25 September 202519 September 2025 Low-Cost Catalyst Converts CO2 Emissions into Feedstock New tech from McMaster aims to turn industrial carbon waste into value
23 September 202516 September 2025 The impossible maths of sustainable aviation: Why only the atmosphere can fuel our future How we can turn the sky itself into a fuel source capable of powering the aviation industry sustainably
18 September 202517 September 2025 AI Circular Economy Conference 2026 Unveils New Advisory Board Leading experts from industry and academia unite to shape a circular future for renewable carbon through the innovative application of artificial intelligence
AI Circular Economy Conference 2026 präsentiert das neue Advisory Board Führende Expertinnen und Experten aus Industrie und Wissenschaft schließen sich zusammen, um durch den innovativen Einsatz künstlicher Intelligenz eine zirkuläre Zukunft für erneuerbaren Kohlenstoff zu gestalten
17 September 202510 September 2025 Scientists transform plastic waste into efficient CO2 capture materials Researchers at the University of Copenhagen developed a method, where decomposed PET plastic becomes the main ingredient in efficient and sustainable CO2 capture
Direct Ocean Capture: A Potential Pathway to Certified Low-Carbon CO2 for E-Fuels E-Fuels offer a potential path to decarbonization using existing infrastructure, but their climate benefit depends on access to low-carbon CO2 and abundant renewable energy
15 September 202515 September 2025 The Future of Chemical Industry in Europe: Defossilised and Competitive, how this can work? This is the key question that will be addressed at the Renewable Materials Conference, 22–24 September in Siegburg/Cologne (Germany), and online
Metsä Group’s carbon capture pilot underway – Investigation of a demo plant beginning The pilot period will also provide information about the need for flue gas treatment and the quality of the end product
11 September 202510 September 2025 AI Circular Economy Conference 2026: Call for Abstracts Extended Deadline until 26 October 2025 Unlocking the Potential of Renewable Carbon from Biomass, CCU, and Recycling
AI Circular Economy Conference 2026: Deadline für den Call for Abstracts verlängert bis 26 Oktober 2025 Mit KI das volle Potenzial erneuerbaren Kohlenstoffs aus Biomasse, CCU und Recycling erschließen
10 September 20255 September 2025 CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2026 – Call for Abstracts Now Open Leading international event on CO₂ as feedstock invites innovators to showcase their advances in Carbon Capture and Utilisation Technology and Research
CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2026 – Abstracts können ab sofort eingereicht werden Die führende internationale Konferenz zu CO₂ als Rohstoff lädt Fachkräfte aus Forschung und Industrie ein, neueste Entwicklungen und Innovationen im Bereich Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) vorzustellen
9 September 20253 September 2025 CO2 recycling powers a new palm oil alternative for the cosmetics industry Researchers collaboration of the Mibelle Group, LanzaTech and the Fraunhofer-Institute IGB have developed with the help of modern biotechnology a CO2-based ingredient that can replace palm oil in cosmetics and other everyday products
Revolution in der Kosmetikindustrie: Palmölersatz durch CO2-Recycling Forscherkollaboration aus Mibelle Group, Lanzatech und Fraunhofer-Institut IGB gewinnt mithilfe moderner Biotechnologie aus CO2 ein (palmölfreies) Fett für die Anwendung in vielen Produkten des täglichen Lebens
8 September 20259 September 2025 LCA and sLCA in support of sustainability goals of the EU-funded project WaterProof In a recent interview, Dr. Nadja Wulff, sustainability expert at nova-Institut, shared her role in assessing the environmental and social impacts of the WaterProof process through Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA)
4 September 202529 August 2025 Carbon2Chem: Dr.-Ing. Torsten Müller on the work in the subproject “Coordination and Communication” "CCU is simply an integral part of carbon management, in which carbon is recycled"
Carbon2Chem: Dr.-Ing. Torsten Müller über die Arbeit im Teilprojekt »Koordination und Kommunikation« »CCU ist einfach fester Bestandteil eines Carbon Management, in dem Kohlenstoff im Kreislauf geführt wird«
