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Everfuel and Greenstat make progress on 20-MW green-H2 project in Norway

Everfuel A/S (Herning, Denmark) and Greenstat ASA (Bergen, Norway) announced the award a grant of NOK 148 million (around $15 million) from Enova to support the development of the Hydrogen Hub Agder. The hub includes the construction of a 20-MW…

BASF and Shell validating adsorption technologies for green-hydrogen production

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has worked with Shell to evaluate and de-risk BASF’s Puristar R0-20 and Sorbead Adsorption Technology for the use in green-hydrogen production. The two technologies purify and dehydrate the product hydrogen stream from the water electrolysis process…

TÜV SÜD launches new hydrogen-safety certifications

TÜV SÜD has announced two new certification marks, one for the certification of fuel-cell systems and one for components of hydrogen systems. By using these marks, manufacturers can inspire trust in the safety and performance of their systems and components.…

Air Liquide and Siemens Energy create hydrogen electrolyzer JV

Air Liquide SA (Paris) and Siemens Energy (Munich) announced the creation of a joint venture dedicated to the series production of industrial scale renewable hydrogen electrolyzers in Europe. With two of the global leading companies in their field combining their…

Clariant, Siegwerk, Borealis and Beiersdorf collaborating to improve circularity of cosmetics packaging materials

 In a new collaboration for the Personal Care industry, Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland), Siegwerk (Siegburg, Germany), Borealis Group (Vienna, Austria), and Beiersdorf AG (Hamburg, Germany) are combining expertise to tackle the challenge of creating recyclable consumer packaging, based on 100%…

Avantium spearheads new global consortium focused on circular-polymer fibers

 Avantium N.V. (Amsterdam. The Netherlands) has formed the PEF Textile Community with the five reputable global companies Antex, BekaertDeslee, Chamatex, Kvadrat and Salomon. Avantium and Antex have already worked together on producing yarns made from PEF (polyethylene furanoate), a renewable…

Johnson Matthey launches retrofit technologies for decarbonization of H2 and methanol production

Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London) is launching Cleanpace, a suite of technologies to retrofit existing grey hydrogen and methanol assets and reduce carbon emissions by up to 95%. Working together, JM is integrating its established Advanced Reforming technologies with leading…

BASF to build battery-recycling black-mass plant in Germany

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) will build a commercial scale battery-recycling black-mass plant in Schwarzheide, Germany. This investment strengthens BASF’s cathode active materials (CAM) production and recycling hub in Schwarzheide. The site is an ideal location for the build-up of battery…

Stora Enso paper mill to be repurposed for textile recycling

Fashion and textile technology company Infinited Fiber Co. (Espoo, Finland) plans to build a commercial-scale factory to produce regenerated textile fiber for the world’s leading apparel companies at the site of renewable materials company Stora Enso’s closed Veitsiluoto paper mill…

SK Geo Centric, Neste and Covestro cooperate to create value chain for renewable MDI feedstock

SK Geo Centric (Seoul, South Korea), Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) and Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) are cooperating to enable the production of a major polyurethane raw material based on renewable raw materials via mass balance. The cooperation will see Neste…