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Veolia launches carbon-neutral bio-methanol project at Metsä Fibre pulp mill

Veolia (Paris) has launched the world's largest biorefinery project producing CO2-neutral bio-methanol from a pulp mill, located in Finland. The project allows to unlock the potential of this alternative source of feedstock for biofuel that is almost completely unexplored to…

Worley awarded FEED contract for Trinseo’s new polystyrene recycling plant in Belgium

Worley (North Sydney, Australia) announced that it has been awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) services contract by Trinseo (Berwyn, Pa.) for its first-of-a-kind chemical recycling plant in Belgium. Trinseo is a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics…

Wood unveils new low-emissions steam-methane reforming technology

Wood plc (Aberdeen, Scotland) has unveiled its new steam methane reforming (SMR) technology, which can achieve 95% CO2 emissions reduction, compared to a traditional hydrogen production plant. The technology aims to counter inefficiencies in energy, heat production and industrial processes,…

Multinational partnership aims to establish first green e-methanol plant in Southeast Asia

Six leading companies have formed a partnership that aims to establish Asia’s first green e-methanol plant which converts captured biogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) into green e-methanol, a low carbon fuel, that could enable a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.…

Worley studying feasibility of 25-GW green hydrogen project in Oman

Worley (North Sydney, Australia) has been contracted by Green Energy Oman (GEO), an international consortium, to support their 25-gigawatt (GW) low-carbon fuels project. Worley is providing concept feasibility study services to develop and challenge GEO's defined green hydrogen energy project.…

Air Liquide and Sogestran form JV for CCS and CO2 shipping

Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) and Sogestran have signed an agreement to form a joint venture that will provide large-scale liquid CO2 shipping and barging solutions tailored to the needs of future Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) projects in Europe. This…

Nextchem completes construction of Italy’s first demonstration plant for chemical recycling of textile fibers

Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy) announced that its subsidiary NextChem has completed construction of the first demonstration plant in Italy for the chemical recycling of PET and polyester from textiles, as part of the European Union’s DEMETO project. The plant is located…

thyssenkrupp nucera to deliver electrolyzers for Air Products’ H2 facility in Arizona

Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) has awarded thyssenkrupp nucera AG & Co. KGaA (Dortmund, Germany) the supply of its alkaline water electrolysis technology for a 10 metric ton per day facility to produce green liquid hydrogen in Casa Grande, Arizona.…

Siemens Energy to start production of hydrogen electrolyzers in Berlin

Siemens Energy (Munich, Germany) will locate the industrial production of electrolysis modules in Berlin and is thus taking the centerpiece of its hydrogen technology to the capital. Start of production at the location Huttenstrasse in Berlin’s Moabit locality is scheduled…

Sasol Chemicals and Holiferm enter partnership to develop new biosurfactants

Sasol Chemicals, a business unit of Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa) and Holiferm Limited announced a partnership to jointly develop new biosurfactants and enable the broad commercialization of sophorolipids. Sasol Chemicals has agreed to purchase the majority of sophorolipids produced…