Record solar outputs across Europe this year September 21, 2018 // 3 Comments As summer temperatures around Europe reached their highs, solar outputs smashed records. In the UK, solar broke the record [...]
New study pushes for energy efficiency September 20, 2018 // 2 Comments American physicist Amory Lovins has published some of the most important findings for climate change since Lord Nicholas [...]
Report: Asia solar capacity to triple; five-fold wind capacity addition expected in the next five years September 18, 2018 // 3 Comments Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand are major markets with combined solar capacity additions expected to [...]
The world’s largest offshore wind farm is now operational September 7, 2018 // 5 Comments The £1billion Walney facility, owned by Danish company Orsted, began onshore construction in 2015 and now covers an area [...]
Photanol/AkzoNobel to build demo plant to make C02-based chemicals from the sun September 7, 2018 // 6 Comments A demonstration plant for a groundbreaking technology to produce chemicals from sunlight will be built at Delfzijl, the [...]
Oxiteno starts up surfactants plant in Texas September 6, 2018 // 1 Comment Brazil’s Oxiteno has commenced operations at its new manufacturing plant in Pasadena, Texas. The new unit features [...]
Lanxess adds on lubricant additives line September 6, 2018 // 2 Comments Specialty chemicals company Lanxess has commissioned a new production line at its Mannheim site for the synthesis of [...]
LyondellBasell/Covestro kick-off circular steam project in the Netherlands September 5, 2018 // 1 Comment Chemical company LyondellBasell and its joint venture partner, polymer maker Covestro, have kicked-off a large investment [...]
Circular economy: Agilyx expands recycling to include POs September 5, 2018 // 1 Comment US environmental technology firm Agilyx says its circular plastic recycling capabilities have expanded to include feedstock [...]
Maire Tecnimont secures HPCL-Mittal petchem project; deal valued at US$225 mn September 5, 2018 // 2 Comments Italian engineering company Maire Tecnimont’s subsidiary Tecnimont, in consortium with its Indian affiliate Tecnimont [...]