Scientists make plastic from sugar and carbon dioxide

New BPA-free plastic could potentially replace current polycarbonates in items such as baby bottles and food containers


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Solar paint offers endless energy from water vapour

Australian researcher newly developed a compound that acts like silica gel, also acts as a semi-conductor and catalyses the splitting of water atoms


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Finnish demo plant produces renewable fuel from carbon dioxide captured from the air

Aim of the Soletair project is to demonstrate the technical performance of the overall process and produce 200 litres of fuels and other hydrocarbons for research


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Fuels from thin air: drop-in liquid fuels from sky CO2, water and solar power

Helsinki region’s Smart & Clean project aims to achieve the most attractive zero-emission mobility in the world


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Fuels from thin air: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Soletair technology

New power-to-liquid plant now has moved to the campus of LUT and and demonstrates the entire process chain


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From Carbon Dioxide to Ethanol

Synthesis of ethanol via hydrogenation of CO2 is an effective way to eliminate and use the environmentally harmful gas


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Climeworks launches world’s first commercial plant to capture CO2 from air

Pure captured CO2 gas can at once be sold to customers in all key markets


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Climeworks wäscht CO2 aus der Luft

Direct Air Capture Verfahren der Gebrüder Meier inzwischen kommerziell verfügbar


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Carbon dioxide from flue gas v. Concentrated by-product chemical sources; and the impact of distribution costs on economic feasibility

Advanced Cryogenics CEO giving the Digest a special overview about developing economies


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Former U.S. Department of Energy Official Joins CO2 Sciences Board

Dr. Williams will be a key voice and adviser in the organization’s mission throughout the world


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Carbon Concentration in Algae: Reducing CO2 From Exhaust Gas

Mechanisms for carbon concentration in algae are complex


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Synthesis of Molecular Hydrogen: Novel Method Sets Benchmark for Platinum-free Electrocatalysts

Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) from water splitting is the most economical and effective route for future hydrogen economy


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Neuartiges Verfahren setzt Standard bei platinfreien Elektrokatalysato­ren zur Synthese von molekularem Wasserstoff

Elektrokatalytische Erzeugung von Wasserstoff durch Wasserspaltung stellt das effektivste Verfahren für die zukünftige Wasserstoffökonomie dar


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Erdgasanlagen ohne CO2-Ausstoß

Die TU Wien leitete ein Forschungsprojekt, das nun eine neue Methode der Erdgasverbrennung hervorgebracht hat – ganz ohne CO2-Ausstoß


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Forschungszentrum Jülich: Mit Sonnenlicht zu wertvollen Chemikalien aus CO2

Sonnenlicht plus Treibhausgas ergibt eine grüne Ressource


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Alkohol für die Energiewende

Der Prototyp der Fraunhofer Umsicht soll aus CO2 und Wasser Alkohole wie Ethanol herstellen – wichtige Basischemikalien für die Industrie


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Alles in einem gegen CO2

Elementares Bor als effektiver Photothermokatalysator für die Umsetzung von Kohlendioxid


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DLR inaugurates the world’s largest artificial Sun

Independent of weather conditions, the simulator will bring faster progress to solar fuel manufacturing


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