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New method could lead to cheaper, more efficient ways to capture carbon

University of Colorado Boulder researchers have developed a new tool that could lead to more efficient and cheaper technologies for capturing heat-trapping gases from the atmosphere and converting them into beneficial substances, like fuel or building materials. Such carbon capture technology may be needed at scale in order to limit global warning this century to

Carbon capture: Early days of a $1 trillion industry?

Carbon capture can help both reduce the carbon footprint of certain industries and, uniquely, remove legacy carbon from the atmosphere; even the most ambitious emission-reduction scenarios maintain a share of fossil fuels usage, suggesting carbon capture solutions are needed to achieve full decarbonization. The business opportunity is significant considering the scalable nature of carbon removal

LanzaTech files for IPO in a SPAC deal

I’ve been covering LanzaTech’s story for (I think) almost a decade now and it is great to hear that LanzaTech’s carbon capture technology (CCT) is already being commercialised successfully in large-scale capacities. In order to proceed with several other projects in their portfolio and a burgeoning sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) company called LanzaJet, which was

LanzaTech NZ, Inc., a market-leading innovator in Carbon Capture & Transformation, to go public through business combination with AMCI Acquisition Corp. II

LanzaTech NZ, Inc. (“LanzaTech”), an innovative Carbon Capture and Transformation (“CCT”) company that transforms waste carbon into materials such as sustainable fuels, fabrics, packaging and other products that people use in their daily lives, and AMCI Acquisition Corp. II (“AMCI”) (Nasdaq: AMCI), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, today announced that they have agreed to

Sustainable Aviation Fuels I – Policy Landscape

Transport currently accounts for 29% of worldwide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and for as much as 20% of all global CO2 emissions. More specifically, aviation accounts for 11.6% of all transport CO2 emissions, amounting to 2.5% of worldwide CO2 emissions overall. Commercial air traffic has experienced a constant increase since the start of the 21st

Perstorp and Project Air renew EU application for major green chemistry investment

Sweden’s leading chemistry group Perstorp, and partner companies Fortum and Uniper, today submitted an EUR 97 million application to the EU Innovation Fund for Project Air. This unique project aims to build a production facility for sustainable methanol in Stenungsund, Sweden, which could reduce global CO2 emissions by 400,000 tonnes, equivalent to approximately 1% of

How NovoNutrients upcycles CO2 into alternative proteins for human and animal food

Startup ingredient processor NovoNutrients has found a way to take industrial carbon dioxide waste and upcycle it, turning it into a high-grade protein for human and animal consumption. The process includes hydrogen and naturally occurring microbes, which ferment the CO2 into alternative protein products. The company—originally called Oakbio—was incorporated in 2008 and started operating in

New, nature-inspired concepts for turning CO2 into clean fuels

Researchers have developed an efficient concept to turn carbon dioxide into clean, sustainable fuels, without any unwanted by-products or waste. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, have previously shown that biological catalysts, or enzymes, can produce fuels cleanly using renewable energy sources, but at low efficiency. Their latest research has improved fuel production efficiency

“Look before you Leap”: European Science Academies Caution against Subsidies for Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS)

As the European Union is discussing new legislation to certify carbon removal technologies, European Science Academies sound the alarm that billions of taxpayers’ money will go to technologies that risk not to deliver on their promises. “There is an assumption that Bioenergy with Carbon Capture & Storage (BECCS) can remove gigatons of CO2 from the

Twelve and LanzaTech Partner to Create Ethanol From CO2

Carbon transformation company Twelve and biotechnology company LanzaTech have transformed CO2 emissions into ethanol as a part of an ongoing research and development partnership. The two companies combined technology capabilities to create ethanol, which is a common alcohol used as fuel, and an ingredient in hand sanitizers, personal care, and household cleaning products. Ethanol is

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