CCU News

07 August 2025

Scientists repurpose old solar panels to convert CO₂ exhaust into valuable chemicals

A team of chemists from Yokohama National University, Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. and the Renewable Energy Research Center at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) recently decided to tackle two waste problems—excess CO2 emissions and decommissioned solar panels—in the pursuit of creating value-added organic chemicals

07 August 2025

CO₂ as a raw material: Power2Polymers sets milestone for climate-friendly chemistry

New materials with real added value

07 August 2025

CO₂ als Rohstoff: Power2Polymers setzt Meilenstein für klimafreundliche Chemie

CO₂ ist als Klimakiller verschrien, dabei kann Kohlenstoffdioxid der Energiewende aktiv nutzen

30 July 2025

Synhelion betankt erstes Auto mit Solar-Benzin

The solar gasoline was produced at Synhelion’s first industrial plant, DAWN, which has been generating synthetic fuels on an industrial scale since 2024

30 July 2025

Moeve & Zaffra sign Memorandum of Understanding to develop e-SAF Facilities in Spain

Moeve (formerly Cepsa) and Zaffra, a joint venture between Sasol and Topsoe, announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see the Spanish energy firm and the Amsterdam based e-SAF developer take a step forward to advance European aviation fuel decarbonization

30 July 2025

Förderung von Demonstrations- und Pilotanlagen zum biologischen Rohstoff- und CO₂-Recycling (XCUBIO und CCUBIO)

Gefördert werden Projekte zur Errichtung und Erprobung von Pilot- oder Demonstrationsanlagen für das biologische oder biotechnologische Recycling von CO₂ und weiteren Kohlenstoffverbindungen aus Gasgemischen und Abgasen

29 July 2025

Scaling CO₂ Conversion: Advancing the HICCUPS-Process from Lab to Industry

Interview with Mariana Araújo from the EU and CBE JU funded HICCUPS project

29 July 2025

Semiconductors show promise for efficient carbon capture and utilization

Innovative catalyst design enables the selective conversion of carbon dioxide into methanol

29 July 2025

Prometheus Fuels Hits Major Commercial Milestone

First company in the world to produce 100% carbon-neutral e-Fuel from air and off-grid renewable power

29 July 2025

CO₂-binding alcohols open new pathways for PVC upcycling

Researchers have developed an innovative approach to functionally upgrade polyvinyl chloride (PVC) using CO₂-binding alcohols. The study provides valuable insights for more sustainable recycling processes

28 July 2025

Opportunities, challenges and potential for improvement in the large-scale integration of CO2 sources and electrolyzers

Roadmap for linking CO2 sources and sinks using electrochemical processes

28 July 2025

Chancen, Herausforderungen und Verbesserungsmöglichkeiten bei der großtechnischen Integration von CO2-Quellen und Elektrolyseuren

Roadmap für die Verknüpfung von CO2-Quellen und -Senken mittels elektrochemischer Verfahren

25 July 2025

Making fuels from sunlight

Previous efforts to harness solar energy for converting seawater's dissolved carbon into useful products have faced significant challenges

24 July 2025

Synthetic Fuels from Offshore Wind Park

The First Offshore Production Plant for Synthetic Fuels Was Opened Under the H2Mare Hydrogen Lead Project Funded by the German Federal Government

24 July 2025

Synthetischer Kraftstoff aus dem Offshore-Windpark

Im Wasserstoff Leitprojekt H2Mare der Bundesregierung wurde die erste Offshore-Produktionsanlage für synthetische Kraftstoffe eröffnet

23 July 2025

The fossil fuel trap: Why defossilising chemistry is essential – and feasible!

Renewable energy and carbon for climate protection, independence, resilience and competitiveness

23 July 2025

Die fossile Falle: Warum die Defossilisierung der Chemie unverzichtbar – und machbar – ist!

Erneuerbare Energie und Kohlenstoff für Klimaschutz, Unabhängigkeit, Resilienz und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit

17 July 2025

Approval in Principle (AiP) for World’s First LCO₂ / Methanol Carrier

Technologies for converting CO2 into fuel or chemical products are attracting attention as a means of utilizing CO2 in CCUS

17 July 2025

DNV advances Skylark to enable safe scaling of CO2 pipelines for carbon capture and storage

DNV is advancing Skylark, a joint industry project to enhance our understanding of carbon dioxide (CO₂) pipeline operations ensuring regulators and operators globally have access to the highest quality of information to make their decisions

10 July 2025

Unveiling Carbon-Storing Harbour Infrastructure with Hakkers

The Port of Rotterdam significantly reduces the environmental impact of maritime anchoring in a world's first