{"id":126254,"date":"2023-05-03T07:39:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T05:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=126254"},"modified":"2023-05-04T02:44:46","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T00:44:46","slug":"smart-carbon-capture-and-utilisation-ccu-technologies-and-materials-defossilise-the-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/smart-carbon-capture-and-utilisation-ccu-technologies-and-materials-defossilise-the-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) Technologies and Materials Defossilise the Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Innovative technologies and materials are crucial to meet the increasing demand for fossil-free carbon, e.g. derived from CO\u2082 or biomass, especially in the chemical and fuel sector. At this year\u2019s Conference on CO2<\/sub>-based Fuels and Chemicals (www.co2-chemistry.eu<\/a>) 245 participants from 30 countries across the world explored the latest innovations and trends in CCU and Power-to-X technologies and enjoyed the presentations of over 40 experts from industry, research and associations. The event took place from 18\u201319 April 2023 in Cologne, Germany, and online and has established itself as a unique event for related industries and their customers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new report by nova-Institute on the use of CO\u2082 for chemicals, advanced fuels, polymers, proteins and minerals, that attracted high interest at the conference, estimates the production capacity of CO2<\/sub>-based products to grow from currently 1.3 Mt\/a to at least 6 Mt\/a by 2030 (Ruiz et al. 2023). The report is a unique testament of the progress of CO2<\/sub>utilisation, its expected high growth in the following years, but also its relevance for various industries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Panel Discussion f.l.t.r. Anastasios Perimenis (CO2 Value Europe), Asta Partanen (nova-Institute), Michael Carus (nova-Institute), Babette Pettersen (LanzaTech) \u00a9 nova-Institute<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Clear Need for Supportive Policy Frameworks<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The European Taxonomy Regulation (EU) declared the use of environmentally safe CCU technologies as eligible \u201csustainable\u201d economic activities. Although several activities like the ReFuel EU Aviation and Fuel EU Maritime Europe, the Net Zero Industry Act and Renewable Energy Directive (REDIII) have set positive impulses, Europe still lacks a supportive political framework that can foster investment in CCU technologies and the positive consideration of CO\u2082 as feedstock. In contrast, countries like China and especially the USA, with its Inflation Reduction Act, that supports the use of CO2<\/sub> for fuels and chemicals from air capture and point sources, including commercial plants, already established supportive policies, resulting in notably increased research and industrial activity (de la Garza 2022). Michael Carus, CEO at nova-Institute, emphasizes that CCU is much more than a carbon removal technology and is needed to provide renewable carbon as a feedstock for various industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still, different associations are pushing for progress in CCU and Power-to-X policy. Anastasios Perimenis, secretary general of co-organizer CO2<\/sub> Value Europe, presented the association\u2019s work on a European Roadmap for CCU based on different scenarios. The clear message: a supportive regulatory framework is the key for the successful implementation of CCU technologies on a higher scale. Wim van der Stricht from the steel-producing company ArcelorMittal <\/em>(DE) and Babette Pettersen from LanzaTech <\/em>(US), a forerunner in the area of offgas-fermentation for ethanol production, confirmed this statement from an industrial perspective. Both companies joined forces to build a pilot plant for ethanol production in Ghent, Belgium, named Steelanol. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Run on Methanol and Other (E-)Fuels<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

