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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

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Auf dem Weg zu einem geschlossenen Kohlenstoffkreislauf

Wie überkritisches Kohlendioxid die elektrochemische Reduktion von CO₂ beeinflusst

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Durchbruch bei der Wasserstoff-Rückumwandlung aus Methanol für Brennstoffzellen

Projekt Metha-Cycle entkoppelt Windkraft vom Strombedarf

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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

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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

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Communicating the bioeconomy through maps

The bioeconomy concerns and links together environmental, agricultural and industrial activities

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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

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New Technology Turns Delivery Boxes into Biodiesel

A newly developed technology is capable of producing biodiesel, an eco-friendly fuel for automobiles, using paper waste generated by parcel deliveries

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28 October 20209 September 2021

First ever biodegradable clothes hanger

Hooks Creative - a Dutch company based in The Netherlands - has produced a fully biodegradable clothes hanger, made entirely of CO₂ absorbing raw materials

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27 October 20209 September 2021

ANL releases 2020 updates to GREET Models

Major expansion and updates to the GREET Models for 2020 include a new “E-fuel” tab that covers several e-fuel production pathways and a carbon capture and storage option

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26 October 20209 September 2021

Porsche is researching synthetic fuels to make gas-powered cars sustainable

Synthetic fuel produced out of hydrogen and CO₂ shares properties with kerosene, diesel and gasoline produced from crude oil, Porsche says

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Article in Science: Solid oxide electrolysis cell technology to unlock the full potential of renewable power

SOEC is a core technology in power-to-X solutions and offers major advantages over alternative electrolysis technologies

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23 October 20209 September 2021

The Revolutionary Technology that coverts Green Energy to Liquid Fuel using waste CO2

The new MefCO₂ project aims to eliminate energy fluctuations in green energy production by transforming intermittent renewables into dispensable energy

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Cyanobacteria as “green” catalysts in biotechnology

Cyanobacteria are environmentally friendly and readily available biocatalysts for the production of new chemicals

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Cyanobakterien als „grüne“ Katalysatoren in der Biotechnologie

Cyanobakterien sind umweltfreundliche und gut verfügbare Biokatalysatoren zur Herstellung neuer Chemikalien

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22 October 202017 December 2024

Free webinar: All About RC(I)

Discussing the Renewable Carbon Strategy and Initiative

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SOL Group invests with CropEnergies €15 million in the recovery of biogenic CO2 by alcoholic fermentation in Belgium

From 2021 up to 65,000 tonnes of biogenic CO₂ of the highest purity will be captured annually

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21 October 20209 September 2021

Newlight Technologies Completes $45MM Series F Expansion Finance Round

Single-use plastic demand is on the rise, driven by the world's need for products that promote hygiene and convenience

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CO2 als Rohstoff: Geförderte Versuchsanlage in Betrieb

Das Rheticus-Projekt beweist, wie die Power-to-X Idee erfolgreich in die Praxis umgesetzt werden kann

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Messer baut neue CO2-Rückgewinnungsanlage in Frankreich

Neues Werk soll Messer's CO₂-Quellen weiter diversifizieren und so eine zuverlässige Gasversorgung der Kundschaft gewährleisten

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Messer to build CO2-recovery unit at Vertex Bioenergy site in France

The new plant is part of Messer’s long-term strategy to continue to diversify its CO₂ sourcing and to ensure a reliable gas supply

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20 October 20209 September 2021

Amen grows carbon-negative mycelium packaging to ship its candles

New, innovative packaging was created by Grown.bio, based on a process developed by US company Ecovative

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19 October 20209 September 2021

Techkonzerne investieren Milliarden in umstrittene CO2-Abscheidung

Trotz des Corona-Knicks bei den CO₂-Emissionen gibt es keine Kehrtwende beim Klimaschutz. US-Konzerne und die Internationale Energieagentur werben nun für die teure CO₂-Abscheidungstechnik

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16 October 20209 September 2021

Neste on a journey to a carbon neutral future

Neste´s purpose is to create a healthier planet for our children. The company is committed to reduce their customers' climate emissions by 20 million tons annually by 2030, and to reach carbon neutral production by 2035

