Greenhouse Gases
Vast and GGS Energy to bring CSP-powered green methanol and SAF to the U.S.
Vast Renewables Ltd., a renewable energy company specializing in concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) systems that generate zero-carbon, utility-scale electricity and industrial process heat, has signed a development services agreement with GGS Energy LLC, a leading energy transition development company with deep project development experience, to pursue a commercial-scale synthetic fuels project in the Southwest U.S. (Project Bravo).
PetroChina set to shut top north China refinery in 2025
PetroChina is set to shut its largest domestic oil refinery around mid-2025, the country's first major closure at a state-run plant and part of a long-mooted project to replace it with a smaller facility at a new site.
BlueH2 by T.EN: Unleashing full blue potential with low-carbon SMR and ATR based hydrogen solutions
Hydrogen (H2) is pivotal for the energy transition. As a global leader in the H2 market with more than 60 yr of experience in production and technologies, Technip Energies offers clients the opportunity to affordably decarbonize existing facilities, power and hard-to-abate industries at a scale needed to meet growing energy demands.
Driving ethylene decarbonization
Technip Energies is a world leader in the ethylene industry with 40%─50% of the licensing market share. With 65 years of experiences in the design, construction and modernization of the largest ethylene plants using proprietary technologies, our clients benefit from our unrivaled expertise.
Neste MY Renewable Diesel to power Verne data centers’ back-up generators in Finland
Neste’s renewable diesel helps Verne, a provider of sustainable data center solutions for high intensity computing, to transition its operations from fossil to renewable fuels. Verne's data centers in Helsinki, Pori and Tampere in Finland will use Neste MY Renewable Diesel to power their backup generators.
BASF to build world’s largest industrial heat pump for CO2-free steam generation
BASF has received funding approval from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action for the construction of the world’s most powerful industrial heat pump.
Colonial Oil Industries Marine Division achieves ISCC Plus and EU certifications
Colonial Oil Industries’ Marine division has received International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) certification from SCS Global Services. This certification recognizes Colonial’s commitment to sustainability and its ability to produce and trade sustainable biofuels.
Nextchem (Maire) awarded licensing/process design package for H2 unit in Vietnam
Nextchem (Maire) awarded licensing and process design package to upgrade BSR's hydrogen production unit in Vietnam, based on its proprietary NX Reform technology.
BASF expands its sustainable polyamide portfolio with products with reduced and net-zero CO2 footprints
With Ultramid® LowPCF [reduced carbon dioxide (CO2) footprint/product carbon footprint (PCF**)] and Ultramid® ZeroPCF* [CO2 footprint of net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions], BASF has launched two new product variants within its polyamide value chain in Europe.
bp abandons goal to cut oil output, resets strategy
bp has abandoned a target to cut oil and gas output by 2030 as CEO Murray Auchincloss scales back the firm's energy transition strategy to regain investor confidence.
- Portugal's Galp plans to start producing biofuels in 2026 12/20
- Prax and Shell call off deal on stake in PCK Schwedt oil refinery 12/20
- Nigeria's Dangote Refinery hits 85% refining capacity 12/20
- India's BPCL buys first Argentinian crude oil cargo for Feb. delivery 12/20
- Sinopec's Zhenhai oil refinery expands capacity to 40 MMtpy 12/20
- Oil via Russia's Druzhba pipeline halted by technical problems 12/20
