Todays Latest Updates: 23 March 2026

 23/03/2026

Biogas: India.New Delhi: The government has expanded and extended the Compressed Biogas (CBG)-City Gas Distribution synchronisation scheme until 2047, allowing CBG to be injected directly into the national gas pipeline network as part of efforts to strengthen energy security amid global supply concerns.Link 23/03/2026.

Marine fuels: Norway. Viking has “floated out” what it calls the world’s first hydrogen-powered cruise ship. The 54,500GT Viking Libra is equipped with a hybrid diesel-liquid hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system, which can allow operations to run purely on hydrogen. The PEM fuel cell system was made by Fincantieri subsidiary Isotta Fraschini Motori, which opened an EU-subsidised manufacturing line in Bari, Italy, in 2025. Fincantieri said the hybrid system could deliver 6MW of power. Liquid hydrogen will be loaded and stored onboard using a containerised system. Link 23/03/2026.

Plastic recycling: Switzerland. Clariant announced the successful completion of a collaborative pilot-scale project with Borealis, a leading provider of advanced and circular polyolefin solutions, and SINTEF, one of Europe’s largest independent research organizations. The partnership successfully demonstrated Clariant’s pyrolysis oil (pyoil) upgrading technology, which was a significant milestone in advancing circular economy solutions for the plastics industry. The collaboration centred on upgrading pyoil derived from plastic waste to steam cracker-compatible feedstock that fully meets cracker-grade quality specifications. Using Clariant’s proprietary HDMax catalysts, the pilot-scale testing conducted at SINTEF’s research facility in Norway delivered excellent results, successfully transforming plastic waste-derived pyoil into high-quality feedstock suitable for virgin polyolefin production. Link 23/03/2026.