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12 November 20219 November 2021

SPRIN-D: CO2-Challenge der Bundesagentur für Sprunginnovation

Ihre Challenge: Carbon-to-Value

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Mi­croor­gan­isms pro­duce ele­mental car­bon

Re­search­ers identify a new kind of pure car­bon pro­duc­tion by mi­croor­gan­isms

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Mi­kro­or­ga­nis­men bil­den ele­men­ta­ren Koh­len­stoff

Rein bio­lo­gisch: For­schen­de iden­ti­fi­zie­ren ei­nen neu­en Weg zur Bil­dung von rei­nem Koh­len­stoff durch Mi­kro­or­ga­nis­men

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11 November 20215 November 2021

Carbon Clean launches breakthrough industrial carbon capture solution

The prefabricated, modular solution will make carbon capture simple, affordable, and scalable

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10 November 20215 November 2021

GCI Calls for Urgent Action on Carbon Capture and Utilization as the World Watches COP26

In addition to minimizing the amount of CO2 emissions now, we must also remove substantial amounts of legacy CO2 emissions from the atmosphere

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Neue Forschungserkenntnisse: Wälder treiben Klimawandel an

Die Schätze der Erde werden zu CO2-Schleudern. Einige der Wälder des Unesco-Welterbes stoßen mehr Treibhausgase aus, als sie speichern

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CEMEX and Carbon Clean work on carbon capture project in Germany

CEMEX has appointed Carbon Clean to work on a FEED study for a ground-breaking carbon capture project at its Rüdersdorf plant in Germany, as part of its Carbon Neutral Alliance at the site

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Klimapioniere Jan Wurzbacher und Christoph Gebald: Die CO₂-Sauger

Zwei deutsche Ingenieure entwickelten vor Jahren ein winziges Gerät, das Kohlendioxid filtert. Inzwischen ist die Technik erwachsen – und aus dem kleinen Start-up eine große Zukunftshoffnung geworden

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9 November 20214 November 2021

World faces disastrous 2.7C temperature rise on current climate plans, UN warns

Report says countries must strengthen climate ambitions after wasting chance to build back better after COVID

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MHI Invests in Cemvita Factory, Inc., a Leading Industrial Biotechnology Startup, to Accelerate Decarbonization Efforts

The partnership contributes to MHI’s strategic focus on identifying and accelerating decarbonization opportunities through investments in renewable projects and climate tech startups

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8 November 20213 November 2021

Making Martian Rocket BioFuel on Mars

Researchers have developed a concept that would make Martian rocket fuel, on Mars, that could be used to launch future astronauts back to Earth

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5 November 20213 November 2021

Atmosfair: Eröffnung E-Kerosin Anlage im Video

Weltweit erste Produktionsanlage für CO2-neutralen Flugtreibstoff nimmt in Werlte Betrieb auf

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4 November 20212 November 2021

Elkem to test the world’s first carbon capture pilot for smelters

Company has released a worldwide climate roadmap outlining how the firm expects to cut overall CO2 emissions by 28% until 2031

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3 November 20212 November 2021

Reducing CO2 using a Panchromatic Osmium Complex Photosensitizer

Study demonstrated that all visible light can be used as energy for CO2 reduction via photocatalysis

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2 November 20212 November 2021

SABIC Announces Carbon Neutrality Strategy at Inaugural Saudi Green Initiative Forum

The company’s range of certified renewable polymers are providing an important bridge for the value chain to evolve from a linear to a circular economy

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Carbon capture and storage: Another arrow in the green quiver

Given the steep Paris targets, companies are looking to reduce their emissions by capturing carbon and using it for the production of a host of items including soda ash As is the case with any new technology, the cost of capturing carbon dioxide is exorbitant at present ($45-50 per tonne), though it has fallen considerably since 2004 when it was $250 per tonne.

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29 October 202129 October 2021

nova’s experts (re)introduced: Lara Dammer

Head of the „Economy & Policy“ Department

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Behold, the First-Ever Fragrance Made From Air

Air Company, the innovators behind a vodka that sucks carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, debuts a fragrance that pushes the nebulous “clean beauty” movement forward

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Global Chemical Companies Collaborate in Pivotal Move to Net-Zero

Major chemical sector companies and the World Economic Forum are establishing a breakthrough, pre-competitive development platform to accelerate net-zero climate technologies

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28 October 202117 December 2024

The Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) celebrates its first anniversary

Looking back at a successful first year with a tripled membership count and presenting clear goals and ambitions for the second year

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CRI chemical plant project in China will recycle 150.000 tons of CO2 per year to make materials for solar panels

Both companies plan to produce 100,000 tons of methanol annually and is expected to begin its operation in 2023

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27 October 202122 October 2021

CRI and JM collaborate to support sustainable methanol

Partners have agreed on a long term exclusive catalyst supply agreement for the use of JM’s KATALCO(TM) methanol catalysts in CRI’s Emissions-To-Liquids (“ETL”) designed CO2 to methanol plants

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Is the first fossil-free jet fuel made from CO2 viable? The US Air Force thinks so

Twelve and EFT in partnership with the US Air Force’s Operational Energy office have produced the first fossil-free jet fuel from carbon dioxide using an electrochemical process

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26 October 202126 October 2021

Free webinar: Value from CO2: The power of Biotechnology

23 November 2021, 14:00–17:00 h CET – Final agenda available!

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25 October 202122 October 2021

UPM Biomedicals and Cellbox in collaboration to provide a live cell shipment solution

Plant derived and animal-free transport technology for living cell and tissue cultures allows shipping of live 3D cell assays between researchers and pharmaceutical companies

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22 October 202121 October 2021

