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17 July 20189 September 2021

EU and Industry Counting on Sustainable Chemistry

CO₂ is replacing petroleum as a source for carbon in a joint effort to make the chemical industry more sustainable

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9 July 20189 September 2021

New world record for direct solar water-splitting efficiency

Tandem solar cell of III-V semiconductors with a catalyst of rhodium nanoparticles and a crystalline titanium dioxide coating

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Neuer Weltrekord bei der direkten solaren Wasserspaltung

Tandem-Solarzelle aus III-V-Halbleitern mit Rhodium-Nanopartikeln und kristallinem Titandioxid

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From emissions to a valuable feedstock for plastic precursors

The new project BioCOnversion unites multidisciplinary expertise from academia and industry in a cross-border consortium to make CO-containing process gases available for the production of added-value chemicals

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28 June 20189 September 2021

Closing the Carbon Cycle by Electrochemical Reduction: Upgrading Carbon Dioxide to Engine Fuels

The findings elaborate a new catalytic approach that target the suppression of unwanted C₂, rather than just C₁, products

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21 June 20189 September 2021

New membrane reactors supply “green” raw materials for chemical industry

Significant increase in methanol yield from 20 to 60% to gain, when upscaling to industrial plants

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Neue Membranreaktoren liefern “grüne” Grundstoffe für die chemische Industrie

Deutliche Steigerung der Methanolausbeute von 20 auf 60% zu erwarten, wenn man auf industrielle Anlagen hochskaliert

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20 June 20189 September 2021

BASF invests in carbon recycling company LanzaTech

LanzaTech’s patented technology is now being deployed at commercial scale in the steel industry

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BASF investiert in LanzaTech, ein Unternehmen mit einer Technologie für Kohlenstoff-Recycling

Patentgeschützte Technologie von LanzaTech wird derzeit im kommerziellen Maßstab in der Stahlindustrie eingesetzt

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BASF invests in LanzaTech, ArcelorMittal’s underway on advanced fuels, Syngenta breaks 3B gallon mark, Leaf gets an accelerator: partnership frenzy in the bioeconomy

Robust technologies must find effective routes to market through robust partnership — the days of vertically-integrated companies that can “do it all” appear to be over

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19 June 20189 September 2021

LanzaTech and Shougang Group towards a carbon-smart economy in China

Companies announced successful start-up of the world’s first commercial facility converting industrial emissions to sustainable ethanol

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18 June 20189 September 2021

“Electricity as a resource”: Green energy for sustainable chemistry

Will chemicals come from the plug sockets in future?

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“Strom als Rohstoff” für eine nachhaltige Chemie

Kommen Chemikalien bald aus der Steckdose?

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Carbon utilization bill could create value for CO2 emissions

The Carbon Utilization Act, would allow new carbon utilization technologies, such as carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) and biogas production

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14 June 20189 September 2021

Climate Change Breakthrough: Large-scale capture of atmospheric CO₂ shown to be feasible and affordable

Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology demonstrate for the first time a scalable and cost-effective solution for removing CO₂ from the atmosphere

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Solar fuels come nearer: Direct-from-air CO2 capture cost drops below $100/ton threshold

Carbon Engineering’s David Keith explained to the Digest

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8 June 20189 September 2021

Ingenza embarks on collaborative project to recycle CO2

Scottish JV aims to reduce the waste carbon dioxide generated by industrial biotech manufacturing applications

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4 June 20189 September 2021

nova Session on technology of the future: Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU)

10:00 - 16:00 h, 18 September 2018, Airport Cologne/Bonn

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28 May 20189 September 2021

Methanisierungsanlage in Falkenhagen wird eröffnet – wichtiger Schritt für eine erfolgreiche Energiewende

Europäisches Forschungsprojekt STORE&GO tritt in die nächste Phase ein

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Methanation plant in Falkenhagen opens – important step for a successful energy transition

European research project STORE&GO enters next phase

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17 May 20189 September 2021

Effizientere künstliche Photosynthese: Recyclebares System wandelt Sonnenenergie in Wasserstoff um

Sonnige Nachrichten aus Frankreich: Forscher haben einen Weg gefunden, um preiswertere, weniger toxische und recycelbare Lichtsensoren zur Wasserstoffherstellung zu nutzen

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16 May 20189 September 2021

Manufacturing Goes Carbon Negative

A growing number of innovative companies is capturing CO₂ and using it to create materials and products for human consumption

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8 May 20189 September 2021

To Meet Emission Reductions Objectives in Transport, Sustainable Renewable Fuels are an Important Part of the Solution

Methanol Institute appeals to the negotiating parties to recognise the importance of all sustainable renewable fuels in reducing emissions in transportation

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3 May 20189 September 2021

Algae as a viable alternative to food, animal feed and care products

IDEA project to optimise the algae value chain to become a viable, economically relevant industry

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27 April 20189 September 2021

Kohlendioxid als Rohstoff

Diese chemische Reaktion könnte es eines Tages erlauben, das klimaschädliche Gas sinnvoll zu nutzen

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23 April 20189 September 2021

Covestro’s manifesto for a sustainable, clean economy

Keeping carbon alive: How Covestro is pushing its supply chain to make more from CO₂

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The $20 Million Carbon XPRIZE: The 10 Finalists, revealed

As next steps, top 10 teams will have 2 years of access to an integrated test center

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18 April 20189 September 2021

Biotechnologies: EnobraQ is gaining momentum!

