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Fusion Fuel Green partners with CCC to develop green hydrogen demonstrator plants in Middle East

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CCC and Fusion Fuel have agreed to cooperate on projects involving the production of green hydrogen for potential clients in the refining and petrochemical industries in order to reduce their carbon footprint. The companies plan to develop demonstrator plants in several countries in the region, namely Oman, Kuwait, and Qatar.

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Baker Institute: End of the ‘Big Oil giveaway’ is underway in the Persian Gulf

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In recent years, all six Gulf monarchies—Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain—have begun to challenge the notion that citizens are entitled to cheap energy. The authors said energy subsidies have long outlived their usefulness.

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Maersk parterning with 6 companies to source at least 730,000 tpy of green methanol by end of 2025

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To boost the global production capacity of green methanol, A.P. With this production capacity, by the end of 2025 at the latest, Maersk will reach well beyond the green methanol needed for its first 12 green container vessels currently on order. Production Capacity Estimation Table. Production capacity (end of year) tonnes/year.

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France’s IFPEN studying industrial potential of onshore sources of natural hydrogen

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not produced naturally as are fossil energies, but as the product of converting other resources. In the future, hydrogen produced through water electrolysis is expected to be used to store energy as a way of compensating for solar or wind power’s intermittent output. This could forces a change of paradigm, the R&D group says.

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Shell Technology Ventures to invest several $100 millions in emerging tech companies over next 6-8 years

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The company will look at areas including gas production and conversion; geophysical imaging; chemical manufacturing and conversion; novel materials; enhanced oil recovery; and water treatment. Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) contracted GlassPoint to build the plant, which is currently being tested.

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INPEX and Total launch the $34B Ichthys offshore Australia LNG Project; entire 8.5 Mt/y LNG output already sold for 15 years

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First production is expected at the end of 2016. In delivering this important project into production we will be securing vital long-term energy supply to Japan.Ichthys production volumes represent more than 10% of Japan’s LNG imports at current. In addition to its LNG production, the Ichthys project is expected to generate 1.6

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US Mapping Project Highlights Potential for Mineral Carbonation for CO2 Sequestration

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Geologists at Columbia University’s Earth Institute and the US Geological Survey have mapped some 6,000 square miles of ultramafic rocks at or near the surface in the US that have the potential for sequestering more than 500 years of US CO 2 production.

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