Digital modernization has led to an explosion in data, driving companies to increasingly seek out reliable, secure data centers that are both resource-efficient and sustainable. Black & Veatch (Overland Park, Kan.) has completed commissioning oversight for the world’s first zero…
Cummins Inc. (Columbus, Ind.) has unveiled its plans for one of the world’s largest electrolyzer plants for the production of green hydrogen to be located in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. This investment in Spain comes on the heels of Iberdrola and…
Snam S.p.A. (Milan, Italy) announced that the world's first test of a 30% hydrogen/natural gas blend in the forging processes used in industrial steelmaking was held in Rho (province of Milan), at the Forgiatura A. Vienna plant. The trial involved the…
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC; Tokyo) and its consolidated subsidiary Mitsubishi Chemical Methacrylates Japan Co., Ltd (MCM) plan to construct facilities in Japan to implement verification testing with the goal of commercializing molecular recycling operations for PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate; acrylic resin).…
Chevron Lummus Global (CLG) is pleased to announce the successful startup of a 100% renewable base oil unit in Novvi's Deer Park, Houston facility that employs CLG's patented state-of-the-art ISODEWAXING catalyst and technology. Chevron, one of the joint venture parents…
Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) announced that it has entered the final phase of testing for renewable gasoline in Sweden and is now advancing the target to complete commercial tests of the fuel, and thereby enabling significant reductions of greenhouse gas…
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announced that it will advance a world-scale “blue” ammonia production facility in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). ADNOC is an early pioneer in the emerging hydrogen market, driving the UAE’s…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) and RWE AG (Essen, Germany) have unveiled a project idea that envisions an additional offshore wind farm with a capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW) to provide BASF’s Ludwigshafen chemical site with green electricity and enable CO2-free…
Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland), Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) and Toyota Tsusho Corp. announced that they are joining forces to enable Japan’s first industrial-scale production of renewable plastics and chemicals from 100% bio-based hydrocarbons. In this collaboration, Mitsui Chemicals will use…
Siemens Energy, in collaboration with Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and Expo 2020 Dubai, has inaugurated the first industrial scale, solar-driven green hydrogen facility in the Middle East and North Africa. Located at DEWA’s Outdoor Testing Facility of the…