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Zeopore prepares for global production of economical, premium hydrocracking meso-zeolites

Zeopore is initiating discussions with candidate partners to jointly commercialize its unique zeolite mesoporization route. Combining improved hydrocracking (HDC), Zeopore’s optimized HDC zeolites bring 3 wt%-7wt% more middle distillates, depending on feedstock and process conditions.

KBC acquires Flaretot Limited, a software provider specializing in flare system designs

KBC announced it had acquired Flaretot® Limited, a leading simulation software provider specializing in the design and evaluation of flare systems for hydrocarbon processing plants.

Haffner Energy creates investment opportunity in SAF market with SAF Zero spin-off

Haffner Energy is making a strategic move to create SAF Zero, a spin-off focused on the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market.

Mitsubishi to buy low-carbon ammonia from ExxonMobil's hydrogen facility in Texas (U.S.)

Mitsubishi said it has reached a preliminary agreement to buy a stake in and offtake low-carbon ammonia from ExxonMobil's hydrogen facility in Texas. Part of its decarbonization drive, Japan is aiming to increase usage of hydrogen and its derivative, ammonia, for co-firing at power plants, usage in the steel and automobile industries and other areas.

Louisiana (U.S.) oil refineries start recovering from Hurricane Francine

Six oil refineries in Louisiana in the path of Hurricane Francine began recovering on Thursday from the storm's passage overnight, companies and sources familiar with operations at the plants said. 

Polyplastics launches biomass-balanced LCP for reduced CO2 emissions

Polyplastics Co. Ltd., a global leader in engineering plastics, has announced the launch of LAPEROS (R) bG-LCP, a sustainable solution based on biomass-derived materials (mass balance approach) which reduces carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and improves the renewable content ratio.

Occidental's 1PointFive secures funding of up to $500 MM from U.S. DOE

Occidental Petroleum's carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) unit 1PointFive said on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) has committed up to $500 MM to support the development of its South Texas Direct Air Capture (DAC) Hub.

Singapore's largest data center to use Neste renewable diesel to power generators

Neste has helped ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) to become the first data center operator in Singapore to power its backup generators with renewable diesel.

Ceres Power Holdings signs SOEC systems license with Thermax to decarbonize hard-to-abate industries

The partnership will accelerate solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) system development within the hard-to-abate green ammonia, petrochemical and steel industries in India and other territories.

NewEnergyBlue acquires Inbicon biomass conversion technology and international patent portfolio

NewEnergyBlue, the clean-technology designer of biomass refineries that turn agricultural waste into highly decarbonized biofuels and biochemicals, has finalized its purchase of Inbicon biomass-conversion technology from Ørsted, a renewable energy company based in Denmark.