18 August 20209 September 2021 ‘Blinking” Crystals May Convert CO2 into Fuels Unusual nanoparticles could benefit the quest to build a quantum computer
17 August 20209 September 2021 Klimaschutz: Norwegen darf CO2-Abscheidung mit 2,1 Mrd. Euro fördern Die Aufsichtsbehörde (ESA) der Europäischen Freihandelsassoziation (EFTA) hat Norwegen gestattet, das CCS-Projekt Northern Lights mit bis zu 2,1 Mrd. Euro zu subventionieren
ESA approves Norwegian Full-Scale Carbon Capture and Storage: up to €2.1bn in aid to meet climate goals Norwegian government together with the European Commission to support the project "Northern Lights"
14 August 20209 September 2021 World’s largest green hydrogen project will use Haldor Topsoe ammonia technology A $5 billion dollar green hydrogen production facility to be sited in NEOM, Saudi Arabia, will include Topsoe’s proven ammonia technology
Clariant Catalysts powers Ineratec’s green fuel production technology Partnership to develop emerging technologies for production of renewable fuels and chemicals
Five Minutes With… Mercedes Alonso, Executive Vice President, Renewable Polymers and Chemicals, Neste Mercedes Alonso will be appearing on the CEO Discussion Panel at the World Bioeconomy Forum (WCBEF) virtual event to be broadcast live from Finland
Converting Ethanol to Butanol: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Catalyxx’s Ethanol Technology Check out Catalyxx’s tech status, the economics behind the tech for ethanol producers
13 August 20209 September 2021 “New markets are actually old markets” Dr. Partanen describes how she assesses the market development for biocomposites and how the competition between glass fibres and natural fibres is shaping up
„Neue Märkte sind eigentlich alte Märkte“ Dr. Asta Partanen beschreibt die Marktentwicklung für Biokomposite und wie sich der Wettbewerb zwischen Glasfasern und Naturfasern gestaltet
Norway’s €2.1bn carbon-capture mega-project gets approval Norway has been cleared to pay 80% of the costs on a large-scale CCS project by the state aid regulator of EFTA
12 August 20209 September 2021 POET: US CO2 situation returning to normal, but some “ongoing allocation” Companies conditions improve since the low point in April, but ethanol production and consumption remain well below pre-Covid-19 levels
11 August 20209 September 2021 Sustainable HVO Fuel for Asphalt Equipment from BAM BAM reduces CO2 emissions through its asphalt processing teams by up to 89%
‘Not all biomass is carbon neutral’, industry admits Leading industry figures acknowledge that not all biomass brings benefits to the climate
10 August 20209 September 2021 Nextchem and LanzaTech Sign an agreement to promote circular ethanol production NextChem's #CircularDistrict model is enhanced with a new dimension: in addition to hydrogen and methanol derived from the chemical conversion of plasmix and non-recyclable dry waste, it will now be possible to obtain ethanol, an important chemical for sustainable fuels and disinfectant production
Scientists from Russia and Germany to Develop New Biotechnology Using Algae Researchers completed an international joint project to create a resource and CO2-neutral energy closed-loop technology from microalgae
6 August 20209 September 2021 ifeu-Studie warnt vor Nebenwirkungen synthetischer PtX-Brennstoffe Aktuelle Studie für das Umweltbundesamt (UBA) hat untersucht, ob die Herstellung dieser synthetischen Energieträger der Umwelt schadet
The EU chemical industry: an EU Recovery Plan aligned with the European Green Deal goals is our opportunity to create a more resilient Europe CEFIC launches bio-based chemicals sector group
5 August 20209 September 2021 Takeaways: 10 Big Bioeconomy Trendlines at ABLC for fuels, chemicals, materials, food and feed Here are the Top 10 Trendlines we saw and heard from the 8000+ delegates and viewers at ABLC 2020
Renewable hydrogen: a strategic opportunity for global green recovery The EU is accelerating the build-up of its renewable power capacity, particularly from off-shore wind
4 August 20209 September 2021 Nine companies have started “Ship Carbon Recycling WG” of Japan’s CCR Study Group - Cross-industry initiatives for zero-emission ship fuels through methanation technology -
German Associations Demand Removal of Regulatory Hurdles to Achieve the EU’s Climate Targets Electrochaea supports the demands of the German Energy Storage Systems Association (BVES) for regulatory changes to strengthen the role of energy storage companies. Those are substantial to reach the EU’s climate goals
Energiespeicher: „Deutschland darf sich nicht selbst im Weg stehen“ Electrochaea unterstützt Forderungen des Bundesverbands Energiespeicher nach Abbau regulatorischer Hemmnisse
Aerion Supersonic and Carbon Engineering join forces to deliver carbon neutral supersonic travel The companies will power Aerion’s AS2 supersonic business jet, the world’s first carbon neutral supersonic commercial aircraft
Bespoke Catalysts for Power-to-X Using a synchrotron, scientists of KIT watch a power-to-X catalyst at work
