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‘Blinking” Crystals May Convert CO<sub>2</sub> into Fuels


Imagine tiny crystals that “blink” like fireflies and can convert carbon dioxide, a key cause of climate change, into fuels.A Rutgers-led team has created ultra-small titanium dioxide crystals that exhibit unusual “blinking” behavior and may help to pr...


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Klimaschutz: Norwegen darf CO<sub>2</sub>-Abscheidung mit 2,1 Mrd. Euro fördern


Das Großprojekt Northern Lights zur Abscheidung und Einlagerung von Kohlenstoff (CCS) ist ein zentraler Bestandteil der Bemühungen Norwegens, seine Treibhausgasemissionen…Full text: https://www.energie-und-management.de/nachrichten/detail/norweg...


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ESA approves Norwegian Full-Scale Carbon Capture and Storage: up to €2.1bn in aid to meet climate goals


The CCS Full-Scale project is a central part of Norway’s efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and meet the European goal of climate-neutrality by 2050. It is the largest single state aid award ever approved by the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA).Ca...


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World’s largest green hydrogen project will use Haldor Topsoe ammonia technology


The planned green ammonia loop will be the world’s largest on a par with the Gulf Coast Ammonia facility to…Full text: https://blog.topsoe.com/worlds-largest-green-hydrogen-project-will-use-haldor-topsoe-ammonia-technology#


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Clariant Catalysts powers Ineratec’s green fuel production technology


Clariant has joined forces with Ineratec in the challenge for a greener future. The companies have entered a partnership to develop and commercialize novel technologies for the production of renewable fuels and chemicals. Clariant will provide its exte...


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Five Minutes With… Mercedes Alonso, Executive Vice President, Renewable Polymers and Chemicals, Neste


Neste is the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel and renewable jet fuel refined from waste and residues, introducing renewable solutions also to the polymers and chemicals industries.Mercedes Alonso will be appearing on the CEO Discussion Pane...


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Converting Ethanol to Butanol: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Catalyxx’s Ethanol Technology


Initially developed by Abengoa, Catalyxx has exclusive rights for a technology to convert ethanol efficiently into butanol and higher alcohols and…Full text: https://www.biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2020/07/20/converting-ethanol-to-butanol-the-dig...


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“New markets are actually old markets”


“New markets are actually old markets. Therefore, the wheel does not have to be reinvented, only the focus has changed due to political developments, such as in the case of the European Packaging Directive”, explains Dr. Asta Partanen, expe...


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„Neue Märkte sind eigentlich alte Märkte“


„Neue Märkte sind eigentlich alte Märkte. Von daher muss das Rad nicht neu erfunden werden, nur die Schwerpunkte haben sich aufgrund der politischen Entwicklungen wie etwa im Falle der Europäischen Verpackungsrichtlinie verändert“, erläutert Dr. Asta P...


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Norway’s €2.1bn carbon-capture mega-project gets approval


The Norwegian government’s decision to fund the scale-up of carbon-capture-storage (CCS) technology with more than €2 billion got the green…Full text: https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/norways-e2-1bn-carbon-capture-mega-project-gets-a...


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