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E-Fuels: Navigating the Path from Pilot to Commercial Scale Production

The e-fuels sector stands at a critical juncture in its evolution from laboratory innovation and demonstration projects to industrial-scale production. While significant progress has been made in technology development and market interest, evidenced by substantial corporate investments and supportive policy frameworks, considerable challenges remain.

Status of Supplementary Cementitious Materials in the Cement Sector

Innovation map of the status of supplementary cementitious materials in the cement sector.

NanoCrete

NanoCrete is a company based in Colorado, USA, aiming to commercialise graphene-enhanced concrete. IDTechEx spoke with Founder and President, Shaun Lane.

NatureWorks

NatureWorks, established in 1989, has positioned itself as a major player in the bioplastics industry, an industry aiming to replace fossil-based plastics. The company is based in Plymouth, Minnesota, USA. The parent companies are Cargill and PTT Global Chemical. The company's major product is its Ingeo™ biopolymer, a polylactic acid (PLA) product derived from renewable plant resources.

LanzaJet

LanzaJet is a sustainable fuels technology company, spun out of LanzaTech in 2020. The company is commercializing its alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) technology for production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Novamont

Novamont is an Italian company founded in 1989 as a research center within the Montedison Group. The company is headquartered in Novara, Italy. Novamont produces biodegradable bioplastics under the range Mater-Bi.

Carbon Neutral Fuels

Carbon Neutral Fuels (CNF) is a UK-based start-up aiming to produce electro-fuels (e-fuels) for decarbonization of long-haul aviation and maritime shipping sectors. IDTechEx spoke to the company at Innovation Zero 2024 in London, UK.

Building a Net-Negative Future: CO2-Derived Concrete

In a world with a growing population and a rapidly expanding construction sector to match, how do we prevent building homes from damaging our climate? Concrete is the second most consumed material on Earth, but its key ingredient, cement, is responsible for 7% of global anthropogenic CO2 emissions. The answer could come from thin air - CO2-derived building materials.

Liquid X — Functional Electronics Fabrication

An IDTechEx analyst talked with Liquid X, a Carnegie Mellon University spin-off focusing on the advanced material manufacture of functional metallic inks to replace physical wires. The applications cover multiple industries, including sensors, heating elements, smart textiles and many others

Epic Resins: Insulation and Potting for Electric Vehicle Electronics

Epic Resins is a formulator and manufacturer of polyurethan (PU) and epoxy resins that was founded in 1958. At a recent webinar it presented some key products of insulation and potting of electric vehicle motors, power electronics, and sensors.

Solidia Technologies

Solidia is a US-based company developing carbon dioxide curing of precast concrete and lower carbon footprint cement mixtures. In October 2023, IDTechEx Technology Analyst Eve Pope spoke with Pradeep Ghosh, Senior Director, Strategy and Business Development.