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The Government’s Powering Up Britain Strategy has missed the opportunity to recognise the role of renewable liquid gases in the future off-grid energy mix, a trade body has argued.
Liquid Gas UK said although the strategy adopts positive policies, including advancing carbon capture technology and the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund, it does not yet acknowledge alternative low-carbon…
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Rotork IQ actuators have been installed at a sewage pumping station in Hong Kong.
They were upgraded from older manual-operated valves to electric actuators with intelligent functionality built in.
This project included the construction of an underground sewage balancing tank with a capacity of 16,000 cubic metres, a plant house with a ventilation system and improved deodorising facilities.…
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Neste has successfully concluded its second series of industrial-scale processing runs with liquefied waste plastic at its refinery in Porvoo, Finland.
The goal of the processing runs is to further increase the company’s understanding of how different types of waste plastics behave during chemical recycling in the refinery processes. The end product gained in the runs – Neste RE™, a…
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A plan to cut greenhouse gases and lower energy costs by investing in renewable energy and carbon capture technology has been published by the UK government.
The plan includes measures to ensure emissions are net-zero by 2050, mainly by cutting fossil fuel dependence.
Ministers say they want the UK to have the cheapest electricity in Europe by 2050, but admit the strategy is unlikely to bring…
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Ovo Energy is planning a takeover of Shell’s UK gas and electricity business - a move that would allow the British retail energy supplier to reclaim the number two spot in the British supply market.
Ovo is expected to propose an indicative offer for Shell Energy Retail (SERL) UK operation, the Sky News report added, citing sources. Shell Energy Retail has about 1.4 million customers.
In…
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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $11.39 million (€10.5 million) to the state of North Dakota from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure through this year’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF).
The funding will support North Dakota communities in upgrading essential water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure that protects public health and treasured…
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When engineers from Prestwich-based cold water booster specialist Pressboost attended a failing unit at a large hospital, they determined it was coming to the end of life.
The set was over 25 years old and had developed a multitude of problems.
The pump accumulator vessel had failed, one of the pumps had stopped, the controls were faulty and required complete overhaul and the associated…
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Aquatech and Fluid Technology Solutions, Inc. have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at delivering the next generation of advanced separation, brine concentration and water reuse solutions.
Aquatech and FTS will work together to deliver advanced water treatment technology and process solutions in key markets, including brine mining, lithium and critical minerals, inland desalination,…
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Indian pump manufacturer Kirloskar Brothers has announced the launch of their latest product - the DB xe Pump.
The pump is designed to set new standards in the pump industry with its exclusive design parameters and wide variety of expansive features.
Alok Kirloskar, Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director, and Managing Director, Kirloskar Brothers International, said: “The DB xe pump…
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CIRCOR International, a leading manufacturer and marketer of differentiated technology products and sub-systems, has launched its Zenith PEP-II Series precision gear pump.
The device is ideal for blown film extrusion processes used to manufacture lithium battery separators, as well as other pump models for lithium battery additive, coating, sealant and adhesives applications.
Featuring low…
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ABB India has delivered integrated automation and control solutions to enable reliable operations of the 130-kilometer Indo-Bangla Friendship Pipeline, which will carry diesel from India to Bangladesh.
The cross-border pipeline was jointly inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on March 18. With a potential capacity of one million metric…
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Samotics, a leading provider of real-time actionable insights to eliminate industrial energy waste and unplanned downtime, has been selected by South East Water to complete a 12-month trial of its SAM4 system. This proof-of-value pilot forms part of South East Water’s proactive maintenance strategy, enabling the delivery of safe and reliable drinking water services to approximately 2.2 million…
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A major incident was declared on March 27 after an oil leak from an onshore field in Dorset in the UK.
The UK Health Security Agency in the South West said members of the public should not swim in Poole Harbour or the surrounding area until further notice after 200 barrels of reservoir fluid - consisting of 85% water and 15% oil - leaked into the water.
The leak has come from the Wytch Farm…
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This year’s Pump Industry Awards presentation evening was held on 16 March at the St George’s Park venue in Staffordshire in the UK.
The event once again celebrated business and professional excellence right across the pump industry. Football icon Kevin Keegan OBE provided the after-dinner entertainment before helping to conduct the main awards ceremony.
The entire event reflected the…
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As with any product, you want your bearings to be up to the highest quality as well as durable. Critical to this is the need to select the correct bearing for the application but to maximise their life expectancy your product must also be correctly fitted, lubricated and maintained. Failure to do so may result in early bearing failure. Here we identify the most common causes of bearing failure,…
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Thames Water has selected AUMA Actuators to upgrade a pair of actuators near the company’s Hampton water treatment works - one of its largest operational sites originally built in the 1850s.
The pair of installed actuators for replacement were undersized for the application, causing them to torque out and overheat, as the existing gearbox shaft arrangements were not specified for the increased…
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Italy is wasting more of its water from leaky aqueducts, leaving the country increasingly vulnerable to droughts, national statistics bureau ISTAT revealed.
Scientists and environmental groups have raised concerns about Italian water shortages in January after a sharp drop in snowfall was recorded on the Alps and unusually low tides left Venice's canals dry, Reuters reported.
In 2008, the water…
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Flowserve Corporation, a provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, announced the release of the FlowSync™ Bluetooth Actuator App. The cross-platform mobile application provides plant operators with a smarter way to commission, monitor, control and update actuators in a safe and convenient manner.
“The FlowSync App offers easy and straightforward…
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