23 October 202417 October 2024 Maire und NextChem unterzeichnen Vereinbarung zur Entwicklung von SAF-Initiativen in Kasachstan Die Initiative zielt darauf ab, durch nachhaltiges Flugbenzin - SAF - und kohlenstoffarmen Wasserstoff durch CO2-Abscheidung zur Dekarbonisierung und Effizienz der kasachischen Industrie und Infrastruktur beizutragen
22 October 202416 October 2024 Blue carbon: an excellent way to store carbon dioxide About 244 million tonnes of organic carbon are stored in the top 10cm of seabed habitats - most (98%) of that is in mud or silt – a location that’s quite easily overlooked when it comes to conservation measures
21 October 202415 October 2024 Citroniq Chemicals Closes $12 Million Series A Financing This funding will enable Citroniq to further advance the construction of its 1st plant in Nebraska, the world’s largest decarbonization platform that would capture and avoid 2 million metric tons per year of GHG emissions
18 October 202414 October 2024 Rethinking plastics – the new alternative to current plastic materials is born from CO2 Fortum capture the carbon dioxide released during waste incineration and mix it with hydrogen, creating base chemicals such as methane or methanol, which can then be further utilised as raw materials for plastics
17 October 202411 October 2024 In step toward solar fuels, durable artificial photosynthesis setup chains two carbons together The system produces ethylene, an important ingredient of many plastics, with much higher efficiency, yield and longevity than competing systems
16 October 20249 October 2024 ‘Growing Impact’ explores using catalysts to convert CO2 into valuable products The latest episode of the "Growing Impact" podcast explores how researchers are using advanced computation to design catalysts that can accelerate the process of converting carbon dioxide into useful products
15 October 20249 October 2024 Braskem Collaborates with the University of British Columbia to Develop Technology for Producing Methanol from CO2 The company is funding a one-year project aimed at developing a viable technological route for future industrial implementation
Construction begins on Technology Platform for Power-to-Liquid Fuels (TPP) The German Aerospace Centre (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is currently building the world's largest research facility for the production of electricity-based fuels, also known as electrofuels or e-fuels
Baubeginn für Technologieplattform Power-to-Liquid-Kraftstoffe (TPP) Mit der „Technologieplattform Power-to-Liquid-Kraftstoffe“, kurz TPP, baut das Deutsche Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) im sachsen-anhaltischen Leuna die bisher größte Forschungsanlage auf, um strombasierte Kraftstoffe herzustellen
14 October 20248 October 2024 Avantium Receives €3.5 Million EU Grant for CO2 Conversion Project In the ICONIC project, Avantium will further scale up the electrochemical cell to convert CO2 from refinery gases into formic acid
NRW Innovation Award for cost-effective production of aerogels Fraunhofer-Institute UMSICHT researchers developed an innovative production process for aerogels that combines various production steps using supercritical CO2 and thus significantly reduces production costs
Innovationspreis NRW für kostengünstige Herstellung von Aerogelen Fraunhofer-UMSICHT-Forscher konnten ein neuartiges Produktionsverfahren für Aerogele entwickeln, das verschiedene Produktionsschritte mithilfe von überkritischem CO2 zusammenführt und somit die Produktionskosten signifikant verringert
10 October 20244 October 2024 LanzaTech Expands Biorefining Platform Capabilities to Include Production of Commercial-scale Nutritional Protein Directly From CO2 Company plans to access $1 trillion alternative protein market by commercializing primary production of nutrient-rich protein through LanzaTech’s proprietary gas fermentation process
LanzaTech Global, Inc. erweitert seine Bioraffinerie-Plattform um die Produktion von Nahrungsproteinen in kommerziellem Maßstab direkt aus CO2 Die Company plant, den milliardenschwerden alternativen Proteinmarkt zu betreten, indem sie erstmals Nahrungsprotein über den firmeneigenen Gas-Fermentationsprozess herstellt und vertreibt
