In Texas, Clean Hydrogen Works awarded McDermott the front-end engineering and design contract on for its Ascension Clean Energy project in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, a facility set to produce 2.4 million metric tons of clean ammonia annually starting in 2029, with a planned expansion to 7.2 million metric tons. The ACE project is a joint […]
In Texas, Sasol Chemicals has launched NACOL 18-98, a palm oil-free, biobased stearyl alcohol solution designed for the personal care industry. NACOL 18-98 is made from segregated rapeseed oil, a renewable resource sourced locally in Europe. It has a significantly lower carbon footprint compared to palm oil-based alternatives addresses concerns surrounding deforestation and the environmental […]
In Texas, SNS Insider reported that the bio-based polycarbonate market size was valued at $70.16 million in 2023 and is expected to reach $139.42 million by 2032. The report noted that the market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 9.11% over the forecast period 2024-2032. “The bio-based polycarbonate market is experiencing significant growth […]
In Texas, BioVeritas LLC recently announced that it is launching The BioVeritas Process for SAF. This breakthrough technology converts biomass via fermentation into volatile fatty acids (VFAs), a key precursor for a range of high-value products, most notably SAF. The company, then known as Terrabon, first began exploring sustainable fuels over fifteen years ago, long before the term […]
In Texas, the American Bureau of Shipping has published a groundbreaking report in Houston, exploring nuclear propulsion for liquefied natural gas carriers through a model using a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor. This study, conducted with Herbert Engineering Corporation, evaluated a 145,000m³ LNG carrier design, showcasing nuclear technology’s potential to provide faster transit speeds and zero-emission operations […]
In Texas, Vast Renewables Limited signed a development services agreement with GGS Energy LLC to pursue a commercial-scale synthetic fuels project in the Southwest United States (Project Bravo). Project Bravo, Vast’s first deployment in the U.S., will see Vast’s CSP v3.0 technology used to generate carbon free heat and electricity to power a co-located refinery […]
In Texas, the SAF project at the Diamond Green Diesel Port Arthur plant was successfully completed in October. The project is expected to be fully operational this year, providing the plant the optionality to upgrade approximately 50 percent of its current 470 million gallon renewable diesel annual production capacity to SAF. Valero is a joint […]
In Texas, Citroniq Chemicals recently secured the financial closing of $12 Million Series A investment. Its strategic investors were led by a large multi-national energy technology company providing large rotating equipment across oil & gas, energy and industrial customers in over 120 countries, along with a co-investment by Lummus Technology Ventures, and in partnership with […]
In Texas, Baylor University researchers with the Cornerstone Atomization and Combustion Lab (CAC) have unveiled a pioneering method for the efficient combustion of biofuels, using a revolutionary Swirl Burst (SB) injector to burn glycerol/methanol blends with near-zero emissions. This new technology enables ultra-clean combustion for fuels that are typically difficult to burn due to their […]
In Texas, Orion S.A. has launched a carbon black for printing applications that is derived entirely from biobased or circular feedstocks. PRINTEX® Nature 35 has equivalent performance to the company’s PRINTEX® 35 line and is suitable for food packaging, books, catalogs, brochures, and other printed materials. The carbon black is produced at Orion’s European sites […]
