From documents to decisions: How Aker Solutions plans smarter with visual collaboration. Engineering projects are becoming more complex, with more stakeholders involved and more data to align. As a result, decisions need to be made earlier and with greater confidence. At Aker Solutions, project teams have traditionally worked with large volumes of documentation. While necessary, documentation alone does not always create the shared understanding complex projects require. The company wanted a better way to align teams early in the process. A way to improve planning, reduce uncertainty, and support better decisions before work moves offshore. Together with Cyviz, Aker Solutions established a visualization and simulation center designed for collaboration. The environment brings engineering, simulation, and decision making into the same space, allowing teams to work visually, run interactive simulations, and collaborate across multiple rooms at the same time. One of the main objectives was to move more planning onshore. Offshore work is costly and carries higher risk. Onshore simulation makes it possible to test scenarios, identify issues early, and explore alternatives before execution. As Arun Joshi at Aker Solutions explains, it is far better to fail virtually than in reality. What started as a solution primarily intended for technical workshops and engineering reviews has since evolved into something more. Today, the visualization rooms are used across the organization for project coordination, design reviews, and cross functional collaboration. The strong adoption came as a positive surprise. The visual environment makes complex information easier to understand and lowers the threshold for participation. It helps teams align faster and communicate more effectively, regardless of role or discipline. The center also plays an important role in collaboration with partners and customers, including Aker BP. Working in a shared visual environment makes it easier to plan, test, and refine solutions together before operations are carried out elsewhere. Looking ahead, Aker Solutions sees the visualization center as a platform for future growth. It supports new project types, interactive simulations, training scenarios, and emerging use cases across energy and new industries. By combining visual collaboration with engineering expertise, Aker Solutions has created a practical foundation for better planning, safer execution, and more effective teamwork. High impact solutions. Cyviz is next level collaboration. Cyviz AS is a global technology and platform provider, delivering high quality, intuitive solutions for Powered by its in-house developed hardware and software, and unique methodology and expertise. Get in touch. Modernize your operation center with advanced communication, control and interaction. With its high-end visualization and unified communication systems, Cyviz control rooms can be used for national intelligence, space programs and other special operations.

PureField Ingredients wins EPA approval for Kansas Carbon Capture project. April 14, 2026 BY Purefield Ingredients PureField Ingredients has received approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to begin permanent underground storage of carbon dioxide from its Russell, Kansas, facility, positioning the company among the world's lowest carbon-intensity ethanol producers. The EPA granted PureField the first Class VI well permit issued in Kansas, allowing the company to permanently sequester carbon dioxide generated during ethanol fermentation. Company officials said carbon capture and sequestration operations will begin immediately following final commissioning of the system. "This is a defining moment for PureField to meet our commitment to serve Kansas farmers and our customers in the U.S. and around the world," said CEO Aaron Buettner. He said the project combines advanced wheat-based feedstocks with permanent carbon storage to reduce emissions while maintaining food and fuel production. PureField operates an integrated system that processes Kansas-grown wheat into functional food ingredients, ethanol and animal feed. Carbon dioxide produced during fermentation is captured and injected underground for long-term storage. The company said its residual wheat starch feedstock already has a lower carbon intensity than traditional biofuel pathways, and the addition of carbon capture could allow its ethanol to achieve net-zero or net-negative carbon intensity under certain methodologies. PureField estimates the facility supports demand for about 20 million bushels of Kansas wheat and sorghum annually while producing domestic wheat protein, reducing reliance on imports that currently supply most U.S. demand. Buettner said the approval strengthens the company's role as a long-term employer in Russell and supports further investment tied to low-carbon food and fuel production. April 14, 2026 Microsoft has agreed to purchase 626,000 metric tons of carbon removal credits over 15 years from an Indigenous-owned bioenergy with carbon capture project in Saskatchewan. The deal represents Microsoft's first Canadian BECCS carbon removal agreement and one of the first such projects in the country involving Indigenous ownership. April 10, 2026 As the industry navigates economic uncertainty, ambiguous policy frameworks and scrutiny around safety and scalability, one thing remains consistent: adaptability. By Aker Solutions March 30, 2026 Aker Solutions has been awarded a front-end engineering and design contract by KN Energies for a CO[2] transshipment terminal in Klaipėda, Lithuania, part of the EU-backed CCS Baltic Consortium. The terminal, designed to handle approximately 2.8 million tonnes of CO[2] per year from Lithuanian and Latvian industrial sources, is targeted for commercial operation in 2030, with a final investment decision planned for 2027. March 18, 2026 Svante Technologies and a sustainable packaging company have moved a BECCS project at a southeastern U.S. paper mill into feasibility study, targeting removal of more than 500,000 tonnes of biogenic CO[2] per year with permanent storage planned in the Gulf Coast region. March 18, 2026 Kent has been awarded a front-end engineering design contract by EnEarth for the Prinos CO[2] Storage Project in northern Greece, a first-of-its-kind permitted carbon storage facility in the Mediterranean designed to store up to 2.8 million tonnes of CO[2] annually by 2029. June 2-4, 2026 AMERICA'S CENTER | ST. LOUIS,MO Capturing and storing carbon dioxide in underground wells has the potential to become the most consequential technological deployment in the history of the broader biofuels industry. Deploying effective carbon capture and storage at biofuels plants will cement ethanol and biodiesel as the lowest carbon liquid fuels commercially available in the marketplace. The Carbon Capture & Storage Summit will offer attendees a comprehensive look at the economics of carbon capture and storage, the infrastructure required to make it possible and the financial and marketplace impacts to participating producers. View More June 2-4, 2026 AMERICA'S CENTER | ST. LOUIS,MO Now in its 42nd year, the FEW provides the ethanol industry with cutting-edge content and unparalleled networking opportunities in a dynamic business-to-business environment. As the largest, longest running ethanol conference in the world, the FEW is renowned for its superb programming - powered by Ethanol Producer Magazine - that maintains a strong focus on commercial-scale ethanol production, new technology, and near-term research and development. The event draws more than 2,300 people from over 31 countries and from nearly every ethanol plant in the United States and Canada.View More June 2-4, 2026 AMERICA'S CENTER | ST. LOUIS,MO The Sustainable Fuels Summit: SAF, Renewable Diesel, and Biodiesel is a premier forum designed for producers of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to learn about cutting-edge process technologies, innovative techniques, and equipment to optimize existing production. Attendees will discover efficiencies that save money while increasing throughput and fuel quality. This world-class event features premium content from technology providers, equipment vendors, consultants, engineers, and producers to advance discussions and foster an environment of collaboration and networking. Through engaging presentations, fruitful discussions, and compelling exhibitions, the summit aims to push the biomass-based diesel sector beyond its current limitations.View More August 25-27, 2026 GREATER TACOMA CONVENTION CENTER | TACOMA,WASHINGTON Taking place August 25-27, 2026 in Tacoma, Washington, the North American SAF Conference & Expo, produced by SAF Magazine, in collaboration with the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI) will showcase the latest strategies for aviation fuel decarbonization, solutions for key industry challenges, and highlight the current opportunities for airlines, corporations and fuel producers. The North American SAF Conference & Expo is designed to promote the development and adoption of practical solutions to produce SAF and decarbonize the aviation sector. Exhibitors will connect with attendees and showcase the latest technologies and services currently offered within the industry. During two days of live sessions, attendees will learn from industry experts and gain knowledge to become better informed to guide business decisions as the SAF industry continues to expand. View More