http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/march-2025/heat-exchangemanagement/refractory-lining-reliability-challenges-in-hydrogen-fueled-process-fired-heaters/ This article provides an overview of the potential impact of H2-rich fuel firing on refractory integrity and suggests safeguards to mitigate challenges. While this article discusses refractory issues in process fired heaters, the information presented can be broadly applicable to fired equipment where a flame is present.  http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/us-weighs-funding-cuts-to-four-of-seven-hydrogen-hubs/ The U.S. Department of Energy is weighing funding cuts to four of seven hydrogen hubs that were selected under a $7 billion federal program. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/gulf-energy-information-opens-nominations-for-2025-excellence-awards/ Gulf Energy Information is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the 2025 Gulf Energy Information Excellence Awards, the premier international honors recognizing outstanding innovation, leadership, and achievement across the global energy sector. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/vast-secures-a-700-000-grant-from-australia-singapore-initiative-to-progress-south-australia-sustainable-fuels-project/ HyFuel Solar Refinery Pty. Ltd, a subsidiary of Vast Renewables Ltd. (Vast), has been awarded A$700,000 through the Australia-Singapore Low Emissions Technologies (ASLET) initiative for maritime and port operations. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/the-economics-of-decarbonizing-europe-s-ammonia-industry-policy-pathways-and-trade-offs-in-a-hard-to-abate-sector/ This study applies a robust techno-economic framework to explore four key decarbonization pathways – unabated steam methane reforming (SMR), SMR with carbon capture and storage (CCS), biomass-based hydrogen (BIOH₂), and renewable hydrogen. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/thyssenkrupp-uhde-selected-for-elyse-energy-s-biomass-to-saf-project-in-france/ BioTfueL® technology has been selected for the BioTJet project by Elyse Energy and its partners (Axens, Avril, IFPEN). This project will produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from end-of-life wood waste & local forestry residues with the addition of green hydrogen. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/abb-and-charbone-hydrogen-sign-agreement-to-advance-north-american-green-h2-production-facilities/ ABB and Charbone Hydrogen Corp. – an integrated green H2 production company based in Montreal, Canada – have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreement to collaborate on the development of up to 15 modular and scalable green H2 production facilities across North America over the next five years, providing a clean fuel source for existing H2 users and heavy industrial processes such as steelmaking, which currently use grey H2 as an energy source. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/totalenergies-and-rwe-join-forces-on-green-hydrogen-to-decarbonize-the-leuna-refinery/ TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with the German developer RWE to supply 30,000 tpy of green H2 to the German Leuna refinery for fifteen years, beginning in 2030. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/horisont-has-signed-non-binding-ammonia-offtake-term-sheet-for-the-barents-blue-project/ Horisont Energi has passed a new milestone for the Barents Blue project by signing a term-sheet (non-binding) with a European energy group for ammonia sales from the planned clean ammonia plant in Northern Norway. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/metacon-via-pherousa-receives-initial-aip-from-abs-and-dnv-for-ammonia-cracking/ Metacon has received two initial Approvals in Principle (AiP) for its ammonia cracking technology, exclusively licensed to Pherousa for use onboard ships, granted by American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and DNV on an independent evaluation basis.