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Rotork has announced that its IQ3 intelligent multi-turn electric actuators are being used in solar-powered control stations for water gathering pipelines in the US.
The intelligent systems ‘allow for the remote operation of single-stage isolation and modulating valves’ to control water flows in a high-pressure pipeline network, located in shale oilfields in West Texas and New Mexico,…
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UK utility company Thames Water announced that it has signed contracts worth £200 million (€232.95 million) to tackle leakage across its network.
The contracts have been awarded for an eight-year period and were signed at Thames Water’s head office in Reading by its CEO Lawrence Gosden.
Thames Water claims that the initiative is expected to save the equivalent of 172 Olympic…
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UK-based flow control equipment manufacturer Oxford Flow has signed a distributor agreement with GCG Engineering Service to supply pressure reducing valves and gas pressure regulators to oil, gas and water industries in the Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC).
Oxford Flow’s patented valve technology features only one moving part, making the valve up to 80% lighter and reducing the need for…
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A research team from Saarland University in Germany has developed self-regulating valves and motorless pumps made from electroactive silicone film, which offer enhanced functionality in industrial applications.
Led by Professor Stefan Seelecke, the researchers are able to control the responsiveness of the valve by sending electrical pulses to the film, as well as being able to monitor its…
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Pipelines
Water treatment company Pentair, together with the Pentair Foundation, has announced a new partnership with Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO) to deliver clean drinking water to Mathare, in Nairobi, Kenya.
The project builds on a multi-year programme to deliver safe drinking water to Kibera, located in the western Nairobi. Funds raised from the project have helped to sustain the water system…
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Louisiana-based pipe supplier Stupp Corporation will invest $22 million (€19.4 million) in upgrading its two steel pipe manufacturing facilities in Baton Rouge.
The project, which was announced by Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, will create 128 new direct jobs and could create almost 300 indirect opportunities, of which 93 will be in construction, according to Louisiana Economic…
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A council in New South Wales (NSW), Australia has announced it will become one of the first councils in the state to trial a new water pipe leak reduction technology.
Bryon Shire Council will test the technology, which has been proven to offer a 40% reduction in water pipe bursts, as well as cutting leaks by 20% and limiting water wastage and disruptions to services, across its network in the…
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KSB Group subsidiary KSB ITUR Spain has upgraded its ILN type series vertical in-line centrifugal pumps to meet tighter restrictions for sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the maritime sector.
From 2020, new limits imposed by the European Union (EU) and International Maritime Organisation (IMO) will restrict the volume of SO2 in marine exhaust gases. The limit can be achieved by either using…
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Technology and engineering company Emerson has announced its new product; the ‘first’ fully integrated wireless gas monitor.
Emerson states that the gas monitor has been developed in response to the critical need for the monitoring of toxic hydrogen sulphide gas in wellheads, tank farms, and other remote locations.
The Rosemount 928 Wireless Gas Monitor is fully integrated…
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Pipelines
Noble Midstream Partners has secured an investment of $200 million (€176 million) from Global Infrastructure Partners Capital Solutions Fund (GIP) to support the EPIC Crude Pipeline in Texas, US.
The equity commitment will be used to fund contributions to Dos Rios Crude Intermediate, the subsidiary holding Noble Midstream’s 30% interest in the pipeline.
Of the total investment, $100…
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Pump manufacturer Netzsch announced that it will be expanding its grinding technology portfolio with the launch of its new N.Mac Twin Shaft Grinder.
According to the release, the N.Mac is designed to fragment a variety of materials, and is ideal for wastewater treatment, biogas and biomass plants, food, animal processing, and other waste and industrial applications.
“The mechanical seal…
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Global water treatment company Pentair has teamed up with SunTech Drive to deliver innovative solar pumping solutions.
The initial project under the collaboration integrates SunTech’s solar control platform with Pentair’s Pentek variable speed drive technology, creating a solution that is useful for off-grid applications, where access to water is a daily necessity.
“At Pentair,…
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According to State Impact Pennsylvania, state environment officials in Greene County have levied a $1.5 million (€1.3 million) fine against a natural gas pipeline company due to construction site problems.
The State Impact Pennsylvania reports that the fine stems from violations that began in October 2017 along the Rice Midstream Holdings’ Beta Trunk Pipeline. The…
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Energy Transfer and Phillips 66 Partners have announced the completion of the second phase of the Bayou Bridge Pipeline.
The 24-inch pipeline will transport crude oil over 163 miles from Lake Charles in Louisiana to a facility near St. James, Louisiana. Service is expected to begin on 1 April.
The first phase of the pipeline entered service in April 2016, carrying crude oil through 49 miles of…
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FSIP pump design with the xLC stator adjustment unit permits situation-specific adaptation
An existing pump, which conveyed thick sludge to an intermediate tank, showed a high level of wear due to the abrasive medium. The wastewater treatment plant therefore decided to replace it with a unit that is more robust and easier to maintain. A NEMO progressing cavity pump with a special “Full…
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Water resources investor XPV Water Partners announced it has invested in US specialty pump rental and dewatering solutions provider Holland Pump Company.
Holland manufactures, sells, rents and services pumps and related equipment for a range of agricultural, mining, marine and other industrial applications.
The company’s projects are focused in the southeast US, and it has a fleet of…
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Pipelines
According to ABC News the Keystone pipeline in Missouri is now repaired after a segment was shut down in early February when a leak was detected.
ABC News states that Terry Cunha of pipeline operator TransCanda says that the segment from Steele City, Nebraska, to Patoka, Illinois, was restarted last week.
The leak was first detected on February 6 near the St. Louis suburb of St. Charles.…
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Researchers from Illinois-based Northwestern University have developed a new coating strategy for metal that self-heals within seconds when scratched, scraped or cracked.
Pipeline structures can often rupture due to hard-to-detect corrosion in tiny cracks, scratches and dents.
“Localized corrosion is extremely dangerous,” said Jiaxing Huang, professor of materials science and…
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