Carbon, CO2 and Industry

ARPA-E to award up to $45M to support developing marine CO2 removal industry; SEA CO2

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FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) will award up to $45 million in funding to support a new program aimed at facilitating the development of the marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) industry through scalable Measurement, Reporting and Validation (MRV) technologies.

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Molten carbonate electrolysis can produce a range of carbon nanomaterials, including graphene, from CO2 at high yield

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Researchers from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China and George Washington University in the US report in a new paper in the ACS journal Accounts of Chemical Research that a range of important carbon nanomaterials can be produced at high yield by molten carbonate electrolysis.

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Navigator CO2 to provide ~600k TPA of CO2 as a feedstock for ultra-low carbon Infinium eFuels

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MAY 19, 2023

Electrofuels provider Infinium and comprehensive carbon management company Navigator CO2 entered into a Memorandum of Understanding and long-term relationship for Navigator to deliver 600,000 tons per annum (TPA) of biogenic carbon dioxide from its Heartland Greenway system to a future Infinium facility for the production of electrofuels (eFuels).

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Researchers produce green syngas using CO2, water and sunlight

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JULY 7, 2022

If we can generate syngas from carbon dioxide utilizing only solar energy, we can use this as a precursor for methanol and other chemicals and fuels. To create a process that uses only solar energy, Mi’s group overcame the difficulty of splitting carbon dioxide molecules, which are among the most stable in the universe.

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GWU team demonstrates highly scalable, low-cost process for making carbon nanotube wools directly from CO2

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JULY 19, 2017

Stuart Licht have demonstrated the first facile high-yield, low-energy synthesis of macroscopic length carbon nanotubes (CNTs)—carbon nanotube wool—from CO 2 using molten carbonate electrolysis ( earlier post ). The most compact form of captured carbon is through its transformation to solid carbon.

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UP Catalyst CO2-derived carbon nanotube electrode material boosts cycle life in Na-ion batteries

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MARCH 11, 2023

Tests conducted by Titirici Group , a multidisciplinary research team based at Imperial College London, have found that a novel carbon nanotube electrode material derived from CO 2 —produced by Estonian nanotech company UP Catalyst ( earlier post )—enhances the cyclability of sodium-ion batteries. From every 3.7

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ExxonMobil, UC Berkeley, Berkeley Lab develop new MOF for carbon capture and steam regeneration

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JULY 25, 2020

Scientists from ExxonMobil, University of California, Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a new material that could capture more than 90% of CO 2 emitted from industrial sources using low-temperature steam, requiring less energy for the overall carbon capture process. UC Berkeley graphic by Eugene Kim).

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Oxford team directly converts CO2 to jet fuel using iron-based catalysts

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

The catalyst shows a carbon dioxide conversion through hydrogenation to hydrocarbons in the aviation jet fuel range of 38.2%, with a yield of 17.2%, and a selectivity of 47.8%, and with an attendant low carbon monoxide (5.6%) and methane selectivity (10.4%). H 2 O) on catalytically active sites on ?-Fe Makgae, O.A.

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Researchers create salts for cheap and efficient CO2 capture; mimicking methane hydrate

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MAY 8, 2023

Qiang Xu of Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) have developed a promising method for carbon capture and storage using a single-crystalline guanidinium sulfate-based clathrate salt. Methane hydrate is studied for its ability to capture and trap gas molecules such as carbon dioxide under high pressure. Xiang et al.

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Three-part catalyst study advances conversion of CO2 to ethanol

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

An international collaboration of scientists has taken a significant step toward the realization of a nearly “green” zero-net-carbon technology that can efficiently convert CO 2 and hydrogen into ethanol. The study will drive further research into how to develop a practical industrial catalyst for selectively converting CO 2 into ethanol.

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Audi partnering with Climeworks on CO2 direct air capture and storage

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The facility will filter 4,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide from the air and mineralize it underground. With direct air capture technology, carbon dioxide is extracted from the ambient air and air free of CO 2 is returned to the atmosphere. The carbon dioxide is thus permanently removed from the atmosphere.

