Everyone wants hydrogen - but isn't it dangerous? After all, the gas is non-toxic but highly flammable and a high level of safety awareness is key to safe operation that protects the environment, personnel and infrastructure - so it's high time to take a look at what needs to be considered when handling hydrogen in pipeline and infrastructure projects, for example. What technology is needed to detect the colorless H2 flames? How do hydrogen leaks become visible? And what concrete steps can be taken today?

Under the terms of the agreement, Eni and Saipem will focus on the construction of new biorefineries, the conversion of traditional refineries into biorefineries and the development of new initiatives by Eni in the field of industrial transformation.

Under a long-term agreement signed between Air Liquide and Total Energies, Air Liquide will build, own and operate a new hydrogen production unit at Total Energies' La Mède site in France. The new facility is expected to have a capacity of 25,000 tonnes per year and aims to cover the hydrogen needs of Total Energies’ biorefinery.

Reolum has selected Johnson Matthey’s e-methanol technology for its La Robla Nueva Energia project in Spain which is claimed to be one of the largest e-methanol production plants in Europe.

Repsol has plans to invest more than 800 million euros in the Ecoplant project. The project is expected to become the first plant in Europe to produce renewable and circular methanol from waste through gasification.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of December 2024’ from all over the world. Right from Qatar Energy breaking ground on a 1.2-billion-dollar blue ammonia plant to the world's first full-scale carbon capture unit reaching mechanical completion, find out all the projects making headlines here.

Metis Engineering has launched its next-generation hydrogen leak detection sensor, an addition to its Cell Guard series. The sensor offers precise hydrogen leakage detection to prevent risks of explosion or fire in hydrogen storage facilities.

Linde Gaz Polska has entered into an agreement with Arcelormittal Poland to develop a hydrogen production plant on the site of its Krakow branch in Poland. The new project is expected to supply process gas to two galvanizing plants.

Kevin Norfleet, Global Sustainability Director, Acetyls at Celanese shares his views about the company’s mega CCU project, which is also claimed to be one of the world’s largest carbon capture utilization facilities, the current market scenario for CCU as well as the benefits of using of Gen AI in plant operations and maintenance.

The Global Impact Coalition (GIC) spearheads an industry collaboration that aims to scale technologies and business models for reducing carbon emissions and advancing circularity in the chemicals sector. Charlie Tan, CEO of Global Impact Coalition shares detailed insights about the objective of the GIC, projects initiated by the consortium in the past one-year, upcoming opportunities for clean technologies as well as the challenges faced by the chemical industry. Read on to know more…