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EU rules could make fossil-free aviation fuels unnecessarily expensive and energy-intensive

The effects of the Iran war on the oil market have brought renewed attention to the EU’s plans for domestic production of fossil-free aviation fuels. But EU rules for synthetic aviation fuels risk steering development towards production pathways that are both more expensive and more energy-intensive than necessary – making it harder to meet climate

EU-Vorschriften könnten fossilfreie Flugtreibstoffe unnötig teuer und energieintensiv machen

Die Auswirkungen des Iran-Krieges auf den Ölmarkt haben den Plänen der EU für eine heimische Produktion von fossilfreien Flugkraftstoffen neue Aufmerksamkeit verschafft. Die EU-Vorschriften für synthetische Flugkraftstoffe bergen jedoch die Gefahr, dass die Entwicklung in Richtung von Produktionswegen gelenkt wird, die sowohl teurer als auch energieintensiver als nötig sind – was die Einhaltung der Klimaziele erschwert. Dies

Renewable Materials Conference announces Six Nominees for the Innovation Award, Final Programme and High-Level Expert Panel

The Renewable Materials Conference (RMC) will once again be the outstanding international meeting place for innovators, companies and brands, investors and policymakers to come together to develop and shape the future renewable carbon economy. As in previous years, the conference organiser nova-Institute expects 400-500 participants from around the world. This year’s focus topic is “Defossilisation through

Die Renewable Materials Conference stellt sechs Nominierte für den Innovation Award, das finale Programm und ein hochrangiges Panel vor

Die Renewable Materials Conference (RMC) wird erneut der herausragende internationale Treffpunkt für Innovatoren, Unternehmen und Marken, Investoren sowie politische Entscheidungsträger sein, um gemeinsam die Zukunft der erneuerbaren Kohlenstoffwirtschaft zu entwickeln und zu gestalten. Wie in den Vorjahren erwartet der Veranstalter nova-Institut 400 bis 500 Teilnehmende aus aller Welt. Der diesjährige Themenschwerpunkt lautet „Defossilisation through innovation“

Innovation paves way to make ‘clean’ chemicals, plastics and food using solar energy

A new study led by Dr Lin Su of Queen Mary University of London, published today in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, describes a new integrated solar reactor in which engineered Escherichia coli (E. coli) are grown directly inside the same liquid that converts CO₂ into a usable energy source using sunlight. In future, this technology

SZTE Researchers Take Major Step Toward Industrial CO2 Utilization

A newly launched HU-RIZONT-supported research project at the University of Szeged could open up new possibilities for transforming industrial carbon dioxide emissions into valuable raw materials. At the heart of the initiative is the development of gas diffusion electrodes for CO₂ electrolysis that can operate reliably and maintain long-term stability. Globally, the electrochemical conversion of

Making green hydrogen more affordable

Green hydrogen – produced from water using renewable energy – is an important sustainable fuel and energy storage medium. However, its industrial production is significantly more expensive than the conventional production of hydrogen from fossil sources. Empa researchers and their partners are developing materials for water electrolysis that are not only efficient and more cost-effective

Grünen Wasserstoff günstiger herstellen

Grüner Wasserstoff – mit erneuerbarer Energie aus Wasser hergestellt – ist ein wichtiger nachhaltiger Treibstoff und Energiespeicher. Seine industrielle Herstellung ist allerdings deutlich teurer als die konventionelle Gewinnung von Wasserstoff aus fossilen Quellen. Empa-Forschende entwickeln mit ihren Partnern Materialien für die Wasserelektrolyse, die nicht nur leistungsfähiger und günstiger sind, sondern sich auch in industriellem Massstab

Emerging and promising applications which lead to reducing CO₂ emissions – driven in part by the locations of production plants

Background Despite recent announcements whereby the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) no longer considers CO2 a hazardous gas, the end result from this will be devastating to the environment, our economy, and our lives. There still remains a greater push to use to use CO2 in more innovative industrial applications such as tomorrow’s plastics —

Could the production of European chemicals be achieved without naphtha and steam crackers? What alternative pathways could be viable in the future?

Over the next few decades, naphtha steam cracking will remain the dominant and most efficient process in the European chemical industry. However, naphtha is produced from crude oil, which is linked to several problems: (1) climate change, especially from Scope 3 emissions; (2) a linear instead of a circular economy; (3) most innovation taking place

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