While CO2<\/sub> conversion and Power-to-X solutions offer a broad range of applications, reaching from minerals, polymers, chemicals, materials, to green hydrogen and many other added value products, strong attention is currently set on the hydrogenation of CO2<\/sub> to methanol. Due to its easy to obtain and highly efficient nature, methanol is gaining increasing importance as a fuel in the transport sector and as a chemical building block. This was proven by numerous presentations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emeric Sarron from the Iceland-based company Carbon Recycling International<\/em> (CRI) offered insights on worldwide activities in methanol production for fuels and chemicals. In October 2022, the world\u2019s first commercial scale CO2<\/sub>-to-methanol plant using CRI\u2019s technology started production in Anyang, China. The plant captures and converts 160,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide and produces 110,000 tonnes of methanol per year, with expected capacity increase in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Norwegian company Nordic Electrofuel<\/em> (NO) also introduced its plans to build a demonstration plant for the production of e-fuels for aviation in Norway, while CEO Nicholas Flanders of the US-based company twelve<\/em> (US) announced a planned scaling up of electrochemically produced CO and syngas for Fischer-Tropsch-based chemistry and fuels in California. Another project by RWE<\/em> (DE) focuses on enhancing hydrogen production as an enabler for CCU, while IFPEN<\/em> (FR) plans to optimise e-fuel production, and Econic Technologies<\/em> (UK) is working on the production of CO2<\/sub>-containing polyols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CO2<\/sub> Absorber Material CellCO2<\/sub> Wins \u201cBest CO2<\/sub> Utilisation 2023\u201d Innovation Award<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Austrian company Arkeon was awarded the second prize for its innovative technology leveraging archaea microorganisms that naturally produce all the building blocks of proteins in only one fermentation. The process converts CO2<\/sub> directly into amino acids and functional peptides, making it suitable for the use in various food products (www.arkeon.bio<\/a>).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultra-low Carbon Concrete by the US company CarbonBuilt won the third prize for its visionary carbon utilisation technology, which  replaces cement with a proprietary mix of low-cost, low-carbon industrial waste materials, and thus reduces the embodied carbon of concrete by 70\u2013100% (www.carbonbuilt.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anastasios Perimenis, secretary general of co-organizer CO2<\/sub> Value Europe<\/strong>, states: \u201cThis year\u2019s award winners showcased how Carbon Capture and Unitilisation (CCU) can have a tangible and positive impact in our everyday life. Whether it is to improve capture, to produce proteins from CO2<\/sub>, or to provide alternative building products, CO2<\/sub> is becoming a commodity and helping us defossilise our economy. CO2<\/sub> Value Europe was, also this year, a proud co-organiser of the award and is supporting all actors of the CCU community to showcase their solutions, create collaborations and show that CCU significantly contributes in reaching EU\u2019s climate and circularity goals .\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Winner Best CO\u2082 Utilisation 2023 Award f.l.t.r. Asta Partanen (nova-Institute), Michael Carus (nova-Institute), Marc Philipp Vocht (DITF), Martin Lindmeyer (Yncoris) \u00a9 nova-Institute<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Sponsors and partners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Innovation Award \u201cBest CO2<\/sub> Utilisation 2023\u201d was sponsored by YNCORIS, a service partner for the future-proof chemical industry, and is organised by nova-Institute and CO2<\/sub> Value Europe, the international association representing the CCU community in Europe and beyond. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This edition of the Conference on CO2<\/sub>-based Fuels and Chemicals 2023 was supported by numerous industry and trade associations, non-profit organisations, research institutions and interest groups, that are thematically linked to the conference: BBE \u2013 Bundesverband Bioenergie (DE), BCNP Consultants (DE), BIG C -BioInnovation Growth Mega-Cluster (EU), C.A.R.M.E.N. (DE), CLIB \u2013 Cluster Industrial Biotechnology (DE), Global CO2<\/sub> Initiative (International), IBB \u2013 Industrielle Biotechnologie Bayern Netzwerk (DE), IN4climate.NRW (DE), kunststoffland NRW (DE), Plastics Europe (DE), Renewable Carbon Initiative (International), VoltaChem (NL) and Premium Partner CO2<\/sub>Value Europe (Co-organiser Innovation Award).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Borealis, GIG Karasek, OMV and Sulzer were supporting the event as sponsors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

References<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

De la Garza, A. 2023: The Inflation Reduction Act Includes a Bonanza for the Carbon Capture Industry (www.time.com). Last access 23-03-01. https:\/\/time.com\/6205570\/inflation-reduction-act-carbon-capture\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pauline Ruiz, Pia Skoczinski, Achim Raschka, Nicolas Hark, Michael Carus. With the support of: Aylin \u00d6zgen, Jasper Kern, Nico Plum (all nova-Institute): Carbon Dioxide (CO\u2082) as Feedstock for Chemicals, Advanced Fuels, Polymers, Proteins and Minerals https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/publications\/product\/carbon-dioxide-co2-as-feedstock-for-chemicals-advanced-fuels-polymers-proteins-and-minerals-pdf\/<\/a>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

About nova-Institute<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Internet www.nova-institute.eu<\/a> \u2013 services at www.renewable-carbon.eu<\/a>nova-Institute is a private and independent research institute, founded in 1994; nova offers research and consultancy with a focus on the transition of the chemical and material industry to renewable carbon: How to substitute fossil carbon with biomass, direct CO2<\/sub> utilisation and recycling. We offer our unique understanding to support the transition of your business into a climate neutral future<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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One of the event highlights was the innovation award \u201cBest CO2<\/sub> Utilisation 2023\u201d which celebrated six pioneering CCU innovations. This year`s award was granted to CellCO2<\/sub>, an outstanding solution developed by the German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research (DITF). This CO2<\/sub> absorber material is based on the conversion of cellulosic fibres into non-woven, whose surface then is chemically modified with amines. Non-woven provide a large specific surface area enabling it to bind the largest possible volumes of CO2<\/sub>. By successfully combining bio-based carbon sources and CCU, CellCO2<\/sub> successfully manages to incorporate two of the three pathways to renewable carbon solutions (www.ditf.de<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n