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Hemp Carbon: Farbe die auf Natur baut


Die Hemp-Kollektion wurde erweitert. Die Carbon-Variante ist eine Ausführung mit einer tiefen, zeitgemäßen Farbe, die zu modernen Interieurs passt und gleichzeitig ihren natürlichen Charakter bewahrt. Moderner Charakter. Natürliches Fundament Wirklich nachhaltig und zugleich ausgesprochen stilvoll – das ist unser Hemp Carbon. Mit dieser Stuhlkollektion setzen wir einen weiteren konkreten Schritt in Richtung unserer Nachhaltigkeitsambitionen. Hemp


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Durchbruch für eine zukunftsfähige Zementproduktion


Die Zementherstellung verursacht etwa acht Prozent des weltweiten CO₂-Ausstoßes. Die Holcim Deutschland GmbH will die Dekarbonisierung des Industriesektors vorantreiben und hat dafür eine membranbasierte Testanlage in ihrem Zementwerk in Höver installiert. Die innovative Technologie wurde am Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon entwickelt und von der Firma Cool Planet Technologies Limited (CPT) auf den Markt gebracht. Mit ihr sollen


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Breakthrough for Future-Proof Cement Production


The cement production is responsible for around eight percent of global CO₂ emissions. The Holcim Deutschland GmbH aims to drive the decarbonization of the industrial sector and has installed a membrane-based pilot plant at its cement works in Höver. The innovative technology was developed at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon and brought to market by Cool Planet


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


1) Be part of the world’s leading event for the defossilisation of the chemical industry. RMC brings together the latest innovations, technologies and strategies for replacing fossil carbon with renewable alternatives from around the globe. This year’s motto: “Defossilisation through Innovation.” 2) Meet 400–500 participants from across the renewable carbon economy. RMC attracts a highly diverse


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Energy conversion and energy storage for a climate-neutral industry


Advancing technologies for a climate-neutral industry together: The Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT, the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP and the South Korean energy company SGC Energy are pooling their expertise to further develop processes for CO2 utilization and hydrogen production, as well as battery and fuel cell technologies.


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Energieumwandlung und Energiespeicherung für eine klimaneutrale Industrie


Gemeinsam Technologien für die klimaneutrale Industrie voranbringen: Das Fraunhofer-Institut für Umwelt-, Sicherheits- und Energietechnik UMSICHT, das Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Polymerforschung IAP und das südkoreanische Energieunternehmen SGC Energy bündeln ihre Kompetenzen, um Verfahren zur CO2-Nutzung und Wasserstofferzeugung sowie Batterie- und Brennstoffzellentechnologien weiterzuentwickeln. Die Partner haben hierzu ein Memorandum of Understanding unterzeichnet. Im Mittelpunkt der Zusammenarbeit stehen


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


Rhinoflux Inc., a Kyoto University spinout developing Hydro Chemical Looping (HCL) technology for distributed biomass power generation and CO2 capture, has launched a proof-of-concept trial with Swing Corporation, a leading Japanese water treatment company. The trial will test power generation and high-purity CO2 capture from sewage sludge produced at sewage treatment facilities in Japan. Transition


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Edmonton cement plant’s carbon capture project on hold


The plan was for a site to was to use cement to capture greenhouse gases in a process called carbon capture. But three years after the pilot, Heidelberg Materials is pausing the plan. The site was supposed to capture a million tonnes of CO2 annually, the equivalent of emissions from 300 thousand cars. But Heidelberg


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Edmonton cement plant’s carbon capture project on hold


The plan was for a site to was to use cement to capture greenhouse gases in a process called carbon capture. But three years after the pilot, Heidelberg Materials is pausing the plan. The site was supposed to capture a million tonnes of CO2 annually, the equivalent of emissions from 300 thousand cars. But Heidelberg


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


Sustainability Assessment Niels is part of the nova team for over 10 years. After joining the institute in 2015 as an intern, he completed his Master’s Degree in Biotechnology at Wageningen University and became an expert in nova’s sustainability team. As a part of our sustainability department, Niels focusses on Life Cycle Assessment, process evaluation,


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