Australia is budgeting up to AUD$22.7bn ($15bn) in industrial development over the next decade as it aims to become a clean energy and renewables ‘superpower’.
Mining Minerals & Metals (MMM) believes Georgina Energy can become a leading global producer of helium and hydrogen after it announced a reverse takeover which is expected to close late Q2.
JERA and INPEX are to carry out feasibility studies on capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted by the former in Japan and transporting it to Australia for underground storage.
Linde managed to shrug off a challenging and largely “stagnant” economic climate to post an adjusted operating profit of $2.3bn (up 6%) in the first quarter.
Shell’s Integrated Gas (LNG) division generated $3.68bn in earnings in the first quarter with liquefaction volumes rising 0.5MT to 7.6MT.
In Southeast Asia, a strategic approach to renewable hydrogen is emerging as a linchpin for industrial decarbonisation, according to a recent report by Agora Industry and Agora Energiewende.
New Zealand’s hydrogen refuelling station (HRS) network is powering up with new stations opening in Wiri (South Auckland), Te Rapa (Hamilton) and Palmerston North, and a fourth in Tauranga expected to come online shortly.
Stephen Harrison explores the area of industrial gases integration with petrochemicals processing and outlines the roles of oxygen and CO2 in ethylene oxide production
Art Anderson makes the business case for sustainability and highlights companies setting the pace
Vopak aims to fast track new energies and sustainable feedstocks after posting a 3% profit rise, to €106 million, in Q1.
