Feb 12, 2021
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Water/Wastewater News
Feb 12, 2021
Pumps
Irish company EPS has announced the acquisition of the majority shareholding in Scottish engineering company Ferrier Pumps.
EPS Group is a water and wastewater infrastructure specialist and employs over 500 people in Ireland and the UK.
The addition of Ferrier Pumps brings 47 team members and branches in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen along with 40 years of experience.... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 11, 2021
Pumps
Watermark Projects has introduced a Landia mixing system to help handle wastewater at an expanding organic poultry producer in South Wales.
Prior to the effluent being treated by Watermark Projects’ bespoke dissolved air flotation (DAF) as part of their design and build service, Landia’s AirJet kept the balance tank aerated, ensuring that solids were kept in suspension.
Comprising... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 11, 2021
Pumps
Detection Services has signed an agreement to introduce energy-saving pump/blower optimisation products and services from UK company Riventa.
With headquarters in Dural, New South Wales, Detection Services, established 1991 and the largest water management business across Australia and New Zealand, specialises in multi-discipline pipeline solutions and technologies covering... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 11, 2021
Pumps
A multicrusher made by Borger is playing a key role in the continuing success of an award-winning waste-to-energy operation in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
At Stornoway’s Creed Integrated Waste Management Facility on the Isle of Lewis, the Borger multicrusher consistently chops a seven-cubic tonne batch per shift of coarse waste salmon. This has enabled the facility... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 10, 2021
Pumps
A manufacturer of peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies is accelerating its digital transformation by signing a major new deal with PTC.
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group, which has multiple sites in the UK and more than 1,700 employees globally, has invested in Augmented Reality (AR) technology to combat the restraints of the pandemic and bring... [Read More]
Policy News
Feb 10, 2021
Construction has started on the flagship National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) facility in Renfrewshire.
The team from the main contractor, Morrison Construction, has started work on the foundations of the building with two piling rigs installing controlled modulus columns into the ground.
Since late-October, the team has been working on ground stabilisation... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Feb 10, 2021
Pipelines
Flogas Britain has revealed plans to construct a gas pipeline into what will become the nation’s largest above ground LPG storage terminal near Bristol.
Work has commenced on the Avonmouth facility, which will see it converted from LNG (liquefied natural gas) to LPG storage.
It is estimated the terminal will be operational by the summer of next year, with completion... [Read More]
Product News
Feb 9, 2021
Warren Controls has updated its ValveWorks programme to improve the sizing and selection process for globe and rotary control valves based on international standards.
The leading manufacturer of control valves and speciality fluid handling products, said the updates improved its ability to handle projects of greater complexity.
The programme now includes a CLONE feature... [Read More]
Product News
Feb 9, 2021
Baker Hughes has launched its next generation onshore composite flexible pipes to address corrosion challenges in the oil and gas sectors.
A key feature of the pipe is its proven spoolable design, making it easier, faster and more cost-effective to transport and install versus steel pipe – reducing installed costs by more than 20%.
Installation also requires fewer... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 9, 2021
Pipelines
Anglian Water has revealed the proposed location for new state-of-the-art waste water treatment plant (WWTP) for Greater Cambridge in the UK.
The water company said the next stage of the project will provide an opportunity to build a modern, carbon-neutral WWTP.
The closure of the current treatment plant will enable the delivery of Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 8, 2021
Pipelines
The construction of a 23.8 kilometres main transmission pipeline for sourcing drinking water from the Neyyar dam site to the capital city is expected to start soon.
The Kerala Water Authority (KWA) has awarded the work to Erode-based Annai Infra Developers.
The work involves the supply, laying, testing, and commissioning of a 1422-mm, mild steel, clear water gravity... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 8, 2021
Pipelines
The Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) has awarded EPCOR USA a $250,000 (€207,000) grant to help build a new reclaimed water pipeline for the benefit of San Tan customers, agricultural water users and the San Tan Valley region.
This supports water management goals in the Phoenix Active Management Area by reducing demand for groundwater pumping.
Under the... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Feb 8, 2021
Pipelines
Total oil and gas industry mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the fourth quarter of last year worth $10.01billion (€8.3 billion) were announced in Canada.
The value marked an increase of 468.3% over the previous quarter and a rise of 504.2% when compared with the last four-quarter average of $1.66 billion (€1.38 billion), according to GlobalData’s deals database.
Canada... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 5, 2021
Pumps
A new £26 million (€29 million) pumping station in East Anglia, UK, will protect businesses and homes from flooding.
The King's Lynn Internal Drainage board is constructing the new station at Islington, near Lynn, that will help safeguard 1,500 homes and 500 businesses.
The Environment Agency is funding the project that will serve 25 square miles of the fens to the... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Feb 5, 2021
Pipelines
Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) has committed nearly $2 million (€1.3 million) in funding to accelerate the adoption of new technologies—electrification, artificial intelligence, machine learning—that can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the pipeline transportation of natural gas.
Funds will be provided to Gazoduq Inc. through ERA's Partnership Intake... [Read More]
Policy News
Feb 4, 2021
Oil giant Shell suffered a loss of $21.7 billion (£17.5 billion) last year after the COVID-19 pandemic hit prices and demand.
The trend follows that of BP and Exxon, which posted similar huge losses in the past 12 months.
“2020 was an extraordinary year. We have taken tough, but decisive actions and demonstrated highly resilient operational delivery while caring for... [Read More]
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