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AGC initiates collaboration to pursue recycling of solar-panel glass

AGC, Inc. (Tokyo) has initiated a collaboration with NPC Inc. to promote the recycling of solar-panel cover glass. Aiming to recycle several thousand tons of solar panels annually by 2030, AGC is partnering with various companies to establish a collection…

Vattenfall dam gate will be the world’s largest steel component made with fossil-free steel

Vattenfall AB and SSAB (both Stockholm, Sweden) have signed a new agreement for the delivery of 120 tons of fossil-free steel for what will be the world's first fossil-free dam gate. The dam gate will be the largest steel component…

Novoloop announces strategic partnership to scale up production of post-consumer TPU materials

At the K Show, Novoloop (Menlo Park, Calif.) announced a strategic partnership with Shanghai Huide Science & Technology Co., Ltd. to scale the production of Novoloop’s Lifecycled thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU). The collaboration is formalized through a five-year Contract Manufacturing Agreement,…

ABB secures major plant electrification contract with SSAB’s new fossil-free steel mill in Sweden

ABB, Inc. (Zurich, Switzerland) has been awarded a contract by SSAB (Stockholm, Sweden) to deliver the main electrical infrastructure for the steelmaker’s new fossil-free mini-mill in Luleå, Sweden. The order includes the design, supply, installation and commissioning of the main…

John Cockerill and Axens launch new torrefaction technology for renewable fuels production

John Cockerill (Seraing, Belgium) and Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) launch the NesaBTF™ torrefaction technology, a pretreatment solution for the renewable fuel chain BioTfueL® process developed by BioNext, a consortium between Axens, CEA, IFP Energies Nouvelles, Avril, TotalEnergies, and ThyssenKrupp Uhde. The…

Plug Power completes first phase of hydrogen delivery for Germany’s H2CAST project

Plug Power Inc. (Latham, N.Y.)announced the completion of the first phase of its hydrogen supply delivery of 44.5 metric tons for H2CAST (Hydrogen Cavern Storage Transition), a joint project led by Gasunie and STORAG ETZEL in Germany. Gasunie is an…

LKAB and Hitachi Energy collaborate on process electrification at sponge iron plant

LKAB (Luleå, Sweden) and Hitachi Energy Ltd. (Zurich, Switzerland) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on a long-term collaboration that will support LKAB's electrification and transition to a fossil-free future. In a first step, Hitachi Energy is delivering the necessary…

World’s largest e-fuels research and demonstration facility moves forward in Germany

Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) and  Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa), along with Griesemann Gruppe, a leading industrial service company in Germany, and the German Aerospace Center (DLR), have signed a cooperation agreement to enable the construction, operations and R&D activities…

Symrise and Aplantex enter strategic partnership for plant-based raw-material supply

Symrise AG (Holzminden, Germany) and Aplantex Bio (Boucherville, Que., Canada) have agreed on a partnership covering new technologies for accessing plant-based molecules as raw material once the molecules of interest have been developed and produced by Aplantex. "We are intrigued…

Repsol achieves mass production of gasoline from 100% renewable sources

Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain) announced a new technological milestone by producing gasoline from 100% renewable sources on an industrial scale. This milestone, achieved at its Tarragona complex, positions Spain and the company at the forefront of the energy transition. This…