hanno

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I wrote about the backstory of Carboliq, a promising chemical recycling startup that is currently in a difficult situation https://t.co/HM31HYbkoC

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Capturing "only" 25% could be seen as a first step, but it's not entirely obvious whether there's a next step. In my latest newsletter, I try to distill why retrofitting CCS to existing Hydrogen and Ammonia plants may be a dead end and not a step towards deep emission reductions.

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Yara's new CCS project in the Netherlands plans to capture 25% of the plant's CO2 emissions💨🏭🚢 https://t.co/sweOqySbb8

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At its Sluiskil Ammonia plant, Yara recently inaugurated a CCS project and plans to ship CO2 to Northern Lights in Norway. For now, the ship left empty and was just there for the ceremony.

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A Green Hydrogen plant in Leuna/Germany was supposed to start production in 2022. But it's been delayed for years, and after some digging, I'm finally able to reveal the backstory: https://t.co/fdauL9bryV

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Plastic Energy, one of the most promising chemical recycling🧪♻️ startups, is in financial peril💶
https://t.co/TGPwUyZ8MD

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Should we give up on E-Methanol and CO₂ utilization? https://t.co/SS1hPbkb3Z

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More in my latest newsletter.

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China's Green Methanol Industry is racing ahead🇨🇳🌱⚗️🏎️
Many expect that Green Methanol is the future clean shipping fuel🚢⛽️, as well as a promising feedstock for sustainable aviation fuels✈️ & fossil-free plastics🧴
In 2023, something happened in China🇨🇳
https://t.co/fu0cp4uP7j

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In 2026, Vioneo changed plans & want to build "in China near green methanol supply".
Europe's🇪🇺 failure to scale Green Methanol production leads to a compounding failure to attract one of the most promising projects for a fossil-free future chemical industry🌱⚗️🏭️

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What happens if you offer generous subsidies💰 for Carbon Capture and Storage💨 - but you demand that projects deliver on time⏰?
Denmark awarded CCS subsidies💶 in multiple tenders. But those came with a catch: deliver on time - or face hefty penalties. https://t.co/woNJ5wjNQ3

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A Climate Success Story🎉 without a Happy End🙁? https://t.co/gKINd5NsWv

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It's the worst known greenhouse gas, and a factory in Southern Germany emits a lot of it 🌍🏡💨🏭 #sf6 https://t.co/a5NkHG9IIR

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Will Enerkem's Waste Gasification tech work in Spain after it failed to deliver in Canada?♨️🗑️ Repsol wants to build a Waste-to-Methanol plant in Tarragona🇪🇸. The tech was used in Edmonton🇨🇦 for ~10y, but never came close to its expected production volumes https://t.co/XYDtYkTi8w

[Industry Decarbonization Newsletter @industrydec]

Why does @UNFCCC make it needlessly difficult to download emission data? Whatever the reason, I am now providing downloads of data that should be easily accessible. More: https://t.co/vLPdtelgzj

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Waste gasification company @Enerkem was once a promising cleantech player, but went through some difficult times lately, most of their projects failed. Yet, energy company Repsol still wants to build a larger plant with their technology https://t.co/ndX5wnemMb

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Looking for new ways to make clean Hydrogen?🌱💧
Peregrine Hydrogen says they have a way that requires 1/2 the electricity by integrating it with another process. ⛏️⚒️🪨
https://t.co/3WJPqDrQsw

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You want CCS, but cheaper and less controversial? Try Biomethane https://t.co/9WTiHl5wHq