Category: Decarbonisation

NextChem and Siemens Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on the development and commercialisation of a high temperature methanol fuel cell, based on a newly designed modularised solution. With an initial focus on the high-end yachting segment, the target market for the cooperation is the maritime industry and beyond. According to the MoU, NextChem will focus on the design and supply of the methanol fuel cell module, while Siemens Energy will leverage its expertise in onboard system integration, complete electrification and energy management with the aim of delivering a complete solution to shipyards and owners.

Topsoe has signed an offtake agreement to provide its Solid Oxide Electrolyser Cell (SOEC) technology for Forestal’s Triskelion green methanol plant in Galicia. The SOEC’s will be delivered from Topsoe’s manufacturing facility in Herning, Denmark, which is nearing the final stage of readiness for industrial-scale production. The agreement, which includes a 10-year service warranty program, builds on Topsoe’s existing agreement with Forestal, announced in December 2024, to provide its e-methanol synthesis technology, catalysts and engineering for highly efficient e-methanol production.

Kevin Rouwenhorst of the Ammonia Energy Association (AEA) provides an overview of green ammonia projects and the associated technology options.

Sasol and Topsoe have signed a cooperation agreement with the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) and EPC contractor Griesemann for the construction, operation and research and development activities of DLR’s sustainable aviation fuels demonstration plant at the Leuna Chemical Complex, Germany. The demonstration plant is currently under construction and expects to produce 2500 t/a of e-fuels, starting in Q4 2027. The e-fuels produced will comprise mainly of kerosene, using renewable feedstocks such as biogenic CO2 and green hydrogen. With €130 million of funding secured from the German Federal Ministry for Transport, the plant will be the largest demonstration and research facility globally for the production of e-fuels.

The carbon dioxide dehydration and compression unit at CF's production complex at Donaldsonville, Louisiana, is ready to start up.

Pawel Kisielewski, CCm's CEO, talks to Fertilizer International about its innovative fertilizer technology, achievements to date and UK production scale-up.

Producing food sustainably will require concerted collaboration across the whole value chain, concludes a new landmark report.

IFA has announced the finalists of its first-ever competition to find the next generation of innovative companies.

FertigHy was founded in 2023 with the aim of developing, building and operating large-scale low-carbon fertilizer plants across Europe.

Stamicarbon is pioneering future-proof solutions for low-carbon production with two ammonia process designs.