Lessons from the Kitchen: of LanzaTech, a protein shake, new markets, and Scooby-Doo The LanzaTech story is the feedstock, CO2, but, it’s part of the everyday feedstock set and the foundational basis of the company
9 October 20242 October 2024 Production of solar fuels: Storing the sun’s heat at 1,200 degrees High-temperature bricks - a joint development by Empa and Synhelion – serve as temporary storage for the enormous heat
Herstellung von Solartreibstoffen: Sonnenwärme bei 1.200 Grad speichern Hochtemperaturziegel – eine gemeinsame Entwicklung von Empa und Synhelion – dienen als Zwischenspeicher für die enorme Hitze
7 October 20244 October 2024 Stakeholder Perspectives Along the Entire Value Chain – Interview with the WaterProof partner IZES gGmbH Alena Jahns and Jan Hildebrand answer four questions on consumer perception of CO₂-derived consumer goods
SABIC launches certified low carbon chemicals with CO2 footprint savings The methanol product in the new portfolio contain a lower carbon content than a traditional portfolio, with the same high quality product specifications
2 October 202426 September 2024 19 Million TPA of Drop-in Chemicals Synthesised from Captured CO2 by 2045, Forecasts IDTechEx While many CO2-derived chemicals do not represent net-negative or net-zero products, they still represent reductions in emissions compared to the fossil fuel-based status quo but they are not a decarbonization tool
1 October 202426 September 2024 Phlair raises €14.5M to rapidly scale its hydrolyzer-based Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology Thanks to its technology compatibility with intermittent energy sources and hyper-focus on manufacturing, the company drives DAC down the cost curve
Phlair kassiert 14,5 Millionen Euro Das Münchner Startup Phlair verkündet den Abschluss seiner Seed-Runde. 14,5 Millionen Euro gehen auf das Konto des Climatetechs, das früher als Carbon Atlantis bekannt war
30 September 20244 October 2024 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), September 2024 Let's take a look at what happened in September 2024 at RCI:
26 September 202420 September 2024 Wie eine Kohlenstoff-Zentralbank Europa zum CO2-Staubsauger machen kann Netto-negative Emissionen sind machbar, wie Ottmar Edenhofer, Direktor des Berliner Klimaforschungsinstituts MCC, bei der kürzlichen "Thünen-Vorlesung" erklärte
25 September 202420 September 2024 AIR COMPANY Raises $69M in Series B to Commercialize Carbon Utilization Technology and Sustainable Aviation Fuels Funding will Accelerate the Production of AIRMADE® SAF, the Company’s CO₂-derived Sustainable Aviation Fuel and other Synthetic Fuels
24 September 202418 September 2024 CO2 electrolysis: Fraunhofer UMSICHT is working with the H2 Reallabor Burghausen Scientists are developing in collaboration a novel reactor for the efficient conversion of carbon dioxide to ethylene
CO2-Elektrolyse: Fraunhofer UMSICHT arbeitet mit im H2-Reallabor Burghausen Wissenschaftler entwickeln in Kooperation einen neuartigen Reaktor zur effizienten Umwandlung von Kohlenstoffdioxid zu Ethylen
23 September 202419 September 2024 The New EU Political Cycle: A Defining Moment to Accelerate CCU Techs – CO2 Value Europe on Euractiv For some CCU pathways, there are literally no rules or incentives
20 September 202417 September 2024 WACKER Successfully Tests CO2 Capture from the Silicon Production Process The newly tested capture process makes it possible to reuse or store this greenhouse gas and prevent its release into the atmosphere – a critical step on the road to net-zero chemicals production
WACKER erprobt erfolgreich CO2-Abscheidung aus dem Produktionsprozess von Silicium Durch den nun erprobten Abscheideprozess wird das Treibhausgas wieder nutz- bzw. speicherbar gemacht und nicht freigesetzt - ein wichtiger Schritt hin zu einer Net-Zero-Chemieproduktion
