News and industry insights on Chemicals and materials for energy applications, including battery electrolytes, fuel additives, and renewable energy inputs.
SAF activity intensified. Petrobras produced the first soybean‑oil SAF with CORSIA Low ILUC Risk certification. Acelen Renewables chose Honeywell to provide Ecofining and automation for a Bahia SAF plant. South Africa’s Phelan Green Hydrogen licensed Johnson Matthey technologies for an eSAF facility targeting 35,000 t/y. IEA tasks deepened collaboration on SAF research. Exolum’s Madeira airport operations plan for SAF implementation.
Hydrogen materials progressed. Evonik opened an AEM application technology center in Shanghai to validate DURAION membranes for electrolysis. Petrobras and Finep launched a R$150 million call to develop an industrial‑scale electrolyzer with domestic stack manufacturing.
Industrial emissions controls tightened. TotalEnergies launched MethaneLive, a real‑time methane monitoring center using 13,000 sensors and AI. Aurubis Hamburg commissioned a high‑capacity RDE extraction and filter system targeting about 80% reduction in diffuse particulates while recycling captured metals.
Nobian commissioned a fully electrified MVR salt plant in Denmark, boosting capacity and supporting salt‑cavern energy storage development. Eastman acquired the Jarylec dielectric fluids brand for transformer and grid applications. Large storage advanced via OMV Petrom’s Gabare solar‑plus‑storage FID in Bulgaria and SPIE Belgium’s 304 MWh Auvelais battery park.
Worley Comprimo and BASF will deliver integrated AGRU, adsorption, SRU and TGTU units using OASE purple M and Durasorb at Oman’s Budour Tayseer project. thyssenkrupp Uhde completed an ammonia converter cartridge and catalyst replacement at İGSAŞ, restoring 1,200 mtpd and lowering specific energy.
LKAB obtained an environmental permit to expand Malmberget operations, including a new apatite plant to recover phosphorus and rare earth elements. Trinseo’s thermoplastic battery enclosure won recognition in China, highlighting composite alternatives for EV packs.
Top 5 companies involved as owner and/or investor in current and planned Energy projects:
TotalEnergies , RWE , Moeve , Air Liquide , Perpetual Next , Ren-Gas , Repsol , Eni , ORLEN , and bp .
