Siemens Smart Infrastructure (Zug, Switzerland) and WUN H2 GmbH signed a contract to build one of the largest hydrogen production plants in Germany. It will be built in Wunsiedel in the north of Bavaria. With a power intake of 6…
OMV AG (Vienna, Austria) has pledged to reach net-zero emissions of operations (Scope 1 and 2) by 2050 or sooner. On its path to net zero, OMV has set concrete interim targets: By 2025 it will strive to reduce its…
NatureWorks LLC (Minnetonka, Minn.) announced a slate of manufacturing technology projects, including lactide monomer purification efficiency, that will increase the availability of the full Ingeo (PLA) biomaterials portfolio by 10 percent. Installation is currently underway at NatureWorks’ facility in Blair,…
Within the framework of its net zero strategy, Total S.A. (Paris, France) will convert its Grandpuits petroleum refinery (Seine-et-Marne) into a zero-crude platform. By 2024, following an investment totaling more than €500 million, the platform will focus on four new…
Worley (North Sydney, Australia) has been awarded a contract to provide the early front-end engineering and design (pre-FEED) for the first two carbon-capture units at Drax Group’s power station in North Yorkshire, U.K. Each unit is expected to capture approximately…
In a move which anticipates increasing desire from airlines to reduce emissions, Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) and Shell Aviation have entered into a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply agreement. This agreement significantly increases the supply and availability of SAF for the…
INEOS Styrolution (Frankfurt, Germany) and AmSty (The Woodands, Tex.), two of the largest global producers of polystyrene, announce plans to construct a joint 100 ton per day facility in Channahon, Illinois, that will utilize the Agilyx advanced recycling technology to…
The Chairman of Iberdrola (Bilbao, Spain), Ignacio Galán, confirmed the company's firm commitment to green hydrogen with the creation of a new business unit with the aim of positioning the group as a world leader in this technology. Iberdrola -…
A pioneering strategic partnership has been established to create new green hydrogen production facilities with clusters of refuelling stations across Scotland, supporting the country’s efforts to achieve net zero by 2045. ‘Green Hydrogen for Scotland’ – a partnership of ScottishPower…
ExxonMobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.) and Global Thermostat have expanded their joint development agreement following 12 months of technical evaluation to determine the feasibility and potential scalability of Global Thermostat’s technology that captures carbon dioxide (CO2) directly from the air. “ExxonMobil’s…