Construction is underway by AIR Co. (Brooklyn, N.Y.; www.aircompany.com) for a commercial demonstration plant capable of converting captured carbon dioxide into fuel-grade paraffins, as well as ethanol and methanol, in a single step. The facility will be a larger version…
Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.covestro.com) has developed a chemolysis process for recycling polycarbonate back into monomers. In laboratory trials, the process has been shown to recycle waste streams with more than 50% polycarbonate content into monomers, closing the loop to…
In recent years, some car manufacturers have developed vehicles that integrate photovoltaic cells into the roof — the easiest surface to use for onboard solar-power generation. Now, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE; Freiburg, Germany;…
Hydrogen is clearly one of the key drivers for decarbonizing industry and meeting crucial environmental objectives, as evidenced by the numerous announced projects and funding initiatives across the globe. This point was further underlined at the third annual HydrogeNext conference,…
GF Piping Systems (Schaffhausen, Switzerland) has started a collaboration with neustark (Bern, Switzerland), a climate tech company specializing in removing CO2 from the atmosphere and permanently storing it in demolition concrete. To limit the increase in global average temperature to…
By 2026, Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) will implement a new, patented purification technology at its production site in Carling, France, to improve the site’s operational efficiency and environmental footprint toward the highest standard. This investment will enable to reduce the…
LanzaTech Global, Inc. (Skokie, Ill.) has collaborated with Dow (Midland, Mich.) to introduce a new biodegradable surfactant to the home care market. Dow’s surfactant, EcoSense 2470, is made using LanzaTech’s CarbonSmart technology and ensures immediate market entry, while maintaining high-performance…
KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has been awarded a blue hydrogen process technology and front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by EET Hydrogen for its planned HPP2 low-carbon hydrogen facility at HyNet, the UK's leading industrial decarbonization project. Under the…
Honeywell International Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) recently announced a collaboration with SK E&S, an affiliate of Korean conglomerate SK Group, to deploy Honeywell carbon capture technology to help enable SK to accelerate the energy transition in Korea and other parts of Southeast…
Ascend Elements is partnering with South Korea-based SK ecoplant and its e-waste recycling subsidiary, TES, to build a $65 million lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Hopkinsville, Ky. The 100,000-square-foot EV battery recycling facility will disassemble and shred approximately 24,000 metric…