Renewable Carbon Feedstocks: Building a Net-Zero Chemical Industry in 2050

CCU and recycling as the cornerstone of the chemical industry’s feedstock in 2050

21-Nov-2024 - Experts from nova-Institute, on behalf of the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), prepared a groundbreaking report titled “Evaluation of Recent Reports on the Future of a Net-Zero Chemical Industry in 2050”. This study, which builds on RCI’s pioneering work in introducing the concepts of ...

Achieving Climate Neutrality - Study Shows Regional Transformation Pathways for German Energy System

18-Nov-2024 - A new study by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE shows potential technological transformation paths towards climate neutrality by 2045 at the state level in Germany. The cross-sectoral energy system model "REMod" was used to quantify cost-optimized development paths for the ...

Carbon Capture on Board Ships as a Valuable Transition Technology

28-Oct-2024 - Researchers at TU Graz have evaluated various carbon capture technologies for use in shipping. These technologies will be necessary to achieve the climate targets, but they will realistically not enable complete capturing of greenhouse gases on board. By 2050, maritime shipping should be ...

New catalyst developed for sustainable propylene production from biomass

Propylene production harnesses biodiesel waste byproduct

01-Oct-2024 - Achieving carbon neutrality requires the effective use of renewable biomass. In the production of biodiesel, for instance, glycerol is generated as a major byproduct. Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have developed a new catalyst that efficiently converts a derivative of glycerol into ...

How a carbon central bank can turn Europe into a CO2 “eater”

Carbon removal can become a game changer

19-Sep-2024 - The EU has decided to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. From then on, for every tonne of CO2 still emitted, one tonne would have to be taken out of the atmosphere. A European Carbon Central Bank could play a key role on the way there - and use market-based incentives to set the course for a ...

A catalyst's best friend: how neighboring atoms boost CO₂ electrochemical reduction

Reducing carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals is a key strategy for mitigating climate change and achieving carbon neutrality

14-Jun-2024 - The quest for sustainable energy solutions has led to a new study that explores the neighboring effects in single-atom catalysts (SACs) for the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2). This research delves into how the atoms surrounding the active metal center in SACs can significantly ...

How green cities could remove CO2 from the atmosphere

One gigatonne per year by mid-century: An study determines the potentials, various co-benefits and possible barriers to implementation

06-May-2024 - More than a thousand cities around the world now have “net zero” pledges: they want to emit only as much CO2 into the atmosphere as they can simultaneously recapture. An elaborate meta-study has now summarised the state of knowledge on which methods might be useful and what they could achieve. ...

Schenck Process becomes Qlar

24-Apr-2024 - The German-headquartered Schenck Process is taking the lead in climate-neutral material transformation processes. Guided by its aspiration “the future is cirQlar”, Schenck Process will rebrand to Qlar on 13 May 2024, extending its focus on digitally enabled and sustainable solutions. The company ...

BASF, SABIC, and Linde celebrate the start-up of the world's first large-scale electrically heated steam cracking furnace

Technology with the potential to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 90% compared to conventional steam crackers

19-Apr-2024 - BASF, SABIC, and Linde have inaugurated the world’s first demonstration plant for large-scale electrically heated steam cracking furnaces. Following three years of development, engineering, and construction work, the regular operation of the demonstration plant is now ready to start at BASF’s ...

New e-fuels project to make international shipping climate neutral

Electricity from hydrogen and green fuels

22-Feb-2024 - Transport and trade on the ocean blue must be made much greener. This is the goal of the new €17 million European GAMMA project, where companies and researchers from Europe will develop and convert a bulk carrier to sail on climate-neutral fuels and green power. 60,000 tonnes dead weight That is ...