11 September 20236 September 2023 RCI: do not release any fossil-based CO2 beyond 2050 The European Commission should adopt a precise definition that includes all three carbon sources (bio-based, CO₂-based and recycling), and follow this up with political action
8 September 20234 September 2023 5.000 m³ Klima-Beton zeigen, dass es geht: Aktiver Klimaschutz und Materialinnovation Hand in Hand CarStorCon® Technologies hat das Additiv Clim@Add® entwickelt, das Baustoffe zu aktiven Kohlenstoffsenken macht und zudem den Zementanteil in Betonen deutlich reduzieren kann
7 September 202331 August 2023 Braskem Announces Partnership with USP to Study and Develop CO2 Conversion Technologies The project's mission is to reuse CO2 to obtain chemical products such as olefins and alcohols, using it as a raw material for the production of polyolefins
bioplastics Magazine: 100. Ausgabe erscheint unter neuen Namen “Renewable Carbon Plastics” – Alex Thielen neuer Chefredakteur Die Macher des „bioplastics Magazine“ wollen nun berücksichtigen, dass Pflanzen oder biogene Abfallströme nicht ohne Alternativen sind
Plastic without oil: Japan tech to use CO2 and water for precursor Asahi Kasei seeks sustainable, petroleum-free method to cut carbon emissions
6 September 20236 September 2023 Explore the future of the chemical industry: a unique workshop with leading experts The nova-Institute is offering a special event for everyone who is interested in
Big milestone for new carbon removal method Block makes first large purchase of desert algae carbon removal from Brilliant Planet through the Watershed Marketplace
Klimawandel: Start-up nutzt Algen, um Kohlendioxid zu binden Das Start-up Brilliant Planet züchtet Algen in der Wüste, um Kohendioxid aus der Atmosphäre zu binden. So soll der Klimawandel gestoppt werden
Plant-Based Plastics Gain Favor as Companies Pursue Sustainability Goals Bioplastics production is now growing 14% a year, putting them on track to reach up to 3% of the plastics market in the next five years
5 September 202330 August 2023 Copenhagen-based CO2 capture demonstration facility opened by Amager Resource Center The new facility can collect up to four tons of CO2 per day, where the CO2 is cooled and converted into liquid, and then sent to the farm of Ostervang Sjaelland to help grow vegetables
Occidental Enters into Agreement to Acquire Direct Air Capture Technology Innovator Carbon Engineering Integration of Occidental's operations experience and Carbon Engineering's technology improves cost and capital efficiencies, and enables Occidental to catalyze broader partnerships for DAC deployment
Polymers as carbon storage: Neste, LyondellBasell, Biofibre and Naftex bring bio-based polymers to the construction sector Cooperation enables construction parts to be made of bio-based plastics reinforced with natural fiber. Longevity of construction materials can enable storing of carbon for years or even decades
Kunststoffe als Kohlenstoffspeicher: Neste, LyondellBasell, Biofibre und Naftex führen biobasierte Polymere im Bausektor ein Zusammenarbeit der Unternehmen ermöglicht Herstellung von Bauteilen aus biobasierten, naturfaserverstärkten Kunststoffen. Langlebigkeit der Baustoffe ermöglicht Speicherung von Kohlenstoff über viele Jahre oder sogar Jahrzehnte
1 September 20235 September 2023 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), August 2023 A very exciting month has passed again and you may find here the RCI Manifesto for the next European Commission, several interesting articles and the announcement of a webinar with Alfa Laval, Borealis and Stahl
SABIC launches pilot blockchain project to advance emissions tracking & reductions across value chains Collaboration with Circularise aims to help businesses to track product emissions on a large scale and over time
Sabic startet Blockchain für CO2-Emissionen Pilotprojekt mit Circularise, um via Blockchain den CO2-Fußabdruck entlang der gesamten Wertschöpfungskette zu ermitteln
Pilot plant Alta first ‘JTF project’ in Zeeland: CO2 from chemical industry turns into raw material for batteries First project in the Dutch Zeeuws-Vlaanderen/Vlissingen-Oost region is receiving funding from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate
31 August 202328 August 2023 Klimaschutz: CO2 sinnvoll nutzen – und einheitlich darüber reden Definierte Begriffe sind relevant für eine fachliche Kommunikation und neue Begriffe, Abkürzungen und Akronyme, die jetzt auftauchen, werden zum Teil uneinheitlich verwendet
29 August 202324 August 2023 In First Deployment, Ebb Carbon Uses Seawater to Capture & Store CO2 Ebb is working w/ national labs, federal research agencies & academia to further scientific understanding & demonstrate responsible deployment of marine carbon dioxide removal
Heidelberg Materials North America and MHI Are Working Toward First Full-Scale Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Solution for Cement Industry The Edmonton cement plant will leverage MHI's proprietary Advanced KM CDR Process™ to capture and sequester CO2
28 August 20236 September 2023 Sign the RCI Manifesto for the next European Commission (2024-2029) The Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) is highlighting key issues as policymaker's awareness and support is crucial for the much-needed transition to renewable carbon
Lummus and Biohydrogen Technologies Establish Partnership to Develop and Deploy Blue Hydrogen Technology Partnership is part of Lummus’ commitment to accelerate and scale technologies that lower CO2 emissions for customers
Virtueller Blick hinter die Kulissen des Carbon2Chem®-Technikums Nachbericht zum Workshop »Every day for future«: Hier wird die technische Umsetzung des im Verbundprojekt entwickelten Konzeptes zur Kreislaufführung von CO2 unter realen Bedingungen getestet
One year on, Europe is still missing a business case for industrial decarbonisation The US Inflation Reduction Act is one year old today. Its first 90 days were enough for the US to overtake the EU’s second-place spot in producing cleantech
