11 June 20244 June 2024 Climeworks becomes world’s first direct air capture company certified under the Puro Standard Certification under the Puro Standard involves the auditing of Climeworks’ direct air capture process as well as Carbfix’s CO2 mineralization by an accredited entity
Climeworks erhält erstmals Puro-Standard-Zertifizierung für Direct Air Capture im Orca-Werk Die Zertifizierung nach dem Puro-Standard umfasst die Prüfung des direkten Luftabscheidungsprozesses von Climeworks sowie der CO2-Mineralisierung von Carbfix durch eine akkreditierte Stelle
10 June 20244 June 2024 Strukturwandelprojekt ReCO2NWert für eine moderne Bioökonomie startet im Rheinischen Revier Ministerin Neubaur: Rheinisches Revier wird attraktiv für die Pioniere der Bioökonomie – Projekt hat Strahlkraft für die notwendige Ressourcenwende in NRW und Europa
7 June 20243 June 2024 Linkage Engineering in Covalent Organic Frameworks for Metal-Free Electrocatalytic C2H4 Production from CO2 Electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) to produce ethylene (C2H4) is conducive to sustainable development of energy and environment
Katalysator aus dem Baukasten Metallfreies kovalentes organisches Gerüst für die Elektrokatalyse von Ethylen aus Kohlendioxid
6 June 202431 May 2024 Solar-Powered CO2 Capture and Green Methanol Production Unveiled DAC involves the selective adsorption of CO2 from the air using solid capture media, followed by the regeneration of the sorbent using low-temperature heat sources
Recycling carbon dioxide into household chemicals Argonne National Laboratory researchers report about a new catalyst which transforms carbon dioxide from industrial emissions into commonly used chemicals
Recycling von Kohlendioxid zu Haushaltschemikalien Neuer Katalysator verwandelt Kohlendioxid aus Industrieemissionen in gängige Chemikalien
5 June 202428 May 2024 LEAG relies on AFRY for another large-scale Power-to-X project in Germany Lausitz Energie Kraftwerke AG (LEAG) is developing a second Power-to-X (PtX) plant to be built on the decommissioned area of the coal power site in Boxberg, Saxony - AFRY is supporting LEAG from concept optimisation to permit applications, and tendering processes
LEAG setzt bei weiterem Power-to-X-Großprojekt auf AFRY Das Energieunternehmen LEAG entwickelt im Rahmen seines Projektes GigawattFactory eine zweite Power-to-X-Anlage (PtX) auf dem Kraftwerksgelände des Braunkohlekraftwerks Boxberg (Sachsen) - AFRY Switzerland Ltd und AFRY Deutschland GmbH unterstützen die LEAG bei der Konzeptoptimierung, der Genehmigung und Ausschreibung, Angebotseinholung und -bewertung sowie bei Vertragsverhandlungen
4 June 202428 May 2024 Costly gas separation may not be needed to recycle CO2 from air and industrial plants New study from University of Michigan researchers offers a pathway for fossil fuel-burning operations to capture emissions
3 June 20243 June 2024 Only one week left: 12 Good reasons to attend the Renewable Materials Conference (RMC) 11-13 June, Siegburg/Cologne (Germany) and online
Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), May 2024 Let's take a look at what happened in May 2024 at RCI
31 May 202431 May 2024 Trial carbon capture unit begins operating on blast furnace at ArcelorMittal Gent, Belgium In October 2022, the four parties announced their collaboration on a multi-year trial of MHI’s carbon capture technology at multiple carbon dioxide emission points
Hitachi und ASCO liefern gemeinsam CO2-Verflüssigungsanlage für innovatives Schweizer Energieprojekt Zusammen mit einer Schweizer Energiegesellschaft hat eine Partnerkollaboration eine hochmoderne Anlage zur Rückgewinnung und Verflüssigung von erneuerbarem Kohlendioxid in einer bestehenden Biogasanlage entwickelt
Hitachi & ASCO to supply CO2 liquefaction plant for innovative Swiss energy project Together with a Swiss energy company the collaboration partners developed a state-of-the-art installation for the separation and liquefaction of renewable carbon dioxide at an existing biogas plant