Company opens up capital, confirms 2^nd round of fundraising

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Can we turn pollution into products?

Carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technologies can turn CO₂ into a resource, says Dr. Issam Dairanieh, CEO, Global CO2 Initiative

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16 April 20189 September 2021

Solar Foods Oy gets two-million euros in startup funding for producing food out of air

Method is based on the research projects of the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and the Lappeenranta University of Technology

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XPrize’s Marcius Extavour on how we can turn our CO2 problem into something useful

The US$20 million contest asks competitors to develop technologies that can capture CO₂ emissions from operational power plants and convert them into valuable products

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10 April 20189 September 2021

New type of reactor for biological methanation successfully tested as a flexible energy storage

Trickle-bed reactor of the BTU Cottbus methanisiert either carbon dioxide or raw biogas being boosted with hydrogen - methane formation rate, high product quality, low energy consumption

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Neuer Reaktortyp für biologische Methanisierung erfolgreich als flexibler Energiespeicher erprobt

Rieselbettreaktor der BTU Cottbus methanisiert wahlweise Kohlendioxid oder Roh-Biogas mit Wasserstoff – Hohe Produktqualität, geringer Energiebedarf, Methanbildungsrate gesteigert

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6 April 20189 September 2021

Klimakiller CO2 soll zum Super-Rohstoff werden

Die Industrie will Kohlendioxid recyceln. Die Vision: CO₂ soll Rohöl als neuen Super-Rohstoff ablösen. Deutsche Firmen sind vorn dabei

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28 March 20189 September 2021

CO2 use is slowly picking up speed

First semi-commercial facilities, technical advances, but political support still unclear

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CO2-Nutzung nimmt langsam Fahrt auf

Erste semi-kommerzielle Anlagen, technische Fortschritte, aber politische Unterstützung noch offen

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19 March 20189 September 2021

Neuer Mechanismus zur CO2-Entfernung: Climeworks wird erstmals von Kunden beauftragt, CO2 dauerhaft aus der Atmosphäre zu entfernen

Mit dieser Lösung können Climeworks-Kunden ihre unvermeidbaren Emissionen rückgängig machen, um CO₂-Neutralität zu erreichen

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Climeworks contracts mark first time a company is commissioned to permanently remove CO2 directly from atmosphere

Customers can now reverse the effect of unavoidable emissions and achieve carbon neutrality

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16 March 20189 September 2021

ADVANCEFUEL – Die ADVANCEFUEL Stakeholder Plattform

ADVANCEFUEL Projekt untersucht flüssige, erneuerbare Kraftstoffe aus lignocellulosehaltiger Biomasse sowie erneuerbarem H₂ und CO₂

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15 March 20189 September 2021

Komplettanlage made in Germany: Gesamtwirkungsgrad von 95 Prozent

Anlagen von H-Tec Systems werden auf der Energy Storage in Düsseldorf präsentiert

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9 March 20189 September 2021

Energiewende braucht PowerFuels

Statement von dena-Chef Andreas Kuhlmann zur Agora-Studie „Die zukünftigen Kosten strombasierter synthetischer Brennstoffe“

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Engineering Clostridia: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to n-Butanol Production from Biomass and CO2

Cooperational project to directly utilize cellulose and fix CO₂ for n-butanol production from lignocellulosic biomass

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8 March 20189 September 2021

Unique trend report on carbon dioxide (CO2) as a chemical feedstock for a wide range of polymers

German nova-Institute presents technologies, polymers, developers and producers in this growing sector with high economic and sustainability potential

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Ein außergewöhnlicher Trendreport zur Nutzung von Kohlendioxid (CO2) als chemischem Rohstoff für ein breites Spektrum an Polymeren

Das nova-Institut stellt die Technologien, Kunststoffe, Entwickler und Produzenten dieses Wachstumssektors vor, mit großem Markt- und Nachhaltigkeitspotenzial

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6 March 20189 September 2021

Was bedeutet Sektorenkopplung?

BMWI erklärt, wie mittels Sektorenkopplung sowohl der Stromsektor, als auch der Wärme- und Verkehrsbereich nachhaltig versorgt werden können

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2 March 20189 September 2021

Power-to-Gas mit einer Million gefördert: Erdgas durch Synthesegas ersetzen

Gefördertes Kooperations-Projekt 'Portal-Green' will einen Leitfaden zur Planung und zum Betrieb einer Power-to-Gas-Anlage entwickeln

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28 February 20189 September 2021

Econic Technologies raises £7m for pioneering technology to help fight climate change

Catalyst technology company, Econic Technologies, founded in 2011, has completed another successful funding round

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27 February 20189 September 2021

China is the acid-test for a technology that could save the world from catastrophic climate change

Beijing’s ability to take a heavy-handed approach to the problem is likely to be a huge advantage

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26 February 20189 September 2021

The compelling case for capturing carbon emissions and burying them underground

QUARTZ interview with Julio Friedman about why CCS is crucial to reach global climate goals

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23 February 20189 September 2021

Energy Department Invests $44M in Advanced Carbon Capture Technologies Projects

Federal funding for cost-shared research and development through Design and Testing of Advanced Carbon Capture Technologies.