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4 June 20219 September 2021

Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: Carbon capture sequestration technology won’t solve crisis

The majority of carbon dioxide from CCS is used for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and there are many economic, social, and environmental problems associated with

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Germany to invest €8 bn in large-scale hydrogen projects

The economy and transport ministries selected 62 of 230 large-scale projects to receive state funding

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2 June 20219 September 2021

LanzaTech Awarded $4.1 Million from ARPA-E for Transformational Energy Technology

The funding will be used to enhance existing technology to enable the direct conversion of CO₂ to ethanol — a building block for low carbon intensity fuels and chemicals

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A unique collaboration with Allbirds to create FUTURECRAFT.FOOTPRINT: the brands’ first shoe with

Seeing the possibilities of accelerating a carbon neutral future for sports and style, we teamed up to forge a unique partnership

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1 June 20219 September 2021

CO2 reduction: BAM research targets the production of useful chemicals by conversion of the climate gas

Over the next three years, an experts team want to develop carbon-based catalyst materials that are biocompatible and also significantly cheaper

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CO2-Reduktion: BAM erforscht, wie sich aus dem Klimagas nachhaltig Chemikalien gewinnen lassen

Expertenteam will in den nächsten drei Jahren Katalysatormaterialien auf Kohlenstoffbasis entwickeln, die biokompatibel und deutlich preiswerter sind

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Kapazitäten zur Wasserstoffelektrolyse sollen auf das 1000-fache steigen

Mit 23 Prozent der bis 2040 angedachten Projekte ist Deutschland weltweiter Spitzenreiter, auf Europa insgesamt entfallen 85 Prozent

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Transport biofuels production fell 8% in 2020, IEA reveals

The largest year-on-year drops in output were in Brazilian and US ethanol production, and in biodiesel production in Europe

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31 May 20219 September 2021

CO2 als Basis für die Synthese von Chemikalien

Projektpartner wollen beispielgebende Verfahren für eine elektrochemisch-mikrobielle Synthese entwickeln

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Enzyme system for the hydrogen industry

An enzyme could make a dream come true for the energy industry: It can efficiently produce hydrogen using electricity and can also generate electricity from hydrogen

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Enzym-System für die Wasserstoff-Wirtschaft

Einen Traum der Energiewirtschaft könnte ein Enzym wahr werden lassen: Effizient kann es sowohl aus Strom Wasserstoff erzeugen als auch Wasserstoff in Strom umwandeln

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28 May 20219 September 2021

Zwei deutsche Chemiker im Finale des Europäischen Erfinderpreises

Dr. Christoph Gürtler (Covestro) und Prof. Walter Leitner (Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion) wurden für Ihr Verfahren zur Umwandlung von CO₂ in wertvolle chemische Rohstoffe geehrt

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EU Parliament backs ‘low-carbon’ hydrogen, despite Green opposition

The strategy specifies so-called "low-CO₂ hydrogen" as an interim solution to increase production in the short term

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Trotz Grünen-Widerstand: EU-Parlament für „CO2-armen“ Wasserstoff

In der Strategie wird sogenannter „CO₂-armer Wasserstoff“ als Zwischenlösung angegeben, um die Produktion kurzfristig zu erhöhen

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27 May 20219 September 2021

Join free nova webinars on markets and strategies for renewable chemicals and materials

Wednesday 9 June 2021 – 12:00-17:30 CET

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RSB, Agroicone publish study to support sustainable transformation in Brazil with SAF

RSB worked with Agroicone to map the availability and potential of bio-based residues for the production of SAF in Brazil in order to support decision-making processes

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New framework released to drive investor action on the climate crisis and accelerate the transition to a net-zero future

Investors called on to lay out comprehensive Investor Climate Action Plans (ICAPs) in line with reaching the goal of a global net zero emissions economy by 2050

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25 May 20219 September 2021

Summer Special at the nova-Institute: 20 % discount on all market and trend reports starting now, until 31 August 2021

From technologies over building blocks and polymers to fine chemicals: The latest market reports on bio- and CO₂-based production, recycling, bio-based naphtha and the mass balance approach for a special price

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BayoTech and Carbon Clean Join Forces to Develop Onsite Hydrogen with Carbon Capture Solutions

BayoTech and Carbon Clean will work together on a demonstration facility to evaluate and operate a carbon capture plant to be operational by the end of 2022

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Neste and Kesko Group launched a pilot project that enhances recycling practices

The sorting facilities will be significantly increased as they aim to raise the recycling rate of waste generated at the station to almost 80%

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NUS and Shell join hands to advance decarbonisation solutions

New S$4.6 million research programme aims to sustainably convert carbon dioxide into cleaner fuels and useful chemicals

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21 May 20219 September 2021

LanzaTech and BASF achieve first milestone in utilizing industrial off-gases for chemical production

Industrial exhaust gas used to produce sustainable alcohol – White biotechnology enables carbon recycling

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LanzaTech und BASF erreichen ersten Meilenstein bei der stofflichen Nutzung von industriellen Abgasen für die chemische Produktion

Aus industriellen Abgasen wird nachhaltig produzierter Alkohol – Weiße Biotechnologie ermöglicht das Recycling von Kohlenstoff

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Everfuel plans 300MW HySynergy Phase II electrolyser in Fredericia

The new facility can also provide oxygen for on-site carbon capture and a 25% reduction of the Fredericia refinery emissions by using the green hydrogen for production of fuels

