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7 September 20234 September 2023

bioplastics Magazine: 100. Ausgabe erscheint unter neuen Namen “Renewable Carbon Plastics” – Alex Thielen neuer Chefredakteur

Die Macher des „bioplastics Magazine“ wollen nun berücksichtigen, dass Pflanzen oder biogene Abfallströme nicht ohne Alternativen sind

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Plastic without oil: Japan tech to use CO2 and water for precursor

Asahi Kasei seeks sustainable, petroleum-free method to cut carbon emissions

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6 September 20236 September 2023

Explore the future of the chemical industry: a unique workshop with leading experts

The nova-Institute is offering a special event for everyone who is interested in

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Big milestone for new carbon removal method

Block makes first large purchase of desert algae carbon removal from Brilliant Planet through the Watershed Marketplace

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Klimawandel: Start-up nutzt Algen, um Kohlendioxid zu binden

Das Start-up Brilliant Planet züchtet Algen in der Wüste, um Kohendioxid aus der Atmosphäre zu binden. So soll der Klimawandel gestoppt werden

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Plant-Based Plastics Gain Favor as Companies Pursue Sustainability Goals

Bioplastics production is now growing 14% a year, putting them on track to reach up to 3% of the plastics market in the next five years

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5 September 202330 August 2023

Copenhagen-based CO2 capture demonstration facility opened by Amager Resource Center

The new facility can collect up to four tons of CO2 per day, where the CO2 is cooled and converted into liquid, and then sent to the farm of Ostervang Sjaelland to help grow vegetables

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Occidental Enters into Agreement to Acquire Direct Air Capture Technology Innovator Carbon Engineering

Integration of Occidental's operations experience and Carbon Engineering's technology improves cost and capital efficiencies, and enables Occidental to catalyze broader partnerships for DAC deployment

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1 September 20234 October 2024

Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), August 2023

A very exciting month has passed again and you may find here the RCI Manifesto for the next European Commission, several interesting articles and the announcement of a webinar with Alfa Laval, Borealis and Stahl

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SABIC launches pilot blockchain project to advance emissions tracking & reductions across value chains

Collaboration with Circularise aims to help businesses to track product emissions on a large scale and over time

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Sabic startet Blockchain für CO2-Emissionen

Pilotprojekt mit Circularise, um via Blockchain den CO2-Fußabdruck entlang der gesamten Wertschöpfungskette zu ermitteln

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Pilot plant Alta first ‘JTF project’ in Zeeland: CO2 from chemical industry turns into raw material for batteries

First project in the Dutch Zeeuws-Vlaanderen/Vlissingen-Oost region is receiving funding from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate

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31 August 202328 August 2023

Klimaschutz: CO2 sinnvoll nutzen – und einheitlich darüber reden

Definierte Begriffe sind relevant für eine fachliche Kommunikation und neue Begriffe, Abkürzungen und Akronyme, die jetzt auftauchen, werden zum Teil uneinheitlich verwendet

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29 August 202324 August 2023

In First Deployment, Ebb Carbon Uses Seawater to Capture & Store CO2

Ebb is working w/ national labs, federal research agencies & academia to further scientific understanding & demonstrate responsible deployment of marine carbon dioxide removal

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Heidelberg Materials North America and MHI Are Working Toward First Full-Scale Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Solution for Cement Industry

The Edmonton cement plant will leverage MHI's proprietary Advanced KM CDR Process™ to capture and sequester CO2

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28 August 202317 December 2024

Sign the RCI Manifesto for the next European Commission (2024-2029)

The Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) is highlighting key issues as policymaker's awareness and support is crucial for the much-needed transition to renewable carbon

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Lummus and Biohydrogen Technologies Establish Partnership to Develop and Deploy Blue Hydrogen Technology

Partnership is part of Lummus’ commitment to accelerate and scale technologies that lower CO2 emissions for customers

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Virtueller Blick hinter die Kulissen des Carbon2Chem®-Technikums

Nachbericht zum Workshop »Every day for future«: Hier wird die technische Umsetzung des im Verbundprojekt entwickelten Konzeptes zur Kreislaufführung von CO2 unter realen Bedingungen getestet

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One year on, Europe is still missing a business case for industrial decarbonisation

The US Inflation Reduction Act is one year old today. Its first 90 days were enough for the US to overtake the EU’s second-place spot in producing cleantech

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24 August 202321 August 2023

CCU/CCS: Echte Transformation statt falscher Technologieversprechen

Wenn das BMWK jetzt an einer Strategie zur Anwendung von CCS und CCU arbeitet, muss das Ziel unserer Klimapolitik eine Transformation der Wirtschaft sein, bei der allenfalls die schwer vermeidbaren Restemissionen unter der Erde deponiert oder in langlebigen Produkten genutzt werden

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23 August 202318 August 2023

EDAC Labs Secures $3M Seed Funding for Carbon Removal

Led by Climate Investor Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment

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Masdar, Mitsubishi Chemical Group and INPEX Agree on Joint Feasibility Study for Carbon Recycle Chemicals Project in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Targeting World’s First Polypropylene Produced from CO2 and Green Hydrogen

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22 August 202317 August 2023

Equatic’s Transformative Technology Allows Seawater to Capture & Store Carbon

Equatic White Paper Outlines Rigorous MRV Framework to Validate Process

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21 August 202315 August 2023

Direct air capture of CO2: dangerous nonsense

If DAC is taken seriously by policy makers and the general public, this will lend the oil and gas companies delay in reducing their levels of production

