How a German deep-tech start-up wants to redefine the future of fuel

Interview with ICODOS on e-methanol production for climate-neutral industries

We are ICODOS - an innovative technology company from Germany that emerged from research at the renowned Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Our interdisciplinary team of engineers, scientists and business experts has set itself the task of supporting industry - especially the shipping and ...

World premiere: "Mannheim 001" production plant produces marine fuel from wastewater and electricity

e-Methanol is a climate-neutral fuel alternative and therefore key to the sustainable transformation of the shipping industry

A pioneering innovation from Mannheim is setting new standards in the production of sustainable fuel. In a globally unique plant, sustainable marine fuel is being produced from wastewater and electricity for the first time. Behind it is a consortium consisting of the climate technology start-up ...

Hy2gen reaches milestone for ammonia project in Canada

Hy2gen's COURANT project was awarded the contract last year for a capacity of 307 MW to produce 230,000 tons of renewable ammonia per year.

Hy2gen Canada Inc., the Canadian subsidiary of global renewable hydrogen producer Hy2gen, has submitted the project notification for the COURANT project, a renewable ammonia production facility, to Quebec's Minister of the Environment. This milestone marks the end of the planning phase. As a next ...

C1 raised €20 million in fresh capital to replace fossil resources in the shipping, aviation and chemical industries

Green methanol: Commercialisation of the circular raw material of the future

Cleantech company C1 Green Chemicals AG has successfully secured €20 million in fresh capital to bring its groundbreaking green methanol catalysis technology to market. Green methanol can be used to defossilize three key industries: shipping, aviation and carbon-based chemical production. At the ...

OE-A and LOPEC celebrate innovation with the OE-A Competition and Start-up Competition Awards 2025

This year’s OE-A competition was dominated by projects and products that focus on smart living. 20 entrants from around the world submitted their latest visions and products to the OE-A Competition 2025. From smart patches for healthcare applications to hydrogen tanks and new lighting ...

Data recycling with AI: How new knowledge is created from old information

Munich start-up combats data chaos

Excel spreadsheets, PDFs, outdated databases - unstructured data sources are piling up in many companies, making it difficult to access valuable information. Technical specifications, standard documents and historical test reports often contain valuable findings, but remain hidden in inaccessible ...

Important technological milestone: production of sustainable aviation fuel becomes more efficient

KIT and Sunfire succeed in Kopernikus project P2X technology upgrade for CO2-neutral production of fuels

Fuels such as kerosene can be produced in a climate-friendly way fromCO2, water and green electricity using power-to-liquid processes. Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have already demonstrated this with plants in real operation. Researchers in the Kopernikus project P2X ...

Bionic revolution in surface treatment

Fusion Bionic Spin-off Wins Fraunhofer Founder Award 2024

On February 19, 2025, the Fraunhofer Founder Award, endowed with 50,000 euros, was presented to the spin-off Fusion Bionic GmbH. The spin-off of the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS impressed with its bio-inspired laser technology, creating a new standard in ultrafast ...

Fast and scalable CO₂ emission reduction

ctrl+s Secures Seed Funding to Accelerate and Optimize Emission Reduction in Supply Chains

Berlin-based climate-tech company ctrl+s has successfully closed a €1 million seed funding round, led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and supported by experienced industry experts like Benjamin Schulz as an angel investor. With this funding, ctrl+s will further scale its platform, helping ...

High-tech startup CrySyst provides quality-by-control solutions for pharmaceutical, fine chemical industries

“These tools reduce time, material usage and risk while enhancing process robustness and scalability”

International process systems and operation experts have launched high-tech startupCrystallization Systems Technology Inc.(CrySyst) to streamline processes used by companies in the pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries. CrySyst’s quality-by-control (QbC) framework addresses ...