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23 July 20189 September 2021

Econic Technologies appoints new Head of Process Development

Chemical engineer David Walker will take on responsibility for Econic’s process development programmes and Customer Demonstration Facility

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20 July 20189 September 2021

An FAQ on 45Q: What federal carbon storage tax credit means for Midwest

Great Plains Institute’s Brad Crabtree recently spoke to the Energy News Network about how 45Q could be a catalyst for reducing carbon emissions in the Midwest

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19 July 20189 September 2021

Use of CO2-based polyols offers more than just environmental benefits

Econic Technologies' most recent innovation allowing amounts of waste CO₂ to be incorporated into a polyol

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17 July 20189 September 2021

EU and Industry Counting on Sustainable Chemistry

CO₂ is replacing petroleum as a source for carbon in a joint effort to make the chemical industry more sustainable

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Carbon removal from atmosphere unavoidable for 1.5 degree target

Several new MCC studies find significant differences in the potentials and risks of negative emissions technologies

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9 July 20189 September 2021

New world record for direct solar water-splitting efficiency

Tandem solar cell of III-V semiconductors with a catalyst of rhodium nanoparticles and a crystalline titanium dioxide coating

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Neuer Weltrekord bei der direkten solaren Wasserspaltung

Tandem-Solarzelle aus III-V-Halbleitern mit Rhodium-Nanopartikeln und kristallinem Titandioxid

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20 June 20189 September 2021

BASF invests in carbon recycling company LanzaTech

LanzaTech’s patented technology is now being deployed at commercial scale in the steel industry

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BASF investiert in LanzaTech, ein Unternehmen mit einer Technologie für Kohlenstoff-Recycling

Patentgeschützte Technologie von LanzaTech wird derzeit im kommerziellen Maßstab in der Stahlindustrie eingesetzt

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BASF invests in LanzaTech, ArcelorMittal’s underway on advanced fuels, Syngenta breaks 3B gallon mark, Leaf gets an accelerator: partnership frenzy in the bioeconomy

Robust technologies must find effective routes to market through robust partnership — the days of vertically-integrated companies that can “do it all” appear to be over

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19 June 20189 September 2021

LanzaTech and Shougang Group towards a carbon-smart economy in China

Companies announced successful start-up of the world’s first commercial facility converting industrial emissions to sustainable ethanol

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18 June 20189 September 2021

“Electricity as a resource”: Green energy for sustainable chemistry

Will chemicals come from the plug sockets in future?

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“Strom als Rohstoff” für eine nachhaltige Chemie

Kommen Chemikalien bald aus der Steckdose?

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14 June 20189 September 2021

Climate Change Breakthrough: Large-scale capture of atmospheric CO₂ shown to be feasible and affordable

Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology demonstrate for the first time a scalable and cost-effective solution for removing CO₂ from the atmosphere

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Solar fuels come nearer: Direct-from-air CO2 capture cost drops below $100/ton threshold

Carbon Engineering’s David Keith explained to the Digest

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8 June 20189 September 2021

Ingenza embarks on collaborative project to recycle CO2

Scottish JV aims to reduce the waste carbon dioxide generated by industrial biotech manufacturing applications

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4 June 201813 September 2018

The nova-Institut is expanding its range of information

Mailing lists with new topics

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nova Session on technology of the future: Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU)

10:00 - 16:00 h, 18 September 2018, Airport Cologne/Bonn

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28 May 20189 September 2021

Methanisierungsanlage in Falkenhagen wird eröffnet – wichtiger Schritt für eine erfolgreiche Energiewende

Europäisches Forschungsprojekt STORE&GO tritt in die nächste Phase ein

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Methanation plant in Falkenhagen opens – important step for a successful energy transition

European research project STORE&GO enters next phase

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16 May 20189 September 2021

Manufacturing Goes Carbon Negative

A growing number of innovative companies is capturing CO₂ and using it to create materials and products for human consumption

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23 April 20189 September 2021

Covestro’s manifesto for a sustainable, clean economy

Keeping carbon alive: How Covestro is pushing its supply chain to make more from CO₂

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The $20 Million Carbon XPRIZE: The 10 Finalists, revealed

As next steps, top 10 teams will have 2 years of access to an integrated test center

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18 April 20189 September 2021

Biotechnologies: EnobraQ is gaining momentum!

Company opens up capital, confirms 2^nd round of fundraising

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Can we turn pollution into products?

Carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technologies can turn CO₂ into a resource, says Dr. Issam Dairanieh, CEO, Global CO2 Initiative

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16 April 20189 September 2021

XPrize’s Marcius Extavour on how we can turn our CO2 problem into something useful

The US$20 million contest asks competitors to develop technologies that can capture CO₂ emissions from operational power plants and convert them into valuable products

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10 April 20189 September 2021

New type of reactor for biological methanation successfully tested as a flexible energy storage

Trickle-bed reactor of the BTU Cottbus methanisiert either carbon dioxide or raw biogas being boosted with hydrogen - methane formation rate, high product quality, low energy consumption

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Neuer Reaktortyp für biologische Methanisierung erfolgreich als flexibler Energiespeicher erprobt

Rieselbettreaktor der BTU Cottbus methanisiert wahlweise Kohlendioxid oder Roh-Biogas mit Wasserstoff – Hohe Produktqualität, geringer Energiebedarf, Methanbildungsrate gesteigert

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6 April 20189 September 2021

Klimakiller CO2 soll zum Super-Rohstoff werden

Die Industrie will Kohlendioxid recyceln. Die Vision: CO₂ soll Rohöl als neuen Super-Rohstoff ablösen. Deutsche Firmen sind vorn dabei

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28 March 20189 September 2021

CO2 use is slowly picking up speed

First semi-commercial facilities, technical advances, but political support still unclear

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CO2-Nutzung nimmt langsam Fahrt auf

Erste semi-kommerzielle Anlagen, technische Fortschritte, aber politische Unterstützung noch offen

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8 March 20189 September 2021

Unique trend report on carbon dioxide (CO2) as a chemical feedstock for a wide range of polymers

German nova-Institute presents technologies, polymers, developers and producers in this growing sector with high economic and sustainability potential

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Ein außergewöhnlicher Trendreport zur Nutzung von Kohlendioxid (CO2) als chemischem Rohstoff für ein breites Spektrum an Polymeren

Das nova-Institut stellt die Technologien, Kunststoffe, Entwickler und Produzenten dieses Wachstumssektors vor, mit großem Markt- und Nachhaltigkeitspotenzial

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28 February 20189 September 2021

Econic Technologies raises £7m for pioneering technology to help fight climate change

Catalyst technology company, Econic Technologies, founded in 2011, has completed another successful funding round

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27 February 20189 September 2021

China is the acid-test for a technology that could save the world from catastrophic climate change

Beijing’s ability to take a heavy-handed approach to the problem is likely to be a huge advantage

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26 February 20189 September 2021

The compelling case for capturing carbon emissions and burying them underground

QUARTZ interview with Julio Friedman about why CCS is crucial to reach global climate goals

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23 February 20189 September 2021

Energy Department Invests $44M in Advanced Carbon Capture Technologies Projects

Federal funding for cost-shared research and development through Design and Testing of Advanced Carbon Capture Technologies.

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19 February 20189 September 2021

33 Presentations and 7 valuable Comments on Carbon Dioxide as Feedstock for Fuels, Chemistry and Polymers

6^th Conference on Carbon Dioxide as Feedstock for Fuels, Chemistry and Polymers

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Humanity’s fight against climate change is failing. One technology can change that

In virtually every IPCC model, carbon capture is absolutely essential - no matter what else we do to mitigate climate change

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7 February 20189 September 2021

Neue Methode könnte den Weg zur Wasserstoffwirtschaft ebnen

WSU-Forscher entwickelten eine sehr einfache, fünfminütige Methode, um große Mengen eines hochwertigen Katalysators zu erzeugen

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New water-splitting method could open path to hydrogen economy

WSU researchers developed a very simple, five-minute method to create large amounts of a high-quality catalyst

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31 January 20189 September 2021

Energieeffizienz: Chemieindustrie setzt auf Erneuerbare Energien

Weltweit größte PEM-Wasserstoff-Elektrolyse-Anlage will „grüne“ Chemie im Rheinland etablieren

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30 January 20189 September 2021

BioRECO2VER: turning CO2 into chemicals using bioconversion

4 year project to focus on refining biotechnological processes which can turn CO₂ from industrial point sources into valuable platform chemicals

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24 January 20189 September 2021

Evonik and Siemens to generate high-value specialty chemicals from carbon dioxide and eco-electricity

Test plant will produce “green” chemistry and serve as an energy store for eco-electricit

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Evonik und Siemens erzeugen aus Kohlendioxid und Ökostrom wertvolle Spezialchemikalien

Versuchsanlage soll „grüne“ Chemie produzieren und als Energiespeicher für Ökostrom dienen

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23 January 20189 September 2021

More Than Just a Dream. Climate-Destroying CO2 as a Feedstock for Fuels, Chemicals and Plastics

Current Research and Industrial Implementation Highlights

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17 January 20189 September 2021

Learning from leaves: Going green with artificial photosynthesis

Video: Collaboration between Siemens, Evonik and Covestro combines solar-powered electroreduction of CO₂ with a bacterial fermenter to produce complex chemicals

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16 January 20189 September 2021

An innovative natural-gas power plant could be the future of hurricane-proof electricity

Which price is worth paying for a clean and reliable way to keep the lights on during natural disasters?

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15 January 20189 September 2021

The Materials Industry Is Pitching In to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

These companies are utilizing alternative technologies to reduce - and reuse - carbon dioxide emissions

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11 January 20189 September 2021

Coal Refining Chemical-Looping Systems with CO2 as a Co-Feedstock for Chemicals Syntheses

Results indicate the potential for significant feedstock reduction in large-scale coal to chemical processes