
Mar 22, 2023
Greenergy and Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies to develop green hydrogen supply chain
Water/Wastewater News
Mar 21, 2023
Pumps
SSE is investing £100 million (€114 million) in a giant hydro scheme which would double the UK's ability to store energy for long periods.
The 92m-high dam and two reservoirs at Coire Glas in the Highlands will be Britain's biggest hydroelectric project for 40 years, the BBC reported.
Scottish ministers approved the 1.5GW pumped storage facility in 2020.
SSE wants... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Mar 21, 2023
Pipelines
Sulzer Chemtech has completed the start-up of the world’s largest facility for styrene extraction from pyrolysis gasoline (pygas) derived from naphtha cracking.
Located in Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical Co’s (ZPC) integrated refining and petrochemical complex in Zhoushan, China, the unit uses Sulzer Chemtech’s proprietary GT-Styrene® licensed technology to produce... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 21, 2023
The tank storage industry was buzzing with new thinking, new technology, new contacts and new business after StocExpo, the world-leading tank storage and future fuels event.
StocExpo 2023 returned bigger and better than ever as 40% more tank storage and future fuels professionals than last year descended on Rotterdam.
Visitors saw the latest innovations from 120... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Mar 20, 2023
Pipelines
Romania’s gas pipeline operator Transgaz is planning to build a €500 million pipeline to bring natural gas from the Neptun Deep block in the Black Sea to the national grid.
The move follows the signing of a contract by Transgaz, with OMV Petorm and SNGN Romgaz subsidiary Romgaz Black Sea, for the supply of natural gas from the Neptun Deep block to the National Transport... [Read More]
Features
Mar 20, 2023
Suck it up, pressurise it and send it to the treatment plant.
In theory, this should be a straightforward job for pumps at a lift station. However, as we all know, the curse of so-called ‘flushable’ products in our sewer systems is also proving that some so-called ‘non-clogging pumps’ are getting clogged.
If you do not have a problematical lift station in your... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Mar 20, 2023
Pipelines
Technip Energies has been awarded a contract by CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals for the Huizhou Phase III project - a liquid ethylene cracker located in Huizhou, China.
Technip Energies is providing the proprietary technology and process design for CSPC’s 1,600 KTA plant.
This liquid ethylene cracker pioneers the use of a low CO2 furnace design and electrification... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Mar 17, 2023
Pipelines
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $12.2 million (€11.5 million) to the state of Utah from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure through this year’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF).
The funding will support Utah communities in upgrading essential water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure that protects public health and... [Read More]
Policy News
Mar 17, 2023
Shell has published its Energy Transition Progress Report 2022, which shows it has again met its climate targets as part of its energy transition strategy.
“In this report, we show the progress we have made towards becoming a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050, as we continue to supply the vital energy the world needs during a time of great volatility," said... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Mar 17, 2023
Pipelines
Worley has been selected by Cerilon to provide engineering services for the FEL 2 stage of Cerilon’s gas-to-liquids (GTL) facility in North Dakota, US.
This GTL facility will convert natural gas to produce up to 24,000 barrels per day of low carbon emission, synthetic energy products, including ultra-low sulphur diesel, naphtha and lubricant base oils.
With new mandates... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Mar 16, 2023
Pipelines
The controversial $8 billion (£6 billion) drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope has been approved by The Biden administration.
The ConocoPhillips Willow project will be one of the largest of its kind on US soil, involving drilling for oil and gas at three sites for multiple decades on the 23 million acre National Petroleum Reserve.
The site is is owned by the federal... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Mar 16, 2023
Pipelines
A multi-million pound project to create a vast new underground storm water storage tank is underway in Atherton in the UK.
The new tank will play an important role in helping United Utilities improve water quality in nearby Collier Brook, a tributary of the River Glaze and the Mersey, by reducing the need for sewers to overflow in times of heavy rainfall.
The project,... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Mar 16, 2023
Pipelines
Lummus Technology has announced that Butadiene has selected its iC4 CATOFIN®, CATADIENE®, CDMtbe® technologies and BASF's butadiene extraction technology for a new petrochemical facility.
This will be applied at the new petrochem plant in Atyrau, Kazakhstan.
The scope of this award includes the technology license and basic engineering for four process units.
Once... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Mar 15, 2023
Pumps
TotalEnergies has launched an integrated Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) for a Papua LNG project.
Following pre-FEED studies, in order to maximise synergies and minimise the costs, Papua LNG partners have selected a concept including four electrical LNG trains (e-trains) with a total capacity of 4 Mt/y.
These trains will be built within the existing liquefaction... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Mar 15, 2023
Pipelines
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $11.39 million (€10.5 million) to the state of Wyoming from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF).
The funding will support Wyoming communities in upgrading essential water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure that protects public health and treasured... [Read More]
Features
Mar 15, 2023
There are two distinct functions that a valve actuator performs – the ‘intelligence’ of managing digital or analogue control signals and feedback loops, and the ‘brute force’ to open and close a variety of different valve types.
AUMA separates the ‘intelligence’ and ‘brute force’ by taking a modular approach to our actuator construction. This provides... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Mar 14, 2023
Other
UKWIR is seeking expressions of interest from parties able to deliver a new version of the water industry’s shared greenhouse gas (GHG) estimation and reporting tool.
This will be used for water companies’ annual accounting, to report against the Ofwat operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions common performance commitment during Asset Management Plan 8 for 2025-30.... [Read More]