CCU News – Page 32

18 October 2021

Start-up uses CO2 to create bio-building blocks

Cemvita Factory's assessment shows it can utilise 1.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide to produce 1 billion pounds of bio-ethylene per year to make plastics

18 October 2021

The Green Brief: Fossil fuel subsidies are back (and they’re here to stay)

EU governments have scrambled to implement emergency measures to protect vulnerable consumers and yet in doing so, they’re indirectly subsidising fossil fuels

15 October 2021

US‐Energietechnologiekonzern Baker Hughes steigt bei Electrochaea ein und erweitert CCU‐Technologieportfolio

Technologienzusammenführung ermöglicht schnelle Skalierung und internationale Vermarktung einer integrierten Lösung zur Kohlenstoffabscheidung und ‐nutzung (CCU)

15 October 2021

EXCLUSIVE: Could biogas solve the UK’s CO2 supply issues?

BioCarbonics works with AD operators/biogas producers to help them recover and monetise their waste CO2, providing a dedicated channel to market for biogenic ‘green’ CO2 from renewable energy sources

15 October 2021

Simple method for converting carbon dioxide into useful compounds

With the new method, carbon dioxide is transformed into useful porous complexes at room temperature and without high pressure

28 September 2021

The answer to your hunt for renewable materials: The Renewable Materials Conference, 10–12 May 2022, Cologne, Germany (hybrid)

The unique concept of presenting all renewable material solutions at one event hits the mark: bio-based, CO2-based and recycled are the only alternatives to fossil-based chemicals and materials

21 September 2021

Baubeginn für weltweit erste integrierte kommerzielle Anlage zur Herstellung von eFuels

Für dieses zukunftsweisende Projekt im Süden Chiles wurde im Beisein des chilenischen Energieministers Juan Carlos Jobet der erste Spatenstich gesetzt

21 September 2021

Construction begins on world’s first integrated commercial plant for producing eFuels

The ground-breaking ceremony for this pioneering project in the south of Chile took place in the presence of Chile’s Energy Minister Juan Carlos Jobet

21 September 2021

Shell to build one of Europe’s biggest biofuels facilities

Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) announced a final investment decision to build an 820,000-tonnes-a-year biofuels facility at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam, the Netherlands, formerly known as the Pernis refinery

17 September 2021

How Polymer Coatings Could Help Accelerate CO2 Conversion

Japanese researchers created a polymer coating that dramatically accelerates the electrochemical CO2 conversion

17 September 2021

Carbon removals must not become an expensive greenwashing tool

Supporters of carbon removal technologies often confuse carbon capture and storage (CCS) with negative emissions. They also risk greenwashing industry claims of climate neutrality, and encourage massive investments in false climate ‘solutions’ that risk becoming stranded assets

15 September 2021

Orca: Weltgrößte Anlage zur direkten CO₂-Entnahme aus der Atmosphäre in Betrieb

In Island zieht jetzt eine Anlage jährlich 4.000 Tonnen CO₂ aus der Atmosphäre und lagert sie unterirdisch an. Wie zukunftsfähig das ist, ist umstritten

15 September 2021

Climeworks begins operations of Orca, the world’s largest direct air capture and CO₂ storage plant

Orca is the first-of-its-kind plant that translates the vision of industrial-scale direct air capture and storage into reality

15 September 2021

Socken aus Co2 bei ZDF Plan b

In Zusammenarbeit mit der Firma FALKE und Dr. Manvi wurde mithilfe eines kohlenstoffdioxid-basierten thermoplastischen Polyurethangarns eine Socke hergestellt

15 September 2021

Carbon removal strategy – Is it needed and will it make a difference?

In April 2021, the European Parliament and the European Council reached a provisional agreement on the first-ever EU Climate Law. But negotiations on whether carbon removals should be counted towards the 2030 target were difficult

14 September 2021

Chevron, Gevo Announce Intent to Pursue Sustainable Aviation Fuel Investment

New facilities intent to process inedible corn to produce sustainable aviation fuel, which can lower the lifecycle carbon intensity of fuels used in the aviation industry

09 September 2021

Kohlendioxid als Ressource: Biotechnisches CO2-Recycling als Beitrag zu Klimaschutz und Rohstoffsicherung

Potenziale für den Aufbau biotechnischer Verfahren ermittelt

09 September 2021

Sinopec aims Yuan 30 billion investment through 2025 to boost hydrogen strategy

Hydrogen expansion to lower carbon emissions by 10 mil mt/year - To install 4 GW of wind, solar power capacity

08 September 2021

What Is the Most Effective Use of Captured CO2?

Some US-researchers estimated the climate "return of investment" for 20 potential CCU pathways leading to concrete, chemicals, or minerals

07 September 2021

Carbon Take Back Obligation: make sure fossil fuels producers take responsibility for cleaning up CO2

Producer or importer of carbon compounds will have to measure the amount of CO2 that would be released in using their product, if it will be captured/stored instead or released into the atmosphere