Discussing the Era of “New Carbon Sources” and Looking Forward to the New Energy Revolution – Record of the First Media Communication Meeting on Carbonology
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NEWS REPORTING
Joining Hands to Accelerate the Era of ‘New Carbon Source’ Using Air as Feedstock
In 2025, global climate governance has entered a critical phase, with carbon neutrality emerging as a core agenda for countries worldwide. Against this backdrop, a media briefing themed Joining Hands to Accelerate the Era of ‘New Carbon Source’ Using Air as Feedstock kicked off in Shanghai on August 1st. The event aimed to bring together stakeholders across sectors to explore the development pathways of the ‘new carbon source’ era based on air-derived feedstock, injecting fresh impetus into the global carbon neutrality drive. Recent high-profile milestones of Carbonology, including the completion of its angel round financing and the signing of a cooperation agreement with the Lingang Special Area, added notable highlights to the briefing.
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Core Objectives
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Core Agenda &
Highlight Review
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Founder’s Address:
‘Carbon is the new oil’
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Company Progress
Announcement
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Sustainable Aviation Fuel Leads the Green Transition
Zhang Hongxi, Co-founder and General Manager of Carbonology, stated, ‘Carbonology’s technological roadmap aligns with the global energy transition needs. China boasts the world’s most complete chemical industry chain, providing a unique landscape for the commercialization of carbon capture technologies. Our flagship product is sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), which addresses the pressing emission reduction challenges in the aviation sector and will break the industry’s reliance on traditional fossil-based aviation fuel. The ongoing project is the world’s first industrial initiative to produce SAF directly from air-captured carbon dioxide. Direct air capture (DAC) sources CO₂ from the atmosphere, overcoming the geographical limitations of conventional carbon capture methods and creating entirely new industrial opportunities that will drive an energy revolution.’ He emphasized, ‘This endeavor stands at the technological forefront of the new energy sector. Moreover, the integrated platform we are building—covering R&D validation, engineering scale-up and industrial output—will provide a reusable green technology support system for the entire new energy industry.’
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Q&A Session
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During the Q&A session, journalists asked questions focusing on the company’s core technological advantages, market expansion strategies and capital security. The two founders responded to each query in detail, sharing valuable insights and updates.
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Journalist’s Question 1:What core technological advantages does Carbonology possess in carbon capture technology?
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Answer: Our core team comprises professionals with diverse expertise across all critical fields. Over 90% of team members hold master’s or doctoral degrees, and 30% have overseas educational backgrounds. Endowed with profound professional knowledge and solid R&D capabilities, the team provides robust support for the company’s technological innovation and project implementation. Meanwhile, Carbonology remains committed to continuous technological innovation, constantly optimizing process pathways to enhance carbon capture efficiency and reduce overall costs, thereby establishing a competitive and sustainable technological system. Leveraging China’s resource endowments in new energy and its solid chemical industry foundation, the company has built a complete technological chain—from capturing CO₂ from the air to synthesizing high-value-added carbon-based products—truly achieving a green closed-loop cycle of carbon elements.
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Journalist’s Question 2:What challenges does sustainable aviation fuel face in market promotion, and what strategies has Carbonology adopted to address them?
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Answer: From a policy perspective, China’s Carbon Peaking Action Plan Before 2030 has included the aviation industry as a key sector in the national carbon market. The EU’s ReFuelEU Aviation regulation mandates mandatory SAF blending ratios: no less than 2% by 2025, 6% by 2030 and 70% by 2050. In September 2024, 12 domestic flights successfully operated with SAF blends, marking a historic breakthrough in the green transition of China’s aviation sector. Currently, the promotion of SAF faces two primary challenges: relatively high production costs and low market awareness. To tackle these issues, the company will prioritize technological iteration to drive cost reduction, launch market education initiatives and collaborative promotion campaigns, and leverage policy support and industry synergy to increase market penetration. In the long run, as technologies mature and economies of scale are achieved, SAF will enjoy broad market prospects.
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Journalist’s Question 3:What is the current status of the company’s financing, and how will the funds be allocated?
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Answer: The company’s financing progress is well on track, with strong recognition and support from numerous investors. The raised capital will be primarily allocated to three key areas: R&D and technological upgrading, construction of industrialization projects, and expansion of market channels, providing solid financial support for the execution of the company’s strategic plan.
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Journalist’s Question 4:What is the focus of Carbonology’s recent cooperation with Shanghai Lingang?
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Answer: Following the completion of its angel round financing, Carbonology officially signed a cooperation agreement with the Administrative Committee of the Lingang Special Area of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone on July 29, 2025. Concurrently, the company’s first R&D and Innovation Center was officially inaugurated in Shanghai Lingang.
Mr. Ren Yuxiang commented, ‘This signing represents a pivotal step for Carbonology on its path to technology industrialization. It will accelerate the commercialization of our technologies, achieving dual goals of reducing energy consumption and costs while increasing production capacity and efficiency.’
Mr. Zhang Hongxi added, ‘The R&D and Innovation Center will facilitate the transformation of core technologies from laboratory-scale to industrial application. We aim to produce the first demo SAF in 2025. This will be a crucial first step toward closing the commercial loop and will provide a scalable technological roadmap for the global energy structure transition.’
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Journalist’s Question 5:You just mentioned the 2025 plan. Could you share more details about the company’s subsequent commercialization roadmap?
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Answer: Carbonology is advancing the world’s first industrial project to produce SAF via DAC, with the goal of producing the first demo fuel in 2025. The project timeline is clearly defined: a kiloton-scale pilot plant will be developed in 2026; a 100,000-ton commercial project will be launched in 2027; and from 2028 onward, the company will continue to optimize cost control, expand its portfolio of green carbon-based products and serve the global market. Carbonology will further strengthen its technological barriers, accelerate the construction of pilot production lines and optimize process technologies, providing replicable and scalable commercial solutions for carbon reduction efforts in China and around the world.
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Future Outlook
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The successful convening of this media briefing has not only established an efficient communication bridge between Carbonology and the media, enhancing mutual understanding and trust, but also disseminated the development philosophy and practical pathways of the ‘new carbon source’ era to all sectors of society, building consensus and synergy for industry development.
We sincerely invite stakeholders from across the globe to continue following Carbonology’s development journey and witness the rise and prosperity of the ‘new carbon source’ era. If you have further thoughts on the ‘new carbon source’ concept and sustainable aviation fuel, we welcome you to share your insights in the comments section and explore the future of the industry with us.
