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
1 July 20209 September 2021 Repsol to develop two major emissions-reductions projects in Spain Repsol CEO Josu Jon Imaz today presented two major pioneering industrial decarbonization projects that the company will undertake in Spain
‘COVID-19 will accelerate investments into Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage’ Interview with Moji Karimi, Co-Founder and CEO of Cemvita Factory
30 June 20209 September 2021 $17m for carbon utilisation projects Each of the selected projects will develop and test technologies that can utilise CO2 from power systems or other industrial sources as the primary feedstock
Hago Energetics Inc. Announces Participation in the NASA CO2 Conversion Challenge Participating in the NASA CO2 Conversion Challenge
Renewable fuel from carbon dioxide with the aid of solar energy The photoelectrode developed by the researchers can be combined with cathodes of various metals
29 June 20209 September 2021 Turning waste CO2 into feedstock New high temperature reactor for production of CO-rich synthesis gas
25 June 20209 September 2021 Mimicking nature to power the future Dr Rahman Daiyan discusses how the team from UNSW’s Particles and Catalysis Laboratory plan to create a carbon neutral energy loop driven by sunshine
SAF Trends for 2020 and Beyond: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Sustainable Aviation Fuels Find out why there are a zillian paths to sustainable aviation fuels and take a look at The Digest’s latest slide guide from last week’s DigestConnect webinar
24 June 20209 September 2021 Da liegt was in der Luft –Carbon Mining: Wie Chemiker am LIKAT Kohlenstoff aus der Luft abbauen Die Arbeiten ebnen den Weg zu gleich zwei großen Zielen der Chemie
19 June 20209 September 2021 Green hydrogen: thyssenkrupp expands production capacities for water electrolysis to gigawatt scale Together with its joint venture partner De Nora, the company produce electrolysis cells with a total power consumption of up to one gigawatt
Grüner Wasserstoff: thyssenkrupp erweitert Fertigungskapazitäten für Wasserelektrolyse auf Gigawatt-Maßstab Gemeinsam mit Joint-Venture-Partner De Nora produziert das Unternehmen jährlich Elektrolyse-Zellen mit einer Gesamtleistung von bis zu einem Gigawatt
German chem group VCI welcomes Berlin’s hydrogen strategy Germany's Trade Group seeing a decisive step towards the country's shift to renewable energies
Technologieoffenheit entscheidend für Erfolg: Bei Wasserstoff muss Deutschland ganz vorne mitspielen Der Verband der Chemischen Industrie (VCI) sieht die Wasserstoffstrategie der Bundesregierung als entscheidenden Schritt für ein Gelingen der Energiewende
Norsk e-Fuel is planning Europe’s first commercial plant for hydrogen-based renewable aviation fuel in Norway Leading industry consortium joins forces to make unlimited renewable fuel a reality to achieve climate-neutral transportation
Norsk e-fuel plant die erste kommerzielle Anlage für wasserstoffbasierten erneuerbaren Flugkraftstoff in Norwegen Führendes Industriekonsortium vereint Kräfte, um klimaneutralen Transport durch die Bereitstellung von erneuerbaren Kraftstoffen zu ermöglichen