Sustainability
Hysata makes strides towards commercialization of ultra-high-efficiency electrolyzers
Hysata Pty. Ltd. (Wollongong, Australia) has closed what is said to be the largest Series B finding ever in Australia's clean tech industries, announcing a $111-million USD investment round with strong backing from existing major strategic and financial global investors.…
Asahi Kasei starts operation of multi-module hydrogen pilot plant in Kawasaki, Japan
Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo) celebrated the official opening of a new hydrogen pilot plant in Kawasaki, Japan. Operation start of this commercial-scale facility was in March 2024. The trial operation of four 0.8 MW modules is another milestone towards the…
Worley selected to provide design services for Bayou Bend CCS project
Worley Ltd. (North Sydney, Australia) has been selected to design and evaluate CO2 gathering, handling and sequestration facilities located along the Gulf Coast in Southeast Texas. Bayou Bend CCS LLC is a joint venture owned by Chevron, Equinor, and TotalEnergies to…
Fortum to build hydrogen pilot plant in Finland
Fortum Oy (Espoo, Finland) will build a hydrogen production pilot plant in Loviisa, Finland. The plant will be located in the Källa area near Fortum’s Loviisa nuclear power plant on a plot owned by the company. The construction of the…
Asahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals and Mitsubishi Chemical enter joint feasibility study for decarbonization of ethylene production
Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo), Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo), and Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp. (MCG Group; Tokyo) plan to perform a joint feasibility study on feedstock and fuel conversion at the three companies’ ethylene production facilities in western Japan in order…
Climeworks opens world’s largest direct-air capture plant in Iceland
Climeworks (Zurich, Switzerland) has announced that the world's largest direct air capture and storage plant, named Mammoth, started operations in Iceland. It is the second commercial facility of Climeworks in Iceland and is about ten times bigger than its predecessor,…
Equinor to acquire 45% stake in two Standard Lithium projects
Equinor Energy AS (Stavanger, Norway) has entered into an agreement with Standard Lithium Ltd. (Vancouver, B.C., Canada) to acquire a 45% share in two lithium project companies in Southwest Arkansas and East Texas. Standard Lithium recently commissioned a direct lithium…
U.S. DOE awards $5 million to Avium to further develop alkaline electrolyzer stacks
Avium, LLC (www.aviumenergy.com), an alkaline electrolysis company supported by Tallgrass, received a three-year, $5 million award from the Department of Energy (DOE). The DOE funding will accelerate the commercialization of robust and reliable alkaline electrolyzers by combining Avium’s proven low-cost,…
MHI to collaborate with Chiyoda for licensing of CO2-capture technologies
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo) has concluded a General License Agreement (GLA) with Chiyoda Corp. (Yokohama, Japan). Under this strategic collaboration agreement, MHI will grant license of "KM CDR Process" and "Advanced KM CDR Process" to Chiyoda, which is…
INOX Air Products to supply green-hydrogen to Asahi India Glass
Asahi India Glass Ltd. (AIS), India’s leading glass manufacturer, and INOX Air Products (INOXAP), India’s largest manufacturer of industrial and medical gases, have entered into a 20-year offtake agreement for supply of Green Hydrogen, to AIS’s greenfield float-glass facility in…