Energy

projects tracked
923
active
574
countries
66

Chemicals and materials for energy applications, including battery electrolytes, fuel additives, and renewable energy inputs.

Projects in energy

chemXplore tracks 923 projects in energy, of which 574 are active.

  1. 181 projects Announced / Concept
  2. 115 projects FEED / Pre-FID
  3. 37 projects FID / Sanctioned
  4. 205 projects Under Construction
  5. 36 projects Commissioning & Start-up

Of the active ones, 436 new construction, 85 expansion, 31 revamp / retrofit and 18 conversion / repurposing.

Expected start-up, by year
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195 active projects carry no start-up date yet. The dates themselves, per project, are for subscribers.

What moved recently

  • 13 October 2026 Carbon Clean Navi Mumbai 2 TPD Carbon Capture Pilot · Commissioning & Start-up · India
  • 13 October 2026 Rompetrol Quality Control Laboratory Equipment Modernization, Petromidia and Vega · Under Construction · Romania
  • 12 October 2026 Hydropulse 150 MW Green Hydrogen Project at European Refinery · FEED / Pre-FID
  • 10 October 2026 CATL Phase 2 Plant-in-Plant Battery Expansion at SERES Super Factory · Announced / Concept · China
  • 8 October 2026 Alpek Suape PTA Steam-Reduction Retrofit · Announced / Concept · Brazil

Latest news in energy

15 October 2026
MOL Group opens first biomethane plant in Szarvas

Built for more than HUF 2.7 billion, the Szarvas plant will produce >7 million m3/yr of pipeline‑quality biomethane—replacing gas for ~8,500 households—using regional meat and agricultural wastes.

14 October 2026
Topsoe to supply kerosene hydrotreating technology for BPCL Mumbai SAF project

Mumbai refinery will co-process 5% used cooking oil in a 4,000 t/d kerosene hydrotreater, with commissioning targeted by end-2026 and SAF supplied to international flights.

14 October 2026
Worley Rosenberg to fabricate subsea structures and spools for Northern Lights Phase II

Awarded by Subsea7 to supply key subsea spools and structures for Northern Lights Phase II, driving CO2 storage capacity above 5 Mtpa by 2028.

14 October 2026
POSCO HOLDINGS completes upstream of second Argentina brine lithium plant, enabling 50,000‑ton hydroxide system

Upstream work finished at a 4,000 m Argentina site, raising commercial carbonate output to 48,000 t/year and enabling a 50,000 t/year lithium hydroxide system when linked to a 2027 downstream plant.

13 October 2026
Moeve and ENSO partner to decarbonize industrial cogeneration with biomass and renewable gases

Agreement targets replacing fossil-fuel cogeneration with biomass, biomethane and e-fuels using biogenic CO2 for high-thermal industries.

13 October 2026
Nel ASA secures about USD 12m order for containerized MC-series PEM electrolysers

Undisclosed U.S. technology customer ordered multiple containerized PEM MC-series units and related services worth about USD 12 million, with delivery targeted in 2027.

13 October 2026
POSCO Future M agrees KRW 6 trillion LFP supply contract with Samsung SDI

Long-term deal more than doubles prior volumes, expands supply from NCA to LFP, LMO and synthetic graphite, and secures non‑PFE materials for buyers.

13 October 2026
POSCO group to build Steel GX decarbonized industrial ecosystem

HyREX demo (300,000 t/yr by 2028) in Pohang; TIMUP public‑private plan; targets KRW 6 trillion, 14,000 jobs and 560,000 t/yr CO2 reduction in the Southeastern cluster.

13 October 2026
Perpetual Next and Air Liquide sign agreement for large-scale biomethanol production

Licence and engineering deal for synthesis-gas-to-methanol technology; Delfzijl plant to produce 220,000 tonnes/year; standardised Blueprint converts waste wood and organic residues into biomethanol.

13 October 2026
Rompetrol Quality Control upgrades Petromidia and Vega refinery laboratories

Around 40 analytical instruments installed across refinery and petrochemical labs to boost precision testing, digital workflows and capacity for fuels, solvents, bitumen and polymers.

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