CCU News

12 February 2026

CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2026 – Strategic Pathways for Scaling Carbon Capture and Utilisation

Leading global event on Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) to discuss green hydrogen strategies, cost-competitive e-fuels, CO2-to-polymers and materials

12 February 2026

CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2026 – Strategische Wege zum Ausbau von Carbon Capture and Utilisation

Internationale Spitzenveranstaltung zu Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU). Im Fokus stehen Strategien für grünen Wasserstoff, kostengünstige E-Kraftstoffe sowie CO2-basierte Polymere und Materialien

12 February 2026

Without carbon, no chemical industry – oil and gas, however, aren’t necessary

The German discussion paper ‘Carbon – but sustainable!’ now published by the IN4climate.NRW initiative shows that the carbon requirements of the German chemical industry can be met sustainably

12 February 2026

Ohne Kohlenstoff keine Chemieindustrie, ohne Öl und Gas sehr wohl – IN4climate.NRW zeigt Lösungswege auf

Das nun von der Initiative IN4climate.NRW veröffentlichte Diskussionspapier „Kohlenstoff – aber nachhaltig!” zeigt: Die Kohlenstoffbedarfe der deutschen Chemieindustrie lassen sich nachhaltig decken

12 February 2026

UNIST and UC Berkeley Develop Microbial System to Convert CO₂ into Eco-Friendly Butanol

The research was published in the online version of Bioresource Technology on December 24, 2025

06 February 2026

Concrete Chemicals Receives €350 Million Funding for Germany’s Largest Industrial-Scale e-SAF Plant

This strategic project represents a major industrial milestone on the path to decarbonising European aviation, marking a turning point in the race to meet climate targets in the transport sector

06 February 2026

Concrete Chemicals erhält 350 Millionen Euro Förderung für Deutschlands größte e-SAF-Anlage im industriellen Maßstab

Die Concrete Chemicals GmbH, bestehend aus ENERTRAG und Zaffra, hat eine Förderung von 350 Millionen Euro erhalten. Das Unternehmen errichtet damit Deutschlands größte Produktionsanlage für nachhaltige Flugkraftstoffe (e-SAF) im industriellen Maßstab

06 February 2026

Prometheus’ New e-Kerosene Tech Drives SAF Cost Below $2.50-per-Gallon, Makes Fischer-Tropsch Obsolet

Prometheus announce their new e-kerosene pathway – the first technology since Fischer-Tropsch a century ago to convert electricity and CO2 into carbon neutral jet fuel in a single proces

06 February 2026

Union Budget 2026: India’s Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage initiative gets Rs 20,000 crore push for climate action

The first of its kind R&D roadmap to enable India’s ‘net zero’ target through CCUS was released by the government on Dec 2 last year

06 February 2026

Endspiel für Europas Chemie

Die europäische Chemieindustrie steckt in einer tiefen strukturellen Krise. Es handelt sich nicht um eine vorübergehende Schwächephase, sondern um einen fundamentalen Umbruch

05 February 2026

Forget burying unwanted carbon — this Washington startup is turning it into protein, fuel and a frost deicer

The Richland, Wash., company’s technology takes water and captured industrial carbon dioxide and runs it through proprietary electrolyzer cells to produce formic acid and formate compounds

05 February 2026

Turning industrial exhaust into useful materials with a new electrode

The team constructed an electrode that allows gas to diffuse in, then catches and converts the airborne CO2

03 February 2026

Several roadblocks identified on the way to a net-zero chemical industry

New RCI report outlines barriers and points to solutions

03 February 2026

Kemvera, formerly New Iridium, Advances Commercialization of Bio-Acetic Acid and Bio-Ethyl Acetate Manufacturing Process

Aligning with the company’s next phase of growth, Kemvera announces that it has been renamed from New Iridium to reflect its vision to scale bio-based chemical solutions using domestic agricultural feedstock

03 February 2026

Monthly News from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), January 2026

January Highlights: RCI Publications on extended LCA Case Studies Brochure & Policy Barriers, Participation in WGs of CCA, Roundtables of BASF and Molecule Group

29 January 2026

Take advantage of the extensive networking opportunities at the 2026 Renewable Materials Conference now

Taking place from 22 to 24 September 2026 in Siegburg/Cologne, Germany, the Renewable Materials Conference (RMC) is a global meeting place for the renewable carbon economy, held under the motto “Defossilisation through Innovation”

29 January 2026

Networking im Mittelpunkt der Renewable Materials Conference 2026

Die Renewable Materials Conference (RMC) als globaler Treffpunkt für die erneuerbare Kohlenstoffwirtschaft findet vom 22. bis 24. September 2026 in Siegburg bei Köln unter dem Motto „Defossilisation durch Innovation” statt

27 January 2026

Climate-friendly generation of formate and hydrogen from the waste product glycerol

An electrolysis technique developed at JGU could make an important contribution to the electrification of the chemical industry

27 January 2026

Klimafreundliche Gewinnung von Ameisensäure und Wasserstoff aus dem Abfallprodukt Glycerin

An der JGU entwickeltes Elektrolyseverfahren könnte wichtigen Beitrag zur Elektrifizierung der chemischen Industrie leisten

26 January 2026

Renewable Carbon-based Materials Show Significant Lower CO2 Footprint Than Fossil Counterparts

The Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) published their latest report “Case Studies Based on Peer-reviewed Life Cycle Assessments – Carbon Footprints of Different Renewable Carbon-based Chemicals and Materials (Second, Extended Version)”. The report was conducted by the sustainability experts from nova-Institute