Digital transformation is on the rise and industries are actively utilizing next-gen technologies such as artificial intelligence to become more productive and also develop more eco-friendly processes. The smart technology is also being explored by chemical engineers to develop more efficient processes, reduce downtime as well as discover new materials and elements.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of September 2024’ from all over the world. Right from Adnoc deploying AI-based process optimization technology at a unit to developing the world's largest carbon negative ultra-green hydrogen plant, find out all the projects making headlines here.

Under the European IPCEI Hy2Infra wave, BP has secured funding for its 100 MW green hydrogen project located next to its Lingen Refinery in Germany. On completion, the project has the potential to supply green hydrogen to its refinery as well as industrial customers in the region.

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) as well as Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) is picking up steam and can be considered as revolutionary solutions that can help hard-to-abate industries to reduce their carbon emissions in the short-to-long term. Both CCS and CCU will play a vital role for these industries as they prepare to reach their goals of meeting net zero emissions by 2050.

Resource scarcity, mobility, nutrition and climate protection are among the global challenges and megatrends of our time. Mechanical process engineering plays an important role here, because without mixers, separators, extruders, dispersers and the like, many production processes would come to a standstill.

Air Liquide will invest the hefty amount in order to supply Aurubis with sustainable gases in Bulgaria and Germany. The investment includes a new Air Separation Unit in Bulgaria and the modernization of four existing units in Germany.

The VTU Group and Silo AI have entered into a strategic partnership under which they aim to offer digitization and AI-based solutions for the process industries, particularly the life sciences and chemical industry.

The digital twin technology replicates the physical assets of production processes or performance of a production system into a virtual system. With the adoption of this technology, industry players will be able to make use of real-time data to make informed decisions about the lifecycle of plants, processes as well as production, leading to optimized industrial operations across the chemical and petrochemical industries.

Coesia will present innovative solutions in pharmaceutical manufacturing at Achema 2024. The company will be represented by Enflex, Flexlink, GF, Hapa, MGS and Norden.

With an aim to meet the growing demand for biogas applications and phosphorus removal in Europe, Kemira has expanded its ferric chloride capacity in Tarragona, Spain. The capacity is expected to be in operation by 2026.