk Foundation küren 23 Gewinner des mit fünf Millionen USD dotierten Studentenwettbewerbs zur CO2-Beseitigung

Die Gewinnerteams, die aus 195 von Universitäten eingebrachten Kandidaten ausgewählt wurden, präsentierten neue Konzepte und Unterstützungstechnologien für eine skalierbare CO2-Entfernung

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16 November 202112 November 2021

Haldor Topsoe and Hyundai Oilbank sign Memorandum of Understanding to develop green energy solutions

Under the MoU, the two parties will collaborate to mitigate climate change

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SAS, Vattenfall, Shell and LanzaTech to explore synthetic sustainable aviation fuel production

"This initiative shows the potential of cross industry partnerships to drive the decarbonization of a hard-to-abate sector" says Anna Borg

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Carbon capture and utilisation technologies are solutions to reduce CO2 emissions and move away from fossil resources

Most of these technologies, when appropriately integrated, will significantly aid in meeting climate goals

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15 November 202111 November 2021

On announces CleanCloud™ – turning carbon emissions into running shoes in cooperation with LanzaTech and Borealis

Swiss sports brand On leads supply chain coalition to reshape carbon waste into running shoes

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ETV-Zertifizierung für Electrochaea BioCat Biomethanisierungsprozess

Zertifikat bestätigt, dass die Angaben zur Leistung des BioCat-Prozesses auf zuverlässigen Testdaten beruhen, die mit geeigneten Analysemethoden und unter Betriebsbedingungen von kompetentem Personal erhoben wurden

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Electrochaea’s BioCat Biomethanation Process Is Certified by the Environmental Technology Verification programme

The Statement of Verification assures the BioCat process performance claims are based on reliable test data collected by appropriate analytical methods, under plant operations conducted by competent personnel

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Intensified solar thermochemical carbon dioxide splitting over iron-based perovskite

Recently, a research team from Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) reported a novel material for intensified CO production via the two-step STCS process

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CEMEX invests in pioneer solar technology

Together with Synhelion the company is developing an innovative solar-driven technology to eliminate the carbon footprint in cement manufacturing process

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12 November 202112 November 2021

BioökonomieREVIER: Studie zu Potenzialen in Industrie und Verwertung im Rheinischen Revier

Die am Forschungszentrum Jülich angesiedelte Koordinierungsstelle BioökonomieREVIER hat das nova-Institut damit beauftragt, die Industrie-Potenziale der Region quantitativ und qualitativ zu analysieren

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SPRIN-D: CO2-Challenge of the German Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation

Your Challenge: Carbon-to-value