Carbon Management
BASF becomes first producer of renewable ammonia in Central Europe
BASF produces the renewable ammonia grades at its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen by feeding hydrogen into the ammonia plant which reduces the plant’s natural gas consumption
Alder Renewables, Bioenergie AE Cote-Nord to build SAF plant in Quebec, Canada
Alder Renewables and Bioénergie AE Côte-Nord have announced Project Avance, a strategic partnership to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from sawmill residues in Port-Cartier, Québec.
ReCarbon, Emerging Fuels Technology sign collaboration agreement to produce sustainable aviation fuels
ReCarbon Inc. and Emerging Fuels Technology (EFT) announced the signing of a five-year TCA to develop, test and integrate their respective technologies for the production of SAF.
New Mediterranean IMO fuel rule helps bring more Doba crude to Europe
Dutch and German oil refineries have snapped up all four cargoes of Chadian Doba crude in April to profit from soaring demand for cleaner marine fuel in Europe from shipping companies including Maersk. Heavy, sweet Doba grade is particularly suitable for making ultra-low sulfur fuel oil (ULSFO) with a maximum sulfur content of 0.1%.
HutanBio's microalgal biofuel production shown to be net-negative in an EcoAct independent lifecycle assessment
HutanBio, a pioneering UK-based climate technology company, has announced that the production process for its proprietary HBx microalgal biofuel achieves net-negative carbon emissions, based on an independent cradle-to-gate lifecycle assessment (LCA) conducted by EcoAct, a leading international sustainability consultancy and a wholly owned subsidiary of Schneider Electric Sustainability Business.
United to invest in power-to-liquid fuels company Twelve
United has announced an investment in Twelve, an innovative low-carbon fuels company that uses a process similar to photosynthesis to transform carbon dioxide (CO2) and water into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using renewable energy.
ExxonMobil agrees to supply Japan's Marubeni with low-carbon ammonia
ExxonMobil has signed a long-term agreement to supply 250,000 metric tpy of low-carbon ammonia to Japanese trading house Marubeni, representing ExxonMobil's first signed customer agreement for its planned hydrogen facility in Baytown, Texas.
Chinese biofuel refiner Zhejiang Jiaao exports first SAF shipment
China's Zhejiang Jiaao Enprotech said its east China-based subsidiary biofuel plant exported its first cargo of sustainable aviation fuel of 13,400 metric tons.
BASF partners with Plug Power to deploy purification solutions in their advanced hydrogen liquefaction plants
BASF announced the signing of a Cooperation Agreement with Plug Power, positioning BASF’s advanced DeOxo catalysts as an offer within Plug Power’s hydrogen liquefaction plants globally to enhance their market offerings, improving reliability and cost efficiency.
TotalEnergies seeks permit for $16-B green hydrogen/ammonia project in Chile
The project, run by the Chilean subsidiary TEC H2 MAG, is expected to begin operations in 2030 and includes a wind farm, seven electrolysis centers for green hydrogen, a desalination plant, an ammonia plant and maritime infrastructure for shipping.
- LyondellBasell to sell select European petrochemical assets to AEQUITA 6/9
- Rotork joins Rockwell Automation’s Technology Partner Program 6/9
- California (U.S.) fuel imports hit 4-yr high amid refinery outages 6/9
- Finavia's Helsinki Airport uses Neste MY Renewable Diesel to drive operations to net-zero carbon emissions 6/9
- Honeywell drives industrial transition from automation to autonomy with new AI-enabled digital suite 6/9
- Yokogawa releases next generation of CENTUM VP integrated production control system 6/9
