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

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


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A $1.46 Billion Boost for First-of-Its-Kind Carbon Capture and Clean Fuels

Colorado-based alternative fuels Gevo company has taken a significant step towards expanding its carbon capture and storage capabilities


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Aerleum Raises $6M in Seed Round to Revolutionize CO₂ Capture and Conversion Technology

Aerleum’s game-changing solution captures and converts CO₂ in a single reactor, using proprietary bifunctional materials and precision heating


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Aerleum sammelt 6 Millionen US-Dollar in Seed-Runde ein, um die Technologie zur Bindung und Umwandlung von CO₂ zu revolutionieren

Die bahnbrechende Lösung von Aerleum bindet CO₂ in einem Reaktor und wandelt es mithilfe von proprietären bifunktionalen Materialien und Präzisionserhitzung um


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Four Innovative EU Research Projects Spotlight Renewable Carbon Solutions in Vienna 

The 2nd Circular Carbon Economy Summit will take place on 12 November 2024, in Vienna, Austria, showcasing advancements in sustainable resource management and circular economy practices


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Econic Welcomes New Investment to Accelerate CO₂ Polyols and Surfactants

Econic offers a patented process based on a unique catalyst that replaces fossil-based feedstocks with renewable carbon


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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


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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


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New report on carbon farming in the European forestry sector

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


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Regulatory and technological advances in CO2 shipping

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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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‘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


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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


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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


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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


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