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11 April 20258 April 2025

Research project discovers ways to convert forest industry’s carbon dioxide emissions into raw material for plastics – results pave way for new sustainable industry 

The Forest CUMP research project of VTT and LUT University investigated how biogenic carbon dioxide from forest industry and waste incineration can be captured and converted into high-value-added products

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8 April 20258 April 2025

Biogenic CO₂ Sources and Carbon Capture – Key-Requirements for Carbon Capture & Utilisation

Securing long-term supply and utilising biogenic sources

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ICODOS starts up the world’s first plant of its kind in Mannheim

Sustainable fuels and chemicals from renewable sources such as biogas and CO₂ in combination with renewable electricity

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ICODOS startet weltweit einzigartige Anlage in Mannheim

Nachhaltige Kraftstoffe und Chemikalien aus regenerativen Quellen wie Biogas und CO₂ in Kombination mit erneuerbarem Strom

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3 April 20251 April 2025

JFE Steel, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical, and Mitsubishi Chemical Collaborate to Develop a Carbon Recycling Supply Chain at Mizushima Complex

The Demonstration Project is slated to begin in FY2026

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1 April 202526 March 2025

Aramco launches Saudi Arabia’s first CO2 Direct Air Capture test unit

Pilot plant established with Siemens Energy assessing commercial scale-up of emissions-reduction technologies

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Neutronen-Bildgebung enthüllt Optimierungspotenziale für die CO₂-Umwandlung

Hochpräzise Untersuchung unter realistischen Betriebsbedingungen

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Understanding water management in CO2 recycling with neutrons: ‘power naps’ for electrolysers

A recent study uses high resolution neutron imaging at the ILL to examine water dynamics in a carbon dioxide electrolysis cells. Recently published in the journal ACS Energy Letter, the study has now been selected as research highlight in Nature Catalysis

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31 March 20251 April 2025

Showcase Your Innovation: Apply for the “Renewable Material of the Year 2025“ Award

The unique concept of showcasing all renewable materials solutions in one event covers the entire value chain from alternative carbon feedstocks in any applications

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28 March 202531 March 2025

Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), March 2025

Let's take a look at what happened in March 2025 at RCI:

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First biogenic CO2 delivered from Tønder Biogas to Kassø Power-to-X facility

Ammongas has delivering its first truckload of biogenic CO₂ from Tønder Biogas. The CO₂ will be used for European Energy’s Power-to-X facility in Kassø, where it will play a key role in the production of e-methanol

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27 March 202522 March 2025

CDOP: New Carbon Data Standards Initiative to Aid and Scale Carbon Markets

Lack of standardization fragments market and impedes markets’ potential as driver of Climate Action

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Solar-powered device captures carbon dioxide from air to make sustainable fuel 

Researchers have developed a reactor that pulls carbon dioxide directly from the air and converts it into sustainable fuel, using sunlight as the power source

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26 March 202528 March 2025

Homeostasis raises $1.2M to synthesize American-made graphite from waste CO2

Funds will enable reactor development and key technical hires in 2025

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Benchmarking selective capture of trace CO2 from C2H2 using an amine-functionalized adsorbent

New PEI@HP20 adsorbent captures trace carbon dioxide from acetylene, enhancing industrial purification standards

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25 March 202518 March 2025

Accelerating the shift from fossil to circular carbon

During the panel discussions at an online event in the beginnings of March, Alfa Laval deep-dive into critical topics in the industry

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New process to enable the conversion of CO2 into sustainable basic chemicals

Producing base chemicals without consuming fossil raw materials and thus generating CO2 emissions is one of the most important tasks in achieving climate targets

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Neuer Prozess soll Umwandlung von CO2 in nachhaltige Grundchemikalien möglich machen

Chemische Grundstoffe herzustellen, ohne fossile Rohstoffe zu verbrauchen und damit CO2-Emissionen zu erzeugen – das ist eine der wichtigsten Aufgaben zur Erreichung der Klimaziele

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24 March 202523 March 2025

Electrochemical CO₂ Conversion: Transforming Emissions into Valuable Chemicals

WaterProof-project upcoming webinar will demonstrate the potential and scalability of electrochemistry in CCU

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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

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Carbon2Chem® erhält Förderbescheid über 50 Millionen Euro

Forschungsprojekt für die grüne Transformation geht in die dritte Phase

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Carbon2Chem® awarded 50 Euro million research grant

Research project for the green transformation enters third phase

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20 March 202520 March 2025

“Best CO2 Utilisation 2025”: Celebrating Pioneering Innovation in Carbon Capture and Utilisation Technologies

Six Innovative Technologies Redefining the Future of Carbon Capture and Utilisation at the CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2025

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“Best CO2 Utilisation 2025”: Innovative CCU Technologien im Wettbewerb

Sechs innovative Technologien präsentieren auf der CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2025 die Zukunft von Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU)

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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

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Técnicas Reunidas will carry out the engineering services to develop one of Europe’s largest green methanol plants

In addition to Reolum, the project brings together the services, knowledge and capabilities of four large companies with strong specialization in decarbonization: Siemens Energy, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Johnson Matthey and Técnicas Reunidas

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19 March 202517 March 2025

ReSource Raises $15M to Develop Safer and More Sustainable Plastics

Backed by Khosla Ventures and Fathom Fund, the company’s novel manufacturing technology aims to unlock scalable alternatives to traditional plastics and petrochemicals