29 May 202428 May 2024 Introduction of the new “OK renewable carbon” certificate: Award ceremony for the first products TÜV AUSTRIA, the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) and the nova-Institute introduce the new certificate at the Renewable Materials Conference in Siegburg
Erste Produkte werden mit dem neuen Zertifikat „OK renewable carbon“ ausgezeichnet TÜV AUSTRIA, die Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) und das nova-Institut präsentieren das neue Zertifikat auf der Renewable Materials Conference in Siegburg
Climeworks switches on world’s largest direct air capture plant Mammoth is another milestone in Climeworks journey to reach megaton carbon removal capacity by 2030 and gigaton scale by 2050, which is needed to fight global warming
Größter CO2-„Staubsauger“ der Welt in Betrieb genommen Climeworks „Mammoth“ hat bereits erfolgreich mit dem Auffangen und Speichern des ersten CO2 begonnen - Geothermie-Partner ON Power in Island liefert die erneuerbare Energie, um das Luftfilter-Verfahren zu betreiben
280 Earth, a company that removes CO2 from the air, announces first Direct Air Capture plant in Oregon; closes 50M series B funding round 280 Earth’s facility provides a commercial demonstration of several years of research and development and it maximizes environmental benefits by using electricity with very low carbon content
Circe Bioscience licenses technology to decarbonize industry with microbes developed at Wyss Institute at Harvard University Novel gas fermentation approach enables engineered microbes to eat greenhouse gases and produce valuable products for multiple uses
28 May 202422 May 2024 Kohlenstoffmanagement: Akademien plädieren für konsistente Gesamtstrategie Das Risiko, ohne den Einsatz von CCS die Klimaziele zu verfehlen, überwiegt die Risiken der CCS-Anwendung
27 May 202424 May 2024 Online survey on consumer perception of cleaning products made from CO₂ by the European project WaterProof The WaterProof project partner „Institute for Future Energy and Material Flow Systems (IZES) gGmbH“ developed a concise online survey to analyse the public perception of cleaning products using carbon emissions from waste and wastewater treatment plants
CO2 as a Sustainable Natural Resource TU Berlin unveils tandem electrolyzer for a circular economy with carbon dioxide
CO2 als nachhaltiger Rohstoff TU Berlin stellt Tandem-Elektrolyseur für eine Kreislaufwirtschaft mit Kohlendioxid vor
New technique by NUS scientists to transform waste carbon dioxide into high-value chemicals achieves cost reduction of about 30% An energy-efficient, cost-effective way to convert the greenhouse gas into a wide range of chemical feedstocks
24 May 202417 May 2024 SMA Mineral Partners with Infinium to Advance eFuels Project in Norway Infinium previously announced it will build Norway’s first commercial scale eFuels plant at the Mo Industripark
23 May 202417 May 2024 Celanese Receives American Chemistry Council’s 2024 Sustainability Leadership Award for Achievements in Circularity The company earned the award in the “Circularity” category for its active carbon capture and utilization (CCU) project at its manufacturing site as part of its Fairway Methanol joint venture with Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
A573 – Italian Competition Authority: investigation opened against Novamont for alleged abuse of dominant position The company's exclusivity agreements could limit the use of alternative materials to Mater-Bi in the manufacture of lightweight and very lightweight plastic carrier bags, with anti-competitive effects, both against bioplastics manufacturers and plastic bag manufacturers that use raw materials other than Mater-Bi
22 May 202422 May 2024 Chemical and Physical Recycling are Essential for the Realisation of the Green Deal and the Circular Economy The Renewable Carbon Initiative has published a position paper outlining the importance of chemical and physical recycling and what is needed to realise its huge potential
Sweden’s First Biogas CCU Facility to be built by Bright Renewables and Tekniska Verken The new facility, which will annually produce 20,000 tons of food-grade quality bioCO2, is expected to be completed before next summer in 2025
