Environment
IAG selects record 29 startups for accelerator program
International Airlines Group (IAG) has selected a record 29 startups to join the 2025 IAGi Accelerator, marking the largest cohort in the program’s 9-yr history.
KWE and Shell Aviation sign new agreement on the use of SAF
Under this agreement, KWE will adopt Shell Aviation's digital platform "Avelia" to swiftly address shippers' low-carbon transportation needs.
South Korea to announce plan to restructure petrochemical sector facing 'grave' situation
South Korea's government will announce a plan this month to restructure the country's petrochemical sector, which is in a "grave" situation, Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan said.
Thyssenkrupp Nucera abandons U.S. green hydrogen projects no longer deemed feasible
Thyssenkrupp Nucera is in intensive discussions with stakeholders in its U.S. projects and is abandoning those no longer deemed feasible due to tax and spending changes initiated by the U.S.
Phillips 66's Bayway refinery's gasoline unit at reduced rates after fire
Phillips 66 has reduced gasoline output at its 258,000-bpd Bayway refinery in Linden, New Jersey after a fire near the plant's gasoline producing unit
Japan's Eneos shuts 77,000-bpd Kawasaki No.3 CDU for maintenance
Japan's biggest refiner, Eneos Corp, has shut the 77,000 barrel-per-day No. 3 crude distillation unit at its Kawasaki refinery, near Tokyo, on August 9 for scheduled maintenance
L&T Energy GreenTech partners with Japan’s ITOCHU for 300,000-tpy green ammonia project
L&T Energy GreenTech Ltd (LTEG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), has entered into a Joint Development Agreement with ITOCHU Corporation of Japan to develop and commercialize a 300,000-tpy green ammonia project at Kandla in Gujarat, India.
VINCI wins major contract for innovative biofuels plant in Spain
Moeve and Apical have awarded Grupo Cobra and Masa - both subsidiaries of Cobra IS – the electrical, piping and industrial mechanical works of the largest second-generation biofuels plant in Spain.
AFPM: U.S. RFS proposal misses the mark on affordability, security by an ‘Iowa mile’
The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) recently submitted comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Renewable Fuel Standard volumes for 2026 and 2027.
- ABB enhances AI capabilities of flagship industrial device digital solutions 4/17
- XCF, DevvStream, Southern Energy Renewables partner to bring transferable 45Z clean fuel credits to market 4/17
- HyOrc completes independent process and technology verification for waste-to-methanol platform 4/17
- Bottled lightning makes a cleaner fuel: Research shows how bursts of plasma convert methane into methanol without high heat and pressures 4/17
- Evonik launches high performance isodewaxing catalysts for fuels and lubricants production 4/16
- BASF to increase its price for neopentylglycol in the U.S. and Canada 4/16

