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Tyler-based New Hope Energy will expand its plastics recycling facility to become what it says will be the largest pyrolysis operation in the world, using a high heat process to break down plastics so they can be recycled.

New Hope converts plastic waste into a product that is certified for use in making food grade packaging.

“We’ve been in Tyler for the last few years with a commercial operation underway,” said Tom Sheehy, with New Hope Energy. The company’s founder, Johnny Combs, started developing the technology New Hope uses 10 years ago.

“What that means, is that is certified product that goes back into the circular economy to make more plastic,” Sheehy said. “It’s very environmentally friendly.”

The expansion has been in the works but was further supported after an agreement with TotalEnergies. The company, which is headquartered in Paris, describes itself as a “multi-energy company that produces and markets energies: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and electricity.” TotalEnergies will partly purchase the recycled plastic waste that New Hope produces and convert it into “virgin-quality polymers” that can be used in food-grade packaging.

New Hope’s patented pyrolysis was developed in conjunction with Houston-based Lummus Technology.

“The ability to effectively and economically convert waste plastics to pyrolysis oil for further use is a critical step in achieving a true circular economy,” said Leon de Bruyn, president and chief executive officer of Lummus Technology.

Sheehy said New Hope is expected to be able to process 50 tons of plastic per day by the end of the year. Materials New Hope processes come in part from the city of Tyler’s recycling program but largely from “big brand” consumer product manufacturers and retail distributors.

“With this expansion that will enable us to move to 500 tons per day,” he said.

Employment will grow as well. It’s about 60 now, and Sheehy said that will grow by 100 to 150 employees.

“We convert more of our waste to usable product than anybody else,” at 97%, he said, describing the process as “highly scalable.” “Our model is capable of growing.”

The expanded plant is expected to start production in 2025.

“We are pleased to partner with New Hope Energy, which offers a promising technology and the ability to scale. This new project is another concrete and significant step TotalEnergies is taking to address the challenge of plastic recycling and meet our goal of producing 30% circular polymers by 2030,” said Valérie Goff, senior vice president over polymers at TotalEnergies, in a prepared statement.

“The construction project is going to be ginormous,” Sheehy said.

New Hope hired Houston-based S&B Engineers and Constructors to oversee engineering, procurement and construction for the expansion.

“We’re excited to partner with New Hope to boost its advanced recycling capacity to create solutions for plastic waste,” said Ray Sherman, president of S&B’s energy transition, power and industrial business unit. “S&B remains at the forefront of energy transition projects because of our engineering expertise and the ability to safely execute on time and within budget.”

The important thing about the project and the work New Hope is doing, Sheehy said, is that it’s keeping those materials out of the landfills.

The guiding principal of the company’s founder is “to protect the kingdom that the Lord gave us,” Sheehy said.

“This is our effort to make it a clean world and protect the kingdom,” Sheehy said. “That’s our founding principal and everything we do is guided by that.”

Houston/Paris, May 18, 2022 – TotalEnergies and New Hope Energy today announced a commercial agreement under which New Hope Energy will build an advanced recycling plant in Texas to transform end-of-life plastic waste into a recycled feedstock that TotalEnergies will partly purchase and convert into virgin-quality polymers, which can be used for food-grade packaging.

The New Hope Energy plant is expected to start production in 2025 and will use a patented pyrolysis technology that was developed in partnership with Lummus Technology to process and convert more than 310,000 tons per year of mixed plastic waste that would otherwise be destined for landfill or incineration. TotalEnergies will use 100,000 tons of Recycled Polymer Feedstock (RPF) in its Texas-based production units to manufacture high-quality polymers suitable for food-grade applications such as flexible and rigid food packaging containers.

“We are pleased to partner with New Hope Energy, which offers a promising technology and the ability to scale. This new project is another concrete and significant step TotalEnergies is taking to address the challenge of plastic recycling and meet our goal of producing 30% circular polymers by 2030,” said Valérie Goff, Senior Vice President, Polymers at TotalEnergies.

“TotalEnergies understands the need to increase recycling in the U.S. and abroad, and their 2030 renewable polymer goal is a testament of their commitment to the circular economy,” said Rusty Combs, Chief Executive Officer of New Hope Energy. “Our partnership with Lummus has allowed us to provide the scale and reliability necessary to support them in this mission.”