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Transforming atmospheric carbon into industrially useful materials

Salk scientists quantify process to permanently store plant-captured CO₂ as SiC, a valuable material for electronics

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20 May 20219 September 2021

Winners of the innovation award “Renewable Material of the Year 2021”: A chair made from hemp fibres and bio-resin, PET bottles made from enzymatically recycled textile waste and CO2-based household cleaners

The new concept of the Renewable Materials Conference generated an outstanding response: 420 participants witnessed a firework of innovations of non-fossil material solutions and voted for the winners of the innovation award

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Try This Martini with a Clean Twist

Sustainable Spirits Maker Joins 10 Companies in Carbontech Initiative

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Alkali cations boost carbon dioxide reduction into feedstock chemical

Researchers at the University of Szeged, in Hungary, have discovered an integrated solution to tackle this reaction in continuous flow, overcoming long-term stability problems and enabling a scalable process.

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18 May 20219 September 2021

The need for bio-based carbon in a sustainable future – Studies on support to R&I policy in the area of bio-based products and services

“Carbon Economy” project illustrates the role of bioeconomy in a low fossil carbon economy for Europe, today and in the future.

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Luftfahrtbranche: 200.000 Tonnen nachhaltiges Kerosin bis 2030

Die Luftfahrtbranche und die Politik haben konkrete Schritte vereinbart, um zur Klimaneutralität beizutragen

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Using carbon dioxide to make greener plastics: Christoph Gürtler and Walter Leitner named European Inventor Award 2021 finalists

Technique is accelerating the shift to the circular economy by enabling commercially viable re-use of CO₂

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Mit Kohlendioxidabfällen zu grünerem Kunststoff: Christoph Gürtler und Walter Leitner als Finalisten für Europäischen Erfinderpreis nominiert

Verfahren beschleunigt Übergang zur Kreislaufwirtschaft, indem es eine wirtschaftlich tragfähige Wiederverwendung von CO₂ ermöglicht

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17 May 20219 September 2021

Tech startup Cemvita Factory expanding office footprint, adding scientists, engineers

A Houston-based startup using biotechnology to convert carbon dioxide emissions into a variety of useful chemicals is scaling up

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The Carbon to Value Initiative Announces First Cohort of Carbontech Startup Participants

Climatetech leaders from the Urban Future Lab, Greentown Labs, and the Fraunhofer USA TechBridge Program enthusiastically welcome 10 startups to the initiative

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Dutch government grants €2 billion in subsidies to huge carbon storage project

It aims to lower emissions by 55% relative to 1990 levels by 2030

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How technology is weaning the world from plastics

Sustainable solutions of the future

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14 May 20219 September 2021

High Hopes claims stratospheric breakthrough in direct air CO2 capture

The trouble right now is the extremely high cost of pulling carbon directly out of the air

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12 May 20219 September 2021

New catalyst for lower CO2 emissions

Which catalyst can be used to convert carbon dioxide into other substances? Scientists at TU Wien have now created a new material, which belongs to the class of perovskites

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Neuer Katalysator für geringeren CO2-Ausstoß

An der TU Wien suchte man nach einem Katalysator, der Kohlendioxid in andere Substanzen umwandeln kann. Fündig wurde man nun in der Materialklasse der Perowskite

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Unilever expands to CO2-based surfactant raw material

Company’s goal is to convert 100% of its fossil-based raw materials in its cleaning and laundry product formulations in brands

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Bridging carbon product’s valley of death

Capturing CO₂ from energy production emissions to create viable and economical carbon products is a reality that could breathe new life into the coal communities

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EU carbon price hits record €50 per tonne on route to climate target

With the bloc striving to meet tougher climate goals – including a new target to cut net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 – the market has found more impetus

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11 May 202117 December 2024

Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) publishes comic strip and videos to introduce renewable carbon to all

Nora and her FlyPhone, BioBTX, Stahl and nova-Institute explain the renewable carbon concept in new formats for B2C and B2B

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Geld verdienen mit CO2: Bietet der Klimawandel ökonomische Chancen?

Eine sicherere Rohstoffquelle als CO₂ kann aus Sicht eines produzierenden Unternehmens kaum existieren

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SAF, please prepare for take-off…even with aviation industry turned upside down due to pandemic

In today’s Digest, let’s kick the tires and light the fires as SAF is cleared for take-off – The latest SAF news and what it means

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10 May 20219 September 2021

The world’s first laundry capsule made using recycled carbon emissions

Through a pioneering new process, we’re capturing waste CO₂ from a factory - before it reaches the atmosphere - and turning it into a cleaning ingredient for our OMO detergent

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Cellulose fibers against climate change

Joint research project to realize with help of textile-fixed amines an optimized and improved CO₂-Sequestration from the air

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Neste to enable production of up to 500,000 tons/a of Sustainable Aviation Fuel at its Rotterdam renewable products refinery

Currently Neste’s sustainable aviation fuel annual production capacity is 100,000 tons

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7 May 20219 September 2021

Competitive Edge: Ionada’s carbon capture tech

Ionada's modular tech allows new approach for carbon capture

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Aker Solutions Wins FEED Contract for e-Fuel Plant in Norway

The e-Fuel plant is planned to produce CO₂-neutral fuel by using green hydrogen and furnace gas from an existing factory