Under a joint development agreement, Aramco and Enowa are aiming to develop a first-of-its-kind synthetic electro fuel e-fuel demonstration plant. The unit is expected to demonstrate technical feasibility and commercial viability by producing 35 barrels per day of low-carbon, synthetic gasoline from renewable-based hydrogen and captured CO2.

A pilot plant for cost-efficient production of green methanol was recently inaugurated at the chemical park in Leuna, Germany by the Minister for Transport Dr. Volker Wissing. The plant is part of the ‘Leuna100’ project and aims to offer climate-friendly fuels to container shipping and aviation industries.

Johnson Matthey and BP have entered into a licensing and engineering agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Johnson Matthey’s LCH technology will be used at BP’s blue hydrogen facility in H2Teesside.

Aker Carbon Capture has been awarded a feasibility study for an e-fuel project in Finland. The company plans to integrate its standardized and modularized carbon capture units into the e-fuel process at a waste-to-energy facility.

Under the terms of the long-term agreements signed between Indianoil and Linde’s entities in India, Linde’s entities will develop new on-site facilities to supply hydrogen, nitrogen and compressed dry air to Indianoil’s Panipat refinery in North India.

Exxonmobil’s advanced fluid bed Methanol-to-Gasoline technology has been chosen by Aramco for the development of a synthetic fuel demonstration plant in Neom’s Hydrogen Innovation and Development Center in Saudi Arabia.

Under a MOU signed between both the parties, KBR and ISU Chemical will work together to develop a commercial ammonia cracking project in the Republic of Korea. The project will make use of KBR’s H2Act ammonia cracking technology.

H2 Energy Esbjerg has awarded ABB with a contract to provide electrical engineering support for its green hydrogen production facility in Denmark. The new 1 GW facility is expected to produce 90,000 tons of green hydrogen per year.

Allied Green Ammonia has chosen Topsoe’s green ammonia technology for its ammonia plant in Gove, Australia. With a production capacity of 2,500 metric tons per day, the unit is expected to start producing green ammonia in 2028.

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