Innovation Award „Best CO2 Utilisation 2025“: Nominations have been announced

 The CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference organised by Nova-Institut has established itself as an international meeting and networking area for the entire carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) and power-to-X industry and its customers. The upcoming 13th edition of the conference will take place from 29 to 30 April in Cologne. The highlight of the hybrid event is the „Best CO2 Utilisation 2025“ award. This recognises outstanding technologies that utilise and transform CO₂. This year's six nominees are leaders in the development of new CO₂ capture technologies, CO₂ electrolysers, sustainable polyurethanes, green methanol production and high-quality carbon materials such as graphite and carbon nanotubes. 

The following new developments were nominated for the award: 

• eChemicles (HU): Low-temperature CO₂ electrolyser 
  eChemicles has developed the world's first containerised, scalable CO₂ electrolyser system. It converts CO₂ into valuable molecules and can be easily integrated into existing industrial infrastructures, enabling faster implementation and lower investment costs. The technology can be coupled with renewable energy. 

• Far Eastern New Century Corporation (TW): CO₂-based NIPU® 
  FENC has developed the world's first CO₂-based NIPU technology that converts CO₂ into high-performance elastomers. This technology replaces toxic isocyanates and offers a more sustainable alternative for products such as waterproof membranes, synthetic leather and elastic fibres. 

• Oxylus Energy (US): Methanol-producing electrolyser 
  Oxylus Energy has developed a technology that converts CO₂ directly into methanol using only renewable energy and water. This enables the decarbonisation of industrial emissions and the production of CO₂-neutral or -negative methanol. 

• Skytree (NL): Stratus Direct Air Capture (DAC) 
  Skytree's DAC system captures CO₂ directly from the air and delivers it to electrolysers that produce sustainable fuels. The technology is flexible and works with renewable energy sources and industrial waste heat. 

• TNO (NL): Sorption Enhanced DME Synthesis (SEDMES) 
  TNO has developed a technology that efficiently converts CO₂ into dimethyl ether (DME). DME replaces diesel and liquefied petroleum gas and is an important raw material in the chemical industry. 

• UP Catalyst (EE): Battery-grade graphite from CO₂ 
  UP Catalyst has developed a process in which CO₂ is converted into long-lasting carbon materials such as graphite and carbon nanotubes. This method requires significantly less energy than conventional production processes. 

Further information about the event: https://co2-chemistry.eu