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26 January 202324 January 2023

Recycling bill undermines the innovation it relies on

Whether we are trying to improve the use of resources, make energy generation cleaner and more reliable, or reduce our impact on wildlife habitat - innovation will be central to improving our stewardship of the environment. That innovation ethic, however, is at odds with the top-down, government planning mindset that drives much of Washington’s environmental policy


10 January 202310 January 2023

Scientists Discover Enzymes That Could Make It Cheaper To Recycle Waste Polyester Textiles and Bottles Than Making Them From Petroleum

Using machine learning, NREL-led team discovered variants of 'plastic-eating' enzymes adapted to deconstructing all varieties of PET — even durable crystalline varieties


9 January 20234 January 2023

Endlich: Widerstandsfähiger Kunststoff lässt sich recyceln

Neuer Meilenstein: Forscher recyceln Nylon-6 bei milden Temperaturen und ohne toxische Chemikalien


14 November 20229 November 2022

Oregon State, U.S. Dept. of Energy researchers take key step toward big gains in plastics recycling

A collaboration led by NREL combined chemical and biological processes in a proof of concept and used chemical oxidation to break down a variety of plastic types


Stunden statt Jahrhunderte: Forscher entwickeln neue Recyclingmethode

Viele Materialien gelten als nicht recycel- oder wiederverwendbar. Das könnte sich jedoch bald ändern, denn laut einer neuen Studie lässt sich selbst nicht recycelbares Plastik zersetzen


11 November 202211 November 2022

Catalytic Process With Lignin Could Enable 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel

NREL, MIT, Washington State University Collaboration Provides Pathway to Sustainable Jet Fuel


3 November 202231 October 2022

Renewable ethylene update

There are more and more developments in low-carbon intensity ethylene production and current ethanol producers can also convert their CO2 emission into ethylene


18 October 202217 October 2022

New process could enable more efficient plastics recycling

Cobalt-based catalysts could be used to turn mixed plastic waste into fuel, new plastics, and other products


7 September 20227 September 2022

NREL Study: Refineries Increase Revenue and Reduce Carbon Footprint with Renewable Propane

Major refiners like Chevron see value in commercializing renewable propane


28 July 202217 November 2022

Plastic eating organisms

Researchers caution that we are still years away from widespread commercial use


5 July 202230 June 2022

Cities of the future may be built with algae-grown limestone

Cement formed with biogenic limestone promises carbon-neutral concrete


30 June 202223 June 2022

U.S. Department of Energy Announces $39 Million for Research and Development to Turn Buildings Into Carbon Storage Structures

Funding Will Support 18 Projects Aiming to Develop Building Materials that Decarbonize the Atmosphere


13 June 20228 June 2022

Textile Filter Testing Shows Promise for Carbon Capture

North Carolina State University scientists developed a possible new carbon capture technology


2 June 202230 May 2022

Research Team Advances Biological Alternative to Producing Common Petrochemical

A Genetic Sequence Allows Photosynthetic Organisms To Stably Produce Ethylene


4 April 202229 March 2022

The race to upcycle CO2 into fuels, concrete and more

Companies are scrambling to turn the greenhouse gas into useful products — but will that slow climate change?


23 March 202218 March 2022

Amazon and U.S. Department of Energy team up to cut plastic waste

Together, Amazon and the BOTTLE consortium will focus on reducing plastic pollution through innovation in materials and recycling


14 March 20228 March 2022

NREL Bioengineering Process Prepares To Make a Splash

Renewables To Replace Petroleum-Based Materials in Commercial Filtration Systems


8 February 202231 January 2022

Plant-Based Epoxy Enables Recyclable Carbon Fiber, Improves Economics for Mass Market Electric Vehicles

NREL researchers have shown that making carbon fiber composites with bio-based epoxies and an anhydride hardener makes the material fully recyclable by introducing linkages that are more easily degraded


21 September 202116 September 2021

United, Honeywell Invest in New Clean Tech Venture from Alder Fuels, Powering Biggest Sustainable Fuel Agreement in Aviation History

