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CWP Global selects Bechtel for large-scale green hydrogen and ammonia projects

CWP Global has selected Bechtel Corp. (Reston, Va.) to support developments of large-scale green hydrogen and ammonia facilities. The agreement creates a platform for the partnership to provide ongoing conceptual and early planning solutions in selecting optimal integrated configurations for the…

Topsoe to supply technologies for Refuel Energy’s renewable-fuels plant in Canada

Refuel Energy Inc. has announced its plans for the construction of a 3,000 barrels per day renewable fuel plant in Southern Ontario, Canada. The proposed project, called Refuel YYZ, would supply the aviation and terrestrial fuel needs of the Greater…

2022 CEPCI updates: February (prelim.) and January (final)

The preliminary value for the February 2022 CE Plant Cost Index (the most recent available) was higher than the previous month, continuing the steep monthly increases observed throughout 2021. The upward trend has been driven largely by equipment costs —…

Saint-Gobain boosts glass-recycling capabilities at Minnesota plant

Saint-Gobain North America, through its electrochromic glass subsidiary SageGlass, announced that it will recycle over 1,000 tons of glass per year for the next five years, diverting the material from landfills and upcycling the components for future use through an…

TUV Rheinland Releases first global Green Hydrogen & Ammonia Certificate for greenfield project in Oman

TUV Rheinland announced the issuance of the First Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia Certificate Globally to Green Hydrogen & Chemicals SPC for the production of Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia as part of the Greenfield Project, a PV powered Hydrogen-Ammonia…

Linde signs supply agreement with space-launch firm

Linde plc (Guildford, U.K.) announced it has signed another long-term agreement with a major space launch company in Florida for the supply of bulk industrial gases. Linde will supply the customer with liquid oxygen and nitrogen from its air separation…

LyondellBasell to exit petroleum refining sector with sale of Houston Refinery

LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced its decision to cease operation of its Houston Refinery no later than December 31, 2023. In the interim, the Company will continue serving the fuels market, which is expected to remain strong in the near-term,…

Dow announces global alkoxylation capacity expansion

Dow (Midland, Mich.) announced plans to expand its global alkoxylation capacity in the U.S. and Europe to meet increasing demand across a wide range of fast-growing end-markets where the Company is delivering 10% to 15% annual growth rates, from home…

Borealis selects technology for its plastics pyrolysis-oil upgrading unit in Sweden

Borealis Group AG (Vienna, Austria) and Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) have recently signed a license agreement for the Rewind Mix process in order to purify and upgrade 50,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of pyrolysis oils produced from plastics wastes at…

Nel opens electrolyzer manufacturing plant in Herøya

Nel ASA (Oslo, Norway) has opened a new automated electrolyzerplant at Herøya, which is contributing to unlocking new application areas where green hydrogen is the best or only option for decarbonizing. The secret is scale-up and automation, which is lowering…