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28 November 202328 November 2023

Circular economy: At least €1 billion in additional sales by 2030

Evonik intends to make greater use of defossilized raw materials based on recycled materials, biomass and CO2

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Circular Economy: Mindestens eine Milliarde Euro zusätzlicher Umsatz ab 2030  

Evonik will künftig verstärkt defossilierte Rohstoffe auf Basis von Rezyklat, Biomasse und CO2 einsetzen

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IDTechEx Discusses the Technology Trends Driving Sustainable Polymers for a Circular Economy

Answering the demand for more sustainable plastics to support the circular economy requires innovations from all stakeholders in the polymer value chain, from the chemical suppliers to the end-users to the recyclers

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How This Startup Backed By Bill Gates Is Planning To Remove Carbon Dioxide From Atmosphere

Graphyte's novel hybrid technology combines engineering with natural photosynthesis processes to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it underground

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27 November 202323 November 2023

Zeroing in on a sustainable tomorrow – Sulzer’s new licensing technologies help eliminate plastic waste and industrial emissions

The latest addition to the licensing offering from Sulzer Chemtech leverages the company’s extensive experience in efficient separation and mixing technologies to meet growing carbon net zero and zero waste needs

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Drinking beer, making algae

A 400-litre algae bioreactor installed in the Young Henrys brewery produces as much oxygen as one hectare of Australian forest

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21 November 202317 November 2023

INERATEC produces ASTM-conform Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

Drop-in eSAF can be produced from CO₂ and green hydrogen - this has been confirmed at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) site with the operation of a power-to-liquid (PtL) plant by INERATEC

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INERATEC produziert ASTM-konformes Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

Aus CO₂ und grünem Wasserstoff kann drop-in eSAF hergestellt werden – dies wurde am Standort des Karlsruher Instituts für Technologie (KIT) mit dem Betrieb einer Power-to-Liquid (PtL) Anlage von INERATEC bestätigt

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20 November 202317 November 2023

CATCO2NVERS, CO2SMOS and VIVALDI to support the green transition towards a low-carbon circular economy by turning CO2 emissions into essential products

The use of carbon dioxide to produce essential carbon-containing products like chemicals, but also fuels and building materials can allow various processes to reach net zero or even negative CO2 emissions

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16 November 202317 November 2023

Winter Special 2023 – 20% discount on market and trend reports on renewable carbon until 31 January 2024

From advanced recycling technologies, over bio- and CO2-based chemicals, building blocks and polymers to specific polymer insights: The latest nova-Institute reports around renewable carbon markets are available for a special price

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Winter-Special 2023 – 20% Rabatt auf Markt- und Trendberichte rund um erneuerbaren Kohlenstoff bis 31. Januar 2024

Von neuartigen Recycling-Technologien über bio- und CO2-basierte Chemikalien, Building Blocks und Polymere bis hin zu spezifischen Polymer-Erkenntnissen: Die aktuellen Berichte des nova-Instituts rund um erneuerbaren Kohlenstoff sind zum Sonderpreis erhältlich

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What does carbon management really mean and involve?

New thinking and terminology is needed to meet climate goals and secure sustainable carbon supply

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Going underground: Policy progress on Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) 

CCUS is expected to be a vital part of the least-cost net-zero energy system of the future

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15 November 20239 November 2023

3D printed reactor core makes solar fuel production more efficient

Using a new 3D printing technique, researchers at ETH Zurich have developed special ceramic structures for a solar reactor. Initial testing show that these structures can boost the production yield of solar fuels

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3D-gedruckter Reaktorkern macht solare Treibstoffproduktion effizienter

Mittels einer neuen 3D-​Drucktechnik können Forschende der ETH Zürich komplexe Keramikstrukturen für den Solarreaktor herstellen, mit denen sich die Ausbeute des Solartreibstoffs deutlich steigern lässt

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13 November 20237 November 2023

“Die Carbon2Chem®-Kerntechnologie ist ein Grundstein für zukünftige CCU-Technologien”

Nachlese der 6. Konferenz zur nachhaltigen chemischen Konversion in der Industrie am 17. Oktober 2023

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9 November 20239 November 2023

HICCUPS: Turning CO2 gained from wastewater sludge into bio-based polymers for packaging materials by using electrochemical conversion

Twelve partners of seven countries will demonstrate the full value chain from biogenic CO2 gained from wastewater to polymer end-use in the 4-year Horizon Europe project

