Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), April 2024
“Best CO₂ Utilisation 2024” Innovation Award – Three CCU solutions steering society towards a fossil-free future
Carbon Capture & Utilisation (CCU) enables the substitution of fossil carbon in sectors where carbon is necessary. Dioxycle, D-CRBN and Twelve showcase winning solutions that pave the path for a renewable carbon society
Innovationspreis “Best CO₂ Utilisation 2024” – Drei CCU-Lösungen führen die Gesellschaft in eine fossil-freie Zukunft
Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) ermöglicht die Substitution von fossilem Kohlenstoff in kohlenstoffabhängigen Bereichen. Die Unternehmen Dioxycle, D-CRBN und Twelve ebnen mit ihren Lösungen erfolgreich den Weg zu einer Gesellschaft mit erneuerbarem Kohlenstoff
STX Group and Norsk e-Fuel partner to boost biogenic CO2 delivery in the Nordics for sustainable e-fuel production
The collaboration to address key challenges currently hindering the growth of the European Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) market, such as insufficient CO2 transportation infrastructure and scalable CO2 source availability
Can Greener CO2-derived Chemicals Accelerate CCUS Uptake?
If captured carbon can be utilized to make profitable chemical products, this revenue stream can provide an economic incentive to accelerate the uptake of CCUS (carbon capture, utilization, and storage) technologies until legislation that promotes CO2 storage emerges
Bia Energy Operating Company Announces Significant Developments for Low Carbon Methanol Project at the Port of Caddo-Bossier in Northwest Louisiana
The facility is designed to be able to reduce carbon emissions by over 92% compared to traditional methanol production by capturing CO2 and utilizing hydrogen as both fuel and feedstock
Klimaneutralität braucht eigenständige und ambitionierte Ziele für negative Emissionen
Ende Februar hat das Bundeswirtschaftsministerium die lang erwartete Carbon Management Strategie sowie die Eckpunkte der Langfriststrategie Negativemissionen veröffentlicht. Nun müssen ambitionierte und konkrete Ziele für negative Emissionen folgen
Commission welcomes political agreement on EU-wide certification scheme for carbon removals
A new framework will help the EU to reach climate neutrality by certifying carbon removals and carbon farming to ensure that they are transparent and trusted, preventing greenwashing and creating new business opportunities
Efficient process for green methanol demonstrated in container plant
INERATEC is starting with the established heterogeneous-catalyzed direct synthesis of e-methanol from green hydrogen and carbon dioxide (CO2) while CreativeQuantum and the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (LIKAT) are using a comparatively new, homogeneously catalyzed process
Effiziente Verfahren für grünes Methanol in Container-Anlage demonstriert
INERATEC startet mit der etablierten heterogen-katalysierten Direktsynthese von e-Methanol aus grünem Wasserstoff und Kohlendioxid (CO2), während CreativeQuantum und das Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse (LIKAT) ein vergleichsweise neues, homogen-katalysiertes Verfahren einsetzen
Solein® debuts in Singapore retail stores with Fazer’s snack bar
The new chocolate snack bar is another signal of Solein-powered foods getting closer to market. Solar Foods is set to begin operations of Factory 01 in the first half of this year: the facility will scale Solein production up to commercial levels for the first time
Major Success for CCU: The Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) Fully Recognises CO₂ Utilisation as a Net Zero Technology
The CCU community in Europe welcomes the inclusion of Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) as a net zero technology and as an eligible strategic technology under the recently agreed upon Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA)
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