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Long considered a problem to be managed, waste is rapidly becoming a solution to the challenge of achieving Net Zero. But could it hold the potential to reshape the energy landscape and help overcome the barriers associated with attaining a truly sustainable future?

Industrial gas major Air Liquide and energy company Sasol has secured the long-term supply of 97.5 MW (megawatts) of renewable power to Sasol’s Secunda site in South Africa after the signing of Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with wind and solar company Mainstream Renewable Power.

Chart Industries has received Korean Gas Safety (KGS) certification and approval for its liquid hydrogen bulk transport trailers built in Theodore, Alabama.

CVR Renewables, a subsidiary of CVR Energy, will look at the feasibility of developing a Ecofining™ plant that will convert around 30,000 barrels per day of waste feedstocks to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), renewable diesel, and other products.

Sweden-based electrofuel specialist Liquid Wind and a roster of energy partners have announced plans to develop and market ten additional e-methanol facilities in the Nordics by 2027.

Hepworth Brewery, a UK-based independent brewing company, is to reduce its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and advance its goal of 85% carbon neutrality with a small-scale carbon capture system.

Investment management company BlackRock will invest $500m to support the development of Stratos, an Ector County, Texas-based direct air capture (DAC) plant believed to be the world’s largest.

Air Products has unveiled plans to build and operate a carbon capture and carbon dioxide (CO2) treatment facility at its existing hydrogen production site in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Global semiconductor firm Texas Instruments (TI) has broken ground on a new 300-mm semiconductor wafer fabrication plant in Lehi, Utah, as part of a $11bn investment.

A new partnership formed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), Flexens and Lhyfe will oversee the development of an energy island that aims to integrate large-scale offshore wind generation and hydrogen production.