Oct 12, 2020
‘Canadian pipeline sector adopts conservative strategies due to prolonged economic uncertainty’
Features
Oct 12, 2020
Siltbuster Process Solutions (SPS), the water treatment specialist, has provided equipment for a special trial project that sees one of its lamella clarifiers treating a raw water supply.
The client is trialling different chemical dosing set ups on actual water, running the tests for several weeks to generate data for a thorough review.
For the pilot, SPS was tasked... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Oct 9, 2020
Flowmeters
TESTA Analytical Solutions has developed a new flowmeter that enables continuous measurement of flow rate without interference in chromatography systems.
Flow rate is one of the most important parameters in any liquid chromatography system as it determines retention time or volume and has by nature a major influence on reproducibility.
Compatible with all HPLC and GPC/SEC... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Oct 9, 2020
Pipelines
ExxonMobil has made its final investment decision to proceed with the Payara field offshore development in Guyana after receiving government approvals.
Payara is the third project in the Stabroek Block and is expected to produce up to 220,000 barrels of oil per day after startup in 2024.
The $9 billion (€7.6 billion) development will target an estimated resource base... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Oct 8, 2020
Pipelines
TD Williamson crews isolated a ruptured 14-inch natural gas liquids pipeline while it continued to flare off, enabling repairs while the system remained in service and creating the conditions for the fire to extinguish itself.
The west Texas pipeline exploded after it was hit by a third-party contractor excavating the right-of-way nearby.
The explosion and massive fire... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Oct 7, 2020
Pumps
The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has won the Community Initiative Award at the 2020 Aquaculture Awards for its work with the Outer Hebrides Local Energy Hub (OHLEH) project on the Isle of Lewis - the first local circular economy of its kind in Scotland.
The success of the project, which sees fish waste (transferred from SSC’s processing plant) co-digested with household... [Read More]
Product News
Oct 7, 2020
Following the success of its acclaimed separators since their launch in 2016, Borger has released a new 25 m³/h model, suitable for dairy farmers with herds of up to 150 - and for small-scale biogas operators.
The launch of this compact new Bioselect RC 25 (which complements Borger’s existing range of up to 40 m³/h, 75 m³/h and 150 m³/h Separators), provides easy... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Oct 6, 2020
British Water chief executive Lila Thompson said a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreed between India and the UK’s leading water sector trade association will “bring a great boost” to trading relationships between the two countries.
Thompson’s comments came at the India-UK Water Partnership Forum - a virtual event which took place on 22 September.
The... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Oct 6, 2020
Albion Water has been commissioned to develop a water services strategy for Samlesbury Aerospace Enterprise Zone in the UK.
The manufacturing and commercial growth area plans to complement existing advanced engineering and aeronautics in the region.
Albion Water will be advising and facilitating the delivery of drinking water supplies and the provision of local wastewater... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Oct 5, 2020
Three new sewage treatment plants and 300 sewage intercepting wells will be built in Shantou city, China.
The installation of the CK actuators from Rotork will be a critical part of this project.
They will be installed on gate valves around the new sewage treatment plants, where they will be controlling the flow of raw sewage in and out of the sewage interceptors, where... [Read More]
Product News
Oct 5, 2020
Emerson has introduced the Fisher V280 full-bore trunnion-mounted ball control valve for severe and speciality pressure, flow and process control applications.
The valve provides dynamic process control by utilising a robust drive train unique to the market that is designed to guide the shaft and properly absorb energy.
Available attenuators for liquid and gas process... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Oct 2, 2020
Pipelines
Replacing valves in pipework can be a challenge, especially when the pipelines have liquids running through them.
One option is to completely drain the system to make the repairs, which can prove costly, time consuming and problematical as to where to drain the liquid.
Once liquids have been brought to a standstill, a specially designed flexible jacket is wrapped around... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Oct 2, 2020
Pumps
BBA Pumps has supplied flood relief pumps to Djibouti after a tender was put out by the United Nations.
The African country has suffered from heavy rainfall and floods in recent years.
BBA Pumps, partnering with the South African-based African Generator Company, successfully responded to the tender issued in February.
The tender required the supply of mobile emergency... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 1, 2020
Agidens, the Belgian system integration company specialising in process optimisation, has appointed Hedwig Maes as its new CEO.
Maes will take over responsibilities from Geert Stienen, who indicated a few of months ago that he wanted to pursue a new challenge outside the company.
Maes studied industrial electronics at IHAM and business economics at UFSIA University... [Read More]
Features
Oct 1, 2020
Water companies can expect increasing scrutiny into their environmental performance, as customer awareness of river and bathing water quality grows.
This was among messages from Helen Wakeham, deputy director of water quality at the Environment Agency, during a keynote address at the Zero Pollutions Conference 2020, hosted by technology consultancy Isle.
Speaking to... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Sep 30, 2020
Pumps
Clariant’s new state-of-the-art waste water treatment plant (WWTP) in India has celebrated its first anniversary.
The plant in Bonthapally has also treated more than 18 million litres of wastewater in the past 365 days and made it reusable.
This has resulted in a reduction of water consumption in various steps of its production and is in line with the company’s strategic... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Sep 30, 2020
Pipelines
Anglian Water’s team of engineers have begun crucial work to install 1.2km of new pipe in Scunthorpe, as part of a £600,000 (€658,000) investment.
The work will see new water pipes installed to help strengthen and improve the resilience of the network amidst growth in the area, helping to keeping taps flowing for years to come.
Dodie Honisett, project manager for... [Read More]
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