26 July 20244 October 2024 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), July 2024 Let's take a look at what happened in July 2024 at RCI:
23 July 202418 July 2024 Renewable fuels with excellent environmental profile New synfuels can be used directly in today's vehicles
Erneuerbarer Kraftstoff mit überzeugender Ökobilanz Neue Synfuels können direkt in heutigen Fahrzeugen eingesetzt werden
CCUS Capture Capacity to Reach 2.5 Gigatonnes Per Annum By 2045 CCUS market outlook, twenty-year granular forecasts, company profiles, and benchmarking of point-source carbon capture, direct air capture (DAC), CO₂ transport and storage (T&S), CO₂ utilization cases, and more
22 July 202422 July 2024 CO2 als Rohstoff des 21. Jahrhunderts: Leitfaden Biotechnologisches CO2-Recycling Wie wird aus einem ungeliebten Treibhausgas ein attraktives, profitables Produkt?
A Perspective on Best Available Carbon (BAC) as Feedstock for the Chemical Industry New NNFCC-report explores the potential for the industry to make a progressive move towards more sustainable carbon choices through the use of BAC
19 July 202415 July 2024 Savor Successfully Develops Dairy & Plant-Free Butter From CO2 and Hydrogen Supported by by influential figures like Bill Gates the startup in San Jose from 2022 to offer an innovative solution to industrial fats
Fett aus der Luft: US-Startup macht „Butter“ aus CO2 und Wasser Und das ist nur der Anfang des Bill Gates-gestützten Unternehmens Savor: Fetthaltige Nahrungsmittel wie Milch, Eiscreme, Käse, Fleisch und Öle sollen folgen
18 July 202415 July 2024 Green hydrogen The lack of clarity about certification and regulation and the lack of infrastructure available to deliver hydrogen to end users would be essential in the realization of the Net Zero Emissions scenario
Why carbon capture and storage is not the solution Carbon capture and storage has been hailed as a potential way to reduce emissions, but it is more likely to increase them by boosting oil and gas extraction. The cheaper and more effective solution is to move to cleaner forms of energy
17 July 202416 July 2024 New Report: Alternative Naphtha – Technologies and Market, Status and Outlook For the defossilisation of the chemical industry it is crucial to replace fossil-based naphtha by alternative naphtha in refineries and crackers
Neuer Report: Alternatives Naphtha – Technologien und Markt, Status und Ausblick Für die Defossilisierung der chemischen Industrie ist es von entscheidender Bedeutung, in Raffinerien und Crackern fossiles Naphtha durch alternatives Naphtha zu ersetzen
ESG Clean Energy’s Patented Technology More than Doubles CO2- Capture Rate ESG Clean Energy's Patented Technology More Than Doubles CO2 Capture Rate
EU and CBE JU funded project HICCUPS: Website relaunched and leaflet with infographic produced HICCUPS - Highly Innovative technology demonstration for bio-based CO2 Capture and Utilization for production of bulk plastics applications
16 July 202411 July 2024 World-first trial of new technology to recycle CO2 emissions from steel production begins at ArcelorMittal Gent, Belgium Together with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and D-CRBN, ArcelorMittal is going to trial a new technology to convert carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide which can be used in steel and chemical production
Rückverwandlung von CO2 in CO zur klimaschonenden Stahlproduktion ArcelorMittal, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) und das Umwelt-Unternehmen D-CRBN wollen den Bedarf an grünem Wasserstoff zur „grünen“ Stahlproduktion kostengünstig begrenzen
German government supports SAF production in INERATEC’s e-Fuel plant in Frankfurt through Kopernikus P2X During the three-year funding period, the production of e-Kerosene will be intensively investigated to create a sustainable alternative to fossil kerosene
Bund fördert Herstellung von SAF in INERATECs e-Fuel Pionieranlage in Frankfurt über Kopernikus P2X Im dreijährigen Förderzeitraum wird die Produktion von e-Kerosin intensiv untersucht, um eine nachhaltige Alternative zu fossilem Kerosin zu schaffen
15 July 20249 July 2024 The IntegrityNext Carbon Emissions Navigator – The Smart Path to Decarbonization The new Carbon Emissions Navigator streamlines data collection, monitoring and reporting in a single platform for more efficient regulatory compliance and rapid decarbonization
