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4 May 20224 May 2022

CO2 Reduction Potential of the Chemical Industry through Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU)

Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), CO2 Value Europe (CVE) and nova-Institute publish a study showing the CO2 reduction potential of the chemical industry through CCU

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Hybrid Electro-biosystem Upcycles Carbon Dioxide into Energy-rich Long-chain Compounds

Artificial upcycling of carbon dioxide (CO2) into value-added products in a sustainable manner represents an opportunity to tackle environmental issues and realize a circular economy

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3 May 20223 May 2022

nova-Institute steps up policy activities to push for more renewable carbon

A well-balanced policy framework is needed to achieve a sustainable chemical industry in a timeframe to still reach the Paris climate goals

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Neuartige Polymere für die Modellregion „Bioökonomie“ im Rheinischen Revier

IfBB forscht in umfangreichem Forschungsverbund zum zukunftsträchtigen Strukturwandel

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2 May 202226 April 2022

MHIENG to License Carbon Capture Technology for Natural Gas Plant in Italy

Agreement forms part of CCUS demonstration project, being developed by Eni S.p.A.

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29 April 202225 April 2022

Capturing Carbon With Inspiration From Battery Chemistry

Berkeley Lab researchers are developing a gamut of technologies for direct air capture

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27 April 202221 April 2022

How biomass can enable a hydrogen economy

Building a collaborative net zero future through negative emissions and zero-carbon fuel

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26 April 202221 April 2022

OGE and TES join forces to develop a 1,000 km CO₂ transmission system

OGE and Tree Energy Solutions (TES) have entered into a strategic partnership for a CO2 circular economy

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OGE und TES entwickeln gemeinsam ein 1.000 km langes CO₂-Transportnetz

OGE und Tree Energy Solutions sind eine strategische Partnerschaft für eine CO2-Kreislaufwirtschaft eingegangen

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25 April 202219 April 2022

£5m fund launched to develop carbon dioxide utilisation technology

A new fund to help develop the emerging CO2 utilisation technology has been launched

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TU Delft and TNO prepare industry for scale-up phase of clean factory

TU Delft and TNO prepare industry for scale-up phase of clean factory

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Saubere Produktionsprozesse in der chemischen Industrie

TU Delft und TNO bereiten die Industrie auf die Scale-up-Phase der sauberen Fabrik vor

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22 April 202221 April 2022

Freya Burton, Chief Sustainability Officer at LanzaTech (US), on the current development of the renewable carbon economy

Interview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute

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International team nets €3.4M to advance ship-based carbon capture for maritime sector

EverLoNG to conduct technology trials on board two LNG-fuelled ships along with supporting studies

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21 April 202221 April 2022

Søren Kristiansen, Senior Technology Director Materials at LEGO (DK), on the current and future framework for a renewable carbon economy

Interview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute

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An Industry Pioneer: Beiersdorf Launches the World’s First Cosmetics Product with Recycled CO2

The formula of the new NIVEA MEN Climate Care Moisturizer has a soothing effect on the skin and adds a refreshing moisture boost

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Branchenvorreiter: Beiersdorf bringt weltweit erstes Kosmetikprodukt mit recyceltem CO2 auf den Markt

Die Formel der neuen NIVEA MEN „Feuchtigkeitspflege Climate Care“ mit kosmetischem Ethanol wirkt beruhigend auf die Haut und fungiert zusätzlich als erfrischender Feuchtigkeitsspender

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Decarbonizing the chemical industry with sustainable photons

Decarbonizing the chemical industry is possible, provided decreases in the cost of solar energy and increases in LED efficiency continue

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20 April 202213 April 2022

Giant grass miscanthus: Bioethanol source with negative CO2 balance

European collaborative project led by the University of Hohenheim shows: Combining bioethanol production with carbon storage can effectively reduce CO2

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Riesengras Miscanthus: Bioethanol-Quelle mit negativer CO2-Bilanz

Europäisches Verbundprojekt unter Leitung der Universität Hohenheim zeigt: Kombination von Bioethanol-Produktion mit Kohlenstoff-Speicherung kann CO2 effektiv reduzieren

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Renewable Methanol Market – Industry Analysis, Market Size, Share, Trends, Application Analysis, Growth And Forecast 2022-2027

The demand for renewable methanol is extensively driven by the automobile sector where it is implemented as fuel for the internal combustion engine, hybrid (fuel/electric) systems, and fuel cells

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Treated plastic waste good at grabbing carbon dioxide

Rice University lab turns hard-to-process trash into carbon-capture master

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14 April 202212 April 2022

Direct Air Capture Startup Heirloom Raises $53MM Series A, Among the Largest Investments in New Carbon Removal Technologies

Raise Co-Led by Carbon Direct Capital Management, Ahren Innovation Capital, and Breakthrough Energy Ventures, for first major deployment

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13 April 202230 August 2023

Six Innovations are Nominated for the “Renewable Material of the Year 2022” Award

Participants at the “Renewable Materials Conference” will vote for the winners

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Porsche strengthens commitment to industrial production of eFuels

German sports car manufacturer invested in HIF Global LLC

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Porsche investiert 75 Millionen US-Dollar in E-Fuels-Produktion

Der deutsche Sportwagenhersteller beteiligt sich an einem Unternehmen, das Produktionsanlagen für E-Fuels herstellt

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12 April 202212 April 2022

The evidence is clear: the time for action is now. We can halve emissions by 2030

