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Global Construction Update: LNG Markets, Resurgent China Kindle Pipeline Projects
by Jeff Awalt, Executive Editor, Pipeline & Gas Journal Global midstream markets continue to face near-term headwinds and economic uncertainties, but Europe’s rapid transition from Russian energy and projected higher demand in Asia continue to drive midstream expansion in those regions and other..
A brighter horizon for sustainable aviation fuel: Sasol and Topsoe to form a future business to accelerate global SAF production
Sasol, the global chemicals and energy company, and Topsoe, a global leader in carbon emission reduction technologies, have signed a landmark agreement to establish a 50/50 joint venture (subject to approval by relevant authorities), solidifying their commitment to produce sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and contribute to global efforts in combating climate change.
Plug to provide Stef with Green Hydrogen and Fuel Cells solutions for cold storage distribution centers
Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), a leading provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, will supply Blue EnerFreeze, the energy subsidiary of STEF, the European market leader in the transportation and logistics of food products, with a complete green hydrogen ecosystem across two distribution centers, before potentially expanding further into their network of over 100 sites. One of the distribution centers is close to Paris, France and the other is close to Madrid, Spain.
TotalEnergies Steps up Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production at Grandpuits
Ahead of the Paris Air Show held in Le Bourget, TotalEnergies is stepping up production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and low carbon energies of its Grandpuits site.
INEOS Inovyn and HyMove aim to boost hydrogen-powered transport in Eastern France
INEOS Inovyn plans to invest in the construction of new hydrogen purification and compression systems at its Tavaux facility (France), to supply road transport across Eastern France from 2026. In partnership, HyMove will set up and invest in hydrogen distribution network for heavy-duty transport in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
HDF Energy lays the foundation stone of its high-power hydrogen fuel cell plant near Bordeaux (France)
HDF Energy (Hydrogène de France) is delighted to announce the start of construction work on the world's first mass production plant for high-power hydrogen fuel cells. Representing a major technological and industrial breakthrough, the plant, which has been pre-notified as an IPCEI, will supply the French domestic and international markets in heavy marine and rail mobility and electricity generation for energy grids. Located on the site of the former Ford factory in Blanquefort near Bordeaux, the new plant will contribute to the reindustrialisation of France and Europe, the creation of local jobs and the exportation of French technology.
TotalEnergies sees strong demand for regasification in response to its market test for planned Le Havre LNG Terminal.
Demand expressed during the Market Test significantly exceeded available capacity. Several market players expressed a high level of interest for an aggregated amount close to 12 billion cubic meters per year over the five-year period. This success illustrates market’s appetite for additional LNG regasification capacity to meet French demand as well as the need to strengthen the security of gas supply.
ABB and Hynamics collaborate to lower hydrogen production cost
ABB and Hynamics, the hydrogen subsidiary of EDF group, have signed an agreement to integrate the ABB Ability™ OPTIMAX® energy management system to optimize hydrogen production costs
Air Liquide and TotalEnergies join forces to develop a network of over 100 hydrogen stations for heavy duty vehicles in Europe
Air Liquide and TotalEnergies announce their decision to create an equally owned joint venture to develop a network of hydrogen stations, geared towards heavy duty vehicles on major European road corridors. This initiative will help facilitate access to hydrogen, enabling the development of its use for goods transportation and further strengthening the hydrogen sector.
280-Mile Hydrogen Pipeline Connecting Spain to France to Cost $2.6 Billion
An underwater pipeline set to carry green hydrogen between Spain and France will cost about 2.5 billion euros ($2.6 billion), Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Friday, adding he hoped the European Union would partly fund the project. The pipeline between Barcelona and Marseille will have a capacity of 2 million tonnes a year and be ready by the end of the decade, Sanchez said at a summit of Mediterranean European Union leaders in the southeastern Spanish port city of Alicante.
Lhyfe and Nantes – Saint Nazaire Port Collaborate to Develop Offshore Renewable Hydrogen
Hydrogen is able to draw on the strong momentum driven by the national strategy for the development of carbon-free hydrogen in France, and as will offshore wind power, this energy source will be called upon to play an increasingly important role in the French and European energy mix.
Horisont Energi signs a MoU with Lhyfe to use renewable green hydrogen produced by Lhyfe to provide its ammonia plants in Europe
Horisont Energi , a clean energy and carbon transport and storage services provider, and Lhyfe, a world pioneer and pure player in renewable green hydrogen, announce they have entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the joint development of green ammonia-producing plants in Europe fed by green hydrogen plants.
