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Global water technology company Xylem has called on water sector leaders and organisations to join a global sustainability push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions related to water systems and water management.
The encouragement comes after last month’s announcement that Xylem had formalized its commitment to achieve net zero carbon emissions across its value chain before 2050.
Attention to…
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Air Products has announced that a US$4.5 billion (€3.9 billion) clean energy complex is to be built in Louisiana.
Air Products is a gas company that produces and transports hydrogen and other essential industrial gases to many customer facilities in Louisiana, across the US Gulf Coast and around the world.
Air Products will build, own and operate the megaproject, which will produce over 750…
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Solenis, a leading global producer of speciality chemicals, has announced it will increase prices by 15 to 20% across all product lines in North America and Latin America.
The company said the price increases were necessary due to unprecedented supply chain constraints and increasing costs for raw materials, transportation and packaging.
Solenis is a leading global producer of speciality…
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With the press of a button Dutch King Willem-Alexander officially put into service the first bio-LNG plant in the Netherlands.
Nordsol, Renewi and Shell have taken the next step in making road freight transport more sustainable. It is expected that the new plant will produce an estimated 3.4 kilotons of bio-LNG per year, preventing the emission of more than 14.31 kilotons of fossil…
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When Mike Tyson famously said, “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth,” it was a creative illustration of a timeless truth. Difficult circumstances arise, and when they do, it is good practice to remain flexible and adaptable.
You may even need to change your strategy altogether in order to succeed. Not all applications are created equal, and when the application is…
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Essar Oil (UK) has announced it has submitted a planning application seeking approval for the construction of hydrogen production plants at its Stanlow plant in Ellesmere Port.
The proposed hydrogen plants will form a central pillar of the landmark HyNet North Westinitiative, a ground-breaking low carbon energy project that will position the region at the leading edge of the UK’s transition to…
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AUMA has supplied more than 150 electric actuators to Singapore’s new Keppel Marina East Desalination Plant (KMEDP).
The plant was selected as desalination plant of the year at the Global Water Awards 2021.
KMEDP is Singapore’s first large-scale, dual-mode desalination plant, designed to treat both seawater and rainwater.
More frequent dry spells, and limited land area to catch and store…
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A new partnership between Dow and Topsoe marks a new initiative to efficiently convert waste plastics to circular plastics - keeping them out of the environment.
Plans include Dow to proceed with the design and engineering for a 10,000 tonne per year market development unit using Haldor Topsoe’s PureStep technology to purify pyrolysis oil feedstock derived from waste plastics for use in…
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IWJS has been awarded a place on Anglian Water’s five-year Gravity Sewer Framework.
The framework was tendered in three separate lots, with IWJS awarded a place on Lot 1 - cured-in-place pipe and cured-in-place repair.
The programme of work will see IWJS, which is part of M Group Services, delivering a range of gravity sewer rehabilitation solutions including UV, heat cured and ambient lining…
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Armstrong Fluid Technology has emerged victorious in the Project of the Year category at the prestigious Pump Industry Awards 2020/2021.
Held at the Chesford Grange Hotel, Kenilworth on 23 September, the Pump Industry Awards recognised companies that have demonstrated excellence in the design and implementation of fluid flow technology.
Founded by the BPMA in 2000, the awards programme…
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Woodside Energy has awarded an extension to a non-binding frame agreement for Worley’s brownfields engineering, procurement and construction management services.
The agreement will see Woodside to continue supporting the Karratha Gas Plant and Pluto LNG assets in Western Australia.
The agreement covers brownfield engineering services including engineering studies and technical support,…
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Consultants and contractors for the new pumping station at Velda Close in Suffolk, UK, looked no further than T-T Pumps to design, supply and install the equipment needed to meet the demands of the Lowestoft flood risk management project.
Drawing on decades of technical and site expertise, T-T Pumps was an essential partner to ensure the scheme’s success. Coastal flooding can be a devastating…
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NOV has brought together six industrial pump and mixer brands to create a new business unit known as Fluid Motion Solutions.
Featuring names such as Mono, Moyno and Chemineer, established in the 1930s and 1950s respectively, Fluid Motion Solutions is backed by an experienced team of specialists.
Based in Manchester, England, alongside the existing manufacture of Mono progressive cavity pumps,…
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Valmet will deliver district heating automation to Energie AG’s waste recycling plant and the municipal district heating plant in Wels, Austria.
The company and the city of Wels are currently expanding the production of district heat from waste to meet the growing need and boost sustainability in the area.
The order was included in Valmet’s orders received of the second quarter 2021. The…
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Entries have opened for Ofwat’s second Water Breakthrough Challenge calling for initiatives to drive innovation and collaboration within the water sector.
The winning partnerships will be able to win a share of approximately £39 million (€46 million).
Following the successful partnerships formed in the first Water Breakthrough Challenge the second challenge is encouraging even more…
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ExxonMobil has increased its participation in the proposed Acorn carbon capture project in Scotland.
The oil and gas giant has signed an expression of interest to capture, transport and store CO2 from its Fife Ethylene Plant.
The agreement to include the ethylene plant, located in Mossmorran, Scotland, is in addition to an earlier announced memorandum of understanding to capture and store…
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Crews at the second-largest US refinery have been busy containing crude oil leaking from a giant storage tank at a Houston area facility.
No injuries were reported as crude oil was being contained with an earthen berm at the 593,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Marathon Petroleum Corp Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City, Texas.
"The clean up is underway, and regulatory notifications have been made,"…
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Rotork electric and fluid power multi-turn and part-turn actuators have been installed at a Spanish coking plant.
More than 100 Rotork IQ3 and IQT3 intelligent electric actuators and GT, LP, CP and GP pneumatic actuators were installed at ArcelorMittal’s coking plant in Gijon, the largest city in the northern region of Asturias.
The plant is the only one in Spain which produces steel from…
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