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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.

All of the contributing people 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

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
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.

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