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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

Six Carbon Capture and Utilisation technologies for a sustainable chemical and fuel production nominated for the Innovation Award “Best CO2 Utilisation 2022”

Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) Innovations of the Year 2022: A lot of technologies are in place and in development to face the challenges of a sustainable chemicals and fuels production based on the utilisation of captured CO2 from industrial off-gases or directly from the atmosphere. To honor these, nova-Institute grants its annual award, “Best

Solar fuel breakthrough promises new industrial era

Our fossil fuel-based economy is unsustainable. The energy and chemicals we produce from oil and natural gas continue to release billions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere every year, contributing to climate change. In order to transition towards an economy based on the principles of circularity and sustainability, we desperately need to

Durchbruch bei solaren Brennstoffen verspricht ein neues industrielles Zeitalter

Unsere auf fossilen Brennstoffen aufgebaute Wirtschaft ist nicht nachhaltig. Die Erzeugung von Energie und Chemikalien aus Öl und Erdgas stößt jährlich mehrere Milliarden Tonnen Kohlendioxid (CO2) in die Atmosphäre aus und trägt somit zum Klimawandel bei. Um den Übergang zu einer Wirtschaft zu ermöglichen, die auf dem Kreislaufprinzip und dem Grundsatz der Nachhaltigkeit basiert, müssen

CO2 recycling and efficient drug development – tackling two problems with one reaction

Scientists at the Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (ICReDD) in Hokkaido University have developed a method that has the potential to help recycle waste CO2 while also producing molecules useful for drug development. In addition to the ever-more important demand for carbon-neutrality, chemists are increasingly interested in using carbon dioxide (CO2) in syntheses

CO₂-Recycling und effiziente Arzneimittelentwicklung – zwei Probleme mit einer Reaktion angehen

Wissenschaftler des Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (ICReDD) an der Universität Hokkaido haben eine Methode entwickelt, die dazu beitragen kann, CO2-Abfälle zu recyceln und gleichzeitig Moleküle für die Entwicklung von Medikamenten herzustellen. Neben der immer wichtiger werdenden Forderung nach Kohlenstoffneutralität sind Chemiker zunehmend an der Verwendung von Kohlendioxid (CO2) in Synthesen interessiert. Dieses

Durchbruch bei der Umwandlung von CO2 in Kraftstoff mithilfe von Sonnenenergie

Ein Forschungsteam unter der Leitung der Universität Lund in Schweden hat gezeigt, wie Kohlendioxid mit Hilfe fortschrittlicher Materialien und ultraschneller Laserspektroskopie durch Sonnenenergie in Kraftstoff umgewandelt werden kann. Dieser Durchbruch könnte ein wichtiges Puzzlestück für die künftige Verringerung der Treibhausgaskonzentration in der Atmosphäre sein. Die Studie wurde in Nature Communications veröffentlicht . Das Sonnenlicht, das in einer

Breakthrough in converting CO2 into fuel using solar energy

The breakthrough could be an important piece of the puzzle in reducing the levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere in the future. The study is published in Nature Communications. The sunlight that hits Earth during one hour corresponds roughly to humanity’s total energy consumption for an entire year. Our global carbon dioxide emissions are

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