20 January 202316 January 2023 Melbourne 2023: Brand new Adidas women’s tennis collection Do not forget that this apparel is equipped with AEROREADY technology that absorbs moisture and makes players feel dry
18 January 202312 January 2023 Cheap, sustainable hydrogen through solar power Withstanding high temperatures and the light of 160 suns, a new catalyst is 10 times more efficient than previous sun-powered water-splitting devices of its kind
17 January 202312 January 2023 Solar-powered system converts plastic and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels Researchers have developed a system that can transform plastic waste and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels and other valuable products – using just the energy from the Sun
16 January 202312 January 2023 bioplastics MAGAZINE will soon rebrand under the new name “Renewable Carbon Plastics” Editorial focus will include topics of CCU and Advanced Recycling in the context of plastic materials
Aker Carbon Capture signs Letter of Intent for large carbon capture project Company hails ‘milestone’ in carbon capture unit production
13 January 202317 December 2024 The Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) receives support ECP is one of the newest partner of the RCI
12 January 20239 January 2023 Forschende stellen Bioökonomie-Roadmap für Deutschland vor Die Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft hat in Handlungsempfehlungen an die Politik einen Weg skizziert, wie die deutsche Industrie auch in Zeiten multipler globaler Krisen und Herausforderungen erhalten und gesteigert werden kann
Old Christmas trees could be saved from landfill to make renewable fuels Research at the University of Sheffield and the University of Valladolid has found that pine needles from discarded Christmas trees or other sources could be turned into renewable fuels and new products
Producing fertiliser without carbon emissions Researchers at ETH Zurich and the Carnegie Institution for Science have shown how nitrogen fertiliser could be produced more sustainably. This is necessary not only to protect the climate, but also to reduce dependence on imported natural gas and to increase food security
Dünger klimafreundlicher produzieren Forschende der ETH Zürich und der Carnegie Institution for Science zeigen auf, wie sich Stickstoffdünger nachhaltiger herstellen liesse. Dies ist nicht nur aus Klimaschutzgründen nötig, sondern auch um die Abhängigkeit von Erdgasimporten zu reduzieren und um die Ernährungssicherheit zu erhöhen
10 January 20234 October 2024 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), December 2022 Let’s take a look at what happened in December 2022 at RCI
9 January 202329 December 2022 Carbon-negative synthetic biology: challenges and emerging trends of cyanobacterial technology Excessive CO2 emissions are one of the most widely discussed challenges in the 21st century. Carbon-negative production of value-added chemicals by cyanobacterial cell factories has been considered a top priority for solving such problems
5 January 20232 January 2023 The chemical industry can wean itself off fossil raw materials. Here’s how The substitution of fossil raw materials with renewable biomass-based ones or with recycled materials such as plastics waste, is a viable and attractive method to reduce most emissions from fossil-embedded carbon
4 January 202327 December 2022 Bundeskabinett beschließt Evaluierungsbericht zum Kohlendioxid-Speicherungsgesetz (KSpG) Der Bericht stellt den technischen Fortschritt, die neuesten wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse und den potenziellen Beitrag der Kohlendioxid-Abscheidung und - Speicherung (Carbon Capture and Storage - CCS) für den Klimaschutz dar
How the $1.7T omnibus affects energy, from CCS to hydrogen The year-end spending package released by Congress on Tuesday could deliver an influx of funding to several Department of Energy programs that may be pivotal for hitting the Biden administration’s climate targets
2 January 202321 December 2022 European Green Deal: Commission proposes certification of carbon removals to help reach net zero emissions The European Commission adopted a proposal for afirst EU-wide voluntary framework to reliably certify high-quality carbon removals
21 December 202219 December 2022 Using CO₂ emissions from industry to make climate-friendly plastics VTT launches project to manufacture polymers using captured CO2 from forest industry and incinerated waste
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!
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!