Neue Software ermöglicht, CO2-Emissionen effizient zu überwachen IntegrityNext, ein Anbieter von Cloud-Lösungen für das Management von Nachhaltigkeit in der Lieferkette, hat den Carbon Emissions Navigator eingeführt, um CO2-Emissionen zu sammeln und zu analysieren
Why MOF Players Are Becoming Carbon Capture Companies With commercial systems expected to enter the market before the turn of the decade, IDTechEx's report predicts a 33-fold growth in the demand for MOFs in carbon capture between 2027 and 2034
12 July 20249 July 2024 World’s first supply chain established for more sustainable polyester fiber based on CO2-derived material as well as renewable and bio-based materials For North Face in Japan, renewable and bio-based materials as well as carbon capture and utilization (CCU*) instead of fossil-based will be used. The consortium parties are Goldwin in the role of project owner, Mitsubishi Corporation, Chiyoda Corporation (all three from Japan), SK geo centric (Südkorea), Indorama Ventures (Thailand), India Glycols (Indien) and Neste
Erstmals Lieferkette für nachhaltigere Polyesterfasern etabliert, hergestellt aus CO2-basiertem Material und erneuerbaren sowie biobasierten Rohstoffen Für North Face in Japan sollen erneuerbare und biobasierte Materialien sowie CO2 eingesetzt werden. An dem Projekt beteiligt sind Goldwin als Projektträger, Mitsubishi Corporation, Chiyoda Corporation (alle drei aus Japan), SK geo centric (Südkorea), Indorama Ventures (Thailand), India Glycols (Indien) und Neste
Carbonaxion Bioénergies Inc. is awarded the combined financial support of nearly $350,000 from the provincial and federal governments to study an innovative clean energy project in Portneuf, Quebec, one of the first of its kind in Canada The 3G RNG will be obtained by combining biogenic CO2 from a landfill site with green hydrogen (H2), using innovative biocatalytic methanation technology developed by the German firm Electrochaea GmbH
Bio-concrete and biogenic construction materials with cyanobacteria Researchers at Fraunhofer FEP, led by Dr. Ulla König, are establishing the methods of culturing the cyanobacteria, the complementary microbiological analysis, and the upscaling of the biomass production to be achieved
Biobeton und biogene Baumaterialien mit Cyanobakterien Am Fraunhofer FEP wird unter Leitung von Dr. Ulla König die Kultivierung der Cyanobakterien, die komplementäre mikrobiologische Analytik sowie die Skalierung der zu gewinnenden Biomasseproduktion etabliert
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Dieses Start-up baut eine CO2-Waschmaschine für die Industrie Carbon Clean will CO2 aus Industrieanlagen absorbieren und die Kosten dafür drastisch senken. Die fossile Industrie sieht ihre Chance und investiert eine rekordverdächtige Summe
Co-fermentation process making significant strides in biofuel research Oklahoma State University researchers are converting through fermentation sugars into alcohols, organic acids and ketones
9 July 20248 July 2024 Neustark secures $69 million in funding to expand carbon removal solution globally The Swiss climate tech company secures one of the largest growth equity investment rounds in carbon removal
Neustark sichert sich USD 69 Mio. Wachstumsfinanzierung für die weltweite Expansion ihrer Lösung zur dauerhaften CO₂-Entfernung Das Schweizer Climate-Tech-Unternehmen sichert sich eine der bisher grössten Wachstumsfinanzierungsrunde im Bereich der CO2-Entfernung
8 July 20248 July 2024 Boosting Demand for Carbon Dioxide Removal Scaling carbon dioxide removal (CDR) enough to reduce as much projected residual CO2 emissions as possible will require combined effort from the world’s governments and regional governing bodies
The real climate impact of Blue Hydrogen and Gas-CCS Our report reveals that CO2 emissions from Blue Hydrogen and Gas-CCS projects could be two to three times higher than reported when considering upstream emissions from gas extraction, processing and transport
5 July 202428 June 2024 c-ton by Concrete Innovation Group – die Technologie, die aus Betonsteinen permanente CO₂-Speicher macht Die AHE Holding GmbH, die Carbon Instead UG und die Carbon+ Solutions GmbH haben ein Additiv auf Basis von technischem Kohlenstoff entwickelt, wodurch sich alle Emissionen von c-ton-Produkten ausgleichen
