In Illinois, the Chicago Tribune newspaper reports that Irish start-up Silicate is trialing its concept of spreading concrete dust to capture CO2 from the air on corn and soybean farm 60 miles south of Chicago. Between 500 and 1,000 tons of fine dust from ready-mix concrete that has been returned was spread over 100 acres […]
In South Korea, electrochemical catalysts used in water splitting often show poor performance due to low electrical conductance of (oxy)hydroxide species produced in situ. To overcome this challenge, researchers from Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology in Korea have now designed an electrode with Schottky Junction formed at the interface of metallic Ni-W5N4 and semiconducting […]
In Brazil, publications on sugarcane have increased exponentially since 2006 worldwide, and Brazil has had more articles published on the topic than any other country in the period, according to a review in BioEnergy Research. The number of articles on the subject averaged about five per year between 1999 and 2006 but had reached 327 by 2021. Brazil […]
In Finland, the E-fuel project run by VTT and partners has developed a concept for producing electrofuel from green hydrogen and carbon dioxide using a combination of different methods. On Nov. 21, this paraffinic E-fuel was tested for the first time in Finland on a diesel-powered tractor at AGCO Power’s Linnavuori factory in Nokia. The […]
In Kentucky, the University of Kentucky (UK) said that a group of researchers want to recycle and study used cooking oil. UK said that this initiative is part of the 14th annual Gobble Grease Toss held on Black Friday. UK said that cooking oil that is collected will be used for biofuel research through a […]
In California, Sway has been awarded a U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) research and development grant of $272,000 to evolve and scale the next generation of their melt-processable, home-compostable seaweed resin. Sway’s technologies are replacing conventional, petroleum-based resin by shifting feedstock reliance toward renewable sources like seaweed – a crop which […]
In Wisconsin, carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies that could be critical tools to combat climate change have developed in line with other technologies from the last century. However, according to new studies led by a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, these technologies need to develop faster to meet policy targets aimed at limiting global […]
In Denmark, an international research team at DTU has increased the shelf life of electrolyzers that convert CO2 from half a day to 100 hours. This is good news for companies working with the process. The findings were published in Nature Catalysis under the title “Identifying and alleviating the durability challenges in the membrane-electrode-assembly for […]
In China, the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) into carbon-based fuels provides a promising strategy to mitigate CO2 emission and promotes the utilization of renewable energy. The Cn (n≥2) liquid products are desirable because of their high energy densities and ease of storage. However, manipulation of C-C coupling pathway remains a challenge due to the limited mechanistic understanding. […]
In Minnesota, a new study conducted by Netherlands-based Wageningen Food & Biobased Research, a part of Wageningen University & Research (WUR), revealed that coffee capsules made with Ingeo PLA biopolymer from NatureWorks outperform aluminum, conventional plastics, and other compostable capsules when it comes to sustainability performance. The independent study assessed the environmental impact and circularity […]