19 December 202214 December 2022 ArcelorMittal inaugurates flagship carbon capture and utilisation project at its steel plant in Ghent, Belgium €200 million CCU plant first of its kind in the European steel industry. Project part of multi-technology strategy to reduce carbon emissions at Ghent plant
14 December 20228 December 2022 Carbon Matchmaker U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Fossil Energy and Carbon Management announces Carbon Matchmaker, an online information resource to connect users across the carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) supply chains
To Battle Climate Change, Scientists Tap Into Carbon-Hungry Microorganisms for Clues New technique could fast-track future carbon-free solar fuels
12 December 20227 December 2022 IPCC report: The role of Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) to mitigate climate change — Videos On the occasion of the Sharm el-Sheikh Climate Change Conference (COP27), we want to highlight once again the role of Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) as a solution to mitigating climate change as assessed in the last IPCC report
6 December 20221 December 2022 SigmaRoc to install carbon capture facility SigmaRoc and Aqualung will construct Europe’s first industrial scale facility of its type at Nordkalk in Q1 2023
Products Made With Captured Greenhouse Gas Are Reaching Commercial Scale Startups are taking aim at chemicals, one of the largest industrial sources of global emissions
5 December 202230 November 2022 CEMEX and RTI awarded $3.7 million cooperative agreement to advance carbon capture technology in cement manufacturing Team to conduct FEED study of post-combustion carbon capture system at Texas cement plant
1 December 202230 November 2022 New Business Directory: Renewable Carbon Companies (ReCaCo) Find companies that already offer fossil carbon free products, made from biomass, CO2 and recycling
Neues Branchenbuch: Renewable Carbon Companies (ReCaCo) Finden Sie Unternehmen, die schon heute Produkte ohne fossilen Kohlenstoff anbieten, aus Biomasse, CO2 und Recycling
30 November 202230 November 2022 Countdown for abstracts: Only two weeks left to submit your abstract for the Renewable Materials Conference 2023 (RMC) The brightest stars of Renewable Materials meet in Siegburg/Cologne (Germany), 23-25 May 2023. The unique concept of presenting all renewable material solutions at one event hits the mark: bio-based, CO2-based and recycled are the only alternatives to fossil-based chemicals and materials www.renewable-materials.eu
Countdown für Abstracts: Nur noch zwei Wochen Zeit, um Ihr Abstract für die Renewable Materials Conference 2023 (RMC) einzureichen Vom 23. bis 25. Mai 2023 treffen sich in Siegburg bei Köln die Stars der erneuerbaren Materialien. Das einzigartige Konzept, alle erneuerbaren Lösungen auf einer Veranstaltung zu präsentieren, trifft ins Schwarze: Bio-basiert, CO2-basiert und recycelt sind die einzigen Alternativen zu fossil-basierten Chemikalien und Materialien www.renewable-materials.eu
Circular Economy: TotalEnergies and Air Liquide innovate to produce Renewable, Low Carbon Hydrogen at the Grandpuits Zero Crude Platform New zero crude platform to produce over 20,000 tons of hydrogen a year for making sustainable aviation fuel and to prevent emissions amounting to 150,000 tons of CO2 a year compared to current processes
29 November 202225 November 2022 Natural CO2 reduction implemented faster and with less risk than high-tech approaches Helmholtz researchers found, that natural sinks can be expanded in the short term, while high-tech approaches can reduce greenhouse gases only in the medium term and carry potential risks
Natürliche CO2-Reduktion schneller umsetzbar und weniger risikoreich als Hightech-Ansätze Helmholtz-Forscher haben herausgefunden, dass natürliche Senken kurzfristig erweitert werden können, während Hightech-Ansätze Treibhausgase erst mittelfristig reduzieren und potentielle Risiken bergen
Another carbon capture breakthrough demonstrated Hanson reports, that recycled concrete paste (RCP) within the plant’s existing wet scrubber allows for a high CO2 uptake within less than 30 minutes, preventing emissions entering the atmosphere
28 November 202223 November 2022 This Simple Material Could Scrub Carbon Dioxide From Power Plant Smokestacks An easily synthesized chemical filter could stop the greenhouse gas from reaching the atmosphere
25 November 202222 November 2022 Engineered living photosynthetic biocomposites for intensified biological carbon capture Photosynthesis is nature’s carbon capture technology; however, its capacity to reverse anthropogenic carbon enrichment within a meaningful timescale is equivocal
Center researches e-fuels, carbon capture The Large Engine Competence Center (LEC) in Graz, Austria, is a company born as a spin-off from the Graz University of Technology and focuses on green energy and transportation systems
24 November 202227 November 2022 ‘False solutions’: scepticism over Saudi carbon capture plan Kingdom’s Cop27 announcement of new storage hub part of pattern of delaying fossil fuel transition, experts say
21 November 202217 November 2022 “Man muss neu denken” CO2 einzusparen ist das Klimaschutz-Gebot der Stunde - doch reicht das? Ein österreichisch-bayerischer Unternehmer meint: nein - und tüftelt an weitergehenden Methoden
18 November 202215 November 2022 Die 5. Konferenz zur nachhaltigen chemischen Konversion in der Industrie beleuchtete Technologien zur Realisierung einer Circular Economy Das Fraunhofer UMSICHT, die thyssenkrupp AG und das Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion hatten im Rahmen des Carbon2Chem®-Projektes als Koordinatoren eingeladen
9 November 20224 November 2022 Scaling the CCUS industry to achieve net-zero emissions Carbon capture, utilization, and storage can help hard-to-abate industries achieve net-zero emissions. Scaling the industry will require action by governments, investors, and industrial players
8 November 20227 November 2022 World’s largest CO2-to-methanol plant starts production The new facility can capture 160,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year, which is equivalent to taking more than 60,000 cars off the road
7 November 202231 October 2022 Climeworks completes the commercial operations of its 1st gen technology in Hinwil, Switzerland, the world’s first commercial DAC facility In Hinwil, Climeworks’ air-captured CO₂ was provided to customers for utilization — an existing market for CO₂, which enabled the first commercial operation of Climeworks’ DAC technology
3 November 202231 October 2022 Renewable ethylene update There are more and more developments in low-carbon intensity ethylene production and current ethanol producers can also convert their CO2 emission into ethylene
31 October 202230 November 2022 Be part of the success story of CO₂ as feedstock for fuels and chemicals 19–20 April 2023 – hybrid event (on site and online), Cologne (Germany)
Getting it to stick: Grabbing CO₂ out of the air Direct air capture is hard to do. Pitt researchers are designing new materials that selectively catch carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Kleben bleiben: CO₂ aus der Luft fischen Direct Air Capture ist schwierig - Forscher entwickeln neue Materialien, die selektiv Kohlendioxid aus der Atmosphäre einfangen
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