Clariant has announced a 240-million-dollar financial impairment of its bioethanol plant which is located in Podari, Romania. The company still aims to continue the commercialization of its sunliquid technology by addressing its operational challenges.

Asahi Kasei has commenced the construction of an alkaline water electrolysis pilot test plant for sustainable hydrogen production in Japan. The pilot plant will comprise several ‘Aqualizer’ electrolyzer modules which will help to perform various trial operations.

Under a joint study agreement, Pertamina, Keppel Infrastructure, and Chevron will explore the development of green hydrogen and ammonia projects in Indonesia. This includes exploring the feasibility of developing a green hydrogen facility which will produce 40,000 tonnes annually and be powered by geothermal energy.

Claimed to be the largest cathode manufacturing plant in the USA, the project will be built in Clarksville, Tennessee and is expected to produce 120,000 tons of cathode material every year by 2027 which will be used in next-generation batteries for electric vehicles.

Under a MOU signed between BP and the Government of Mauritania, both the parties will explore the potential for large-scale production of green hydrogen in the country. BP will conduct numerous studies to assess the technical and commercial feasibility of producing green hydrogen in Mauritania.

Under the terms of the agreement, BP will sell its 50 % stake in the BP-Husky Toledo Refinery in Ohio to its joint venture partner Cenovus Energy for 300 million dollars. BP and Canada-based firm Cenovus are also expected to enter into a multi-year product supply agreement.

The consortium comprising Air Liquide, Chevron Corporation, Lyondell Basell, and Uniper will conduct a joint study to evaluate the development of a hydrogen and ammonia production facility along the U.S. Gulf Coast. If established, the unit is expected to support industrial decarbonization and mobility applications in the region as well as expand ammonia exports.

Mitsui Chemicals and Microwave Chemical will be establishing a new demonstration facility at Mitsui Chemicals’ Nagoya Works in Japan. The unit will demonstrate the innovative microwave-based technology for carbon fiber production.

Under an agreement signed between both the parties, Neste will supply more than 1,000,000 tons of sustainable aviation fuel to the Air France-KLM airline over a period of eight years. Claimed to be one of the largest SAF agreements of its kind in the aviation industry, the sustainable fuel is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80 % as compared to the traditional fossil jet fuel.

Neste has supplied over 500,000 gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to the Los Angeles International Airport in partnership with Laxfuel. The large-volume delivery of SAF will enable commercial airlines flying from the airport to reduce their gashouse gas emissions.