“The ability to effectively and economically convert waste plastics to pyrolysis oil for further use is a critical step in achieving a true circular economy,” said Leon de Bruyn, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lummus Technology. “Supporting TotalEnergies in reaching their sustainability goals is exactly what our integrated processing solutions are designed to do.”

About TotalEnergies

TotalEnergies is a global multi-energy company that produces and markets energies: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and electricity. Our more than 100,000 employees are committed to energy that is ever more affordable, cleaner, more reliable and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies puts sustainable development in all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations to contribute to the well-being of people.

About New Hope Energy New Hope Energy is a pioneer in the field of chemical recycling. Their first plant has been successfully operating in Tyler Texas since 2018, with a current expansion underway which will make it the largest pyrolysis facility in the world. New Hope Energy is developing additional projects to support the circular economy through the conversion of waste plastic into renewable chemical feedstock. To learn more, visit https://newhopeenergy.com.

About the Lummus New Hope technology Lummus New Hope plastics pyrolysis technology converts end-of-life plastic into feedstock to produce recycled plastics, diverting waste away from landfills or the environment. Part of a partnership formed in 2020 between New Hope Energy and Lummus, the technology combines Lummus’ strength to license, scale-up and further develop process technology with New Hope Energy operational experience and waste conversion technology.

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Cedar Park City Council approved the contractors for the construction of the New Hope Drive extension project at its Sept. 22 meeting.

The project will include 1.8 miles of new roadway intended to connect New Hope Drive from Ronald Reagan Boulevard to Sam Bass Road.

Once completed, the new road will be a divided four-lane roadway with a 110-foot right-of-way, raised medians, traffic signals, LED streetlights, bike lanes, sidewalks and storm water controls.

City staff received seven proposals from prospective contractors, each of which were evaluated by a committee using a scoring system and numerical criteria matrix to determine the best option.

The committee selected Austin Engineering Co. Inc. as the contractor for the New Hope Drive extension project. The company had the lowest cost proposal.

Construction began in mid-October and is projected to take 512 days to complete. The project is anticipated to be completed around March 2024.

“[I’m] looking forward to New Hope Road being extended,” Council Member Mel Kirkland said at the meeting. “That’s a project we’ve been hearing about for lots of years, and I’m glad to say that we’re finally at the point where we’re extending that and completing that roadway section across the city.”

Utilities Engineering Manager Mike Huber said at the meeting the project is now fully funded.

Cedar Park’s portion of the total $30 million project cost is roughly $22.6 million, and is funded through the city’s bond and utility funds. Williamson County will fund the remaining portion of the cost.

ONGOING PROJECTSWhitestone Boulevard improvements

The design phase for improvements to Whitestone Boulevard from New Hope Drive to Bagdad Road in Cedar Park began earlier this year and will last until May 2024. The project includes widening Whitestone to a six-lane major roadway with raised medians, new curbs and gutters, street lighting and traffic signal modifications.

Timeline: May 2022-May 2024 (design); TBD (construction)

Cost: TBD

Funding sources: Cedar Park, Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization

Heritage Grove Road improvements

This project will make the road two lanes with a center turn lane, according to Leander. It will improve traffic from larger vehicles and future development. Atlas 14 information, which provides rainfall data for stormwater infrastructure, required a redesign.

Timeline: May 2023-April 2024

Cost: $3.2 million

Funding source: city of Leander

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WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Fain Presbyterian Church, now known as the New Hope Presbyterian Church is moving locations after 70 years of worship at the same location on Speedway.

The Rev. Don Stribling and the congregation of New Hope Presbyterian Church will worship for the final time at 2201 Speedway on Sunday, June 21^st, with a de-consecration of the Fain building at 8:30 a.m. This special event will be held on the front steps of the church building. The community is invited to attend this landmark event. Attendees are asked to bring folding chairs for this service, which will celebrate the history of the congregations that have met in this marvelous space.

