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17 May 20219 September 2021

Tech startup Cemvita Factory expanding office footprint, adding scientists, engineers

A Houston-based startup using biotechnology to convert carbon dioxide emissions into a variety of useful chemicals is scaling up

14 May 20219 September 2021

High Hopes claims stratospheric breakthrough in direct air CO2 capture

The trouble right now is the extremely high cost of pulling carbon directly out of the air

12 May 20219 September 2021

New catalyst for lower CO2 emissions

Which catalyst can be used to convert carbon dioxide into other substances? Scientists at TU Wien have now created a new material, which belongs to the class of perovskites

Neuer Katalysator für geringeren CO2-Ausstoß

An der TU Wien suchte man nach einem Katalysator, der Kohlendioxid in andere Substanzen umwandeln kann. Fündig wurde man nun in der Materialklasse der Perowskite

Bridging carbon product’s valley of death

Capturing CO₂ from energy production emissions to create viable and economical carbon products is a reality that could breathe new life into the coal communities

11 May 202117 December 2024

Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) publishes comic strip and videos to introduce renewable carbon to all

Nora and her FlyPhone, BioBTX, Stahl and nova-Institute explain the renewable carbon concept in new formats for B2C and B2B

Geld verdienen mit CO2: Bietet der Klimawandel ökonomische Chancen?

Eine sicherere Rohstoffquelle als CO₂ kann aus Sicht eines produzierenden Unternehmens kaum existieren

10 May 20219 September 2021

Cellulose fibers against climate change

Joint research project to realize with help of textile-fixed amines an optimized and improved CO₂-Sequestration from the air

7 May 20219 September 2021

Competitive Edge: Ionada’s carbon capture tech

Ionada's modular tech allows new approach for carbon capture

Aker Solutions Wins FEED Contract for e-Fuel Plant in Norway

The e-Fuel plant is planned to produce CO₂-neutral fuel by using green hydrogen and furnace gas from an existing factory

6 May 20219 September 2021

The Chemical Industry’s Balancing Act

Lars Krause and Michael Carus discuss crediting the value of bio- and CO₂-based and recycled materials: the mass balance approach

How Elon Musk’s CO2 XPRIZE can fight climate change and advance space exploration

Want to win Elon Musk's $100 million XPRIZE for carbon removal? Think small and think Mars

5 May 20219 September 2021

Steel2Chemicals pilot plant in operation at the end of April

ArcelorMittal, Dow Benelux and Tata Steel are investigating to convert CO from residual gases from steel production into raw materials for the chemical industry

4 May 202118 June 2021

The fabric from which the future is woven

Aim of the common research project is taking CO₂ from the atmosphere and separating it from the air with a mat made of cellulose fibres and amines

Cellulosefasern gegen den Klimawandel

Gemeinsames Forschungsprojekt soll eine verbesserte, hocheffiziente CO₂-Abtrennung aus der Luft mittels gewebefixierter Amine verwirklichen

3 May 20219 September 2021

World-first laundry capsule in market made from industrial carbon emissions

For the first time a surfactant made using captured carbon emissions will come to market in a cleaning product

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

26 April 20219 September 2021

CO2 mitigation on Earth and magnesium civilization on Mars

Use of Magnesium (nanoparticles and bulk) to directly react CO₂ with water at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, forming methane, methanol, and formic acid without requiring external energy sources

23 April 20219 September 2021

Electrochaea und Europäischer Innovationsrat beschleunigen Roll-Out der biologischen Methanisierungstechnologie

Electrochaea ist weltweit das einzige Unternehmen, das eine biologische eMethanisierungs-Technologie durch den erfolgreichen Betrieb industrieller Prototypen validiert hat

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

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

25 March 20219 September 2021

EU planning staggered increase in use of green jet fuel

The EU’s upcoming ReFuelEU proposal, aimed at cutting emissions in the aviation sector, will apply a staggered blending mandate for green jet fuel

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

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

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

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

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)

3 February 20219 September 2021

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