The new OIW80 Sensor from Electro-Chemical Devices (ECD) has given a boost to engineers at municipal water or wastewater facilities and industrial plants. The devices help them to quickly detect oil in water leak incidents requiring fast response actions. This prevents further contamination of drinking water, fouling of batch processes, damage to plant equipment and/or... [Read More]

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) is replacing its industrial pump bearings with Thordon water lubricated bearing solutions. This follows the installation of the Canadian company’s pioneering technology to desalination plants across the United Arab Emirates. Ocean Power International (OPI), Thordon Bearings’ Dubai-based distributor, supplied ThorPlas-Blue... [Read More]

bp confirmed it is planning a new large-scale green hydrogen production facility in the north east of England that could deliver up to 500Mwe of hydrogen production ‎by 2030. HyGreen Teesside is expected to be developed in multiple stages. bp is aiming to start production by 2025, with an initial ‎phase of some 60MWe of installed hydrogen production capacity. A... [Read More]

Snam will purchase a stake in pipelines carrying Algerian gas into Italy in a move that could pave the way for hydrogen imports from Africa into Europe. Europe's biggest gas infrastructure group based in Italy said it would pay energy company Eni €385 million for a 49.9% stake in the pipelines to jointly control the assets with its fellow Italian company, Reuters reported. Snam,... [Read More]

As the second decade of the fourth industrial revolution continues, businesses are witnessing a fascinating, fast-moving development that began within the consumer market and is now rapidly progressing into the manufacturing and industrial automation sectors. This technological growth, commonly referred to as the Internet of Things (IIoT), is a meeting of smart device... [Read More]

Western Canadian oil and gas producers will drill 27% more wells in 2022 than the previous year, returning to pre-pandemic levels as prices rebound and pipeline projects advance, the Canadian Association of Energy Contractors (CAOEC) revealed. Companies are likely to drill 6,457 wells, an increase of 1,363 from 2021 and slightly above 2019's total, the association's chief... [Read More]

APA Group plans to convert 43 km gas pipeline in Western Australia into a 100% hydrogen-ready transmission pipeline. The Australian energy infrastructure company said it aimed to prove the capacity of the existing gas network to transport pure hydrogen or hydrogen blended with natural gas. The $3 million (€2m) project at the Parmelia Gas Pipeline will cover three phases... [Read More]

Shell will build a new oil upgrader unit to improve the quality of pyrolysis oil. The oil is made from hard-to-recycle plastic waste that would have gone into a landfill, and turns it into chemical feedstock for its plant. The unit at Shell’s manufacturing site on Pulau Bukom in Singapore will be the largest in Asia and Shell’s first globally, with a capacity of... [Read More]

Lummus Technology is in talks with Phigenesis to deliver certified renewable chemical feedstock for use in existing petrochemical plants. Through its Green Circle subsidiary, the plan is to manufacture virgin grade plastics, suitable for all grades of application. Under the agreement, Phigenesis will deploy the Lummus New Hope Plastics Pyrolyisis Technology for a new... [Read More]

Frames, in collaboration with Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies and MAN Energy Solutions, is designing a modular and skid-mounted liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) storage plant. This will be the first industrial scale LOHC plant in Cologne, located at CHEMPARK Dormagen, Germany, and will have the capacity to store 5 tonnes of hydrogen per day. Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies,... [Read More]

Woodside Petroleum and BHP Group have agreed the merger of BHP’s oil and gas portfolio with Woodside. Woodside will acquire the entire share capital of BHP Petroleum International in exchange for new Woodside shares. On completion, the merger will create a global top 10 independent energy company by production and one the largest energy companies listed on the ASX. Woodside... [Read More]

Grundfos has been selected by Royal HaskoningDHV as a ‘preferred supplier’ for its Nereda wastewater treatment technology. This formal agreement will allow the pumps and water solutions firm to be listed as the favoured supplier of pumping solutions. Through this partnership, Grundfos and Royal HaskoningDHV will work closely together in bringing the highest quality... [Read More]

A new 35-mile water pipeline might get built in Lincolnshire in the UK to protect the county from shortages. Anglian Water Services wants to build the majority of the pipeline from Elsham to Waddington and then a three-mile "spur" to Bracebridge Heath. It also wants to build a new pumping station west of Nettleham and a covered reservoir, pumping station and water treatment... [Read More]

EXERGY has been awarded a new contract for the development of a 5.8 MWe waste heat recovery project in China. The agreement is with chemical industry player Jiangyin Xingjia New Material Co manufacturing polyester fibre, polyester film and synthetic resin. EXERGY’s contract includes the engineering and supply of two ORC units that will be part of the customer’s PET... [Read More]

Europump is partnering with the European Valve Association (CEIR) and the European Compressed Air Association (Pneurop) at their respective annual meetings next year in Brussels. Running across three days, from 9 to 11 May, the three organisations will deliver a Joint EU Policy Conference. In updating its New Industrial Strategy proposed in 2020, the European Commission... [Read More]