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📢 We are pleased to share that PNO Innovation Italia has published an article in Project Repository Journal, Vol. 24! 🎉 The piece explores how membrane technologies are driving industrial sustainability and highlights PNO Innovation Italia’s role in leading the #dissemination, #communication & #exploitation activities of the EU-funded MEASURED Project. 💡 MEASURED Project is advancing #pervaporation, membrane #distillation and #gasseparation to boost resource efficiency, cut emissions & support circular, resilient production. 🚀 Project highlights so far: ✅ Creation of spin-off X-MEM ✅ 11 key exploitable results defined ✅ High-performing membranes selected for 3 business cases, supported by digital twins & CFD simulations 🔗 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/dbcxuREi Eindhoven University of Technology TECNALIA Research & Innovation TNO Kemijski inštitut - National Institute of Chemistry University of Calabria Paul Rauschert Steinbach GmbH CNR-ITM GVS Filter Technology ENGIE Arkema Orelis Environnement, ALSYS Group PNO Innovation Italia INNOVATION PLACE MODELTA CERAMIQUES TECHNIQUES ET INDUSTRIELLES (CTI) Aix-Marseille University Centre Tecnològic de la Química a Catalunya Circular Water Technologies AB European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) #membrane #europeanproject #innovation #membranetechnologies

TAD is an international conference dedicated to the challenges in analytical chemistry related to energy transition and sustainable development. Specifically, the targeted areas are CO2 capture, utilization, and storage, recycling and end-of-life of plastics, photovoltaic solar energy, decarbonized hydrogen, bioresources, and electrical storage and batteries. See: https://lnkd.in/dUTFfV_6 Special focus on Recycling & End-of-Life of Plastics 'ANALYTICAL CHALLENGES & PLASTICS RECYCLING ISSUES' from Jean-François GERARD - UMR CNRS 5223 Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères 

ℹ️ News from HE - CUMERI ℹ️ The overall aim of HE - CUMERI is to develop and demonstrate advanced, customized membrane systems to improve the recovery of valuable components and the energy efficiency of industrial plants, while reducing CO2 emissions. Today, we're telling you more about one of the planned project outcomes: The PEBA-based polymers developed in our project by our partners Maastricht University and TECNALIA Research & Innovation.

UP Catalyst, a University of Tartu spin-off founded in 2019, is developing a molten-salt electrolysis process that converts CO₂ into battery-grade graphite, carbon nanotubes, and carbon black. This breakthrough offers Europe a sustainable, local supply of critical materials that are today almost entirely imported from China, which controls about 95–99% of global graphite production. By turning industrial CO₂ into high-value nanomaterials, UP Catalyst combines climate goals with strategic autonomy, ensuring that European battery and defence industries can access essential inputs without relying on vulnerable supply chains. Its products have broad dual-use relevance, from electric vehicles and drones to composites and coatings for military platforms. With strong backing from the European Investment Bank, the Estonian government, and EU innovation programs, UP Catalyst is positioning itself as a cornerstone in Europe’s efforts to secure critical raw materials and reduce technological dependencies. The Defence Finance Monitor profile examines UP Catalyst’s proprietary MSCC-ET process, its academic origins, and its integration into European critical raw materials strategies. It evaluates how the company contributes to EU resilience by substituting Chinese imports, the maturity of its pilot-scale production, and the dual-use applications of its materials in batteries, composites, and force protection systems. The report also highlights the company’s role in Europe’s Critical Raw Materials Act framework and its trajectory toward industrial-scale deployment. 👉 Read the full company profile on Defence Finance Monitor to access DFM’s assessment of UP Catalyst, including its contribution to European autonomy, the technological maturity of its CO₂-to-graphite process, and its potential role in NATO and EU energy security strategies. #UPCatalyst #GaryUrb #RaitMaasikas #SebastianPohlmann #EinarKaru #AdvancedMaterials #Graphite #EuropeanStrategicAutonomy #DefenceFinanceMonitor https://lnkd.in/dNcRvQm3

🚀 Innovation is heating up in Germany’s climate tech scene! The past month has seen some game-changing milestones in hydrogen and Direct Air Capture (DAC) – driving us closer to net-zero goals 🌍 ✨ Key Highlights: 🔋 Greenlyte Carbon Technologies Awarded major funding to scale a DAC-to-eMethanol plant in Marl 🇩🇪 - targeting ~1,000 t/year CO₂ capture by late 2026. This project bridges the gap between carbon removal and sustainable fuels ♻️ 🧪 Air2Chem Project A cutting-edge collaboration between Fraunhofer UMSICHT, RWTH Aachen & industry partners. Recently reported breakthrough results in converting captured CO₂ directly into valuable chemicals like syngas & ethylene 🔄 💨 Phlair Secured $30.6M in seed funding to accelerate scalable DAC solutions, with backing from Frontier. This is a big step towards commercial CO₂ removal at competitive costs 🌱 💡 Why it matters: These milestones are more than headlines - they’re proof that Germany’s cleantech ecosystem is rapidly advancing from R&D to large-scale deployment. They show: 📈 Growing investor confidence in carbon removal & hydrogen innovation 🏭 Increasing integration of captured CO₂ into value chains 🌐 Cross-sector collaborations driving speed to market 🌱 The momentum is building - and each breakthrough gets us closer to a climate-positive future. #hydrogen #carboncapture #directaircapture #greenhydrogen #germany #netzero #research #projects #momentum

