Engineering & Design
ENGIE teams up with CMA CGM and Air France-KLM for an industrial-scale renewable fuel platform in Le Havre
As part of the "Grand Canal du Havre" call for projects, through the conclusion of state titles, HAROPA PORT has awarded ENGIE 24 ha of land for the development of a benchmark platform for alternative new industrial fuels embodied by the Salamandre and France KerEAUzen projects.
Neste welcomes a new distributor to sell Neste MY Renewable Diesel in the Danish market
Neste is partnering with Biofuel Express to sell Neste MY Renewable Diesel in Denmark. Biofuel Express will distribute and sell Neste MY Renewable Diesel, while Neste will ensure sufficient volumes of the fuel.
Air bp SAF test complete and flight date set for November 2023
Virgin Atlantic and Rolls-Royce confirmed a successful sustainable aviation fuel blend ground test on the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine, marking a key milestone in the project, with plans for the world's first 100% SAF flight from London Heathrow to New York JFK on a Boeing 787 scheduled for takeoff on 28 November 2023.
Dioxycle raises $17 MM to help develop green ethylene
French-U.S. climate tech start-up Dioxycle said it has raised $17 MM in funding to help develop sustainable ethylene from recycled carbon emissions.
Gevo signs master services agreement with Mcdermott for sustainable aviation fuel facilities
Gevo, Inc. announced it entered into a Master Services Agreement with a subsidiary of McDermott International, Ltd to provide front end engineering and early planning services for Gevo’s development of multiple sustainable aviation fuel facilities in North America.
Braskem expands its biopolymer production by 30% following an investment of $87 MM
Braskem concluded a 30% increase in production capacity of its bio-based ethylene plant, located in the Petrochemical Complex of Triunfo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Investment will further advance commercialization of renewable hydrogen and SAF from biomass and waste
RockCreek announced the closing of an investment in Raven SR, Inc., a company that produces high-value renewable transportation fuels from a variety of feedstocks, including waste streams, using a proprietary non-combustion process.
Chinese petchem firms betting big on energy transition products
Chinese oil refiners and petrochemical companies are investing tens of billions of dollars to produce high-end chemicals for solar panels and lithium-ion batteries to profit from growing demand for energy transition technologies.
ECARU, Qalaa Holdings, and Axens to study second-gen biofuel and SAF production project
ECARU, Qalaa Holdings, and Axens, signed a cooperation protocol to carry out technical and economic studies for a project of second-generation biofuel and SAF production.
India, Sri Lanka agree to boost ties through energy, power and port projects
India and Sri Lanka said that they had agreed to improve economic ties by increasing cooperation in renewable energy and studying the feasibility of building an oil pipeline and a land bridge between the two countries.
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- Stamicarbon awarded technology licensing contract for new urea plant in Eastern China 12/19
- Ford takes $19.5-B writedown on EV business 12/19
- Babcock & Wilcox awarded $40-MM contract for advanced wet gas scrubbing technology at Canadian petroleum refinery 12/19
- Aarti Industries secures methanol and toluene feedstock supply through multiple long-term contracts 12/19
- bp picks first outsider CEO Meg O'Neill after abrupt Auchincloss exit 12/19
