Greenhouse Gases

Jet fuel demand growth lags as air traffic exceeds pre-pandemic level

Global flight activity passed pre-pandemic levels for the first time in four years last week, but jet fuel demand growth has not kept apace as newer fleets of aircrafts become more fuel efficient and carry more passengers.

Neste and New Jersey Natural Gas target reducing greenhouse gas emissions with Neste MY Renewable Diesel

Neste and New Jersey Natural Gas look to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with Neste MY Renewable Diesel.

Wartsila to deliver its first ammonia ship engine in early 2025

Ship engine manufacturer Wartsila expects to deliver its first ammonia-fueled engine on a new vessel in early 2025, with more widespread sales expected in the 2030s.

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Southwest Airlines acquires SAFFiRE Renewables and strengthens focus on sustainability

Southwest Airlines Co. announced the acquisition of SAFFiRE Renewables, LLC as part of the investment portfolio of its wholly owned subsidiary Southwest Airlines Renewable Ventures, LLC which is dedicated to creating more opportunities for Southwest to obtain scalable SAF.

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.

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.

Sustainable H₂ production through methane pyrolysis

The methane (CH₄) pyrolysis process [also known as CH₄ cracking or turquoise hydrogen (H₂) production] is a thermal (high-temperature) breakdown of CH₄ into H₂ gas and solid carbon.

Innovations: Digital Valve Controller Offers Embedded Edge Computing to Streamline Workflows, Optimize Performance

In late 2023, Emerson released its Fisher™ FIELDVUE™ DVC7K Digital Valve Controller, a new design improving upon 30 yr of field-proven innovation.

Capture the full value of waste plastic pyrolysis oil through innovations in hydrocarbon analysis

Today, the world produces twice as much plastic waste as it did two decades ago, with the majority ending up in landfills, being incinerated or leaking into the environment.