NEXTCHEM has been awarded about €210 million basic engineering and critical proprietary equipment supply contract for the Pacifico Mexinol project. This ultra-low carbon methanol production facility will be located in Sinaloa, Mexico, and will have a capacity of 2.1 million tons per year. Once operational in 2029, it is poised to be the largest single ultra-low carbon methanol facility in the world – producing approximately 350 thousand metric tons.
Ground-breaking technology developed at Trinity, which captures carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, is being put through its paces at Dublin Airport – with the team behind its creation hoping to demonstrate its wider potential for capturing carbon in the aviation and e-fuel industries. This deployment marked the first industrial-scale field test of the technology.
Hafslund Celsio announces the sale of 1.1 million tonnes of permanent carbon removals to Microsoft over a 10-year period. The agreement is a significant contribution to the commercial success of Hafslund Celsio’s full-scale CCS project in Oslo and is a recognition of the waste-to-energy sector as a credible provider of permanent carbon removals.
Bayou Bend, a joint venture between Chevron, Equinor, and TotalEnergies SE, is a carbon dioxide (CO₂) transportation and storage project in Southeast Texas. It’s designed to support key regional industries in reducing the carbon intensity of their operations. The goal is for Bayou Bend to serve as a central hub for CO₂ storage in the area.
Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation Successfully Demonstrates World’s First End-to-End Value Chain for Onboard Captured CO2
By Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation
July 02, 2025
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation has successfully completed the world’s first maritime pilot demonstrating the full value chain of onboard captured carbon dioxide in China on 25 June 2025. This cross-sectoral demonstration highlights how captured CO2 from ships can be repurposed for industrial applications, linking maritime decarbonisation efforts with broader land-based carbon ecosystem.
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, announced that it has been awarded an £833 million contract by Technip Energies to act as the construction partner for Net Zero Teesside Power – an Onshore Power, Capture and Compression project and poised to be the world’s first gas-fired power station with carbon capture and storage.
CarbonQuest, a leading distributed carbon capture technology provider, and Daroga Power (“Daroga”), a leading developer of power projects in the U.S., today announced their first joint carbon capture-as-a-service financing project in North America, with a goal to offer such service to customers across a variety of sectors ranging from food and beverage operations, commercial and industrial facilities, and utility infrastructure.
On May 12, the Iowa Senate voted 27-22 to pass HF 639, effectively banning CCS projects in the state. The IRFA said the vote goes against farmers and ethanol producers seeking to unlock ultra-low carbon ethanol markets around the world.
Ethanol Producer Magazine announced this week the preliminary agenda for the 2025 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo (FEW) taking place June 9-11, 2025 at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
South Dakota voters on Nov. 5 rejected a law signed earlier this year that pertains to the development of CO2 pipelines within the state. Summit Carbon Solutions confirmed it still plans to file a permit application with the state later this month.
Summit Carbon Solutions announced on March 4 that Valero, the world’s second-largest corn ethanol producer and a leader in low-carbon transportation fuels production, will be a shipper on Summit’s pipeline.
Drax has become the latest founder member of the University of Sheffield’s newly-launched Energy Innovation Centre. The new partnership will drive forward research into next-generation carbon capture technology, including innovations in BECCS.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration on Feb. 2 delivered a proposed rule to the White House Office of Management and Budget focused on improving the safety of carbon dioxide pipelines.
In a major step forward for the future of agriculture and biofuels, POET and Summit Carbon Solutions announced a groundbreaking partnership connecting the world’s largest biofuel producer with the world’s largest carbon capture and storage project.
Global renewable energy company Drax Group plc has announced that it plans to establish a new independent business unit that will focus on becoming the global leader in delivering large-scale and high-integrity carbon removals.
Ethanol Producer Magazine and BBI International announced that they are now accepting speaker presentation proposals for the 2024 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo. The event will be held June 10-12, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Arca announced that the B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy has provided the company with a CDN$1.25M grant. The funding will be used to support a pilot project that begins today for air-to-rock carbon mineralization using the mine tailings.
Commonwealth LNG announced it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with OnStream CO2 LLC for a carbon capture and storage solution at Commonwealth’s 9.3 million tonnes per annum LNG facility under development in Cameron, Louisiana.
Santos with support from Tokyo Gas, will evaluate the potential to produce e-methane for export to Japan, leveraging extensive existing infrastructure. Tokyo Gas is an integrated gas and power company, serving more than 12 million customers.
ADNOC and Santos sign strategic collaboration agreement to work towards the establishment of a global carbon management platform. The agreement focuses on potential collaboration on carbon capture technologies, global CCS projects and solutions.
Wolf Carbon to refile Mt. Simon Hub permit application in 2024
November 22, 2023
Wolf Carbon Solutions U.S. has voluntarily submitted a motion to withdraw its current certificate application with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC). Wolf intends to update and refile an application with the ICC in early 2024.
Ecochlor, Inc. announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with a reputable ship management company, Diana Shipping Services S.A. and carbon capture and storage specialist, Sinotech CCS Co., Ltd.
JAPEX, JGC HD, and "K" LINE have agreed and signed the Key Principles Agreement with PETRONAS CCS Ventures to jointly mature and develop the CCS project plan and structure aiming the commercialization of the CCS project by the end of 2028.
The Cook Government will invest more than $4 million to establish a world-leading Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) industry in Western Australia as a new study reveals the State's enormous potential as a hub for carbon storage.
Mission Zero to help advance sustainable aviation fuel with DAC
November 22, 2023
The £1.38m UK government-funded project will combine pioneer power-to-liquid and direct air capture technologies (DAC) to validate a new approach to rapidly decarbonise aviation.
Frontier buyers will pay CarbonCapture $20.0M to permanently remove 45,500 tons of CO₂ by 2028 and Heirloom $26.6M to remove 26,900 tons of CO₂ by 2030 from its next commercial facility.
MAN Energy Solutions has awarded Aker Carbon Capture a feasibility study to develop a joint power-to fuel-solution. The study investigates the full integration the standardized and modularized Just Catch 100 unit into a full power-to-fuel solution.
The Petroleum Association of Wyoming has launched the Wyoming Carbon Innovation Network to support the development and growth of the carbon management industry in Wyoming, while ensuring the existing oil and natural gas industry continue to flourish.
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