Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy) announces that its subsidiary NextChem has been assigned a €194 million grant for the development of a waste-to-hydrogen plant as part of the "IPCEI Hy2Use" EU project. The project sets up the Hydrogen Valley in Rome, the first industrial-scale technological hub…
Air Liquide S.A. (Paris), Chevron Corp. (San Ramon, Calif.), Keppel Infrastructure, and PetroChina announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a consortium that will aim to evaluate and advance the development of large-scale carbon capture, utilization,…
Polymer manufacturer LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands), converter Granger Frères SAS and ein surface solutions expert Novacel, have worked together to develop protective films using polyethylene (PE) polymers made from renewable resources, based on a mass balance approach. They are commercialized…
Global Bioenergies (Evry, France) has announced that Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain) signed a purchase order for a volume of Global Bioenergies’ full-bio-based Ethyl tertiary-butyl ether (ETBE) to be used for formulation and performance assessment of gasoline. ETBE is widely used…
Petrofac Ltd. (St. Helier, U.K.) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Oman Hydrogen Centre (OHC) to collaborate in building capabilities for Oman’s renewable energy sector, particularly in green hydrogen. Located at German University of Technology (GUtech), OHC is the…
Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) has launched a strategic study on transitioning its refinery in Porvoo, Finland to non-crude oil refining and into a globally leading renewable and circular solutions site. Through co-processing and retrofitting of units, and benefiting from available…
Amogy Inc. and Trafigura announced an agreement to study the use of ammonia as a carrier to transport clean hydrogen from point of production to point of consumption. The findings of this joint research on ammonia cracking will help support…
Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) and Kurashiki City concluded an agreement to hold a trial to evaluate and demonstrate the performance of a biogas purification system at a sewage treatment plant in the city. Earlier, the Mizushima Works of Asahi…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) has opened a new pilot research unit today at its plant in La Rochelle, France. The unit will enable Solvay to scale up development of advanced inorganic materials for solid electrolytes – a key component of…
Gevo, Inc. (Englewood, Colo.) announced the groundbreaking of its first commercial-scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility, Net-Zero 1 (NZ1). Gevo’s management team was joined by government officials, representatives from partner companies and customers, business leaders, local farmers, and members of…