Category: News

UP-TO-ME Final Meeting and 2nd Innovation Workshop in Valencia (15-16 October 2025)

On 15-16 October 2025, UP-TO-ME project partners gathered in Valencia (Spain) for the final General Assembly and the 2nd Innovation Workshop of the project. The two-day General Assembly meeting, hosted by Global Omnium Wastewater Innovation Department at the Parc Científic de la Universitat de València, saw consortium partners present key achievements in each work package. […]

EU Commissioner Jessika Roswall visiting the UP-TO-ME plant

Jessika Roswall, EU Commissioner for Environment, Resilient Water Supply, and Competitive Circular Economy, visited the Kurpfalz region on Monday, October 6, 2025, to explore pioneering technologies in wastewater treatment, green fuels, and sustainable lubricants derived from biomass. During her visit, Commissioner Roswall visited the power-to-methanol demonstration plant at Mannheim wastewater treatment plant, where the UP-TO-ME […]

UP-TO-ME Renewable Methanol Production Case Study in the Aegean Islands

On Monday, 29 September 2025, a dissemination event took place in Heraklion, Greece, to showcase the innovative UP-TO-ME technology and promote knowledge exchange among stakeholders across the Aegean Islands. The event brought together local representatives from the marine and wastewater sectors, as well as members of the public, to discuss and explore sustainable energy solutions […]

UP-TO-ME Partners’ Collaboration: Research Visit from VTT to KIT

UP-TO-ME Partners’ Collaboration: Research Visit from VTT to KIT In UP-TO-ME, VTT and KIT are working together towards the development of the 3D-printed methanol synthesis reactor. As the project is coming to an end, they have successfully tested the reactor, obtaining good results in terms of CO2 conversion rate. In July 2025, Pablo Gangotena, PhD […]

UP-TO-ME 1st Innovation Workshop

On June 23rd, 2025, project partner ISLE successfully hosted the 1st Innovation Workshop of the UP-TO-ME project online, including presentations from KIT and VTT. 🔷 KIT: UP-TO-ME proof-of-concept plant 🔷 KIT: Intelligent automation system to allow for dynamic, unmanned operation of the UP-TO-ME plant 🔷 VTT: 3D-printed methanol synthesis reactors and printed structured packings for […]

VTT and AUTH present e-methanol research at CIMAC World Congress 2025

On May 2025 (19th-23rd), our partners VTT and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) presented their work to an audience of 950 highly specialised professionals at the CIMAC World Congress 2025 – a premier global event focused on large engines, power, drives, and propulsion. Attendees included experts in piston engines, gas turbine systems, non-shaft line propulsion, […]

UP-TO-ME Scientist Awarded Best Presentation Award at AIChE Spring Meeting 2025!

KIT attended the AIChE Spring Meeting 2025 in Dallas, Texas in April 2025. This Spring Congress brought together chemical, process and process safety engineers to discuss industry’s critical needs. During the conference, Mohit Singh from KIT received the Best Presentation Award for his presentation “Transforming Decentralised CO₂ Sources into Renewable Fuel Production Sites: A Novel […]

Advancing sustainable marine fuels: VTT at Young Scientist Forum 2025

On April 4, 2025, VTT participated in the Young Scientist Forum in Catalysis 2025, a national event in Finland attended by 70 participants from a range of sectors. At the event, VTT presented a poster on its research on “Electro-methanol Synthesis for Marine Engines”, a central focus of the UP-TO-ME project. The poster presentation detailed […]

Driving sustainability: GOMSL at the Womanation Spain Congress

On 30 January 2025, Global Omnium (GOSML), presented its work in the wastewater sector at the Womanation Spain Congress, held within the framework of Talento, Innovación y Tecnología para Asegurar el Futuro del Planeta. The session focused on the innovative developments in methanol technology and carbon dioxide emissions reduction, with particular emphasis on the role […]