CCU News – Page 3

28 October 2024

World’s first biodegradable plastic produced from CO2 emissions in Finland

This breakthrough, based on carbon capture and utilization (CCU), is a significant step towards reducing and utilizing industrial carbon dioxide emissions

28 October 2024

LanzaTech Awarded $3 Million from U.S. Department of Energy to Advance Conversion of Waste CO2 into Valuable Chemicals

Project uses waste CO2 as a feedstock to produce sustainable isopropanol, a common alcohol found in everyday products

28 October 2024

New report on carbon farming in the European forestry sector

Building resilient forests: new report urges long term practices over quick profit wins

25 October 2024

Regulatory and technological advances in CO2 shipping

New CO2 liquefaction and storage methods improve efficiency, reducing costs and energy use for onboard carbon capture

23 October 2024

Leveraging on its proprietary technologies: NEXTCHEM signs an agreement with KazMunayGas-Aero to cooperate in the development of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in Kazakhstan

These initiatives aim at contributing to the decarbonization and upgrade of KAZAKHSTAN’s industry with the production of sustainable aviation fuel and low-carbon hydrogen through CO2 capture

23 October 2024

Maire und NextChem unterzeichnen Vereinbarung zur Entwicklung von SAF-Initiativen in Kasachstan

Die Initiative zielt darauf ab, durch nachhaltiges Flugbenzin - SAF - und kohlenstoffarmen Wasserstoff durch CO2-Abscheidung zur Dekarbonisierung und Effizienz der kasachischen Industrie und Infrastruktur beizutragen

22 October 2024

Blue carbon: an excellent way to store carbon dioxide

About 244 million tonnes of organic carbon are stored in the top 10cm of seabed habitats - most (98%) of that is in mud or silt – a location that’s quite easily overlooked when it comes to conservation measures

17 October 2024

In step toward solar fuels, durable artificial photosynthesis setup chains two carbons together

The system produces ethylene, an important ingredient of many plastics, with much higher efficiency, yield and longevity than competing systems

17 October 2024

In step toward solar fuels, durable artificial photosynthesis setup chains two carbons together

The system produces ethylene, an important ingredient of many plastics, with much higher efficiency, yield and longevity than competing systems

16 October 2024

‘Growing Impact’ explores using catalysts to convert CO2 into valuable products

The latest episode of the "Growing Impact" podcast explores how researchers are using advanced computation to design catalysts that can accelerate the process of converting carbon dioxide into useful products

15 October 2024

Braskem Collaborates with the University of British Columbia to Develop Technology for Producing Methanol from CO2

The company is funding a one-year project aimed at developing a viable technological route for future industrial implementation

15 October 2024

Construction begins on Technology Platform for Power-to-Liquid Fuels (TPP)

The German Aerospace Centre (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is currently building the world's largest research facility for the production of electricity-based fuels, also known as electrofuels or e-fuels

15 October 2024

Baubeginn für Technologieplattform Power-to-Liquid-Kraftstoffe (TPP)

Mit der „Technologieplattform Power-to-Liquid-Kraftstoffe“, kurz TPP, baut das Deutsche Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) im sachsen-anhaltischen Leuna die bisher größte Forschungsanlage auf, um strombasierte Kraftstoffe herzustellen

09 October 2024

Production of solar fuels: Storing the sun’s heat at 1,200 degrees

High-temperature bricks - a joint development by Empa and Synhelion – serve as temporary storage for the enormous heat

09 October 2024

Herstellung von Solartreibstoffen: Sonnenwärme bei 1.200 Grad speichern

Hochtemperaturziegel – eine gemeinsame Entwicklung von Empa und Synhelion – dienen als Zwischenspeicher für die enorme Hitze

07 October 2024

Stakeholder Perspectives Along the Entire Value Chain – Interview with the WaterProof partner IZES gGmbH

Alena Jahns and Jan Hildebrand answer four questions on consumer perception of CO₂-derived consumer goods

07 October 2024

SABIC launches certified low carbon chemicals with CO2 footprint savings

The methanol product in the new portfolio contain a lower carbon content than a traditional portfolio, with the same high quality product specifications

02 October 2024

19 Million TPA of Drop-in Chemicals Synthesised from Captured CO2 by 2045, Forecasts IDTechEx

While many CO2-derived chemicals do not represent net-negative or net-zero products, they still represent reductions in emissions compared to the fossil fuel-based status quo but they are not a decarbonization tool

30 September 2024

Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), September 2024

Let's take a look at what happened in September 2024 at RCI:

30 September 2024

Klimastein ProKlima Zero von KANN

Reduziert 100% der CO2-Emissionen