The Yara plant at Herøya in Norway.  (Dag Frode Heiland)
Norway: Decarbonization

New Firm HEGRA Launched to Boost Green Ammonia Production

The newly established HEGRA company co-owned by Aker, Yara and Statkraft aims to electrify and decarbonize the ammonia plant at Herøya, Norway thus, ensuring large-scale green ammonia production. With the new firm, the partners also intend to create a new industry in Norway that provides a competitive advantage in a growing global hydrogen economy as well as forms the basis for a future Norwegian export industry.

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Orlen Unipetrol’s new steam cracker boiler plant contains two high-pressure oil-and-gas boilers. Each can generate up to 105 tons of high-pressure steam per hour. (Orlen Unipetrol)
Czech Republic: Development Strategy

Orlen Unipetrol to Invest 1 Billion Dollars in Green Projects

Orlen Unipetrol has revealed its development strategy until 2030 which includes the modernization of its chemical facility in Záluží near Litvínov, Czech Republic. In this project, the current boiler plant for the steam cracker’s operations is replaced with a brand-new gas boiler plant and the latest equipment for emission reduction installed at the unit has helped to lower dust emissions by 50 % and NOx emissions by 70 %.

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