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EU Innovation Fund grants €108M to RWE’s waste-to-hydrogen project FUREC

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RWE's FUREC project, which aims to produce circular and green hydrogen from non-recyclable municipal solid waste in Limburg, the Netherlands, received a €108-million grant from the EU’s Innovation Fund. FUREC is preparing the necessary grid connections to the hydrogen and CO 2 infrastructure. textiles, paper).

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Veolia launches largest project to produce bio-methanol from pulp mill waste

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As part of this cooperation, Veolia will build a crude methanol refinery in connection with Metsä Fibre’s Äänekoski bioproduct mill. Black liquor is the waste byproduct from the kraft pulping process after pulping is completed. Veolia Group designs and provides solutions for water, waste and energy management.

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Raven SR partners with Republic Services to produce commercial green hydrogen from waste in N California, starting summer 2022

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to convert organic waste to produce green hydrogen at a site in Richmond, California. The Raven SR Steam/CO 2 Reformation process also presents a valid alternative to electrolysis converting waste rather than precious and limited water resources for green hydrogen production.

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Air Products to build, own and operate world’s largest advanced gasification energy-from-waste facility

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Air Products will build and operate the world’s largest renewable energy plant in the UK using advanced gasification energy-from-waste (EfW) technology. The plant is expected to produce enough electricity to power up to 50,000 homes. The plant will use Westinghouse advanced gasification technology provided by AlterNRG.

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VTT and Neste to build integrated Power-to-Liquids demo facility; CO2 capture, green hydrogen and e-fuels production

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VTT and Neste have agreed to build a technology demonstration facility at VTT Bioruukki Pilot Centre, Espoo. During 2022 and early 2023, electrolysis, CO 2 capture, and synthesis units located in sea containers will be connected to each other and VTT Bioruukki research infrastructure.

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Ford opens Cologne EV Center; annual capacity of 250,000+ EVs

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Ford opened the Cologne Electric Vehicle Center, a hi-tech production facility in Germany that will build Ford’s new generation of electric passenger vehicles. At the core of the Cologne EV Center are digital advancements that connect machines, vehicles and workers.

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LanzaJet and Marquis Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to build 120 mgpy Alcohol-to-Jet plant in Illinois

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The Marquis Industrial Complex also connects with a Class I railroad and multiple interstate highways. That plant will use low-CI, sustainably certified ethanol produced from waste sources and existing energy crops. LanzaJet recently announced its first plant in Georgia is expected to enter commercial operations in 2023.

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