Environment & Safety
Large explosion in Taiwan's CPC Dalin oil refinery, no injuries
Fire was seen raging above the plant and thick smoke billowed into the sky above for more than an hour.
World's largest CO2-to-methanol plant starts production
The cutting-edge facility is the first of its type in the world to produce methanol — a valuable fuel and chemical feedstock — at this scale from captured waste carbon dioxide and hydrogen gases.
SunGas Renewables Inc. announces agreement with Arbor Renewable Gas
The cutting-edge Spindletop Project will utilize the System 1000 to convert sustainably sourced woody biomass into renewable synthesis gas for the production of approximately 345,000 barrels annually of renewable gasoline with a negative carbon intensity score.
Neste and Rolls-Royce building a strategic partnership to accelerate the shift from fossil to renewable fuels
Neste and Rolls-Royce have agreed to build a strategic partnership on accelerating the use of renewable diesel as a lower-emission solution for diesel engines.
GTC Vorro Technology introduces BTX Gold solvent for petrochemical separations
GTC Vorro Technology, a turnkey provider of environmental services and process technologies to oil and gas, refining and petrochemical companies, is now offering BTX Gold solvents for petrochemical separations.
Coolbrook and ABB partner with investment to accelerate decarbonization of heavy industries
ABB and transformational technology and engineering company Coolbrook have signed an agreement to accelerate the development, industrialization and adoption of RotoDynamic technology to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors such as petrochemicals and chemicals.
thyssenkrupp Uhde selected for major Clean Ammonia plant project in the USA
thyssenkrupp Uhde has been selected as technology provider and partner for a new “Clean Ammonia” plant planned by Nutrien, the world's largest provider of crop inputs and services.
Axens and Idemitsu pave the way of SAF production in Japan with Alcohol-to-Jet solution
Idemitsu selected Axens’ Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) technology for its first Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) project in Japan, contributing to Japan energy transitions in the field of aviation.
Topsoe supports Federated Co-Operatives Ltd. in renewable diesel production
Topsoe has been selected by Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) to officially support the production of renewable diesel in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Neste to supply the Air France-KLM Group with more than 1 MMt of SAF
This new SAF agreement for a period of 8 years is one of the largest of its kind in the aviation industry to date.
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