21 May 202414 May 2024 Nanoparticle catalysts convert carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide to make useful compounds Researchers from the University of Illinois studied the catalytic activity of cheaper nanoparticle catalysts to determine if the lower-cost catalyst could enhance activity levels of β-Mo2C with a silica oxide support in the RWGS reaction
17 May 202414 May 2024 Sugar-based catalyst upcycles carbon dioxide New catalyst could offer a potential solution for using captured carbon
Katalysator auf Zuckerbasis verwertet Kohlendioxid Experten der Northwestern Universität haben durch einen einfachen Katalysator einen preisgünstigen Wandler für abgeschiedenen Kohlenstoff gefunden
16 May 20249 July 2024 Exploring the Future of Advanced Recycling: Early Bird Tickets Now Available Smart birds book early – Future focused attendees of the Advanced Recycling Conference 2024 can save 20% with the early bird bookings until July 16th 2024
Wachstumsmarkt Recycling: Ab sofort Frühbucher-Tickets für die Advanced Recycling Conference 2024 verfügbar Bis zum 16. Juli 2024 können schnell entschlossene Teilnehmer der Advanced Recycling Conference 2024 von einem 20% Frühbucher-Discount profitieren
Carbon Clean achieves fabrication milestone on FlagshipONE with the project’s first carbon capture unit module Europe’s largest commercial-scale eMethanol facility under construction is marking the start of the module assembly process
Cheap catalyst could help turn carbon dioxide into fuels Molybdenum compound offers an efficient way to make carbon monoxide - a building block of chemicals and fuels
15 May 202410 May 2024 Messer launches with ZeCarb new “Carbon Capture as a Service” offering Messer, the world's leading specialist for industrial, medical and specialty gases, is expanding its product portfolio with "ZeCarb". "ZeCarb" stands for "Zero Carbon" and helps to decarbonize industries with high CO2 emissions
8 May 20246 May 2024 Kohlendioxid in nützliche Chemikalien verwandeln Die Forschenden planen, edelmetallfreie Katalysatoren zu entwickeln, die das reaktionsträge Treibhausgas mit Hilfe von Sonnenlicht chemisch aktivieren
The many uses of carbon dioxide Putting CO2 to good use may even reduce the burden of preventing its release to the atmosphere
7 May 20247 May 2024 The World’s Largest Event for the Defossilisation of Chemicals and Materials The Renewable Materials Conference will take place from 11-13 June 2024 in Siegburg/Cologne (Germany) and online
Die weltgrößte Veranstaltung zur Defossilisierung von Chemikalien und Materialien Die Renewable Materials Conference findet vom 11. bis 13. Juni 2024 in Siegburg bei Köln und online statt
Team publishes perspective paper on net-zero emissions in the aviation industry New paper provides an analytical review of the cutting-edge methodologies for CO2-to-jet fuel conversion with an assessment of the practicality of current industrial models
6 May 20243 May 2024 New Approach Could Make Reusing Captured Carbon Far Cheaper, Less Energy-Intensive A team led by Marta Hatzell designed a new electrochemical reactor to seamlessly integrate into direct air capture systems and turn CO2 into useful raw materials
3 May 20244 October 2024 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), April 2024 Let's take a look at what happened in April 2024 at RCI
INERATEC sichert sich modernste Katalysatoren von Sasol zur Herstellung nachhaltiger e-Fuels Die Fischer-Tropsch (FT)-Experten von Sasol Chemicals liefern dem Start-up Ineratec ihren neuesten FT-Katalysator
INERATEC secures state-of-the-art catalysts from Sasol for the production of sustainable e-fuels Fischer-Tropsch (FT) experts Sasol Chemicals have pledged to provide start-up Ineratec with some of their latest FT catalyst
30 April 202424 April 2024 Groundbreaking ceremony for the CO2-neutral cement plant: Holcim Germany is building a climate-friendly future Robert Habeck and Daniel Günther break ground for Holcim Germany's climate-neutral cement plant