Biofuels
Danish Power-to-X partnership breaks ground on first of its kind green ammonia project
The partners officially started construction of the demonstration plant in Lemvig, Denmark, that will produce green ammonia based on renewable power and electrolysis of water.
New BASF CircleStar catalyst decreases CO2 footprint for products ranging from jet fuel to plastics
ASF introduces CircleStar, an innovative dehydration catalyst to process renewable feedstocks. The novel star-shaped catalyst achieves a 99.5% selectivity for the ethanol-to-ethylene (E2E) conversion.
HIF Global partners with technology supplier Topsoe for eFuels facility in Texas
Topsoe will deliver technology to HIF Global’s planned eFuels facility in Texas. The plant will produce carbon-neutral fuel – enough to decarbonize over 400,000 vehicles annually.
The downstream rundown: In case you missed it 09/23
In case you missed any downstream news, here are the top stories from last week.
Neste to establish joint venture for production of renewable fuels with Marathon Petroleum in the U.S.
Neste and Marathon announced an agreement to establish a 50/50 joint venture to produce renewable diesel following a conversion project of Marathon's refinery in Martinez, California.
The Downstream Rundown: In case you missed it 09/16
In case you missed any downstream news, here are the top stories from last week. These articles include announcements from Clariant, Aemestis, Evonik, ADNOC, Technip and more. Stay up to sate with the latest industry news.
Delta Air Lines readies refinery to process biofuels
Delta Air Lines Inc plans to start receiving shipments of renewable fuel feedstocks at its Trainer, Pennsylvania, refinery as part of a strategy that could reduce its environmental liabilities by hundreds of millions of dollars, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
Siemens and Shell sign MoU to advance low-carbon, highly efficient energy solutions
Siemens Smart Infrastructure and Shell Global Solutions International BV have signed an MoU to collaborate on developing low-carbon and highly efficient energy solutions that support the energy transition.
Hydrocarbon Processing wins prestigious Eddie award
Hydrocarbon Processing’s May 2022 issue received an Eddie award at FOLIO’s Eddie and Ozzie gala in New York City. The issue, which focused on the latest advancements in biofuels/renewable fuels and green petrochemicals production, received top honors within the B2B Full Issue category, beating out several other publications.
The downstream rundown: In case you missed it 09/09
In case you missed any downstream news, here are the top stories from last week.
- Ineos to shut polystyrene facility in Illinois (U.S.) by the end of the year 6/19
- How ASTM approval of methanol-to-jet accelerates SAF at scale 6/19
- EU crafts plan to give industries extra free CO2 permits this year 6/19
- PetroChina forecasts Chinese oil consumption will drop 4.9% this year 6/19
- Digital Exclusive: Water injection pump mechanical seals failure after pump shutdown 6/19
- Russian gasoline output down 25% so far in June after drone attacks on refineries 6/19
