Plug Power will deliver two hydrogen liquefiers to TC Energy Corporation. The highlight of these systems is that it makes use of a hydrogen refrigeration cycle and is claimed to be one of the most energy efficient designs in the market.

With a production of 1 billion cubic feet of hydrogen per day, Exxonmobil’s facility in Baytown, Texas, USA is expected to be the world’s largest low carbon hydrogen plant. The project will make use of Topsoe’s Syncor hydrogen technology to produce hydrogen as well as capture and store more than 98 % of its associated CO2 emissions.

Fujian Zhongjing Petrochemical Group has selected Johnson Matthey’s latest butanediol technology to produce 600,000 metric tonnes of bio-degradable plastics annually. This plastic can be used in compostable packaging and decomposes.

The multiple dividing wall column separates multi-substance mixtures in a single equipment item, thus reducing investment and energy costs. So far, this complex device has remained a pipe dream, but that is about to change: The first plant worldwide has been put into operation and should come as close as possible to the thermodynamic optimum.

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With the approval, the joint venture will aim to produce cathode active materials (Cam) and precursor materials (PCAM) in Europe on a large-scale. It will also supply key materials to Power Co's European battery cell factories in the near future.

Citic Heavy Industries was awarded a contract by Fujian Jianfu Cement to develop a green, smart cement factory in Yongan, Fujian, China. For this, the company used Bentley’s collaborative BIM technology to integrate 3D parametric design of the main equipment, perform construction simulation, and generate a full-process, green cement production plant with intelligent controls. Itwin Services were also used to establish a digital twin which helped to monitor the assets, thus, saving 2 million dollars in equipment maintenance costs.

Chemours has plans to invest the hefty amount at its manufacturing facility in Villers-Saint-Paul, France for increasing capacity as well as advancing technology for its ion exchange materials. The move aims to support decarbonization and also accelerate the hydrogen economy.

The long-term strategic partnership between Plug Power and Johnson Matthey will assist Plug to strengthen its supply chain and meet the growing demand for fuel cells and electrolyzers. Both the parties also have plans to co-invest and develop the world’s largest CCM manufacturing facility.

Strategic Biofuels has selected Johnson Matthey (JM) and BP’s joint technology for its Louisiana Green Fuels project (LGF) in Louisiana, USA. The project aims to convert 1 million tons of forestry waste feedstock into renewable diesel and is expected to produce 31.8 million gallons of biofuels annually.