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E3 Lithium begins operations at direct lithium extraction field pilot plant in Alberta

E3 Lithium Ltd. (Calgary, Alta., Canada) announced that commissioning of its Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) field pilot plant is complete and operations have begun. The commissioning process included connecting all major pieces of equipment to the piping and wiring systems…

FuelCell Energy and ExxonMobil continue carbon-capture technology development project

FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.) and ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company (EMTEC) have agreed to extend their ongoing joint development agreement through March 31, 2024. The extension enables further development related to manufacturing scale-up and work towards advancing the carbonate…

AGC and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical launch study to commercialize circular carbon methanol from glass production

AGC (Tokyo) and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. (MGC; Tokyo) have agreed to begin the study regarding the production and sale of methanol made from CO2 generated from AGC’s architectural glass production, by applying the methanol production technology developed by…

Lenzing completes upgrade project at its specialty-viscose manufacturing plant in Indonesia

The Lenzing Group (Lenzing, Austria) has made significant technical improvements to its Purwakarta site in Indonesia (PT. South Pacific Viscose). Lenzing has invested more than EUR 100 million since 2021 to convert existing production capacity to specialty viscose. With the…

Sinopec launches production at solar-powered green-hydrogen plant

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) announced that the Green Hydrogen Pilot Project constructed by the company in Kuqa City of Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has commenced operation. The official operation of the plant, which harnesses solar energy…

Mitsui, partners exploring hydrogen and ammonia supply chain in Osaka

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. , Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., IHI Corp. , and The Kansai Electric Power Co. signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding a joint study to establish a hydrogen and ammonia supply chain based in the Osaka coastal…

Equinor acquires stake in U.S. Gulf Coast carbon-capture and storage project

Equinor Energy AS (Stavanger, Norway) has acquired a 25% interest in Bayou Bend CCS LLC, positioned to be one of the largest US carbon capture and storage projects located along the Gulf Coast in Southeast Texas. “Commercial CCS solutions are…

French consortium to repurpose ex-foundry site for green-hydrogen hub

A French consortium, composed of Lhyfe and French solar energy producer TSE, is to create a green energy hub and re-industrialize the Poitou Foundries site, with support from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region (France). A year after the site’s closure, the Commercial…

Enapter secures order for 101 AEM electrolyzers from Japanese fuel-cell firm

Enapter AG (Berlin, Germany) is further advancing its expansion in Japan. Enoah Inc., a Japanese company specializing in the manufacturing and distribution of fuel cells, power generation, and water electrolysis systems, has placed an order for 101 AEM Electrolyzers EL…

Axens, Paul Wurth and IFPEN sign an agreement related to e-fuels technologies

Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France), SMS group subsidiary Paul Wurth and IFP Energies Nouvellas (IFPEN; Rueil-Malmaison, France) signed a co-development agreement for the optimization of the Reverse Water Gas Shift technology (RWGS) and its integration into e-fuel projects. The RWGS technology is…