United agrees to purchase 1.5 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) over 20 years - which is one and a half times the size of the rest of the world's airlines' publicly announced SAF commitments combined


Produktion von nachhaltigem Kraftstoff für Flugzeuge: United und Honeywell investieren in junges Cleantech-Unternehmen Alder Fuels

Alder wird Verfahren zur Produktion von CO2-armem Rohöl in industriellem Maßstab auf Basis von Biomasse entwickeln – United verpflichtet sich zur Abnahme von 1,5 Milliarden Gallonen SAF – Mit Abstand größte SAF-Order der Luftfahrtbranche


13 September 20219 September 2021

Breakthrough Methods Help Integrate Renewable Hydrogen With Waste Carbon Dioxide To Produce Clean Fuels, Chemicals, and More

Wind, solar, and battery storage appear to be a winning combination for clean electricity systems, but to make the leap to a sustainable energy system, another ingredient is necessary: low-carbon fuels


8 September 20219 September 2021

What Is the Most Effective Use of Captured CO2?

Some US-researchers estimated the climate "return of investment" for 20 potential CCU pathways leading to concrete, chemicals, or minerals


10 August 20219 September 2021

NREL: Scientists to develop CO2-free fermentation technology

CO2 waste translates into notable consequences for biorefiners scrambling to meet demand for low-carbon biofuels. Less carbon makes it into the fuel, lowering yields. More makes it into the atmosphere as a greenhouse gas, accelerating climate change


27 July 20219 September 2021

Analysis Shows Enzyme-Based Plastics Recycling Is More Energy Efficient, Better for Environment

BOTTLE Consortium Effort Develops Model That Finds Sizeable Energy and Carbon-Saving Benefits for Recycling PET, a Common Plastic Used in Bottles, Clothing, Carpet


28 June 20219 September 2021

Is It Starch or Cellulose? NREL Offers Answers That Could Unlock Incentives for Making Cellulosic Ethanol

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) offers a simple procedure for a complex analytical problem, an achievement that could help biorefineries expand production of low-carbon cellulosic ethanol


4 March 20219 September 2021

Groundbreaking Research into White-Rot Fungi Proves Its Value in Carbon Sequestration from Lignin

The researchers also highlight that this work is just the beginning of a broad area towards discovering new enzymes and pathways and better understanding carbon flux in these organisms


19 November 20209 September 2021

NREL recycles biorefinery waste streams to create high-value chemical products

Thermochemical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass is a promising route to produce renewable biofuels and oxygenated biochemicals while enabling the reuse, recovery, and recycling of materials containing carbon


29 October 202026 October 2020

Electrochaea gründet US-Tochtergesellschaft

Der Power-to-Methan-Spezialist und europäische Energie-Innovator Electrochaea gründet eine kalifornische Tochtergesellschaft zur Einführung seiner marktreifen Power-to-gas Technologie in Nordamerika. Ziel: Dekarbonisierung des US-Gasnetzes, Umstellung auf erneuerbare Kraftstoffe und Nutzung der bestehenden Gasnetz Struktur zu Transport und Speicherung von grünem Methangas für eine nachhaltige Energiewirtschaft.


European Energy Innovator Electrochaea Establishes California Subsidiary to Launch Its Clean Renewable Methane Technology in North America

The business development activities of the U.S. subsidiary will focus on development and execution of commercial opportunities and partnerships


9 October 20207 October 2020

Scientists Offer Companies a Novel Chemistry for Greener Polyurethane

Groundbreaking Formulation Enables Renewable, Nontoxic Polyurethane — a Potential Drop-In Solution for Companies’ Products


6 October 20206 October 2020

Multifunctional microbe simplifies processing of plant-derived fuels, chemicals

ORNL researchers got an organism to co-utilize multiple compounds in a single bioreactor, gaining a better understanding of how these different pathways interact


26 August 20209 September 2021

Why invest in Concentrating Solar Power?

