17 December 20209 September 2021 EU taxonomy should be led by science to drive sustainable investment Meeting climate goals requires the rapid realignment and mobilisation of finance at a massive scale
15 December 20209 September 2021 Porsche and Siemens Energy, with partners, advance climate-neutral eFuels development In the pilot phase, around 130,000 litres of eFuels will be produced as early as 2022
14 December 20209 September 2021 CO2: Raus aus der Luft und ab in den Untergrund Climeworks lässt durch die Schnellkonstruktion seiner neuen Großanlage ORCA die großdimensionierte Direct Air Capture und CO2-Entfernung weiter Realität werden
The rapid construction of Climeworks’ new direct air capture and storage plant Orca has started Climeworks continues to make large-scale carbon dioxide removal a reality with the rapid construction of its new direct air capture and storage plant Orca
PtX-Projekt „Haru Oni“: Altmaier übergibt ersten Förderbescheid für internationales Projekt für grünen Wasserstoff Pilotvorhaben der Industrie in Partnerländern können grünen Wasserstoff und seine Folgeprodukte effizient und kostengünstig erzeugen
11 December 20209 September 2021 Alcohol Production from Carbon Dioxide Methanol as a Fuel and Chemical Feedstock
10 December 20209 September 2021 Carbon dioxide converted to ethylene – the ‘rice of the industry’ Understanding intermediates of the electrochemical CO2 reduction to ethylene. Encouraging catalyst design - a key component of CO2 utilization using renewable energy
Power-to-X: Germany’s search for green fuels Further processing options include the production of synthetic fuels based on hydrogen by adding CO2
Power-to-X: Die Sehnsucht nach dem grünen Kraftstoff Zu den Weiterverarbeitungsmöglichkeiten zählt auch die Herstellung synthetischer Kraftstoffe auf Wasserstoffbasis durch Zufuhr von CO2
Industrielle Anwendung der Sunfire-Hochtemperaturelektrolyse startet HYPOS-Projekt rSOC erfolgreich abgeschlossen
9 December 20209 September 2021 BUSINESS FINLAND greenlights Solar Foods’ €8.6M project World’s first food produced from thin air
8 December 20209 September 2021 Construction of Clariant’s sunliquid® plant in Romania on track for completion by the end of 2021 Construction continues with over 650 workers on site operating in full compliance with all COVID-19 pandemic precaution measurements
Bau von Clariants sunliquid®-Anlage in Rumänien auf dem Weg zur Fertigstellung bis Ende 2021 Bauarbeiten schreiten voran mit mehr als 650 Arbeitern vor Ort und unter absoluter Einhaltung sämtlicher Massnahmen zum Schutz vor der COVID-19-Pandemie
7 December 20209 September 2021 Two new pilot plants will test carbon capture technology developed by European CARMOF project at industrial level Two innovative, customized industrial demonstrators combine 3D-printed nanomaterial structures with selective membranes for capturing and separating CO2
Microbial Electrosynthesis: Where Do We Go from Here? Using present knowledge of bioelectrochemistry, it becomes apparent that the simplest gains in performance are likely to come from advancements in the reactor
4 December 20209 September 2021 Perstorp plan to reduce carbon emission with half million tons by producing sustainable methanol Project AIR will build a first-of-a-kind, large scale, commercial Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) unit to produce sustainable methanol
3 December 20209 September 2021 Preliminary programme: 9th Conference on CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals” and “2nd European Summit on Co2-based Aviation Fuels” 23–24 March 2021, hybrid event
Covestro develops sustainable cast elastomer solution for the offshore industry CO2-based cardyon® products partly replace fossil raw materials
Covestro entwickelt nachhaltige Gießelastomer-Lösung für die Offshore-Industrie CO2-basierte cardyon® Produkte ersetzen zum Teil fossile Rohstoffe
2 December 20209 September 2021 American Agriculture Leaders Commend Governors for Support on Addressing Biogenic CO2 Barrier Reynolds and Ricketts Among State Governors Urging EPA To Take Prompt Action
Research creates hydrogen-producing living droplets, paving way for alternative future energy sources Scientists have built tiny droplet-based microbial factories that produce hydrogen, instead of oxygen, when exposed to daylight in air
27 November 20209 September 2021 UNIST: New Catalyst Turns Greenhouse Gases into Hydrogen Gas Their findings have been published in Science Advances on August 26, 2020
Hydrogen produced from nuclear will be considered ‘low-carbon’, EU official says Nuclear power is indeed not mentioned in the EU’s hydrogen strategy
EU-Kommission: Aus Atomkraft produzierter Wasserstoff ist „CO2-arm“ Wasserstoff wird als Mittel zur Dekarbonisierung von Schwerindustrien wie der Chemie- und Stahlindustrie oder des Fernverkehrs wie der Luft- und Schifffahrt gesehen
26 November 20209 September 2021 Carbon-capture breakthrough could be a game-changer in utilising CO2 The CSIRO and Monash University have developed a revolutionary device that captures carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere
UPM joins the Renewable Carbon Initiative to change the foundation of chemical industry Just as the energy industry is converting to renewable sources, renewable carbon will become the new foundation of chemical and material industries in the future
