The energy revolution is in full swing, but there’s more to come. The passing into law this year of the Inflation Reduction Act promises to move the dial on hydrogen in particular, but LNG and biogas are both on the up too, with climate and security the driver.
Specialty gases have become critical components for nearly every industry. The offerings are numerous and utilised in a variety of end-markets driven by trends in healthcare, environmental, semiconductor, food and beverage and research.
US climate-tech company CarbonCapture has appointed Robert Whyte to head its planned five megatonne direct air capture (DAC) project in Wyoming, and others elsewhere.
Cemex USA and research institute RTI International have received a $3.7m grant from the US Department of Energy to advance carbon capture technology in cement manufacturing.
Oil and gas business ConocoPhillips has signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire 30% of the equity in Phase 1 of the Port Arthur LNG project under development in Jefferson County, Texas.
Ground has been broken on a $84m microelectronics campus at WestGate@Crane Technology Park (WestGate), Indiana, to support growth of the state’s semiconductor market.
Air Products has signed a helium supply deal with NASA that could result in approximately $1.07bn of business.
Gulf Coast Sequestration (GCS) and Climeworks have joined forces to develop what is believed to be the first direct air capture (DAC) and storage hub on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana.
Airbus has become the latest aerospace firm to invest in clean-energy company Carbon Engineering to support the development of its direct air capture (DAC) research and development facility in British Columbia, Canada.
A rise in North American LNG exports is expected to triple the region’s current natural gas market over the next decade, supporting 29 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) of production from 2022 to 2033.
Atlas Copco has acquired Montana Instruments Corporation and once again expanded its North American footprint.
