Project Updates and Milestones news (page 17)

22 April 2026

OMV Petrom–RNV: three wind projects (~300 MW) enter execution phase

FID adopted; projects have permits and should begin staged production from H1 2027. Part of Oct 2024 deal; capacities: 50 MW, 100 MW, 155 MW. Separate 657 MW project awaiting FID.
22 April 2026

Rompetrol Rafinare’s Vega Ploieşti starts 60%‑purity hexane production

Unit optimizations enable higher‑purity hexane suited for oil extraction, adhesives, paints and degreasing; ~150 t/day capacity, boosts extraction yields and shortens processing time.
22 April 2026

Evonik expands biotech drug-substance capacity in Slovakia

€80M expansion adds downstream fermentation for drug‑substance manufacturing, creates ~50 jobs; follows rhamnolipids plant and boosts biotech scale‑up and sustainability.
22 April 2026

RWE and Polarium to market 50 MW / 135 MWh virtual battery via multi‑asset tolling

1,600+ behind-the-meter batteries are aggregated into a cloud-controlled virtual battery via multi-asset tolling, enabling market access and grid stability; target ~300MW/810MWh, 10k+ sites
21 April 2026

CATL unveils six battery innovations and integrated charge–swap network

Six batteries: Shenxing (10–15C); Qilin 280Wh/kg (1,000km) & Condensed 350Wh/kg (1,500km); Freevoy hybrid 230Wh/kg (600km); Naxtra Na‑ion GWh scale; charge–swap network, 4k stations.
21 April 2026

Nextchem unveils 100% recycled urban transport seat at Milano Design Week using NX Replast™

Collaborating with Italian design, post-consumer plastics are upcycled into high-performance recycled polymer meeting strength, durability and aesthetics, engineered for closed-loop reuse.

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