Environment

Technologies helping the petrochemicals/organic chemicals sectors adhere to new flaring regulations

Industrial plants, chemical companies, refineries, the coal industry and landfills practice gas flaring as a safety measure to relieve pressure or dispose of excess gases. 

Innovations

The automation experts at ATC Diversified Electronics, maker of devices for automation, motor protection, process monitoring and power quality, have introduced the new MPA2 motor protection analyzer.

EU to seek COP28 deal on phasing out fossil fuels

European Union countries are preparing to push for a global deal on phasing out fossil fuels at the United Nations COP28 climate summit which begins in November, a draft of the EU's negotiating position showed.

Cologne Bonn Airport switches to Neste MY Renewable Diesel in its entire diesel-powered ground fleet

Cologne Bonn Airport has switched to Neste MY Renewable Diesel in its diesel-powered ground fleet.

U.S. EPA waives anti-smog gasoline rules for Texas county after refinery outages

The EPA has issued an emergency waiver in El Paso County, Texas of rules governing gasoline vapor pressure linked to ozone pollution, or smog, due to a fuel supply emergency caused by unplanned outages at two refineries.

EU infrastructure fund eyes African clean jet fuel projects

The European Union is scouting Africa to back clean jet fuel projects under its Global Gateway infrastructure fund, an EU official said, ahead of an anticipated boom in demand for environmentally sustainable air travel.

DNV releases guidelines to validate low carbon and renewable hydrogen and ammonia attribute claims

DNV has announced the release of its new service specification, DNV-SE-0654, which delineates DNV's procedures for verifying claims made by companies about the production and distribution of low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia.

Republic Services teams up with polymer recycler Ravago to produce recycled resin

Second biggest U.S. waste disposal company Republic Services teams up with polymer recycler Ravago to produce recycled plastic.

Neste to enable PET bottles produced with bio-based materials

Neste has entered a cooperation with Suntory, ENEOS and Mitsubishi Corporation to enable the production of polyethylene terephthalate resin made with renewable Neste RE on a commercial scale.

U.S. DOE funds Gulf Coast-focused direct air capture hub feasibility study