Economics
Japan's JERA starts ammonia co-firing trial at coal power station
JERA said it has begun a demonstration of co-firing 20% of ammonia with coal at its Hekinan thermal power station in central Japan, in what it said is the world's first trial using a large amount of the gas at a major commercial plant.
INEOS completes acquisition of TotalEnergies' Lavera petrochemical assets in Southern France
INEOS has completed the acquisition of TotalEnergies’ 50% share of Naphtachimie, Appryl, Gexaro and 3TC announced on July 5th.
INEOS completes acquisition of TotalEnergies' Lavera petrochemical assets in Southern France (1)
INEOS has completed the acquisition of TotalEnergies’ 50% share of Naphtachimie, Appryl, Gexaro and 3TC announced on July 5th.
Ryanair purchases 1,000 tons of SAF from Shell
Ryanair announced that it has purchased 1,000 tons of SAF from global energy group, Shell, and will be supplied to the airline at its Stansted Airport base.
Dow and Procter & Gamble to develop a new proprietary recycling technology targeting hard-to-recycle plastic waste
Dow and the Procter & Gamble Company announced a joint development agreement to create a new recycling technology to enable efficient conversion of hard-to-recycle plastic packaging into recycled polyethylene with near-virgin quality and a low greenhouse gas emissions footprint.
Maersk's ECO Delivery Ocean leading the green transition with biofuels and methanol
Strong growth for Maersk ECO Delivery Ocean product in 2023. Over 200 customers saved more than 680,000 tons of GHG emissions. Retail, lifestyle, automotive and FMCG companies are the pioneers.
Ørsted selected by U.S. Department of Energy to receive funding for Star e-Methanol facility
Ørsted announced it has been selected by the Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations to begin award negotiations for up to $100 MM in federal funding to construct a groundbreaking Power-to-X facility, called Star e-Methanol, along the Texas Gulf Coast.
Methanol-fueled "Ane Maersk" arrives at Port of Hamburg
The "Ane Maersk", the world's first large methanol-capable container ship operated by the Maersk shipping company with a capacity of more than 16,000 TEU, moored at Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg for the first time on its maiden voyage from Asia to Europe.
Russia's Novak says there's no need for diesel export ban
There is no need for Russia to ban exports of diesel to tackle rising prices and possible shortages of the fuel after drone attacks reduced refining capacity.
NextChem Tech selected as engineering and technology partner for Aliplast’s upcycling plant project in Italy
NextChem Tech has been selected as engineering and technology partner for a new plastic upcycling project to be implemented in Modena by Aliplast, a company part of Hera Group and responsible for the recycling and conversion of plastic waste.
- Essar launches hydrogen power plant at Stanlow refinery (U.K.) 7/16
- Trelleborg partners with Airbus on hydrogen-powered air travel 7/16
- Neste, Mitsubishi Corporation agree on strategic partnership to develop supply chains for renewable chemicals and plastics 7/16
- Vale, Komatsu and Cummins announce collaboration to develop dual-fuel large trucks, powered by ethanol and diesel 7/16
- Mexico–U.S. energy trade value fell in 2023 on lower fuel prices 7/16
- Belarus' Mozyr oil refinery restoring operations after outage due to storm 7/16
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