Versalis has begun the production of bioethanol at its Crescentino plant in Italy. The facility complies with the European legislation for the development of renewable energy RED II and makes use of the Proesa technology to produce sustainable bioethanol.

Vattenfall has inaugurated a new biofuel heat plant – Carpe Futurum in Uppsala, Sweden. With a heating capacity of 110 MW, the project is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 200,000 tons per year.

Uniper, Hydrogenious and Jera Americas have entered into a joint study agreement with Adnoc to explore hydrogen transportation between the UAE and Germany. Hydrogenious’ Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) technology will also be used for this venture.

DNV together with 18 industry leaders have collaborated to launch a new Joint Industry Project to enhance the standardization for safe and cost-efficient hydrogen production systems that use electrolysis powered by renewable energy to produce green hydrogen. A certification scheme is also being developed for electrolyzer projects.

The new large-scale facility is expected to produce up to 1.2 million tons of green ammonia annually and will be built under a 50:50 joint venture between Scatec and the Acme Group in the Duqm Special Economic Zone of Oman.

Global Bioenergies has come up with a process to convert plant resources into isobutene. The 5-carbon intermediate, prenic acid, which is one of the intermediates in the isobutene synthesis pathway has been developed for the first time from renewable resources.

The German Chemical Industry Association (VCI) has stated that the industry's expectations from the beginning of the year for the business outlook in 2022 have been overturned due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It further mentions that 70 % of companies are facing major problems in their business with the explosion of energy prices and also warned that an import ban on Russian natural gas would lead to massive consequences for the chemical and pharmaceutical industry.

Air Products has plans to build, own and operate a green liquid hydrogen production plant in Arizona, USA. The 10 metric ton per day facility will supply hydrogen to the mobility market in California and other regions with an aim to decarbonize its transportation sector.

The European Union relies heavily on natural gas imports from Russia and the recent invasion of Ukraine by the Putin Government has changed the dynamics of the global energy market. In this background, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has listed out a 10-point plan on how Europe can significantly cut natural gas imports from Russia within a year.

Perstorp has submitted a 107-million-dollar application to the EU Innovation Fund for Project Air which comprises the development of a sustainable methanol production facility in Stenungssund, Sweden. The project has the potential to reduce global CO2 emissions by 400,000 tons.