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31. EDF Group And Abraxas Power Corp. Announce Strategic Partnership For The Exploits Valley Renewable Energy Corporation Green Hydrogen And Ammonia Project In Newfoundland 11/18/2024

    Abraxas Power Corp. (“Abraxas”), a leading energy transition developer, and EDF Group (“EDF”), a key player in the energy transition and a world leader in low-carbon energy, are pleased to announce they have entered into strategic development agreements to jointly develop the Exploits Valley Renewable Energy Corporation (“EVREC”) green hydrogen and ammonia project in Central Newfoundland (the “Project”).

32. Clariant EnviCat N₂O-S Catalyst To Cut CO₂eq By 690,000 Tons/Year At Hengli's Nitric Acid Plant In China 11/18/2024

    Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced the successful installation of its EnviCat N2O-S catalyst at the nitric acid plant of Hengli Petrochemical.

33. Neste And PCS To Bring Renewable Solutions To Southeast Asia's Chemicals Industry 11/18/2024

    Neste and Singapore-based essential chemicals company PCS Pte. Ltd. (“PCS”) have launched a cooperation for the supply of renewable solutions to Southeast Asia’s chemicals industry. The collaboration aims at introducing renewable raw materials to replace fossil ones in chemicals and plastics value chains in the region.

34. Deepak Chem Tech Limited To Invest Rs 5000 Crores To Acquire Polycarbonate Assets Of Trinseo At Germany 11/15/2024

    Deepak Chem Tech Limited plans to invest Rs 5000 Crores in Polycarbonate Project. Deepak Chem Tech Limited (DCTL) – a wholly owned subsidiary of Deepak Nitrite Limited, has approved to undertake a project for manufacturing Polycarbonate resins, proposed to be setup at the greenfield site located at Dahej, Gujarat, to produce 165,000 Metric Tonnes.

35. Green Ammonia Remains A Challenge, But Researchers Make Significant Progress 11/15/2024

    The production of ammonia, essential for fertiliser production, is responsible for almost 1.5% of global carbon emissions. This needs to be greener, which is why researchers have been looking for sustainable alternatives for years.

36. Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd. (HPL) And Lummus Technology Sign License Amendment To Enhance Phenol Plant Capacity 11/14/2024

    Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd. (HPL), a major player in India's petrochemical industry, has signed a license amendment with Lummus Technology to expand its phenol production capacity for the upcoming Phenol and Acetone Plant in Haldia, West Bengal.

37. New Method Improves Ligand Design For Chemical Reactions 11/14/2024

    Researchers at Hokkaido University in Japan have developed a technique called Virtual Ligand-Assisted Optimization, or VLAO, to enhance the design and effectiveness of ligands, which are important molecules used in chemical reactions, especially in catalysis.

38. Stamicarbon (MAIRE) Awarded Licensing And Process Design Package To Apply Its Proprietary Tertiary Abatement System In Soluciones Químicas' Nitric Acid Plant In Mexico 11/13/2024

    Stamicarbon, the nitrogen technology licensor of NEXTCHEM (MAIRE Group), has signed a contract to provide a license and Process Design Package (PDP) for a tertiary abatement unit to be installed at Soluciones Químicas' nitric acid plant in Minatitlán, Veracruz, Mexico.

39. New Platinum-Nickel Core-Shell Catalyst Shows Stability For Oxygen Reduction Reactions 11/13/2024

    Electrocatalysis is a key technology for sustainable energy, and understanding how catalysts work is crucial for improving their performance. One of the challenges in using platinum (Pt) as a catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in fuel cells is that it reacts too slowly and doesn't work efficiently enough. A promising solution is to adjust the surface of the catalyst to improve its activity.

40. Ohmium, Spirare Energy, And JNCASR Collaborate On India's First CO₂ To Green Methanol Plant 11/12/2024

    Ohmium International (“Ohmium”), a leading green hydrogen company that designs, manufactures, and deploys advanced Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyzers, is pleased to partner with the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Breathe Applied Sciences, and Spirare Energy, to announce India’s first CO₂-to-Green Methanol plant.