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Daily Express
15 hours ago
- Business
- Daily Express
Gas Malaysia signs MoU to bring British clean tech to Southeast Asia
Published on: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 Published on: Wed, Jun 25, 2025 Text Size: SHAH ALAM: Gas Malaysia has teamed up with UK-based Levidian to explore the rollout of its methane-cracking Loop technology in deal was inked to support Gas Malaysia's clean energy goals and drive regional adoption of decarbonisation tech. Loop turns methane into clean hydrogen and captures carbon as graphene, a 'supermaterial' used in everything from batteries to construction. A pilot unit will be deployed in Malaysia as a testbed before potential expansion across Southeast Asia. Gas Malaysia CEO Ahmad Hashimi Abdul Manap said the partnership bolsters the company's ESG strategy and taps into new revenue streams. He added that the move into graphene aligns with Malaysia's New Industrial Master Plan and advanced materials roadmap. Advertisement Levidian CEO John Hartley said the collaboration aims to deliver environmental and economic value while scaling sustainable graphene production. The project forms part of Gas Malaysia's GM32 roadmap to strengthen its gas business and diversify into cleaner solutions. Both parties expressed confidence in Loop's commercial potential and its role in Malaysia's energy transition. The signing ceremony was witnessed by senior representatives from both companies at a recent event in Shah Alam. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
New Straits Times
19 hours ago
- Business
- New Straits Times
Gas Malaysia, UK's Levidian team up to drive graphene production here
KUALA LUMPUR: Gas Malaysia Bhd, a member of MMC Group, recently signed a pact with British climate technology company Levidian to explore the deployment of the latter's patented LOOP technology here and the wider region. Gas Malaysia said the collaboration aligns with its long-term growth strategy and underscores its commitment to sustainability, innovation and delivering cleaner energy solutions. Levidian's LOOP decarbonisation device is a modular system that cracks methane to produce clean hydrogen and capture carbon in the form of high-quality graphene. The latter is a supermaterial with growing commercial relevance in industries such as automotive, batteries, paint and coatings, construction and advanced materials. Both parties will collaborate on the deployment of a LOOP unit in Malaysia that will serve as a reference installation for further expansion toward broader regional commercialisation. Gas Malaysia president and group chief executive officer (CEO) Ahmad Hashimi Abdul Manap said the partnership marks a significant step forward in its decarbonisation journey and pursuit of a sustainable future. "By leveraging transformative technologies like LOOP, we aim to enhance the value of natural gas, diversify our revenue streams and reinforce our ESG agenda in support of Malaysia's energy transition," he said. He added that its venture into high-quality graphene aligns well with the goals of Malaysia's New Industrial Master Plan 2030. "Notably, graphene has been identified as one of four game-changing advanced materials under the National Advanced Materials Technology Roadmap 2021-2030, with the potential to transform the manufacturing sector." Levidian CEO John Hartley said partnership lays the foundation for an impactful collaboration, delivering both economic and environmental value through innovation. "We are proud to partner with Gas Malaysia in bringing LOOP to Southeast Asia, supporting both the region's decarbonisation goals and wider adoption of graphene as we continue on our journey to become one of the world's largest producers of high-quality, more sustainable graphene."
CBS News
06-02-2025
- Science
- CBS News
U.K. firm cracks the code to convert harmful methane emissions into useful hydrogen and graphene
Cambridge, England — Scientists have long said cutting methane emissions is key to addressing climate change, but many big industries aren't readily able to curb their production of the harmful greenhouse gas. A British company says it has an answer: Turn methane into something else. Methane is a menace. Climate scientists say the invisible gas warms the Earth's atmosphere 84 times faster than carbon dioxide. It's released into the atmosphere by organic material, such as food waste, rotting at landfill sites, sewage treatment facilities and by the digestive systems of cows. Levidian — a climate tech business in Cambridge, England — set out to tackle this climate change challenge, by giving methane a makeover. "The magic happens in here," the company's CEO John Hartley told CBS News as he led our team on a guided tour of Levidian's patented LOOP system — a machine with a giant metal hopper shaped like a balloon. The technology uses microwave energy and a special nozzle system to split methane molecules into the gas' component parts — hydrogen and carbon — and captures them. Hydrogen is increasingly sought after, as it can be used to power factories, trucks, ships and other machinery. Levidian said it's a clean fuel, because, when burned, it yields heat and energy, but the only emission is water vapor, no carbon dioxide. The carbon from the broken-down methane, meanwhile, falls into the hopper as a solid called graphene, which has been known to science for only about two decades and which is often touted as the strongest material in the world. Dr. Ellie Galanis, head of commercial development at Levidian, was keen to show off a harvest of graphene from the LOOP hopper at the company's lab. "It's such an exciting time to be involved in graphene," said the self-described "graphene geek," shaking a cube filled with black, powder-like material. "It's awesome." Galanis and her team have been busy working on ways to use the graphene Levidian produces to boost the durability of everyday products. "When you put graphene into the tire tread, you can make it stronger. You can make it last longer and you can make it more fuel efficient," she said of one application. They have also tried adding it to concrete. "Without graphene, it tends to crumble a lot easier, but with graphene it's much stronger," she said. The super-strong but flexible material can even be included in the manufacture of medical gloves. "When surgeons do the 'snap test,' they're trying to check if it will break, and that doesn't happen when you add graphene in — it makes them much stronger and more puncture resistant," she told CBS News. Scientists say graphene also helps boost battery life in electric vehicles, and it can be mixed into plastic to help manufactures use less petroleum-derived materials in their bottles. Researchers only discovered graphene 20 years ago, at the University of Manchester, and Levidian sees years of growth ahead for the product. "When you get in your car, you will have graphene enhanced tires that last longer. The battery in that car, if it's electric, will take you further because it will have more capacity to charge faster, and the concrete you use in the building you go into will be more durable and have a smaller carbon footprint," she predicted, adding that even "the clothes that you wear might have graphene in them so they're more sustainable." Levidian says its LOOP system has now reached the U.S., with Georgia-based cable maker Southwire using it to reduce its carbon footprint.
