The environment

The EIA reports that annual US biodiesel production capacity decreased by 2% between January 2019 and January 2020.

GlobalData reports that some leading oil and gas engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) companies are increasingly shifting their strategies towards cleaner energy segments.

Haldor Topsoe has announced the appointment of Philip Eickhoff as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Imperial has started operation of a newly constructed cogeneration unit at the Strathcona refinery near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, increasing energy efficiency at the facility and helping reduce provincial greenhouse gas emissions.

Compact Membrane Systems Inc. (CMS) has announced the developed a new line of Optiperm technology for the biogas industry.

Chart Industries has announced its participation in a US Department of Energy project, Demonstration and Framework for H2@Scale in Texas and Beyond.

Costain, in collaboration with the gas networks, has produced a feasibility study that will contribute to the ongoing assessments of the ability to use the existing UK gas transmission and distribution networks to transport hydrogen.

Covestro has received a first delivery of 1000 t of renewable phenol from Borealis, produced with renewable hydrocarbons from Neste.

Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract for the supply of cargo handling and fuel supply system for two new Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLEC) being built at the Samsung Heavy Industries' (SHI) shipyard in South Korea.

Koch Separation Solutions has been working with ADM on a variety of applications, many of which aim to successfully meet tighter discharge limits and/or recover water affecting their production plants.

A joint project involving these three companies has been awarded a £3.1 million grant from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to develop chemical recycling.

Honeywell has announced the installation of its 100th biomethane grid injection station to GRDF to support its transition to more sustainable operations.

The two companies have entered into a cooperation agreement for the marketing and further development of a leading plastic waste conversion technology based on thermal pyrolysis.

TechnipFMC has entered into a strategic collaboration with McPhy to accelerate green hydrogen.

CCS JV (a joint venture between Saipem and McDermott) recently selected Siemens Energy to supply emissions-reducing power generation equipment and boil-off gas compressors for the Mozambique LNG Project in the Cabo Delgado province.