The environment

Inpasa, the largest grain ethanol biorefinery in Latin America, has announced the start of construction of its new unit in Rio Verde, Brazil.

SAMSUNG E&A has secured a US$47 million engineering, procurement, and fabrication (EPF) contract for a low-carbon ammonia plant in the US, marking its entry into the US energy market.

Lummus Technology and InnoVent Renewables have announced the signing of a master cooperation agreement (MCA) to jointly license and deploy InnoVent's proprietary continuous tyre pyrolysis technology worldwide.

Samsung E&A has announced its intention to collaborate with Honeywell to explore opportunities to drive technology advancement, boost energy efficiency, and expand collaborative efforts in the global energy sector.

Honeywell has introduced a technology that converts agricultural and forestry waste into ready-to-use renewable fuels for hard-to-abate sectors.

Chiyoda has announced that it has been awarded the FEED contract for installing SAF production facilities in Taiyo Oil’s Okinawa Operations, Japan.

Forestal has selected Topsoe to deliver its solid oxide electrolyser cell (SOEC) technology to produce hydrogen for Forestal’s e-methanol plant in Galicia, Spain.

SIAD Americas LLC has been selected to provide an air separation unit for the Pacifico Mexinol ultra-low carbon methanol project in Sinaloa, Mexico.

Baker Hughes has announced an award from Technip Energies to supply a steam turbine generator along with critical centrifugal compression equipment for the Blue Point Number One Ammonia Project in Modeste, Louisiana, US.

Plug Power has partnered with Edgewood Renewables to build a renewable fuels facility in Nevada, US, utilising renewable natural gas and low-carbon hydrogen.

NEXTCHEM and Uzkimyosanoat JSC have signed an agreement on a potential collaboration to develop a carbon capture project in Uzbekistan.

The pace of capacity additions for US biofuel production slowed in 2024, with production capacity increasing by a modest 3% from the start of 2024 to the start of 2025, according to the EIA’s latest biofuels production capacity reports.

BASF SE and ANDRITZ Group have signed a license agreement for the use of BASF’s proprietary gas treatment technology in a carbon capture project planned to be implemented in the city of Aarhus, Denmark.

Neste and United Airlines have expanded their existing partnership to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to three new major airports in the US.

The EU’s carbon storage targets face a significant shortfall, with expected available injection capacity by 2030 falling well below the required 50 million tpy, according to new Wood Mackenzie analysis.