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ATCO to build Alberta’s first hydrogen-blending project

Canadian Utilities, an ATCO company, announced it has been awarded $2.8 million in funding from Emission Reductions Alberta's (ERA) Natural Gas Challenge to advance a first-of-its-kind hydrogen blending project in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. Once complete, the project will be Canada's…

EcoVadis and Oxiteno partner to grow supply-chain sustainability in Latin America

EcoVadis, provider of business sustainability ratings, has announced its partnership with Oxiteno (Sao Paulo, Brazil), a leader in the production of surfactants and specialty chemicals in Latin America. The two companies will collaborate to improve the sustainability performance of Oxiteno…

Chevron Lummus Global announces startup of euglena biofuels plant in Yokohama

Chevron Lummus Global (CLG), a joint venture between Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and Lummus Technology,  and Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) are pleased to announce the successful startup of euglena Co., Ltd.'s integrated Biofuels ISOCONVERSION unit in Yokohama, Japan.  The 5 barrel…

Snam and Baker Hughes test world’s first hydrogen blend turbine for gas networks

Baker Hughes (Houston) and Snam announced that they have successfully completed testing of the world’s first “hybrid” hydrogen turbine designed for a gas network. The test paves the way to implement adoption of hydrogen blended with natural gas in Snam’s…

Japanese consortium working toward emissions-reducing methanation technology for sustainable shipping

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) is among nine Japanese companies that have started the Ship Carbon Recycling Working Group (WG) formed within Japan's Carbon Capture & Reuse (CCR) Study Group and held its first meeting. Participating members are EX Research…

Amyris commercializing sugarcane-based silica

Aprinnova, Inc., an Amyris, Inc. (Emeryville, Calif.) joint venture, is commercializing a plant-derived silica made from sugarcane ashes. Silica is used widely in personal care and cosmetics. It is traditionally sourced from non-renewable sand dredging, which requires significant energy consumption…

Kobe Steel, Mitsui and Vale announce collaboration focused on low-CO2 iron processing

Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan), together with its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, Midrex Technologies, Inc., has reached a non-binding agreement with Vale S.A., the world's largest iron ore producer, and Mitsui & Co., Ltd., a global trading and investment company…

ExxonMobil, Georgia Tech and Imperial College London publish joint research on breakthrough membrane technology

Scientists from ExxonMobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.), the Georgia Institute of Technology and Imperial College of London have published joint research on potential breakthroughs in a new membrane technology that could reduce emissions and energy intensity associated with refining crude oil.…

Aker Solutions to spin off carbon-capture business

Aker Solutions is launching a series of structural and strategic changes to transform the company and enhance shareholder value by spinning off the wind and carbon capture businesses to shareholders and merging Aker Solutions ASA with Kværner ASA to create…

Linde Signs MoU with China Power to Develop Green Hydrogen Energy in China

Linde plc (Guildford, U.K.) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Beijing Green Hydrogen Technology Development Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Power International Development Ltd., to jointly promote the application and development of green hydrogen in China. Under…