Evonik Industries Ag (Essen, Germany) has announced progress to make the recycling of lithium simpler, more cost-effective, and more environmentally friendly. This metal is essential for the batteries used to drive millions of electric vehicles. At present, however, up to…
Sulzer Chemtech Ltd. (Winterthur, Switzerland) is helping Energy Absolute (EA) expand its manufacturing plant in Map Ta Phut, Rayong, Thailand. The collaboration is key to drive the competitiveness of EA, as the technology provided will enable the producer to deliver…
In Wunsiedel, Upper Franconia, one of Germany’s largest green hydrogen generation plants has been planned digitally and commissioned by Siemens AG (Munich, Germany), demonstrating the key role hydrogen can play in Germany’s energy future. Around one year after the official…
Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) and green ammonia early-mover First Ammonia, announced that they have entered into a capacity reservation agreement to kickstart the global market for green ammonia. Topsoe’s energy-efficient solid oxide electrolyzer cells (SOEC) will be installed in First…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) and X-ELIO have signed a 12-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to supply 48 megawatts (MW) of solar power to BASF’s Verbund site in Freeport, Texas. With this agreement in place, 100% of the site’s expected purchased…
Following 18 months of construction and installation, the ALPLA Group (Hard, Austria) and PTT Global Chemical PLC (PTTGC; Bangkok, Thailand) have opened the state-of-the-art ENVICCO recycling plant in Thailand. With an annual production capacity of 45,000 metric tons of recycled…
Encina Development Group (The Woodlands, Tex.) announced the first-ever production of high purity aromatics made entirely from end-of-life mixed plastics. Encina has delivered its high purity monomer chemicals to customers and confirms that ongoing production will continue. David Roesser, PhD,…
Dow (Midland, Mich.) and plastics recycling pioneer Mura Technology announced the next step in their ongoing collaboration to help solve the global plastics waste issue and advance circularity. Mura plans to construct a new facility at Dow's Böhlen site in…
HydrogenPro has announced that what is said to be the world’s largest electrolyzer has arrived at HydrogenPro’s test facility at Herøya, Norway. "This project is a critical milestone for large, green hydrogen projects. It requires substantial planning, rigging and the…
Green hydrogen firm Lhyfe has placed an order for ten 5-MW European manufactured PEM (proton exchange membrane) electrolyzer systems with Plug Power Inc. (Latham, N.Y.) for production of green hydrogen across multiple plants in Europe. This is the largest electrolyzer order…