CCU News

02 September 2026

The top 10 most-read nova and RCI reports of the last 12 months

These expanded contributions will deepen understanding of carbon footprints and further support RCI’s commitment to data-driven sustainability

02 September 2026

The top 10 most-read nova and RCI reports of the last 12 months

These expanded contributions will deepen understanding of carbon footprints and further support RCI’s commitment to data-driven sustainability

02 September 2026

Bremer Forschungsprojekt entwickelt Klebstoffe aus CO₂

Senatorin Müller informiert sich bei Klebtechnikunternehmen Bühnen über Forschungsprojekt mit dem IFAM

02 September 2026

Hemp Carbon: Farbe die auf Natur baut

Weiterentwicklung der bestehenden Hemp-Kollektion mit einem Carbon Capture Composite von Plantics

02 September 2026

Durchbruch für eine zukunftsfähige Zementproduktion

Die Firma Holcim Deutschland nimmt eine am Hereon entwickelte Membrananlage zur CO₂-Abscheidung in Betrieb

02 September 2026

Breakthrough for Future-Proof Cement Production

Holcim Germany commissions a CO₂ capture membrane plant developed at Hereon

31 August 2026

13 compelling reasons to join the Renewable Materials Conference (RMC)

Three evening events, interactive workshops and the exhibition will provide plenty of opportunities, and six innovations will compete for the “Renewable Material of the Year 2026” Innovation Award

31 August 2026

Energy conversion and energy storage for a climate-neutral industry

Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Fraunhofer IAP and SGC Energy agree to collaborate on CO2 electrolysis, hydrogen and batteries

31 August 2026

Energieumwandlung und Energiespeicherung für eine klimaneutrale Industrie

Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Fraunhofer IAP und SGC Energy vereinbaren Zusammenarbeit bei CO₂-Elektrolyse, Wasserstoff und Batterien

31 August 2026

Rhinoflux and Swing Launch Sewage Sludge-to-Power and CO2 Capture PoC Trial in Japan

The PoC will test Hydro Chemical Looping as a new pathway to convert sewage sludge into power and 99.9%+ pure CO2 without combustion

31 August 2026

Edmonton cement plant’s carbon capture project on hold

Three years after the pilot of Edmonton cement plant’s carbon capture project Heidelberg Materials paused the plan

31 August 2026

Edmonton cement plant’s carbon capture project on hold

Three years after the pilot of Edmonton cement plant’s carbon capture project Heidelberg Materials paused the plan

28 August 2026

nova-Experts (re)introduced: Niels de Beus (M.Sc. Biotechnology)

Supporting sustainable decision making through production process evaluation and value chain analysis

28 August 2026

Cities need robust carbon dioxide removal strategies to meet net-zero targets

Without a more rigorous, transparent framework for defining and compensating residual emissions, net-zero targets could entrench inequities and undermine long-term climate integrity

27 August 2026

How cement plants can remove CO₂ from the atmosphere

The production of cement ranks as one of the world’s largest industrial sources of CO₂. A new study now shows how cement production could in future be used to remove CO₂ from the atmosphere – based on a technology utilising lime

27 August 2026

Wie Zementwerke der Atmosphäre CO₂ entziehen können

Die Herstellung von Zement gehört weltweit zu den grössten industriellen CO₂-Verursachern. Eine neue Studie zeigt nun, wie sich die Zementproduktion künftig nutzen liesse, um CO₂ aus der Atmosphäre zu entfernen. Grundlage dafür ist eine Technologie auf der Basis von Kalk

27 August 2026

China repurposing pharma mega-factories to make novel foods, GFI report reveals

Some major manufacturers to explore novel foods by leveraging their existing fermentation capacity to produce mycoprotein, yeast proteins, and precision-fermented fats

27 August 2026

Mitsubishi Electric develops CCU disaster-resilience evaluation with University of Tokyo

Method supports municipal and corporate CCU adoption as Japan pursues decarbonization

26 August 2026

Pilot-scale production of leucine from CO2

The fed-batch bioprocess for leucine production with M. marburgensis mutant strains in bioreactors has proven to be scalable to 150 L pilot-plant scale without substantial losses in leucine quality

24 August 2026

Opinion: Europe’s climate-elephant in the room: What to do with left-over emissions when we get to net zero?

If we treat some emissions as “unavoidable” too early, without properly examining whether they truly are, we risk following a more costly and less efficient path to climate neutrality