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Valve specialist GEMÜ is introducing the new J70 electrically operated 2/2-way solenoid valve - optimising its existing solenoid valve product group.
The GEMÜ J70 electrically operated solenoid valve is suitable for applications with low flow rates in analysis, vacuum and dosing technology and enables precise dosing.
The resistant plug diaphragm made of PTFE (TFM™) has a unique sealing…
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Machine-learning technology trialled on part of Wessex Water’s sewerage network has identified early forming sewer blockages in real-time with a 92% accuracy rate.
The potential of artificial technology (AI) to transform sewer network management has been demonstrated during a three-month trial of StormHarvester’s Intelligent Sewer Suite with Wessex Water in the city of Bath in the UK.…
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Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supplier Flogas Britain has completed a deal with North Sea Midstream Partners Limited (NSMP) and Exolum.
The deal will see up to 120,000 tonnes of LPG turned inland at Teesside from October 2023.
The deal is set to boost the resilience of off-grid energy across the north of England and Scotland, providing security of supply to homes and businesses in the region.…
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Fulcrum BioEnergy has successfully produced a low-carbon synthetic crude oil using landfill waste as a feedstock at its Sierra bioFuels plant - the world’s first commercial-scale landfill waste-to-fuels plant.
This achievement positions Fulcrum as a renewable fuels leader producing and selling net-zero carbon fuel.
“This accomplishment is a watershed moment for Fulcrum and opens the door…
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An explosion has killed three people and several damaged a gas pipeline in central Russia on December 20.
The blast has also limited the amount of Russian gas that is reaching the rest of Europe, Euractiv reported.
The flow of gas through a section of the Urengoi-Pomary-Uzhhorod pipeline that takes gas from Russia’s Arctic to Europe via Ukraine had been halted in the afternoon following the…
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Topsoe has been chosen as technology provider to Ascension Clean Energy (ACE) as part of an industrial scale low carbon hydrogen-ammonia joint venture.
The project by Clean Hydrogen Works (CHW), Denbury Carbon Solutions and Hafnia aims to deliver the 7.2 million metric tons of clean ammonia annually.
ACE will use Topsoe’s integrated hydrogen and ammonia solutions, including state-of-the-art…
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Aramco and TotalEnergies are to construct a new petrochemical facility in Saudi Arabia.
The Amiral complex will be owned, operated, and integrated with the existing SATORP refinery located in Jubail on Saudi Arabia’s eastern coast.
The petrochemical facility will enable SATORP to convert internally produced refinery off-gases and naphtha, as well as ethane and natural gasoline supplied by…
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Sulzer Chemtech is using its advanced separation technologies to enable the world’s first commercial scale e-methanol plant constructed by European Energy.
The innovative facility in Kassø, Aabenraa, Denmark will produce 32,000 metric tonnes of carbon neutral fuels per year, helping to decarbonise the heavy transportation sector.
European Energy is applying an innovative process to convert…
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High-head pumps are the workhorses of many industrial fluid control systems. Their role can often be mission-critical, particularly in settings such as water transfer in the oil and gas sector, municipal water treatment and supply, and dewatering applications in construction and mining, where the control and removal of surface water is a primary safety concern. In such applications, it is vital…
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INEOS Inovyn has published its second sustainability report outlining its steps to make the industry more sustainable.
The company said it was doing this through its ‘four pillars’ - responsible production, carbon neutrality, circularity and value to society.
With this report, INEOS Inovyn has further acknowledged its responsibility as a world leading PVC producer when it comes to changing…
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Sustainable solutions provider Perstorp is investing in a project that will allow it to use wastewater from a nearby municipal treatment plant for production operations in Stenungsund, Sweden.
This will save 1.1 million litres of fresh water per year.
The project will enable Perstorp to secure the future supply of water for the Stenungsund plant. It also fits with the company’s long term…
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Alfa Laval will supply pre-treatment systems, consisting of various equipment such as separators, heat exchangers, pumps and agitators for a US-based renewable fuels and petroleum refining company.
The agreement is with a subsidiary of CVR Energy and the aim is to supply processing systems for feedstock pre-treatment, part of a strategic investment in the refinery supporting CVR’s expansion…
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OCI announced that construction is starting on a new blue ammonia facility to come onstream in Texas.
The groundbreaking puts the project on track for production to begin as scheduled in 2025. The project also received its air permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) on 1 December.
The project’s site is adjacent to OCI’s existing integrated 1.4 million metric ton per…
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Flowmeters
Turbine flowmeters are still showing growth even though they are not keeping pace with the rapid growth in the new-technology markets, according to a new study by Flow Research.
The World Market for Turbine Flowmeters, 3rd Edition found that the worldwide turbine market totaled $420 million (€394 million) in 2019 and forecasts a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of just over one percent…
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Where safety and compliance in hazardous environments are concerned, there are a lot of acronyms relating to standards, directives, and regulations.
To those unfamiliar with how the whole legislative landscape operates, it can easily and quickly become confusing. To help tackle the minefield, safety compliance expert and AEMT lecturer, Peter Rawlinson, looks at the key requirements you may come…
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As the operating company tasked with green hydrogen generation, Hy2B Wasserstoff has appointed Kraftanlagen Energies & Services as the general contractor for the construction of a 5 MW hydrogen generation plant encompassing an electrolyser, compression and filling station, electricity supply system and the requisite auxiliary facilities.
Rapid delivery of green mobility
Construction of the…
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Oman’s state-owned energy company OQ is to look into producing green ammonia and green methanol under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with A.P. Moller-Maersk, Japan’s Sumitomo and Omani logistics provider Asyad.
The $463 million (€434 million) plant project has a designed capacity of 1,000 metric tonnes per day (MTPD) of ammonia and is fully integrated with existing 1 million metric…
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Shell Catalysts & Technologies has entered into an agreement with Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM) to test a technology for capturing carbon dioxide (CO2).
The test will start in January and will last for five months.
Shell Catalysts & Technologies offers two leading carbon capture technologies - the CANSOLV CO2 Capture System and ADIP ULTRA.
The test at TCM will involve a proprietary…
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