✨ Fostering innovation for a net-zero future: Highlights from the UP-TO-ME 1st Innovation Workshop 🚀 The UP-TO-ME project is pioneering a game-changing approach to decentralised Power-to-Methanol production, specifically for hard-to-electrify sectors like marine transport. 🤝 Our recent 1st Innovation Workshop brought together project innovators and external experts to review our proof-of-concept plant, intelligent automation systems, 3D-printed methanol synthesis reactors and printed structured packings for CO₂ separation and methanol distillation. This collaborative forum is key to our mission. By facilitating co-understanding and co-creation with stakeholders, we ensure our technologies are not only technically sound but also strategically positioned for rapid market adoption. ♻️ We're committed to converting decentralised CO₂ point sources into sites for renewable fuel production, significantly impacting the journey to a net-zero EU economy. Learn more about our progress and what's next for UP-TO-ME in Valencia! https://lnkd.in/dDmi3_sB #UPTOME #HorizonEurope #CleanTech #SustainableFuels #Innovation #Decarbonization #Collaboration VTT | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) | Global Omnium | Isle Utilities | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) | cloudfluid | ICODOS European Research Executive Agency (REA) | #horizonEU

📢 We are delighted to share our latest publication on ammonia cracking, conducted as part of the AMBHER project. This study explores the integration of membranes into 3D-printed Periodic Open Cellular Structures (POCS) for ammonia decomposition.   Compared with packed-bed or fluidized-bed reactors, POCS technology offers important advantages in membrane protection, as there is no direct contact between the catalyst and the membrane. Although POCS have a lower catalyst holdup than pellet beds, limiting the total available catalytic surface area and weight, their enhanced heat and mass transfer properties (e.g., reduced concentration polarization) make them a promising alternative for demanding processes.   This collaborative work, carried out by ENGIE , Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and the National Research Council of Italy (CNR), provides valuable insights into reactor design optimization for hydrogen production via ammonia cracking. 🏹 Key highlights of the study include: - Development of nickel-alloy POCS via Selective Laser Melting (SLM), activated with Ru-based catalysts. - Evaluation of different geometries (e.g., Kelvin, Gyroid) and their impact on hydrogen recovery and concentration polarization. - Identification of optimal configurations balancing hydrogen production kinetics and extraction efficiency.   👉 You can access the full article here: ScienceDirect Link Simon Richard, Fausto Gallucci, Antonio Vita, Nicolas Meynet, PhD, Damien Tasso, Rajana Mohammed, Benjamin Hary, Steve Nardone, Assia SAKER, Pierre Olivier, Stephanie Toppi

☀️ Partner Highlight ☀️    Avantama AG is a global leader in nanomaterials & ink formulations 🧪 for displays, OLEDs, and solar cells. Their high-performance materials drive the next generation of electronics and renewable energy solutions.    Role in #PERSEUS:  ✅ Develops advanced transport & deposition materials for solar cells.  ✅ Optimizes ink formulations for efficient coatings & interfaces.  ✅ Enhances scalability & industrial compatibility of perovskite PV.    With cutting-edge material science 🔬, Avantama is enabling the future of clean energy.     🔗 Learn more about Avantama: www.avantama.com  👉 Check out the whole PERSEUS consortium here: https://lnkd.in/dcqEBj48      PERSEUS is co-funded by:  🇪🇺 CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency  🇨🇭 State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI  🇬🇧 UKRI - Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge (IDC) 

As part of the EU-funded HYDREAMS project, we at Swiss Steel Group are developing solutions to replace natural gas in thermal processes with clean hydrogen – without compromising quality, safety, or efficiency. We are testing different furnace and burner systems, analyzing material properties, and creating practical concepts. The first results are promising: In pilot trials with 13 steel grades, we observed no negative impact on structure or composition. Now we are taking the next step – with industrial demonstrators. 🔍 Why it matters: Hydrogen could become a key element in decarbonizing our industry – and we are actively driving this transformation forward. Messer SE & Co. KGaA Genvia HALIAS Technologies Calderys VDEh-Betriebsforschungsinstitut GmbH Technische Universität Graz

We’re thrilled to share another technological milestone in the development of our biogas combustion system @ecomates: In close collaboration with the Laboratory for Energy Technology at Munich University of Applied Sciences (Hochschule München), we achieved a conversion efficiency of over 90% across varying biogas qualities – fully compliant with the emission limits defined by the German BImSchG (Federal Emission Control Act). Special thanks go to Prof. Dr. Nina-Marie Thiel for her expert support, and to Michael Richter, whose outstanding bachelor thesis played a crucial role in validating and optimizing the combustion unit. We’d also like to sincerely thank REHE Versorgungstechnik GmbH for their expertise and hands-on support with the gas system installation. This project is a great example of how applied research, industrial craftsmanship, and start-up innovation can jointly push the boundaries of sustainable energy technology. More details: https://lnkd.in/e54Z6etN