Greenhouse Gases
Holland America starts pilot tests using renewable fuels on cruise liner
Holland America Line announced the start of a long-term biofuel test on its flagship, Rotterdam, leveraging 100% low-carbon intensity biofuel while sailing within the Norwegian World Heritage Fjords.
U.S. admin sets path for ethanol aviation fuel subsidies
The Biden administration (U.S.) has unveiled guidance for its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) subsidy program, allowing corn-based ethanol to qualify if sourced from farms using climate-friendly techniques.
Equinor selects Aker for Mongstad refinery upgrade project
Aker Solutions has been awarded an EPCIC contract by Equinor to upgrade the wastewater treatment plant facilities and lower the environmental impact of the Mongstad refinery in Norway.
Australian researchers testing SAF production from landfill gases
Australian researchers have developed a chemical process using non-thermal plasma technology that could produce sustainable aviation fuel from landfill gases.
Topsoe awarded contract to support FEED study for new low-carbon ammonia plant in Louisiana (U.S.)
Topsoe will license its SynCOR Ammonia™ technology to CF Industries for a low-carbon ammonia project in Louisiana (U.S.).
ClearSign Technologies receives burner contract for California (U.S.) refinery
ClearSign Technologies announced the receipt of two purchase orders for detailed engineering of burners for a California refinery.
U.S. Treasury Department issues new guidance for SAF tax incentives, boosting high-emitting crop-based biofuels
U.S. Treasury Department issues new guidance for SAF tax incentives, boosting high-emitting crop-based biofuels
thyssenkrupp Uhde completes EnviNOx project for Dyno Nobel in Australia
thyssenkrupp Uhde and Dyno Nobel have successfully completed the nitrous oxide abatement project in Moranbah, Australia with the successful commissioning of thyssenkrupp Uhde’s highly effective EnviNOx technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at Dyno Nobel’s nitric acid plant in Moranbah, Australia.
Optimization for the trigeneration of industrial waste
Many corporations are moving toward sustainable operations for their processes. One alternative pathway to reduce fossil fuels consumption in a processing plant is through harvesting waste heat from industrial waste through combined heat and power (CHP), or what is commonly known as cogeneration or polygeneration.
Wartsila secures China’s largest-ever methanol newbuild order
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the methanol-fueled auxiliary engines for five new container vessels for COSCO Shipping Lines Co., Ltd and seven new container vessels for Orient Overseas Container Line.

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- SABIC announces closure of Olefins 6 facility in Teesside, UK 6/27
- LyondellBasell's polyolefin technologies selected by SHCCIG Yulin for petrochemicals complex in China 6/27
- Damaged unit of Iran's South Pars refinery back operating 6/27
- hte conducts research for JGC to advance decarbonization by identifying suitable catalysts for ammonia cracking 6/26
- TES and CPC Finland to develop 500-MW e-NG project in Finland 6/26