Anthony Wright

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Global News Journalist at gasworld magazine

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AI tech could boost large-scale green ammonia production, study finds

1 week ago | gasworld.com | Anthony Wright |Molly Burgess

Researchers have used an AI-based screening system to identify a material that can supercharge ammonia production while using just a fraction of the energy required by current methods. The study, conducted at the University of New South Wales in Australia and published in the peer-reviewed journal Small, used a machine learning platform to sift through more than 8,000 potential metal combinations for use as catalysts.
Carbon Upcycling secures $18m to scale CO₂-to-cement technology

1 week ago | gasworld.com | Molly Burgess |Dominic Ellis |Anthony Wright

Carbon utilisation business Carbon Upcycling Technologies has secured an $18m investment to advance its CUT CO2 system, which captures industrial carbon dioxide emissions and converts them into low-carbon cement products. The funding round was led by investor group Builders Vision, with support from others including venture capital firm CRH Ventures, low-carbon technologies specialist Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, and infrastructure business TITAN Group.
Norway approves next phase of Northern Lights CCS project

1 week ago | gasworld.com | Molly Burgess |Anthony Wright |Dominic Ellis

The Norwegian government has approved the second phase of the Northern Lights carbon capture project, a joint venture between TotalEnergies, Equinor, and Shell that’s being developed in Øygarden, Norway. Phase two will increase the project’s transport and storage capacity from 1.5 million tonnes to a minimum of five million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, once it is operational in 2028.
EDP Group and SIAD’s IGAT to build largest solar-and-storage plant in Italy

1 week ago | gasworld.com | Dominic Ellis |Anthony Wright |Molly Burgess

Italian chemicals company IGAT and the utility EDP Energia Italia are to build a distributed generation photovoltaic solar plant. It is the largest EDP project in Italy to be integrated with a storage system. The solar plant will be installed at IGAT’s industrial site in the province of Caserta, with total capacity of 2.5MWp, boosting the company’s flexibility in energy management and enhancing its decarbonisation.
New Zealand utility moves on biomethane after positive studies

1 week ago | gasworld.com | Dominic Ellis |Anthony Wright |Molly Burgess

New Zealand North Island energy distributor Powerco has completed two feasibility investigations into upgrading biogas to biomethane for use in its gas network. In April 2024, Powerco launched initiatives with Manawatū District Council (MDC) and Midwest Disposals to conduct technical analysis and engineering design at the Manawatū Wastewater Treatment Plant and the wider Manawatū Resource Recovery Park, plus Bonny Glen landfill.
Tech firm SAP invests in carbon removal with Climeworks

1 week ago | gasworld.com | Molly Burgess |Anthony Wright |Dominic Ellis

Swiss carbon capture specialist Climeworks will remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere for European technology firm SAP in a deal that will generate 37,000 tonnes of carbon removal credits. The multi-million-euro agreement will run until 2034 and will capture CO₂ through direct air capture (DAC), biochar, and enhanced rock weathering. The capture methods are tailored to SAP’s business context. SAP has committed to achieving net-zero emissions across its value chain by 2030.
POINT.P and CarbiCrete to open low-carbon concrete plant in France

1 week ago | gasworld.com | Molly Burgess |Anthony Wright |Dominic Ellis

Industrial materials companies POINT.P and Canada’s CarbiCrete will open France’s first cement-free concrete block production line next year, which will eliminate all cement-related emissions from its production and permanently sequester carbon dioxide. Located at POINT.P’s Hauts-de-France site, the plant will produce 20,000 tonnes of cement-free concrete blocks in its first year, with plans to double capacity in 2027. The news marks CarbiCrete’s entry into the French market.
Sumitomo enters biogas sector with Danish joint venture

1 week ago | gasworld.com | Dominic Ellis |Anthony Wright |Stephen Harrison

Denmark-based Skovgaard Energy and Sumitomo Corporation have signed a joint venture in a bid to drive e-SAF and biogas production in the Scandinavian country. Under the North Sky brand, the partnership aims to combine “the local strength in north-west Jutland with a global outlook from Tokyo.”It marks Sumitomo’s first participation in a biogas production business and aims to accelerate the growth of its energy solutions division.
TES and Ramboll advance plans for CO2 export terminal in Germany

2 weeks ago | gasworld.com | Anthony Wright |Molly Burgess

Green energy company Tree Energy Solutions (TES) and engineering firm Ramboll have completed a joint study for a planned carbon dioxide export terminal at TES’s Green Energy Hub in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, paving the way for pre-FEED work to begin later this year. The terminal will hold captured CO2 for transport to offshore storage sites. In its initial phase, the facility is expected to handle three to five million tonnes per year, with plans to scale up to 10 million tonnes.
UK backs Acorn and Viking CCS projects in Spending Review

2 weeks ago | gasworld.com | Anthony Wright |Molly Burgess

The UK Government has formally announced its backing for two major carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects that could collectively capture and store over 15 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year by 2030. Announced today during the UK Spending Review, the Acorn CCS project in Aberdeenshire and the Viking CCS project in Humberside have been selected to progress as part of the UK’s Track-2 CCS cluster process.