The University of Bayreuth under its H₂ Giga project focuses on the research, development, and industrial production of high-performance, low-cost electrolyzers to meet Germany's demand for green hydrogen. One of the seven H₂ Giga projects called ‘HTs: HTEL Stacks – Ready for Gigawatt’ has received funding of more than 11,00,000 dollars. Chair of Ceramic Materials Engineering at the University of Bayreuth is responsible for this collaborative project.

Wood’s scope of work for Humber Zero, one of the leading industrial decarbonization projects in the UK includes the development and integration of designs across the FEED packages including interface management, safety studies, licensor selection and scoping of future services.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of August 2021’ from all over the world. Right from building a world scale petrochemical complex in Indonesia to converting a refinery services facility into the first carbon-neutral (blue) hydrogen production facility in the USA, find out all the projects making headlines here.

BASF has introduced new catalysts for producing isopropyl alcohol efficiently. Apart from this, it has also launched a new catalyst for n-butane based maleic anhydride production which increases the efficiency in the biodegradable PBAT value chain, and lastly sustainable lightweight Selective Hydrogenation Catalysts have been developed for steam crackers and refineries.

Under a MOU signed between the Port of Corpus Christi and Howard Midstream Energy Partners, both the companies will work together to convert Howard’s Javelina refinery services facility located in the Port of Corpus Christi, USA into a carbon-neutral hydrogen production facility. The project is claimed to be the region’s first carbon-neutral (blue) hydrogen production facility.

Chevron, Itochu Corporation, Hyzon Motors and Ascent Hydrogen Fund have invested 20-million-dollars in Raven SR. Raven SR’s technology is capable of producing hydrogen fuel compliant with SAE J2719 (the international specification of hydrogen fuel cells) and high-quality synthetic fuels such as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Chemours has joined the Hydrogen Europe Association – an association dedicated to the advancement of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies. The company will jointly work with the association for developing solutions towards a global hydrogen economy.

The new joint venture Shinsol Advanced Chemicals will focus on the development, production and marketing of electronic grade hydrogen peroxide. The chemical agent will be used in the production of integrated electronic circuits.

Exxon Mobil’s affiliate Imperial Oil has plans to produce 20,000 barrels per day of renewable diesel at a new complex at Canada’s Strathcona refinery. The complex will make use of locally grown plant-based feedstock and hydrogen with carbon capture and storage to meet the low-carbon fuel standards.

Shell has plans to build a 820,000-tons-a-year biofuels facility at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. Once complete, the facility is expected to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel.