Chevron Phillips Chemical has awarded an Engineering and Procurement contract to Technip Energies for the supply of a proprietary Low Emission Cracking Furnace in an existing olefins unit at its facility in Sweeny, Texas.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of June 2022’ from all over the world. Right from Oman developing its first waste-to-hydrogen facility to Europe starting up an e-cracking furnace experimental unit, find out all the projects making headlines here.

Fertighy has awarded a Feasibility Study and Pre-Feed contract to Nextchem for its low-carbon fertilizers plant in France. Nextchem will make use of its NX Stami Green Ammonia and NX Stami Nitric Acid technologies for the project.

Under a 15-year agreement signed between Air Products and Total Energies, Air Products will supply 70,000 tons of green hydrogen annually to Total Energies’ refineries in Europe from 2030.

The new report published by the Nova Institute highlights that it is crucial to replace fossil-based naphtha with alternative naphtha in refineries and crackers with an aim to defossilize the chemical industry.

The Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has inaugurated the 24 MW renewable hydrogen plant at the Herøya Industrial Park in Norway. Claimed to be the largest of its kind currently in operation in Europe, the plant is a major milestone for the firm.

The alliance comprises of Topsoe, ABB and Fluor which will collaborate to develop a standardized concept for building Topsoe’s next SOEC electrolyzer factory in the USA. The project is expected to be operational by 2028.

Cepsa has plans to invest 75-million-euros to develop Spain’s first isopropyl alcohol plant which will be used to produce hydroalcoholic gels. The plant will make use of green hydrogen and will replace fossil-based raw materials in the production of isopropyl alcohol with sustainable alternatives.

Achema has once again opened its doors to the global process industry. Located in Frankfurt, Germany, the mega show which will be held from June 10 – 14, 2024, offers six innovative themes – Process, Pharma, Green, Lab, Digital and Hydrogen.

Generative AI more commonly known as Gen AI is a trending concept but how can this revolutionary technology prove beneficial for plant engineering and operations? Ahlam Rais connects with technology leaders to find out all the details about this next-gen technology and its impact on industrial plants.