Aker Solutions’ has commenced a carbon capture and storage test program at the Preem refinery in Sweden. The program aims to explore the entire value chain from capture to storage of carbon dioxide and intends to encourage other companies to utilise the CCS technology inorder to reduce their CO2 emissions.

Linde has signed a MOU with Baowu Clean Energy under which both the firms will aim to increase the accessibility of hydrogen to industries and improve the acceptance levels of hydrogen mobility solutions across China.

The Humber Zero project is in line with the UK Government’s 2050 Net Zero objectives and has the potential to decarbonise 30 mt of CO2 emissions in the country. The decarbonisation project is an important one for UK’s zero-carbon economy.

Linde has started up a new air separation facility in Shanghai through which the company will supply nitrogen, oxygen and argon to Shanghai Huali Microelectronics Corporation’s wafer product line in the region.

BP’s study will attract an initial investment of 1.77 million dollars from BP and an additional amount of 1.1 million dollars by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency under its Advancing Renewables Program. The study will enable the company to understand the possibilities of using hydrogen to export renewable energy at scale.

The Port of Antwerp is partnering with six firms to construct a Power-to-Methanol demonstration plant in Belgium. This project is vital for the country’s transition to alternative sources of energy and is expected to have an annual production capacity of 8,000 tonnes of sustainable methanol.

Dr. Samir J. Serhan joined Air Products in 2016 as executive vice president and since then his role was continuously expanded to meet the requirements of different businesses. With his new appointment, he will be in-charge of full profit and loss responsibility for the Americas business.

The two industrial giants Air Products and Haldor Topsoe have signed a global Alliance Agreement. The companies plan to collaborate in the development of potential projects and the combination of their expertise on large-scale ammonia, methanol and/or dimethyl ether plants to be developed and built globally.

Linde has acquired a minority stake in ITM Power, a British manufacturer of polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyzers for the electro-chemical splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen.

Air Liquide has entered into long-term contracts with its large Industrial Merchant customers. Under the agreement, the company will supply on-site industrial gases including nitrogen, oxygen or hydrogen to these customers for at least 10 years.