A quarter of European ethylene production capacity is threatened by refinery cuts in the background of the global pandemic of Covid-19, states ICIS. If the coronavirus restrictions continue, the ethylene crackers may be forced to reduce operating rates or even shut down due to their dependency on LPG feedstocks which are sourced from refineries.

Global Energy has partnered with Proman to set up the ‘Cromarty Clean Fuels Project,’ a renewable power to methanol plant at the Nigg Oil Terminal in Scotland. The new facility is expected to use local sources of captured CO2 for the production and it will also store as well as load green methanol to be exported on bulk carrier vessels.

Gevo’s NW Iowa RNG (renewable natural gas) project is under construction and is expected to produce 355,000 MMBtu of RNG per year. Under the agreement with BP, the renewable natural gas will be sold into the California market in the US.

In the background of a new Power Purchase Agreement signed between DSM and Ørsted, DSM will be powered by 100 % renewable electricity in North America by the end of 2021.

BP Australia has revealed that the production of green hydrogen and ammonia using renewable energy is ‎technically feasible at scale in Australia, according to the findings of its latest study. The study further reveals that Western Australia is ideally positioned for the production of these sustainable gases.

Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s Dickinson renewable diesel facility in North Dakota, USA has completed a successful test run of Haldor Topsoe’s Hydroflex technology to produce 100 % renewable diesel. The technology helps to convert low-carbon renewable feedstocks into cleaner fuel alternatives.

Under a letter of intent signed between Sumitomo and Rio Tinto, Sumitomo will assess the hydrogen pilot plant at Rio Tinto’s Yarwun alumina refinery in Gladstone, Australia. If successful, the project will produce hydrogen for the Gladstone Hydrogen Ecosystem.

Haldor Topsoe’s Hydroflex technology is being used at Phillips 66’ refinery in Rodeo, California, USA for producing renewable diesel. Production began in April this year and the plant aims to produce 9,000 barrels-per-day.

Toyo along with a consortium of Japanese companies have selected Velocys’ Fischer Tropsch technology for an e-fuels project. The companies have been commissioned by the Government of Japan to jointly commence a demonstration project which aims at commercialization of a sustainable aviation fuels supply chain based on carbon recycling and regional revitalization through CO2 recycling.

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).