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Mar 8, 2024
Goodbye cavitation
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Mar 7, 2024
In the UK biogas industry, where numerous plants are failing, customers and suppliers must put an end to the blame-game and start working together. According to a long-established manufacturer of pumps and mixers for biogas/AD digesters, failing plants are a bad hangover in the UK for customers who were mis-sold equipment that was never going to be suitable for feedstocks... [Read More]

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Feb 22, 2024
Installation of 320 Ovarro remote correlating loggers has taken place in Davao City in the Philippines, with a major leak detected just days later. The volume of water saved means a large-scale project to construct a new production well can be put on hold. Davao is the largest city on the island of Mindanao and the third largest in the Philippines. With a rapidly... [Read More]

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Feb 21, 2024
The American Petroleum Institute (API) and Ukrnafta, Ukraine's leading national oil company, have signed a historic memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote the adoption of API natural gas and oil standards within the war-torn country. The agreement affirms both parties’ commitment to enhancing the European country’s energy independence and its transition away... [Read More]

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Feb 15, 2024
Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, is further advancing the development of emissions reduction solutions including lower-carbon hydrogen, Direct Air Capture (DAC) of carbon dioxide, a novel approach to CO2 storage that involves turning carbon dioxide into stone and the harnessing of geothermal energy. Emission targets The... [Read More]

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Feb 5, 2024
Structural changes in the energy sector are now moving fast enough to deliver a peak in oil and gas demand by the end of this decade under today’s policy settings. After the peak, demand is not currently set to decline quickly enough to align with the Paris Agreement and the 1.5 °C goal. However, if governments deliver in full on their national energy and climate... [Read More]

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Feb 5, 2024
Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, is further advancing the development of emissions reduction solutions including lower-carbon hydrogen, Direct Air Capture (DAC) of carbon dioxide, a novel approach to CO2 storage that involves turning carbon dioxide into stone and the harnessing of geothermal energy. Emission targets The... [Read More]

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Feb 2, 2024
The American Petroleum Institute (API) has released new analysis on the benefits of low-carbon hydrogen produced from natural gas. The study, commissioned by API and conducted by ICF, found that hydrogen produced from natural gas with carbon capture and produced from electricity and other energy sources could eliminate an additional 180 million metric tons of greenhouse... [Read More]

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Jan 16, 2024
Following an extensive upgrade of its reception tank and digester mixing system, Eco Verde Energy (EVE) has put a once troublesome Anaerobic Digestion (AD)+ plant firmly back on track with encouraging new biogas yields. At Holton in Suffolk, England, which receives around 65% of its feedstock from the adjacent Bernard Matthews poultry facility, the AD plant, under a series... [Read More]

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Jan 11, 2024
At a manufacturing facility outside the Spanish town of Lorquí, a 16 m high evaporator has steadily been constructed over the last 12 months. Now complete, the unit, which is the largest evaporation unit ever constructed by HRS Heat Exchangers, will soon be dismantled for transport and installation at its operating site. The combined evaporator and crystalliser, which... [Read More]

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Jan 11, 2024
When looking to replace an industrial hose, it is important to remember that a “one size fits all” solution does not exist. Different materials are suitable for different uses and the same goes for designs. Selecting the right product is crucial for the success of businesses as using the wrong type of hose can result in disruption to your chain of distribution or,... [Read More]

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Dec 15, 2023
The upgrade of chemical dosing equipment at a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Germany is delivering high performance sludge dewatering through more reliable polymer dosing. Safe and reliable chemical dosing helps WWTP operators meet the required environmental standards at the facilities they manage every day of the year. A facility in Heide, a small town in Schleswig-Holstein,... [Read More]

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Nov 28, 2023
The oil and gas industry faces a series of new challenges, including rising energy costs and the urgent need to transition towards eco-sustainability These challenges have placed even greater pressure on an already demanding industry to reduce operational expenses to maintain competitiveness, enhance performance for optimal asset utilization and minimise its environmental... [Read More]

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Nov 28, 2023
Online, one can find no end of advice on mixing systems for biogas digesters - often going into great detail about impeller designs, speeds and angles – but away from the office desk, speak to a plant manager or AD operator, and they will soon tell you that even the best mixing system in the world is not something that they want – inside the tank. Yet around 15 years... [Read More]

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Nov 23, 2023
Gas flaring is now recognised as a major contributor to the emission of harmful gases affecting climate change and society by creating increased incidences of cancer in communities close to flaring sites. Sadly, flaring has been around for more than 150 years since the advent of oil and gas production, occurring when crude oil is extracted underground and natural gas... [Read More]

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Nov 13, 2023
Regular pump system maintenance is essential to prevent significant cost and reputational issues. Thomas Marks, general manager at the Association for Electrical and Mechanical Trades (AEMT) looks at several issues that poor pump maintenance can lead to and outlines some of the key steps that can be taken to minimise the chance of them emerging. Failing to adequately... [Read More]

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Oct 31, 2023
Drain valves comprise up to 20% of all valves in a typical processing plant. However, cleaning them is costly, difficult and time-consuming due to long cleaning cycles and the risk of pressure shocks. The new Alfa Laval ThinkTop pulse seat clean addresses all these issues, quickly and effectively making drain valves spotless while delivering savings of up to 95% in CIP... [Read More]


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