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Researchers develop titanium and copper heterostructured photocatalyst for conversion of CO2 into CH4

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Their cost-effective synthesis procedure, coupled with the high stability of the photocatalyst, provides an economically feasible way to convert waste carbon dioxide and water into useful hydrocarbon fuels using sunlight. —Prof In. 2020.119344.

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New process uses localized surface plasmons for room-temperature conversion of CO2 to CO

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have demonstrated a room-temperature method that could significantly reduce carbon dioxide levels in fossil-fuel power plant exhaust, one of the main sources of carbon emissions in the atmosphere.

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Study finds limiting warming to 2 °C would require at least a $200/t carbon tax globally

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MAY 6, 2022

These heterogeneous effects mean that different countries will have differing incentives to abide by the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit global warming below 2 °C relative to pre-Industrial levels. The price of carbon should then be set at this price, everywhere. The Paris pledges delay crossing that threshold by only three years.

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Researchers demonstrate efficient electrochemical reduction of CO2 to C2+ alcohols

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JANUARY 8, 2021

Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) is a promising approach to solve both renewable energy storage and carbon-neutral energy cycle. In order to improve the economic feasibility in applications, electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction with high activity, selectivity, and stability toward multi-carbon products should be realized.

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Carbon Engineering & LanzaTech partner to produce SAF using direct air capture CO2; “air-to-jet”

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AUGUST 1, 2021

LanzaTech UK and direct air capture technology company Carbon Engineering have partnered on a project to create sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). Project AtmosFUEL marks the first integration of these technologies.

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US Steel and CarbonFree sign MoU to capture CO2 at Gary Works

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MARCH 13, 2023

If a definitive agreement is reached, the project is expected to capture and mineralize up to 50,000 metric tons of CO 2 per year, the equivalent to carbon emissions from nearly 11,000 passenger cars. The parties may also consider collaborating on more carbon capture, utilization and storage projects in the future.

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Successful completion of Illinois Basin - Decatur CCS project; CO2 from ethanol plant

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MAY 24, 2021

ADM and the University of Illinois announced the successful completion of the Illinois Basin - Decatur Project (IBDP), a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project designed to evaluate and test the technology at commercial scale. million metric tons of carbon dioxide. km pipeline, and injected into the Mt. million metric tons to date.

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CEMEX, Sasol and ENERTRAG partner to turn CO2 from cement plant into Sustainable Aviation Fuel

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APRIL 19, 2022

This project is part of CEMEX’s Future in Action program to reduce its carbon footprint and contribute to a circular economy and an integral component of CEMEX’s master plan to develop a carbon neutral operation at its Rüdersdorf cement plant by 2030. ENERTRAG is a renewable-energy company based in Brandenburg, Germany.

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PNNL team develops new low-cost method to convert captured CO2 to methane

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Methane derived from CO 2 and renewable H 2 sources is an attractive fuel, and it has great potential as a renewable hydrogen carrier as an environmentally responsible carbon capture and utilization approach. 2021), “Integrated Capture and Conversion of CO2 to Methane using a Water-lean, Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Solvent.”

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First Supercritical CO2 Circuit Breaker Debuts

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APRIL 9, 2025

Researchers this month will begin testing a high-voltage circuit breaker that can quench an arc and clear a fault with supercritical carbon dioxide fluid. The greenhouse warming potential of SF 6 is nearly 25,000 times as high as that of carbon dioxide, he notes. In Georgia Techs design, supercritical carbon dioxide quenches the arc.

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Researchers develop bi-metallic catalyst for thermocatalytic decomposition of methane: H2 with low or no CO2

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MARCH 19, 2021

20 nm) are selective toward the formation of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), while small Ni particle sizes (i.e., Solid carbon that accumulates on the catalyst is washed and separated for commercial use, while the metallic precursors are re-synthesized and recycled back into the reactor. Further, large Ni particle sizes (i.e., >20

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New highly efficient catalyst for photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction toward methane

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JANUARY 15, 2020

2 using industry-ready silicon photoelectrodes with an impressive methane Faradaic efficiency of up to 51%, leading to a distinct turnover frequency of 2,176 h ?1 The researchers think that it could be recycling smokestack carbon dioxide into clean-burning fuel within 5-10 years. 1 under air mass 1.5 —lead author Baowen Zhou.

