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Carbon dioxide news
(page 4)
All news on
Carbon dioxide
(also known as
CO2
,
Carbonic anhydride
,
Dry Ice
,
Carbonic Anhydride
,
R-744
,
Dry ice
,
CO₂
,
Biogenic CO2
,
Kohlendioxid
, and
Dióxido de carbono
): plants, production capacities, investments and involved companies.
10 April 2026
Paques Biomaterials supplies Caleyda PHA for circular bitumen
PHA biopolymer integrated into asphalt boosts bitumen performance and durability, enables circular supply, replaces fossil components, sequesters ~2 kg CO2/kg polymer, and aids 2030/2050 goals.
9 April 2026
eFuels SEA launches Southeast Asia eFuel platform using Infinium tech
New Singapore-based platform will develop eFuel plants across Southeast Asia, converting captured CO2 and renewable power into drop-in eSAF and low-carbon fuels; aims for 3–5 projects.
8 April 2026
Infinium’s Project Atlas Wins SABA Next‑Gen SAF Procurement
Selected eSAF project will supply SAF certificates via book-and-claim; airline to take delivery and manage logistics. ~100,000 MTPA, ~95% lifecycle CI reduction, RFNBO-compliant; production by 2029
8 April 2026
BASF: 95‑t plate falling‑film evaporator arrives at Ludwigshafen
Heat pump under construction will use waste heat and renewable electricity to generate ~500,000 t/yr CO₂‑free steam (50 MW), cutting ~100,000 t CO₂/yr for formic acid production; commissioning mid‑2027.
8 April 2026
Zhongyuan Oilfield launches China's first high‑sulfur gas CCUS‑EGR pilot
Team ran 300+ simulations, developed coupled injection models and validated wellbore systems. Two-year trial aims to raise reservoir recovery ~9 pp and expand CO2 storage.
7 April 2026
Southern Energy Renewables, Axens Sign MoU to Advance SAF in Louisiana
MoU: licensor to supply SAF and CO2-capture tech; project developer to lead site, permitting, feedstock/offtake. Pilot token $SAF to track production data; Louisiana flagship first.
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6 April 2026
Moeve: Green molecules could cut Europe’s energy dependency by half by 2040
Renewable hydrogen, advanced biofuels and biomethane could cut Europe’s imported energy share from 57% to 28% by 2040 and replace up to 50% of fossil demand by 2050.
6 April 2026
Velocys and Varhad Capital MOU to develop Make‑In‑India biomass‑to‑SAF
MOU to develop Make‑In‑India biomass-to-SAF projects using operational gasification and Fischer–Tropsch tech; hub‑and‑spoke model for distributed, cost‑competitive, low‑carbon SAF
2 April 2026
Indaver and EcoWerf shift PMD transport to waterways
PMD collection now shipped by inland vessel: 10,000 t/year (replacing ~2,320 road trips), press reduces volume by two-thirds, cuts CO2 by ~127 t/yr; plan to move half waste to waterways.
2 April 2026
Coolbrook partners with Doncasters to manufacture RDH aerofoil castings
Supports first commercial heater demo at Adani Cement (India), advancing electrified high-temp process heating to cut heavy-industry CO2 by up to 30%; UK casting output to scale.
1 April 2026
Celtic Renewables renews circular partnership with Rosebank Distillery
Distillery pot ale will be sent to a nearby biorefinery to make bio‑based chemicals (500 t/yr), extending a 3‑year supply deal; products cut carbon by >60% vs fossil equivalents.
1 April 2026
Air Products advances Rotterdam liquid hydrogen facility
Plant >65% complete, due 2027; to be Europe’s largest, expanding liquid hydrogen supply across Benelux, France, Germany and the UK, supporting electronics, space, industry, mobility, maritime and aviation.
1 April 2026
Phelan Green selects Honeywell UOP FT Unicracking for Saldanha eSAF
Chosen tech will produce commercial-scale electro‑sustainable aviation fuel in Saldanha Bay; R47bn project to deliver >140,000 t eSAF to EU/UK, construction from Q4 2026, local job creation.
31 March 2026
Umicore opens Shanghai innovation center
New 3,600 sqm Shanghai innovation center, first corporate R&D outside Europe; focuses on fuel cells and recycling, expanding to catalysis for renewables, CO2 capture, H2, and local partnerships.
31 March 2026
Messer 2025 results: €4.5bn revenue, €1.4bn EBITDA, €747m investments
Stable 2025: margin held, net debt reduced, staff >12k. Investments in air-separation, on-site/CO2/cylinder plants, helium, decarbonization, R&D/digitalization. 2026 growth expected.
