CCU News

02 October 2026

Waschmittel aus Abgas, Trikots aus Holz: So will die Chemie ohne Erdöl auskommen

Die Chemie braucht Kohlenstoff, holt ihn aber noch fast nur aus Erdöl und Erdgas. In Siegburg zeigten Firmen Alternativen: ein Tensid mit CO₂ als Baustein, Garn aus Holz, ein schwarzes Pigment aus Lignin. Warum der Sprung aus der Nische trotzdem schwerfällt

01 October 2026

INERATEC and Ramboll drive industrial production of e-SAF in Europe

INERATEC and Ramboll are expanding their cooperation to further develop industrial e-SAF production

01 October 2026

INERATEC und Ramboll treiben industrielle Produktion von e-SAF in Europa voran

INERATEC und Ramboll bauen ihre Zusammenarbeit zur Weiterentwicklung der industriellen e-SAF-Produktion aus

29 September 2026

Skyrenu delivers its first batch of CO2 captured directly from the air as part of a technological showcase for carbon valorization

This first delivery marks a significant milestone in demonstrating the potential of linking direct air capture to technologies that convert carbon into low-carbon fuels

28 September 2026

Stargate Hydrogen secures 21 million Euros from the EU Innovation Fund to further scale up its operations

The grant will support the expansion of Stargate in Europe, enabling the production of large-scale electrolyser systems, thereby increasing the company’s ability to supply Power-to-X projects with EU-made equipment

23 September 2026

Mehr Innovation, weniger Abhängigkeit durch Circular Economy: Landesregierung legt Kreislaufwirtschaftsstrategie vor

Nordrhein-Westfalen will Drehscheibe für Circular Economy in Europa werden / Schon jetzt arbeiten mehr als 240.000 Menschen in der Kreislaufwirtschaft

22 September 2026

Worley Awarded Engineering Contract for D-CRBN’s Renewable Syngas Demonstration Plant

The next demonstration unit will be installed at an industrial site in Antwerp, Belgium and use D-CRBN’s proprietary plasma technology to convert CO₂ and biomethane into feedstock for fuels and chemicals

22 September 2026

Plasma Activation Supercharges Copper Electrocatalysis to Turn CO2 Into Fuels

Researchers at Yale University and the University of Antwerp report a hybrid plasma–electrocatalysis platform that dramatically expands what copper electrodes can do with CO2 and carbon monoxide

18 September 2026

Holcim’s Eco2fly carbon capture project takes key e-SAF step

Approximately half of the captured CO2 will be combined with renewable hydrogen to produce around 100,000tpa of e-SAF, while the remainder will be permanently stored in geological formations

17 September 2026

WaterProof Workshop: From Waste(water) CO₂ to Formic Acid

22 October 2025 10:00–15:30 CET at Matrix ONE - Science Park 301 - 1098 XH Amsterdam - The Netherlands

17 September 2026

Defossilisation Made Visible: Why OK Renewable Is Becoming the Reference Label for Renewable Carbon Products

Instead of separate labels for bio-based, CCU-derived or recycled carbon, Renewable Carbon Share combines all renewable carbon streams into one clear communication framework

16 September 2026

From Pollution to Performance: On Scales the First EVA Midsole Made Using Captured Carbon Emissions to Over a Million

A high-performance foam that turns industrial carbon emissions into a key ingredient for the brand’s shoes

16 September 2026

From Pollution to Performance: On Scales the First EVA Midsole Made Using Captured Carbon Emissions to Over a Million

A high-performance foam that turns industrial carbon emissions into a key ingredient for the brand’s shoes

16 September 2026

Olive Waste Biochar Boosts CO2 Conversion to Methane

Chemical engineers at the University of Castilla-La Mancha in Spain found that olive stones, when treated with zinc chloride at high temperatures, yield activated biochars with exceptionally high surface areas that can host nickel nanoparticles for carbon dioxide methanation

14 September 2026

Methanol Qualified as a Feedstock for Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Following successful qualification by the international standardization organization ASTM, methanol has been recognized as an approved feedstock for the alcohol-to-jet production pathway

14 September 2026

Methanol Qualified as a Feedstock for Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Following successful qualification by the international standardization organization ASTM, methanol has been recognized as an approved feedstock for the alcohol-to-jet production pathway

14 September 2026

Methanol als Rohstoff für nachhaltigen Flugkraftstoff qualifiziert

Nach erfolgreicher Qualifizierung durch die internationale Standardisierungsorganisation ASTM wurde Methanol als zulässiger Rohstoff für den Alcohol-to-Jet-Herstellungspfad anerkannt

14 September 2026

Methanol als Rohstoff für nachhaltigen Flugkraftstoff qualifiziert

Nach erfolgreicher Qualifizierung durch die internationale Standardisierungsorganisation ASTM wurde Methanol als zulässiger Rohstoff für den Alcohol-to-Jet-Herstellungspfad anerkannt

10 September 2026

Uniper advances NorthStarH2 into basic engineering

The planned e-methanol production facility in Östersund aimed at helping decarbonize sectors such as transport and the chemical industry

10 September 2026

Uniper führt NorthStarH2 in die Basic-Engineering-Phase

Das geplante E-Methanol-Projekt in Östersund soll zur Dekarbonisierung von Sektoren wie dem Transportwesen und der chemischen Industrie beitragen