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Licht Group reports high-yield, low-energy synthesis of carbon nano-onions from CO2

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JULY 12, 2019

Stuart Licht ( earlier post ) report a process for the high-yield, low-energy synthesis of carbon nano-onions (CNOs) by electrolysis of CO 2 in molten carbonate. High yield electrolytic synthesis of carbon nano-onions from CO 2 , either directly from the air or from smoke stack CO 2 , in molten carbonate. —Prof.

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Volkswagen LCA highlights carbon benefits of EV vs diesel on Golf: 119 vs 140 g CO2/km; ID. family to reduce footprint

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APRIL 25, 2019

Among other things, the carbon dioxide emissions are investigated during all product stages of the automobile: The emissions generated by the extraction of raw materials, the production of components, and the assembly are included in the production. The DKI is measured in tons of CO2 equivalent per vehicle. In 2015, the figure was 43.6

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EU GRAMOFON project ends after 42 months with promising results on CO2 capture

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MAY 3, 2020

During the 42-month project, innovative materials and efficient systems for capturing CO 2 from post-combustion industrial emissions were developed. In particular, materials such as modified-graphene aerogels and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have shown very good CO 2 capture capacities and greater selectivity than traditional adsorbents.

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Maersk sets net zero CO2 emission target by 2050

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DECEMBER 6, 2018

Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, has set a goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. To achieve this goal, carbon neutral vessels must be commercially viable by 2030, and an acceleration in new innovations and adaption of new technology is required. of global CO2 emissions. Moller - Maersk.

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CO2 Solutions’ enzymatic carbon capture technology performance exceeds targets in oil sands project

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APRIL 13, 2014

an innovator in the field of enzyme-enabled carbon capture technology, announced that it has exceeded the second set of technical performance milestones for its oil sands project. CO 2 Solutions’ technology platform uses carbonic anhydrase to accelerate the capture of CO 2 with energy-efficient solvents. CO 2 Solutions’ process.

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Stanford engineers develop catalyst strategy to improve turnover frequencies for CO2 conversion to hydrocarbons by orders of magnitude

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FEBRUARY 12, 2022

To capture as much carbon as possible, you want the longest chain hydrocarbons. Chains with eight to 12 carbon atoms would be the ideal. An uncoated catalyst gets covered in too much hydrogen on its surface, limiting the ability of carbon to find other carbons to bond with. —Zhou et al.

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Novel sorbent achieves 90% carbon capture in DOE-sponsored test

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AUGUST 22, 2012

The successful bench-scale test of a novel carbon dioxide capturing sorbent promises to further advance the process as a possible technological option for reducing CO 2 emissions from coal-fired power plants. SRI’s carbon capture process, which includes both the sorbent and unique process design, looks promising for future applications.

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KIT and Wintershall Dea collaborating to develop industrial-scale methane pyrolysis for CO2-free production of hydrogen

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

Methane pyrolysis separates methane (CH 4 ) into gaseous hydrogen and solid carbon that is a valuable material for various industry branches and can also be stored safely. Now, KIT is partnering with industry partner Wintershall Dea to further develop this process for use on an industrial scale.

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BMW Group secures CO2-reduced steel for global production network

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

This will reduce the carbon footprint of our supply chain by 900,000 tonnes per year, while at the same time driving the transformation of the steel industry. Over the coming years, Boston Metal plans to expand the new method for steel production on an industrial scale.

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EIA: CO2 emissions from US power sector have declined 28% since 2005

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DECEMBER 24, 2018

Source: US EIA, US Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions , 2017. US electricity demand has decreased in 6 of the past 10 years, as industrial demand has declined and residential and commercial demand has remained relatively flat. In the United States, most of the changes in energy-related CO 2 emissions have been in the power sector.

