7 March 20254 March 2025 ICO₂NIC Project Kicks Off in Brussels: Transforming CO₂ Waste into Value The project’s ultimate goal is to make Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) more economically viable, reducing energy consumption, CO₂ emissions, and supporting industrial sustainability
12 February 202511 February 2025 CO2 Revolution 2025: Fueling the Future, Capturing Possibilities Exploring Innovative Pathways in Green Hydrogen, Carbon Capture, and (Biogenic) CO2 Utilisation at the CO2-Based Fuels and Chemicals Conference
Die CO2-Wende 2025: Rohstoffe der Zukunft, Potenziale der Gegenwart Innovative Wege zu grünem Wasserstoff, moderner Kohlendioxidabscheidung und Nutzung von (biogenem) CO2 auf der CO2-Based Fuels and Chemicals Conference
10 February 20255 February 2025 Norwegische Reederei rüstet Frachter mit Abgasreinigungssystem aus Die Seeschifffahrt soll dekarbonisiert werden, fordert unter anderem die Europäische Union. Die norwegische Reederei Solvang zeigt, wie das gehen kann
World-first full-scale onboard carbon capture The world’s first ship with a full-scale carbon capture facility is ready for pilot testing. The hope is that this technology becomes a milestone for the world’s trading fleet on route to zero emissions
6 January 202519 December 2024 EBIO Concludes Bringing Electrochemical Innovations in Biorefinery Processes Final Achievements and Integration into Existing Value Chains
20 December 202420 December 2024 Transforming CO₂ into Opportunities: The CO₂-Based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2025 Preliminary program now available – exploring CCU technologies for a sustainable chemicals and fuels industry
Das Potenzial von CO₂ nutzen: Die CO₂-Based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2025 Aktuelles Programm jetzt verfügbar – Erforschung von CCU-Technologien für eine nachhaltige Chemie- und Kraftstoffproduktion
14 October 20248 October 2024 Avantium Receives €3.5 Million EU Grant for CO2 Conversion Project In the ICONIC project, Avantium will further scale up the electrochemical cell to convert CO2 from refinery gases into formic acid
17 July 202416 July 2024 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
4 June 20244 June 2024 Safety and Sustainability of Novel Bio-Based Materials – Assessments and Used Methodology Next episode of the PERFFECOAT webinar series
6 May 20243 May 2024 Webinar: Formulation and Testing – Reality Check for New (Greener) Ingredients Third part of the PERFECOAT webinar series on bio-based paint and coating ingredients for young researchers
11 April 20242 May 2024 Webinar: Formulation and Testing – Reality Check for New (Greener) Ingredients Third part of the PERFECOAT webinar series on bio-based paint and coating ingredients for young researchers
26 March 202422 March 2024 Greener ingredients for paints and coatings – The PERFECOAT webinar series continues! 8 April 2024, 13.00-14.00 CET, online
21 February 202421 February 2024 Bio-based innovations for industrial applications: stakeholder event on 24 April 2024 in Brussels presents latest breakthroughs and key findings from research on circular bio-based solutions Organised by two EU-funded research projects, CHAMPION and PERFECOAT, this stakeholder event is dedicated to the latest developments in bio-based solutions for a variety of materials such as coatings, paints, adhesives and detergents
8 February 20247 February 2024 Navigating a Renewable Carbon Future with the Program of the CO₂-Based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2024 Redefining CCU Technology and Empowering Power-to-X Solutions
CO₂-Based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2024 – Auf dem Weg in eine Zukunft mit erneuerbarem Kohlenstoff CCU-Technologien und Power-to-X-Lösungen neu denken
7 February 20247 February 2024 Everything you ever wanted to know about sustainable paint and coatings: The PERFECOAT Webinar Series First webinar “Towards bio-based paints and coatings – Fundamentals and an introduction to the PERFECOAT project” on 5 March 2024, 13.00-14.00CET, online
1 February 202424 January 2024 Collaborative Project PRIMED: Redesigning the Primary Sector for Maximizing Bioeconomy Development The consortium of 12 European partners will develop diverse fair value chains to convert underutilized biomass resources into value-added bio-based products
Biomasse in Bioprodukte verwandeln Das neue EU-Projekt PRIMED will bisher ungenutzte Biomasseressourcen veredeln. Es ist an der Ruhr-Universität Bochum angesiedelt
24 January 202416 January 2024 New seaweed farm off the Norwegian coast seeks to remove CO2 from the atmosphere Norway has embarked on a pioneering journey to explore the vast potential of large-scale seaweed cultivation as a sustainable and cost-effective solution for ocean-based carbon removal
10 January 20249 January 2024 Towards Advanced CO₂ Utilisation and a Defossilisation of The Chemical Industry Leading experts will be meeting at world’s hybrid key event in Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) from 17-18 April 2024 in Cologne, Germany. The preliminary programme of the "CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2024" is available now
Auf dem Weg zu einer zukunftsweisenden CO₂-Nutzung und Defossilisierung der chemischen Industrie Führende Expertinnen und Experten treffen sich auf einer der weltweit wichtigsten Veranstaltung im Bereich Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) am 17. und 18. April 2024 in Köln und online. Das vorläufige Programm der „CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2024“ ist verfügbar
