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KBR wins technology and engineering Contract for EET Hydrogen facilities in the U.K.

KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has been awarded a blue hydrogen process technology and front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by EET Hydrogen for its planned HPP2 low-carbon hydrogen facility at HyNet, the UK's leading industrial decarbonization project. Under the…

Honeywell and SK E&S to collaborate on carbon capture projects

Honeywell International Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) recently announced a collaboration with SK E&S, an affiliate of Korean conglomerate SK Group, to deploy Honeywell carbon capture technology to help enable SK to accelerate the energy transition in Korea and other parts of Southeast…

SK ecoplant and Ascend Elements to build new lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Kentucky

Ascend Elements is partnering with South Korea-based SK ecoplant and its e-waste recycling subsidiary, TES, to build a $65 million lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Hopkinsville, Ky. The 100,000-square-foot EV battery recycling facility will disassemble and shred approximately 24,000 metric…

Construction begins on Peacock Solar project, which will supply chemicals manufacturing in Corpus Christi

Bp plc (London) has started construction on its 187MWdc Peacock Solar project, located 10 miles north of Corpus Christi in San Patricio County, Texas, helping support the global transition to lower carbon energy. Peacock will sell all of the electricity…

BASF begins commercial production of bio-based octyl acrylate products

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) is expanding its growing portfolio of 14C bio-based monomers with a proprietary process for production of 2-Octyl Acrylate (2-OA). The new product underlines BASF’s strong commitment to innovation for a sustainable future with 73% 14C-tracable bio-based…

Sasol, HH2E and DHL collaborating on SAF projects in East Germany

As part of the National Aviation Conference, Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa), DHL Group (Bonn, Germany) and HH2E (Hamburg, Germany) have signed an agreement for the setup of a joint initiative aimed at building potential production capacities for sustainable aviation…

Suez and Eramet to build EV battery-recycling center in Dunkirk, France

Eramet Group (Paris) and Suez (France) have announced Dunkirk, France as the location for their  future industrial complex for recycling lithium-ion electric vehicle (EV) batteries. This project will enable the strategic metals used in batteries to be recycled in a…

Mitsui to invest in renewable diesel and SAF production business in Portugal

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Tokyo) has agreed to invest in a renewable diesel (hydrotreated vegetable oil/HVO) and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production business operated by Galp SGPS, S.A., Portugal's largest energy company. A joint venture company will be established once…

Técnicas Reunidas to begin first phase of work on green hydrogen and ammonia facilities in Australia

Técnicas Reunidas S.A. (TR; Madrid, Spain) and Allied Green Ammonia Pty. Ltd. have agreed to commence the first phases of a Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia production facilities at Northern Territory, Australia. The Basic Engineering Design (BED) and Front-End Engineering…

Li-Cycle and Glencore accelerate plans for European battery-recycling hub

Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. (Toronto, Ont., Canada), a leading global lithium-ion battery resource recovery company, and Glencore International AG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Glencore plc (London), a leading producer, recycler, and marketer of nickel and cobalt which is required for the…