UK sued for counting wood burning with carbon capture as ‘negative emissions’
Environmental groups are taking the UK government to court on Monday (13 November) over plans to spend billions on Biomass with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS), a technology aimed at removing CO2 from the atmosphere that is also being promoted by the European Union
CATCO2NVERS, CO2SMOS and VIVALDI to support the green transition towards a low-carbon circular economy by turning CO2 emissions into essential products
The use of carbon dioxide to produce essential carbon-containing products like chemicals, but also fuels and building materials can allow various processes to reach net zero or even negative CO2 emissions
UFOP publishes status report “Biodiesel & Co. 2022/2023”
The report makes clear that the EU Commission is overtaking itself with its proposals within the framework of the "Green Deal", but at the same time is putting on the brakes when it comes to practical implementation and impact assessments in the member states
HICCUPS: Turning CO2 gained from wastewater sludge into bio-based polymers for packaging materials by using electrochemical conversion
Twelve partners of seven countries will demonstrate the full value chain from biogenic CO2 gained from wastewater to polymer end-use in the 4-year Horizon Europe project
AIMPLAS turns poultry feather waste into sustainable foams suitable for hydroponic crop systems
AIMPLAS is working on the development of new foams made with poultry feathers for sustainable hydroponic crop systems within the framework of UNLOCK, an initiative funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) should be recognised as a strategic net zero technology in the EU Net Zero Industry Act
CCU technologies will enable the supply of renewable fuels and other alternative sources of energy, as well as commercial products such as plastics, concrete, and reactants for chemical synthesis
Combining Concentrated Solar Power and Pyrolysis – The PYSOLO project
In July 2023, the Horizon Europe Project PYSOLO (PYrolysis of biomass by concentrated SOLar pOwer) was officially launched and will be up and running for the next four years. The project aims to prepare the ground for a novel game-changing and fully renewable process combining concentrated solar power and biomass pyrolysis
Kombination von konzentrierenden solarthermischen Systemen und Pyrolyse – das PYSOLO Projekt
Im Juli 2023 war der offizielle Start des für viere Jahre laufenden Horizon Europe Projekts PYSOLO (PYrolysis of biomass by concentrated SOLar pOwer). Das 5 Mio € Projekt wird das Fundament für einen bahnbrechenden, neuartigen, voll und ganz erneuerbaren Prozess legen, in dem konzentrierende solarthermische Systeme für die Erzeugung von Strom (engl. concentrated solar power, CSP) und Biomassepyrolyse verknüpft werden
Will the promise of CO2-neutral e-fuels hold?
When German transport minister Volker Wissing made a last-minute intervention earlier this year to stop the phase-out of internal combustion engines for cars, he argued that the potential of e-fuels as an alternative to electric mobility for climate-neutral road transport shouldn’t be excluded
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