Limiting global warming will require major transitions in the energy sector which will involve a huge reduction in fossil fuel use, improved energy efficiency, and use of alternative fuels (such as hydrogen)

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Neuer IPCC-Bericht: “Die sichere Existenz der Menschheit steht auf dem Spiel”

Der letzte IPCC-Bericht war vor einem Monat unter den schockierenden Nachrichten des Krieges in der Ukraine sowie steigenden Energiepreisen untergegangen. Das darf nicht noch einmal passieren

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Abscheidung und Speicherung: So sieht der größte CO₂-Filter der Welt aus

Die Anlage namens Orca in Island soll CO₂ aus der Luft entfernen und im Boden binden. Unsere Bildergalerie zeigt die weltweit größte Anlage ihrer Art

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Umwandlung von Kohlendioxid in Biokraftstoffe durch Mikroalgen

Wissenschaftler erforschen genetischen Sensor für blaues Licht zur Verdoppelung der Ölproduktivität in industriellen Mikroalgen

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Scientists Explore a Genetic Sensor of Blue Light to Double Oil Productivity in Industrial Microalgae

Microalgae-based conversion of carbon dioxide to biofuels

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11 April 20225 April 2022

New Polymer Membrane Tech Improves Efficiency of CO2 Capture

New membrane filters work by allowing CO2 to pass through the membrane more quickly than any other constituents in the mixed gas

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Startup C1: mit Quantenchemie und prominenten Investoren zu grünem Methanol

Berliner Start-up will chemische Industrie nachhaltiger und unabhängiger von Importen machen / Jürgen Hambrecht, Wolfgang Reitzle und Jim Hagemann Snabe unter den Investoren

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Start-up C1: with quantum chemistry and prominent investors to green methanol

Berlin-based start-up aims to make the chemical industry more sustainable and less dependent on fossil imports - Jürgen Hambrecht, Wolfgang Reitzle and Jim Hagemann Snabe among investors

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New techniques could harness the power of quantum computing for carbon capture

The scientists believe these techniques will accelerate progress on developing MOFs to help stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere

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8 April 20224 April 2022

Turning Carbon Dioxide into Sustainable Fuel: United and Oxy Low Carbon Ventures Announce Collaboration with Biotech Firm to Create New Fuel Sources

Houston-based Cemvita Factory’s synthetic biology process has the potential to create a new way to produce sustainable fuel for aviation - United has invested in more SAF production than any other airline

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Closing the carbon cycle via electrolysis

How to increase the performance of zero-gap electrolyzers

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Den Kohlenstoffkreislauf via Elektrolyse schließen

Wie sich die Performance von Zero-Gap Elektrolyseuren steigern lässt

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7 April 20221 April 2022

INERATEC joins forces with Synhelion

By combining their complementing technologies, the climate pioneers can scale their respective clean technologies, paving the way for solar fuels to replace fossil fuels

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INERATEC kooperiert mit Synhelion

Beide Klimapioniere können so ihre komplementären Technologien skalieren und den Weg für solare Treibstoffe als Ersatz für fossile Brennstoffe ebnen

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4 April 202229 March 2022

The race to upcycle CO2 into fuels, concrete and more

Companies are scrambling to turn the greenhouse gas into useful products — but will that slow climate change?

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31 March 202231 March 2022

Soap, proteins and highly complex molecules from CO2 – these are the winners of the “Best CO2 Utilisation 2022” innovation award

Large scale investments in CO2-based ethanol, methanol and aviation fuel are just around the corner – supporting climate protection and independence from fossil fuels. Participants of the “Conference on CO2-based Fuels & Chemicals 2022” elected the three innovation award winners. The award was organised by nova-Institute and CO2Value Europe, and sponsored by YNCORIS.

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Carbon-Capture Startup Using Dirt Cheap Material Raises $53 Million

Heirloom uses cheap and widely available limestone to suck carbon from the air. The latest funds will help build its first pilot-scale facility

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SHV Energy and LanzaTech announce partnership to pioneer renewable propane

SHV Energy and LanzaTech announced a new strategic partnership to employ LanzaTech’s Carbon Capture and Transformation (CCT) technology to bring renewable propane and other sustainable fuels to the market via existing and novel pathways

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30 March 202225 March 2022

Biowasserstoff: Quellen und Forschungsansätze

Neues Dossier analysiert die biobasierten Produktionsmethoden für die Wasserstoff-Erzeugung und welches Potenzial, sowie welcher technische Entwicklungsstand für die einzelnen Nutzungsbereiche besteht

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28 March 202223 March 2022

Copper-silver-gold nanostructure gives carbon-capture and –utilization a boost

Tsinghua University researchers found combined metals working as a superior catalyst to get an improved performance for carbon-capture and -utilization

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LanzaTech, ReCarbon, Woodside team up on carbon capture and utilization project in Australia

In today’s Digest, the project details, while you may know LanzaTech, exactly who are ReCarbon and Woodside Energy, what does this project mean, reactions from the stakeholders, and more

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25 March 202224 March 2022

Woodside launches carbon capture and utilisation collaboration with ReCarbon and LanzaTech

Together, all collaboration partners are investigating the viability of a proposed Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) pilot facility in Perth, Western Australia

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CO2 Utilization for Cement: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Fortera

A picture gallery of the company's achievements for converting CO2 into cement

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24 March 202222 March 2022

MHIENG and MHIEC to commence demonstration testing of separation, capture and effective use of CO2 from Waste-to-Energy plant

Collaboration with City of Yokohama and Tokyo Gas