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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…

Solvay and Air Products collaborating to reduce scope 3 emissions in France

Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) has taken a new step to reduce scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions by incorporating biogenic CO₂ provided by Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) into its soda ash and bicarbonate production plant in Dombasle, France. The initiative…

LanzaTech receives U.K. grant supporting SAF production projects

LanzaTech Global, Inc. (Skokie, Ill.) announced it has received a grant of £6.4 million from the UK government's Advanced Fuels Fund (AFF), operated by the Department for Transport (DfT). The grant will accelerate the development of LanzaTech’s  DRAGON 1 & 2…

Ineos converts acetyls manufacturing site to hydrogen power, reducing CO2 emissions by 75%

INEOS Ltd. (London) has completed a major £30-million investment at its Hull manufacturing site, converting the facility to run on hydrogen instead of natural gas, resulting in a 75% cut in carbon emissions. The investment is part of INEOS’ wider…

Freepoint Eco-Systems and Source One join forces to develop waste pyrolysis infrastructure in Europe

Freepoint Eco-Systems International Ltd. (Stamford, Conn.) and Source One GmbH (Leiferde, Germany) have agreed to enter into a long-term collaboration agreement to develop multiple pretreatment facilities to treat waste streams, such as post-consumer waste (PCR), to support the growth of…

Shell Catalysts & Technologies and Technip Energies sign agreement to deliver carbon-capture solution

Shell Catalysts & Technologies (Houston, Tex.) and Technip Energies (Paris, France) have signed their global alliance agreement to work exclusively together to deliver a post-combustion amine-based carbon capture solution using Shell’s CANSOLV* CO₂ Capture System.  The alliance combines Shell Catalysts…

Evonik now using green electricity for polybutadiene production in Germany

Since July 1, 2025, Evonik’s Coating & Adhesive Resins business line (Marl, Germany; coating-adhesive-resin.evonik.com) has been using green electricity for its polybutadiene production in Marl, Germany. This initiative is part of Evonik’s sustainability strategy aimed at achieving its environmental goals…

Black & Veatch completes FEED study for green hydrogen project in U.K.

Black & Veatch (Overland Park, Kan.; www.bv.com) has completed execution of a front-end engineering design (FEED) study for the Whitelee Green Hydrogen Project, a proposed development by owner ScottishPower Energy Retail Limited (Glasgow, U.K.; www.scottishpower.com). The contract was awarded to…