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Reaction Engines , Inc . ( REI ) joins with Echogen Power Systems
Reaction Engines joins Echogen Power Systems on a fundamental effort for the United States
Department of Energy Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization office to reduce industrial
greenhouse gas emissions and achieve a net-zero economy . Reaction Engines has been selected to provide its revolutionary microtube heat exchanger technology to enable Echogen and its partners to develop a high-efficiency , pilotscale heat pump . This heat pump can heat air to over 300 degrees C from ambient temperatures using supercritical CO2 ( sCO2 ) as the working fluid . This planned high-temperature heat pump demonstration will help decarbonize industrial heating processes and is enabled by the compact heat exchanger delivered by the Reaction Engines team . The technology could reduce life cycle carbon emissions by more than 90 % and energy intensity by more than 50 % relative to natural gasfired heaters . The combined team has been awarded USD 3,000,000 over three years for this important development effort .
Reaction Engines is committed to applying its advanced thermal management technology in the energy sector by harnessing and repurposing waste heat to boost operational efficiency and convert it to usable energy . Reaction Engines continues to explore applications for the company ’ s transformative thermal management technology to drive environmental improvements in existing systems and to enable new net zero systems . Achieving net zero in the energy sector requires the rapid deployment of renewables and low-carbon technologies alongside the decarbonization of existing energy-intensive sources . The technology developed by Reaction Engines improves the management and re-use of heat , substantially improving efficiency and helping to enable solutions like the sCO2 industrial decarbonization effort .
Ceres Power signs key agreement with India ’ s Thermax ADNOC signs HoA with IndianOil for Ruwais LNG Project
Ceres Power has signed a key agreement with Thermax to licence its solid oxide electrolysis cell ( SOEC ) technology , marking its entry into the fast-growing Indian clean energy market . The London-listed firm said the non-exclusive global licence would allow Thermax - a provider of energy and environmental solutions in India - to develop and manufacture SOEC systems based on Ceres ’ advanced technology . It said the systems would be deployed in industries such as green ammonia , petrochemicals , and steel , considered hard to decarbonize . The board said the partnership was aligned with India ’ s ambitious National Green Hydrogen Mission , which aimed to produce five million tonnes of green hydrogen by 2030 , both to meet the country ’ s energy needs and to support decarbonisation efforts in key industrial sectors .
It said the collaboration also positioned Thermax as one of the few companies globally capable of delivering large-scale SOEC systems , helping accelerate the development of cost-effective green hydrogen solutions in India and other global markets . Under the agreement , Ceres said it would receive licence fees and product royalties , while Thermax would leverage its experience in heat integration and waste heat recovery to build a first-of-its-kind pressurised SOEC module . The module would serve as a foundation for future multimegawatt SOEC electrolysers . Thermax was planning to establish a local manufacturing facility for the electrolyser systems , develop a supply chain , and localise critical components , which would enhance India ’ s capacity to produce green hydrogen on a large scale .
ADNOC has announced the signing of a long-term Heads of Agreement ( LNG agreement ) with Indian Oil Corporation Ltd ( IndianOil ), for the delivery of 1 million metric tonnes per annum ( mmtpa ) of liquefied natural gas ( LNG ). The LNG will primarily be sourced from ADNOC ’ s lower-carbon Ruwais LNG project , which is currently under development in Al Ruwais Industrial City , Abu Dhabi , and is expected to start commercial operations in 2028 . Under the 15- year agreement , LNG cargoes will be shipped to IndianOil ’ s destination ports in India . The agreement further strengthens ADNOC ’ s position in India ’ s fastgrowing energy market . By 2029 ,
IndianOil is expected to become ADNOC ’ s biggest LNG customer , with a total offtake of 2.2 mmtpa , comprising 1.2 mmtpa from Das Island and 1 mmtpa from Ruwais LNG . This LNG supply agreement highlights the success of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement ( CEPA ), signed by the UAE and India in 2022 , in strengthening bilateral trade cooperation between the two nations . The agreement with IndianOil is one of several long-term LNG sales commitments ADNOC has signed with international partners for Ruwais LNG for over 70 % of the project ’ s total production capacity .
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