7 December 20232 December 2023 Unlocking the green potential: Transforming industrial CO2 into acetone with carbon capture and utilisation technology PyroCO2 is developing carbon capture and utilisation technology for climate-positive solutions in European chemical production
30 November 20231 December 2023 Painting a Bio-Based Future with Microbially Produced Alginates, Lipids and Pigments To add to the pursuit of a climate-neutral Europe and a truly circular economy, the PERFECOAT project develops and validates a new generation of industrial wood and decorative coatings with more than 25% bio-based components
Zukunft nachhaltig gestalten mithilfe von mikrobiell hergestellten Alginaten, Lipiden und Pigmenten Um ein klimaneutrales Europa zu schaffen und Kreislaufwirtschaft aktiv zu fördern, entwickelt und validiert das Forschungsprojekt PERFECOAT eine neue Generation industrieller Holz- und Dekorationsfarben und Lacke mit über 25% bio-basierten Komponenten
9 November 20239 November 2023 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
6 June 20231 June 2023 Avantium awarded €1.5 million EU grant to demonstrate the electrochemical conversion of CO2 into sustainable plastic materials The grant will be paid out in tranches to Avantium over a period of four years, starting in September 2023
27 March 202324 March 2023 Value from waste(water) CO₂ – Invitation to the First Stakeholder Workshop on LCA and S-LCA of the WaterProof Project Free online webinar – 30 March 14:00-17:00h CET
3 May 202227 April 2022 Industrielle Wasserstofferzeugung mit einem neuen System auf Grundlage protonierter Keramikmembranen Internationales Team veröffentlicht ein System, das diesen universellen Brennstoff fast ohne Abfall erzeugt
11 April 20225 April 2022 New Polymer Membrane Tech Improves Efficiency of CO2 Capture New membrane filters work by allowing CO2 to pass through the membrane more quickly than any other constituents in the mixed gas
4 November 20212 November 2021 Elkem to test the world’s first carbon capture pilot for smelters Company has released a worldwide climate roadmap outlining how the firm expects to cut overall CO2 emissions by 28% until 2031
12 March 20219 March 2021 Why Bioenergy Matters In Our Future Sustainable Energy System Many opinions about the climate neutrality of biomass for energy purposes are influenced by subjective interpretations and special interests - and facts are often repeated out of context
21 July 202021 July 2020 Evonik makes green hydrogen more affordable Company has developed a novel anion exchange membrane, which could allow commercial realization of highly economically viable electrolysis technology
3 July 20209 September 2021 Evonik will grünen Wasserstoff günstiger machen Die Polymerchemie der innovativen AEM-Membran von Evonik ist der Schlüssel für die Leistungsfähigkeit und Effizienz der Wasser-Elektrolyse
10 July 20199 September 2021 Changing bioenergy from carbon neutral to carbon negative with carbon capture and storage A new research project carried out by Ramboll, GEUS, DTU and SINTEF studies the feasibility of using CO2 capture at Danish biomass-fired combined heat and power plants
31 January 20189 September 2021 Energieeffizienz: Chemieindustrie setzt auf Erneuerbare Energien Weltweit größte PEM-Wasserstoff-Elektrolyse-Anlage will „grüne“ Chemie im Rheinland etablieren
26 January 20189 September 2021 World’s Largest Hydrogen Electrolysis in Shell’s Rhineland Refinery The plant, named “Refhyne” is scheduled to be in operation in 2020
Weltgrösste Wasserstoff- Elektrolyse entsteht in der Rheinland Raffinerie Anlage mit dem Namen „Refhyne“ soll 2020 in Betrieb gehen
10 October 20177 November 2017 Production of 400,000 t of Biocomposites in Europe for Construction, Automotive, Furniture and Consumer Goods The Biocomposites Conference Cologne (BCC) will be the largest industry meeting on biocomposites worldwide, 6 and 7 December 2017 in Cologne, Germany
12 May 20164 May 2016 Green light for plant-based food packaging Bioplastic packaging that extends the shelf life of food and tells us when it is no longer fit to eat will result in less waste
20 January 20169 September 2021 Microalgae – an emerging biobased industry in Norway Several research organizations are increasingly active in the field and the first industries have started production
16 December 201526 January 2016 SINTEF granted 2.6 million euro for industrial seaweed cultivation New project MACROSEA will target reliable production of high quality biomass
2 March 201527 February 2015 Architect Manthey Kula explores seaweed as natural insulation for sustainable building Work encouraging local industries in grow, harvest and dry seaweed and kelp for production
6 February 20155 February 2015 Scientists developed protein, skin care and biopesticide products from fish filleting residue and rapeseed press cakes APROPOS project succeeded in creating new technologies for SME's for the production of items
31 October 201419 May 2015 Videos: Get an overview over the exciting Norwegian bioeconomy Many skilled representatives of the IBNN were interviewed, both from the research environments and from the industry
14 February 201413 February 2014 DBFZ beteiligt sich an EU-Forschungsvorhaben zu Verwertungsmöglichkeiten von Glycerin Forschungsvorhaben "Glycerol Biorefinery Approach for the Production of High Quality Products of Industrial Value (GRAIL)" gestartet
6 February 2012 Green Matter: Bioplastics out of the woods? Project "NanoBarrier" starts in March 2012
30 January 2012 Creating the plastics packaging of tomorrow out of wood Project NanoBarrier on barrier properties of microfibrillated cellulose
Mit Holzsprit zu Nylon, Kosmetik und Medikamenten Bakterien verwandeln Methanol in Kunststoff-Rohmaterial und Duftstoffe