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24 March 202518 March 2025

Carbyon: the TNO spin-off innovating in CO2 filtration technology

Hans De Neve founded the cleantech start-up Carbyon, which is already building its first machine to capture billions of tonnes of CO2 from the air

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20 March 202520 March 2025

“Best CO2 Utilisation 2025”: Celebrating Pioneering Innovation in Carbon Capture and Utilisation Technologies

Six Innovative Technologies Redefining the Future of Carbon Capture and Utilisation at the CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2025

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“Best CO2 Utilisation 2025”: Innovative CCU Technologien im Wettbewerb

Sechs innovative Technologien präsentieren auf der CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2025 die Zukunft von Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU)

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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

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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

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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

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17 January 202514 January 2025

This is our time: Working on biodegradable plastics

TNO researchers create AI model to develop new bioplastics

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6 December 20243 December 2024

New EU-Funded Project to Drive Metallurgical Industry Towards Zero Emissions and Circular Carbon

The European Union has awarded €17 million to the EMPHATICAL project to assist the metallurgical industry in achieving zero emissions and carbon circularity by 2050

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8 November 20249 November 2024

Westlake Epoxy Joins B4 Consortium in Western North Brabant

Region seeks to become hotspot for bio-based building blocks for the construction industry

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22 October 202416 October 2024

Critical Developments Shaping Sustainable Industry Week 2024: Leading Suppliers, Speakers & Hot Topics

With over 3,000 professionals expected to attend, this event will showcase several industry leaders demonstrating today’s new-age technologies focused on sustainable materials, chemicals, and manufacturing processes

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22 July 202416 July 2024

Braskem Forges Alliance with TNO to Transform Polyolefin Plastic Residue Recycling

The collaboration will advance the research and development of the state-of-the-art Möbius dissolution-based recycling technology for polyolefin plastic residue waste streams

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26 April 202423 April 2024

Avantium and TNO partner to manufacture electrolyser test stations for green hydrogen production

Under the partnership with TNO, Avantium will get access to TNO’s technical knowledge and expertise on single-cell and multi-cell lab-scale electrolysis test stations to sell these to customers worldwide

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28 February 202422 February 2024

The surprise of flash hydrogen

The choice would seem to be between electrolysis, what the ‘greens’ want; or store CO2 in empty gas fields, what the ‘greys’ from the petrochemical industries prefer. Other options still have to be discovered

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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

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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

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12 December 20235 December 2023

Flexible and efficient co-production of clean fuels for hard-to-decarbonize sectors 

Bioenergy will play a crucial role in this transition, supporting the achievement of the 32% renewable energy goal by 2030 and boosting renewable energy in sectors such as transport, off-grid energy and industry

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18 October 202312 October 2023

Dutch project BIOTTEK aims to develop new biopolyester with 6.6 million EUR investment

The focus of the project is to find a solution for the enormous microplastic pollution caused by apparel textiles

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13 June 20237 June 2023

White paper: New guide to the future of plastics

Balance ranging from plastics reduction to a sustainable use of recyclable plastics

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Whitepaper: Neuer Wegweiser für die Zukunft der Kunststoffe

Balance zwischen Plastikreduktion und einem nachhaltigen Umgang mit recyclingfähigen Kunststoffen

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19 May 202319 May 2023

Eleven good reasons to attend the Renewable Materials Conference, 23-25 May, online and on-site (Siegburg/Cologne)

The chemical and plastics industry will need to replace 1 Gt of fossil carbon per year with renewable carbon from biomass, CO2 and recycling to achieve net-zero. How can this work?

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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

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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

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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-X

On 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!

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Führende internationale Experten treffen sich auf einer der weltweit wichtigsten Veranstaltungen zu Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) und Power-to-X

Am 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!

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16 December 202213 December 2022

From climate problem to climate opportunity

Circular bioplastics offer solution for climate crisis and growing resource consumption

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25 April 202219 April 2022

TU Delft and TNO prepare industry for scale-up phase of clean factory

TU Delft and TNO prepare industry for scale-up phase of clean factory

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Saubere Produktionsprozesse in der chemischen Industrie

TU Delft und TNO bereiten die Industrie auf die Scale-up-Phase der sauberen Fabrik vor

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22 April 202219 April 2022

International team nets €3.4M to advance ship-based carbon capture for maritime sector

EverLoNG to conduct technology trials on board two LNG-fuelled ships along with supporting studies

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1 February 202225 January 2022

Circular carbon dioxide seeks balance

According to Earl Goetheer of TNO and Peter Moser of RWE, added value and energy consumption have to be in balance for the business case and the life cycle analysis to be conclusive

