Sustainability
Repsol invests in Estonian electrolyzer manufacturer Stargate Hydrogen Solutions
Alkaline electrolyzer firm Stargate Hydrogen Solutions OÜ (Tallinn, Estonia) has entered into an alliance with Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain). The transaction, in which Repsol's Corporate Venture arm acquired a minority stake in Stargate Hydrogen's share capital, strengthens Stargate's position as…
Anellotech and R Plus Japan progress commercialization of catalytic cracking technology for plastic waste
Chemical recycling consortium R Plus Japan (RPJ) and Anellotech, Inc. (Pearl River, N.Y.) announced that Plas-TCat, an innovative catalytic cracking technology that transforms mixed plastic waste directly into the base chemicals used to produce new plastics, is moving toward its…
New research project focuses on hydrogen production from seawater at offshore wind farms
The SalYsAse (saltwater electrolysis using marine bacteria on titanium gas diffusion layers) project, led by Prof. Dr Mirjam Perner, Professor of Geomicrobiology at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (Kiel, Germany), in collaboration with Kiel University of Applied…
Air Liquide makes final investment decision to launch 200-MW electrolyzer in the Netherlands
Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) is taking a major step forward in its European decarbonization efforts with the final investment decision to launch the construction of ELYgator, a 200 MW electrolyzer project in Maasvlakte, in the Port of Rotterdam. This pivotal…
RMIT researchers harness wastewater to accelerate hydrogen production
Research led by the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University has developed an experimental invention to turn wastewater’s high contaminant load into an advantage for making green hydrogen that could reduce reliance on fresh water – a scarce resource…
Carbios enters recycled PET market for tire textile filaments
Carbios (St-Beauzire, France) announced the signing of a multi-year commercial agreement with Indorama Ventures Ltd. (IVL; Bangkok, Thailand) covering the supply of biorecycled monomers from its Longlaville plant, which will be transformed into r-PET filaments by Indorama Ventures and then…
Par Pacific, Mitsubishi and Eneos form renewable fuels JV in Hawaii
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. (Houston), Mitsubishi Corp. (Tokyo), and Eneos Corp. (Tokyo) announced the signing of definitive agreements to establish Hawaii Renewables, LLC , a joint venture to produce renewable fuels at Par Pacific’s refinery in Kapolei Hawaii. Mitsubishi and…
DNV validates Electric Hydrogen’s HYPRPlant turnkey electrolyzer system
DNV has completed a comprehensive technical review of Electric Hydrogen's (EH2; Natick, Mass.) HYPRPlant, validating its alignment with current industry standards for process design, safety and manufacturing process. The pre-engineered electrolyzer system–a device that uses electricity to split water into…
Sasol to supply catalysts for world’s largest power-to-liquids facility
Sasol Chemicals, a business of Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa), and German startup Ineratec GmbH (Karlsruhe, Germany) have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) committing to the supply of Sasol’s next generation catalyst as soon as the development cycle is…
Mangrove Lithium to significantly expand North American refining capacity
Mangrove Lithium (Delta, B.C., Canada) announced a major expansion initiative to address North America’s growing need for lithium refining. The new facility will be capable of producing 20,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of battery-grade lithium, enough to power over…