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Kaskade von Methanol zu Wasserstoff – Metha-Cycle entkoppelt Windkraft vom Strombedarf

Sektorkopplung Metha-Cycle: Interdisziplinäres Konsortium verbindet erstmals Stromerzeugung aus regenerativen Energien

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15 October 20209 September 2021

nova sucht: Projektmanager B2B-Kommunikation mit naturwissenschaftlichem Hintergrund (m/w/d)

Beschäftigung: 40 h/Woche, Festanstellung. Sie erwarten vielseitige Aufgaben in einem dynamischen und zukunftsorientierten Markt an der Schnittstelle zwischen Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft und Politik

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Showa Denko begins processing waste plastics at Kawasaki plant under new license

Showa Denko announced that it has obtained a license to process industrial waste, and started to accept crushed & molded used plastics.

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Alco Bio Fuel, Messer Benelux and IJsfabriek Strombeek once again investing millions of euros in recycling CO2 in North Sea Port

In the spring of 2022, this second line will be operational, bringing the annual capture of green CO₂ to 160,000 tons

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Ecological power storage battery made of vanillin

It is ground-breaking in the field of sustainable energy storage technology

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Ökologischer Stromspeicher aus Vanillin

Bahnbrechender Erfolg im Bereich nachhaltiger Energiespeicher-Technologien

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Researchers: Lignin could replace biomass processing solvent

Biomass has great potential for many applications, including alternative fuels, chemicals, and materials

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14 October 20209 September 2021

Can Lubricants be Green?

When properly manufactured and used, most lubricants can be considered environmentally considerate

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13 October 20209 September 2021

World’s first blue ammonia shipment opens new route to a sustainable future

40 tons of high-grade blue ammonia already dispatched for use in zero-carbon power generation, a successful demonstration of the supply network from Saudi Arabia to Japan

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12 October 202017 December 2024

Lenzing is founding partner of the Renewable Carbon Initiative

The newly launched Renewable Carbon Initiative strives to herald the end of the fossil age for all organic chemicals and materials by 2050. Within the RCI Lenzing will especially focus on further greening up the textile and nonwoven businesses

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Lenzing ist Gründungspartner der Renewable Carbon Initiative

Die neu gegründete Renewable Carbon Initiative strebt das Ende des fossilen Zeitalters für alle organischen Chemikalien und Materialien bis 2050 an. Im Rahmen dieser Initiative wird sich Lenzing insbesondere auf die weitere Ökologisierung der Textil- und Vliesstoffbranchen konzentrieren

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These carbon-negative, ocean-degradable straws and forks are made from greenhouse gases

Newlight has developed a material—made by microbes—that uses methane to make everything from utensils to purses to glasses

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Synthetic Methylotrophy in Yeasts: Towards a Circular Bioeconomy

Microbial methylotrophy is a powerful and versatile pillar of a future circular bioeconomy

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Growing momentum behind carbon capture can make it a new clean energy success story

Governments and companies have the chance today to turn CCUS into a clean energy success story that will bring environmental and economic benefits worldwide

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9 October 20209 September 2021

How waste CO2 is helping to turn renewable energy into liquid fuel

An adequate coordination could ensure waste products or byproducts from one process – such as CO₂ – can be used as a raw material for another

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Effective pathway to convert CO2 into ethylene

Scientists developed nanoscale copper wires with specially shaped surfaces to catalyze a chemical reaction that reduces greenhouse gas emissions while generating ethylene

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8 October 20209 September 2021

Newlight Technologies opens new commercial-scale AirCarbon production facility

Company develops carbon-negative, ocean-degradable straws and forks made from greenhouse gases

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EU considers allowing more state aid to boost green projects

The European Commission also plans to kick off a consultation in the coming weeks on how competition rules and sustainability policies work together

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7 October 20209 September 2021

Chemische Speicher von Sonnenenergie

Forschungsteam von Leibniz-IPHT und Universität Jena stellt neuartigen Ansatz vor

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6 October 20209 September 2021

Not Your Average Refinery

Review led by PNNL researchers offers a vision of sustainable energy production through electrochemical reduction