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Twelve and LanzaTech successfully convert CO2 to ethanol

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MARCH 4, 2022

Carbon transformation company Twelve and biotechnology company LanzaTech have transformed CO 2 emissions into ethanol as a part of an ongoing research and development partnership. This approach is highly scalable and could ultimately produce ethanol at an industrial scale, while simultaneously eliminating CO 2 emissions.

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Audi in new e-fuels project: synthetic diesel from water, air-captured CO2 and green electricity; “Blue Crude”

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NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Audi is the exclusive partner in the automotive industry. The sunfire plant, which operates according to the “power-to-liquid” (PtL) principle, requires carbon dioxide, water and electricity as raw materials. The hydrogen is then reacted with the carbon dioxide in two chemical processes conducted at 220 ?C fuels is possible.

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Study: Fossil fuel CO2 emissions reached max daily decline of 17% in April

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MAY 20, 2020

A preliminary analysis of global data has found that carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel sources reached a maximum daily decline of 17% in April as a result of drastic decline in energy demand that have occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. —CSIRO researcher and Global Carbon Project Director Dr Pep Canadell.

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Israeli company reports successful stage 1 testing of solar CO2-to-fuels technology

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JANUARY 26, 2014

In passing the Stage 1 testing, NCF demonstrated technology that successfully dissociates CO 2 into CO and oxygen in a heating environment, simulating the industrial waste heat sources that will be used as one of two energy sources in the commercial product. Carbon Capture and Conversion (CCC) Fuels Solar Solar fuels'

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Toyota develops general-purpose hydrogen burner for industrial use; NOx emissions below natural gas burner levels, zero CO2

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) has developed the what it says is the world’s first general-purpose hydrogen burner for industrial use in collaboration with Chugai Ro Co., The burner is now in use at the forging line in Toyota’s Honsha Plant.

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Brown team develops new catalyst for highly efficient conversion of CO2 into C2+ products

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AUGUST 15, 2020

By converting CO 2 into products of higher value, a closed-loop carbon economy begins to emerge. The researchers say the preparation process can be scaled up to an industrial level fairly easily, which gives the new catalyst potential for use in large-scale CO 2 recycling efforts. —Kim and Palmore (2020). student Taehee Kim.

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Black carbon is a much larger cause of climate change than previously assessed; about twice previous estimates, and 2/3 the effect of CO2

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JANUARY 16, 2013

Schematic overview of the primary black-carbon emission sources and the processes that control. the distribution of black carbon in the atmosphere and determine its role in the climate system. Accounting for all of the ways black carbon can affect climate, it is believed to have a warming effect of about 1.1 Source: Bond et al.

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Sandia team puts power into local grid with supercritical CO2 closed-loop Brayton-cycle turbine

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AUGUST 22, 2022

The system uses heated supercritical carbon dioxide instead of steam to generate electricity and is based on a closed-loop Brayton cycle. Supercritical carbon dioxide is a non-toxic, stable material that is under so much pressure it acts like both a liquid and a gas. Our industry partners are targeting 1- to 5-megawatt systems.

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U-Mich researcher’s first-principles analysis challenges conventional carbon accounting for biofuels; implications for climate policy

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

System boundaries (red line) schematic for liquid fuel carbon balance. For biofuels, because biogenic carbon is automatically credited within a product lifecycle, the boundary effectively excludes vehicle end-use CO 2 emissions. DeCicco 2013. Click to enlarge. —DeCicco 2013. A hierarchy for reducing CO 2 from transportation.

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RWTH Aachen researchers report on two methods to convert CO2 to chemicals and fuels

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AUGUST 7, 2012

In this process, carbon dioxide is not only a starting material; it also acts—in a supercritical state—as the solvent for separation of the product. Formic acid is an important product in the chemical industry and has many applications, including agriculture, food technology, and the leather industry. Wesselbaum, S.,

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Kopernikus Project P2X integrated container-scale test facility produces first fuels from air-captured CO2 and green power

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AUGUST 23, 2019

Partners of the P2X Kopernikus project on the premises of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany have demonstrated the production of fuel from air-captured CO2 using—for the first time—a container-based test facility integrating all four chemical process steps needed to implement a continuous process.

