Dec 17, 2021
UK water firm outlines ambitious carbon net zero target
Product News
Dec 16, 2021
Kirloskar Brothers Limited has launched its AARNA new mini range pump at an event held at the Kaniyur manufacturing plant in India.
The newly launched mini range offers an array of features like higher resistance against corrosion. It also has a Cathodic Electro Deposition (CED) coating.
The advanced electrical design and wide voltage range operability offers protection... [Read More]
Policy News
Dec 16, 2021
Environmental Defense Fund Europe has welcomed the European Commission's new legislative proposal to reduce methane pollution in the energy sector.
While the package offers important technical measures for operators within the EU, the organisartion said, it was silent on the vast majority of Europe's methane footprint, which comes from imported natural gas.
Jill Duggan,... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Dec 16, 2021
Pumps
EKKI’s Dewatering Technologies India supported the state of Tamil Nadu following recent heavy flooding.
The state suffered significant floods as a result of the recent heavy storms and subsequent downpours.
The Pumps & Water technology firm EKKI has been proactive in providing its dewatering solutions to help remove flood waters in the severely affected areas.
The... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Dec 15, 2021
Pipelines
bp has awarded contracts as part of its dual Front End Engineering Design (FEED) competition to two separate consortiums of engineering, carbon capture licensors, power providers and EPC contractors.
The awards to the operator of Net Zero Teesside Power (NZT Power) and the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) represent an important next step towards... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Dec 15, 2021
Pumps
Hive Hydrogen and Linde have announced the establishment of a 780,000 tonne/year $4.6 billion (€4.1 billion) green ammonia plant.
The plant will have its own dedicated power supply at the Coega Special Economic Zone alongside the Port of Ngqura in South Africa.
There is massive surge in demand for ammonia globally to meet current agricultural and chemical requirements.
Thulani... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Dec 15, 2021
Other
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has increased its forecast for global oil demand in the first quarter substantially.
OPEC boosted estimates for consumption in the period by 1.1 million barrels a day -- equivalent to annual world consumption growth in a typical year before the pandemic -- according to a monthly report from the group’s research... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Dec 14, 2021
Pipelines
SGN, Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) and Esso have announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the use of hydrogen and carbon capture to help reduce emissions in the Southampton industrial cluster.
Southampton has one of the largest industrial sectors in the UK.
An initial feasibility study by SGN and GIG showed the annual... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Dec 14, 2021
Pumps
A new partnership between PG Flow Solutions and Germany’s Hermetic-Pumpen has resulted in a new contract to deliver two hermetically sealed pumps to a newbuild LNG facility.
Under the partnership, Norway -based PG Flow Solutions will integrate Hermetic-Pumpen’s canned pumps into its market offering.
“This contract, which involves pumping lean amine, underlines... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Dec 14, 2021
Other
Phillips 66 has announced that its capital programme for the year ahead will total of $1.9 billion (€1.7 billion).
The plan includes $992 million (€876 million). for sustaining capital and $916 million (€809 million) for growth capital. Approximately 45% of growth capital supports lower-carbon opportunities.
“The 2022 capital program demonstrates our commitment... [Read More]
Features
Dec 13, 2021
As global water distribution infrastructure ages and the world's population grows, non-revenue water (NRW) – caused mainly by leakages resulting from pipe failures – presents a significant economic and environmental challenge for utilities worldwide.
Retrofitting existing water networks with modern pressure management systems helps prevent loss of precious water resources,... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Dec 13, 2021
Pipelines
Toyo Engineering India has successfully been awarded a contract by Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) for the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of a 3.55 MMtpy diesel hydro-treating (DHT) Unit.
The wholly owned subsidiary of Toyo Engineering Corporation, will carry out the work in Assam state of India.
NRL is a public sector undertaking governed... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Dec 13, 2021
Pipelines
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has completed their £8 million (€9.3 million) wastewater upgrade in the north of Cardiff.
This investment work will help increase the sewer network capacity and improve the quality of the water released back into the environment.
The work, which got underway in June 2020, involved replacing, cleaning and relining sections of the wastewater pipe... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Dec 10, 2021
US-based Eagle LNG Partners has completed a long-term supply contract to establish an LNG terminal in Aruba, the Caribbean, with WEB Aruba, the local power and water utility.
The Aruba LNG Terminal will serve as WEB’s LNG receiving and re-gasification terminal for its Balashi power plant. The terminal will be located at Refineria di Aruba, an existing industrial location... [Read More]
Archive News
Dec 10, 2021
Pumps
A Landia chopper pump is playing a vital role in the use of slurry as a fertiliser at a Lancashire, UK farm.
Using energy captured from solar panels at the all-electric, 100-hectare farm, the 7.5 Landia pump transfers slurry 510 metres, directly from the main dry cow house to the external lagoon, making significant savings on fuel and labour.
A supplier to the Arla... [Read More]
Product News
Dec 9, 2021
Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL), based in India, has received a patent for its NS type of submersible pumps.
The Patent Office of the Government of India has offered the patent in KBL’s name entitled ‘Arrangements for Reducing Weight of Pumps’.
NS submersible pumps are used for sewage, dewatering and seepage applications. The impellers of these pumps are of... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Dec 9, 2021
Other
Severn Trent Water has been fined £1.5 million (€1.74 million) for illegal sewage discharges in Worcestershire, UK.
Between February and August 2018, Severn Trent Water discharged sewage from four sewage treatment works. The court heard how the company failed to respond to alarms of warning of a blockage, failed to inadequately manage sewage sludge, and failed to... [Read More]
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