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Up To $1.2 Billion For Nation’s First Direct Air Capture Demonstrations in Texas and Louisiana

President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Will Fund Projects to Kickstart Critical New Industry, Remove Historic Climate-Harming Carbon Emissions Out of the Air, and Create 4,800 Good-Paying Jobs

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18 August 202314 August 2023

The success of the INITIATE project using carbon capture and utilisation technology

Antonio La Mantia, Director of Communications and Events, and Anastasios Perimenis, Secretary General at CO2 Value Europe, explore the INITIATE project that uses carbon capture and utilisation to contribute to a climate-neutral and circular economy

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17 August 202314 August 2023

Babcock & Wilcox, General Hydrogen Corp. Agree to Key Terms for Sale of Carbon-Negative Hydrogen and CO2 Produced from Biomass at Louisiana Plant

General Hydrogen would purchase and transport off-site up to 15 tons of hydrogen per day, and CGI Gases would purchase and transport compressed carbon dioxide (CO2) captured during the process

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16 August 202314 August 2023

The road to decarbonising the steel industry

Axel Eggert, Director General of EUROFER, discusses the steel industry’s journey to decarbonisation and the challenges facing the transition

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10 August 20237 August 2023

Newlight Completes US$125M In New Equity Round Led by GenZero

In addition to financial participation, Newlight has completed development agreements with CNG to commercialize specialty films decarbonized with AirCarbon and with OLCV to use direct air capture (DAC)

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9 August 20239 August 2023

CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2024

Aufruf zur Einreichung von Beiträgen und Postern

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Clariant’s MegaMax® catalyst chosen by European Energy for world’s largest e-methanol plant

MegaMax was chosen by several big customers as it is proven to deliver high activity and stability under the challenging conditions of CO2-to-methanol conversion

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8 August 20232 August 2023

Launch of Demonstration Experiment for CO2 Capture from Waste-to-Energy Plant Flue Gas for Use in Methanation

Joint Project by the City of Yokohama, Tokyo Gas, and MHI Group to Establish a CCU Chain Based on Regional Cooperation

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Carbon capture and utilization (CCU)

A new RCI-report sees carbon capture and storage (CCS) as only a choice of last resort and we should avoid as much as possible any ‘heavy investment in fossil CCS infrastructure’

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ISTE to develop eco-friendly hydrogen with British company

The partnership with Levidian Nanosystems will secure know-how in joint output of turquoise hydrogen and cathode materials

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7 August 20232 August 2023

Electrochemical Conversion of CO2: The Path to Carbon-Neutral Fuels

This promising approach has the potential to revolutionize the energy sector and contribute significantly to the fight against climate change

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25 July 202320 July 2023

Two Patents Filed for New Solvents for CO2 Capture Process

Circa Group AS has applied for patents for two new solvents for CO₂ capture processes

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24 July 202319 July 2023

Electrochemical device captures carbon dioxide at the flick of a switch

Disruptive technology could lower carbon-capture costs across all emission types

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Carbon Capture Scotland to capture and re-use green CO2

Green biogenic CO from Iona Capital’s biomethane plants to be captured and re-used as dry ice

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Game-Changing Industrial Hemp Forward Carbon Credits

Hemp Carbon Standard, a leading authority on sustainable agriculture and carbon removal will be launching the first-ever forward carbon credits derived from industrial hemp in North America and Europe (including Ukraine)

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Avnos Inc. Secures Funding and Strategic Partnerships From ConocoPhillips, JetBlue Ventures and Shell Ventures, Totaling Over $80M 

Industrial leaders drawn to new cost-effective Direct Air Capture technology that also produces water

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20 July 202317 July 2023

Leading the green revolution

Meet the 10 European startups shaping carbon capture in 2023

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17 July 202317 December 2024

No Sustainable Future Without Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU)

Why We Need Much More Political Recognition and Support for CCU

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Keine nachhaltige Zukunft ohne CO2-Nutzung (Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU))

Warum wir viel mehr politische Anerkennung und Unterstützung für CCU brauchen

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10 July 20236 July 2023

Study shows hemp captures as much carbon as forests when used for construction materials

Titled "Unlocking Carbon Transfer: Wood and Hemp for Sustainable Construction", this study delves into the environmental implications of utilizing these biomass sources in the construction industry

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5 July 20233 July 2023

Producer of Green Fuel from Waste Wins £4m Funding to Capture CO₂ from Process

A company at the forefront of the British clean energy industry has secured almost £4 million in government funding to make its biomass and waste-to-hydrogen plants even greener by using carbon capture.

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3 July 202328 June 2023

Overview of CO₂ capture and electrolysis technology in molten salts

Operational parameters and their effects

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Carbon Capture and Use

A Promising Pathway for Industrial Decarbonization

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28 June 202325 February 2024

nova-Experts introduced: Achim Raschka

Technology and Markets

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27 June 202326 June 2023

Clean, sustainable fuels made ‘from thin air’ and plastic waste

Researchers have demonstrated how carbon dioxide can be captured from industrial processes – or even directly from the air – and transformed into clean, sustainable fuels using just the energy from the sun

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26 June 202321 June 2023

ArcelorMittal and LanzaTech announce first ethanol samples from commercial flagship carbon capture and utilisation facility in Ghent, Belgium

Facility employing LanzaTech’s cutting-edge carbon recycling process couples decarbonization technology with chemical production to advance EU’s 2030 Climate Target Plan and a circular economy