Solid-oxide electrolyzer cell (SOEC) and solid-oxide fuel-cell (SOFC) technologies are poised to change the face of power generation and hydrogen production. SOEC offers intrinsically higher efficiencies than other electrolysis technologies, such as alkaline, polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) or anion-exchange membrane…
Euglena Co., Ltd. (Tokyo), Petroliam Nasional Berhad of Malaysia (Petronas), and Enilive SpA of Italy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eni SpA, fave made a final investment decision for a project (hereinafter "the Project") to construct and operate a biofuel…
Shell Deutschland GmbH has made the final investment decision for REFHYNE II, a 100-megawatt hydrogen electrolyzer with polymer electrolyte membrane technology (PEM) in the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rhineland. Using renewable electricity, REFHYNE II is expected to produce up…
Siemens Energy AG (Munich, Germany) has been awarded a contract to supply a 280-MW electrolysis system by German utility EWE. The plant in the German city of Emden is expected to go into operation in 2027 and will provide up…
Kurita America, part of the Kurita Group (Tokyo, Japan), a global provider of industrial water treatment solutions, announced a collaboration with Solugen (Houston), a bio-based chemical manufacturer, to develop a suite of new carbon-negative water-treatment products. These innovative solutions will…
Methanex Corp. (Vancouver, B.C., Can.) and carbon-capture specialist Entropy Inc. (Calgary, Alta., Canada) have entered into an agreement to invest in a Preliminary Front-End Engineering and Design (Pre-FEED) study for carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) deployment at Methanex’s Medicine…
Avantium N.V. (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) announced a strategic collaboration with leading textile innovators Auping, Monosuisse and Antex. This partnership aims to develop PEF-based yarns, to be used in mattresses for Auping. This collaboration demonstrates the broad potential of fibers and…
Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) announced that its large-scale CO₂ -iquefaction technology, Cryocap LQ, has been selected by Stockholm Exergi AB, Stockholm’s energy company, to contribute to its Bio-Energy Carbon Capture & Storage (BECCS) project. This new technology is an important…
Messer Group GmbH (Bad Soden, Germany) plans to build a plant for the production of green hydrogen in the Brainergy Park Jülich intermunicipal industrial estate in Germany, a business park is designed to promote technologies supporting energy transition. The hydrogen…
Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) and Mitsubishi Corp. (MC; Tokyo) have agreed to establish a strategic partnership focusing on developing value chains for renewable chemicals and plastics for and with Japanese brands. The partners are targeting brands in industries such as…