Doctoral candidate Mariette Gibier wins prize for her Green Bioplastics project A student of the Sorbonne University developed in collaboration with the Pierre Fabre Laboratories and the biofoundry at Sorbonne University Alliance an innovation in bioplastics
19 September 202413 September 2024 Im Kabinett beschlossen: Die Carbon-Management-Strategie Nicht alle CO2-Emmissionen sind vermeidbar. Um die Klimaziele zu erreichen ist es daher notwendig, in einigen Bereichen auch die Speicherung von CO2 im Boden zu erlauben. Das Kabinett hat nun die Eckpunkte der sogenannten Carbon-Management-Strategie beschlossen
18 September 202412 September 2024 Innovative Research Unveils News Path to Ethanol Production from CO2 Researchers from the Interface Science Department at the Fritz Haber Institute have introduced a novel method for converting the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) into ethanol and other fuels
Innovative Forschung enthüllt neuen Weg zur Ethanolproduktion aus CO2 Wissenschaftler*innen der Abteilung Interface Science am Fritz-Haber-Institut haben eine neuartige Methode zur Umwandlung des Treibhausgases Kohlendioxid (CO2) in nachhaltigen Brennstoff entwickelt
Pierre Fabre partners with Sorbonne University to develop biodegradable bioplastics Produced by microalgae, the innovative material captures CO2 from the atmosphere and transforms it into a bioplastic
16 September 202411 September 2024 Can CO2 utilisation drive increased carbon capture? Wood Mackenzie: Carbon dioxide utilisation could bolster carbon capture economics, but there are major obstacles
Oklahoma State University scientists develop innovative co-fermentation process for sustainable biofuels By utilizing both sugars and CO2, the co-fermentation process addresses key challenges in traditional fermentation processes, making it more efficient and sustainable for large-scale biofuel production
Upcycling excess carbon dioxide with tiny microbes Researchers reporting in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering have rewired one such microbe to help tackle greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
Upcycling von überschüssigem Kohlendioxid mit winzigen Mikroben Wissenschaftler haben Mikroben speziell dazu gebracht, Kohlendioxid in Chemikalien umzuwandeln, die potenzielle Bausteine für Arzneimittel sind
12 September 202417 December 2024 Swift implementation of EU biotech and biomanufacturing initiative is key to strengthen EU competitiveness and accelerate defossilisation All three carbon sources will be needed in the action plan to make the transition away from fossil feedstocks
9 September 20244 September 2024 Ørsted legt „Flagship One“ auf Eis Die Produktionsanlage sollte ursprünglich das europaweit größte Projekt dieser Art werden und vom kommenden Jahr an 50.000 Tonnen E-Methanol pro Jahr als CO2-neutralem Schiffskraftstoff bereitstellen
Ørsted’s halt on hydrogen plant highlights synthetic fuel challenge Ørsted, widely considered the greenest energy company in the world, recently decided to stop the construction of a plant for hydrogen-based fuel
5 September 20242 September 2024 RepAir Carbon US Inc. and C-Questra launch the EU’s first onshore carbon dioxide removal project Partnership between two pioneering carbon tech startups on French soil gives new hope for Europe’s competitiveness in decarbonisation race
4 September 20243 September 2024 Alcohol as a storage medium Power-to-methanol could become a mainstay of the energy transition
NEG8 Carbon Unveils Groundbreaking Innovations in Direct Air Capture Technology The captured CO₂ can now be permanently and safely stored underground or turned into climate-neutral carbon products, such as sustainable aviation fuel
2 September 202429 October 2024 nova Session: Food and Feed Crops for Bio-based Materials – Facts, Myths, Availability and Policy 30 October 2024 @ 13:00 - 16:00 CEST, online
30 August 20243 September 2024 Why communications and marketing? Why communications and marketing? Sustainable change in the chemicals and materials industry
29 August 202431 August 2024 Fibre-to-Fibre Recycling: The Key to a Sustainable Textile Industry nova-Session on Textile Recycling on 17 September 2024, 13:00-16:00 CEST