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A pioneering pig farm in North Carolina that has led the way in its industry for embracing renewable technologies, has reported a 10% increase in its biogas yields by investing in two new chopper pumps made by Landia.
Soon after Butler Farms opened just over 25 years ago, the owner quickly wanted to reduce its impact on the environment, culminating in the development of its own…
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Atlas Copco has completed the acquisition of Pumpenfabrik Wangen that was announced February 21 this year.
Pumpenfabrik Wangen is a German manufacturer of progressive cavity pumps used for transferring fluids mainly in the biogas and wastewater sectors.
The company also manufactures twin-screw pumps used in sectors like food and beverage and cosmetics.
Pumpenfabrik Wangen based in Wangen,…
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Wastewater utilities can now achieve compliance targets while cutting energy consumption from aeration by up to 25% with Xylem Edge Control.
This off-the-shelf suite of digital solutions for conventional activated sludge (CAS) plants marks the latest breakthrough in the digitisation of water utilities. With Xylem Edge Control, wastewater operators can now control and monitor their assets,…
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First Hydrogen has announced its strategy and road map for the advancement of its energy division.
The company is engaged in developing green hydrogen production projects initially in the UK and Canada.
First Hydrogen has reported that it has identified four industrial sites in the UK and is advancing discussions with landowners to secure land rights.
The sites are all in prime industrial…
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Indonesia's state energy firm PT Pertamina has signed a joint study agreement with Japan's Mitsui for commercialisation of carbon capture in the central Sumatra region.
The two companies will also explore the possibility of a long-term partnership in decarbonisation and transitioning into clean technology, Pertamina said in a statement.
Carbon capture development is one of Indonesia's…
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Fast broadband will run through water pipes in parts of South Yorkshire in the UK as part of a new trial.
New proposals to accelerate the rollout of broadband without digging up roads would see fibre-optic cables deployed through 17 kilometres of live drinking water mains between Barnsley and Penistone in the government technology trial.
Broadband companies could then tap into the network to…
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Wood has secured a three-year contract with Norwegian state-owned operator Gassco to secure transportation of gas from the Norwegian Continental Shelf to terminals across the UK and Europe.
The contract will see Wood work closely with Gassco to renovate the gas receiving facilities through the provision of engineering, procurement and construction management services across the Easington, in UK,…
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Britain's National Grid revealed it will sell a 60% stake in its British gas transmission and metering business to Australia's Macquarie Asset Management and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation.
Macquarie said its investment will ensure the transmission system will play a leading role in delivering the UK's net-zero by 2050 target by supporting hydrogen's role in the energy mix,…
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Cadent is investing £70 million (€83 million) in upgrading gas mains across north England.
The energy firm is upgrading 450 km of pipes across Barrow, South Lakeland and Copeland in a bid to modernise the underground gas network.
In Barrow, 7,832 metres of pipe are set to be upgraded in 2022/23, as well as 2,645 in South Lakeland and 2,291 in Copeland.
Every year, Cadent replaces around…
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Cleaner and more affordable energy is to be made in Great Britain under bold plans to boost long-term energy independence, security and prosperity.
The UK government’s British Energy Security Strategy sets out how the country will accelerate the deployment of hydrogen, nuclear, wind and solar while supporting the production of domestic oil and gas in the nearer term – which could see 95% of…
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UK-based green hydrogen tech firm CPH2 has entered into a purchase order with AFCryo for its membrane-free electrolyser (MFE).
The order is for the New Zealand-based manufacturer of composite cryostats and cryogenic cooling systems.
The sale of the 1MW MFE220 electrolyser unit will see it delivered in early 2023. This is the second 1MW electrolyser unit that AFCryo has purchased within 18…
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Renewable fuels firm Aemetis announced the acquisition of an 8.5-acre property for $2 million (€1.8 million) located near its renewable ethanol plant.
The corner property is a strategic location for operations supporting the company’s Carbon Zero projects, including diary renewable natural gas (RNG) and carbon capture and sequestration (CCS).
Sited adjacent to the existing Aemetis biogas…
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Wood has unveiled its new steam methane reforming (SMR) technology, which can achieve 95% CO2 emissions reduction compared to a traditional hydrogen production plant.
The technology aims to counter inefficiencies in energy, heat production and industrial processes, which together account for more than half of all global greenhouse gas emissions.
Wood believes the pathway to reduce these…
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Xylem celebrated the milestone of producing its five millionth Flygt pump.
A Flygt Concertor, a wastewater pumping system with integrated digital intelligence, was the five millionth pump to roll off the production line and will serve the UK-based water utility, Scottish Water.
The Concertor, which delivers energy savings of up to 70% compared to a conventional pumping system, is among the…
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ITT Inc. has announced it has acquired privately-held Habonim for $140 million (€127 million) in an all-cash transaction.
Habonim will become part of ITT’s Industrial Process (IP) segment. The acquisition closed in the second quarter of this year and is expected to be accretive to ITT’s consolidated EBITDA margin.
Based in Kfar HaNassi, Israel, Habonim is a leading designer and…
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British Water (BW) and the Water Industry Forum (WIF) have announced that the merger of the two organisations has been completed.
The organisations said the merger would increase the range of services on offer, strengthen membership support, and enhance the opportunity for challenge-led thought leadership – elements that were only growing more essential in the current economic climate.…
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Neste and the Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) have signed an agreement for the clean hydrogen project (SHARC) in Finland.
Neste has closed the grant agreement process with CINEA and the European Commission, following the earlier announced EU Innovation Fund grant decision of €88 million to Neste’s clean hydrogen project at its Porvoo refinery.
The SHARC…
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A materials upgrade performed by Celeros Flow Technology (Celeros FT) has prevented repeated pump failures at an oil refinery in the US - delivering a return on investment (ROI) of less than one year.
The Celeros FT team was called in to investigate the cause of repeated failures of the casings and casing covers on the refinery’s OH2 pumps in boiler feed water service.
The client asked…
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