The CTC Technology Centre, as project coordinator, together with the University of Porto (UPORTO), organised the second in-person meeting of the CETP ELECTROMET project at the Portuguese university’s facilities.

The event reviewed progress in the design and validation of catalytic materials for the semi-industrial production of methane via the direct electroreduction of CO₂. Consortium partners, including companies such asDREVEN, Ecodualba and Hidritec;, as well as the universities of Cantabria, Turín and Oporto, joined CTC during this working session.

During the meeting, the results of the different catalysts developed over the past year were presented, and participants had the opportunity to discuss the findings and propose alternative approaches and improvements to enhance their performance. In addition, through various synergies between the partners, new ideas were proposed to strengthen the impact of these results within the project.

The event also served as a platform for the launch of the project’s official website and concluded with a visit to the University of Porto’s new laboratories. The consortium also set the agenda for 2026 and will meet again between September and October this year at the facilities of the Greek company DREVEN. The project thus enters the initial stage of the new pre-scaling phase scheduled for next year.

With a budget of over €1.5 million, this research is funded by CET Partnership under the Joint Call 2023. The CET Partnership research projects receive co-funding from the European Commission (Grant Agreement No. 101069750) and various national funding organisations, details of which can be found on the CETPartnership website.