The furnace has been commissioned by Essar Oil UK as it transitions to run its operations on hydrogen as part of HyNet, the UK’s leading decarbonisation cluster and will be the UK’s first refinery-based hydrogen-powered furnace.
Funded by Network Innovation Allowance (NIA), this project will play a fundamental role in garnering a greater understanding of the existing network, improving risk analysis and aiding development by allowing the prediction of future scenarios.
The companies are cooperating to enable the production of a major polyurethane raw material based on renewable materials via mass balance.
Topsoe’s technologies are set to reduce customers’ greenhouse gas emissions by 12 million t in 2022 alone. The key driver is the company's renewable fuels solution, producing low-carbon fuels from waste and biomass.
Aramco has published its first sustainability report, which outlines ways in which the company plans to further tackle emissions while delivering reliable, affordable energy solutions.
The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping has welcomed Equinor as a Strategic Partner, committing to the development of zero-carbon technologies and solutions for the maritime industry.
Focal Point Energy has agreed to form a 50/50 joint venture with Insa Oil to expand Insa Oil's portfolio of refined products into the broader Balkan market, and develop new clean energy opportunities in the region.
Chevron Corp. has completed its previously-announced acquisition of Renewable Energy Group (REG), following approval by REG stockholders.
According to Wood Mackenzie, potential low-carbon hydrogen demand from the global refining sector could reach 50 million tpy by 2050.
ABB has been selected by Braya Renewable Fuels to support the transformation of the idled Come By Chance oil refinery in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, into a renewable fuels production centre.
Chevron and KazMunayGas have announced an MoU to explore potential lower-carbon business opportunities in Kazakhstan.
Syngenta leveraged Seeq on AWS for carbon intensity tracking and nitrogen blanket balancing, enabling the company to drive sustainability goals and business value through production, quality, yield, and environmental improvements.
Neste and Circularise have announced a partnership to introduce Circularise’s traceability software into circular polymers and chemicals supply chains, increasing transparency along the value chain.
According to GlobalData, Australia plans to accelerate its adoption of EVs, support renewable refineries for the growth of biofuels, increase its CCS projects, and develop low-carbon hydrogen markets across all industries.
The initiative will focus on helping oil and gas customers with upstream, midstream and downstream operations to monitor and reduce fugitive methane emissions, which are more than 25 times more potent than CO2.