Phillips 66 and Plug Power have entered into a MOU under which both the companies will work towards scaling low-carbon hydrogen in the industrial and mobility sectors and developing hydrogen-related infrastructure. The company is currently establishing green hydrogen production facilities in the USA in order to supply 500 tons per day of liquid green hydrogen by 2025.

Neles has successfully delivered its first valve with a 3D printed valve body for field testing. The valve’s body is a pressure-retaining component which will be tested at Teollisuuden Voima’s power plant in Finland.

Twelve and LanzaTech have teamed up to develop the world’s first polypropylene from CO2. Twelve’s carbon transformation technology along with LanzaTech’s carbon recycling ‘Pollution to Products’ technology will be used to produce the unique polypropylene.

A consortium consisting of Yara International, Jera, and Idemitsu Kosan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the establishment of a domestic clean ammonia distribution network and bunkering business, accelerating Japan’s green energy transition.

Plug Power has plans to build a mega green hydrogen production facility in Fresno County, USA. On completion, the unit is expected to produce 30 metric tons of liquid green hydrogen per day. The move will help to decarbonize light-duty vehicles, freight-transportation, and logistics operations.

Engineering company Lummus Technology announced it has been awarded a contract from Limited Liability Company Kirishinefteorgsintez (Kinef) for two proprietary heaters that will be part of a refinery upgrade in Kirishi, Russia.

The exact dosing of small amounts for liquids is the realm of both Bürkert Fluid Control Systems and Reseatech, which was founded as a spin-off of the University of Applied Sciences Bern in 2015. Bürkert has now become a strategic partner of the start-up company.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021 has been awarded to Benjamin List of the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany and David W.C. MacMillan, Princeton University, USA, for their development of a precise new tool for molecular construction called organocatalysis.

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As many as eleven companies are supporting the large-scale deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology in Houston in order to decarbonize industrial units in the region. Together they are planning to potentially capture and safely store up to 50 million metric tons of CO2 per year by 2030 and about 100 million metric tons by 2040.