Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation Successfully Demonstrates World’s First End-to-End Value Chain for Onboard Captured CO2
By Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation
July 02, 2025
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation has successfully completed the world’s first maritime pilot demonstrating the full value chain of onboard captured carbon dioxide in China on 25 June 2025. This cross-sectoral demonstration highlights how captured CO2 from ships can be repurposed for industrial applications, linking maritime decarbonisation efforts with broader land-based carbon ecosystem.
Carbon Upcycling announced the closing of its 18 million investment round led by Builders Vision. The latest investment builds on a landmark period of momentum for Carbon Upcycling as the company develops its first-of-its-kind carbon capture & utilization technology project at the Ash Grove Mississauga Cement Plant, and executes on its newly signed memorandum of agreement with TITAN Group to assess projects at two of its cement plants.
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it will launch a demonstration of technology to capture CO2 from flue gas, using a CO2 capture machine developed by the Industrial Technology Research Institute.
CarbonQuest, a leading distributed carbon capture technology provider, announced that it has entered the food & beverage market with its first beverage industry customer in Washington state.
Eni has signed an agreement to enter into a period of exclusivity with Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) aimed at progressing the confirmatory due diligence phase and completing the drafting of the documents related to the sale of a co-control stake of 49.99% in Eni CCUS Holding.
Infinium announced that construction is underway on its second U.S.-based eFuels production site, known as Project Roadrunner. The project, which includes investors Brookfield Asset Management and Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, is located in Reeves County, Texas, near the city of Pecos.
BKV Corporation announced the formation of a strategic joint venture between BKV dCarbon Ventures, LLC, BKV’s wholly-owned subsidiary, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, on behalf of its Energy Transition Fund I, to expand BKV’s portfolio of carbon capture, utilization and sequestration projects.
LG Chem announced that it will carry out a demonstration project for CCU (Carbon Capture and Utilization) technology, jointly involving the chemical and steel industries, as part of the Ministry of Science and ICT’s national CCU Mega Project.
As the CCUS industry faces ongoing uncertainty, with economic challenges and evolving regulatory landscapes, one thing remains clear: The drive for scalable decarbonization is unwavering.
In the face of economic uncertainty, diversifying carbon capture technology will help keep Canada’s industry competitive globally. Expanding the range of carbon capture, utilization and storage options available to companies will increase adoption and reduce the cost of this essential technology.
Halliburton tests acoustic-based injectivity monitoring at the perforation scale to characterize supercritical fluid injection into permeable rock formations at reservoir conditions
Twelve is transforming CO2 into essential products.
HYCO1, Inc. and Malaysia LNG Sdn. Bhd. signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the potential utilization and conversion of CO2 into chemical and fuel products, setting new standards for sustainability and innovation. The project will be located in Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia, the home of Malaysia LNG Sdn. Bhd., which is the CO2 supplier for the project.
U.S. Energy Corporation announced the closing of a strategic acquisition from a privately held company for $0.2 million, strengthening its industrial gas and carbon capture platform in Montana. As part of the Acquisition, U.S. Energy acquired approximately 2,300 net acres with carbon dioxide rights that are highly contiguous to its existing position across Montana’s Kevin Dome structure.
AIRCO™, the carbon conversion technology company dedicated to providing essential energy alternatives in support of national security, announced the successful completion of a series of breakthrough demonstrations with the Department of Defense (DoD) using its proprietary AIRMADE® Fuel across land, air, and sea.
BASF and Forestal de Atlántico S.A. have signed an early disclosure agreement aimed at advancing the production of e-methanol through carbon capture solutions. Under this strategic partnership, BASF has been selected to share its proprietary OASE® blue technology, designed for the efficient removal of CO2 from flue gases, for use in Forestal’s pioneering Triskelion project in Galicia, Spain.
Heidelberg Materials North America announced that the Government of Canada has committed to finalizing negotiations on a Contribution Agreement for the groundbreaking Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) project.
NeoCarbon, a leading developer of Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology, and Carbonaide, a pioneer in carbonization technology for the production of precast concrete, announced a partnership to efficiently capture CO2 from the atmosphere and permanently store it in concrete. This will significantly reduce carbon emissions in the building and construction sector. The aim is to deliver high quality carbon removal credits, with the first delivery expected in 2025.
RHI Magnesita, MCi Carbon, the Austrian Institute of Technology, and the University of Technology Sydney will receive funding for the CCUPScale project, for which Newcastle based cleantech startup MCi Carbon will receive AUD $3.29m.
Five projects will help establish test centers to cost-effectively research and evaluate technologies to capture and convert carbon dioxide into products from utility and industrial sources or remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Messer has commissioned a new plant for the production of green CO2 at its Vrdy site in the Czech Republic. This will increase the security of supply for Messer's customers, such as the local food and beverage industry. This is particularly important in the summer months, when the demand for carbon dioxide for soft drinks or cooling technologies is particularly high.
PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited (GC) and Honeywell signed a memorandum of understanding to study the feasibility of using Honeywell’s technology in the process of carbon capture and storage using Carbon Capture and Storage technology in GC Group plants and carbon utilization or Carbon Capture Utilization to achieve the goal of reducing net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Toray Industries, Inc. announced that it will install a pilot facility for its all-carbon carbon dioxide (CO2) separation membrane at its Shiga Plant.
Technip Energies and LanzaTech Global, Inc. announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations has committed up to $200 million in federal funding and authorized the initiation of Project SECURE.
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) opened applications for up to $1.3 billion in funding to catalyze investments in transformative carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies.
Capsol Technologies ASA has been awarded a feasibility study for the CapsolEoP® (end-of-pipe) carbon capture solution by a global energy company at one of its oil refineries. The study is for a plant in Northern Europe aiming to capture 800,000 tons of CO2 per annum.
The BC Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE) is investing $590,000 in Ekona as part of a $4.2 million investment in seven BC climate tech companies, selected from 79 applicants to CICE’s July 2024 Call for Innovation.
Saipem has been awarded an offshore EPCI contract by BP Berau Ltd. The EPCI contract is part of an integrated project known as Tangguh UCC Project comprising of Ubadari field development, enhanced gas recovery through carbon capture, utilization and storage (EGR/CCUS) and onshore compression, operated by BP Berau Ltd and located in Papua Barat Province, Indonesia.
bp, on behalf of the Tangguh production sharing contract partners, announced a final investment decision on the $7 billion Tangguh Ubadari, CCUS, Compression project (UCC), which has the potential to unlock around 3 trillion cubic feet of additional gas resources in Indonesia to help meet growing energy demand in Asia.
Henkel Corporation and Celanese Corporation have announced a partnership to enhance circularity in emulsion production by utilizing carbon capture-based materials. Through this collaboration, Henkel will now produce water-based adhesives made from captured CO2 emissions.
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