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22 June 20219 September 2021

Conoship responds to World Bank’s stance on LNG

Company sees a ‘bright future for LNG in the decarbonisation of the shipping industry'

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9 June 202116 June 2021

Ginkgo Bioworks going public for $15bn SPAC deal

Company will be a publicly-traded company on the New York Stock Exchange and will continue to make other filings with the SEC in line with public company requirements

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5 May 20219 September 2021

Steel2Chemicals pilot plant in operation at the end of April

ArcelorMittal, Dow Benelux and Tata Steel are investigating to convert CO from residual gases from steel production into raw materials for the chemical industry

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26 March 20219 September 2021

Chemicals and Materials for the Future: Renewable Materials Conference 2021 – Final Program

Which renewable materials are solutions that meet the needs of future societies? As a response to this challenging question, nova-Institute has decided to unite all relevant industries in the new “Renewable Materials Conference”, May 18–20, 2021, featuring a unique concept to present all renewable material solutions at one event: bio-based, CO₂-based and recycled.

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9 March 20219 September 2021

Renewable Materials Conference 2021 – A unique concept that covers all renewable materials solutions in one event

Program already available – application period for the innovation award “Renewable Material of the Year 2021” still open! The conference will take place as an online event.

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5 March 20219 September 2021

New EU project funded to develop cost-effective sustainable aviation fuel using CO2 emissions and renewable energy

The European Union awards 5M€ to the Take-Off project for helping the aviation sector reach the EU 2050 climate-neutrality targets

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3 March 20219 September 2021

Renewable Materials Conference 2021 – A unique concept that covers all renewable materials solutions in one event

Almost final program already available – application period for the innovation award “Renewable Material of the Year” still open! The conference will take place as an online event.

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5 January 20219 September 2021

Valorising emissions from steel – making into sustainable products

European Union awards 21M € for demonstration of industrial symbiosis concept between the steel and chemical industry

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29 September 202029 September 2020

Webinar on boosting bio-based products to the market through standardization

Discuss the next steps bio-based industries must take to boost their products in the future in terms of standardization

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23 September 20209 September 2021

The ELIOT project will improve environmental sustainability in aeronautics by using new biocomposite recycling methods

AIMPLAS is coordinating the European project to develop new cost-effective recycling technologies to guarantee the sustainability of aeronautics components

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5 June 20209 September 2021

Methane pyrolysis turns a grey resource into a green one

Researchers have been experimenting with several methods to scale up methane pyrolysis for some thirty years already. But industry shows virtually no interest

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20 March 202017 March 2020

Biobased aromatics: Europe leads the way

Developing sector holds its promise that it will be able to produce aromatic compounds cheaper than the oil industry and more sustainable as well

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4 March 20204 March 2020

Avantium sells bioaromatics patent portfolio to TNO

These technologies lie outside Avantium’s strategic focus and will now be further developed by TNO

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14 February 20209 September 2021

Auftakt des HY3-Projekts: Deutschland und die Niederlande untersuchen gemeinsam Möglichkeiten zur großtechnischen Herstellung von grünem Wasserstoff

Länderübergreifendes Projekt will Durchführbarkeit von transnationalen Business Cases mit grünem Wasserstoff im Gebiet der Niederlande und NRW untersuchen

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10 January 20207 January 2020

Event Report: Biorizon Forging Ahead with Bio-Aromatics Upscaling

Many promising results have since been achieved in all horizons. Since the start-up in 2013, high-quality facilities have been added in the Flanders-Netherlands region

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2 December 201927 November 2019

Resolve-project develops bio-based alternatives for hazardous solvents

New solvent molecules proved to have better performance than their fossil counterparts

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4 October 20199 September 2021

Big success for the CO2 Value Workshop on CCU Innovation Fund and other EU Funding Opportunities

European Commission revised version of the ETS Innovation Fund will provide €10 billion over the next 10 years to support innovative low carbon projects

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25 April 20199 September 2021

Kick-off for designing a gigawatt electrolysis plant

Towards sustainable production of hydrogen on an industrial scale

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Niederlande planen Gigawatt-Elektrolyseur

Nachhaltige Herstellung von Wasserstoff im industriellen Maßstab geplant

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16 March 201814 March 2018

Hot drink cups: recycle or digest?

Wageningen UR and TNO conducted a life cycle assessment study for the Dutch Government to compare two end-of-life routes after separate collection

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12 December 20178 December 2017

Report of Biorizon’s Annual Event 2017: from the lab to piloting

€10m Euro deal signed to accelerate bio-aromatic development