Company News

Canada Nickel Company Inc. has announced it has created a wholly-owned subsidiary, NetZero Metals, to begin the research and development of a processing facility that would be located in the Timmins, Ontario region with the goal of utilizing existing technologies to produce zero-carbon nickel, cobalt and iron products.

Scientists from ExxonMobil, University of California, Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have discovered a new material that could capture more than 90 percent of CO2 emitted from industrial sources, such as natural gas-fired power plants, using low-temperature steam, requiring less energy for the overall carbon capture process.Laboratory tests indicate the patent-pending materials, known as tetraamine-functionalized metal organic frameworks, capture carbon dioxide emissions up to six times more effectively than conventional amine-based carbon capture technology.

Are you staying up-to-date on the latest technologies, services and information on the heat transfer industry? The Heat Exchanger World Conference and Expo Americas 2020, taking place on November 18th and 19th, 2020 at the San Jacinto College's LyondellBasell Center for Petrochemical, Energy, & Technology in Pasadena, TX, will be the ideal meeting point for heat exchanger and heat transfer-related equipment operators, fabricators and manufacturers to gather and share their expertise and address important issues.

Baker Hughes and Snam have successfully completed testing of the world’s first hybrid hydrogen turbine designed for a gas network.

The US Environmental Protection Agency is granting petitions to add 1-bromopropane (1-BP, Chemical Abstract Services Registry Number [CASRN] 106-94-5) to the HAP list in Section 112(b)(1) of the CAA.

Siemens Energy has launched the "Future of Storage" initiative. The aim of the initiative is to bundle knowledge and build an ecosystem of technology partners in order to offer energy storage solutions tailored to customers' needs.

BASF will provide its customers with total values of CO2 emissions, so called “carbon footprints” for all of its products.

We are excited to announce that the highly anticipated Managing Aging Plants USA Conference & Expo 2020 will now be taking place on December 2nd and 3rd, 2020, at the San Jacinto College’s LyondellBasell Center for Petrochemical, Energy, & Technology (CPET) in Pasadena, TX.

Shell Canada says the Quest carbon capture and storage project north of Edmonton has reached the milestone of five million tonnes of stored carbon dioxide, equivalent to the annual emissions of about 1.25 million cars.It says the accomplishment was achieved ahead of schedule and has been attained at a lower cost than expected.Quest opened in 2015 and cost about $1.35 billion, backed with $745 million from the Alberta government and $120 million from Ottawa.Majority ownership of the project was sold to Calgary-based Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

Xylem Inc. has  announced the successful closing of its inaugural green bond offering of  USD $1 billion in senior unsecured notes.