Nalco Water is to design and build a new water treatment plant at Shell’s Jurong Island chemicals and manufacturing site in Singapore. The plant is set to begin operations in July 2next year and is expected to contribute to Shell’s water conservation ambition. Ecolab will oversee the design and build process, as well as the commissioning and operation once complete. Greg... [Read More]

ACWA Power, a leading Saudi developer, investor, and operator of power generation, water desalination and green hydrogen plants, signed an industrial development agreement with Water Global Access. This agreement with the research and technology development firm is to integrate Hydraulic Injection Desalination (HID) technology at scale. The agreement was signed on the... [Read More]

Nominations are being sought for the 2023 Pump Industry Awards as the event moves to its usual March slot following the disruption caused by the pandemic. The gala dinner and presentation ceremony will take place on Thursday, 16 March, at a new venue – the Hilton at St George’s Park in Burton on Trent. The online entry forms, which seek submissions for activities... [Read More]

NETZSCH has signed an agreement with the Whitney Equipment Company, which will become their distributor in Washington, Oregon, Northern Idaho, and Alaska in the US. Whitney Equipment Company will service the municipal market in these states for one of the world’s largest manufacturer of progressing cavity pumps and rotary lobe pumps. A spokesman for Whitney said the... [Read More]

Svanehøj has launched a new LNG pump design for deepwell and submerged pumps for electric fuel systems. The demand for liquefied gas is increasing and LNG-powered ships are increasingly being ordered. Svanehøj has launched an ambitious investment programme into a new electric submerged pump design for these LNG-powered craft. The new CS, or cryogenic submerged pump,... [Read More]

Anglian Water plans to create two new reservoirs to serve the East Anglian region of the UK. One of them will be a joint project with Cambridge Water and will lie in the Fens, near the border of Cambridgeshire and Suffolk, and will supply 100 million litres of water a day. The other will be located in Lincolnshire, supplying 160 million litres daily. It is expected to... [Read More]

Following three years of successful service by Landia aeration units at one of the UK’s most popular holiday parks, a leading water and wastewater asset management company has introduced an additional unit to one of its customer’s other sought-after destinations. As well as for the holiday parks it works with, the asset management company has also brought in Landia’s... [Read More]

KSB and Leistritz Pumpen are embarking on a joint service future with the aim of becoming even more efficient and networked, providing an extended range of screw pump services. Following a successful test phase in France, the service alliance will be rolled out step by step to other countries. Frankenthal-based KSB is a leading supplier of pumps, valves and services.... [Read More]

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]

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]

Planned improvement works will begin at Bewl Water in the UK to ensure a safe and sustainable long-term future for this vital reservoir. Southern Water plans to begin construction in autumn, with the works taking place at the northern end of the reservoir, on the engineered section of the dam wall, helping to maintain safety and future-proof the site against effects of... [Read More]

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS) will be showcasing its Qdos range of peristaltic chemical metering pumps at the ACE22 water conference. The company will also be showcasing many new Qdos mounting solutions, and Bredel line of heavy-duty sludge pumps. On display will be the Qdos range of chemical metering pumps, ideal for disinfection, pH adjustment,... [Read More]

Global water technology company Xylem helped prevent more than 500 billion gallons of polluted water from flooding communities in 2021, according to its annual Sustainability Report. The report highlighted the company’s work with customers and partners to solve the world’s greatest water challenges. It also detailed Xylem’s progress to reduce its operational... [Read More]

The water environment around Weobley is set to receive a boost thanks to a £3.5 million (4.1 million) investment scheme by Welsh Water. The utility company is set to start work on a project which will see it upgrading the wastewater treatment works which it owns and operates in the area. The treatment works already treats the wastewater it receives from the surrounding... [Read More]

Yorkshire Water will invest up to £13 million (€15.4 million) in its wastewater network and treatment works, upstream of the River Wharfe at Ilkley in the UK. The announcement comes as the UK’s first inland bathing water at Ilkley was rated ‘poor’ by the Environment Agency. Modelling has indicated during periods of dry weather the main contributors to background... [Read More]

The Prince of Wales in the UK visited Carlisle’s water treatment works to see how ultraviolet LEDs are making ripples in the field of low energy water treatment. Developed by Penrith firm Typhon, the technology is the only one of its kind capable of disinfecting drinking water supplies on a large scale. Tested and developed with water company United Utilities, the... [Read More]

Xylem celebrated the milestone of producing its five millionth Flygt pump. A Flygt Concertor, a wastewater pumping system with integrated digital intelligence, was the five millionth pump to roll off the production line and will serve the UK-based water utility, Scottish Water. The Concertor, which delivers energy savings of up to 70% compared to a conventional pumping... [Read More]