1 April 202630 March 2026 The bright future of CCU: CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2026, 28-29 April 2026, Maternushaus, Cologne (Germany) Don't miss the opportunity to take a deep dive into the not-so-distant future of CCU and be prepared for the CCU revolution
13 March 202610 March 2026 Using individual atoms to achieve fossil-free chemistry Methanol is a key starting material for chemical products. Researchers from ETH Zurich can now produce this precursor from CO2 and hydrogen with high efficiency by using isolated metal atoms as catalysts
Mit einzelnen Atomen zu einer Chemie ohne fossile Rohstoffe Methanol ist ein wichtiger Grundstoff für chemische Produkte. Forschende der ETH Zürich stellen ihn nun sehr effizient aus CO2 und Wasserstoff her. Sie nutzen dazu isolierte Metallatome als Katalysatoren
6 March 20262 March 2026 Evolved microbe thrives in methanol to produce key industrial chemicals A UNIST research team secured a highly methanol-tolerant strain through adaptive laboratory evolution, as for biorefinery technology to be economically viable, the microbial strain must proliferate rapidly even in high-concentration methanol environments
5 March 202628 February 2026 Blue Circle Olefins signs an option & service agreement with Chane Circular Methanol to Olefins (MTO) production facility in Rotterdam benefitting from Chane’s professional logistic services and storage facilities for renewable methanol feedstocks
1 December 202526 November 2025 Greenlyte eröffnet Produktionsanlage für synthetisches Gas Greenlyte hebt die kurze Bauzeit von weniger als zwölf Monaten hervor, mit der das Unternehmen zeigen möchte, dass die Technologie schnell umsetzbar und skalierbar ist
24 October 202520 October 2025 NTPC carbon capture project achieves key milestone with production of first drop of methanol using captured CO2 After operating successfully for two years, the pioneering carbon capture project at NTPC’s 500 MW coal-fired Unit-13 at the Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station in India has reached a major milestone when CO2 captured from flue gas using Carbon Clean’s CaptureX semi-modular technology was used to produce the first drop of methanol
19 September 202515 September 2025 ECI Group: LDPE-Verfahren an Vioneo lizenziert Die US-amerikanische ECI Group wird Technologielieferant für die Produktion von Polyethylen niedriger Dichte (LDPE) in dem von Vioneo in Belgien geplanten Produktionskomplex für nachhaltige Kunststoffe
14 August 202514 August 2025 Sustainably produced methanol from the Carbon2Chem® joint project is entering industrial application CO2 as a raw material: From exhaust gas to a new product
Nachhaltig produziertes Methanol aus dem Verbundprojekt Carbon2Chem® geht in die industrielle Anwendung CO2 als Rohstoff: Vom Abgas zum neuen Produkt
6 August 202529 July 2025 Clariant Catalysts and Shanghai Electric launch alliance to advance China’s energy transition The partners will combine their expertise to advance green energy projects in China
29 July 202522 July 2025 Semiconductors show promise for efficient carbon capture and utilization Innovative catalyst design enables the selective conversion of carbon dioxide into methanol
17 July 202515 July 2025 Approval in Principle (AiP) for World’s First LCO₂ / Methanol Carrier Technologies for converting CO2 into fuel or chemical products are attracting attention as a means of utilizing CO2 in CCUS
14 July 20258 July 2025 New plant in Germany produces e-methanol from wastewater As part of the project, biogas is produced in the Mannheim sewage treatment plant, which s is further processed in the demonstration system developed by KIT and ICODOS
20 June 202513 June 2025 Honeywell, Johnson Matthey, GIDARA Energy and SAMSUNG E&A Form SAF Technology Alliance Over the near-term, the collaboration aims to scale the use of gasification and FT SAF production methods, while enabling biomass and municipal solid waste to be used as feedstocks
16 May 202517 May 2025 Blue Circle: greening the chemical Industry with 100% circular olefins Pioneers Ralph Koekkoek and Reinier Grimbergen aim to have a 200,000-ton-per-year facility up and running by the end of 2029. In the following years, they plan to scale up to one million tons, the typical size of a steam cracker
29 April 202523 April 2025 Prometheus Fuels: Our First Product Orders for the first million tons of the fuel are sold out
21 March 202518 March 2025 Osaka University, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Mitsui Chemicals Successfully Synthesize Methanol and Para-xylene From CO2 Compared with production methods that use petroleum-based resources as feedstocks, the para-xylene obtained in this project affords a substantial reduction in CO2 emissions
Carbon2Chem® erhält Förderbescheid über 50 Millionen Euro Forschungsprojekt für die grüne Transformation geht in die dritte Phase
Carbon2Chem® awarded 50 Euro million research grant Research project for the green transformation enters third phase
20 March 202517 March 2025 Spanien: Tecnicas Reunidas und Siemens Energy planen Methanol-Anlage in Leon Siemens Energy wird sich auf die Einheit für erneuerbaren Wasserstoff konzentrieren, Tecnicas Reunidas wird sich auf die Einheiten zur biogenen Kohlenstoffabscheidung und zur E-Methanol-Produktion fokussieren
7 March 20254 March 2025 Researchers show how to efficiently convert captured carbon dioxide into green energy Thanks to a collaboration with Oregon State University researchers, methanol could soon be produced faster and more efficiently
Kohlendioxid in grüne Energie umwandeln: Neuer Katalysator verbessert CO2-Umwandlung Dank der Zusammenarbeit mit Forschern der Oregon State University könnte Methanol bald schneller und effizienter hergestellt werden
22 January 202516 January 2025 Inorganic and biocatalysts work together to reduce CO2 In a hybrid cascade, climate-damaging CO2 is turned back into valuable methanol. An international research team has shown how this works
