30 May 20231 June 2023Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), May 2023Let's take a look at what happened in May 2023 at RCI
3 May 20234 May 2023 Smart Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) Technologies and Materials Defossilise the EconomyWith a current capacity of over 1.3 million tonnes for CO₂-based products and steadily growing demand, smart Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) technologies are helping to establish CO2 as a renewable carbon feedstock. Many of these innovations have been introduced at the Conference on CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals 2023
Smarte Technologien und Materialien aus dem Bereich der Kohlenstoffabscheidung und -verwertung (CCU) defossilisieren die WirtschaftMit einer aktuellen Kapazität von rund 1,3 Millionen Tonnen für CO₂-basierte Produkte und einer stetig wachsenden Nachfrage, tragen intelligente Technologien aus dem Bereich der Kohlenstoffabscheidung und -verwertung (CCU) dazu bei, CO2 als Quelle für erneuerbaren Kohlenstoff zu etablieren. Viele dieser Innovationen wurden auf der Conference on CO2-bases Fuels and Chemicals 2023 vorgestellt
3 February 20237 February 2023 Taking Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) and Power-to-X to the next level – Final Program of the “Conference on CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals 2023”Leading international experts meet at one of the world’s key events on Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) and Power-to-X from 19-20 April 2023 in Cologne, Germany, and online
Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) und Power-to-X auf erreicht die nächste Stufe – Das vollständige Programm der „Conference on CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals 2023“Führende internationale Experten und Expertinnen treffen sich vom 19. bis 20. April 2023 in Köln zu einer der weltweit wichtigsten Veranstaltungen im Bereich der CO2-Nutzung, Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU), und Power-to-X
9 January 202329 December 2022Plasma technology makes recycling of CO₂ local and 100% circularThe BluePlasma consortium receives approval from VLAIO to set up an R&D pilot project
20 December 20229 January 2023 Leading international experts meet at one of the world’s key events on Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) and Power-to-XOn 19-20 April 2023 in Cologne, Germany, and online. The preliminary program of the “Conference on CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals 2023” is online. Take a look!
Führende internationale Experten treffen sich auf einer der weltweit wichtigsten Veranstaltungen zu Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) und Power-to-XAm 19. und 20. April 2023 in Köln und online. Das vorläufige Programm der "Conference on CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals 2023" ist online. Schauen Sie rein!
19 December 202214 December 2022ArcelorMittal inaugurates flagship carbon capture and utilisation project at its steel plant in Ghent, Belgium€200 million CCU plant first of its kind in the European steel industry. Project part of multi-technology strategy to reduce carbon emissions at Ghent plant
31 October 202226 October 2022Sasol, ArcelorMittal South Africa partner to decarbonise and reindustrialise Vaal, Saldanha through green hydrogenBoth partners will advance studies into two potential projects in South Africa and explore the regions potential as export hub for green hydrogen and derivatives
Sasol und ArcelorMittal werten CO2 aufSasol und ArcelorMittal kündigen eine Partnerschaft an, deren Ziel es ist, die Technologie der Kohlenstoffabscheidung zu entwickeln
31 March 202231 March 2022 Soap, proteins and highly complex molecules from CO2 – these are the winners of the “Best CO2 Utilisation 2022” innovation awardLarge scale investments in CO2-based ethanol, methanol and aviation fuel are just around the corner – supporting climate protection and independence from fossil fuels. Participants of the “Conference on CO2-based Fuels & Chemicals 2022” elected the three innovation award winners. The award was organised by nova-Institute and CO2Value Europe, and sponsored by YNCORIS.
