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Aker and Carbfix to develop carbon-capture capabilities at Elkem Iceland’s ferrosilicon plant

Aker Carbon Capture has joined forces with Carbfix and Elkem Iceland in the groundbreaking work of reducing CO2 emissions of Elkeem Iceland‘s ferrosilicon plant through carbon capture and mineral storage in basalt structures.   The three companies have signed a Memorandum…

Shell Rheinland starts up 10-MW hydrogen electrolysis plant

Shell (The Hague, the Netherlands) announced that Europe's largest PEM hydrogen electrolysis plant for the production of green hydrogen, REFHYNE, has started operations in Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland in Wesseling, Germany. The 10 MW plant, funded by the…

Siemens to build one of Germany’s largest green-hydrogen plants

Siemens AG (Munich, Germany)  has announced the launch of one of the largest green hydrogen projects in Germany. The official groundbreaking ceremony in Wunsiedel marked the start of construction of a hydrogen generation plant with a capacity of 8.75 megawatts.…

Industrial partners collaborate to decarbonize Normandy basin

Air Liquide (Paris), Borealis Group AG (Vienna, Austria), Esso S.A.F., TotalEnergies (Paris) and Yara International ASA (Oslo, Norway) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the development of a CO2 infrastructure including capture and storage, to help decarbonize…

Nippon Shokubai achieves ISCC certification for bio-based superabsorbent polymers

Nippon Shokubai (Tokyo) has obtained biomass certification for superabsorbent polymers (SAP) produced by its subsidiary Nippon Shokubai Europe N.V. (NSE) from ISCC*1 (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification), with the aim of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. SAP, the key material…

Adnoc joins Hydrogen Council

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), announced that it has joined Hydrogen Council – an international organization that aims to accelerate the global position of hydrogen through its member companies. Hydrogen and its carrier fuels have great potential as new,…

HydrogeNext – The event for the emerging H2 economy launches this October in San Antonio, TX

HydrogeNext brings power generation and chemical process management together to collaborate and learn about the fast-paced advances being made toward a hydrogen economy Houston, Texas - July 8, 2021–Experience POWER, POWER, and Chemical Engineering announce the launch of HydrogeNext, their…

Stena to build advanced battery-recycling facility in Sweden

Stena Recycling AB is investing a 250 million SEK ($29 million) in a new battery recycling process. The investment involves a brand new facility in Halmstad, Sweden and will make it possible to recycle 95 percent of a lithium-ion battery,…

Sasol and IDC formalize partnership to co-develop South Africa’s hydrogen economy

Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa) and the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited (IDC) have concluded a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) to jointly develop and shape an enabling environment to advance South Africa's green hydrogen economy. Underpinning the MOC…

TotalEnergies and Veolia to partner on microalgae-based biofuels project

TotalEnergies and Veolia (both Paris, France) have joined forces to accelerate the development of microalgae cultivation using CO2. The two partners will pool their know-how to develop a four-year research project at the La Mède biorefinery, operated by TotalEnergies, with…