Aug 4, 2022
Water usage bans extended across England as long summer drought drags on
Water/Wastewater News
Aug 4, 2022
Pipelines
A total of 1,400 households in West Cumbria in the UK are the first to receive their water from a new £300 million (€358 million) pipeline and treatment works.
Since 2015, United Utilities has been constructing a 100 km pipeline to provide 80,000 households and businesses in West Cumbria with a more sustainable source of water from Thirlmere reservoir.
At the time... [Read More]
Product News
Aug 4, 2022
Swagelok has announced the release of the ALD7 ultrahigh-purity (UHP) diaphragm valve.
Compared to Swagelok’s current top-of-the-line ALD6 valve, the ALD7 provides better flow consistency, flow capacity and actuator speed.
It also offers the performance at high temperatures necessary to allow chip fabricators to overcome limitations in current production processes... [Read More]
Features
Aug 3, 2022
In addition to the transformation towards a climate-neutral chemical industry and the perennial topic of digitalisation, the current global political situation also poses massive challenges for the process industry. Which technologies can be used to achieve defossilisation?
How to secure and enhance regional and global supply chain networks? What hurdles must be overcome... [Read More]
Product News
Aug 3, 2022
Endress+Hauser has announced a new version of its J22 TDLAS gas analyser - an update to the initial release last year.
The J22 tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) analyser continues the tradition established by its predecessor with enhanced accuracy, a user-friendly interface, integrated diagnostics, and a host of modular hardware.
The latest updates... [Read More]
Product News
Aug 3, 2022
Wanner International is demonstrating two fully-operational Hydra-Cell® high efficiency seal-less and packing-free chemical processing pumps at ACHEMA.
Visitors to the stand will see the extremely low pulse MT08 dosing pump in action, producing a smooth flow for consistent processes.
Delegates can view the internal components of the pump head, including the triplex... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Aug 2, 2022
Pipelines
Essar Oil, which owns and operates the Stanlow refinery in Ellesmere Port, has signed an agreement with Liverpool John Lennon Airport for the direct supply of aviation fuel.
The new access agreement will allow Essar to supply fuel directly to airlines and marks another step in Essar’s growing aviation fuels business.
The deal brings Essar’s total number of access... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Aug 2, 2022
Pumps
German energy services provider EWE is building an underground hydrogen storage facility.
Hydrogen will be stored in a cave around 1,000 metres deep in the salt rock beneath Rüdersdorf, near Berlin.
This will be the first time 100% pure hydrogen will be stored in this way.
EWE aims to study how this environmentally friendly energy carrier called HyCAVmobil (Hydrogen... [Read More]
Other News
Aug 2, 2022
Global water technology company Xylem reported second quarter revenue of $1.4 billion (€1.37 billion).
The company said strong continued global demand drove orders and backlog growth across the portfolio.
Second quarter adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) margin was 16.6% better than the Company’s previous guidance and... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Aug 1, 2022
Pipelines
TotalEnergies and ADNOC have signed a fuel distribution partnership deal in Egypt, Cairo.
The partnership between has been further strengthened following the signing by ADNOC Distribution of an agreement to acquire a 50% stake in TotalEnergies Marketing Egypt for $200 million (€194 million).
The partnership between TotalEnergies, a leading global multi-energy company,... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Aug 1, 2022
Pumps
The UK is set for another major heat network after a new Bedfordshire-based project received £16.9 million (€20.1 million) in funding from the Government’s Heat Networks Investment Project.
Vital Energi will deliver the new project which will take waste heat from the Rookery South Energy Recovery Facility and distribute this to nearby homes and commercial buildings.
Nick... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Aug 1, 2022
Pipelines
NextChem, a subsidiary of Maire Tecnimont, has been awarded a Front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by a market leader in plastics and chemicals for an advanced mechanical recycling plant for municipal plastic waste in Europe.
The aim of the project is to establish an advanced mechanical recycling plant for polyolefins, which shall manufacture products containing... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jul 29, 2022
Pipelines
Anglian Water in the UK has submitted proposals for a major pipeline across Lincolnshire to meet future water shortages.
The planned 57 km pipe would move water from North Lincolnshire to the southern part of the county where rainfall is more scarce.
The water company said the pipeline’s importance “cannot be understated” and is “critical in helping us secure... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jul 29, 2022
Pipelines
Algeria, Nigeria and Niger have signed a memorandum of understanding to build a natural gas pipeline across the Sahara desert.
The three countries agreed in June to revive decades-old talks over the project, a potential opportunity for Europe to diversify its gas sources, Reuters reported.
Algeria's energy minister Mohamed Arkab revealed after the signing ceremony that... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jul 29, 2022
Other
Southern Water in the UK is introducing a Temporary Use Ban (TUB) for its customers in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight to protect these rivers.
One of our region’s driest years for a century and highest ever temperatures have caused a drought that threatens to damage the precious habitats of the River Test and River Itchen.
The extremely hot weather and reduced... [Read More]
Policy News
Jul 28, 2022
Clariant announced its second quarter and first half year results where continuing operations sales were CHF $1.301 billion, compared to CHF $1.032 billion in the second quarter of last year.
This corresponded to an increase of 29% in local currency, 25% of which was organic, and 26 % higher sales in Swiss francs.
For the fifth sequential quarter, both pricing and... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jul 28, 2022
Pipelines
Shell Nederland and Shell Overseas Investments have taken the final investment decision to build Holland Hydrogen I.
This facility is set to be Europe’s largest renewable hydrogen plant once operational in 2025.
The 200MW electrolyser will be constructed on the Tweede Maasvlakte in the port of Rotterdam and will produce up to 60,000 kilograms of renewable hydrogen... [Read More]
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