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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Brennstoff aus Treibhausgas Vereinzelte Goldatome als Katalysator für die selektive Methanisierung von Kohlendioxid
80% yield! Success in synthesizing biodegradable plastic materials using sunlight and CO2! Osaka Metropolitan University scientists achieved an 80% conversion yield of a biodegradable plastic material from acetone and CO2, tackling the plastic waste crisis while moving toward carbon neutrality
Erfolgreiche Synthese biologisch abbaubarer Kunststoffe mit Hilfe von Sonnenlicht und CO₂ WissenschaftlerInnen der Osaka Metropolitan University erreichten eine Umwandlungsausbeute von 80 % eines biologisch abbaubaren Kunststoffmaterials aus Aceton und CO2 und bewältigten damit die Kunststoffabfallkrise und bewegten sich auf dem Weg zur CO2-Neutralität
21 October 202218 October 2022 Dragons’ Den: chemical building blocks from CO2 Innovator Oxylum, a spin-off of the University of Antwerp, is capable of producing a variety of chemical building blocks, including formic acid, methanol, ethylene, as well as carbon monoxide
19 October 202217 October 2022 Seratech wins the OBEL AWARD 2022 Material scientists win the ambitious architecture award for their solution for carbon-neutral concrete
18 October 202217 October 2022 International research project achieves record in converting carbon dioxide into fuels The international project is part of the German government's strategy to make Germany less dependent on fossil fuels as part of the energy transition
Internationales Forschungsprojekt erzielt Rekordwert bei Umwandlung von Kohlendioxid in Brennstoffe Das internationale Projekt ist Teil der Strategie des Bundes, Deutschland im Zeichen der Energiewende unabhängiger von fossilen Brennstoffen zu machen
Mitsubishi Heavy readies launch of compact carbon capture units Company sees market for small businesses hoping to ease environmental impact
17 October 202214 October 2022 LanzaTech Produces Ethylene from CO2, Changing the Way We Make Products Today Breakthrough Discovery to Replace the Barrel with Synthetic Biology, Addressing One of the Largest Carbon Emitters in the Chemical Industry
CO2 to Chemicals Startup RenewCO2, Spins out of Rutgers University with Seed Round from Energy Transition Ventures Founded by two immigrants out of one of the leading catalyst laboratories in the US, the startup has raised over $10 million in venture investment and grant funding
13 October 202210 October 2022 New system creates bioplastics, consumes CO2 Method could reduce nondegradable plastics and greenhouse gas emissions
10 October 20225 October 2022 Researchers propose novel method to enhance electrocatalytic conversion of carbon dioxide CO is the key component of syngas, a mixture of CO and H2 that can be directly converted into various value-added chemicals via well-developed industrial processes
7 October 20225 October 2022 BASF and GS Engineering and Construction intend to jointly develop modular solutions for Carbon Capture One-stop solution from specialized engineering services, carbon capture, project financing to storage and utilization
BASF und GS Engineering and Construction wollen gemeinsam modulare Lösungen zur CO2-Abscheidung entwickeln Paket aus spezialisierten Ingenieurdienstleistungen, CO2-Abscheidung, Projektfinanzierung bis hin zu Speicherung und Nutzung
6 October 20224 October 2022 U.S.: Climeworks is ready to contribute to the American DAC ecosystem The company has 100,000 hours of operational field experience gained in Europe and is already engaged in test and research projects in the U.S. in collaboration with the Department of Energy (DOE) and local partners
30 September 202226 September 2022 Renewable methanol accelerating progress toward a carbon-neutral world Capturing CO2 emissions, hydrogenated with green or recovered hydrogen to produce methanol, offers decarbonising economies a sustainable fuel and chemical feedstock
29 September 202226 September 2022 University of Oklahoma Study Explores the Use of Carbon Dioxide to Make Acrylic Acid How carbon dioxide could be combined with ethylene to make a common component of many household industrial products
Transition to climate neutrality needs accurate accounting for biogenic carbon The Product Environmental Footprint method could become the EU’s guiding approach for environmental impact assessment; to be fit for purpose, it should appraise the carbon footprint of bio-based products
28 September 202223 September 2022 Fraunhofer ISE Demonstrates First Long-Term Methanol Synthesis from Blast Furnace Gas in a Miniplant It is possible to substitute methanol from purely fossil fuels by reacting green hydrogen with the emissions from steel production
Fraunhofer ISE demonstriert erstmals Methanolsynthese aus Hochofengas im Langzeitbetrieb in einer Miniplant Methanol aus rein fossilen Quellen lässt sich durch stoffliche Nutzung der Emissionen aus der Stahlherstellung mit grünem Wasserstoff als Reaktionspartner substituieren
26 September 202222 September 2022 On presents the first ever shoe made from carbon emissions in partnership with LanzaTech, Borealis and Technip Energies Swiss sports brand creates supply chain coalition to reshape carbon waste into running shoes. Today, the next critical step in this project has been reached – the reveal of Cloudprime
On präsentiert ersten Schuh, der mit CO-Emissionen hergestellt wurde Die Schweizer Sportmarke On führt eine Lieferketten-Allianz mit LanzaTech, Technip Energies und Borealis an, mit dem Ziel, aus Kohlenstoffabfällen Laufschuhe herzustellen. Heute wurde der nächste Meilenstein in diesem Projekt erreicht – die Präsentation des Cloudprime
Find the Global Acrylic Acid Derivatives Market Growth with the Latest Research Report Because ethylene is one of the most abundant industrial feedstocks, manufacturing acrylic acid and acrylates directly from CO2 and ethylene becomes both scientifically fascinating and industrially relevant
We need massive amounts of carbon capture from air to decarbonize aviation, and policymakers must act now The race to decarbonize aviation has begun, and synthetic jet fuel from green hydrogen and carbon dioxide, so-called e-kerosene, is to play a major role. Where will the CO2 come from and what is the role of Direct Air Capture?
23 September 202220 September 2022 $813k for ‘breathtaking’ CO2 research Dr Lei Ge one of 100 mid-career researchers funded through ARC Future Fellowships
22 September 202221 September 2022 Bahnbrechende Entdeckung bei der Umwandlung von Kohlenstoff für die Ethylenproduktion Neue Methode wandelt Kohlendioxid in Chemikalien um