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Carbon Management

Varo Energy in talks to buy Preem's Swedish refineries

European energy firm Varo Energy is in talks to acquire Preem's two Swedish refineries in a bet on growing demand for low-carbon biofuels.

Aramco, SLB and Linde plan to build CCS project

Saudi oil giant Aramco, top oilfield services company SLB and Linde, the world's largest industrial gases company, have signed an agreement to build a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

Asahi Kasei technology licensee begins production of high-purity carbonates using CO2

Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemical (Sailboat) has begun commercial operation of a new carbonates plant in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China.

Clariant EnviCatâ„¢ N2O-S catalyst reducing emissions at Sichuan Lutianhua nitric acid plant

Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, has announced that its EnviCat N2O-S nitrous abatement catalyst is performing successfully at Sichuan Lutianhua's nitric acid plant and is projected to reduce annual emissions by 275,000 tons (t) of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq).

DG Fuels awards MyRechemical contract for Nebraska (U.S.) SAF plant

MAIRE S.p.A., through its subsidiary MyRechemical, has been awarded by DG Fuels an early engineering, licensing and Process Design Package (PDP) contract based on its proprietary NX CircularTM gasification technology for a SAF plant located in Nebraska, USA.

Topsoe to provide technology for 40,000-tpy e-Methanol project in Galicia, Spain

Topsoe to provide e-Methanol synthesis technology and engineering support for the 40,000-tpy e-Methanol Forestal del Atlántico’s Triskelion project in Galicia, Spain.

SwitcH2, CorPower Ocean partner on wave-powered green ammonia

SwitcH2 is partnering with CorPower Ocean to deliver a unique industrial scale floating green ammonia production facility partially powered by wave energy. SwitcH2’s NH3-FPSO unit involves the use of a new built vessel, nearly the size of a VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier), to support a 300-MW electrolysis plant on deck. The final output is green ammonia

Solvay to utilize biomethane to replace a portion of natural gas used at its plant in Mexico

Solvay inaugurated an advanced biodigester at its Ciudad Juarez production site in Mexico. This energy transition project will generate biomethane from organic waste processed locally, replacing part of the natural gas needed to power the site’s boiler and kiln operations.

Small volumes of renewable diesel are now consumed on the U.S. East Coast

In 2024, the U.S. East Coast became a consistent destination for small volumes of renewable diesel as a few suppliers and local governments began offering or consuming the fuel. Because no renewable diesel is produced on the East Coast, suppliers and local governments are procuring their supply from a combination of imports and interregional U.S. shipments.

NORDEN signs sustainable maritime fuel offtake agreement with Meta

Danish shipping company NORDEN has announced a sustainable maritime fuel agreement with Meta aimed at advancing the decarbonization of the maritime industry.