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8 November 20236 November 2023

Clariant and Technical University of Munich celebrate renewal of sustainability and catalysis alliance “MuniCat” 

Future collaboration ensures continuation of successful university-industry partnership in the area of sustainable chemistry and catalysis

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Clariant und die Technische Universität München erneuern Allianz für Nachhaltigkeit und Katalyse „MuniCat“

Die Fortsetzung der Zusammenarbeit sichert auch in Zukunft eine erfolgreiche Partnerschaft zwischen Wissenschaft und Industrie

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Sustainable feedstocks: Accelerating recarbonization in chemicals

Reducing greenhouse gases is essential for chemical companies to remain competitive. Investing in feedstock sources and conversion technologies can help close the gap to net zero

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7 November 20232 November 2023

thyssenkrupp Uhde awarded contract by ENOWA to supply a green methanol and methanol-to-gasoline plant

This project is the first reference for the uhde® green methanol process which makes renewable fuels and chemicals possible

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thyssenkrupp Uhde erhält Auftrag von ENOWA zur Lieferung einer grünen Methanol- und Methanol-zu-Benzin-Anlage

Erstes Referenzprojekt der grünen uhde® Methanoltechnologie, das erneuerbare Kraftstoffe und Chemikalien möglich macht

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6 November 202317 December 2024

Update of the key and the major publication of the RCI: “Renewable Carbon as a Guiding Principle for Sustainable Carbon Cycles”

Why it is Right and Necessary to choose Renewable Carbon as a Guiding Principle for Sustainable Development in the Chemicals and Materials Sectors

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3 November 202330 October 2023

Braskem Announces Partnership With Northwestern University for the Development of CO2 Conversion Technology

The project is led by Professor Ted Sargent and Dr. Ke Xie, among the world’s preeminent scientists in the field of electrocatalysis and contributes to Braskem’s strategy of combating climate change

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Twelve Looking To Scale Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production By 2026

Washington Governor, Alaska Airlines and several different institutions join the carbon transformation™ technology to mark the historic milestone

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2 November 20232 November 2023

News from CCU – From Carbon Capture and Green Hydrogen production to CO₂ Utilisation for Chemicals, Advanced Fuels, Polymers, Proteins and Minerals and its related Political Framework

Next nova Session on 5 December 2023

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31 October 202330 October 2023

Only six weeks left: Call for Abstracts – Renewable Materials Conference 2024

The brightest stars of Renewable Materials meet in Siegburg/Cologne (Germany), 11-13 June 2024. The Number One Meeting Point for Global Leaders in Industry, Academia and Policy. 465 Participants from 32 Countries Joined the Past Conference

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30 October 202329 October 2023

Explorative scenario for a global net-zero chemical industry in 2050, Update October 2023

The occurrence of all scenarios depend above all on political framework conditions and corresponding investments

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27 October 20234 October 2024

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

About the Publication of RCI Position Paper, Main principles of RCI, Joint Letter on Recognising CCU in the EU Net Zero Industry, the RCI comic – Nora and her Flyphone Act and Solvay as the newest RCI member

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BDI: Circular Economy

Ein neues Hintergrundpapier konstatiert u.a., dass kein alleiniges Instrument zur Optimierung der Kreislaufwirtschaft vorhanden sei, es müssten alle Maßnahmen jeweils stoffstromspezifisch geprüft werden

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Chemicals from thin air: gas fermentation and the future of bio-manufacturing

Commercialisation is just beginning and researchers across both sectors are still finding ways to diversify the suite of functional gas-eating microbes and make them produce chemicals efficiently

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26 October 202326 October 2023

nova’s experts (re)introduced: Lara Dammer

Head of the „Economy & Policy” Department

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25 October 202325 October 2023

Introducing two new non-toxic bio-solvents for carbon capture processes

With the support of an EU-backed project, patents have been filed for two new solvents derived from biomass

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Zwei neue ungiftige biologische Lösungsmittel für Verfahren zur CO2-Abscheidung einführen

Mit Unterstützung eines EU-unterstützten Projekts wurden Patente für zwei neue, aus Biomasse gewonnene Lösungsmittel angemeldet

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24 October 202319 October 2023

Game-changing carbon capture technology honoured by engineers

Groundbreaking carbon capture technology developed by University of Sheffield researchers in collaboration with industry partner AESSEAL has been recognised with a prestigious award

