Horisont Energi (Sandnes, Norway) announced that it has selected Saipem S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese, Italy) and Technip Energies B.V. (Paris) for two independent concept studies for the full conceptual design of the Barents Blue carbon-neutral ammonia plant in Hammerfest, northern…
Avient Corp. (Cleveland, Ohio) is collaborating with Oceanworks to help customers incorporate recycled ocean plastics in their products. Recycled ocean and ocean-bound plastics are those recovered from the ocean, waterways, and ocean-bound collection zones within 50 km of a coastline.…
As part of its efforts to reach carbon neutrality by 2035, Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) is aiming for 100% renewable electricity use globally by 2023. In order to proceed with this target, Neste will increase the use of renewable electricity…
Aemetis, Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.) signed a biofuels offtake agreement with international renewable fuels supplier Murex, LLC for an estimated $200 million of low-carbon biofuels to be delivered during 2021 to 2023. Founded 30 years ago and based in Plano, Texas,…
DuPont Clean Technologies has announced the successful startup of the STRATCO alkylation units at the Zhongke Refinery and Petrochemical Company LTC refinery in Zhejiang, China and the Sinopec Shanghai Company (SPC) refinery in Jinshan, Shanghai, China. Both alkylation units at…
The ORLEN Group (Płock, Poland) is launching Hydrogen Eagle, an investment program to develop an international chain of hydrogen hubs powered by renewable energy sources and build innovative facilities to convert municipal waste into zero- and low-emission hydrogen. The project…
Sulzer Ltd. (Winterthur, Switzerland) is collaborating with Blue Planet Ltd. (Los Gatos, Calif.) on the further development and optimization of Blue Planet’s innovative carbon mineralization process for carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) solutions. The ground-breaking process will leverage Sulzer’s…
GE Renewable Energy and LafargeHolcim announced an MOU to explore circular economy solutions to utilize materials from decommissioned wind turbines. Building on LafargeHolcim’s 10+ years of experience in recovering energy from wind turbine blades, the companies are exploring new ways…
KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has been awarded a contract to provide INSITE monitoring and advisory services for three years to Iowa Fertilizer Company's plant at Wever, Iowa. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide INSITE services, part…
McDermott International, Ltd. (Houston) has received two separate engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract awards from IndianOil Corp. Ltd. (IOCL; New Delhi) for the Haldia Refinery and the Barauni Refinery. The first award is an EPCC contract for a…