The environment

Total has signed an agreement with PureCycle Technologies to form a strategic partnership.

Wärtsilä and Vantaa Energy Ltd have signed an agreement to cooperate on a carbon neutral synthetic biogas production project in Finland.

DNV GL research has found that hydrogen is a high priority for oil and gas industry decarbonisation strategies.

CUI Global Inc. has announced that it will change its name to Orbital Energy Group Inc. (Orbital Energy), effective immediately.

PGNiG has started work on projects looking to use hydrogen for power generation and automotive applications.

INOVYN has confirmed its role in an ambitious ‘power to methanol’ project set up to investigate options for sustainable methanol production.

Valmet has won a contract to supply automation to AustroCel’s bioethanol plant currently under construction in Hallein, Austria.

Total has announced a new climate ambition to get to net zero by 2050.

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems has received a contract award for an 18-module Gulftronic Electrostatic Separator system to produce IMO 2020-compliant clarified slurry oil.

The US EIA has reported that ethanol exports fell for the first time in four years in 2019.

A new report from the IEA provides almost real-time picture of impact of COVID-19 crisis in 2020 across all major fuels.

New data on the global availability of methanol will be hosted on the DNV GL Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform.

Qnergy has announced US$10 million growth financing to expand its methane emissions mitigation offering.

The AFPM supports the initiative which aims to waive the Renewable Fuel Standard compliance burdens for 2020.

Shell has unveiled plans to become a net-zero emissions business by 2050 or sooner.