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The NETPEC Project

NETPEC stands for “Negative Emission Technologies based on PhotoElectroChemical Methods” and is a collaborative research project funded by the BMBF. The overall goal of the NETPEC project is the development of highly efficient photoelectrochemical approaches to convert carbon dioxide into easily storable, safe and sustainable carbon sink products. This is accompanied by climate modeling, geological reservoir investigations and sustainability analysis, thus making the NETPEC project follow a holistic approach.

The NETPEC consortium is coordinated by the University of Tübingen and it is furthermore embedded in the BMBF research program on land based CO2 removal (CDRterra).

All contributing researchers and institutions are listed here and the tab “Project” contains more detailed information about the project and its different parts.

Principle of terrestrial photoelectrochemical carbon sinks. Atmospheric CO₂ is captured into an electrolyte and converted to carbon-rich products in a cell using directly absorbed solar radiation. While some products (e.g., oxalate) may require postprocessing, others could be directly extracted for long-term storage (e.g., carbon flakes). The local climatic environment impacts the efficiency and conversion rate of the system, the storage potential depends on the product due to potential geochemical interactions between storage site and sink product.
(https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202103801)

News

January 1, 2023

Florian Keller has finished his Masters at Ulm University with the NETPEC related thesis on theoretical CO₂ reduction: “Surface and Mechanistic Studies for Electrochemical CO₂-Reduction over CeO₂“
November 10, 2022

COP27 takes place in Sharm el-Sheik. NETPEC represented via CDRterra
October 6, 2022

The CDRterra Synthesis and Stakeholder Workshops took place in Potsdam
October 1, 2022

Moritz Adam finished his Masters with a thesis on modeling potential impacts of artificial photosynthesis as an approach to carbon dioxide removal (CDR): “Modeling Earth System Impacts of Artificial Photosynthesis for land-based Carbon Dioxide Removal”
May 30, 2022

The CDRterra general assembly took place as a hybrid event.
March 30, 2022

The first publication of the NETPEC project has been accepted. A Perspective on Negative Emissions as the New Frontier of Photoelectrochemical CO₂ Reduction in “Advanced Energy Materials” by MM May and K Rehfeld. DOI:10.1002/aenm.202103801.
December 9, 2021

The first NETPEC project meeting took place as an online event.
October 13, 2021

Kira and Matthias gave an online talk presenting the NETPEC project on the pre-event of the Arctic Circle Assembly 2021.