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Funding boost for waste-to-jet fuels plant
SUSTAINABLE fuels company Velocys has received further funding from the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) for its Altalto waste-to-jet fuels project.
Type: News
UKAEA signs framework agreement to develop fusion energy
THE UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has signed a four-year, multimillion-pound framework agreement with nine companies to support the development of fusion energy.
Type: News
Second carbon capture pilot to start at Drax
DRAX has announced that a new bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) pilot facility will be installed at its power station in North Yorkshire, UK.
Type: News
Dow and Shell to jointly develop ‘e-cracker’ technology
MATERIALS science company Dow and Shell have agreed to jointly accelerate technology to electrify ethylene steam crackers, used to make chemicals for products that people use daily. The potential ‘e-cracker’ technology could contribute to a low-carbon future.
Type: News
Environmentalists slam Australian mining advocate’s climate action plan
ENVIRONMENTALISTS have criticised the Climate Action Plan released by Minerals Council Australia (MCA), highlighting that the mining advocacy group does not set clear targets, including a date for achieving net-zero.
Type: News
BP and Reliance Industries start joint venture in India
BP and Reliance Industries have announced the start of their joint venture, Reliance BP Mobility (RBML), to expand Reliance’s consumer and aviation fuels business.
Type: News
Worley awarded FEED for bio-based plastic intermediate plant
TECHNOLGY developer Avantium has awarded Worley the front-end engineering design (FEED) contract to develop Avantium’s flagship 100% plant-based furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) facility to support the transition to a bio-based plastics economy.
Type: News
OGCI to reduce carbon intensity by 2025
OIL and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) has announced a target to reduce the collective average carbon intensity of member companies for aggregated upstream oil and gas operations to 20–21 kg CO2-eq/boe by 2025, from a baseline of 23 kg CO2-eq/boe in 2017.
Type: News
Ineos launches new healthcare business
INEOS has launched Ineos Hygienics as part of its pandemic response to produce hand gel and sanitiser sprays at scale.
Type: News
IChemE gives approval to level 3 diploma
ICHEME has approved the Bulk Storage Operator Technician level 3 diploma of high hazards training provider Reynolds Training Services, which is the first level 3 diploma to be approved by IChemE.
Type: News
Carbon Engineering signs agreement for commercial-scale direct air capture facility
Oxy Low Carbon Ventures and private equity firm Rusheen Capital Management have formed a development company to finance and deploy Carbon Engineering’s direct air capture (DAC) technology at a commercial scale.
Type: News
Chrysaor and Premier merger will create UK’s largest independent oil firm
CHRYSAOR has agreed a merger with Premier Oil to create the largest independent oil and gas company on the London Stock Exchange.
Type: News
Evonik and Siemens test plant to produce chemicals from carbon dioxide
EVONIK and Siemens have commissioned a pilot plant that uses microorganisms to convert water and carbon dioxide into specialty chemicals.
Type: News
IChemE set to publish new Code of Conduct and Disciplinary Regulations
ICHEME is updating its Code of Professional Conduct and Disciplinary Regulations, with the changes set to come into force for members from 1 January 2021.
Type: News
New partnership to develop CO2 storage infrastructure in North Sea
BP, Eni, Equinor, National Grid, Shell and Total have formed the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) to develop CO2 transport and storage infrastructure in the UK North Sea.
Type: News
Partnership forms Australia’s first biomethane-to-gas project
ENERGY infrastructure company Jemena has entered a partnership with Sydney Water to inject biomethane generated from wastewater treatment into the gas distribution network.
Type: News
New council to upskill Shell employees in Singapore
SHELL has partnered with the Singapore Shell Employees’ Union (SSEU) to set up a council focussed on retraining and upskilling employees for future roles as part of the company’s plans to repurpose its core business to cut emissions.
Type: News
Denmark to end oil and gas production
THE Danish Government has agreed to end all oil and gas exploration and extraction in the North Sea by 2050.
Type: News
Shell buys into waste-to-fuels plant in Québec
SHELL is taking a 40% stake in a Canadian plant that will use Enerkem’s processing technology to convert domestic waste and wood waste into chemicals and fuels.
Type: News
Total leaves the American Petroleum Institute
TOTAL has become the first oil major to leave the American Petroleum Institute (API), a trade association and lobby group, citing differences in climate policy.
Type: News
