Grand Challenge to Produce valuable carbon-based products from CO2 – $35 Million competition

March 25, 2013 in Carbon Utilisation, Funding, News

CCEMC Grand Challenge: Innovative Carbon Uses- This Grand Challenge is a global quest to turn carbon emissions into a valuable resource. The Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation (www.ccemc.ca)
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Joint Research Center – Research position Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU)

February 14, 2013 in Carbon Utilisation

The Energy Systems Evaluation Unit of the Joint Research Centre (European Commission) published a vacancy for a post-doctoral research position. The aim of the proposed project is to assess the
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Making money from mineralisation of CO2

January 10, 2013 in Carbon Capture, Carbon Utilisation, News

Michael Priestnall, CEO of Cambridge Carbon Capture Ltd and Industry Chair of CO2Chem’s Mineralisation Cluster, has authored an article in the Carbon Capture Journal explaining what mineral carbonation is, how
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Call for papers for the 12th International Conference on Carbon Dioxide Utilization

January 10, 2013 in Carbon Utilisation, Events, Featured, News

Now is the time to contribute one or more papers to the 12th International Conference on Carbon Dioxide Utilization (ICCDU). ICCDU, which began in 1991 in Nagoya, Japan, has since
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CO2Chem conference leads to major EU grant award.

November 8, 2012 in Carbon Utilisation

In September 2011, CO2Chem organised a one day conference at Newcastle University on ‘Using CO2 as a sustainable feedstock for the fine-chemicals industry’. This meeting coincided with the announcement by
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New Journal of CO2 Utilization to be launched by Elsevier in 2013

October 23, 2012 in Carbon Utilisation

New Journal to be launched by Elsevier in 2013 JOURNAL OF CO2 UTILIZATION  Editor-in-Chief Professor Sang-Eon Park Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Korea The Journal of CO2 Utilization offers a
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Petronas and Lanzatech to recycle CO2 into chemicals

October 23, 2012 in Carbon Utilisation, News

Capture, Oct  15  2012 (Carbon Capture Journal) – Waste CO2 from Petronas operations will be captured by LanzaTech’s process to create acetic acid. LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and
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Air Fuel Synthesis in the news

October 19, 2012 in Carbon Utilisation, Fuels, News

Great news for network members Air Fuel Synthesis who have had their work highlighted in two UK newspapers today including the front page of the Independent. Read all about their
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SPIRE Roadmap

October 18, 2012 in Carbon Capture, Carbon Utilisation, News

A.SPIRE aisbl is an international non-profit association formed to represent the private sector as a partner in the Sustainable Process Industry through Resource and Energy Efficiency (SPIRE) Public-Private Partnership (PPP)
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US firm Oakbio Makes Bioplastic at Cement Plant using CO2 from Flue Gas and Electricity

July 17, 2012 in Carbon Utilisation

Oakbio Inc. in the USA, has announced the successful production of bioplastic polymers in their bioreactor systems. Oakbio’s system creates bioplastic using inputs of cement plant flue gas and electricity.
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