Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland), Idemitsu Kosan, CHIMEI and Mitsubishi Corp. have agreed to build a renewable plastics supply chain utilizing bio-based hydrocarbons (Neste) for the production of styrene monomer (i.e. bio-SM), and its mass balanced renewable plastics derivatives including acrylonitrile…
Chemours Co. (Wilmington, Del.) has announced its involvement and support of the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2), in collaboration with West Virginia and an prestigious group of corporate, non-profit, academic, and research partners. In response to the U.S. Infrastructure…
In August, Synhelion S.A. (Lugano, Switzerland; www.synhelion.com) became the first company in the world to produce synthesis gas (syngas) on an industrial scale using only solar heat as an energy source. The milestone occurred on the multifocus solar tower of…
An expanding array of CO2-capture approaches are quickly developing for hard-to-abate industrial sectors. The key objective is to significantly lower the costs of traditional CO2-capture techniques, which are based on aqueous alkanolamine absorption and desorption Achieving climate mitigation objectives, such…
SCG Chemicals plc (SCGC; Bangkok, Thailand) has recently invested in new technologies and machinery at Sirplaste in Portugal, following the acquisition of a 70% stake in Sirplaste-Sociedade Industrial de Recuperados de Plástico, S.A. (Sirplaste) through SCG Chemicals Trading (Singapore) PTE…
Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) will deliver technology to HIF Global’s (HIF) planned eFuels facility in Texas. The plant will produce carbon-neutral fuel – enough to decarbonize over 400,000 vehicles annually. eFuels are produced by combining green hydrogen made from renewable…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) and GS Engineering and Construction (GS E&C) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a strategic partnership to jointly develop modular solutions for Carbon Capture facilities. The partners want to develop individual package solutions from standardized…
Abengoa SA (Seville, Spain) has successfully completed the start-up, commissioning and Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) of the demonstration plant of the Grasshopper project, which is focused on the production of sustainable energy through the use of fuel cells from hydrogen. …
Methanex Corp. (Vancouver, B.C., Canada) has made a significant investment to reduce carbon emissions at its Motunui facility in New Zealand. This multi-million-dollar investment will involve improving the technology in the facility’s distillation columns over the next 12 months. The…
Green hydrogen company Protium (London, U.K.) announced that it is expanding capacity at its flagship Tees Valley Net Zero hydrogen project to nearly 70 MW. The company announced its flagship green hydrogen project last year, located on Wilton Universal Group’s…