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Motiva shuts FCC, alkylation units at its Port Arthur, Texas (U.S.) refinery

Motiva Enterprises completed shutting the gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker-3 (FCC-3) and the alkylation units at its 626,000-bpd Port Arthur, Texas, refinery on Tuesday for planned work, said people familiar with operations.

LyondellBasell secures wind power to aid circular/low-carbon solutions in Germany

Under the 15-year agreement with European energy firm Vattenfall, LyondellBasell will secure 450 gigawatt-hours annually of offshore wind energy to support its circular and low-carbon solutions in Germany, the company said.

Worley awarded FEED for First Ammonia's 300-tpd electric ammonia facility project in Texas (U.S.)

Worley has been awarded the final FEED contract by First Ammonia for its groundbreaking electric ammonia facility in Victoria on the Gulf Coast of Texas.

Radix, Celanese, Cognite partner to develop JO.AI, a groundbreaking generative AI-powered solution

Radix and Celanese will collaborate with Cognite on the development of JO.AI, a groundbreaking generative AI-powered solution designed to revolutionize operations in asset-intensive industries.

Emerging Fuels Technology awarded technology licensing contract for seawater CO2-to-SAF conversion plant

Emerging Fuels Technology's proprietary technology platform will be used on Sea Dragon Energy's demonstration plant that will convert CO2 extracted from seawater into synthetic jet fuel (sustainable aviation fuel).

Yokogawa, UptimeAI partner to enhance asset performance management in industrial plants

Yokogawa Electric Corporation and UptimeAI Inc. announced a strategic agreement aimed at dramatically enhancing asset performance management in industrial plants. The agreement is underscored by a capital investment in UptimeAI by Yokogawa.

Petron to use Verdagy's electrolyzers to power its biorefinery for SAF, renewable diesel and e-methanol production

Petron will use 320 MW of Verdagy's eDynamic® electrolyzers to produce over 45,000 tpy of green hydrogen for integration into its first biorefinery project for production of SAF, renewable diesel and e-Methanol.                   

Evonik, Oerlikon Barmag partner to promote chemically recycled PET

Evonik and Oerlikon Barmag have announced their cooperation to promote chemical recycling of polyethylene terephthalate waste. Both companies are committed to develop technologies for robust and efficient depolymerisation and purification processes, coupled with an integrated concept for repolymerisation and the associated EPC business models.

Mitsubishi integrates phased array ultrasonic testing into steam turbine maintenance

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor International Corp. (MCO-I), a leader in the design and manufacturing of compressors, steam turbines and associated auxiliaries, has transformed steam turbine maintenance with the integration of phased array ultrasonic testing (PAUT).

RCM Technologies unlocks increases in ethanol plant capacity

RCM Technologies Inc., RCM Thermal Kinetics, a division of RCM Technologies, has launched its innovative New Ethanol eXpansion Technology (NEXT) program. This solution is designed to revolutionize ethanol plant expansion projects by enhancing production capacity and energy efficiency without requiring costly and time-consuming major equipment replacement.