CCU News

09 April 2026

Electrochemistry Turning CO₂ into Valuable Products

Converting captured carbon dioxide into syngas, ethylene and other chemicals

09 April 2026

Aircapture and Almanac Beer Co. Launch World’s First Commercial Beer Carbonated with CO₂ Captured from the Atmosphere with Direct Air Capture

Flow – Clean Air Edition uses 99.999% pure atmospheric CO₂ captured onsite by Aircapture's Direct Air Capture system, which enables breweries to generate their own CO₂ and reduce reliance on unpredictable, fossil-fuel-based supply chains

09 April 2026

AGR Biogás and TURN2X to recycle biogenic CO₂ as e-methane

AGR Biogás generates biogenic carbon dioxide by processing organic waste streams and the company will now channel it to adjacent TURN2X facilities

01 April 2026

The bright future of CCU: CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2026, 28-29 April 2026, Maternushaus, Cologne (Germany)

Don't miss the opportunity to take a deep dive into the not-so-distant future of CCU and be prepared for the CCU revolution

27 March 2026

nova experts (re)introduced: Dr Nadja Wulff

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) • Carbon Accounting • Scope 1–3 • ESG & Due Diligence

27 March 2026

nova experts (re)introduced: Dr Nadja Wulff

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) • Carbon Accounting • Scope 1–3 • ESG & Due Diligence

27 March 2026

Rubi Raises $7.5M and Secures Over $60M in Offtake Term Sheets, Advancing Commercialization of Its Breakthrough CO2-to-Materials Platform

Now at the inflection point of industrial demonstration, Rubi's pioneering enzyme technology produces essential materials from waste carbon and can be on-shored anywhere

24 March 2026

Atomic ratio tuning in catalysts controls carbon nanofiber production from CO2

The ratio of palladium to copper in an electrocatalyst governs syngas composition from CO2, shaping downstream carbon nanofiber growth for permanent carbon storage

19 March 2026

Europe’s fuel security takes center stage: INERATEC and Rheinmetall convene European leaders on fuel security

The initiative aims to create a distributed network of modular Power-to-Liquid plants across Europe, capable of producing synthetic fuels from renewable electricity, hydrogen and CO₂

19 March 2026

Europas Kraftstoffsicherheit im Fokus: INERATEC und Rheinmetall diskutieren resiliente Energieversorgung mit europäischen Entscheidungsträgern

Die Lösung soll ein verteiltes Netzwerk modularer Power-to-Liquid-Anlagen in ganz Europa ermöglichen, die synthetische Kraftstoffe aus erneuerbarem Strom, Wasserstoff und CO₂ herstellen

18 March 2026

Cool Planet Technologies demonstrates carbon capture efficiency with real-time carbon monitoring

Cool Planet Technologies recently organised a live demonstration of its modular carbon capture technology at a pilot plant in Grimsby, UK

16 March 2026

Commission approves €400 million Greek State aid scheme to support cleantech manufacturing capacity, contributing to Clean Industrial Deal objectives

The purpose of the scheme is to grant aid for investments that add manufacturing capacity for the production of net-zero technologies, including secondary raw materials

16 March 2026

Kommission genehmigt mit 400 Mio. EUR ausgestattete griechische Beihilferegelung zur Förderung von Fertigungskapazitäten für saubere Technologien als Beitrag zu den Zielen des Deals für eine saubere Industrie

Beihilfen sollen für Investitionen gewährt werden, die im Rahmen des 'Deals für eine saubere Industrie' zur Erhöhung der Fertigungskapazitäten für saubere Technologien aufgewendet werden

13 March 2026

Using individual atoms to achieve fossil-free chemistry

Methanol is a key starting material for chemical products. Researchers from ETH Zurich can now produce this precursor from CO2 and hydrogen with high efficiency by using isolated metal atoms as catalysts

13 March 2026

Mit einzelnen Atomen zu einer Chemie ohne fossile Rohstoffe

Methanol ist ein wichtiger Grundstoff für chemische Produkte. Forschende der ETH Zürich stellen ihn nun sehr effizient aus CO2 und Wasserstoff her. Sie nutzen dazu isolierte Metallatome als Katalysatoren

13 March 2026

Saipem and Capsol partner on industrial-scale CO2 capture solutions

Joint development of projects to offer large industrial emitters a reliable, fully integrated, fast and easy to implement solution

11 March 2026

AI Circular Economy Conference 2026 Fuels Innovation at the Intersection of AI and Circular Economy

Industry, research and AI development experts explore how digital intelligence accelerates the transition to renewable carbon and circular materials

11 March 2026

AI Circular Economy Conference 2026 beflügelt Innovationen an der Schnittstelle von KI und Kreislaufwirtschaft

Experten aus den Bereichen Industrie, Forschung und KI-Entwicklung untersuchen, wie digitale Intelligenz den Übergang zu erneuerbaren Kohlenstoff- und Kreislaufmaterialien beschleunigen kann

11 March 2026

Lego legt nach beim Carbon Dioxide Removal

Spielzeughersteller Lego investiert weitere 18 Mio. DKK in vier Projekte für das Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)

11 March 2026

EU sets world’s first voluntary standard for permanent carbon removals

The EU is setting clear rules and creating new opportunities for climate innovation, investments in carbon removal technologies and addressing greenwashing