4 July 202427 June 2024 Changhua Chemical Breaks Ground on First Production Plant for Polyols From Renewable Carbon The technology for Carnol™ is based on a proprietary process and catalyst from Econic Technologies, which replaces fossil feedstocks with captured CO2
Enerflex and BASF to collaborate in carbon capture, utilization and storage applications The Memorandum of Understanding is expected to facilitate the development of economic CCUS solutions, paving the way for global decarbonization advancements
Enerflex und BASF kooperieren bei Anwendungen zur Abscheidung, Nutzung und Speicherung von CO2 Das Memorandum of Understanding soll die Entwicklung wirtschaftlicher CCUS-Lösungen erleichtern und den Weg für globale Fortschritte bei der Dekarbonisierung ebnen
3 July 202417 December 2024 Comprehensive Industrial Carbon Management calls for fast and coherent implementation of policy measures The reduction of fossil fuel dependency and the long-term requirements of carbon as a feedstock must be supported by mechanisms incentivizing a shift to renewable carbon for the chemical and material industries
2 July 202417 December 2024 Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) extends scope to alternative carbon feedstocks For the first time, SBTi’s latest draft consultation includes requirements for companies to set alternative feedstock targets for CCU, bio-based and chemical recycling – in line with RCI’s renewable carbon concept
1 July 20244 October 2024 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), June 2024 Let's take a look at what happened in June 2024 at RCI:
28 June 202417 December 2024 The future of the chemical industry, plastics and recycling at the Renewable Materials Conference Many initiatives are underway but there is a perceived difficulty at bringing products to market and an awareness around the urgency of the current situation
Fresh Study Reveals the Ethylene Carbonate Market worth $901 million by 2027 The growth of the market can be attributed to the increasing consumption of ethylene carbonate in manufacture of electrolytes for lithium batteries
26 June 202420 June 2024 Building e-Fuel Production in Europe by Creating Value from Biocarbon This project has one major goal: maximize the resource efficiency in forestry by producing biocarbon and sustainable e-Fuels in combination with renewable energy
Aufbau der e-Fuel-Produktion in Europa durch Wertschöpfung aus Biokohlenstoff Das Projekt verfolgt ein zentrales Ziel: die Maximierung der Ressourceneffizienz in der Forstwirtschaft durch die Produktion von Biokohlenstoff und nachhaltigen e-Fuels in Kombination mit erneuerbaren Energien
The Renewable Materials Conference 2024 kicks off between talks of carbon, CO₂ and CCU Innovations, visions and strategies from around the world to understand how the policy framework for the chemical sector will change in the coming years
25 June 202419 June 2024 Integration of carbon capture in bioproduct mill: Metsä orders process concept study from ANDRITZ First of its kind integration of carbon capture into a bioproduct mill would not only enable the removal of CO2 from the flue gas, but also create a basis for future utilization of this side stream
CO2-Abscheidung für Bioproduktewerk: Metsä beauftragt ANDRITZ mit Prozessstudie Weltweit erste Integration einer CO2-Abscheideanlage in ein Bioproduktewerk würde nicht nur die Abscheidung von CO2 aus dem Rauchgas ermöglichen, sondern auch die Grundlage für eine künftige Nutzung dieses Nebenstroms schaffen
21 June 202417 June 2024 Kohlenstoff kann Klimaschutz: Chance für heimische Industrie Start der vom Bundeswirtschaftsministerium geförderten Basisstudie im Strukturwandel-Projekt
19 June 202418 June 2024 The Renewable Materials Conference Hits the Mark Again 440 participants discussed the defossilisation of the chemical and materials industry through biomass, CO2 and recycling. The audience voted for the "Renewable Material of the Year 2024": Acetic acid from CO2 by Danish start-up Again wins 1st price
Erneut ein Volltreffer: Die Renewable Materials Conference 440 Teilnehmer diskutierten über die Defossilisierung der Chemie- und Werkstoffindustrie durch Biomasse, CO2 und Recycling. Das Publikum wählte außerdem den Gewinner des Preises "Renewable Material of the Year 2024": Essigsäure aus CO2 des dänischen Start-ups Again