Maßgeschneiderte Katalysatoren für Power-to-X Mit einem Synchrotron schauen Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler des KIT einem Power-to-X-Katalysator bei der Arbeit zu
3 August 20209 September 2021 Greener aviation set for end-of-year lift Aviation has an emissions problem but the EU is looking to tackle it by ramping up clean fuel supply and demand
EU Commission charts path towards 100% renewable hydrogen Hydrogen is seen as a potential silver bullet to decarbonise hard-to-abate industrial sectors
31 July 20209 September 2021 Initiation of “Technology Development for Para-xylene Production from CO2” Japanese firms to begin R&D on PX made from CO2
Reliance to replace auto fuels with electricity, hydrogen; targets carbon-zero co by 2035 Company will use a new technology to convert carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals and other material building blocks
Renewable diesel has a bright future: NextChem and Saola Energy partnership will help feedstock suppliers of all sizes take full advantage of it NextChem - Special to The Digest
27 July 20209 September 2021 Photanol in strategic partnership with Renolit SE Making polymers out of air
24 July 20209 September 2021 LONGREAD: circling value in CO2 Circular economy opportunities in CCU, waste greenhouse gases can be stored in profitable sustainable products instead of emitting them
23 July 20209 September 2021 Instead of treating CO2 as liability, we can make it raw material: Mukesh Ambani The other participants in the conference included Prince Abdulaziiz bin Salman al-Saud, Minister of Energy, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Patrick Pauyanne, CEO, Total and Tanya Beckett, as the moderator
22 July 20209 September 2021 Educational Series Presents Episode 2 about Making Chemicals from Waste CO2 3-minute slide presentation shows examples of technologies used to make chemicals for the cement production, for transportation fuels, or for building block chemicals
AI helps scientists upcycle waste carbon New catalyst is the first one for CO2-to-ethylene conversion to have been designed in part through the use of AI
21 July 20209 September 2021 EU research project IDEALFUEL has started Development of sustainable marine fuels
20 July 20209 September 2021 NGFA, NFU, and Hemp Industries Association Join Growing Biogenic CO2 Coalition New Members Show Broad Support for EPA Rulemaking on Biogenic CO2 Emissions for Agriculture Crops
17 July 20209 September 2021 Electrochaea Expands Executive Team: Harald Beschid Appointed Chief Operations Officer Interest in commercial power-to-gas projects has increased enormously in recent months
Volle Auftragsbücher: Electrochaea stärkt Management-Team mit Harald Beschid als Chief Operations Officer Das Interesse für kommerzielle Power-to-Gas-Projekte ist in den letzten Monaten enorm gestiegen
16 July 20209 September 2021 Carbon capture and reuse gain steam US government and European firms invest in CO₂ capture projects
15 July 20209 September 2021 Lafarge, OMV, VERBUND and Borealis collaborate to capture and utilise carbon on industrial scale
Lafarge, OMV, VERBUND und Borealis starten eine sektorübergreifende Zusammenarbeit für die Abscheidung und Nutzung von CO2 im großindustriellen Maßstab Errichtung einer Anlage im industriellen Maßstab bis 2030, welche eine Abscheidung von nahezu 100% des jährlichen Ausstoßes im Zementwerk Mannersdorf (NÖ) von 700.000 Tonnen CO2 ermöglicht
Mitteldeutsches Bündnis entwickelt Konzept für Wasserstofftransferregion Leipzig Neue Wasserstoffanwendungen für unterschiedliche Verkehrsbetreiber, Betreiber von kommunalen Flotten wie Entsorgungsfahrzeuge sowie der Logistik regional einsetzbar
14 July 20209 September 2021 SoCalGas, PG&E and Opus 12 Announce Advancements in Technology that Converts Carbon Dioxide to Renewable Natural Gas Demonstration shows new electrochemical technology is commercially competitive with other methods of converting the unwanted carbon dioxide in biogas into pipeline-quality renewable natural gas
13 July 20209 September 2021 Engineers find neat way to turn waste carbon dioxide into useful material Making catalysts to convert waste carbon dioxide into useful industrial products has been expensive and complicated – until now
10 July 20209 September 2021 Greenhouse-gas reduction performance of EU ethanol reaches new high Renewable ethanol from ePURE members reduced GHG emissions by more than 72% compared to fossil fuels in 2019, according to the latest audited producer data
8 July 20209 September 2021 Australian researchers claim new record for direct ‘solar-to-hydrogen’ solar cells Australian researchers have claimed a new world efficiency record for solar panels that can directly split water using sunlight, in an achievement that opens up a new pathway to low-cost renewable hydrogen
3 July 20209 September 2021 Evonik will grünen Wasserstoff günstiger machen Die Polymerchemie der innovativen AEM-Membran von Evonik ist der Schlüssel für die Leistungsfähigkeit und Effizienz der Wasser-Elektrolyse
2 July 20209 September 2021 LEAKED: Europe’s draft hydrogen strategy The Commission has made hydrogen “a central element” of plans to decarbonise industry