Axpo has signed a cooperation agreement with French energy investor ENEGO to study the feasibility of a 100 MW green hydrogen plant in Sicily, it was announced today. The project shall be located in the Priolo-Augusta industrial complex on the…
Denso Corp. (Tokyo) and other partners have been chosen by an industry-government-academia collaborative project aiming to expand the recycle content for automobile in the fiscal year 2023 supported by Ministry of the Environment, Japan. The project, titled "Demonstration of Manufacturing-and-Recycling…
Zeon Corp. (Tokyo) signed a memorandum of understanding with California-based Visolis, Inc. to advance the commercialization of products, including bio-isoprene monomers and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Zeon had announced its investment in Visolis through its venture capital arm Zeon Ventures…
Orion S.A. (Spring, Tex.) broke ground on a plant in Texas that will be the only facility in the U.S. producing acetylene-based conductive additives for lithium-ion batteries and other applications vital for the global shift to electrification. The site in…
Accelera by Cummins, the zero-emissions business segment of Cummins Inc., will supply Chevron New Energies with a 5-megawatt (MW) electrolyzer system for the production of low-carbon intensity (LCI) electrolytic hydrogen in Lost Hills, Calif. – a step toward scaling hydrogen…
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. (Tokyo) has decided to build a new plant in Isesaki City in Gunma Prefecture, Japan to expand its semiconductor lithography materials business. The new plant will become Shin-Etsu’s fourth production base for this business. Shin-Etsu has acquired…
OCI Global N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) is supplying Compo Expert, a producer of high-quality specialty fertilizers and biostimulants, with lower carbon ammonia for use in the production of Compo Expert’s NPK fertilizers, with the first delivery having taken place this…
KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has been awarded an engineering services contract by First State Hydrogen, Inc. to support the feasibility and development of its first clean hydrogen production facility in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region. KBR will provide engineering…
Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain) announced the start of large-scale production of renewable fuels at its industrial complex in Cartagena (Spain). This plant is the first on the Iberian Peninsula dedicated exclusively to the production of 100% renewable fuels. The company…
Innophos (Cranbury, N.J.) announced a significant upgrade in its production facility for EC (European Commission) grade calcium phosphates. This capital investment is a strategic move to meet the growing demand in the EU food and dietary supplement markets. This investment…