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Green hydrogen’s growing share in chemical production The chemical industry requires enormous amounts of hydrogen for a wide range of products and processes. In the final part of pv magazine’s Renewables 24/7 series, we head to the world’s largest chemical plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany, BASF and Siemens Energy are demonstrating how to integrate a green electricity-powered electrolyzer into a massive industrial complex.
Jochen Siemer
Sep 19, 2026
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BASF, Toda Kogyo Corp. launch battery materials joint venture The new joint subsidiary of the German and Japanese chemical giants will specialize in cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries.
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Feb 24, 2015
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CLP, BASF, and Envision Energy Sign Long-Term Power Purchase Agreement to Provide 100% Renewable Energy at BASF’s Manufacturing Sites in Jiangsu Province CLP China (CLP), BASF, and Envision Energy signed a 10-year power purchase agreement to support BASF’s adoption of 100% renewable energy at its manufacturing sites in Nanjing, Rudong, and Zhenjiang in Jiangsu province. The agreement will contribute to BASF’s corporate goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and accelerate the low-carbon energy transformation of Jiangsu.
Emiliano Bellini
Oct 10, 2024
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Japan’s NGK discontinues manufacturing of sodium-sulfur batteries The manufacturer cites rising material costs, heightened competition from lithium-ion batteries, and the slow uptake of long-duration storage technologies as the reasons for the decision.
Marija Maisch
Nov 05, 2025
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BASF receives funding for world’s largest industrial heat pump The German government has awarded a €310 million ($336 million) funding package to chemical manufacturer BASF for the construction of an industrial heat pump with a capacity of up to 500,000 metric tons of steam per year. It will use waste heat from steam crackers for CO2-free stream production. 
Patrick Jowett
Oct 18, 2024
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NAS Batteries Start Commercial Operation at BASF’s Schwarzheide Site ~ Enabling Renewable Energy Use Almost 24 Hours a Day in Manufacturing Processes at the Production Site NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter “NGK”) announces that an NAS® battery system delivered to BASF’s Schwarzheide site in Germany has started commercial operation. The NAS battery system was ordered through BASF Stationary Energy Storage GmbH (hereinafter, “BSES”), a subsidiary of German chemical manufacturer BASF SE and headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany.]
Marija Maisch
Mar 26, 2024
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BASF to build battery material factory in Finland As part of a strategic alliance, BASF and Norilsk Nickel aim to meet growing demand for battery materials for electric vehicles.
Petra Hannen
Oct 23, 2018
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BASF inks virtual PPAs for 250 MWh of solar, wind BASF has signed virtual power purchase agreements for 250 MW of solar and wind power in the United States.
Marija Maisch
Aug 08, 2022
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BASF and Tenova Advanced Technologies enter into a joint development agreement for efficient recycling of lithium-ion batteries Process for recovering all valuable metals, including lithium, from “black mass” resulting from the mechanical upstream battery recycling process Tenova’s proprietary technology allows efficient recovery of lithium from end-of-life batteries and battery production scrap BASF will implement the innovative process in its battery recycling prototype plant in Schwarzheide, Germany
Marija Maisch
Feb 27, 2023
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BASF begins building 50 MW industrial heat pump Germany’s BASF has begun constructing an industrial-scale heat pump that will use electricity from renewables to produce up to 500,000 MT of CO2-free steam each year. Commissioning is scheduled for mid-2027.
Patrick Jowett
Sep 26, 2025
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