Megatonne-scale plants planned to turn captured CO2 into industrial nanocarbons Researchers fro C2CNT present a megatonne-scale design that converts captured CO2 into graphene nanocarbons, combining carbon removal with production of valuable industrial materials
3 September 20253 September 2025 Renewable Materials Conference 2025: Calling Brands, Start-ups and Chemical Companies to Shape the Future of Chemicals and Materials There are less than three weeks left to register for the world's largest event on innovative and renewable chemicals and materials, fossil-free plastics, and related policies, which will take place from 22–24 September 2025 in Siegburg/Cologne, Germany
Renewable Materials Conference 2025: Marken, Start-ups und Chemieunternehmen gestalten die Zukunft von Chemikalien und Materialien Nur noch knapp drei Wochen, um sich für die weltweit größte Veranstaltung zu innovativen und erneuerbaren Chemikalien und Materialien, fossilfreien Kunststoffen und die damit verbundenen politischen Leitlinien anzumelden, die vom 22. bis 24. September 2025 in Siegburg bei Köln stattfinden wird
2 September 202527 August 2025 Chemists develop molecule for important step toward artificial photosynthesis A research team from the University of Basel has developed a new molecule modeled on plant photosynthesis: under the influence of light, it stores two positive and two negative charges at the same time. The aim is to convert sunlight into carbon-neutral fuels
Chemiker entwickeln Molekül für wichtigen Schritt hin zu künstlicher Fotosynthese Ein Forschungsteam der Universität Basel hat ein neues Molekül entwickelt, das sich die Fotosynthese von Pflanzen zum Vorbild nimmt: Unter Lichteinfluss speichert es gleichzeitig zwei positive und zwei negative Ladungen. Ziel ist, Sonnenlicht in CO2-neutrale Treibstoffe umzuwandeln.
28 August 202526 August 2025 From Materials and Models: How AI is Revolutionising the Circular Economy Artificial Intelligence creates a direct link between material design and circular economy goals by integrating durability, recyclability and lower carbon intensity as design parameters from the very start
AIMPLAS to showcase circular, low-carbon and bio-based plastics innovation at the K 2025 In the field of energy and decarbonization, AIMPLAS will display its latest developments in advanced materials applied to CO₂ capture and utilization, hydrogen production and storage, and battery manufacturing
The Dawn of a New Chemical Era: Mars Materials’ Sustainable Acrylonitrile Achieves Commercial Validation with SNF The startup company has developed an alternative process that utilizes captured CO2 or bio-based feedstocks to make chemicals
Unpacking Circular Economy Practices and Carbon Emissions Relationships: Co-benefits and Legitimacy Perspectives Circular economy practices can provide co-benefits beyond resource utilization that potentially result in climate mitigation - this study investigates the relationship between circular economy practices and carbon emissions
27 August 202526 August 2025 Advanced Recycling Conference 2025: Neue Wege zur Kreislaufwirtschaft Neben den Kernthemen Kunststoff- und Polymerrecycling, beleuchtet das diesjährige Programm neue Schwerpunkte wie Biochemisches, Textil- und Automobil-Recycling sowie die Digitalisierung skalierbarer Kreislaufsysteme
26 August 202520 August 2025 OCOchem and ADM Announce Production Partnership to Build Innovative New CO2 Conversion Facility at ADM Facility Biogenic CO2 from ADM’s ethanol production stream to formate molecules, which can be used in a wide variety of consumer and industrial products and applications
Christoph Glasner und Sebastian Stießel über Carbon Management »In Deutschland liegen Emittenten und potenzielle Nutzer von CO2 örtlich nah beieinander: gute Bedingungen, um Kohlenstoff im Kreis zu führen«
25 August 202519 August 2025 Carbon Management Strategie NRW Kohlenstoff ist aus der Industrie nicht wegzudenken. Wesentliche Grundprodukte einer modernen Industriegesellschaft wie Stahl, Aluminium, Zement oder Kunststoff bestehen aus Kohlenstoff oder benötigen ihn, um hergestellt werden zu können
22 August 202519 August 2025 CCS/CCU-Aktionsplan: Unternehmen auf dem Weg zur Dekarbonisierung Carbon Management in Bayern: Aktionsplan CCU/CCS veröffentlicht
21 August 20254 September 2025 Transdisciplinary perspectives in the circular economy – WaterProof training workshop for students and early-stage researchers How can industry professionals, researchers and local communities work together to successfully close the carbon loop?
