In Germany, Handelsblatt reports Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck is advocating for a relaxation of the EU’s stringent climate protection rules concerning green hydrogen production. During a visit to Evonik’s chemical plant in Essen on Monday, Habeck argued that the current EU framework, which requires hydrogen to be produced exclusively from additional renewable energy sources, […]
In Japan, Mitsubishi Corporation and ExxonMobil signed a Project Framework Agreement to collaborate on building the world’s largest low-carbon hydrogen facility at ExxonMobil’s Baytown, Texas site, to produce hydrogen with 98% of its carbon dioxide captured. The facility is expected to produce up to 1 billion cubic feet of hydrogen per day, advancing the companies’ […]
In India, Chini Mandi reports at the G20 Agriculture Ministerial Meeting held on September 12-13, 2024, in Cuiaba, Brazil, a significant agreement was reached between India and Brazil to collaborate on ethanol production technology. The discussions, led by India’s Minister of State for Agriculture, Ram Nath Thakur, and Brazil’s Minister of Agriculture, Carlos Favaro, focused […]
In France TotalEnergies announced its investment in the Japan Hydrogen Fund, joining forces with major Japanese corporations, including Toyota and Iwatani, in a $400 million initiative aimed at developing low-carbon hydrogen technologies to drive global decarbonization efforts. As the only non-Japanese investor in the fund, TotalEnergies is positioning itself to leverage Japan’s industrial strength in […]
In Ireland, Simply Blue Group announced plans to develop a major sustainable aviation fuel hub in Goldboro, Nova Scotia, using renewable electricity from wind and solar farms and local biomass to produce 150,000 tonnes of SAF annually. The facility will repurpose 755 acres of land once slated for an LNG project and will rely on […]
In France, Haffner Energy announced the launch of SAF Zero, a spin-off aimed at producing Sustainable Aviation Fuel using their proprietary SAFNOCA technology, which converts organic waste and biomass into syngas. By focusing solely on SAF, SAF Zero will enable Haffner to accelerate global SAF projects while allowing the parent company to concentrate on hydrogen, […]
In Colorado, Gevo announced on September 16, 2024, that it has received a U.S. patent for its ethanol-to-olefin process, a significant advancement in bio-based chemical and fuel production. The ETO process, which uses proprietary catalysts to convert ethanol into valuable three- and four-carbon olefins like propylene, promises to lower both capital and operating costs by […]
In Texas, Ara Partners announced a collaboration with HF Capital, the investment arm of Jimmy Haslam’s family office which has committed up to $725 million, to launch Ara Energy Decarbonization, aimed at reducing emissions in North America’s energy sector by enhancing operations at ethanol and natural gas plants. Ara Energy Decarbonization will be led by […]
In California, Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has launched a new program to test its Cummins X15N natural gas engine, with J.B. Hunt Transport as the first fleet operator to participate. The program features a 2025 Peterbilt 579 day cab tractor, equipped with the X15N engine, which runs on renewable natural gas. Fleets will test the […]
In California, Ohmium announced with Houston based Ten08 Energy the launch of a 500MW clean ammonia project in Texas to produce 1.4 million metric tons of ammonia annually. The project will use green hydrogen from Ohmium’s Proton Exchange Membrane electrolyzers and blue ammonia from Ten08’s carbon-captured natural gas operations. Initially starting with 200MW of capacity, […]