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17 October 202311 October 2023

Smoothing the path to net-zero emissions

A new policy paper highlights the ConsenCUS project’s key findings and policy recommendations on the deployment of carbon capture, utilisation and storage technologies

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Den Weg zur Klimaneutralität ebnen

In einem neuen Strategiepapier werden die wichtigsten Ergebnisse und politischen Empfehlungen des Projekts ConsenCUS für den Einsatz von Technologien zur Abscheidung, Nutzung und Speicherung von CO2 hervorgehoben

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13 October 202311 October 2023

Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) should be recognised as a strategic net zero technology in the EU Net Zero Industry Act

CCU technologies will enable the supply of renewable fuels and other alternative sources of energy, as well as commercial products such as plastics, concrete, and reactants for chemical synthesis

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12 October 20237 October 2023

Carbon Recycling International (CRI) and Jiangsu Sailboat start up world’s most efficient CO2-to-methanol plant

This methanol will be used to produce chemical derivatives, including sustainable plastics and EVA coatings for solar panels

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Industriezusammenschluss: Branchenverbände präsentieren gemeinsames Leitbild zur Kreislaufwirtschaft mit Kunststoffen

BDE, PlasticsEurope Deutschland e.V. und VCI legen 12 Positionen für die Nationale Kreislaufwirtschaftsstrategie vor

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10 October 20235 October 2023

News Flash: D-CRBN reaches a major milestone with the launch of its CO₂ Recycling Pilot Line

Antwerp company develops pilot for CO2 recycling using plasma tech

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9 October 20234 October 2023

Die zwei Seiten der Biokunststoffe

Im Vorfeld der Fakuma 2023 sprachen wir mit Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Bonten, Leiter des Instituts für Kunststofftechnik der Universität Stuttgart, über die zwei Seiten der Biokunststoffe – biobasiert und biologisch abbaubar

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5 October 202329 September 2023

CO2 storage must not hinder phase-out of fossil fuels 

New UBA paper: Testing CCS technology for waste incineration - priority to be given to peatlands, forests and other natural sinks

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CO2-Speicherung darf Ausstieg aus fossilen Energien nicht behindern

Neues UBA-Papier: CCS-Technik bei Abfallverbrennung erproben - Moore, Wälder und andere natürliche Senken haben Vorrang

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4 October 202327 September 2023

Carbon capture close-up

To reinforce a critical new front in the climate fight, GEA has developed a set of carbon capture solutions tailored to the needs of key industrial emitters

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Carbon Capture unter der Lupe

Verstärkung im Kampf gegen den Klimawandel: Mit einem umfassenden Portfolio zur CO2-Abscheidung unterstützt GEA kohlenstoffintensive Schlüsselbranchen klimafreundlicher zu arbeiten

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2 October 20232 October 2023

Public perception of CO2 capture and storage

Surveys show that public opinion about technologies for capturing and storing CO2 in Germany remains divided. Respondents are concerned that the focus on CCS can weaken climate policy, and they have doubts about the process’s safety. Appropriate measures can help to overcome these concerns, according to Danny Otto of the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ

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Die gesellschaftliche Wahrnehmung von CO2-Abscheidung und -Speicherung

Laut Umfragen bleibt die öffentliche Meinung über die Technologien zur Abscheidung und Speicherung von CO2 in Deutschland gespalten. Die Befragten haben Bedenken, dass der Fokus auf CCS die Klimapolitik schwächen kann, und zweifeln an der Sicherheit des Verfahrens. Entsprechende Maßnahmen können helfen diese Bedenken zu überwinden, sagt Danny Otto vom Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ

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29 September 20234 October 2024

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

Review to the Annual General Meeting of the RCI, an update of the first major RCI-publication, the Guiding Principle Paper, a position-paper on the Commission Proposal for a Green Claims Directive (GCD), RCI in Brussels, about the latest webinar with Alfa Laval and Borealis and more

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27 September 202327 September 2023

Katalysator für Wandel – Intelligente CO₂-Lösungen für den Innovationspreis “Best CO₂ Utilisation 2024” gesucht

Top Innovatoren im Bereich der Kohlenstoffabscheidung und -nutzung sind eingeladen, ihre revolutionären Technologien und Produkte auf der CO2-Based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2024 zu präsentieren