Anorganische und Biokatalysatoren reduzieren gemeinsam CO2 In einer hybriden Kaskade wird aus klimaschädlichem CO2 wieder wertvolles Methanol. Ein internationales Forschungsteam hat gezeigt, wie das funktioniert
16 January 202514 January 2025 Cloverdale Paint and Celanese Partner to Offer Sustainable Paint Solutions Created with Carbon Capture Technology Celanese will convert captured CO2 from industrial CO2 emissions into a methanol building block which makes up part of vinyl acetate-based emulsions used as a raw material in the manufacturing of paints
10 January 20256 January 2025 The Case for Carbon Utilization New processes and technologies are enabling producers to find even more attractive outlets for their CO2
22 November 202419 November 2024 Jakson Achieves Global First: CO2-to-Methanol Synthesis for NTPC Limited This ground-breaking project is located at NTPC’s Vindhyachal Thermal Power Plant in Madhya Pradesh, India
21 November 202418 November 2024 Revolutionizing Tech to Produce Sustainable Fuel SRI and University of Houston to receive $3.6M to develop a microreactor to convert carbon dioxide to methanol using renewable energy
8 November 20244 November 2024 7. Konferenz zur nachhaltigen chemischen Konversion in der Industrie bildet offiziellen Abschluss der zweiten Förderphase des Verbundprojekts Carbon2Chem® Über 200 virtuell und analog Teilnehmende verfolgten die Präsentation der Ergebnisse aus acht Jahren Forschung zur Nutzung von CO2 aus Prozessgasen der Industrie für die Synthese von Chemieprodukten
31 October 202428 October 2024 Cepsa and Sonatrach sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Green Hydrogen The integrated development of the project includes the construction of an electrolysis hydrogen production plant which would contribute to the decarbonization objectives of both companies
15 October 20249 October 2024 Braskem Collaborates with the University of British Columbia to Develop Technology for Producing Methanol from CO2 The company is funding a one-year project aimed at developing a viable technological route for future industrial implementation
10 October 20247 October 2024 Vioneo: Polyolefin-Erzeugung auf Methanolbasis in Antwerpen A.P. Moller Holding hat mit der Einführung von Vioneo eine Möglichkeit geschaffen, mit fossilquellenfreien Kunststoffharzen zusätzlich den CO2-Abdruck der Kunststoffproduktion deutlich zu senken
7 October 202430 September 2024 SABIC launches certified low carbon chemicals with CO2 footprint savings The methanol product in the new portfolio contain a lower carbon content than a traditional portfolio, with the same high quality product specifications
9 September 20244 September 2024 AFC Supports Africa’s Largest Methanol Plant, Transforming Flared Gas into Valuable Resources The project in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, targets producing an initial 1.8 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of methanol, diversifying the local economy and generating over 18,000 jobs
4 September 20243 September 2024 Alcohol as a storage medium Power-to-methanol could become a mainstay of the energy transition
30 July 202425 July 2024 Chemists design novel method for generating sustainable fuel Using a special method researchers for the first time saw those molecules convert themselves into either methanol or carbon monoxide
Neue Methode zur Erzeugung nachhaltiger Kraftstoffe: Methanol direkt aus Kohlendioxid synthetisiert Mithilfe einer speziellen Methode konnten die Forscher zum ersten Mal beobachten, wie sich diese Moleküle entweder in Methanol oder in Kohlenmonoxid umwandeln
6 June 202431 May 2024 Solar-Powered CO2 Capture and Green Methanol Production Unveiled DAC involves the selective adsorption of CO2 from the air using solid capture media, followed by the regeneration of the sorbent using low-temperature heat sources
7 May 20247 May 2024 Bacteria for climate-neutral chemicals of the future The team around Prof. Dr. Julia Vorholt is looking for ways to reduce the chemical industry's dependence on fossil fuels
Bakterien für klimaneutrale Chemikalien der Zukunft Das Team um Prof. Dr. Julia Vorholt sucht nach Möglichkeiten, wie sich die Abhängigkeit der chemischen Industrie von fossilen Brennstoffen verringern liesse
18 April 202415 April 2024 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
5 April 20242 April 2024 C1 proves continuous green methanol production process in record time,confirming predictions from quantum chemistry Berlin-based start-up sets a new standard in green methanol production while tripling innovation speed with the predictive power of quantum chemistry
Durchbruch mit Quantenchemie: Cleantech-Unternehmen C1 macht Herstellung von grünem Methanol in Rekordzeit möglich Berliner Start-Up setzt neuen Standard für die grüne Methanolproduktion, wobei die dreifache Innovationsgeschwindigkeit mit Hilfe der Quantenchemie erreicht werden konnte
4 April 202428 March 2024 Research lights up process for turning CO2 into sustainable fuel Researchers have successfully transformed CO2 into methanol by shining sunlight on single atoms of copper deposited on a light-activated material, a discovery that paves the way for creating new green fuels
2 April 202425 March 2024 Celanese Achieves ISCC CFC Certification for Low Carbon CCU Methanol Newly Certified Methanol Demonstrates a Greater than 70% Reduction in Carbon Footprint
28 March 202425 March 2024 MOL, Idemitsu, HIF Team up to Develop e-fuel/e-methanol Supply Chain, Including Marine Transport of CO2 Through this initiative, MOL, Idemitsu, and HIF intend to lead the decarbonization of the energy and transportation industries, and collaborate to develop potential business opportunities
8 March 20246 March 2024 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