Jun 30, 2023
Innovative waste to hydrogen technology secures over £4.4m funding
Oil and Gas News
Jun 30, 2023
Other
The chief executive of the company that owns British Gas Energy said consumers’ bills are likely to stay high for the foreseeable future.
Centrica chief executive Chris O'Shea said while he believes the worst of the energy crisis was over, risks still remained.
A new price cap comes into effect over the weekend on June 24 which will see households in the UK with typical... [Read More]
Product News
Jun 29, 2023
Wanner published findings of research showing that a Hydra-Cell seal-less, multi-diaphragm pump reduced the shear degradation in a polymer solution by over 90% compared to a plunger pump.
The independent testing was conducted by a professor specialising in enhanced oil-recovery and transport in porous media at the University of Wyoming.
The testing investigated how... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jun 29, 2023
Pipelines
Neste Corporation, Gasgrid Finland, Helen Ltd and Vantaa Energy have in collaboration started preliminary studies on the development of an industrial hydrogen valley in the Uusimaa region, Finland.
This joint effort is a step forward in driving Finland towards a leading hydrogen economy in Europe that creates industrial investment opportunities and supports Finland’s... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jun 29, 2023
Other
Consumers will not be hit with higher bills if the UK government takes Thames Water into temporary public ownership to tackle its rising debt.
In an interview with Sky News, health minister Neil O'Brien said there were contingency plans in place to make sure people would continue to have access to water and that their bills wouldn't change n the event that the government... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Jun 28, 2023
Pipelines
Long Son Petrochemicals, owned by SCG Chemicals, will start commercial production at its petrochemical complex in southern Vietnam in September.
The company is in the process of testing each operating unit at the complex, Siam Cement Group's Roongrote Rangsiyopas.
Testing will be completed in July or August, so commercial operations could start around September, Reuters... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jun 28, 2023
Pipelines
China's longest deepwater oil and gas pipeline has entered the final stage before operation.
This follows the completion of the pipeline in waters off South China's Hainan Province, China Media Group reported.
The 115.5-kilometer trunk pipeline utilises 20-inch large-diameter seamless steel pipes and bimetallic composite pipes.
"We have successfully resolved world-class... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jun 27, 2023
Pipelines
A company at the forefront of the British clean energy industry has secured almost £4 million (€4.6 million) in government funding to make its biomass and waste-to-hydrogen plants even greener by using carbon capture.
Compact Syngas Solutions (CSS) has won £3.9 million (€4.5 million) from the Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (H2BECCS) Innovation Programme,... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jun 27, 2023
Pipelines
TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with Petronas and Mitsui to develop a carbon storage project in Southeast Asia.
The partners will evaluate several CO2 storage sites in the Malay Basin, including both saline aquifers and depleted offshore fields.
This partnership aims to develop a CO2 merchant storage service to decarbonise industrial customers in Asia.
Through... [Read More]
Features
Jun 26, 2023
Pumps play an essential role behind the scenes of our everyday lives, keeping water for municipalities and crop irrigation moving, enabling power generation, supporting oil and gas and manufacturing processes.
Societies will never know how much they depend on these vital assets and how many pumps have influenced our lives.
Something that facilities do not consider... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Jun 26, 2023
Pipelines
Aramco and TotalEnergies awarded Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts for the $11 billion (€10 billion) Amiral complex - a future world scale petrochemicals facility expansion at the SATORP refinery in Saudi Arabia.
The award of EPC contracts for main process units and associated utilities marks the start of construction work on this joint project,... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jun 26, 2023
Other
Mapal has surpassed its fund target of £400,000 via Crowdcube, with 475 new investors choosing to inject over £467,000 (€546,000) into the business that has completed over 100 installations of its energy-saving, wastewater aeration solutions.
Due to the high demand, the deadline to invest was extended by 14 days as more and more parties expressed their interest in... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jun 23, 2023
Other
CGI has been awarded a five-year partnership with SGN - one of the UK’s biggest utility companies.
Under the agreement, CGI will deliver managed IT services, including the provision of a 24/7 service desk and device management.
CGI’s partnership will enable the gas distribution company to reduce operating costs, improve service levels and increase operational efficiency... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jun 23, 2023
Pipelines
ABB is collaborating with Lhyfe, a world pioneer in the production of renewable hydrogen, and Skyborn, a global leader in renewable energy, to jointly realise and optimise one of Europe’s most ambitious renewable hydrogen projects ever, SoutH2Port.
The new hydrogen production plant, operated by Lhyfe and Skyborn, will be located in the municipality of Söderhamn, Sweden.... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jun 22, 2023
Pipelines
Dame Margaret Hodge MP has welcomed Thames Water’s commitment to reducing its carbon emissions and to unlocking the benefits of energy conversion for the local area following a recent tour of Beckton sewage treatment works (STW) on 9 June.
The visit to the Beckton site, which serves over four million people, demonstrated sewage sludge being converted into biomethane... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Jun 22, 2023
Pipelines
BASF has started work on a polyethylene (PE) plant at its Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China. The new plant with a capacity of 500,000 metric tons of PE annually will serve the fast-growing demand in China. The plant is scheduled to start up in 2025.
“China's demand for PE has experienced rapid growth and is going to outpace the rest of the world,” said Bir Darbar Mehta,... [Read More]
Features
Jun 21, 2023
Leading water utilities are increasingly embracing data analytics and digital technology to optimise their operations, save millions for communities and increase water networks’ resilience to climate change.
Insights from 18 global water utility leaders and experts that are influential in early-stage digital adoption are featured in a new paper from water technology... [Read More]
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