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ARPA-E to award up to $45M to support developing marine CO2 removal industry; SEA CO2

Molten carbonate electrolysis can produce a range of carbon nanomaterials, including graphene, from CO2 at high yield

Navigator CO2 to provide ~600k TPA of CO2 as a feedstock for ultra-low carbon Infinium eFuels

Researchers produce green syngas using CO2, water and sunlight

GWU team demonstrates highly scalable, low-cost process for making carbon nanotube wools directly from CO2

UP Catalyst CO2-derived carbon nanotube electrode material boosts cycle life in Na-ion batteries

ExxonMobil, UC Berkeley, Berkeley Lab develop new MOF for carbon capture and steam regeneration

Oxford team directly converts CO2 to jet fuel using iron-based catalysts

Researchers create salts for cheap and efficient CO2 capture; mimicking methane hydrate

Three-part catalyst study advances conversion of CO2 to ethanol

Audi partnering with Climeworks on CO2 direct air capture and storage

Researchers develop titanium and copper heterostructured photocatalyst for conversion of CO2 into CH4

New process uses localized surface plasmons for room-temperature conversion of CO2 to CO

Study finds limiting warming to 2 °C would require at least a $200/t carbon tax globally

Researchers demonstrate efficient electrochemical reduction of CO2 to C2+ alcohols

Carbon Engineering & LanzaTech partner to produce SAF using direct air capture CO2; “air-to-jet”

US Steel and CarbonFree sign MoU to capture CO2 at Gary Works

Successful completion of Illinois Basin - Decatur CCS project; CO2 from ethanol plant

CEMEX, Sasol and ENERTRAG partner to turn CO2 from cement plant into Sustainable Aviation Fuel

PNNL team develops new low-cost method to convert captured CO2 to methane

First Supercritical CO2 Circuit Breaker Debuts

Researchers develop bi-metallic catalyst for thermocatalytic decomposition of methane: H2 with low or no CO2

New highly efficient catalyst for photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction toward methane

Licht Group reports high-yield, low-energy synthesis of carbon nano-onions from CO2

Volkswagen LCA highlights carbon benefits of EV vs diesel on Golf: 119 vs 140 g CO2/km; ID. family to reduce footprint

EU GRAMOFON project ends after 42 months with promising results on CO2 capture

Maersk sets net zero CO2 emission target by 2050

CO2 Solutions’ enzymatic carbon capture technology performance exceeds targets in oil sands project

Stanford engineers develop catalyst strategy to improve turnover frequencies for CO2 conversion to hydrocarbons by orders of magnitude

Novel sorbent achieves 90% carbon capture in DOE-sponsored test

KIT and Wintershall Dea collaborating to develop industrial-scale methane pyrolysis for CO2-free production of hydrogen

BMW Group secures CO2-reduced steel for global production network

EIA: CO2 emissions from US power sector have declined 28% since 2005

Twelve and LanzaTech successfully convert CO2 to ethanol

Audi in new e-fuels project: synthetic diesel from water, air-captured CO2 and green electricity; “Blue Crude”

Study: Fossil fuel CO2 emissions reached max daily decline of 17% in April

Israeli company reports successful stage 1 testing of solar CO2-to-fuels technology

Toyota develops general-purpose hydrogen burner for industrial use; NOx emissions below natural gas burner levels, zero CO2

Brown team develops new catalyst for highly efficient conversion of CO2 into C2+ products

Black carbon is a much larger cause of climate change than previously assessed; about twice previous estimates, and 2/3 the effect of CO2

Sandia team puts power into local grid with supercritical CO2 closed-loop Brayton-cycle turbine

U-Mich researcher’s first-principles analysis challenges conventional carbon accounting for biofuels; implications for climate policy

RWTH Aachen researchers report on two methods to convert CO2 to chemicals and fuels

Kopernikus Project P2X integrated container-scale test facility produces first fuels from air-captured CO2 and green power

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