Environment
Syntholene secures 20-MW energy agreement for geothermal-powered eSAF commercial demonstration facility
Syntholene Energy Corp., a leader in clean fuel synthesis, has secured a dedicated geothermal energy resource sufficient to deploy the world’s first geothermal-powered synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) plant module.
Digital Exclusive: The implementation and automation of an alarm management system in a complex control environment at KNPC’s Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery
With the recent advancements in technology and availability of control support applications, the role of an alarm management system (ALMS) has taken a center stage to fulfill the requirements of safe and enhanced operations. This article details how refinery personnel implemented an ALMS at KNPC's Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery in Kuwait, especially with the facility's complex control rooms and multiple distributed control systems.
Only one tank containing jet fuel damaged in ship crash off Britain
Only one tank filled with jet fuel was damaged after the U.S. military-contracted tanker that was transporting a shipment was struck by a cargo ship off England's northeast coast.
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.
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.
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.
Green Science Alliance makes bio-based biodegradable lubricant from waste cooking oil and plant-based ingredients
Green Science Alliance has developed a lubricant from plant-based ingredients and waste cooking oils.
BASF signs long-term agreement with Braven Environmental for supply of advanced recycled feedstock
BASF Corp. and Braven Environmental, a market leader in advanced recycling, have signed a supply agreement for Braven PyChem®. This advanced recycled feedstock, derived from mixed plastic waste, will partially replace fossil resources at the BASF TotalEnergies Petrochemical (BTP) facility in Port Arthur, Texas. Under the agreement, Braven will supply BASF from a multi-unit facility that Braven has announced it will build in Texarkana, Texas.
Borealis launches Borcycle™ M linear low-density flexible packaging grade with 85% PCR content
Borealis has introduced Borcycle™ M CWT120CL, a high-performance, recycled linear low-density polyethylene grade (rLLDPE) designed to advance circularity in non-food flexible packaging.
Utility achieves H2 production using steel manufacturing off-gases
Utility has announced the successful operation of the company’s H2Gen system at a major steel plant in North America. Utility’s H2Gen system successfully produced the world’s first hydrogen (H2) using steel plant off-gas (blast furnace gas) in an elegant single process step under actual site conditions.
- Update: IATA airlines chief warns aviation industry falling behind on net-zero 4/7
- Improved recycling of plastic from packaging waste 4/7
- India not to raise petrol, diesel retail prices despite tax hike 4/7
- China teapot oil refiners improve run rates but demand woes, sanctions weigh 4/7
- U.S. refiners' shares hit near 2-yr lows as Trump tariffs spur fuel demand fears 4/7
- Update: India's fuel demand hits 10-month high in March 4/7
