CO2-based 44 - Renewable Carbon News

1 September 20209 September 2021

Not all carbon emissions are equal?

Agricultural crop producers in the US have reportedly submitted multiple requests to EPA for clarity on the regulatory treatment of biogenic CO₂ emissions

31 August 20209 September 2021

New catalyst efficiently turns carbon dioxide into useful fuels and chemicals

By efficiently converting CO₂ into complex hydrocarbon products, a new catalyst could potentially aid in large-scale efforts to recycle excess carbon dioxide

Vom Treibhausgas zu wertvollen Grundchemikalien

Ionische Flüssigkeiten helfen beim Verständnis der elektrokatalytischen Umsetzung von CO₂

From greenhouse gas to valuable basic chemicals

Ionic liquids help to understand the electrocatalytic conversion of CO₂

27 August 20209 September 2021

CO2 Usage in an Old Application, With a New Twist in an Ever-Growing Spiked Beverage Market

With the emergence of Covid-19 there are challenges surrounding the potential growth of hard seltzer and CBD beverages - read here all of which is relevant to specialty drinks

26 August 20209 September 2021

9th Conference on CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals – Call for Papers and Posters

Hybrid event on 23–24 March 2021

Why invest in Concentrating Solar Power?

As the market for utility scale storage accelerates in response to the increasing penetration of intermittent renewables (such as PV and wind), CSP will be increasingly recognised for its most important attribute: low cost thermal storage

Disposed PPE could be turned into biofuel, shows new COVID-19 study

The research shows how billions of items of disposable PPE can be converted from its polypropylene (plastic) state into biofuels

24 August 20209 September 2021

RIL devising plan to become clean energy company in 15 years: BofA Securities

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani on 15 July had said RIL aims to become net carbon zero by 2035. RIL is committed to embracing new technologies to convert its carbon dioxide emissions into useful products and chemicals

Nano-Sponges of Solid Acid Transforms Carbon Dioxide to Fuel and Plastic Waste to Chemicals

The primary cause of climate change is atmospheric CO₂, whose levels are rising every day

NuKoS: Kohlendioxid und Schlacken nutzen

Mit Kohlendioxid werden Schlacken zu höherwertigen Produkten

21 August 20209 September 2021

Turning carbon dioxide into liquid fuel

New electrocatalyst efficiently converts carbon dioxide into ethanol

Umwandlung von Kohlendioxid in flüssigen Kraftstoff

Neuer Elektrokatalysator wandelt Kohlendioxid effizient in Ethanol um

Tandem catalytic system efficiently converts carbon dioxide to methanol

Encapsulating multiple molecular catalysts in nanoporous metal-organic frameworks central to efficient transformation

19 August 20209 September 2021

New Material Can Generate Hydrogen from Salt and Polluted Water

The material efficiently generates hydrogen molecules from fresh, salt, and polluted water by exposure to sunlight

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

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