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With no need for compressed air, early electric actuators can operate with less sound and less maintenance than the predominant pneumatic actuator.
Of course, the standard pneumatic option offered its own apparent benefits – performance in extreme temperatures, for example, and an elegant simplicity. As a result, the flow control industry has stubbornly clung to pneumatic actuators,…
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PSB Industries has been showcasing its advanced line of Moisture Separators, engineered to provide industry-leading moisture removal and enhance air and gas purity across a range of applications.
Developed for high efficiency and adaptability, PSB’s Moisture Separators cater to demanding requirements in sectors like air separation, oil & gas, petrochemical, transportation, and food…
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Shell has announced that production has started at the Whale floating production facility in the Gulf of Mexico.
Whale replicates the simplified, cost-efficient host design of the Vito platform, which began production in early 2023. The Whale development is owned by Shell Offshore (60%, operator) and Chevron USA (40%).
“Whale demonstrates our focus on driving more value with less emissions…
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ENGIE has submitted plans to develop an agricultural anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in Sherburn-in-Elmet in the UK following a consultation with the local community and stakeholders.
The facility – which will sit alongside the existing Low Farm AD facility and new woodland planting – will take agricultural feedstocks and wastes from local farms and turn it into renewable gas via AD.
As…
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Dozens of team members at a process filter manufacturer have stepped inside a mobile container that helps deliver their technology to UK water companies.
In emergencies such as floods, droughts and other interruptions, millions of households and businesses rely on the quality of drinking water supplied through filtration equipment housed in ‘R31 containers’.
Filter maker Amazon Filters…
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Schubert & Salzer Control Systems has revealed its latest developments in its flange valve sector.
The pneumatically actuated stainless steel (1.4408, 1.4308) flange valves Type 7032 are suitable for shutting off neutral and slightly aggressive liquids and gases quickly and safely.
The sturdy and compactly designed valves are usable for high operating pressures and are characterised by…
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The Plenty TRIRO rotary triple screw pump from Celeros Flow Technology is primarily designed for handling clean lubricating liquids.
It ensures consistent flow and prevents the liquid becoming emulsified, making the Plenty TRIRO the pump of choice for forced lubrication and seal oil circulation applications.
The axial pulse-free pumping action used by the Plenty TRIRO means there are no…
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Penspen has been awarded a contract by Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG (TAP) to provide hydrogen gap analysis services on one of the most strategic energy infrastructure projects in Europe.
Under this new contract, Penspen’s UK-based engineering team will perform a comprehensive desktop and field assessment review of TAP’s above ground installations (AGIs), block valves (BVs) and compressor…
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bp has begun flowing gas from wells at the GTA Phase1 liquefied natural gas (LNG) project to its floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the next stage of commissioning.
GTA, offshore Mauritania and Senegal, is one of the deepest offshore developments in Africa, with gas resources in water depths of up to 2,850 metres. Once fully commissioned, GTA Phase 1 is expected to…
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Pumps
A pump expert has predicted that 2025 will be the year that smart monitoring and digitalisation in IoT pump monitoring will come to the fore across the sector.
Smart pumps have seen a significant increase in demand, with forecasts predicting growth at a CAGR of 8.5% between 2023 and 2028 and this growing adoption could help the global pumps market reach £72.7 billion (€86 billion) by 2029.…
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T-T Flow Valves has announced that it has received WRAS approval for its DN350-DN600 swing check valves - the largest WRAS approved NRVs available on the market today.
WRAS Approval demonstrates a material or product’s compliance with UK water fitting regulations, including The Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999, The Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009…
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Wood, a global leader in consulting and engineering, has secured a contract worth around $17 million (€16.3 million) from a leading petrochemical company in the Middle East to improve efficiency and reduce emissions on a process manufacturing plant.
Under this 18-month contract, Wood is providing consultancy and engineering services, process technology and specialist equipment to enhance…
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Global water solutions company Xylem has acquired a majority stake in Idrica - a leader in water data management and analytics, to empower water utilities with intelligent solutions for their most critical challenges.
Xylem Vue, which combines Xylem’s existing digital water solutions portfolio with Idrica’s technology platform, empowers customers to address critical challenges such as water…
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Mixel, who have supplied almost 50,000 agitators worldwide, have completed the installation of new 24m agitators for a 3,500m3 biogas digester run by Daewoo E&C (Engineering and Construction) in South Korea.
Equipped with 8m diameter blades and a 22kW motor, the bespoke DIGIMIX agitators from Mixel are utilised to mix a co-digestion feedstock of sewage sludge and organic waste to produce…
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A separator from Borger has helped a dairy farmer provide bedding material for his 240 cows, as well create useful feedstock for his biogas plant.
Also utilising control technology from Borger and a BLUEline rotary lobe pump, the dry solids (DS) content can be continuously adjusted with ease.
Thus, the farmer is able to select a high DS content (>30 %) for use as bedding material, and a low DS…
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As the saying goes: ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’.
A partly submerged tank containing a chopper pump and a mixer at Hendwr Farm’s biogas plant probably will not win any industry awards in the ‘aesthetically pleasing’ category. But who cares? Least of all, Phil Hughes, who runs it.
A traditional hill farm in North Wales that produces lamb and beef? Yes.
A highly innovative…
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Dongducheon Combined Cycle Power Plant (CCPP) is one of the biggest CCPPs in South Korea having a power production capacity of 1,716MW (858MW with two units).
The plant consists of four gas turbines and two steam turbines and generators supplied by MHI (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) and the six BFW pumps supplied by Hyosung Goodsprings.
The plant has faced serious cavitation problems in the AR…
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Hydrogen and its potential as a clean fuel are hitting headlines, as countries representing over half of the global GDP announced a 12-month plan during last year’s COP27 climate talks in the coastal Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
The fuel of the future
All stars seem aligned for hydrogen to help make clean technologies cheaper and more accessible everywhere.
Here’s why. The…
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