Carbon Recycling International (CRI) has delivered the complete process design and engineering package for the first-of-its-kind 110.000 ton per year CO2-to-methanol plant, that recycles industrial waste gases.

At the end of October 2020 a major milestone was reached in the collaborative R&D project FReSMe, when the first production of methanol was achieved from residual gases from the SSAB steel mill in Lulea, Sweden.

CRI, Norwegian renewable energy company Statkraft and ferrosilicon producer Finnfjord have announced joint development of the first CO2-to-methanol plant in Norway.

The S&P Global Platts Energy Awards has announced that Carbon Recycling International’s (CRI) Emissions-to-Liquids (ETL) technology has been selected as a finalist for the S&P Global Platts Energy Awards, as Commercial Technology of the Year. The renowned prize, awarded annually since 1999, recognizes innovation, leadership and outstanding performance of businesses in the energy and fuels industry.

It is possible to convert CO2 emissions and renewable energy into useful everyday products. The technology is called Emissions-to-Liquids (ETL) and was developed by Carbon Recycling International. This video explains how the process works and how it contributes to a more circular economy.

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Carbon Recycling International (CRI) and other members of the EU Horizon 2020 project consortium MefCO2 have officially completed an innovative chemical energy storage demonstration and successfully passed the external project review by the European Commission. The project coupled CRI’s Emissions-to-Liquids (ETL) technology, which transforms CO2 and hydrogen into e-methanol, with CO2 capture from a thermal power plant operated by RWE in Niederaussem, Germany. The project demonstrated that chemical storage of surplus power from wind or solar sources is already possible on an industrial scale. Electrolysis and synthesis of CO2 from industrial waste gas represents a scalable solution improving the robustness of the energy system overall, which is increasingly dependent on growth in intermittent renewable energy sources.

COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in lower air pollution in many cities. CRI’s Emissions-to-Liquids technology can help keep the COVID blue skies.

Shipping companies are now increasingly looking for the pathway towards a clean energy future. Methanol is an emerging marine fuel able to address future challenges to reduce emissions. Image courtesy of Waterfront Shipping.

At Carbon Recycling International, you will be a part of a global team with an innovative culture working from our main office based in Reykjavik, Iceland. Guided by values of leadership, sustainability, cooperation, innovation and development, you will work towards a transition to a more circular economy by contributing your knowledge and skills to the development of CRI’s innovative approach to carbon capture and utilisation.

CRI is the winner of the 2019 Icelandic Growth Consortium Award.

Chinese chemicals corporation Henan Shuncheng Group has signed an agreement with Icelandic technology developer Carbon Recycling International – CRI hf., to design a plant based on CRI’s technology that will produce low carbon intensity methanol in China.

Carbon Recycling International has been awarded an EUR 1.8 million grant under the EU Horizon 2020 Research Programme to increase the scale of its CO2-to-methanol technology, marketed under the trademark Emissions-to-Liquids (ETL). The grant will allow CRI to accelerate efforts to commercialize large scale production plants, expanding the market for ETL technology and use of renewable methanol in Europe. The project is referred to as “CirclEnergy“, as CRI’s technology is designed to support and enable the transition to circular economy.

Power generation from wind and solar sources is becoming the lowest cost option on a levelized cost basis, for most locations around the world. The capacity of transmission grids to accommodate natural fluctuations in wind and solar energy, is however still limited. As investment in solar and wind generation continues to grow, transmission system operators are therefore increasingly forced to curtail the supply of power from these intermittent sources.

Carbon Recycling International has been selected by a jury of energy specialists as the winner of Wärtsilä’s SparkUp Energy Challenge. Close to 70 companies from across the world entered the challenge, and 4 companies were selected for the final round. The jury focused on which technologies would best address key challenges to the integration of 100% renewable sources in the power system. CRI gets the opportunity to collaborate with Wärtsilä on transformative projects as well as a monetary prize of 50.000 euros.

Carbon Recycling International (CRI) has pioneered the development of process technology to recycle CO2 into alcohols and liquid hydrocarbons. CRI operates the world’s first facility of its kind in Iceland which produces renewable methanol, a source of fuels and chemicals, from CO2 and H2 alone. This technology has the potential to replace hundreds of millions of tons of fossil fuel and reduce emissions of CO2 by billions of tons per year.

The panel of industry expert jurors of the International Energy Globe announced this month that Carbon Recycling International's entry, featuring the Emissions-to-Liquids (ETL) technology, was selected as the winner of the National Energy Globe Iceland Award. 

Research consortium awarded second Horizon 2020 grant for further development of new electrolyser technology

The Board of Directors of the Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO) has confirmed its interest in investing in the Icelandic innovation company Carbon Recycling International (CRI).

Following recent announcements CRI has attracted widespread attention by foreign media.

Carbon Recycling International has enjoyed a turnover growth of 440% since 2013