Jun 22, 2022
Safer hydrogen energy through sensitive detection
Jun 22, 2022
LG Chem announced its plan to produce hydrogen as a key component of its long-term 2050 net-zero corporate sustainability goal.
South Korea’s largest chemical company said it will establish a plant in Daesan, Korea, with the capacity to produce 50,000 tons of hydrogen annually by the second quarter in 2024.
This plant will be the first LG Chem site to produce pure... [Read More]
Features
Jun 21, 2022
What are the biggest issues driving the need for change in water?
We have been thinking about this topic a lot at Evoqua, and we see three big macrotrends - climate and water risk, health and safety and connectivity. Water and climate risk are at the top of the list.
Water is the primary medium through which we will see the effects of climate change, via less predictable... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jun 21, 2022
Pumps
ACWA Power has signed an agreement to restructure the Shuaibah 3 Independent Water and Power Project (IWPP).
The Saudi firm is a developer, investor and operator of power generation, desalinated water and green hydrogen plants worldwide, Shuaibah Water Electricity Company (SWEC), and Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC), the off-taker of Shuaibah 3 IWPP.
The agreement... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Jun 21, 2022
Pumps
Neste, Covestro and South Korean petrochemical company SK geo centric are cooperating to enable the production of a major polyurethane raw material.
The cooperation will see Neste provide SK geo centric with renewable Neste RE™, an ISCC certified feedstock for polymers and chemicals made from 100% renewable raw materials such as waste and residue oil and fats.
SK... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jun 17, 2022
Pipelines
C-Zero, a clean energy company that has developed a technology for natural gas decarbonisation, said it has closed a $34 million (€32 million) financing round led by SK Gas - a subsidiary of South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate, the SK Group.
SK Gas was joined by two other new investors - Engie New Ventures and Trafigura, one of the world’s largest physical... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jun 17, 2022
Pipelines
OCI has made a final investment decision (FID) for the first phase of its ammonia import terminal expansion project in the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
The terminal is strategically located to facilitate emerging ammonia demand for bunkering to ocean-going vessels, and to act as a hub for hydrogen imported in the form of ammonia from regions with ample natural... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jun 17, 2022
Pumps
United Utilities has issued a periodic indicative notice to start a tender process for the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme (HARP).
This is under a ground-breaking new contract model, after receiving formal consent from water regulator Ofwat.
It is the first time that the Direct Procurement for Customers model has been used in the UK water sector, following three... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jun 16, 2022
Pumps
Sulzer has been selected by Shell to supply pumps for its major new biofuel facility under construction in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Sulzer’s pumps will support critical processes at the facility, including providing boiler feedwater to drive the steam turbine generator.
Expected to become one of the largest biofuels production sites in Europe, the Shell Energy... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jun 16, 2022
Other
Water sector leaders, including academia, technology providers, trade associations and NGOs are partnering in a new consortium to accelerate solutions to the world’s critical water and sustainability challenges.
The Reservoir Center for Water Solutions, located in Washington, DC, will serve as a global collaboration hub to advance breakthrough water solutions and innovations.
Located... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jun 16, 2022
Pipelines
A new report reveals how the North-West could build on world leading plans for local low carbon hydrogen production and use by also pioneering low carbon energy imports through ramping up Britain’s use of ammonia.
The report, hydrogen economy by the North West Hydrogen Alliance (NWHA), outlines how using ammonia as a hydrogen carrier can further boost its rollout in... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jun 15, 2022
Pipelines
bp agreed to acquire a 40.5% stake in and to become operator of the Asian Renewable Energy Hub (AREH), which has the potential to be one of the largest renewables and green hydrogen hubs in the world.
AREH, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, intends to supply renewable power to customers in the largest mining region in the world and also produce green hydrogen... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jun 15, 2022
Pumps
Wärtsilä will supply its Puregas CA50 biogas upgrading plant for a Green Gas Mill project in the UK designed to turn grass into gas that can be used to heat homes.
The project is being headed by Ecotricity, a British energy company dedicated to fighting climate change by ending the use of fossil fuels. The order with Wärtsilä was placed in April.
When operational... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jun 15, 2022
Pipelines
Gazprom has announced a 40% reduction in natural gas deliveries to Europe via the Nord Stream pipeline.
The Russian gas giant has blamed German engineering giant Siemens for failing to restore key turbines “on time”, it has been reported.
The trunk subsea pipeline running across the Baltic Sea to Germany is the largest remaining route for carrying Russian gas to... [Read More]
Features
Jun 14, 2022
The flowmeter market is now strong and trending upward as the economy regains its footing and rising oil and gas prices drive exploration and production. Historically, the worldwide flowmeter market size has followed the downward and now sharply upward fluctuations in oil prices.
The comprehensive new Flow Research study found that the market totalled $7.03 billion... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jun 14, 2022
Pipelines
TotalEnergies has been awarded a 25% interest in a new joint venture (JV) alongside national company QatarEnergy (75%) in the world’s largest LNG project.
The new JV in the 32 million tons per annum (Mtpa) project, equivalent to one 8 Mtpa LNG train, followed a partnership request for the North Field East (NFE) liquified natural gas project.
The NFE, launched by... [Read More]
Other News
Jun 14, 2022
Rotork has installed over 150 RC200 pneumatic actuators to perform critical safety functions on a railway line in Turkey.
Actuators operating fire dampers on an extension of the Kadıköy Kartal Tavşantepe metro line to the Sabiha Gökçen airport in Tukey has ensured the safety of passengers. The Sabiha Gökçen airport is 20 miles south of Istanbul. In 2019, it saw... [Read More]
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