Technology

Norsk Hydro (Hydro) is to drop investment in green hydrogen and batteries after citing challenging market conditions.

The Kenan Advantage Group (KAG) has acquired Texas-based XBL Holdings, along with its subsidiaries Xcel Bulk Logistics and XBL Industrial Materials.

Certification specialist DNV has certified the feasibility for carbon dioxide (CO2) storage of ADNOC’s West Aquifer site in the UAE.

CK Supply has announced a $10m investment in a new Riverside, Missouri-based facility to help meet growing demands in the compressed gases, welding equipment, and dry ice markets.

Air Liquide will invest €80m to build and operate a 25,000 tonnes per annum hydrogen plant at TotalEnergies’ La Mède facility, using recycled biogenic by-products for production.

Plans have been unveiled for what is believed to be the world’s first direct air capture (DAC) facility powered entirely by wind power.

The Biden-Harris Administration is looking to invest up to $300m in advanced packaging research projects in Georgia, California, and Arizona to help develop technologies essential for the semiconductor market.

Pulsar Helium has signed an initial agreement with Chart Industries that will provide advanced gas processing technologies, including helium and carbon dioxide (CO2) capture, to support potential production at Pulsar’s Topaz project in Minnesota.

Indiana-based DwyerOmega has acquired Process Sensing Technologies (PST), a UK-based manufacturer of measurement instrumentation and monitoring solutions.