As the market for utility scale storage accelerates in response to the increasing penetration of intermittent renewables (such as PV and wind), CSP will be increasingly recognised for its most important attribute: low cost thermal storage


19 August 202015 August 2020

Danimer Scientific Receives U.S. Department of Energy Grant to Support Bioplastic Production

Nearly $5.7 million in support to conduct research and development projects within the biomanufacturing industry


6 August 20203 August 2020

Agile BioFoundry Selects New Projects to Accelerate Biomanufacturing

Each of the ABF Directed Funding Opportunity awardees will be invited to collaborate with National Lab research facilities to conduct their proposed research


26 May 202025 May 2020

NREL Tool Quickly Provides Answers for Chemical Reactions

A new machine-learning tool developed at NREL has significantly speeded up calculating the thermodynamics of chemical reactions


28 April 202022 April 2020

BOTTLE: Bio-Optimized Technologies to keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment

Newly founded BOTTLE Consortium to develop new processes and polymeric materials that are recyclable-by-design


23 April 202020 April 2020

Research Team Engineers a Better Plastic-Degrading Enzyme

NREL-, University of Portsmouth-scientists discover enzyme which breaks down PET plastics in hours


16 April 20209 April 2020

Lignin Research Yields Additional Answers into Bacteria’s Role

Newly published research builds upon previous observations at NREL on the ability of 14 strains of bacteria to break down lignin oligomers and take advantage of those components


Die Lignin-Forschung liefert zusätzliche Antworten auf die Rolle der Bakterien

Neu veröffentlichte Forschung nimmt frühere Beobachtungen am NREL auf und berichtet über die Fähigkeit von 14 Bakterienstämmen, Lignin-Oligomere abzubauen und diese Komponenten zu nutzen


25 March 20209 September 2021

Department of Energy Announces $25 Million for Plastics Recycling R&D, Launches Upcycling Consortium

Department ’s Plastics Innovation Challenge is offering a comprehensive program to accelerate innovations in plastics recycling technologies


DOE offers $25 million for plastics recycling R&D

BETO issued a joint funding opportunity announcement on March titled “BOTTLE: Bio-Optimized Technologies to Keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment.”


20 February 20209 September 2021

New Nanoparticle Can Turn Carbon Emissions Into Fuel, Sustainably

Californian researchers team has discovered a metal carbide nanoparticle that can convert CO2 into fuel, and it can be produced sustainably at low temperature


5 December 20192 December 2019

DISCOVRing Algal Strains for Sustainable Biofuels

Consortium finds strain that has potential to contribute to productivity targets for open ponds


27 November 20199 September 2021

Power-to-Gas-Technologie: Weltweit größte biologische Power-to-Gas-Anlage speist Biomethan in dänisches Erdgasnetz ein

Gasqualität übersteigt die Anforderungen für Netzeinspeisung in Deutschland und Kalifornien


11 October 20199 September 2021

The Deployment of Carbon Capture and Utilisation Technologies Takes a Key Step Forward

International Effort Establishes Global Standards to Meet Tech’s Growth and Opportunity Across Sectors


28 August 201927 August 2019

SoCalGas and Electrochaea Announce Commissioning of New Biomethanation Reactor System Pilot Project

Innovative project with U.S. Department of Energy's NREL converts renewable electricity into renewable methane for storage in existing natural gas pipelines


23 August 20199 September 2021

Erstes US-Projekt für Electrochaea

Neue Power-To-Gas wird Anlage die erste in den USA sein, die grünes Methan aus Wasser, erneuerbarem Strom und CO2 produziert


23 July 20199 September 2021

Yum, yum, CO2 in my tum – NovoNutrients moves forward with CO2 to fish feed plans

NovoNutrients is moving forward towards their goal of transforming industrial waste CO2 into feed, initially for the fast-growing aquaculture sector


NovoNutrients gets $300K from DOE program for CO2 to feed technology

NovoNutrients will partner with the NREL to improve CFD models in order to identify efficient and productive bioreactor designs


3 July 20191 July 2019

Italian-U.S. partnership in the bioeconomy: RE-CORD and NREL signed a MoU

The agreement will constitute a framework for cooperation and coordination that will allow scientists and engineers from both parties to pursue common opportunities

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