23 November 20209 September 2021 Total and ADNOC sign strategic framework agreement on CO2 emission reductions and CCUS ADNOC and Total will jointly explore opportunities to reduce CO2 emissions, improve energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy for oil and gas operations
20 November 20209 September 2021 LanzaTech, Total and L’Oréal make plastic from captured CO2 First technological and industrial proving that industrial carbon emissions can be used to produce plastic
€ 140 Mio project transforms CO2 into green raw material in North Sea Port North-C-Methanol: largest installations worldwide
16 November 20209 September 2021 Room Temperature Conversion of CO2 to CO: A New Way to Synthesize Hydrocarbons New method could potentially reduce carbon dioxide emission into the atmosphere and slash costs of chemical manufacturing
Raumtemperatur-Umwandlung von CO2 in CO: Ein neuer Weg zur Synthese von Kohlenwasserstoffen Neue Methode könnte potenziell den Dioxidausstoß in die Atmosphäre reduzieren und die Kosten der chemischen Produktion senken
9 November 20209 September 2021 These diamonds are made of CO2 sucked from the air Forget conflict-free: Your next diamond can be carbon negative
Animal feed made from recycled carbon secures €2.5M European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator funding Deep Branch has developed a low carbon animal feed with a nutritional profile that is comparable with fishmeal
6 November 20209 September 2021 A chemist from RUDN University suggested increasing the efficiency of biofuel production 4 to 10 times using silica-supported heteropolyacids The production of biofuel from non edible feedstocks is one of the main goals for a more sustainable future
5 November 20209 September 2021 Carbontech is getting ready for its market moment It's the exciting idea that we can take something that could be considered waste, draw it out of the atmosphere and turn it into a source of economic growth
Solar hydrogen: Let’s consider the stability of photoelectrodes This work shows how the stability of photoelectrodes and catalysts can be compared and enhanced in the future
Solarer Wasserstoff: Maß für die Stabilität von Photoelektroden Sonnenenergie kann zur Herstellung von Wasserstoff, einem vielseitigen Brennstoff, genutzt werden
4 November 20209 September 2021 Carbon Dioxide: The New Chemical Feedstock for Valuable Consumer Products NETL research team Team focuses on recycling CO2 generated by fossil energy plants and other industrial sources into chemicals, alcohols, acids and syngas as progressing tools
Auf dem Weg zu einem geschlossenen Kohlenstoffkreislauf Wie überkritisches Kohlendioxid die elektrochemische Reduktion von CO2 beeinflusst
3 November 202017 December 2024 Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) supports the European Green Deal, but calls for an extension to the material sector through a comprehensive renewable carbon strategy The current political focus on renewable energy is not sufficient to achieve climate-neutrality by 2050.
LanzaTech, Total and L’Oréal Announce a Worldwide Premiere: The Production of the First Cosmetic Packaging Made From Industrial Carbon Emissions It is a technological and industrial success proving that industrial carbon emissions can be used to produce plastic packaging
Climate protection: Bayreuth chemists develop new material for the separation of CO2 from industrial waste gases Chemists at the University of Bayreuth have developed a material that could well make an important contribution to climate protection and sustainable industrial production
Klimaschutz: Bayreuther Chemiker entwickeln neues Material zur CO2-Abtrennung aus Industrieabgasen Chemiker der Universität Bayreuth haben ein Material entwickelt, das einen wichtigen Beitrag zum Klimaschutz und zu einer nachhaltigen Industrieproduktion leisten kann
2 November 20209 September 2021 CO2 capture: launch of Dinamx, an industrial pilot demonstration project for the DMX process The DMX™ process, developed by IFPEN and marketed by Axens, uses a solvent for separating CO2 via absorption with a high capture capacity
30 October 20209 September 2021 Multi-million-euro project transforms CO2 into green raw material in North Sea Port They will also generate 44,000 tons of “green” methanol locally, which can be used as feedstock for the chemicals and renewables industries, as well as fuel for ships and trains
Durchbruch bei der Wasserstoff-Rückumwandlung aus Methanol für Brennstoffzellen Projekt Metha-Cycle entkoppelt Windkraft vom Strombedarf
Harnessing sunlight to convert CO2 to fuels Solistra, a spin-out from the University of Toronto, Canada, has developed a photoreactor to convert CO2 emissions into downstream products
Artificial Cyanobacterial Biofilm Can Sustain Solar-driven Ethylene Production for Over a Month The research group at the University of Turku has designed a thin-layer artificial biofilm with embedded cyanobacterial cell factories
Communicating the bioeconomy through maps The bioeconomy concerns and links together environmental, agricultural and industrial activities
29 October 20209 September 2021 A new era begins: The Renewable Materials Conference, Cologne and online, 18–20 May 2021 Featuring a unique concept to present all sustainable and renewable material solutions at one event: bio-based, CO2-based and recycled www.renewable-materials.eu
Preliminary programme: 9th Conference on CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals” and “2nd European Summit on Co2-based Aviation Fuels”
UPM joins the Renewable Carbon Initiative to change the foundation of chemical industry
