ITT Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire privately held Svanehøj Group for $395 million (€367 million). Svanehøj will become part of ITT’s Industrial Process (IP) segment, a global leader in flow focused on highly engineered pumps, valves and aftermarket services. Svanehøj, based in Svenstrup, Denmark, is a supplier of pumps and related aftermarket services... [Read More]

Svanehøj has taken on the task of upgrading safety systems at Konkan LNG terminal in India and Fos Cavaou LNG terminal in France. Konkan LNG and Fos Cavaou have partnered with Svanehøj France to renew the safety instrumentation for three LNG tanks. This move aligns with Svanehøj's goal of reconnecting with liquefied gas terminals worldwide and ensuring optimal safety... [Read More]

ADNOC has made a final investment decision (FID) to develop one of the largest carbon capture projects in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The Habshan carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) project will have the capacity to capture and store 1.5 million tpy of carbon dioxide (CO2) within geological formations deep underground. The announcement... [Read More]

Wilo Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, a German pumps and systems manufacturer in the industry, celebrated a significant milestone with the ground-breaking ceremony for the expansion of its Dubai facility. The expansion is aimed at increasing production capacity and growing current manufacturing capability, which coincides with a striking increase in its business... [Read More]

The UK’s first system drawing heat from deep underground to provide low-cost heating for nearly 4,000 homes is one of seven innovative projects backed by government funding. The Langarth Deep Geothermal Heat Network will involve drilling to a depth of 5,275 meters to extract the heat from granite rocks beneath the United Downs Industrial Site in Cornwall. It is one... [Read More]

The UK’s first system drawing heat from deep underground to provide low-cost heating for nearly 4,000 homes is one of seven innovative projects backed by government funding. The Langarth Deep Geothermal Heat Network will involve drilling to a depth of 5,275 meters to extract the heat from granite rocks beneath the United Downs Industrial Site in Cornwall. It is one... [Read More]

Neste is working on a 120 MW electrolyser project to produce renewable hydrogen at its Porvoo refinery in Finland. The company has now decided to proceed to the basic engineering phase with the project. The investment decision readiness is expected to be reached in early 2024. If an investment decision is made, green hydrogen production could start in 2026. “Our project... [Read More]

Pump specialist Svanehøj continues to expand its service solution business with its third company acquisition in just over two years. This time the pump specialist is taking over California-based Complete Cryogenic Services (CCS), which focuses on submerged pumps on. The Danish marine pump and gas tank equipment specialist has acquired CCS based in Tustin, California,... [Read More]

A government agency that tried three different types of pumps to combat oil-based contamination in the fight against sea pollution, finally found the answer with a mobile rotary lobe pump, made by Börger. Searching for a reliable, solids-resistant mobile pump, which could also be used in clean-up operations as a transfer pump for discharging portable tanks or other collection... [Read More]

TotalEnergies has launched an integrated Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) for a Papua LNG project. Following pre-FEED studies, in order to maximise synergies and minimise the costs, Papua LNG partners have selected a concept including four electrical LNG trains (e-trains) with a total capacity of 4 Mt/y. These trains will be built within the existing liquefaction... [Read More]

More than £14 million (€15.8 million) is being made available to accelerate the installation of heat pumps and heat networks across the UK as a new scheme launches to train thousands of installers. Over £9.7 million (€11 million) will go towards four projects based across the country, from Bristol to Cambridgeshire - helping cut costs of these low carbon technologies,... [Read More]

Celeros Flow Technology brand ClydeUnion Pumps has secured an agreement with EDF which will see it provide dedicated pump maintenance and spares services across the customer’s entire network. The multi-million euros contract cements the strategic lifecycle partnership between the two companies for a further 10 years. The new agreement was formalised at a signing ceremony... [Read More]

Circular Fuels has submitted formal planning permission plans for their first £150m waste-to-DME production plant at Teesworks, the UK’s largest and most connected industrial zone. renewable & recycled carbon DME is a sustainable, cost-effective and clean burning fuel that can help decarbonise liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) industry and off-grid energy sectors. Once... [Read More]

Wärtsilä will supply the engines for a large power plant to be installed in Latin America. The plant will provide baseload power to the grid, but the rapid start-up flexibility of the engines will enable it to take on a grid balancing role as the system’s share of renewable energy increases. The order, valued at more than €100 million, was placed by a major EPC... [Read More]

A Widethroat EZStrip progressive cavity pump made by Fluid Motion Solutions is playing a vital role in the processing of olives for a major producer in Andalucia, Spain. Designed to transfer highly viscous or bulky materials, the EZStrip Widethroat pump’s enlarged rectangular inlet (with a screw conveyor) assists the waste fruit into the pumping element as part of the... [Read More]

Alfa Laval has entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of CVR Energy Inc to supply processing systems for feedstock pre-treatment as the US-based refining company expands into biofuel production. Alfa Laval will supply pre-treatment systems, including pumps, separators, heat exchangers and agitators, to reduce contaminants in the feedstocks before conversion into... [Read More]