The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE; Washington, D.C.) awarded $2 million to four research and development (R&D) projects advancing clean-hydrogen production technologies, which may prove pivotal to reducing carbon emissions and meeting the Biden Administration’s climate change goals. “One of…
Following several years of research and development, MOL Group (Budapest, Hungary) has stepped up the value chain and has become a biofuel producer, through the realization of an investment in the Danube Refinery. Bio feedstock will be co-processed together with…
The Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) Pilot Project announced the commencement of operations at both Victorian sites of its world-first integrated supply chain. HESC Project Partners, together with the Australian, Victorian, and Japanese Governments and distinguished guests marked both milestone…
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Rome, Italy) announced that its subsidiary NextChem, and Agilyx Corp. (Tigard, Ore.), a wholly owned subsidiary of Agilyx AS have entered into an agreement to support the development of advanced chemical recycling facilities globally. This agreement combines Agilyx’ s leading pyrolysis…
Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) and India Glycols Limited (IGL), a leading company in the manufacturing of green technology-based chemicals, announced a strategic partnership to establish a 51-49% joint venture in renewable ethylene oxide (EO) derivatives. By combining production and…
Alterra Energy (Akron, Ohio;www.alterraenergy.com) announced that its Akron, Ohio, advanced recycling facility has earned the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification PLUS (ISCC PLUS) certificate as a pyrolysis plant and collection point for mixed plastic waste. Alterra Energy has developed and…
Seven companies from the GET H2 initiative show how rapidly the planning of the national and European hydrogen economy is developing. The consortium wants to build a cross-border infrastructure for hydrogen — from the production of green hydrogen to transport…
Schlumberger New Energy, Chevron Corp., Microsoft and Clean Energy Systems announced plans to develop a ground-breaking bioenergy with carbon capture and sequestration (BECCS) project designed to produce carbon negative power in Mendota, California. The BECCS plant will convert agricultural waste…
Linde plc (Guildford, U.K.) has been selected by Norwegian ferry operator Norled to supply liquid hydrogen and related infrastructure to the world’s first operational hydrogen-powered ferry, which will transport both cars and passengers. Linde will provide a full-service solution to…
TrinamiX, a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany), now supports the reliable differentiation between polyamide 6 (PA6) and polyamide 6.6 (PA66) with its Mobile Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Solution. Within seconds, plastic waste from the two polyamides can be sorted…