CCU News – Page 2

16 October 2025

ECOFUNC pioneers eco-friendly, functional and circular building materials for sustainable construction and beyond

Funded by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) under the European Union’s Horizon Europe Framework ECOFUNC will drive market adoption and mainstream new bio-based materials

13 October 2025

Brineworks Raises €6.8M to Scale Breakthrough Direct Air Capture for e-Fuels, Aiming for Sub-€100/ton CO₂ Capture

Amsterdam-based startup unlocks ultra-low-cost carbon feedstocks using renewables-only electrolyzer

13 October 2025

Towards a new future: The role of Power-to-X in ARRRA’s chemical transformation

A new TNO VoltaChem white paper explores a bold move forward: developing and implementing Power-to-X technology for a sustainable, CO2-based production of chemicals

13 October 2025

A global first launches in Rakkestad

The country’s first operational carbon capture plant is also the world’s first waste incineration plant equipped with the capacity for full carbon capture

10 October 2025

Prometheus Just Changed Energy and Fuels Forever

The young company had to achieve a number of difficult technical goals, which poised them to enter a time of unprecedented prosperity toward a circular economy

10 October 2025

RESET-CO2: scaling up electrochemical CO2 conversion for renewable production of ethylene

TNO has recently started a new project to render ethylene production sustainable, starting from CO2 and using renewable electricity

09 October 2025

Origen Commissions Multi-Fuel Limestone Kiln With Built-In Direct Air Capture

The technology leverages limestone’s natural chemistry: reversing calcination, a high-temperature process that releases CO2 by enabling lime to reabsorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

09 October 2025

Startup turns captured CO2 into everyday cleaning ingredients

Vireya™ offers a new path: instead of relying on palm kernel oil or fossil feedstocks, it uses upcycled CO2 captured directly from a manufacturer’s own emissions as a raw material

08 October 2025

Poland to Launch First Direct Air Capture Facility in Kielce

The project, a collaboration between the Kielce municipal government and Warsaw-based technology firm Oraquel S.A., is framed as both an environmental initiative and a public education effort

06 October 2025

ION Clean Energy Announces ICE Blocks™, Modular Carbon Capture for Smaller Emission Sources

Fully modular carbon capture units that include the carbon capture island, flue gas ducting, CO2 compression and dehydration, and solvent and maintenance tanks

06 October 2025

Turning CO₂ Waste into a Resource: The ICO2NIC Project

The European Union (EU) awarded €14 million to a new EU-funded project, ICO2NIC (Innovative electrochemical CO2 Conversion to Versatile Feedstock), which aims to transform industrial CO2 waste into valuable materials through innovative climate technologies. Launched in January 2025, the project represents a key step in the EU’s goals for a more sustainable industrial future

02 October 2025

Turning Waste CO₂ into High-Performance Foam for Sustainable Fashion

Borealis, Infinium and Fullstride Ventures introduce a new sustainable material for the apparel industry: a high-performance foam made using captured carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions

01 October 2025

Sustainability gains through enzymatic recycling – ARC 2025 Interview Series: Innovators at work

With Lars Blank, RWTH Aachen

25 September 2025

From CO2 to plastic: NG Nordic and ABB targets to make electrical accessories products from carbon dioxide-based plastic

NG Nordic has boldly introduced new innovations in plastics recycling, CCU (carbon dioxide capture and utilisation), and waste treatment

25 September 2025

From pollution to fuel: Advances in electrocatalytic conversion of CO2 and CO to propanol

Researchers outline a path to turn carbon dioxide into a valuable green fuel and chemical feedstock, offering a promising strategy for a circular carbon economy

25 September 2025

Low-Cost Catalyst Converts CO2 Emissions into Feedstock

New tech from McMaster aims to turn industrial carbon waste into value

17 September 2025

Scientists transform plastic waste into efficient CO2 capture materials

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen developed a method, where decomposed PET plastic becomes the main ingredient in efficient and sustainable CO2 capture

17 September 2025

Direct Ocean Capture: A Potential Pathway to Certified Low-Carbon CO2 for E-Fuels

E-Fuels offer a potential path to decarbonization using existing infrastructure, but their climate benefit depends on access to low-carbon CO2 and abundant renewable energy

11 September 2025

AI Circular Economy Conference 2026: Call for Abstracts Extended Deadline until 26 October 2025

Unlocking the Potential of Renewable Carbon from Biomass, CCU, and Recycling

11 September 2025

AI Circular Economy Conference 2026: Call for Abstracts Extended Deadline until 26 October 2025

Unlocking the Potential of Renewable Carbon from Biomass, CCU, and Recycling