Phelan Green has selected Honeywell UOP’s Fischer Tropsch Unicracking process technology for its eSAF facility in Saldanha bay, South Africa. On completion, the project is expected to be one of the world’s first commercial-scale eSAF production facilities supplying more than 140,000 tons of eSAF to the EU and UK markets.

Topsoe has been chosen as the ammonia technology licensor for Acwa's Yanbu Green Hydrogen Project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Topsoe will also deliver engineering, proprietary equipment and catalysts to Sinopec and Tecnicas Reunidas, who have jointly been awarded the Feed-contract.

A 5 MW Geneco electrolyzer system has been installed by Plug Power for Cleanergy Solutions Namibia’s revolutionary green hydrogen project. The project called The Walvis Bay project plant is claimed to be Africa’s first fully integrated commercial green hydrogen facility.

Gasunie, Open Grid Europe and Thyssengas have entered into an agreement to develop a cross-border hydrogen connection between the Netherlands and Germany. The companies aim to realize the connection between Zevenaar (Netherlands) and Elten (North Rhine-Westphalia) around 2031.

In an exclusive e-mail interview with Ahlam Rais, Dr. Mike Enskat, Director, IRENA Innovation and Technology Centre at International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) shares his views on the use of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) solutions as well as forecasts the future trajectory of the renewable energy sector.

Dedicated policies and initiatives encouraging the use of clean, sustainable and smart technologies are already being implemented across the Middle East. These revolutionary changes are all set to empower the region.

The Kawasaki LH2 Terminal is the key facility for the “Liquefied Hydrogen Supply Chain Commercialization Demonstration” project subsidized by the Green Innovation Fund Project promoted by New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization in Japan.

Johnson Matthey has been chosen by Guangdong Liquid Sunshine as a technology partner for its first commercial-scale project – a biomethanol plant. The project is expected to be developed in Tiandong County, Guangxi, China.

Ignis has awarded a technology and engineering contract to KBR for a new 200,000 tons per annum green ammonia facility in A Coruña, Spain. The facility will use make use of renewable energy to produce green hydrogen which will be converted to green ammonia.

Many countries across the globe are committing to fast-track their decarbonization projects in order to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is part of this global effort but it distinguishes itself by building mega projects that are set to become landmark examples of sustainable transformation.