Veolia has partnered with UK biotechnology startup, FabricNano, to apply enzymes to rocks to trial faster, permanent carbon dioxide removal directly from the atmosphere. With this world-first trial pairing biology with geology to accelerate rock weathering for carbon sequestration, Veolia aims to reduce the energy consumption, emissions and timescales for carbon removal by utilizing enzymes to accelerate the natural weathering process.
Stockholm Exergi announced that it has signed a contract with Microsoft covering 3.33 million tons of permanent carbon removals from bio-energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) at Värtan, Stockholm. The agreement represents the world's largest permanent removals deal to date.
Dyckerhoff is planning to invest around EUR 350 million in the construction of a carbon capture installation at its Deuna plant in Thuringia. Once the investment is completed, the Dyckerhoff plant in Deuna will be one of the first plants in Germany to produce and sell Net-Zero cement.
Senator John Hoeven announced a $5.1 million award to advance carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) monitoring at the Great Plains Synfuels Plant. The monitoring and sequestration project, which is being led by the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC), is key to the development of commercially-viable CCUS.
Georgia Tech and Meta have collaborated to produce a massive, open-source database to enable the team to train an AI model that is orders of magnitude faster than existing chemistry simulations. The project, named OpenDAC, could accelerate climate solutions the planet desperately needs.
Enteq Technologies has kicked off an extensive multi-well testing programme, having secured a long-term contractual relationship in Australia. Enteq’s SABER Tool (Steer-At-Bit Enteq Rotary Tool) and team arrived in Australia in late March, before testing commenced in April.
Topsoe, a global leader in carbon emission reduction technologies, has signed a contract with CF Industries, the world’s largest producer of ammonia, for the licensing and engineering supporting a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study of a new low-carbon ammonia plant in Louisiana.
Cool Planet Technologies announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Carmeuse Technologies, a leading global manufacturer of lime, limestone, and mineral-based products, to collaborate on decarbonization technology developments, using Cool Planet’s advanced membrane-based carbon capture technology.
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MicroSeismic, Inc. (MSI) received a significant boost of $1,096,839 through a Department of Energy (DOE) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant program, underscoring the commitment to advancing scientific energy innovation and fostering clean energy development.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) aims to facilitate the development of this direct air capture that the International Energy Agency says will be a “key technology” for combating global warming.
Verde AgriTech Ltd announced that it has been named as one of the Top 100 most promising carbon removal innovators competing in the XPRIZE Carbon Removal. The goal of the XPRIZE Carbon Removal is to build a new industry of successful carbon removal companies that collectively reach gigatonne-scale.
Carbon Clean has achieved a fabrication milestone on Ørsted’s FlagshipONE project, Europe’s largest commercial-scale eMethanol facility under construction. The first equipment has been mounted on the structural steel of the first module, marking the start of the module assembly process. Once operational, Carbon Clean’s technology will be capable of capturing 70,000 tonnes of biogenic CO2 per year for Ørsted’s facility in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden.
ExxonMobil, NTU, and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have established the ExxonMobil-NTU-A*STAR Corporate Lab to develop solutions that would help lower carbon emissions, contribute to resource efficiency, and help build a more sustainable future.
RepAir has established a storage partnership with Cella, aimed at creating dedicated value chains for extracting CO2 from the atmosphere and permanently storing it underground through in-situ mineralization. This storage agreement will streamline the sale of high-quality carbon credits to off-takers, enabling corporations to meet evolving ESG standards, manage offsets, and advance towards net zero goals.
OMV Petrom will test a new carbon capture and utilization technology at the Petrobrazi refinery, starting June. The tests are part of a demonstration campaign carried out in three countries - Denmark, Romania and Greece, within an innovation project financed with European funds - ConsenCUS.
Carbon Upcycling Technologies, Inc. announced the first delivery in 2024 of 200 tonnes of CO₂-enhanced fly ash to BURNCO Rock Products, Ltd, a leading supplier of construction materials, as part of a groundbreaking initiative to deploy low-carbon concrete in the City of Calgary.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that it has decided to equip its LR1 product tanker Nexus Victoria with the "Filtree System," an onboard CO2 capture system with a SOx scrubber manufactured by Value Maritime B.V., a Dutch emission reducing technology company. This marks the first time a Japanese operator has commercially installed a CO2 capture system onboard a vessel. The system is slated for installation around the end of 2024.
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management announced two projects selected to receive a total of $23.2 million to evaluate the potential of oil and gas production and geologic storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) from unconventional reservoirs through a combined process that uses captured CO2 emissions to recover residual oil—called CO2 enhanced oil recovery.
Deep Sky, a Montréal-based carbon removal project developer, and Carbfix, the world’s first CO2 mineral storage operator, have partnered to explore CO2 mineral storage in Canada. A pre-feasibility study of Quebec’s potential reservoirs for CO2 mineral storage will conclude in June.
Technip Energies has been awarded a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract by Viridor for the Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project at one of the United Kingdom’s largest Energy-from-Waste facilities in Runcorn, United Kingdom.
On 11 April, the Research Council of Norway announced an investment of 180 MNOK in a new research centre on carbon capture, transport and storage (CCS) in Norway. gigaCCS is a Centre for Environment-Friendly Energy Research (FME) that will advance Norway’s expertise in CCS, as well as support the global implementation of CCS at a gigatonne scale.
Exterra Carbon Solutions and Énergir Development Partner to Stimulate Carbon Sequestration in Quebec
Exterra Solutions Carbone Inc., a pioneering Quebec-based company specializing in the safe and sustainable surface sequestration of carbon, announced its first strategic collaboration with Énergir Développement Inc., a specialist in energy distribution and production. This partnership aims to accelerate carbon capture and enhance carbon sequestration efforts in Quebec.
enfinium announced it is progressing plans to invest around £200 million in carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology at the Parc Adfer energy from waste facility in Deeside, North Wales, providing vital carbon removals and boosting the green economy.
Wood has been selected as a contractor by Net Zero Teesside Power and Northern Endurance Partnership for integrated project management services.
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