30 March 20209 September 2021 From Greenhouse Gas to a High-tech Resource At KIT, the NECOC research project is aimed at building a unique test facility for active reduction of atmospheric carbon dioxide
28 February 20209 September 2021 Neste and IKEA Finland to reduce the carbon footprint of home deliveries ‒ IKEA is aiming towards emission-free deliveries by 2025 The adoption of Neste MY Renewable Diesel is part of IKEA’s sustainability strategy includes the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions of home deliveries
14 February 20209 September 2021 “Reverse fuel cell” converts waste carbon to valuable products at record rates Fuel cells turn chemicals into electricity
30 January 20209 September 2021 Nouryon-led consortium wins EU backing for pioneering green hydrogen project €11-million-project is a front-runner among several hydrogen initiatives aimed at cutting carbon emissions, and will be a significant milestone to a circular economy
23 January 20209 September 2021 Synthetic Rewiring of Plant CO2 Sequestration Galvanizes Plant Biomass Production Synthetically designed alternative photorespiratory pathways in tobacco and rice plants have paved the way to enhanced plant biomass production
3 December 20199 September 2021 Leftover grain from breweries could be converted into fuel for homes Using just 1kg of the grain, Dr Ahmed Osman has been able to create enough activated carbon to spread across 100 football pitches
2 December 20199 September 2021 Research shows old newspapers can be used to grow carbon nanotubes The research team discovered that the large surface area of newspapers provided an unlikely but ideal way to chemically grow carbon nanotubes
30 August 20199 September 2021 No Carbon Left Behind: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to LanzaTech The CEO of LanzaTech gave this ‘Carbon Smart’ overview of how LanzaTech is recycling carbon from industrial off gas biomass and more at ABLC 2019
23 August 20199 September 2021 Novo Holdings Invests $72 Million in Sustainable Products Leader LanzaTech Additionally, the investment in LanzaTech marks Novo Holdings’ fourth investment within the growth equity area this year
25 March 20199 September 2021 Methane to Chemicals: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to iMicrobes Noah Helman, CSO and Co-Founder of iMicrobes gave this illuminating overview of methane as a feedstock, the breakthrough in active MMO in E.coli
28 February 20199 September 2021 Capturing and Converting Carbon Dioxide into a Useful Product Carbon dioxide is a troublemaker — so it’s a good idea to remove it from power plant emissions — and it may have an extra economic benefit
13 February 20196 February 2019 No Carbon Left Behind: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to LanzaTech Jennifer Holmgren, CEO of LanzaTech, gave this illuminating overview at ABLC Global 2018 in San Francisco
18 January 20195 January 2019 Carbon Capturing: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Carbon Engineering Geoffrey Holmes, Business Development lead from Carbon Engineering gave this illuminating overview of their Direct Air Capture technology and their Air to Fuels at ABLC Global 2018 in San Francisco
20 November 20189 September 2021 Engineering Microorganisms for Enhanced CO2 Sequestration Microbial CO2 sequestration is a promising strategy to reduce global warming and optimize production of chemical substances.
11 October 201810 October 2018 PNNL and LanzaTech team to make new jet fuel Virgin Atlantic to fly first commercial flight on recycled waste gas
12 July 201810 July 2018 UK Government Grant to Develop World First Waste Carbon to Jet Fuel Project Successful bid in Future Fuels for Flight and Freight competition
28 June 20189 September 2021 Closing the Carbon Cycle by Electrochemical Reduction: Upgrading Carbon Dioxide to Engine Fuels The findings elaborate a new catalytic approach that target the suppression of unwanted C2, rather than just C1, products
18 June 20189 September 2021 Carbon utilization bill could create value for CO2 emissions The Carbon Utilization Act, would allow new carbon utilization technologies, such as carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) and biogas production
4 June 20188 June 2018 Wood‐Derived Ultrathin Carbon Nanofiber Aerogels The results suggest great promise in developing new families of carbon aerogels based on the controlled pyrolysis of economical and sustainable nanostructured precursors
9 March 20186 March 2018 Low-cost carbon fiber project advances to pilot phase The Southern Research team working on a process to make low-cost carbon fibers from biomass has secured funding to move the project to pilot production phase
6 February 20181 February 2018 Polymers and Fuels from Renewable Resources The award ceremony will take place on 15 March 2018 during the 51th Annual Meeting of German Catalysis Scientists in Weimar
22 November 201717 November 2017 Sweetwater Energy introduces Ligning-Based activated Carbon to Market Biomass conversion technology produces the first-ever native lignin that can be easily carbonized
21 November 20179 September 2021 A Green Take on Carbon Dioxide Sam A. Rushing, Advanced Cryogenics, Ltd. – Special to The Digest
21 July 20179 September 2021 How the European chemical industry could become carbon neutral by 2050 Making the sector carbon neutral while retaining its competitiveness in a full circular economy in Europe is a significant challenge
8 June 20171 June 2017 Researcher: Ford wants more bio-based materials in its cars Ford says it is the first automaker to formulate and test new foam and plastic components using carbon dioxide as feedstock
19 April 201711 April 2017 ADM’s second Carbon Capture and Storage project starts up The new project can safely prevent more than 1 million tons of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere annually
15 December 201613 December 2016 Biofuels volume mandates are passé; carbon intensity is hot, says report Renewable diesel and conventional electricity will be the near-term winners according to the “Identifying Winners in Low-Carbon Fuels” report