
IEA: faster progress on energy efficiency required
The IEA reports that doubling the global rate of improvement will require countries to accelerate policy implementation, which would improve energy security, reduce energy costs and lower emissions.
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The IEA reports that doubling the global rate of improvement will require countries to accelerate policy implementation, which would improve energy security, reduce energy costs and lower emissions.

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions will supply Gasum with biogas upgrading and liquefaction solutions for its new bioLNG plant in Sweden.

Shell Catalysts & Technologies and Australian-based biotechnology company, Licella, have formed a new upgrading technology collaboration to develop a low-carbon, integrated solution for converting biomass into advanced biofuels.

Watlow, a provider of industrial technology and thermal systems, will preview its revolutionary Eurotherm® branded Edge Process Management (EPM) platform at SPS 2024 in Nuremberg, Germany.

Neste and Finland's national ice hockey league, Liiga, have started a collaboration in which the majority of Liiga teams will use Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ for their bus transportation during the 2024 - 25 season.

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that US fuel ethanol exporters are on track to export a record amount of the fuel in 2024.

ADNOC has announced the signing of the first long-term sales and purchase Agreement (SPA) for the lower-carbon Ruwais LNG project, which is currently under development in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Black & Veatch has announced a collaboration agreement with Baker Hughes at ADIPEC 2024 on a standard LNG solution utilising PRICO® technology.

Neste, Alterra and Technip Energies have signed a collaboration agreement to advance the circularity of plastics by providing the industry a standardised technology solution for chemical recycling.

As part of its strategy to grow its LNG business, TotalEnergies has announced the signing of a sales agreement (HoA) with Sinopec for the delivery of 2 million tpy of LNG for 15 years, starting in 2028.

The US Energy Information Administration has reported that US exports of ethane and ethane-based petrochemicals reached an all-time high of 21.6 million t in 2023, up 135% since the US began exporting ethane in 2014 and 17% more than in 2022, according to data from the US Census Bureau.

Carbon Clean has announced the launch of its carbon capture technology, the CycloneCC C1 series, marking the penultimate stage in the technology’s commercialisation