24 August 202321 August 2023 CCU/CCS: Echte Transformation statt falscher Technologieversprechen Wenn das BMWK jetzt an einer Strategie zur Anwendung von CCS und CCU arbeitet, muss das Ziel unserer Klimapolitik eine Transformation der Wirtschaft sein, bei der allenfalls die schwer vermeidbaren Restemissionen unter der Erde deponiert oder in langlebigen Produkten genutzt werden
23 August 202318 August 2023 EDAC Labs Secures $3M Seed Funding for Carbon Removal Led by Climate Investor Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment
Masdar, Mitsubishi Chemical Group and INPEX Agree on Joint Feasibility Study for Carbon Recycle Chemicals Project in Abu Dhabi, UAE Targeting World’s First Polypropylene Produced from CO2 and Green Hydrogen
22 August 202317 August 2023 Equatic’s Transformative Technology Allows Seawater to Capture & Store Carbon Equatic White Paper Outlines Rigorous MRV Framework to Validate Process
Is recycling CO2 into jet fuel the Holy Grail for sustainable aviation? Moses Lake, Washington is a small, pleasant city in the USA’s northwest, along a sinuous, managed body of water that from above resembles a dragon chasing an eagle
21 August 202315 August 2023 Direct air capture of CO2: dangerous nonsense If DAC is taken seriously by policy makers and the general public, this will lend the oil and gas companies delay in reducing their levels of production
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Up To $1.2 Billion For Nation’s First Direct Air Capture Demonstrations in Texas and Louisiana President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Will Fund Projects to Kickstart Critical New Industry, Remove Historic Climate-Harming Carbon Emissions Out of the Air, and Create 4,800 Good-Paying Jobs
18 August 202314 August 2023 The success of the INITIATE project using carbon capture and utilisation technology Antonio La Mantia, Director of Communications and Events, and Anastasios Perimenis, Secretary General at CO2 Value Europe, explore the INITIATE project that uses carbon capture and utilisation to contribute to a climate-neutral and circular economy
17 August 202314 August 2023 Babcock & Wilcox, General Hydrogen Corp. Agree to Key Terms for Sale of Carbon-Negative Hydrogen and CO2 Produced from Biomass at Louisiana Plant General Hydrogen would purchase and transport off-site up to 15 tons of hydrogen per day, and CGI Gases would purchase and transport compressed carbon dioxide (CO2) captured during the process
Montauk Renewables, Inc. Signs Letter of Intent with European Energy to Provide CO2 for e-Methanol Production EE North America intends to construct a Power-to-X facility in Texas that would take the biogenic CO2 from Montauk’s locations and use it in the production of e-methanol
16 August 202314 August 2023 The road to decarbonising the steel industry Axel Eggert, Director General of EUROFER, discusses the steel industry’s journey to decarbonisation and the challenges facing the transition
11 August 20237 August 2023 Carbon Dioxide Based Chemicals & Polymers Market to Witness Impressive Growth Increasing interest in organic synthesis using CO2 as a resource has led to the development of high-value fuels and commodities derived from it
10 August 20237 August 2023 Newlight Completes US$125M In New Equity Round Led by GenZero In addition to financial participation, Newlight has completed development agreements with CNG to commercialize specialty films decarbonized with AirCarbon and with OLCV to use direct air capture (DAC)
9 August 20239 August 2023 CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2024 Aufruf zur Einreichung von Beiträgen und Postern
Clariant’s MegaMax® catalyst chosen by European Energy for world’s largest e-methanol plant MegaMax was chosen by several big customers as it is proven to deliver high activity and stability under the challenging conditions of CO2-to-methanol conversion
8 August 20232 August 2023 Launch of Demonstration Experiment for CO2 Capture from Waste-to-Energy Plant Flue Gas for Use in Methanation Joint Project by the City of Yokohama, Tokyo Gas, and MHI Group to Establish a CCU Chain Based on Regional Cooperation
Carbon capture and utilization (CCU) A new RCI-report sees carbon capture and storage (CCS) as only a choice of last resort and we should avoid as much as possible any ‘heavy investment in fossil CCS infrastructure’
ISTE to develop eco-friendly hydrogen with British company The partnership with Levidian Nanosystems will secure know-how in joint output of turquoise hydrogen and cathode materials
7 August 20232 August 2023 Electrochemical Conversion of CO2: The Path to Carbon-Neutral Fuels This promising approach has the potential to revolutionize the energy sector and contribute significantly to the fight against climate change
4 August 20232 August 2023 Digitalization driving sustainability forward Covestro established app for product carbon footprint calculation
1 August 202326 July 2023 This new factory will turn CO2 into sustainable jet fuel Startup Twelve broke ground on a commercial-scale facility in Washington state, which it says will be the first in the country to make sustainable aviation fuel from CO2
31 July 202331 July 2023 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), July 2023 New reports and key policy messages
HYCO1 and Kansas Ethanol Collaborate on World’s Largest Biogenic CO2 Utilization Facility HYCO1, Inc. has entered into a 20-year carbon dioxide supply agreement with Kansas Ethanol for the planned construction of the world’s largest biogenic carbon dioxide utilization facility, Green Carbon Synthetics Kansas, LLC
Clariant Catalysts fosters decarbonization research in China through sponsorship of NCC Award Clariant sponsored the Achievement Award, presented by the Catalysis Society of China, for the most significant R&D accomplishment in catalysis
25 July 202320 July 2023 Two Patents Filed for New Solvents for CO2 Capture Process Circa Group AS has applied for patents for two new solvents for CO₂ capture processes