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LanzaTech signs MLA with SEKISUI to develop multiple commercial-scale waste-to-ethanol plants across Japan

LanzaTech Global has signed a Master License Agreement with SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO. to deploy, at commercial scale, a jointly developed platform that converts syngas derived from municipal solid waste and industrial solid waste into ethanol.

Shipping industry outlines protocol to incentivize methane reduction

The Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative has opened a new protocol for consultation to encourage methane reductions in shipping. The Methane Measurement Protocol is the first industrywide effort to establish a universal method for measuring methane.

KBC acquires Flaretot Limited, a software provider specializing in flare system designs

KBC announced it had acquired Flaretot® Limited, a leading simulation software provider specializing in the design and evaluation of flare systems for hydrocarbon processing plants.

Polyplastics launches biomass-balanced LCP for reduced CO2 emissions

Polyplastics Co. Ltd., a global leader in engineering plastics, has announced the launch of LAPEROS (R) bG-LCP, a sustainable solution based on biomass-derived materials (mass balance approach) which reduces carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and improves the renewable content ratio.

Occidental's 1PointFive secures funding of up to $500 MM from U.S. DOE

Occidental Petroleum's carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) unit 1PointFive said on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) has committed up to $500 MM to support the development of its South Texas Direct Air Capture (DAC) Hub.

Ceres Power Holdings signs SOEC systems license with Thermax to decarbonize hard-to-abate industries

The partnership will accelerate solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) system development within the hard-to-abate green ammonia, petrochemical and steel industries in India and other territories.

Marathon's Detroit refinery gets new air permit to boost crude throughput

Michigan's environmental agency on Tuesday issued a new air permit to Marathon Petroleum covering emissions from its Detroit refinery, which will allow the refiner to boost crude throughput at the plant.

AIDA Cruises tests further biofuels

In the port of Rotterdam yesterday, AIDA Cruises, one of Carnival Corp.'s world-class cruise lines, refueled its AIDAprima cruise ship for the first time using 100% renewable bio-marine fuel as part of a pilot project to evaluate the fuel performance in regular ship operations for potential for future use.

Brookfield to invest up to $1.1 B in Infinium to scale ultra-low carbon eFuels

Infinium, one of the world’s first producers of commercially available ultra-low carbon eFuels, and Brookfield Asset Management have announced a strategic funding partnership to accelerate the growth of Infinium’s eFuels platform.

Schneider Electric and GR3N to tackle plastic recycling challenges and drive circularity in chemical sector

Schneider Electric, one of the world's most sustainable companies and a leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has partnered with GR3N, the Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) chemical recycler, to create the first open automation system for the advanced plastic recycling industry.