Engineering & Design
Mizzou researchers engineer plants for optimal biofuel production
To meet the increasing global demand for biofuels, scientists are already modifying plant genes to boost the amount of plant oil being produced. That’s because inside the plant, a complex network of metabolic pathways turns sunlight, carbon dioxide (or atmospheric carbon), water and nutrients into vital compounds including oil, the foundational ingredient of biofuel.
Indian caustic soda major TGV SRAAC selects thyssenkrupp nucera for new expansion contract
Indian caustic soda major TGV SRAAC Ltd. (formerly Sree Rayalaseema Alkalies and Allied Chemicals Ltd.), has commissioned thyssenkrupp nucera to expand its chlor-alkali plants in Kurnool in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Valmet to supply a Valmet DNA automation system to a bio-based raw material production plant in Portugal
Valmet will supply a Valmet DNA automation system (DCS) to a bio-based feedstock production plant in Portugal.
Indonesia's Danantara awards $8-B EPC contract for modular refinery builds
Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Danantara plans to sign an $8 billion engineering, procurement and construction contract with U.S. engineering firm KBR Inc to build 17 modular refineries.
Data and digital: TotalEnergies and Emerson sign a strategic collaboration to boost the value of industrial data
TotalEnergies and Emerson’s Aspen Technology business have announced a strategic collaboration to deploy advanced digital technologies for the continuous, real-time collection of data from TotalEnergies’ industrial sites.
India's Numaligarh Refinery extends key green hydrogen tender date amid Assam policy uncertainty
India's Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) has extended the deadline for submitting bids for its green hydrogen project in Assam by two weeks, according to a tender document, as uncertainty looms over the state's flagship clean energy policy.
KBR wins FEED contract for KEPPT’s fertilizer facility in Iraq
KBR has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for the development of an ammonia and urea production plant by KAR Electrical Power Production Trading FZE (KEPPT) in Basra, Iraq.
Indian Oil to upgrade Panipat refinery's diesel unit for green jet fuel production
Indian Oil Corp plans to shut the diesel desulfurizer unit at its 300,000-bpd Panipat refinery for an upgrade aimed at producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) next year, Arvind Kumar, its head of refineries, said.
Nayara to use Univation Technologies' PE process for world-scale plant in India
Univation Technologies, LLC announced that Nayara Energy Ltd. has selected Univation's UNIPOL™ PE Process Technology for a world-scale production line in Vadinar, Gujarat, India.
Envision commissions fully AI-enabled, off-grid renewable power green ammonia facility
Envision has officially commissioned the world's largest and most advanced green hydrogen and ammonia production facility.
- Topsoe to support green ammonia flagship project in Saudi Arabia 1/27
- Asahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals and Mitsubishi Chemical establish entity for ethylene plant decarbonization 1/27
- Neste supports catalysis research at three universities in Finland 1/27
- Haffner Energy launches the C-iC modular units line to unlock financing for mid-sized biofuel projects 1/27
- Repsol to install second 100-MW electrolyzer at its Petronor refinery 1/27
- Toshiba and Airbus drive the future of hydrogen-powered flight with superconducting motors 1/27
