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Building Social Acceptance for Biofuels and Carbon-Neutral Fuels in Europe – Highlights from the 2nd CAPTUS Dissemination Workshop
On 11 December 2025, the CAPTUS project hosted its second dissemination online workshop, “Building Social Acceptance for Biofuels and Carbon-Neutral Fuels in Europe”, bringing together research organisations and industry representatives from EU-funded projects to discuss one of the most critical enablers of the energy transition: social acceptance. The online event has been organised in collaboration with SUSTEPS, COCPIT and…
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CAPTUS at Enlit 2025 in Bilbao
CAPTUS was showcased at Enlit Europe 2025 in Bilbao, Spain! From 18–20 November 2025, Enlit Europe brought together the brightest minds and boldest ideas to shape the future of energy. As an inclusive and dynamic platform, Enlit connects industries and initiatives that are driving the energy transition across sectors and borders. Being featured in the…
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CAPTUS Contributes to the Final Meeting of the SOSCEM Project
CAPTUS recently participated in the final meeting of the SOSCEM project “Mejora de la sostenibilidad ambiental de la industria cementera mediante la utilización de emisiones de CO₂ bajo un enfoque de economía circular”, funded by SODERCAN (Society for the Development of Cantabria). The meeting took place in person on 18 November 2025 at the Grupo…
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CAPTUS joins the SustaFuels Cluster
We’re excited to join 9 other Horizon Europe projects working together to advance algae-based sustainable fuels and support Europe’s green transition: ALGAESOL, ALFAFUELS, COCPIT, FUELGAE, ICARUS, NIAGARA, SusAlgaeFuel, SUNFUSION, and SUSTEPS. The SustaFuelsCluster is all about collaboration – sharing insights, improving assessments, strengthening circular value chains, and creating joint events that bring people and ideas…
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CAPTUS at CCS Connect 2025, Santander
On 21 October 2025, several of our Spanish CAPTUS partners took part in the CCS Connect event, organised by Centro Tecnológico CTC in Santander. The conference brought together industry experts, researchers, and technology leaders to explore innovative solutions for CO₂ capture, utilization, and decarbonization. Our CAPTUS consortium was well represented throughout the event. Guillermo Díaz…
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CAPTUS at 2025 E-MRS Fall Meeting, Warsaw
At the E-MRS Fall Meeting 2025 in Warsaw, CAPTUS partner Apria represented the project on an international stage. Esther Santos delivered a presentation on the opportunities and challenges of scaling up CO₂ electroreduction, a key technology for transforming industrial emissions into valuable chemicals and fuels using renewable electricity. Her talk emphasized the progress achieved in…
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CAPTUS at CIBIQ 2025 in Lisbon
The CAPTUS project was represented at the 3rd Iberoamerican Congress on Chemical Engineering (CIBIQ 2025), held alongside ECCE 15 & ECAB 8 in Lisbon from 8–10 September. Two CAPTUS partners showcased the project’s research on carbon capture and utilisation (CCU): 1. Poster presentationJosé Fernando Palomo from project coordinator CIRCE presented:“Process modelling of CCU systems for…
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CAPTUS Lecture at WCCE12 in China
At the 12th World Congress of Chemical Engineering (WCCE12) in Beijing, China, Guillermo Diaz Sainz from our partner Universidad de Cantabria presented the latest CAPTUS research in a talk titled: “Electrochemical Reduction of CO₂ for Formic Acid Production in the Cement Industry: Experimental Assessment of Reactor Configurations”. The lecture highlighted the innovative work being done…
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The CAPTUS project needs your help for their social acceptance assessment!
We’re exploring the role of biofuels in the energy transition. Your input will help us assess how biofuels are perceived and what barriers or opportunities exist for wider adoption. Take a minute to complete the survey! Beforehand, you may take a look at this visual, explaining the content and aims of the CAPTUS project: We’ve…
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CAPTUS participated at FRESH Stakeholder Workshop
On June 6, 2025, Dr. Luca Ricci from CAPTUS partner RINA had the pleasure of representing CAPTUS at the FRESH Project Stakeholder Workshop held at the Energy Center in Turin. This event gathered key players in the Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) field, offering a valuable platform for knowledge exchange and collaboration. Luca presented the CAPTUS concept, highlighted recent advances, and introduced the diverse consortium…