Cepsa will be investing a hefty amount of 3-billion-euros to establish the largest green hydrogen hub in Europe. In addition to this, the firm will invest another 2-billion-euros to develop a 3 GW portfolio of wind and solar energy projects in order to generate renewable electricity for the project.

Adnoc and Gail (India) have entered into a MOU to explore LNG supply and decarbonization opportunities. The agreement also includes the potential optimization of LNG trading activities, the review of joint equity investments in renewables and the monitoring of greenhouse gasses for LNG cargoes.

Shell has plans to acquire Nature Energy, a Denmark-based producer of renewable natural gas. On completion of this deal, Shell will acquire Europe’s largest RNG producer, its portfolio of cash generative operating plants, associated feedstock supply and infrastructure, its pipeline of growth projects and its in-house RNG plant technology.

Neste, Idemitsu Kosan, Chimei and Mitsubishi Corporation have come together to develop a unique renewable plastics supply chain which will make use of bio-based hydrocarbons (Neste Re) for the production of styrene monomer (bio-SM), and its mass balanced renewable plastics derivatives including acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (bio-ABS) for the production of renewable plastics.

Under a long-term agreement signed between both the parties, Air Liquide will develop a new hydrogen production unit at the Grandpuits site in France. This unit will partly use biogas from Total Energies’ Grandpuits biorefinery and make use of Air Liquide’s carbon capture technology to produce renewable, low-carbon hydrogen which will be used by the biorefinery to produce sustainable aviation fuel.

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Mc Dermott has won a Front-End Engineering Design (Feed) contract from Viva Energy Australia. The scope of work includes providing Feed services for a new modularized production unit which will be a part of the firm’s Geelong Refinery project. The unit is expected to produce ultra-low sulfur gasoline.

Clariant has successfully completed the 60-million-dollar acquisition which will enable the company to strengthen its technology position in the demanding markets for the purification of edible oils and renewable fuels. With this deal, the company also intends to expand its footprint in the North American market.

Yokogawa Electric has been selected by Shell as the Main Automation Contractor for the Holland Hydrogen I plant being developed in the port of Rotterdam, Netherlands. Yokogawa will optimize operations at the plant which is expected to produce up to 60,000 kilograms of green hydrogen per day.

With industrial firms looking to bring innovative and sustainable solutions to the market, modular plants have picked up steam across diverse sectors. One thing that stands out among all projects that opted for these modular solutions is its multiple advantages.