26 March 2026
Uniper & Stadtwerke Wolfenbüttel sign 9 GWh/year PPA for Lower Saxony wind
PPA supplies ~15% of the utility's product portfolio, secures continued operation of six turbines no longer covered by EEG, started this year; pay-as-forecast billing reduces risk and eases planning
26 March 2026
BASF opens world-scale Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China
World-scale integrated chemical site with 2,000 staff; basic, intermediate and specialty chemicals; 100% renewable power; 1 Mt/yr ethylene cracker with e-drive compressors; up to 50% lower CO2; €8.7bn
25 March 2026
EU dialogue on cement industry's low‑carbon transition
Stakeholders urged lead markets, funding (Industrial Decarbonisation Bank), standards, CCS, CO2 transport & storage, skills, stable ETS to speed decarbonisation and competitiveness
25 March 2026
RIFT secures EU Innovation Fund grant for Alpha One
Grant deal formalises funding for Alpha One, enabling engineering, contracting and FID prep. At Evonik Antwerp: 120,000 t/yr iron fuel → 244 GWh/yr low‑carbon heat; ~682 kt CO₂ avoided in 10 yr.
24 March 2026
EU Innovation Fund commits €2.7bn to 54 net‑zero projects
Grant agreements signed; projects cover 17 countries and 17 sectors, set to avoid ~210 Mt CO2 in first 10 years. Six reserve projects invited (up to €491M). IF25 call open until 23 Apr 2026
24 March 2026
Equinor begins Raia pre‑salt gas drilling offshore Brazil
Six wells started 24 Mar with Valaris DS‑17 in ~2,900m water; recoverable >1bn boe; capacity 16m m3/day (~15% national demand); start‑up 2028; $9bn investment; FPSO ~6 kg CO2/boe.
24 March 2026
Mitsui Chemicals: Collaborative Rail Freight Enables Same‑Container Continuous Round‑Trips
Demonstration (Aug 2025–Jan 2026) showed multi-shipper collaborative rail freight in Tokai/Chugoku can use same containers for continuous round-trips, cutting CO2 by 57% and guiding logistics plans.
23 March 2026
Veolia to exit coal at Karviná by 2029 with multi‑energy plant
Transforms local heating to RDF/biomass/gas cogeneration (53% RDF), serving ~50,000 households, cutting CO2 by ~200,000 t, improving air quality and energy autonomy.
20 March 2026
Petrobras resumes investments in Minas Gerais during Lula visit
During Lula’s visit to Regap (Betim), resumption of investments announced: R$3.8bn (2026–30), up to R$9bn/10 yrs; 8k–36k jobs; +25k bpd capacity (2027) and 13.3 MW solar plant.
19 March 2026
EnviTec Biogas and LIQVIS expand Bio‑LNG network
Bio-LNG: low-emission, price-stable heavy-truck fuel—up to 1,700 km range, ~15-min refuel, <€1/kg; made from local organic feedstocks and rolled out via expanding station network
19 March 2026
Equinor Annual Report 2025
Record production and strong cash results in 2025; safety improved; adjusted operating income $27.6B; production 2,137 mboe/d; renewables +25%; emissions −34% since 2015.
19 March 2026
Sinopec Wins Six Awards at 51st Geneva International Invention Exhibition
Two Jury Special Commendation Golds and four Golds; CO2-capture equipment also won a Special Innovation Award. Winners cover CO2 capture, heavy‑oil viscosity reduction, hydrogen and catalyst tech.
18 March 2026
Zephyr to buy permanent carbon removals from Carbon Centric
Four-year buy of carbon removal certificates to offset estimated Scope 1 (10 t/yr), retroactively and going forward, and to support development of permanent CO2 storage projects
18 March 2026
thyssenkrupp nucera to supply 300 MW electrolyzers for Moeve’s Onuba green-hydrogen plant
First phase in Huelva, Spain, will yield ~45,000 t/yr green H2; FID taken Mar 2026. Expected CO2 savings ~250,000 t/yr; part of a scalable Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley linking to EU industry
18 March 2026
Boliden invests SEK 4bn in Garpenberg hoist and SEK 1.5bn in Rönnskär SCM plant
SEK 4bn hoist at Garpenberg to keep 4.5 Mt/yr past 2030; SEK 1.5bn Rönnskär demo plant (280 kt/yr SCMentum) 2026–28. SCM emits <5% of cement CO2; exploration continues.
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