http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/07/solvay-reduces-scope-3-emissions-in-soda-ash-and-bicarbonate-production-in-france/ Solvay has taken a new step to reduce scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions by incorporating biogenic CO₂ - provided by Air Products - into its soda ash and bicarbonate production plant in Dombasle, France. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/07/moeve-and-zaffra-sign-memorandum-of-understanding-to-develop-esaf-facilities-in-spain/ Moeve (formerly Cepsa) and Zaffra, a joint venture between Sasol and Topsoe, announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see the Spanish energy firm and the Amsterdam based electro-sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) developer take a step forward to advance European aviation fuel decarbonization. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/07/swire-shipping-launches-new-carbon-insetting-program-voyage-to-zero/ Swire Shipping announced the launch of Voyage to Zero, a carbon insetting program that enables freight customers to reduce their Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, leveraging GHG savings from second generation biofuels used on any Swire Shipping vessel. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/07/bhp-awards-charter-contracts-for-two-ammonia-dual-fueled-vessels/ BHP has signed contracts with COSCO Shipping Bulk Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of COSCO shipping Group for the charter of two ammonia dual-fueled Newcastlemax bulk carriers. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/07/axens-ifpen-and-sms-group-launch-carboverseo-essential-technology-for-e-fuels-deployment/ In a groundbreaking development, Axens, in collaboration with IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) and SMS group, has successfully homologated the Carboverseo™ technology. This innovative reverse water-gas shift process, which converts CO2 into CO, is now live and ready to revolutionize the e-fuel industry by providing a robust and scalable solution for transforming CO2 into valuable products. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/hte-conducts-research-for-jgc-to-advance-decarbonization-by-identifying-suitable-catalysts-for-ammonia-cracking/ hte and JGC have collaborated on innovative technologies for converting ammonia into hydrogen. The goal of this contract research project conducted at hte’s laboratories was to advance decarbonization by identifying suitable catalysts for ammonia cracking. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/ch0c-gas-boiler-a-french-consortium-innovates-for-industrial-decarbonization/ The low-carbon gas boiler Ch0C has just been commissioned at the Villers-Saint-Paul site (Oise) after only three years of agile and collaborative work. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/wood-to-design-upgrades-at-ecopetrol-refinery-for-cleaner-fuels-production/ Wood has been awarded a contract by Colombia's majority state-owned oil company, Ecopetrol, to deliver the detailed engineering design for upgrades at its Barrancabermeja refinery in Colombia. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/us-supreme-court-lets-fuel-producers-challenge-california-emissions-standards/ The U.S. Supreme Court sided on Friday with fuel producers that had opposed California's standards for vehicle emissions and electric cars under a federal air pollution law, agreeing that their legal challenge to the mandates should not have been dismissed. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/brazil-cnpe-energy-council-to-discuss-increasing-ethanol-biodiesel-mandates/ Brazil's National Energy Policy Council (CNPE), comprised of government ministers who advise fuel policy decisions, will discuss raising the mandated proportion of ethanol in gasoline to 30% from a current 27% at a meeting on Wednesday.