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MOL Group starts biofuels processing at Danube Refinery

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…

Australian operations have commenced for major hydrogen supply-chain initiative

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…

Agilyx and Nextchem enter partnership to deploy chemical recycling projects

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 and India Glycols form JV for renewable ethylene oxide derivatives

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 receives ISCC certification for advanced plastics-recycling facility in Akron

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…

GET H2: New alliance aims to create the basis of a European infrastructure for green hydrogen

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 and Microsoft collaborate on California bioenergy and carbon-capture project

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 to Supply World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Ferry

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…

BASF launches new tool for sorting polyamide plastic waste

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…

Saipem and Alboran to develop five green hydrogen plants in Italy, Albania and Morocco

Saipem S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese, Italy) and Alboran Hydrogen have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the joint development and the construction of five plants for the production of green hydrogen through the electrolysis process, three of which in…