
Apr 9, 2024
Determining low temperature ratings for rubber seals
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Apr 8, 2024
Pipelines
Neste and South Korean chemical company Lotte Chemical are teaming up to make chemicals and plastics more sustainable.
The companies are embarking on a strategic collaboration to replace fossil resources with renewable raw materials in the manufacturing of chemicals and plastics.
This will enable products and applications with a lower carbon footprint compared to those... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Apr 8, 2024
Pipelines
ACME Group and Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on a feasibility study to explore the joint development of large-scale hydrogen supply chains from ACME’s projects in Oman to supply hubs in Europe using the innovative LOHC technology.
Both parties intend to extend the partnership to evaluate the hydrogen value... [Read More]
Features
Apr 5, 2024
Organisations involved in the transportation and storage of volatile or hazardous liquids face stringent legislative controls to ensure people, products, and the planet are protected from accidents and harmful emissions.
The transportation and storage of flammable liquids or gases can pose a significant risk to both people and the environment, so for almost 100 years,... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Apr 5, 2024
Pipelines
Wood has been selected as owner’s engineer on a major green hydrogen production project in Teruel, Spain.
The first-of-a-kind Catalina Project, developed by a consortium led by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners through its Copenhagen Infrastructure Energy Transition Fund, will combine 1.5 GW of wind and solar energy to power a 500-MW electrolyser producing green hydrogen.
Wood... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Apr 4, 2024
Pipelines
Clariant and its process partner Lummus Technology have been selected by Huizhou Boeko Materials to provide their CATOFIN catalyst and process technology for the dehydrogenation of isobutane at the new plant in Huizhou City, China.
The process technology is exclusively licensed by Lummus Technology, while the tailor-made catalyst is supplied by Clariant. It is the first... [Read More]
Product News
Apr 4, 2024
Norwegian digital analytics company InfoTiles is extending its innovative artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) tool to the energy sector for the first time after successfully establishing the technology in water and wastewater management.
The collaboration with Norwegian energy company Lnett will develop a minimum viable product (MVP) by the summer.... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Apr 3, 2024
Pipelines
Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, announced that SABIC Fujian Petrochemical’s grassroots complex will leverage its ethylene and co-monomer technologies.
SABIC Fujian Petrochemicals is a joint venture between SABIC Industrial Investment Company and Fujian Fuhua Gulei Petrochemical.
On January 22, SABIC announced... [Read More]
Features
Apr 3, 2024
Sometimes there are moments that surprise even experts. This was the case recently when a Tsurumi dewatering pump survived a drop test from a height of seven metres - which was not really to be expected.
This remarkable achievement sheds new light on the robustness and reliability of dewatering pumps. The fact that they can withstand a lot is relevant for the actual... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Apr 2, 2024
Pipelines
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation has signed a loan agreement amounting to up to $390 million (€363 million) with Trafigura.
The loan is co-financed with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, bringing the total co-financing amount approximately to $560 million (€521 million).
Trafigura is a major supplier of resources including liquefied natural gas (LNG)... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Apr 2, 2024
Pipelines
ADNOC has signed a 15-year agreement with SEFE Marketing & Trading Singapore, a subsidiary of Germany’s SEFE Securing Energy for Europe, for the delivery of 1 million metric tonnes per annum of liquefied natural gas (LNG).
The LNG will primarily be sourced from ADNOC’s lower-carbon Ruwais LNG project, currently under development in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu... [Read More]
Features
Mar 28, 2024
The water sector is at the forefront of the UK's sustainability revolution, but this is not without its challenges.
The need for greater investment, underpinned by robust data, was the subject of British Water's second annual Creating a More Sustainable Water Sector Conference in Manchester on 21 March.
Opening the conference was keynote speaker, Mark Lloyd, chief executive... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Mar 27, 2024
Pipelines
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $42.9 million (€40 million) from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for Montana drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades.
This funding is part of the over $50 billion (€46 million) investment in water infrastructure upgrades from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law –... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Mar 27, 2024
Pipelines
The team behind London’s super sewer is getting ready to start commissioning one of the UK’s largest new infrastructure projects.
The Thames Tideway Tunnel is a 25 km tunnel which has been constructed up to 67 m below London from Acton in the west to Stratford in the east and once complete, will prevent around 95% of the sewage pollution that currently spills directly... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Mar 26, 2024
Pipelines
Ecolab is proactively addressing the global water crisis to advance sustainable solutions in line with the goals of the Singapore Green Plan 2030.
Nalco Water, Ecolab’s water brand, has just opened a new wastewater treatment plant in Shell Jurong Island, Singapore.
Commencing operations earlier this year, this facility is designed to handle variable bio-treater wastewater.... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Mar 25, 2024
Pipelines
Cornwall’s ongoing issue with a lack of facilities able to treat septic waste could be replicated in other parts of the UK, according to one leading equipment manufacturer.
With South West Water turning septage tankers away from its treatment works during what have now become prolonged periods of heavy rainfall, some residents have been unable to flush their toilets... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Mar 22, 2024
Other
The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) was delighted to return to the famous St George’s Park in Staffordshire on 14 March for the staging of its 2024 Pump Industry Awards presentation evening.
With a record number of submissions across the eight categories, this year’s awards programme again produced some truly exceptional entries from right across the... [Read More]