Topsoe has recently revealed its intention of achieving net zero emissions by 2040. The new targets are in line with the Science Based Target initiative (SBTI) Net-Zero Standard and have been announced post the firm made its earlier target of achieving net zero emissions from its own operations by 2030 public.

Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) has plans to develop a ~1,800 MW combined-cycle natural gas power station by making use of carbon capture and storage (CCS). The company has chosen West Virginia in the USA as the site for the project due to the state’s recently expanded 45Q federal tax credit to incentivize carbon capture and sequestration for power generation.

The consortium consisting of Repsol, Naturgy and Reganosa are partnering with the Impulsa Galicia initiative of the northern Spanish region of Galicia and will invest 146 million euros in the initial phase to generate 300 GWh of renewable energy annually by making use of 1.2 million tons of surplus livestock manure.

The OPC Foundation (OPCF) and the Fieldcomm Group (FCG) have got together to drive multi-vendor interoperability of instrumentation devices based on OPC UA and the extensions for the field level, named OPC UA FX. The partnership is expected to harmonize OPC UA-based field instruments and increase the development and adoption in automation.

Gea introduced the intelligent software solution Gea Smart Filtration for membrane filtration plants at a recently held beverage and liquid food industry trade show. The software monitors the plant status remotely via app and makes use of cloud connectivity and real-time analytics to increase plant availability and performance. One of the company’s customers Seagarden, a supplier of fish-based ingredients in Norway, has also invested in a Gea membrane filtration plant that will be connected via app in the future.

Krones has developed its first in-house solution – the Krones Ozonomic ozoniser for ozonising water. The solution breaks down oxygen and forms ozone molecules which are added to the drinking water before filling it. With this, the company has expanded its portfolio of water-packaging equipment.

The German research institute Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung has been selected for the international project – Ambh2er which aims to deliver a greener synthesis of ammonia. With 16 partners from science and industry, the project is scheduled to run for four years and intends to contribute towards the European Green Deal.

Beckhoff has introduced a software-based solution – Twincat Controller Redundancy for redundant control operation. With this software, the company aims to protect plant uptime using standard components.

Mc Dermott along with its storage business, CB&I has been awarded a Front-End Engineering Design (Feed) contract by Gunvor Petroleum for developing a green hydrogen import terminal project in the Netherlands.

The Vogel Biopharmaceutical Technology Forum 2022 (VBTF 2022) was successfully held in Shanghai, China on September 23. Organized by Pharmatec China, Shanghai Medipark and Pharma Champ, the event brought together professionals from the pharmaceutical industry to exchange and share the latest global trends and innovative technologies and solutions in biopharmaceutical R&D, production, engineering, and quality management.