17 December 202113 December 2021ArcelorMittal expands partnership with carbon capture and re-use specialist LanzaTech through US$30 million investmentInvestment is ArcelorMittal’s fourth via its XCarb™ innovation fund
15 June 20219 September 2021Covestro’s circular ambitions take shapeTogether with ArcelorMittal and other partners, Covestro is investigating the possibilities of converting carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide into chemical building blocks
5 May 20219 September 2021Steel2Chemicals pilot plant in operation at the end of AprilArcelorMittal, Dow Benelux and Tata Steel are investigating to convert CO from residual gases from steel production into raw materials for the chemical industry
6 April 20219 September 2021Air Liquide and ArcelorMittal join forces to accelerate the decarbonisation of steel production in the Dunkirk industrial basinThis partnership is the first step towards the creation of a new low-carbon hydrogen and CO2 capture technologies ecosystem in this major industrial basin
24 March 20219 September 2021 “Best CO2 Utilisation 2021″: The three winners of the innovation award are turning CO2 into methanol, cleaners, plastic packaging or surfactantsCO2 has become famous in a sad way. Carbon Recycling International from Iceland, LanzaTech from USA and Covestro from Germany transform it into usable raw materials.
22 February 202117 February 2021Vow ASA and ArcelorMittal join forces to build biogas plant in LuxembourgThe biogas will be made using Vow’s patented ‘Biogreen’ pyrolysis technology, which involves heating sustainable biomass at high temperatures
5 January 20219 September 2021Valorising emissions from steel – making into sustainable productsEuropean Union awards 21M € for demonstration of industrial symbiosis concept between the steel and chemical industry
20 November 20209 September 2021€ 140 Mio project transforms CO2 into green raw material in North Sea PortNorth-C-Methanol: largest installations worldwide
2 November 20209 September 2021CO2 capture: launch of Dinamx, an industrial pilot demonstration project for the DMX processThe DMX™ process, developed by IFPEN and marketed by Axens, uses a solvent for separating CO2 via absorption with a high capture capacity
4 June 20209 September 2021New Lords of Circular Carbon: ArcelorMittal, EU complete financing of Steelanol projectNew plant is expected to produce up to 80 million liters of recycled-carbon ethanol a year and will create up to 500 construction jobs over the next two years
29 May 20209 September 2021Belgium: EU supports ArcelorMittal with EUR 75m EIB loan to scale up breakthrough technology to reduce carbon emissionsTwo ground-breaking projects at ArcelorMittal plant in Ghent, Belgium, to considerably reduce carbon emissions by converting waste and by-products into valuable new products
23 October 201920 October 2019Air Liquide partners with ArcelorMittal in pilot project to capture and recycle carbonIn this project, Air Liquide Engineering & Construction will provide a technology solution that purifies the offgas coming from the blast furnace
24 September 20199 September 2021ArcelorMittal commissions Midrex to design demonstration plant for hydrogen steel production in HamburgConversion to green hydrogen from renewable energy sources will take place once available in sufficient quantities and at an economical cost
ArcelorMittal beauftragt Midrex mit der Planung einer Demonstrationsanlage für die Wasserstoff-Stahlproduktion in HamburgUmstellung auf grünen Wasserstoff aus erneuerbaren Energiequellen erfolgt nach ausreichender Verfügbarkeit und zu wirtschaftlichen Kosten.