20 August 202514 August 2025 Pioneering the Power-to-X Future: Launch of the World’s First Commercial e-Methanol Plant In this article, we speak with the project team to learn about the basics of e-methanol, the unique features of the plant, and the outlook for the future
18 August 202517 August 2025 Bentley Mills Becomes Early Adopter of Celanese ECO-CC Binder To Advance Sustainable Carpet Tile Manufacturing Bentley and Celanese worked closely with NSF certifiers to validate this new material input, securing recognition of ECO-CC as qualifying for pre-consumer recycled content
14 August 202514 August 2025 Sustainably produced methanol from the Carbon2Chem® joint project is entering industrial application CO2 as a raw material: From exhaust gas to a new product
Nachhaltig produziertes Methanol aus dem Verbundprojekt Carbon2Chem® geht in die industrielle Anwendung CO2 als Rohstoff: Vom Abgas zum neuen Produkt
11 August 20257 August 2025 Agreement with Carbon Removal for large-scale DAC in Norway Phlair GmbH and Carbon Removal AS, via its subsidiary NorDAC Kollsnes AS, have entered into an agreement to develop Europe’s first large scale direct air capture (DAC) and geologic CO₂ storage project in Øygarden, Norway
e-Fuels for climate-friendly data centers: Rolls-Royce and INERATEC launch partnership Data centers are among the fastest-growing energy consumers, primarily due to the increasing use of artificial intelligence
Rolls-Royce und INERATEC starten Partnerschaft für klimafreundliche Rechenzentren Rechenzentren gehören zu den am stärksten wachsenden Energieverbrauchern, insbesondere durch den zunehmenden Einsatz künstlicher Intelligenz
CCS/CCU-Aktionsplan: Unternehmen auf dem Weg zur Dekarbonisierung Carbon Management in Bayern: Aktionsplan CCU/CCS veröfentlicht
8 August 20257 August 2025 Advancing circularity: Heidelberg Materials launches first industrial scale facility for enforced carbonation in Poland Heidelberg Materials has started operations at its new industrial pilot facility for enforced carbonation in Górażdże, Poland
Kreislaufwirtschaft stärken: Heidelberg Materials nimmt großtechnische Anlage für gezielte Karbonatisierung in Polen in Betrieb Heidelberg Materials hat seine neue industrielle Pilotanlage für gezielte Karbonatisierung im Zementwerk Górażdże, Polen, in Betrieb genommen
Inauguration of the biogenic CO₂ unit from anaerobic digestion at Terres d’Aquitaine, Gironde, France: SUEZ pushes the boundaries of biowaste recovery The Terres d’Aquitaine site, operated by SUEZ since 2006, is dedicated to the recovery of organic waste
7 August 202530 July 2025 Scientists repurpose old solar panels to convert CO₂ exhaust into valuable chemicals A team of chemists from Yokohama National University, Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. and the Renewable Energy Research Center at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) recently decided to tackle two waste problems—excess CO2 emissions and decommissioned solar panels—in the pursuit of creating value-added organic chemicals
CO₂ as a raw material: Power2Polymers sets milestone for climate-friendly chemistry New materials with real added value
CO₂ als Rohstoff: Power2Polymers setzt Meilenstein für klimafreundliche Chemie CO₂ ist als Klimakiller verschrien, dabei kann Kohlenstoffdioxid der Energiewende aktiv nutzen
5 August 202529 July 2025 Kraftstoffe aus Sonnenlicht? "Es funktioniert wie ein perfekt synchronisierter Staffellauf"
31 July 202529 July 2025 From Loops and Learnings: The Role of AI in a Circular Future How artificial intelligence is accelerating the transition to circular material systems – from smarter recycling to renewable carbon strategies
30 July 202522 July 2025 Synhelion betankt erstes Auto mit Solar-Benzin The solar gasoline was produced at Synhelion’s first industrial plant, DAWN, which has been generating synthetic fuels on an industrial scale since 2024
Moeve & Zaffra sign Memorandum of Understanding to develop e-SAF Facilities in Spain Moeve (formerly Cepsa) and Zaffra, a joint venture between Sasol and Topsoe, announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see the Spanish energy firm and the Amsterdam based e-SAF developer take a step forward to advance European aviation fuel decarbonization