With an aim to reduce industry emissions, ExxonMobil has plans to develop a hydrogen production plant along with one of the world’s largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects at its Baytown site in Texas, USA.

Air Products and the Hamburg Port Authority have entered into a MOU to explore the potential of developing a hydrogen value chain across the port of Hamburg in Germany. The collaboration aims to increase the production, supply chain and consumption of hydrogen in the region.

Origin Materials has plans to develop its second manufacturing plant, Origin 2 at Geismar, Louisiana, USA. The facility is expected to convert an estimated 1 million dry metric tons of wood residues annually in order to produce carbon-negative materials and hydrothermal carbon which will be used to manufacture PET plastic and be used in fuel pellets respectively.

In the production of chemical compounds, the success of each individual reaction depends on numerous parameters. It is not always possible, even for experienced chemists, to predict whether a reaction will take place and how well it will work. In order to remedy this situation, chemists and computer scientists from the University of Münster have now developed a tool based on artificial intelligence. The study has been published in the journal ‘Chem’.

Under an agreement signed between Wood and Green Lithium, Wood has been made the Owner’s Engineer for delivering UK’s first large-scale commercial lithium refinery. Claimed to be the first of its kind facility in Europe, the plant is expected to meet the growing demand for battery-grade lithium chemicals which is important for the commercial viability of the European battery supply chain, the electric vehicle revolution and its transition to net-zero.

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BASF has plans to increase the production capacity of its hindered amine light stabilizers in Pontecchio Marconi, Italy and Lampertheim, Germany. The move is expected to meet the growing demand for sustainable solutions across the globe.

BP has acquired a stake in Green Biofuels which offers a low emission advanced hydrogenated vegetable oil fuel. This sustainable fuel can be used as a direct replacement for diesel and the acquisition will expand BP’s global biofuels portfolio and its lower carbon solutions.

An in-depth review by IEA has revealed that owing to bold policies and support for innovation, Canada is on the path to a successful energy transition. The country aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and reach net zero emissions by 2050. In line with this goal, the governments have undertaken various policy measures such as a clean fuels standard, a commitment to phase out unabated coal-fired electricity by 2030, methane regulations in the oil and gas sector, measures to decarbonize the transport sector, and many more.

Under a contract signed between thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers and Shell, thyssenkrupp will engineer, procure and fabricate a 200 MW electrolysis plant based on its large-scale 20 MW alkaline water electrolysis module for the mega ‘Hydrogen Holland I’ project in the port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The project will produce green hydrogen for the industry and transport sector in the region.