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Isomerization Dewaxing (BIDW™) catalyst. hydrogen infrastructure projects. commodities market participants has
This provides refiners and biofuel producers Mitsubishi Power’s current partnerships collaborated to execute the first-ever
with powerful dewaxing in both winter for large-scale hydrogen production, energy Responsibly Sourced Gas (RSG) supply
and summer modes. Improved yields were storage and transportation include: North agreement to use the Xpansiv Digital Fuels
demonstrated during testing of BIDW catalyst America’s largest green energy storage Registry™ to validate and register the gas’s
versus other internally formulated zeolite- project: Advanced Clean Energy Storage, origin, energy content and methane intensity,
based alternatives. a partnership with Magnum Development all derived from independent data sources.
“Choosing the right process technology is in Delta, Utah, to create a green hydrogen Macquarie Energy Canada, Ltd. a wholly
critical to producing both renewable diesel hub that will eventually provide pipeline owned subsidiary of Macquarie Group
and jet fuel from bio-feedstocks. The EMRD connectivity throughout the Western (“Macquarie”) will supply Québec’s leading
process provides an advanced solution that Interconnect of North America. The project natural gas distributor Énergir with natural
enables high yields while meeting stringent will produce renewable hydrogen, store it gas from Pacific Canbriam Energy, a certified
seasonal product specifications,” said James in vast underground salt dome caverns, producer under the Equitable Origin
Ritchie, president of ExxonMobil Catalysts and dispatch it as a clean fuel for power EO100TM Standard for Responsible Energy
and Licensing. generation, transportation and industrial Development. The physical natural gas will be
Due to significant interest in producing applications; bundled with Digital Natural Gas (DNG™), a
renewable jet fuel as a primary product, North America’s largest blue hydrogen registered digital asset derived from real-
ExxonMobil is also developing advanced project: A joint development agreement time production data as defined by Xpansiv’s
catalyst and process technology solutions that with Bakken Energy to create a hydrogen Digital Fuels Program. The registered DNG
will offer EMRD process licensees flexibility hub in North Dakota comprising facilities attributes are recorded in an immutable digital
to tailor the amount of jet fuel versus diesel that produce, store, transport and consume certificate, enabling the owner to retire and
produced. blue hydrogen. The hub will be connected claim the digital asset to meet ESG goals.
EXXONMOBIL CATALYSTS AND LICENSING, by pipeline to other hydrogen hubs being The transaction is the result of extensive
September 01, 2021 developed throughout North America; collaboration between Énergir, Xpansiv,
A strategic partnership agreement with Equitable Origin, Pacific Canbriam Energy,
Mitsubishi Power retains Texas Brine that provides salt dome rights that and Macquarie. These companies share a
position Mitsubishi Power to develop green
vision to transition toward a lower-carbon
Citi as strategic financial or blue hydrogen hubs in New York, Virginia, economy.
“Customers and stakeholders are seeking
Louisiana and Texas.
advisor to help expand MITSUBISHI POWER AMERICAS, August 31, to participate in the energy transition, and
through this initiative we’re pleased to offer
2021
hydrogen infrastructure Global energy and natural gas sourced with greater transparency,
aligned with current ESG thinking,” said
across North America Vincent Regnault, Énergir Director of Gas
Supply and development of Renewable Gases.
Mitsubishi Power Americas has retained commodities consortium “This milestone transaction marks significant
Citigroup Global Markets as its Strategic completes landmark progress toward reaching our target of
Financial Advisor (SFA) to explore growth contracting 100% of our system gas supply
financing options to expand hydrogen responsibly sourced gas through our Initiative for the Responsible
infrastructure across North America. During Procurement of Natural Gas by 2030.”
recent years, Mitsubishi Power has emerged as agreement MACQUARIE ENERGY CANADA, August 31,
the hydrogen infrastructure leader in North 2021
America, working with partners to develop A consortium of leading energy and

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