Dec 20, 2024
Goodbye cavitation
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Dec 19, 2024
Hydrogen and its potential as a clean fuel are hitting headlines, as countries representing over half of the global GDP announced a 12-month plan during last year’s COP27 climate talks in the coastal Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
The fuel of the future
All stars seem aligned for hydrogen to help make clean technologies cheaper and more accessible everywhere.... [Read More]
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Dec 4, 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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Nov 22, 2024
Protecting health and safety at tank farms used as large warehousing facilities for volatile liquids is a serious business.
For many facilities, using an inert gas like nitrogen to fill the “empty” space in each tank is an effective safety measure, but is expensive.
Tank farms
Tank terminals or tank farms are large storage facilities for chemical warehousing.... [Read More]
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Nov 14, 2024
Growth in the world’s demand for oil is expected to slow in the coming years as energy transitions advance, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) new oil market outlook.
At the same time, global oil production is set to ramp up, easing market strains and pushing spare capacity towards levels unseen outside of the Covid crisis, added the report.
Oil... [Read More]
Features
Nov 14, 2024
Flow Research published the ninth edition of a study on the worldwide flowmeter market which included all technologies, earlier in May.
It is a significant edition of the study because it represents Flow’s first look at the entire flowmeter market since the Covid-19 pandemic.
The approach was to study the market for each flowmeter type individually and then assemble... [Read More]
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Oct 21, 2024
If people took a short trip forward in time to 2040, and then looked back at how some organisations in the water industry successfully achieved carbon net-zero, it’s likely one will see a large four-letter word – Nigg.
This Scottish Water treatment centre in Aberdeen is currently leading the way as a centre of excellence for biogas production (from sludge), with... [Read More]
Features
Oct 11, 2024
Aquarius Spectrum (AQS), a provider of acoustic monitoring and leak detection solutions for water preservation and non-revenue water (NRW) reduction, conducted a recent case study in Italy alongside A2A Ciclo Idrico – a subsidiary of Italy’s largest multi-utility A2A A2A Ciclo Idrico operates more than 3,000 km of iron water pipes, serving citizens in the municipalities... [Read More]
Features
Oct 8, 2024
Oil and natural gas producers have always been diligent about recovering as much of their oilfield product as possible.
The product alone has considerable value, so any product losses impact the bottom line. But that’s not the only reason these producers have made product recovery a priority, especially in recent years.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)... [Read More]
Features
Oct 8, 2024
A wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Southern California needed to replace a diaphragm metering pump that injects ferrous chlorate into a transfer line that feeds municipal sludge to the plant’s digesters.
Its existing pump was not able to overcome the line pressure to inject the proper amount of ferrous chlorate required for the process. The new pump selected easily... [Read More]
Features
Oct 1, 2024
Almost 200 years ago, the Swede Nils Gabriel Sefström discovered a new element. Inspired by the rich colouring of its chemical compounds, he called it "vanadium" after Vanadís (Freyja), the Scandinavian goddess of beauty.
Today, the world's purest vanadium compounds are manufactured on an industrial scale by US Vanadium. Sliding gate valves by Schubert & Salzer help... [Read More]
Features
Sep 23, 2024
A facility in northern Chile has doubled its lithium extraction rate since installing Atlas Copco’s WEDA drainage pumps.
Operators at the South American plant wanted to improve their lithium extraction process and turned to Atlas Copco’s distribution partner, TRILE, for expert advice and a reliable solution. In addition to optimising its process, the mine has also... [Read More]
Features
Sep 20, 2024
In 2021, the global market for zero liquid discharge (ZLD) technology was estimated at $1 billion (€0.93 billion) and is forecast to grow at almost 12% over the next 10 years1. The rise is being driven in particular by an increase in adoption of the technology by industries as a growing world population puts greater pressure on fresh water supplies.
What is ZLD?
Zero... [Read More]
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Sep 13, 2024
Sewer blockages are a major concern in the UK, with an estimated 200,000 occurring annually, and FOG – fat, oil and grease - cited as the cause in around 75% of cases.
A build-up of FOG hinders the smooth operation of sewer systems and wastewater treatment works (WwTW), shortens the lifespan of critical assets and increases maintenance costs. This burden ultimately... [Read More]
Features
Sep 12, 2024
A new study from Flow Research, Volume X: The World Market for Flowmeters, 9th Edition finds that the worldwide flowmeter market is strong and trending upward as the economy continues to grow and rising oil prices drive exploration and production.
Other forces, such as continued population growth and economic expansion are also fuelling growth.
The comprehensive new... [Read More]
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