Clean fuels

The UK Government has selected the power CCUS, ICC, waste and CCUS-enabled hydrogen projects to proceed to the due diligence stage of the Phase 2 Cluster Sequencing process.

The Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy has announced that Equinor’s H2H Saltend production facility has been successfully progressed through Phase 2 of the government’s cluster sequencing process.

Heliogen has signed a letter of intent with Dimensional Energy to jointly produce SAF at Heliogen’s concentrated solar thermal demonstration facility in California, US.

Maire Tecnimont's subsidiary, MyRechemical, has been awarded a basic engineering contract for a waste-to-methanol and hydrogen plant to be located in Empoli, Italy.

Joost Meeuwissen, Calderys, the Netherlands, describes how pre-cast, pre-fired catalyst support domes are setting new standards when it comes to long-lasting durability.

TÜV Rheinland has granted Aramco and SABIC the world’s first independent certifications recognising blue hydrogen and ammonia production.

Neste and HELLENIC PETROLEUM Group have entered into an agreement for the commercial distribution of Neste MY SAF on flights by Aegean Airlines – the leading air carrier in Greece.

Shell is supplying hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) to Deutsche Bahn, the national railway company of Germany, for its rail applications that are not electrified.

Viva Aerobus took its first flight powered by Neste's SAF from Los Angeles, US, to Guadalajara, Mexico on 15 June 2022.

The companies have signed a non-binding MoU for exploring the supply of Shell's SAF to the Lufthansa Group for seven years at airports across the globe, starting in 2024.

From July 2022, Vitol Bunkers has extended its bunkering services to Jebel Ali (the largest container port in the Middle East) and to Port Rashid Cruise Terminal, Dubai, UAE.

VARO Energy has released its first ESG report, which sets out ambitious ESG targets aligned with the ONE VARO Transformation strategy.

Neste, a producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel produced from waste and residue raw materials, has agreed to acquire 100% of Walco Foods – an Irish trader of animal fats.

The €2.375 million for Uniper's planned hydrogen pilot project at the Krummhoern natural gas storage site in Germany will be used to research how the gas can be stored and how equipment and materials react to hydrogen.

Gevo has announced a new fuel sales agreement with American Airlines, which sets forth the terms for the sale of 100 million gal./yr of SAF for five years from Gevo’s future commercial operations.