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18 March 202512 March 2025

Ansiedlung stärkt Chemiepark Marl bei Ausbau seines Wasserstoff-Hubs

Greenlyte Carbon Technologies plant im Chemiepark Marl den Bau einer Anlage zur CO2-neutralen Produktion von eMethanol aus der Luft

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Important technological milestone: production of sustainable aviation fuel becomes more efficient

KIT and Sunfire succeed in Kopernikus project P2X technology upgrade for CO2-neutral production of fuels

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P2X: Technologie-Update für Kraftstoffsynthese

KIT und Sunfire testen im Kopernikus Projekt erfolgreich das P2X Techologie-Upgrade für die CO2-neutrale Produktion von Kraftstoffen

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17 March 202513 March 2025

Green Technologies Continuing to Thrive and Drivers for Sustainable Growth

While elements of Trump's climate policy remain uncertain, there is expected to be a strong political force from Democrats and Republicans alike to continue support for carbon capture

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14 March 202510 March 2025

CO2 in Brennstoff umwandeln – mit Hilfe von Batterieabfällen

Upcycling als Klima-Game-Changer: Aus alten Batterien und Alufolie-Resten wurde an der TU Wien ein Nanokatalysator erzeugt, mit dem sich CO2 aus der Luft in wertvolles Methan umwandeln lässt

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Converting CO2 into fuel – with the help of battery waste

Upcycling as a climate game-changer: A nanocatalyst has been produced at TU Wien based on spent batteries and aluminium foil residues, converting CO2 into valuable methane

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OCOchem prepares to flip the switch on tech for turning captured CO2 into industrial chemicals

OCOchem will start using its electrolyzer cells to turn CO2 into formic acid and other formate compounds to replace petroleum as a feedstock for products such as clean hydrogen fuel, animal feed and fertilizer

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12 March 202511 March 2025

How Leading LCA Standards Address Renewable Carbon: An RCI Study

New study by the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) analyses key Life Cycle Assessment and Carbon Footprint Standards and their implications for Renewable Carbon-based Products

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MOPCO to enhance sustainable urea and ammonia production with thyssenkrupp Uhde’s carbon capture and green ammonia solutions

The aim is to remove up to 145,000 t/year of CO2 from the flue gas of the existing ammonia production and use them in the urea production

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What If We Could Revive Waste Carbon Dioxide?

Conventional carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion technologies have faced challenges in commercialization due to their low efficiency relative to high energy consumption

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Was wäre, wenn wir Kohlendioxidabfälle wiederbeleben könnten?

KIMS und KAIST-Forscher haben einen Katalysator-Syntheseprozess und eine Technologie zur Präzisionskontrolle entwickelt, um die Effizienz der Kohlendioxidumwandlung zu maximieren

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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

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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

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Boeing partners with Norsk e-Fuel to advance SAF production

Boeing’s investment will accelerate the production and availability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the Nordics and globally

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ICO₂NIC Project Kicks Off in Brussels: Transforming CO₂ Waste into Value

The project’s ultimate goal is to make Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) more economically viable, reducing energy consumption, CO₂ emissions, and supporting industrial sustainability

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6 March 20252 March 2025

United Sustainable Flight Fund Invests in Heirloom to Scale Direct Air Capture

Sustainable Flight Fund also gets the right to purchase up to 500,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal - Heirloom's proven technology uses limestone to absorb CO2

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Nachhaltigkeitsfonds von United Airlines investiert in Direct Air Capture Anbieter 

Fonds erwirbt außerdem das Kaufrecht für 500.000 Tonnen abgeschiedenes CO2 – Heirloom-Verfahren setzt auf Kalkstein, um der Luft Kohlenstoffdioxid zu entziehen

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5 March 202526 February 2025

Why e-methanol is a game changer for decarbonizing shipping and industry

As both a sustainable shipping fuel and a chemical feedstock, e-methanol offers a path for some of the toughest decarbonization challenges

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4 March 20254 March 2025

Unlocking CCU Potential Through Electrochemistry 

Free Webinar on 25 March 2025, 13:00-14:30 CET

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New Catalytic Method Converts CO2 Into Valuable β-Alkynyl Acids

Innovative dual catalysis approach enables efficient carboxylation, highlighting potential for sustainable chemistry

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3 March 202527 February 2025

Green Hydrogen Production – A Key Element for Maximizing Carbon Capture & Utilisation (CCU) Benefits

Numerous European cross-sector projects for hydrogen production using large-scale electrolysers and demonstrate the growing momentum behind hydrogen as a key element of Europe's energy future

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28 February 202524 February 2025

ICM Forum Highlights Essential Actions in New Report to Unlock the Potential of CCU to Deliver Europe’s Climate Goals

The report, developed by the Working Group on CCU, addresses key regulatory barriers, financial incentives, and policy measures required to accelerate the deployment of CCU technologies

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27 February 202526 February 2025

Cellulose Fibres Conference 2025 – New with Biosynthetics: Meet the Next Generation of Sustainable Fibres and Technologies

Only two weeks left to register: The upcoming conference on 12-13 March 2025 in Cologne, Germany, will pave pathways to a sustainable textile industry – Find out all Details