Welcome to the February issue, taking our annual look at developments in the production and use (and, these days, sequestration) of carbon dioxide in markets across the world. It is a fascinating and dynamic time when it comes to CO2. The global decarbonisation drive as the world targets Net Zero has unleashed a wave of innovation in relation to finding applications for CO2, and in the past 12 months huge strides have been made.
Japanese chemical company Asahi Kasei has begun a demonstration of its biogas purification system at the Kojima Sewage Treatment Plant in Kurashiki, Japan, using zeolite-based CO2 separation technology.
Moeve recorded a 60% rise in Clean CCS net income to €444m last year.
QatarEnergy and Guangzhou Guanggang Gases & Energy Co. Ltd (G-gas) has signed a sales and purchase agreement for the supply of 100 million cubic feet per annum.
Air Products’ triple project cancellations, announced today, gives another big jolt to the delivery of clean energy and further underlines the challenges bridging policymaking with commercial strategies.
Air Products has exited three major US projects as its new management focuses on streamlining its backlog and prioritising initiatives that the company believes will drive shareholder value.
Closing the medical oxygen gap in low and middle income countries (LMICs) will cost $34bn in the next five years, according to research published by The Lancet.
Semiconductor manufacturing business ams Osram has secured €227m ($237.4m) from the European Commission to develop a new wafer manufacturing facility in Premstätten, Austria.
Europe is targeting Russian LNG projects under new sanctions and pledging 1.5 gigawatts (GW) of renewables investment to Ukraine, on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion.
Scientists from the University of Cambridge in the UK have developed a reactor that captures carbon dioxide (CO2) directly from the air and converts it into syngas using sunlight as the power source.
Yesterday’s Germany election result has created more questions than answers and sparked plenty of national and international uncertainty.
