Under a global licensing agreement signed between Topsoe and Steeper, both the parties will work together to introduce a complete waste-to-fuel solution. Steeper’s proprietary Hydrofaction technology and Topsoe’s unique technologies in renewable fuels and hydrogen production will be used for the development of the solution.

Wuxi STA has launched its first continuous manufacturing line for oral solids at its drug production site in Wuxi city, China. The continuous manufacturing line is equipped with the process analytical technology which helps to monitor blending uniformity, allowing for real-time analysis and control during production.

Maire Tecnimont’s subsidiary Nextchem has entered into an agreement with Biorenova to acquire, scale up and industrialize the proprietary Catc technology which is a continuous chemical recycling process to recover ultra-high purity monomers from sorted plastic waste especially polymethylmethacrylate.

Under the ‘Plasco2 project’, Evonik along with its three partners aim to turn the greenhouse gas CO2 into a raw material which can then be used for the production of C4 chemicals. The partners are working together to extract synthesis gas from CO2 and hydrogen by means of a plasma reactor using a newly developed process.

Plug Power and Acciona Energía have plans to develop an industrial-scale, green hydrogen plant in Spain. Called ‘Valle H2V Navarra’, the 87-million-euro project will include a 25 MW electrolyzer and is expected to produce 3,880 tons of green hydrogen annually.

Nuberg EPC has bagged an EPC contract from Spolana for developing a 550 TPD sulphuric acid plant project in Czech Republic. The company will also be making use of the latest Double Conversion Double Absorption technology for this project.

With an aim to grow its bioenergy business, BP has completed the takeover of Archaea Energy. The move will help the company to strengthen and expand its presence in the US biogas industry.

The efficiency and service life of pumps can be extended by following the manufacturer’s installation recommendation for pipe straight run entering the pump. When cramped pump houses or restricted pipe runs make this impractical and costly, Vortab Flow Conditioners overcome this challenge by delivering a uniform, swirl-free flow profile to the pump inlet in as little as three pipe diameters.

Hycc has chosen Kraftanlagen Energies & Services to carry out the basic design and engineering (Feed) while Nel has been selected for supplying electrolysis stacks to the green hydrogen project H2eron. The project comprising a 40-megawatt plant will be developed in the Netherlands and will support the production of SAF.

Aker Carbon Capture has delivered the world’s first carbon capture pilot for smelters in Rana, Norway. The pilot unit is connected to Elkem’s plant in Rana which produces high-purity ferrosilicon as well as microsilica and on full-scale, it is expected to capture 1.5 million tonnes of CO2.