The ‘Carbon Neutral Alliance’ was recently inaugurated at Cemex’s cement plant in Rüdersdorf, Germany with an aim to develop innovative technologies in order to establish the first carbon-neutral cement facility by 2030.

Fulcrum Bioenergy’s Sierra biofuels plant in the USA has commenced operations and is processing waste feedstock to produce high-quality hydrocarbon synthetic gas which proves beneficial for sustainable fuel production.

Toyo Engineering together with Pupuk Indonesia Holding Company (PIHC) and Pupuk Iskandar Muda (PIM) will be conducting a feasibility study for green ammonia production at PIM’s existing fertilizer plants in Indonesia. The contract for this study has been awarded by the Government of Japan as it intends to use 3 million tons of ammonia annually as fuel in 2030.

Bühler's battery mixing technology has the capability to reduce waste by 95 % and ensures an energy savings of 50 %. This technology will be used for Britishvolt's first Gigaplant in Northumberland, UK wherein Bühler will supply large scale production lines for the manufacture of electrode slurries which is a vital component for the production of high-performance batteries.

Refuel Energy has selected Haldor Topsoe’s proprietary Hydroflex and H2bridge technologies for its new renewable fuel plant – Refuel YYZ. Located in Canada, the plant is expected to produce renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel.

With Chemours’ growing hydrogen economy business, the company has plans to explore capacity investments in ionomers which will further support the development of water electrolysis and fuel cells.

A subsidiary of CVR Energy will be utilizing Honeywell’s technology to carry out a feasibility study for low-carbon hydrogen production in Coffeyville, Kansas, USA. The aim of the study is to assess the application of carbon capture and hydrogen purification as a potential solution for reducing emissions.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of April 2022’ from all over the world. Right from Southeast Asia’s first green e-methanol plant to the world’s largest green hydrogen hub in the USA, find out all the projects making headlines here.

S&B Engineers and Constructors has been awarded an EPC contract for expanding New Hope Energy’s plastics pyrolysis unit in Texas, USA. On completion, the expansion is expected to add 420 metric tons of capacity daily to convert plastic waste to chemical feedstocks in the existing facility.

Repower EU is a plan to rapidly reduce dependence on Russian fossil fuels and quickly adopt the green transition. Cefic has recently issued a statement along with a position paper sharing its views on the plan.