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
18 June 20189 September 2021 “Electricity as a resource”: Green energy for sustainable chemistry Will chemicals come from the plug sockets in future?
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
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
Solar fuels come nearer: Direct-from-air CO2 capture cost drops below $100/ton threshold Carbon Engineering’s David Keith explained to the Digest
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
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
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
Methanation plant in Falkenhagen opens – important step for a successful energy transition European research project STORE&GO enters next phase
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
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
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
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
27 April 20189 September 2021 Kohlendioxid als Rohstoff Diese chemische Reaktion könnte es eines Tages erlauben, das klimaschädliche Gas sinnvoll zu nutzen
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
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
18 April 20189 September 2021 Biotechnologies: EnobraQ is gaining momentum! Company opens up capital, confirms 2nd round of fundraising
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
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
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
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
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
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
28 March 20189 September 2021 CO2 use is slowly picking up speed First semi-commercial facilities, technical advances, but political support still unclear
CO2-Nutzung nimmt langsam Fahrt auf Erste semi-kommerzielle Anlagen, technische Fortschritte, aber politische Unterstützung noch offen
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
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
16 March 20189 September 2021 ADVANCEFUEL – Die ADVANCEFUEL Stakeholder Plattform ADVANCEFUEL Projekt untersucht flüssige, erneuerbare Kraftstoffe aus lignocellulosehaltiger Biomasse sowie erneuerbarem H2 und CO2
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
9 March 20189 September 2021 Energiewende braucht PowerFuels Statement von dena-Chef Andreas Kuhlmann zur Agora-Studie „Die zukünftigen Kosten strombasierter synthetischer Brennstoffe“
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
22 February 20189 September 2021 Air Liquide opens a unique CO2 Recovery Plant in Johnstown, ON Air Liquide invested over $30 million these past two years to build this new facility and enhance its bulk distribution fleet in Ontario and Quebec
19 February 20189 September 2021 33 Presentations and 7 valuable Comments on Carbon Dioxide as Feedstock for Fuels, Chemistry and Polymers 6th Conference on Carbon Dioxide as Feedstock for Fuels, Chemistry and Polymers
Humanity’s fight against climate change is failing. One technology can change that In virtually every IPCC model, carbon capture is absolutely essential - no matter what else we do to mitigate climate change
14 February 20189 September 2021 Power-to-Gas mit hohem Wirkungsgrad Das EU-Projekt HELMETH konnte den Wirkungsgrad der Methangasproduktion aus regenerativem Strom dank thermischer Verkettung chemischer Prozesse auf über 75 Prozent steigern
8 February 20189 September 2021 Power-to-X: Energie, wandle Dich! Power-to-X-Technologien erlauben es, überschüssigen Strom dezentral in Wärme oder Kraftstoff umzuwandeln
7 February 20189 September 2021 Neue Methode könnte den Weg zur Wasserstoffwirtschaft ebnen WSU-Forscher entwickelten eine sehr einfache, fünfminütige Methode, um große Mengen eines hochwertigen Katalysators zu erzeugen
New water-splitting method could open path to hydrogen economy WSU researchers developed a very simple, five-minute method to create large amounts of a high-quality catalyst
5 February 20189 September 2021 From greenhouse gases to plastics New catalyst for recycling carbon dioxide discovered
31 January 20189 September 2021 Energieeffizienz: Chemieindustrie setzt auf Erneuerbare Energien Weltweit größte PEM-Wasserstoff-Elektrolyse-Anlage will „grüne“ Chemie im Rheinland etablieren
30 January 20189 September 2021 BioRECO2VER: turning CO2 into chemicals using bioconversion 4 year project to focus on refining biotechnological processes which can turn CO2 from industrial point sources into valuable platform chemicals
CO2 use is slowly picking up speed
