http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/clean-hydrogen-works-awards-mcdermott-feed-contract-for-ascension-clean-energy-ace-project/ Clean Hydrogen Works (CHW) and McDermott announced that CHW has awarded McDermott the front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for the Ascension Clean Energy (ACE) project. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/solvay-uses-waste-wood-to-power-soda-ash-and-bicarbonate-plant-in-germany/ Solvay announced the official inauguration of the second biomass boiler at its Rheinberg soda ash and bicarbonate plant in Germany, phasing out the use of thermal coal for energy use at the site. With the commissioning of this new boiler, Rheinberg became the world’s first soda ash plant powered by locally sourced waste wood. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/container-shippers-hedging-green-transition-with-dual-fuel-vessel-orders/ Container shipping companies like Maersk, CMA CGM and COSCO have ordered hundreds of new vessels in recent years meant to help their industry slash greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to meet rising demand from customers and regulators around the globe. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/celanese-henkel-collaborate-to-offer-adhesives-made-from-captured-co2-emissions/ Henkel Corporation and Celanese Corporation will partner to enhance circularity in emulsion production by utilizing carbon capture-based materials. Henkel will utilize captured CO2 from Fairway Methanol's CCU project in Texas to produce water-based adhesives. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/ren-gas-selects-sunfire-electrolyzer-for-its-tampere-emethane-plant/ Ren-Gas announced the selection of Sunfire as one of the key technology providers for the Tampere Power-to-Gas project. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/synata-bio-s-sylonto-project-awarded-45-mm-ndrc-grant/ Synata Bio, a U.S. company delivering turnkey carbon utilization technology to transform onsite waste gases into ethanol, has been awarded a $4.5-MM grant (RMB 32 MM) from China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) for its Sylonto project. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/cop29-totalenergies-and-oil-india-to-collaborate-on-methane-emissions-detection-measurement/ TotalEnergies and Oil India Limited (OIL) have signed a cooperation agreement to carry out methane emissions detection and measurement campaigns using TotalEnergies’ pioneer AUSEA technology at OIL sites in India. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/clariant-envicat-n2o-s-catalyst-to-cut-co2eq-by-690-000-tpy-at-hengli-s-nitric-acid-plant-in-china/ Clariant announced the successful installation of its EnviCat N2O-S catalyst at Hengli Petrochemical's 300,000-tpy nitric acid plant in Dalian, China. With the successful installation of the catalyst in June 2024, the plant is projected to reduce its N2O emissions by 690,000 tpy of CO2eq. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/north-dakota-us-approves-summit-carbon-pipeline-permit/ North Dakota regulators on Friday approved Summit Carbon Solutions' application for a permit to run a section of its carbon dioxide (CO2) pipeline through the state and store the captured greenhouse gas (GHG) underground. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/countries-companies-lag-in-response-to-tackle-methane-emissions-un-says/ Since a U.N. initiative began monitoring for methane leaks from oil and gas infrastructure last year, it has issued 1,200 alerts to governments and companies. But only 12 of those alerts for major plumes - just 1% - garnered a "substantive response" with action taken to plug the leaks.