ReCarbon, Inc., (Santa Clara, Calif.), the developer of the patented Plasma Carbon Conversion Unit (PCCU), a greenhouse gas utilization technology, announced the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with leading Australian bioenergy developer, Utilitas Group towards building biogas-to-hydrogen plants across…
Tokuyama Corp. (Tokyo) and Toyota Motor Corp. (Toyota) have commenced verification tests, using by- product hydrogen, of a stationary fuel cell generator (FC generator) that makes use of the fuel cell system (FC system) installed in the Mirai Fuel Cell…
Green hydrogen is a key for the energy transition, both as a carbon-free fuel for industry and transportation, and as a key raw material for the chemical process industries (CPI). Green hydrogen is produced from water by electrolysis using electricity…
Praj Industries Ltd. (Pune, India) and Lygos, Inc. (Berkeley, Calif.) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to co-develop Lygos’s proprietary yeast for the production of lactic acid. As part of this MOU, Lygos will provide its proprietary yeast platform…
Mitsui & Co. (Tokyo) has invested a total of $25 million in FirstElement Fuel, Inc. (FEF.), the biggest developer and operator of hydrogen stations in California. FEF is a start-up established in 2013. Mitsui first began to collaborate with FEF…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) and Ineratec (Karlsruhe, Germany; www.ineratec.de) have entered into a partnership to develop and commercialize novel technologies for the production of renewable fuels and chemicals. Clariant will provide its extensive catalysis expertise and broad portfolio of synthesis…
Aker Solutions ASA (Lysaker, Norway) and Norcem, a subsidiary of HeidelbergCement, have signed an agreement as a firm step towards the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) delivery of a CO2 capture, liquification and intermediate storage plant at Norcem’s cement factory…
The CEO of Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain), Josu Jon Imaz, announced two pioneering industrial decarbonization projects that the company will undertake with the participation of prominent Spanish and international partners. The facilities, to be located in the port of Bilbao…
Dow, Inc. (Midland, Mich.) and Shell Chemicals (London, U.K.) today announced a joint-development agreement to accelerate technology to electrify ethylene steam crackers, which supply chemicals used to make products that people use every day. Today’s steam crackers rely on fossil…