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Mega-scale green-hydrogen project under development in Kazakhstan

The German investor and project developer SVEVIND Energy GmbH and Kazakh Invest National Company JSC have signed a memorandum of understanding regarding SVEVIND’s plan to develop and realize mega-sized facilities for producing green hydrogen by utilizing wind and solar power…

GE and IHI to collaborate on development of ammonia fuels roadmap

GE Gas Power and IHI Corp. (Tokyo) announced that a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed for collaborative development of gas turbine business roadmap (Ammonia Roadmap). The Ammonia Roadmap will support the use of ammonia as a carbon-free fuel…

Versalis and Saipem sign agreement related to bioethanol production

Versalis S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese) and Saipem S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese, Italy) have signed an agreement to internationally promote PROESA, Versalis’ proprietary technology used to produce sustainable bioethanol and chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass. Versalis and Saipem will provide integrated and…

Siemens Energy to electrify first-of-its-kind biorefinery in Germany

UPM-Kymmene Oyj (Helsinki, Finnland) has selected Siemens Energy AG (Munich, Germany) to supply electrification, automation and digitalization (EAD) packages for a next-generation biorefinery currently under construction in Leuna, Germany. The biorefinery will be the first industrial-scale facility of its type…

Repsol, Axens and IFPEN develop a new process to boost circular materials production

Repsol (Madrid, Spain), Axens and IFPEN (both Rueil-Malmaison, France) have developed a pioneering and patented process to enhance the chemical recycling of plastic waste and boost circular materials production. The Rewind Mix process removes impurities such as silicon, chlorine, diolefins…

Baker Hughes and Borg CO2 to develop carbon capture and storage hub in Norway

Baker Hughes (Houston) and Borg CO2 AS, a Norwegian carbon capture and storage developer for industrial clusters, have announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on a carbon capture and storage project to serve as a hub for the…

Preem commences production of renewable fuel using pyrolysis-oil feedstock

The first tests to produce renewable petroleum from sawdust have just been carried out at Preem AB’s (Stockholm, Sweden)  refinery in Lysekil. Work has now started to process 50,000 tons of pyrolysis oil at the plant. The renewable raw material…

BASF advances chemical-recycling portfolio with new UL validation

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) announced that its Ultramid Ccycled polymers, manufactured in Freeport, Texas, have received validation by Underwriters Laboratories (UL). Under UL 2809, Environmental Claim Validation Procedure (ECVP), Ultramid Ccycled grades, using multiple pre- and post-consumer waste streams, are…

Dow and Shell demonstrate progress in joint technology development for lower CO2 emission crackers

Following announcement of a joint development agreement in June 2020, Dow, Inc. (Midland, Mich.) and Shell Chemicals (London, U.K.) now report progress on their technology program to electrically heat steam cracker furnaces. This new route has the potential to significantly…