23 July 20199 September 2021ArcelorMittal Belgium starts construction on two pioneering projects to further reduce carbon emissionsThe two installations represent a total investment of 160 million euros and will avoid approximately 400,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year in the first phase
28 May 20199 September 2021LanzaTech aims to fuel jets and make consumer goods from recycled carbon pollutionConsumers soon could be taking flights powered by recycled carbon pollution and wearing sneakers synthesized from planet-warming waste gas
1 February 20199 September 2021European industry fosters CO2 reutilizationNext step in collaboration of industrial and academic partners / Evaluation of industrial-scale testing in southern France
Europas Industrie fördert CO2-WiederverwertungNächster Schritt in der Kooperation von Industrie und Forschung / Industrielle Erprobung soll in Südfrankreich untersucht werden
28 January 20199 September 2021Sulzer helps turn carbon emissions into biofuels at the ArcelorMittal Gent plantSulzer was appointed on the basis of its extensive expertise, in-depth knowledge and manufacturing capabilities for the processing industries
17 August 20189 September 2021Neue, umweltfreundlichere Perspektiven für Abgase aus der StahlproduktionDerzeit im Bau befindliches neues Stahlwerk wird die Abgase aus der Stahlerzeugung zur Herstellung eines umweltfreundlichen Transportkraftstoffs nutzen
19 July 20189 September 2021ArcelorMittal and LanzaTech break ground on €150million project to revolutionise blast furnace carbon emissions capturePioneering new installation which will convert carbon-containing gas from its blast furnaces into bioethanol
12 July 201810 July 2018UK Government Grant to Develop World First Waste Carbon to Jet Fuel ProjectSuccessful bid in Future Fuels for Flight and Freight competition
20 June 20189 September 2021BASF invests in LanzaTech, ArcelorMittal’s underway on advanced fuels, Syngenta breaks 3B gallon mark, Leaf gets an accelerator: partnership frenzy in the bioeconomyRobust 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
15 December 20179 September 2021ArcelorMittal gets nod from World Economic Forum for integrating circular economy principles into its business modelCorporation is finding ways to make transformational changes to the way it does busines
27 October 20179 September 2021Covestro: Europeans join forces on CO2 – Chemical industry will use waste gas from steel factories to make plasticsResearch project launched with 14 partners from seven countries - EU supports development of a particularly sustainable process
Covestro: Europäischer Schulterschluss zur CO2-Nutzung – Chemie will Abgase aus Stahlwerken für Kunststoffe verwendenForschungsprojekt mit 14 Partnern aus sieben Ländern gestartet - EU fördert Entwicklung von besonders nachhaltigem Verfahren
23 January 20179 September 2021Research identifies potential of CO2 reuse in FlandersWith carbon capture and utilisation (CCU), the carbon cycle is closed and CO2 is no longer a waste stream
19 January 201716 January 2017LanzaTech Awarded $4M from DOE for Low Carbon Jet & Diesel Demonstration FacilityLanzaTech is currently building its first commercial ethanol facilities using waste gases
20 September 20169 September 2021Virgin ♥ LanzaJet fuel: “A real game changer for aviation,” says BransonNew LanzaTech's Lanzanol works in passenger cars and drops carbon by 80 percent
19 August 201615 February 2018Growing A Bioeconomy — Flanders To Produce Fossil-Free Fuels, Chemicals, And ProductsFlanders region of Belgium to be transformed into a European center hub of a new biobased economic activity
3 August 20162 August 2016Gas fermentation: another promising biobased technologySome overview about top companies and the sector’s achievements
11 March 20169 September 2021MIT researchers turn waste gas into liquid fuelSuccessful trial at a pilot plant in China using bacteria to convert exhaust emissions to oil will now be tested at a larger scale
20 January 201619 January 2016A Carbon Smart Future through Green ChemistryThe Readers of Biofuels Digest rated more than 100 individual molecules
9 September 20158 September 2015How The World’s Largest Steel Manufacturer Is Trying To Go GreenPartnership with LanzaTech and Primetals Technologies to convert gas waste from steel production into bio ethanol
17 July 201515 July 2015Steel’s Big Dog jumps into low carbon fuels: ArcelorMittal, LanzaTech, Primetals Technologies to construct $96M biofuel production facilityFirst plant will produce 14 million gallons per year by 2018; first production train online in 2017
16 July 20159 September 2021ArcelorMittal, LanzaTech and Primetals Technologies announce partnership to construct breakthrough €87m biofuel production facilityEurope’s first-ever commercial scale production facility to create bioethanol from waste gases produced during the steelmaking process with a total capacity of 47,000 tons of ethanol per year will be completed in 2018
30 April 201530 April 20155 years of Bio Base Europe Pilot PlantLooking forward to welcoming you at the networking event of the year!