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KBR to support Shell’s hydrogen liquefaction developments

KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has been awarded a contract to provide professional services to Shell Global Solutions International B.V. for hydrogen liquefaction development.  KBR will provide technical solutions as part of concept studies to advance technology for large…

ExxonMobil planning hydrogen production, carbon capture and storage at Baytown complex

ExxonMobil Corp. (Houston) said that it is planning a hydrogen production plant and one of the world’s largest carbon capture and storage projects at its integrated refining and petrochemical site at Baytown, Texas, supporting efforts to reduce emissions from company…

Honeywell joins Oriental Energy to build large SAF plant in China

Honeywell International, Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) and Oriental Energy Company Ltd. jointly announced that a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility with an annual output capacity of 1 million tons will be built in Maoming, Guangdong Province in China. The new…

Gevo and hte investigating proprietary isobutanol dehydration technology

hte GmbH – the high throughput experimentation company (Heidelberg, Germany) was selected last year by Gevo Inc. (Englewood, Colo.) to advance their understanding of the catalytic dehydration of biogenic isobutanol to form isobutylene. This is a key step in the chemical…

This heat battery is a decarbonized, ‘drop-in’ replacement for industrial boilers

As the cost of renewable energy decreases, many organizations are looking to electrify their operations to reduce carbon emissions. One promising area for decarbonization is industrial heating, which accounts for a large fraction of global emissions. However, heating networks in…

Solar clinker produced for the first time

Last month, Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. (Cemex; Monterrey, Mexico; www.cemex.com) and Synhelion SA (Lugano, Switzerland; www.synhelion.com) successfully connected the clinker production process with the Synhelion solar receiver to produce solar clinker. The milestone is a first step towards fully solar-driven…

Chevron to acquire Renewable Energy Group for $3.15 billion

Chevron Corp. (San Ramon, Calif.) and Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (REG; Ames, Iowa) announced a definitive agreement under which Chevron will acquire the outstanding shares of REG in an all-cash transaction valued at $3.15 billion, or $61.50 per share. The…

BP selects Honeywell technology for SAF project in Western Australia

Honeywell International Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) announced that bp plc (London) and Honeywell have signed a licensing agreement for Honeywell UOP’s Ecofining technology. bp is undergoing pre-feed engineering for its proposed diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in Western Australia.…

Chevron announces investment in Carbon Clean CO2-capture technology business

Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corp. (San Ramon, Calif.), announced it has made a new investment in Carbon Clean (London), a global leader in cost-effective industrial carbon capture. The size and cost of installing carbon capture technology has…

ExxonMobil to expand carbon-capture capabilities at Wyoming gas-processing site

ExxonMobil Corp. (Houston) has made a final investment decision to expand carbon capture and storage at its LaBarge, Wyoming, facility, which has captured more CO2 than any other facility in the world to date. The expansion project will capture up…