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29 April 20219 September 2021

CCUS-Technologien wichtig für Klimaneutralität

BDI fordert eine technologieoffene und transparente Debatte über den effektivsten Weg zu Emissionsminderungen

27 April 20219 September 2021

Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, Cemvita Factory announce plan to develop pilot plant for innovative CO2-to-bio-ethylene technology

OLCV-Cemvita technology is competitive with hydrocarbon-sourced ethylene processes

23 April 20219 September 2021

Electrochaea and the European Innovation Council Accelerate Rollout of Biological Methanation Technology

Electrochaea is the only company in the world that has validated a biological methanation technology by successfully operating industrial prototypes

New process could bring down cost of direct carbon capture

A peptide-guanidine system soaks up CO₂ from air and can be regenerated with mild heat

22 April 20219 September 2021

Can Bacteria, Biocement, Biomason save the concrete industry?

In today’s Digest, an exclusive Digest only interview with Biomason’s CEO Ginger Krieg Dosier, and more

19 April 20219 September 2021

Kinder Morgan Seeks to Expand CO2 Business in Clean Energy Push

Pipeline giant Kinder Morgan Inc. plans to expand its carbon-capture business, joining the ranks of major oil and gas companies capitalizing on clean energy investing

7 April 20219 September 2021

Celanese to Expand Capacity and Utilize Recycled CO2 for Methanol Production at Clear Lake, Texas Facility

Expansion of methanol production from recycled CO₂ supports environmental targets

1 April 20219 September 2021

Researchers mimic photosynthesis, convert CO2 into solar fuel

This process of converting CO₂ into solar fuel also generates oxygen from water

31 March 202118 June 2021

Emballator Innovation Center is testing new bio-based material

A bio-based material made from lignin, a residual product from Scandinavian woods, is being tested at Emballator Innovation Center for packagings

24 March 20219 September 2021

Why just capturing our carbon isn’t enough

A monumental shift in policy is needed to scale carbon capture, transport and storage technologies across the continent

23 March 20219 September 2021

CO2 good to be true: 3 sustainable uses for carbon dioxide

Typically perceived as the bogeyman of climate change, CO₂ is now being reconsidered by scientists as the raw material from which to make fuels and even plastics

French oil giant backs startup recycling CO2 into animal food

Deep Branch raised 8 million euros to build a pilot plant to turn carbon dioxide into feed for livestock

17 March 20219 September 2021

Uniper Works in Collaboration with Two Partners to Develop Green Methanol as a Maritime Fuel

Joined forces to form an open collaboration — the Green Methanol Cooperation (GMC)

The technology group Wärtsilä has invested a further EUR 1 million in Soletair Power

This latest investment enables Soletair Power to further its global sales efforts and to scale up the manufacturing of its CO₂ capture solution for building ventilation

Can Mars be colonised?

Perseverance's’ landing on Mars has been termed a major breakthrough in decades of scientific exploration

15 March 20219 September 2021

Porous crystal guides reaction to transform CO2

Metal organic framework helps silver catalyst to turn greenhouse gas into useful chemical feedstock

12 March 20219 September 2021

Fuels from thin air: Prometheus joins the chase to make captured CO2 into net zero hydrocarbon fuels

By perfecting existing chemical reactions and processes, Prometheus makes drop-in replacement fuels that are guilt-free

11 March 20219 September 2021

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering to test carbon capture technology at Technology Centre Mongstad in Norway

MHIENG aims to expand its carbon capture business in the United Kingdom and Europe

Coty to Partner with LanzaTech to Pioneer New Sustainable Fragrance Production

Coty targets majority of fragrance portfolio using carbon-captured ethanol by 2023

9 March 20219 September 2021

The return of Electrofuels: Amazon, Mitsubishi, AP Ventures invest in Infinium’s bid to make fuels from CO2, water

It starts as a hydrogen play, splitting water to make green hydrogen — so, cleaner than many other technologies using hydrogen made from natural gas

5 March 20219 September 2021

New EU project funded to develop cost-effective sustainable aviation fuel using CO2 emissions and renewable energy

The European Union awards 5M€ to the Take-Off project for helping the aviation sector reach the EU 2050 climate-neutrality targets

Major milestones reached in the first commercial CO2 to Methanol plant

Anyang project process engineering completed and civil engineering underway

National Coalition Releases Federal Policy Blueprint for Carbon Capture for the 117th Session of Congress

Carbon Capture Coalition Issues Comprehensive Federal Policy Agenda to Accelerate Deployment and Commercialization of Carbon Capture Across Economic Sectors and Regions of the Country

4 March 20219 September 2021

A Sponge to Soak Up Carbon Dioxide in the Air

A Q&A with Berkeley Lab scientist Jeffrey Long on a material for capturing CO₂

3 March 202126 February 2021

Chemists close in on greener way to make plastics

Conventional polyethylene production could one day be replaced by chemical reactors that rely on renewable energy and consume carbon dioxide

25 February 20219 September 2021

How to utilise CO2? The nominees for the innovation award “Best CO2 Utilisation 2021” have the answers!

Carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) is one of the most obvious solutions to further reduce CO₂ emissions, but it is yet still hardly exploited. However, these six nominated technologies turn CO₂ into value: ethanol, methanol, polyols, surfactants or syngas – the audience will choose the winner at the “9^th Conference on CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals”, 23–24 March 2021, online!

Lime Industry: Electrochaea Participates in Pioneering Project to Cut CO2 Emissions

World's largest CO₂ reduction project of its kind launched

Kalkindustrie: Electrochaea beteiligt sich an richtungsweisendem Projekt zur CO2 ‐Einsparung

Weltweit größtes Projekt seiner Art zur CO₂‐Einsparung gestartet

24 February 20219 September 2021

CO2 sucked from the air and turned into jet fuel shows promise

The European Commission will publish its ReFuelEU initiative next month, which aims to boost supply and demand of SAFs – including e-fuels and more commonly used advanced biofuels – across Europe

23 February 20219 September 2021

Carbon Capture – A Man-made Solution To Solve A Man-made Problem

Many of the companies, who were not that long ago considered progressive, oil majors etc now hold the key to solving the problem man has created

17 February 20219 September 2021

Elon And Exxon Agree: Carbon Capture Is Set To Explode In 2021

Robust research and development portfolio, supported by government initiatives, will be a key to rapid progress in this arena

16 February 20219 September 2021

Synkero builds facility in the port of Amsterdam, producing sustainable aviation fuel from CO2

With this plant, Synkero’s ambition is to produce 50,000 tons of sustainable aviation fuel annually

12 February 20219 September 2021

The potential for carbon-capture tech is captivating

The biggest breakthrough came with the two-year extension to the 45Q corporate tax credit for carbon removal projects in the last days of the Trump administration

11 February 20219 September 2021

CO2 removal from the atmosphere using sustainable energy

TU Delft research group together with Wetsus and Caltech analysed sustainable technologies for CO₂ removal, and compared them for the first time

Carbon capture – climate gain and good business

DTU researchers developed a mobile carbon capture plant which will make carbon capture more profitable and thus upgrade biogas to valuable resources

Veolia and Carbon Clean announce first carbon capture trials in UK Energy Recovery Facilities

Veolia currently operates ten UK plants that take around 2.3 million tonnes of non-recyclable waste and transform this into electricity for over 430,000 homes

10 February 20219 September 2021

Carbon Capture Coalition Submits Key Carbon Capture Priorities to President Biden’s Climate Team

Carbon capture is a critical component for the economywide decarbonization needed to meet midcentury climate goals

4 February 20219 September 2021

Houston company could provide answer to Elon Musk’s $100 million question

Karimi's technology can turn carbon dioxide into 30 different molecules, creating substances useful for Musk’s home and his envisioned developments on Mars

Carbon Capture Utilisation Storage: Revesting The Future Of Energy

CCUS technology can be retrofitted to existing energy and power plants, that is, existing infrastructure can accommodate CCUS technology. These industries will otherwise emit 600 billion tonnes of Carbon-dioxide across the next 50 years, as per International Energy Agency (IEA)

2 February 20219 September 2021

Elon Musk will 100 Millionen Dollar an denjenigen zahlen, der die beste Technologie zur CO2-Reduzierung erfindet

Gemeinsam mit anderen Milliardären hatte er versprochen, die Hälfte seines Vermögens zu verschenken

1 February 20219 September 2021

This Amazon-backed startup makes net-zero fuel for planes, ships, and trucks

Infinium uses captured CO₂ to create synthetic gas to power engines

29 January 20219 September 2021

nova Session: “Renewable Polymers: Production and Trends 2020-2025” – Final Programme available!

Renewable Polymers and Building Blocks: Technologies, Global Capacities, Production and Trends 2020-2025

New electrode design more efficiently converts CO2 into fuel

Study: University of Illinois researchers team were able to convert CO₂ to ethylene at a rate of up to 87 percent

25 January 20219 September 2021

Doctoral student of the BioRECO2VER project wins the Green Talents Award from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research!

Laura Rovira Alsina is doctoral student in Water Science and Technology from University of Girona (Spain) and is working in the EU-funded BioRECO₂VER project focusing on bio-electrochemical systems for the conversion of CO₂ into chemical building blocks under thermophilic conditions.

22 January 20219 September 2021

Direct air capture: silver bullet or red herring?

Ciaran McKeon, of Frazer-Nash Consultancy, explores the environmental potential of direct air capture technologies that actively remove CO2 from the air

21 January 20219 September 2021

Could Carbon Dioxide Be Turned Into Jet Fuel?

A team at Oxford University has reverse engineered fuel from the greenhouse gas — but so far just in the lab

These companies are seeking to turn carbon into value

A new frontier of companies, backed by growing interest in the broader carbontech movement, are looking to sequester carbon into goods for everyday usage

20 January 20219 September 2021

Technology Profile: Dimethyl Ether Production from Natural Gas and Carbon Dioxide

DME is the simplest aliphatic ether, and this organic compound has been used in the production of the methylating agent dimethyl sulfate, beside other applications

15 January 20219 September 2021

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