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BP granted funding for green-hydrogen project at Lingen Refinery

Bp plc (London) has been granted funding, provided jointly by BMWK and the Lower-Saxony Government, as part of the European IPCEI Hy2Infra wave for a green hydrogen project in Germany.  The funding will help support the development of a 100-MW…

Survey: North American insulation manufacturers used 3 billion pounds of recycled materials in 2023

The North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA) recently announced the result of its annual recycled content survey, which reports its members' use of recycled materials. In 2023, NAIMA members in the U.S. and Canada used more than 3.0 billion pounds…

Lummus and MOL Group start design of advanced waste-plastic recycling facility

  Lummus Technology (Houston; www.lummustechnology.com), a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, and MOL Group (Budapest, Hungary; www.molgroup.info), the leading integrated Central Eastern European oil and gas corporation, announced the commencement of the design phase for the…

World-first trial for recycling carbon dioxide from steel production begins at ArcelorMittal facility

ArcelorMittal SA (Luxembourg; www.arcelormittal.com) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo; www.mhi.com) are working with a climate tech company, D-CRBN (Antwerp, Belgium; www.d-crbn.com), to trial a new technology to convert CO2 captured at ArcelorMittal’s plant in Gent, Belgium into carbon…

ZymoChem launches first bio-based and biodegradable super absorbent polymer

Biotech company ZymoChem  (San Leandro, Calif.) announced the launch of BAYSE, the world's first scalable, 100% bio-based, and biodegradable Super Absorbent Polymer (SAP). This product is set to revolutionize the $145 billion global hygiene industry and pave the way for…

Cepsa and PreZero to partner on biomethane and biofuels projects

Cespa (Madrid, Spain) and PreZero Spain have signed a strategic partnership that will enable both companies to advance in their decarbonization objectives. Under the agreement, PreZero Spain will supply biomethane from some of its projects to Cepsa, and the two…

Global consortium to establish supply chain for sustainable polyester fibers

A consortium of seven companies across five countries has jointly established a supply chain for more sustainable polyester fiber. Instead of fossil materials, renewable and bio-based materials, as well as carbon capture and utilization (para-xylene based on capture CO2), will…

BASF and ENGIE sign long-term biomethane supply agreement in Europe

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) and Engie S.A. (La Défense, Courbevoie, France) signed a 7-year Biomethane Purchase Agreement (BPA). Under the BPA, ENGIE will supply BASF with 2.7 to 3.0 terawatt hours of biomethane throughout the term of the agreement. BASF…

Sweco to build Helsinki’s first green hydrogen plant

Finnish energy company Helen has selected Sweco Group (Stockholm, Sweden) as EPCM partner in the implementation of its first production plant for green hydrogen. Production of hydrogen is set to start in 2026, with the aim of supplying the heavy-duty…

Voltalia and TAQA Arabia announce intent to develop renewable hydrogen hub in Egypt

French renewable energy firm Voltalia and its partner TAQA Arabia signed a framework agreement during the Egypt-EU Investment Conference 2024, which was held on June 29 and 30 in Cairo. The main focus of the agreement is to to develop…