Life cycle assessment shows: Neste RE renewable hydrocarbons cut carbon footprint by more than 85% over fossil feedstock for polymers and chemicals industry

Neste RE’s greenhouse gas emissions correspond to a carbon footprint of 0.45kg CO2-equivalent per kg

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21 October 202118 October 2021

Repsol produces renewable hydrogen with biomethane for the first time

This new process for production of renewable hydrogen is further evidence of the transformation of Repsol’s industrial complexes into multi-energy hubs capable of manufacturing decarbonized products. It also supports the company’s commitment to achieving zero net emissions by 2050

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20 October 202115 October 2021

Fossil fuel industry gets subsidies of $11m a minute, IMF finds

Trillions of dollars a year are ‘adding fuel to the fire’ of the climate crisis, experts say

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US Secretary of Energy Granholm and US Senator Ossoff Visit LanzaTech Innovation Hub in Georgia and Site of the World’s First LanzaJet Sustainable Fuels Plant

Visit highlights the potential of rural America to create domestic supplies of sustainable fuels and chemicals

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19 October 202119 October 2021

Kohlendioxid als alternativer Rohstoff für die Autoindustrie

FoamPartner will künftig nachhaltige Schaumstoffe für den Autoinnenraum als neue Produktreihe unter dem Namen OBoNatureTM vermarkten

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Carbon dioxide as an alternative raw material for the automotive industry

FoamPartner will market in the future its sustainable foams as new OBoNatureTM product series

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18 October 202113 October 2021

Start-up uses CO2 to create bio-building blocks

Cemvita Factory's assessment shows it can utilise 1.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide to produce 1 billion pounds of bio-ethylene per year to make plastics

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The Green Brief: Fossil fuel subsidies are back (and they’re here to stay)

EU governments have scrambled to implement emergency measures to protect vulnerable consumers and yet in doing so, they’re indirectly subsidising fossil fuels

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15 October 202113 October 2021

US‐Energietechnologiekonzern Baker Hughes steigt bei Electrochaea ein und erweitert CCU‐Technologieportfolio

Technologienzusammenführung ermöglicht schnelle Skalierung und internationale Vermarktung einer integrierten Lösung zur Kohlenstoffabscheidung und ‐nutzung (CCU)

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EXCLUSIVE: Could biogas solve the UK’s CO2 supply issues?

BioCarbonics works with AD operators/biogas producers to help them recover and monetise their waste CO2, providing a dedicated channel to market for biogenic ‘green’ CO2 from renewable energy sources

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Simple method for converting carbon dioxide into useful compounds

With the new method, carbon dioxide is transformed into useful porous complexes at room temperature and without high pressure

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Einfaches Verfahren zur Umwandlung von Kohlendioxid in nützliche Verbindungen

Mit der neuen Methode wird Kohlendioxid bei Raumtemperatur und ohne hohen Druck in wertvolle Chemikalien umgewandelt

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14 October 202111 October 2021

Converting CO2 emissions into products – European Green Deal project PyroCO2 kicks off

A new innovation project will demonstrate large-scale conversion of industrial carbon emissions into value- added chemicals and materials

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Made of Air, a maker of ‘carbon negative’ thermoplastics, locks in $5.8M

MoA is intending this carbon sequestration product to offer an alternative to fossil-based thermoplastics for use cases

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Catalyst Study Advances Carbon-Dioxide-to-Ethanol Conversion

Combination of theory and experiment shows how a three-part catalyst helps transform excess CO2 into useable ethanol

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Crucial step identified in the conversion of biomass to methane

Researchers find enzymatic link in the formation of methane from fatty acids by cooperating microorganisms

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Entscheidender Schritt bei der Umwandlung von Biomasse in Methan identifiziert

Forschende finden das enzymatische Glied bei der Bildung von Methan aus Fettsäuren durch kooperierende Mikroorganismen

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13 October 20219 October 2021

Achieving Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emission Plastics

RWTH Aachen researchers have presented a sustainable model for plastics production and waste treatment which could achieve plastic production with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions more affordable than expected

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Netto-Null-Emissionen sind möglich

Studie von RWTH Aachen und ETH Zürich in der Zeitschrift Science veröffentlicht

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Drax to showcase best of British renewable energy innovation to global investors

Renewable energy pioneer Drax joins line-up of 12 UK businesses chosen to support the UK government’s Global Investment Summit, demonstrating the company’s commitment to net zero

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12 October 20217 October 2021

Klimaneutrales Kerosin: Wendepunkt für den Flugverkehr?

Ein Langstreckenflug ganz ohne CO2-Emissionen - das klingt weit entfernt. Im Emsland eröffnet heute die weltweit erste Produktionsstätte für klimaneutrales Kerosin

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11 October 20219 October 2021

Eine Tankstelle auf dem Mars? Kohlendioxid-Reaktor macht Marstreibstoff

Chemieingenieure wandeln Treibhausgase in Treibstoff um: "In den nächsten 10 Jahren werden wir eine Menge Startup-Unternehmen haben, die diese Technik kommerzialisieren"

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Carbon dioxide reactor makes ‘Martian fuel’

University of Cincinnati engineers are developing new ways to convert greenhouse gases to fuel to address climate change and get astronauts home from Mars

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8 October 20216 October 2021

Maersk invests in electrofuels startup company

Maersk has identified 4 potential fuel pathways to decarbonization; biodiesel, alcohols, lignin-enhanced alcohols and ammonia

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Pollution to products? Recycled carbon emissions are coming to consumer shelves

Synthetic biology - like that used to make LanzaTech's products - could play a key part in the transition away from fossil fuels and to a climate-smarter economy