Sustainability
RWE announces first renewable hydrogen delivery to Evonik as part of GET H2 Nukleus project
As part of the ongoing commissioning process for two 100-MW electrolysis plants operated by RWE Generation SE (Essen, Germany), initial quantities of renewable hydrogen are being produced in accordance with EU rules. They are transported through a pipeline network spanning…
Japan’s first pilot project for direct-ocean CO2 capture planned
Hitachi, Ltd., Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., and Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (all Tokyo, Japan) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to conduct Japan's first pilot test on Kume Island, Okinawa Prefecture, utilizing Direct-Ocean Co2 Capture (DOC) — a technology…
Envision Energy and Sasol collaborate on green hydrogen study at Sasolburg operations
Envision Energy Ltd. (Shanghai, China) announced a collaboration with Sasol Ltd. (Sandton, South Africa) to advance the design study of a potential green hydrogen system at Sasol's Sasolburg operations in South Africa. The collaboration marks an important step in exploring…
Aternium to build first commercial heavy water and electrolytic hydrogen facility in Delaware
Aternium, Inc. (Wilmington, Delaware) has selected Dover, Delaware, as the location for its first commercial heavy water and electrolytic hydrogen production facility. The company has finalized a definitive agreement of sale for a site at Garrison Oak Technical Park and…
Mana Battery and Saft enter agreement for anode-free sodium-ion batteries
Mana Battery, Inc. (Broomfield, Colo.), a developer of high-energy anode-free sodium-ion battery technology, and Saft Groupe SAS (Levallois-Perret, France), a wholly owned subsidiary of TotalEnergies SE (Courbevoie, France) and a global leader in advanced battery solutions for demanding industrial and…
Sasol and partners commission 2-kW PEM electrolyzer to advance South Africa’s green hydrogen economy
Sasol Ltd. (Sandton, South Africa), the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI; Pretoria, South Africa), the South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI; Sandton, South Africa), and North-West University (NWU; Potchefstroom, South Africa) have commissioned a 2-kW Proton Exchange…
ADM to expand oilseed crush capacity to meet North American renewable fuels demand
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (ADM; Chicago, Illinois), a global leader in innovative solutions from nature, announced a series of investments designed to expand North American oilseed crush capacity and strengthen the company's ability to meet growing demand for renewable fuels and other…
Lallemand and Braskem launch bio-acetone coproduction platform for corn-ethanol industry
Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits (LBDS; Montreal, Queb., Canada), a global leader in yeast, enzymes, microbials and nutrition, and Braskem (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas and global leader in the production of biopolymers on an industrial…
The Hidden Constraint: How Decarbonization is Reshaping Steam Systems
Steam systems are among the most deeply integrated — yet routinely overlooked — utility systems in the CPI. As decarbonization initiatives take off, steam systems are impacted in ways that can influence project feasibility, operability and economics Steam systems have…
VOC Control: Solvent Recovery Versus Oxidation
Regenerative thermal oxidizers (RTOs) are commonly used for abatement of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), but in some cases, solvent-recovery systems can realize significant economic and environmental benefits In the field of industrial air-pollution control, the regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO) is…