For 70 years, Presbyterians have gathered at the corner of Martin and Speedway to worship God and celebrate life in the graceful, white neo-gothic building designed by the noted church architect J. Murrell Bennett of Dallas, Texas. For most of these seven decades, Fain Memorial Presbyterian Church, later Fain Presbyterian Church, congregated in the building. In 2015 the Fain membership invited the newly organized New Covenant Presbyterian Church to share its space, and in 2017, the two congregations merged to form New Hope Presbyterian Church (USA). As with the parent churches, New Hope is dedicated to welcoming any and all to worship and serve.

The Rev. Dr. Daniel M. Garza served New Hope as interim pastor, followed by its current pastor the Rev. Donald Stribling. The new congregation maintained the strong music program both churches had enjoyed before the merger, presenting two Christmas Oratorios, inviting MSU students to sing in the choir, and adding a number of talented soloists and accompanists to play. Mission outreach was enhanced, and the kitchen was bustling with preparations for the food distribution program, receptions and special dinners, and Wednesday night suppers. However, continuing deterioration of the building’s foundation made it imperative the congregation find a new place in which to worship.

The search was fruitful, and New Hope is moving its ministry to 1701 Enterprise in the growing suburb west of Sheppard Air Force Base. The church sold the property at 2201 Speedway, but moved its worship services into the fellowship hall, remaining faithful to the tradition of presbyterian ethics, governance, and love for all God’s creatures. The Covid-19 Pandemic forced New Hope to move its Wednesday evening and Sunday morning fellowship to Zoom and its formal Sunday morning to its website at newhopepresbyterian.org. The congregation will continue to meet electronically until its new space is renovated and ready to serve as a place of worship, meeting, and fellowship.

The cornerstone for Fain Memorial Presbyterian Church was laid on November 24, 1948 with the Rev. Dr. Robert L. Cowen, Pastor, leading the service. The first service in the new building was the first day of 1950 in the educational wing of the building, and that practice continued until March 19^th when the sanctuary was completed and consecrated. Once again, Dr. Cowan led the service but earlier pastors of the congregation, which had originated at the corner of 10^th and Travis in 1891 also participated.

True to its gothic origins, the edifice features pointed arches, lancet windows, steep roof, spires on the entry and the tower, and the spectacular lead flèche, which is capped with an elegant crown—all these elements draw the attention of mortals to the heavens and to Christ. Artisans incorporated Christian symbols into the stone, brick, stained glass, and metal of the façade of this beautifully sculpted structure.

The lancet windows and the large rose-window were designed, fashioned, and installed by The Judson Studio, one of the premier stained glass galleries in the U.S. for over a century. The rose window bears the initials of the artists who designed and fabricated the stained glass.

A three-story west wing was added to the original structure about the time of Fain’s Centennial. The wing housed offices and meeting rooms on the first floor, offices and meeting rooms above, and a gymnasium and youth rooms in the basement.

A service dedicating the building to the glory of God as a House of Worship was held in 1964 when the mortgage for the land and building was paid fully. The small congregation that had been meeting on H Street north of the high school had continued to grow under the leadership of Dr. Cowan and the new pastor Dr. Leland McDuffie (Mac) Kennedy. James W. Mosley was the pastor for the Dedication Service, but Dr. Kennedy offered the sermon. The Dedication Prayer read during the service had been written for the original ceremony in 1950 by Marybeth Little; the choir was directed by Dr. Kent Hughes. The de-consecration ceremony on Sunday will mirror that earlier ceremony.

Pastors who have served Presbyterians at this site since the dedication include James W. Mosley, 1964-1968 [Pastor during at the time of the Dedication]; John Brand, 1968-1969; W. Ned Hollandsworth, 1969-1977; Harry Sarles, 1977-1978; W. Jackson Beyerly, 1978-1979; Harry Sarles, 1979-1980; James Aiken, 1980-1980; Michael Parsons, 1980-1986; Leland McD. (Mac) Kennedy, 1987-1987; P. Keith Hill, Pastor, 1987-1997; John Minihan, 1998-2000; Ray Kretzschmer, 2000-2001; John Carswell, 2001-2007; R. Rhodes Stipp, 2007-2010; David Crawford, 2010-2016; Daniel M. Garza, 2017-2018; Donald Stribling, 2019-present.

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