Sustainability
Bureau Veritas extends renewable hydrogen certification capabilities
Bureau Veritas announced its designation as an official certification body for the CertifHy EU RFNBO (Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological Origin) Voluntary Scheme. This achievement marks the second CertifHy certification collaboration for Bureau Veritas, following our successful recognition for the CertifHy…
Scientists develop a solid electrolyte that overcomes major limitations of hydrogen storage
A hydrogen-storage battery that operates at just 90°C has been developed by researchers from Institute of Science Tokyo, overcoming the high-temperature and low-capacity limits of earlier methods. The device works by moving hydride ions through a solid electrolyte, allowing magnesium…
Hy2gen Nordic marks milestone in renewable ammonia project
Hy2gen Nordic AS, a subsidiary of the global renewable hydrogen producer Hy2gen (Wiesbaden, Germany,Hy2gen) has been granted zoning approval for the Iverson renewable ammonia plant at the Birkeland industrial site by the municipal council of Sauda, Norway. The decision marks…
Evonik and AMSilk extend partnership for advanced biomaterials
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) and AMSilk GmbH (Neuried, Germany; www.amsilk.com) a global leader in advanced biomaterials based on silk proteins, have deepened their collaboration with a long-term agreement to produce sustainable silk proteins at industrial scale. Building on…
Lhyfe certifies three renewable-hydrogen plants in France and Germany
With the certification of three new sites in France and Germany, Lhyfe (Nantes, France) has become Europe’s largest producer of RFNBO (Renewable Fuel of Non-Biological Origin) hydrogen from the electrolysis of water. Lhyfe already became the first French company to…
Avantium enters collaboration with Tereos and LVMH to scale up biopolymer production
Avantium N.V. (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) has signed Memoranda of Understanding with Tereos, a global leader in sugar, starch, alcohol and bioethanol production, and with LVMH GAÏA, the scientific and environmental R&D division of LVMH Moet Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the…
Inauguration of France’s largest renewable-hydrogen production and distribution hub
SUEZ, along with SMITDUVM, SIPEnR, and the Banque des Territoires, have inaugurated the largest renewable hydrogen production and distribution station in France, directly powered by an energy-from-waste facility After 12 months of construction, the project leaders of H2 Créteil have…
LanzaJet and KMG move forward with Kazakhstan’s first SAF project
LanzaJet, Inc (LanzaJet) announced as part of New York Climate week, LanzaJet and Kazakhstan’s national oil and gas company, KMG, have signed an agreement to advance the country’s first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project and a first for LanzaJet in…
SK On completes new pilot plant for all-solid-state batteries
SK On (Seoul, South Korea) announced the completion of its pilot plant for all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) in South Korea, marking a key step in its push to commercialize next-generation batteries by 2029. SK On, part of South Korea’s second largest…
Arkema and Catalyxx: Strategic partnership supporting low-carbon acrylic resins
Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) and Catalyxx, an innovator in bio-based chemicals, have announced a strategic partnership. This collaboration aims to develop a new value chain for low-carbon, bio-based acrylic resins by leveraging breakthrough proprietary technology. Catalyxx is planning to build…