In Europe several initiatives have been started to develop CO₂ reuse technologies. Information on conferences and activities related to CO₂ reuse activities can be found following the links below. Also a selection of reports and networks on CO₂ reuse activities is included.

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New Journal to be launched by Elsevier in 2013: JOURNAL OF CO₂ UTILIZATION

The Journal of CO₂ Utilization offers a single, multi-disciplinary, scholarly platform for the exchange of novel research in the field of CO₂ re-use for scientists and engineers in chemicals, fuels and materials.

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Conferences and workshops related to CO₂ reuse

Conference on CO₂ as feedstock

On October 11-12, 2012 the Nova Institute in Essen organises a conference on carbon dioxide as feedstock. The conference focuses on five steps for the implementation of a full CO₂ economy: how the next revolution in the chemistry sector is unfolding, and first successes. More information on the conference: http://www.co2-chemistry.eu.

European CO₂ reuse initiatives

France

• Algomics, Omics of energy conversion and storage by micro-algae: http://www-heliobiotec.cea.fr/algomics-en.html
• Symbiose, Development of an integrated system to produce methane using a source of industrial CO₂, a source of organic waste, and solar energy: http://anr-symbiose.org/?q=en/node/83
• Shamash, producing bio fuels from autotrophic microalgae: http://www-sop.inria.fr/comore/shamash/wwweng/engindex.html

Germany

• Dream Production, A pilot plant at Chempark Leverkusen, for producing plastics from carbon dioxide (CO₂): http://www.chemicals-technology.com/projects/bayer-co2-plastics/
• CO2RRECT, Research to new methods of utilizing carbon dioxide using renewable energies: http://co2chem.co.uk/carbon-utilisation/co2rrect; http://www.invite-research.com/en/contentseite/aktuelle-forschungsprojekte/co2rrect.html
• WACKER, New catalysts for the hydrogenation of CO₂ to methane for energy storage
• KIT, Storage of electrical energy from regenerative sources in the gas infrastructure: H₂O electrolysis and synthesis of gas components
• Photocatalytic CO₂ activation to fuels and base chemicals, TU München
• Development of active and selective heterogeneous photocatalysts for the reduction of CO₂ to C1 base chemicals, University Bochum: http://kongress.achema.de/Beitragseinreichung/Congress+Planner/Datei_handler-tagung-559-file-5668-p-44.html; http://www.techem.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/index2.php?; section=techem&ordner=research&group=group&sub=strunk&lang=en&page=jennifer_strunk.html
• Integrated Dimethylether synthesis based on methane from CO₂, BASF
• Acrylic acid from CO₂ and Ethylen, BASF
• CO2 based acetone fermentation, Evonik
• Energy-efficient synthesis of aliphatic aldehydes from alkanes and CO₂, Evonik
• Orgkokat – New organocatalysts and catalytic processes for the utilisation of CO₂ as building block for chemical syntheses , Leibnitz-Institute for Catalysis
• Solar-thermochemical synthesis of chemical products from H₂O and CO₂, BASF: http://www.basf.com/group/corporate/site-ludwigshafen/AppData/news-and-media-relations/news-releases/P-10-221
• HyCats- New catalysts and technologies for the solar-chemical hydrogen production, H.C. Stark
• Synthesis of fuels from CO₂ and water using regenerative energy, SunFire: http://www.sunfire.de/en/kreislauf/power-to-liquids
• Photocatalytic CO₂ activation to fuels and base chemicals, TU München

CO2 reuse networks

• CO2NET, Scientific coordination of CCU activities in Germany (under BMBF); http://www.chemieundco2.de/en/160.php
• CO2Chem Network (UK)
• A collaboration between a range of UK universities with interest and research programmes looking at ways to utilise CO₂, including CO₂ captured from anthropogenic sources; http://co2chem.co.uk/

CO₂ reuse reports

• GCCSI, Accelerating the uptake of CCS: Industrial use of captured carbon dioxide (March 2011); http://cdn.globalccsinstitute.com/sites/default/files/publications/14026/accelerating-uptake-ccs-industrial-use-captured-carbon-dioxide.pdf
• Centre for low carbon futures (University of Sheffield), Carbon Capture and Utilisation in the green economy: http://www.policyinnovations.org/ideas/policy_library/data/01612/_res/id=sa_File1/CCU.pdf