Environment
IRPC Rewind: Executing carbon capture and utilization at scale: Challenges and opportunities
At this year’s IRPC, Kevin Norfleet, Global Sustainability Director at Celanese, delivered a keynote that pulled the audience directly into the future of industrial sustainability, with a keynote presentation about executing carbon capture and utilization at scale.
IRPC Rewind: Advancement in large-scale pyrolysis technology for chemical recycling of plastics
At IRPC, Sudipto Chakraborty, Technology Manager for Advanced Plastic Pyrolysis Technology at Lummus Technology, presented groundbreaking advancements in scaling pyrolysis for chemical recycling of plastics.
Phillips 66 to book $100-MM charge as it winds down Los Angeles (U.S.) refinery
These include around $70 MM to mitigate groundwater contamination, and about $30 MM for its midstream segment to retire transportation assets.
First-ever passenger bus at Zurich Airport fueled with Synhelion’s solar diesel
Just in time for the start of the fall vacation – one of the busiest travel periods at Zurich Airport – the passenger bus powered by solar diesel will be operating in regular service. The bus was fueled with a 190-liter barrel of a solar diesel blend, which is sufficient for around twelve days of operation.
European oil refineries bet on green projects to secure long-term future
Pressured by environmental regulations and competition from modern plants, European refineries have been trying to ramp up production of cleaner products such as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and biofuels to meet regulatory demand for such fuels.
Smartenergy and Q8 Aviation sign off-take partnership agreement
This agreement establishes Q8 Aviation as a cornerstone long-term offtake partner for Smartenergy’s planned production of synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF), marking a pivotal step toward a cleaner, more sustainable future for the global aviation sector.
ITOCHU to supply low-carbon methanol fuel for NYK Line at Port of Ulsan
The low-carbon methanol fuel recently supplied by ITOCHU is made from biomass-derived raw materials, and it is expected that the GHG emissions throughout the life cycle of the fuel will be less than that of conventional fuels.
Technip Energies awarded two services contracts for first-of-a-kind, waste-to-methanol Ecoplanta project in Spain
The plant will be the first in Europe to transform, at scale, non-recyclable municipal solid waste and biomass into renewable and circular methanol.
Syensqo pioneers innovative recycling technology for circular sulfone polymers
The new technology builds on Syensqo’s sustainable ECHO sulfone polymers portfolio and relies on proprietary chemical recycling processes to break down formulated polyarylethersulfone (PAES) content in post-industrial production scrap (PIR) and post-consumer parts (PCR) into monomer feedstock for reuse in new polymer products.
OXCCU raises $28 MM Series B funding to scale SAF from waste carbon
This new capital will enable OXCCU to accelerate its commercialization efforts, expand its operations, and advance its next phase of technology scale-up.
- Meghna PVC partners with Jotun to manage corrosion maintenance 5/7
- Bayer and bp form strategic alliance to jointly scale camelina as intermediate crop for biofuels 5/7
- TA’ZIZ announces $2 B in financing for UAE’s first world-scale methanol plant 5/7
- PepsiCo and TalusAg Renewables announce low-carbon ammonia attribute agreement to help accelerate fertilizer decarbonization 5/7
- Topsoe and BioVeritas sign agreement to accelerate second-generation renewable fuels production 5/7
- Emerson launches digital anti-coating pH/ORP sensor for reliable, low-maintenance service 5/7
