Other renewables

In a move to enhance its renewable feedstock sourcing, Neste has opened an office in Melbourne, Australia.

The global small hydropower market is projected to reach US$3 billion by 2024 from an estimated market size of US$2.6 billion in 2019.

Neste and Ravago have announced plans to collaborate in the development of industrial-scale chemical recycling of plastic waste.

Green hydrogen could reach cost parity in Australia, Germany and Japan by the next decade

Avantium has opened a new demonstration facility for producing mono-propylene glycol (MEG) from plants, rather than oil.

New research by Wood Mackenzie indicates that green hydrogen production could soon compete with fossil fuel-based hydrogen.

BP has announced plans to construct a US$25 million pilot plant to test its new PET plastic recycling technology.

Dominion Energy and Smithfield Foods, Inc. have announced the companies are doubling their investment in renewable natural gas (RNG) projects across the United States to US$500 million through 2028.

Total has announced plans to double the polypropylene recycling capacity of its affiliate company, Synova.

Sobradinho hydroelectric plant, located in the state of Bahia, Brazil, has been upgraded with a floating solar system developed by Ciel & Terre® in partnership with SUNLUTION.

LyondellBasell has announced the construction of a small-scale pilot facility for the recycling of plastic waste into new plastics.

ExxonMobil has signed five-year agreements with the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and Bombay, to fund low-emissions technology research.

BASF has announced a €20 million investment in Quantafuel in order to promote a circular plastic economy.

IEA predicts that oil shale’s dominant role in Estonia’s energy mix is set to change substantially as the country moves towards a low-carbon future.

SoCalGas has awarded more than US$44 000 to the City of Corona, California, for the completion of a renewable natural gas project at its water and power facility.