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Digital Feature: The reality of FuelEU in numbers

Today, many owners and managers are concerned with the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), designed to reduce emissions produced by shipping. However, the author's company's projections show that the impact of FuelEU will eclipse that of the ETS around 2035 and dwarf it beyond that. Business as usual is therefore no longer an option, and progressive decisions must be made to deal with this challenge.

Parker Hannifin joins iHAPC project to test H2 and argon for cleaner and more energy-efficient engine technologies

Led by the University of Vaasa and supported by Wärtsilä under the WISE (Wide and Intelligent Sustainable Energy) program, the project will develop and test a prototype engine that uses hydrogen and argon to achieve a significant efficiency boost.

Sipchem, LyondellBasell collaborate on feasibility for a world-scale mixed-feed cracker in Saudi Arabia

Sipchem and LyondellBasell have been awarded a feedstock allocation from the Ministry of Energy of Saudi Arabia supporting a joint feasibility study for a world-scale mixed feed cracker complex combined with a diversified derivative portfolio.

Engineers find greener path to making key industrial chemical

Scientists have discovered a potentially greener way to produce ethylene oxide, according to a new study.

MODEC enters into carbon capture FEED contract with SAMSUNG E&A for FPSO vessel

MODEC has entered into a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract with SAMSUNG E&A for an offshore carbon capture pilot project, selecting Carbon Clean’s modular CycloneCC technology.

Nextchem to provide technology for Pacifico Mexinol's ultra-low carbon methanol plant (Mexico)

When it initiates operation in 2028, Pacifico Mexinol's facility is expected to be the largest single ultra-low carbon methanol facility in the world, producing approximately 350,000 tpy of green methanol and 1.8 MMtpy of blue methanol from natural gas with carbon capture.

Quanta Technologies unveils new LEADR FCC refining catalysts

The technology improves the environmental and diffusion performance of Fluid Cracking Catalysts (FCC) by narrowing the particle size distribution of the catalyst.

KBR awarded PMC contract for $2-B fertilizer plant in Angola

As part of the $2-B project, KBR will provide project management services overseeing engineering, procurement, and construction phases. The facility will produce 2,300-tpd ammonia and 4,000-tpd urea.

LanzaJet, Mitsui & Co. and Cosmo Oil secures government funding for SAF production project in Japan

LanzaJet announced that Cosmo Oil Co. Ltd was selected for a subsidy from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to support a SAF project in Japan developed with Mitsui & Co. that will plan to utilize LanzaJet technology.

Pre-FEED results indicate doubling of value for NH3 Clean Energy’s WAH2 project in Australia

NH3 Clean Energy Limited has released a summary of the preliminary front-end engineering and design (pre-FEED) for its flagship WAH2 Project, together with updated project economics that highlight significant improvements over the preliminary feasibility study results.