The U.S. Department of Energy, under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, has selected two of Chemours Company’s applications for grants totaling 60 million dollars. The grants will support the development of next-generation membranes for PEM water electrolysis and circularity infrastructure for clean hydrogen materials.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of March 2024’ from all over the world. Right from the world’s largest ‘ammonia to hydrogen’ modular cracker demo in operation to Akzonobel investing 30 million plus dollars at its powder coatings sites, find out all the projects making headlines here.

These are the birth pangs of a new economy: the increasing demand for chemical products is bringing growth to the industry, which at the same time has to cope with the necessary transformation towards climate neutrality. For chemical plant construction, both of these factors mean a lot of work in the coming years - in addition to enormous challenges, huge opportunities await.

Yara Growth Ventures has successfully invested in Dynelectro, a firm that develops electrolysis technologies for low-cost renewable hydrogen. The move is in line with Yara’s goal of decarbonizing its fertilizer production and enabling the hydrogen economy.

Guangxi Hongkun Biomass has selected Topsoe’s Hydroflex technology for producing sustainable aviation fuel at its plant in the Qinzhou Port Area Free Trade Pilot Zone of Guangxi, China. The project is expected to process 300,000 tons of feedstock annually.

Under a MOU signed between Air Liquide and Vopak, both the parties will work together to develop infrastructure for ammonia import, cracking and hydrogen distribution in Singapore. The partnership aims to support Singapore’s National Hydrogen Strategy which focusses on establishing low-carbon hydrogen supply chains.

With more than 60 percent of exhibitors coming from abroad, this year's event is claimed to be the most international Achema ever. The show will also host various side events from renowned partners.

With the introduction of Tab-Ex 04 Pro DZ2 / D2, Pepperl+Fuchs has expanded its Tab-Ex tablet series. The tablet is based on the Samsung Galaxy Tabactive4 Pro and features a 480 nit 10” touch screen paired with the latest hardware and connectivity options.

Bloom Energy has partnered with Shell to explore opportunities for innovative large-scale, renewable hydrogen energy projects. The parties aim at developing replicable, large-scale, solid oxide electrolyzer systems for hydrogen production.

Under a joint research project agreement, 3M will work together with HD Hyundai Korea Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering to develop large liquid hydrogen storage tanks using a high-strength, low-density hollow glass microsphere from 3M.