WORLD NEWS USA | Linde
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starts up new liquid hydrogen
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inde has announced that it has started up its fifth liquid hydrogen plant in the US, reinforcing the company’s robust supply network of plants in California, Alabama, Indiana and New York. The new plant in La Porte, Texas, will supply over 30 tpd of high-purity liquid hydrogen to meet growing demand from Linde’s customers. The liquefier takes hydrogen from Linde’s approximately 600 km US Gulf Coast pipeline, which has over 15 independent hydrogen production
sources, giving it a reliable feed supply. Linde will purify and liquefy the hydrogen before supplying it to end markets including material handling, mobility, aerospace, manufacturing, metals, energy and electronics. The new plant aims to boost the reliability of Linde’s existing network, as well as make the supply chain more efficient and increase availability to serve the rising demand for both conventional and clean hydrogen.
France | TotalEnergies
partners with Technip Energies to advance low-carbon solutions
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otalEnergies and Technip Energies have signed a technical cooperation agreement to jointly develop low-carbon solutions for LNG production and offshore facilities to accelerate the energy transition. As part of this agreement, both parties will explore new concepts and technologies in order to reduce the carbon footprint of existing facilities and greenfield projects in key areas, such as: LNG production, cryogeny, production and use of hydrogen for power generation, or processes for
Albania | Excelerate
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carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS). The qualification of new architectures and equipment that will be developed in these areas is also part of the agreement. This partnership is based on a common belief that cooperation across the industry is needed to achieve energy transition goals. By partnering, Technip Energies and TotalEnergies rely on complementary expertise to decarbonise LNG plants and offshore facilities.
Russia | McDermott
awarded engineering and procurement contract for GCC project
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cDermott International Ltd has announced that it has been awarded an engineering and procurement contract for a spent caustic treatment solution on the Gas Chemical Complex (GCC) project from Heat Transfer Technologies DMCC (HTT). The GCC project is owned by Baltic Chemical Plant LLC, a subsidiary of RusGazDobycha. It is one of the largest polyethylene integration projects in the world and is located near Russia’s shores in the Gulf of Finland. McDermott’s scope includes license technology rights, basic design engineering package (BDEP), module detailed engineering design and full procurement of main equipment. The modularised solution for the spent caustic treatment solution will be an integral part of the GCC project and enable the project’s production of up to 3 million tpy of polyethylene. This award follows McDermott’s successful completion of front end engineering design (FEED) and ongoing early works on the GCC project.
Energy, Snam and Albgaz ink MoU
xcelerate Energy L.P., Snam S.p.A, and Albgaz Sh.a have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Tirana, Albania, to explore potential cooperation for the construction of a natural gas pipeline from the Albanian Vlora terminal to other natural gas infrastructure opportunities in Albania.
Under this MoU, Excelerate, Snam, and Albgaz will explore joint solutions, which could potentially supply underground gas storage in Albania, providing crucial energy security to the region. Snam and Albgaz’s Albanian Gas Service Co. Sh.A, who maintain the gas transmission network in Albania,
could potentially operate and maintain the future pipeline. The MoU was signed at the Palace of Congresses in Tirana by representatives from each entity. The planning is expected to begin immediately with representatives from each company forming a coordination team.
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