Clean fuels

Shell has awarded Worley a significant low-carbon fuels services contract in the Netherlands. The facility will be able to produce approximately 820 000 tpy of low-carbon fuels every year.

Eni has launched the production of alternative sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) that aims to significantly contribute to the decarbonisation of aviation in the short to medium term.

Clariant has completed the construction of its first full-scale commercial sunliquid plant for the production of cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues in Podari, Romania.

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and Air Products Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Seifi Ghasemi have announced a US$4.5 billion clean energy complex to be built in Louisiana that will make the state a leader in the US clean energy transition.

Gevo, Inc. and Axens North America, Inc. have formed a strategic alliance aimed at accelerating the commercialisation of sustainable ethanol-to-jet (ETJ) projects in the US.

Avfuel Corp. has announced a formal commitment to sustainability, including a new sustainability mission statement and a pledge to offset emissions annually.

The IEA’s ‘World Energy Outlook 2021’ shows that a new energy economy is emerging, but not yet quickly enough to reach net zero by 2050.

Chevron Corp. has issued an updated climate change resilience report that further details the company’s ambition to advance our lower carbon future. 

KP Engineering and Omni Conversion Technologies Inc. have signed a new agreement to collaborate on green hydrogen initiatives.

Neste has now entered a partnership with Q8 to offer its renewable diesel on more service stations across Belgium.

Sandvik Materials Technology has announced that it has received the first-ever contract from a renewable diesel plant for its high alloy austenitic stainless steel.

The IEA reports that while investment is increasing in hydrogen projects to support the energy transition, further efforts are needed to reduce costs and encourage wider use across sectors.

Ardian, a private investment house, via its infrastructure business, and FiveT Hydrogen, a clean-hydrogen enabling investment platform, have announced a partnership to create Hy24, an equally owned joint venture.

Valmet has announced that it will rebuild the pretreatment system for RE Energy’s biorefinery in Denmark.

LyondellBasell has announced its ambition of, and approach to, achieving net zero emissions from global operations by 2050. As an interim step toward 2050, the company also announced a strategy to achieve an absolute reduction of 30% in scope 1 and scope 2 emissions by 2030.