Mar 24, 2021
New trailing shields to reduce pipe corrosion
Water/Wastewater News
Mar 23, 2021
Pumps
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $2.7 billion (€2.3 billion) for State Revolving Funds (SRFs) to assist states and territories with infrastructure projects that help provide safe drinking water and protect surface waters in communities.
Additionally, EPA is announcing a new $12 million (€10 million) grant programme to help... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Mar 23, 2021
Flowmeters
TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory launched the UK’s first traceable hydrogen flow calibration facility for domestic gas meters.
The new facility will help meter manufacturers determine if existing meter stock, and new technologies under development, are correctly measuring flow rates.
This is an important step to ensure that hydrogen gas meters deployed... [Read More]
Policy News
Mar 23, 2021
Anglian Water has unveiled a £630million (€730 million) investment programme for the year ahead.
The largest investment planned for a single year will be spent across the entire East of England, which is the driest and one of the fastest-growing parts of the country.
The funds will be ploughed into areas of work specifically aimed at preparing the region to meet... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Mar 22, 2021
Pipelines
The oil and gas company Saudi Aramco revealed that its profits dropped significantly last year as the COVID-19 pandemic curbed demand for oil.
The Saudi Arabian firm said earnings last year dropped by nearly 45% compared with 2019.
Saudi Aramco, one of the largest companies in the world, still made a profit of $49bn (€41bn).
The firm said it had been "one of the most... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Mar 22, 2021
Pipelines
Aemetis, a renewable natural gas and renewable fuels company focused on below zero carbon intensity products, will construct a 32-mile extension to the existing four-mile private pipeline that was completed last year.
The pipeline is designed to carry biogas from dairies as part of the Aemetis Central Dairy Digester Project, which is planned to span across the Stanislaus... [Read More]
Policy News
Mar 22, 2021
Water companies around the world are being called on to join forces and transform their approach to tackling the carbon emissions associated with supplying water to billions of homes every year.
Launched in support of the UN’s World Water Day, the UK water industry is working as an official partner to the Race to Zero campaign to encourage providers of water and wastewater... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Mar 19, 2021
Pumps
The technology group Wärtsilä will carry out the conversion of a Taiwanese power plant from its reliance on heavy fuel oil (HFO) to operate on natural gas.
The project is being carried under a full engineering, procurement, and construction contract issued by the plant owner Ta-Yuan Cogen, a developer of cogeneration plants.
The order with Wärtsilä was placed in... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Mar 19, 2021
Pipelines
OSSO, the specialist fluid temperature control and separation solutions provider, has been awarded a contract by Neptune Energy to deploy its high volume mud cooler and AutoCUL technology.
Destined for the Seagull campaign in the UK Central North Sea, the technology will allow the operator to manage the field’s high bottom hole temperatures.
The Seagull development... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Mar 19, 2021
Pumps
Scheuch will supply a flue gas cleaning plant to energy company Adven’s new 30 MW steam facility for Arctic Paper in the city of Munkedal.
The new cleaning plant will help Adven to fulfill the latest emission regulations as well as reduce its total environmental impact.
Scheuch’s turnkey delivery consists of a dry sorption system in combination with a wet scrubber.... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Mar 18, 2021
Pipelines
bp has announced that it is developing plans for the UK’s largest blue hydrogen production facility - targeting 1GW of gas production by 2030.
The project would capture and send for storage up to two million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) per year, equivalent to capturing the emissions from the heating of one million UK households.
With close proximity to North... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Mar 18, 2021
Pipelines
The US Energy Information Agency has reported that four new natural gas pipeline projects were completed and entered service by February this year.
Consumer Energy’s $610 million (€510 million) intrastate Saginaw Trail Pipeline entered service last November.
The project replaced and expanded natural gas pipelines and infrastructure in Saginaw, Genesse, and Oakland... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Mar 18, 2021
Pipelines
Machine-learning technology trialled on part of Wessex Water’s sewerage network has identified early forming sewer blockages in real-time with a 92% accuracy rate.
This has also enabled an operational shift to condition-based maintenance approach, said Brian Moloney, the managing director of StormHarvester.
The potential of artificial technology (AI) to transform sewer... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Mar 17, 2021
Pipelines
Siemens Energy has been selected by Shenzhen Energy Corporation in China to supply two 460-megawatt (MW) F-class gas turbine power islands for Phase Two of its Fengda natural gas power generation expansion project.
Under terms of the technology supply agreement, Siemens Energy will supply two sets of SGT5-4000F gas turbines, steam turbines, generators and related auxiliary... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Mar 17, 2021
Pipelines
Kent County Council in the UK has announced all food waste in the county will be recycled and turned into biogas.
Around 45,000 tonnes of food waste collected annually from local households will be turned into the gas through a new anaerobic digester at Blaise Farm Quarry.
The biogas will be fed directly into the National Grid as well as powering the plant itself and... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Mar 17, 2021
Pipelines
Severn Trent has chosen Sutton Park in the UK as the latest site for the roll out of its sewer sensors, which will help to prevent blockages caused by cooking fat and other unflushable items.
A total of 150 units will be installed over the next few weeks.
The battery-powered devices use a hanging sensor to detect rising water levels in the sewer and can communicate... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Mar 16, 2021
Pumps
Weltec Biopower has been contracted to build an energy-efficient wastewater treatment unit for a sewage treatment plant in Bückeburg, North Germany.
Apart from the earthworks and the electrical installations, the German biogas manufacturer will supervise the construction of the new sludge thickener, the engine room for the cogeneration power plant and the digester with... [Read More]
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