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TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory, a leading authority on flow measurement technology, has launched an international research project to validate the performance of Coriolis meters when used in multiphase flows.
The research will be one of the first of its kind in the world to validate the performance of Coriolis meters in multiphase flow situations, with the aim of delivering increased…
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px Group’s Saltend Chemicals Park in the UK has been selected as the site for a new green hydrogen facility.
An investment of between £180 million (€209 million) and £240 million (€279 million) by Meld Energy, the green hydrogen industrial developer, has been made for the facility to be built in Hull.
Meld Energy is an international hydrogen development company and is working with the…
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A new research study from Flow Research, Flowmeters in the Oil and Gas Industry, found that worldwide revenues for all flowmeters sold to the oil and gas industry in 2019 amounted to $1.64 billion (€1.446 billion) and forecasts a solid compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.6% over the next five years, for a total annual revenue exceeding $1.860 billion (€1.639 billion) in 2024.
The oil…
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Pipelines
Emerson is assisting the Swedish cleantech company HaloSep to optimise its unique process that turns hazardous incinerator flue gas residue from waste-to-energy plants into usable materials.
The company’s control technology and software is being deployed at HaloSep’s plant for optimisation, research and technology (PORT) in Gothenburg, Sweden, to manage an innovative chemical separation…
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TotalEnergies has joined Tree Energy Solutions (TES) to study and develop a large-scale production unit in the United States for e-natural gas (e-NG) - a synthetic gas produced from renewable hydrogen and CO2.
The project, which is expected to produce 100,000 to 200,000 metric tons of e-NG per year, will be equally owned by the partners and operated by TotalEnergies.
This partnership combines…
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Online, one can find no end of advice on mixing systems for biogas digesters; often going into great detail about impeller designs, speeds and angles – but away from the office desk, speak to a plant manager or AD operator, and they’ll soon tell you that even the best mixing system in the world isn’t something that they want – inside the tank.
Yet around 15 years ago when the UK was…
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Pipelines
Sinopec has sealed a deal with KazMunayGaz to kick-start a polyethylene project in the Atyrau region.
The agreement with the national operator of the oil and gas industry of Kazakhstan will be the largest natural gas and chemical project in the region.
Sinopec and KazMunayGaz have been long-term partners with a solid foundation of cooperation.
The signing of the agreement leverages Sinopec's…
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KSB has added 19 sizes to its MegaCPK type series of pumps.
This means that users can now choose from 55 sizes with more than 78 hydraulic systems for these standardised chemical pumps.
The available materials of grey cast iron, nodular cast iron and cast steel, stainless steel as well as duplex and special alloys, such as titanium and Hastelloy, result in a very wide range of applications.…
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Pumps
Fourteen rotary lobe pumps made by Borger have been installed for a membrane filtration application at a water treatment plant.
Achieving a total output of up to 10,000 m³/h, the Borger pumps extract water so that it can be purified through the membranes.
In addition to being extremely stable and practically wear-resistant, the pumps were chosen to suit the cleaning of the membranes by…
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The KSB Group has developed a new radial multi-vane, open design impeller in a further expansion of its range of pumps suitable for handling untreated waste water.
The D-max impeller is for use in the Sewatec and Amarex KRT pump type series.
These pumps handle fluids containing solid substances, long fibres, coarse solids as well as entrapped gas or air. The D-max impeller is highly suited to…
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Other
Water and wastewater utilities are executing ambitious decarbonisation goals, according to a new survey of 100 utilities in North America and Europe.
Sponsored by global water technology leader Xylem, the survey finds that 75% of respondents intend to achieve greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals by 2040 or earlier. 48% of respondents have set a net-zero emissions goal, and 42% have set an…
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Pumps
A free water hydrant-locating app for standpipe users has been launched by Aquam Water Services.
The standpipe supplier developed the app to point permitted customers to the nearest hydrants approved for use by water companies, using information provided by individual utilities.
Aquam supplies licensed standpipes for utilities across the UK, delivering legally compliant equipment to…
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Other
Fluid Motion Solutions, part of the global National Oilwell Varco group, is backing a new patented product, NORAG, which has been designed to prevent sewage litter from combined sewage overflows (CSOs) that cause pollution.
Developed by Samatrix, NORAG is a maintenance-free solution that has no moving parts and requires no electrical power.
Using the Venturi effect, NORAG continuously draws…
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Pipelines
A Shell unit will begin oil deliveries on the Houston to Nederland portion of its Zydeco pipeline - a month after a spill forced the line shut.
The 22-inch pipeline, which has a total capacity of 360,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, stopped operations in April after a limited release of crude oil was detected in the Intracoastal Waterway, east of the Sabine River, Reuters reported.
Shell…
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Dow and New Energy Blue announced a long-term supply agreement in North America in which New Energy Blue will create bio-based ethylene from renewable agricultural residues.
This is for plastic materials made from corn residue, in a bid to move towards renewable energy sources for production.
"We are unlocking the value of agriculture residues in this new partnership with New Energy Blue," said…
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Other
Xylem has completed its acquisition of Evoqua Water Technologies, a leader in mission-critical water treatment solutions and services, in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $7.5 billion (€7 billion).
The combination creates the world’s most advanced platform of capabilities to address customers’ and communities’ critical water challenges.
Headquartered in Washington, DC…
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GIDARA Energy announced that it has received the environmental permit for the biomethanol plant to be built at Biopark, in the port of Amsterdam.
A new stage in the development of the plant to be built. This facility converts local waste into advanced methanol.
The environmental permit, granted by Province of North Holland, allows GIDARA Energy to build its Advanced Methanol Amsterdam…
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Pipelines
Leading carbon capture solutions provider Carbon Clean has awarded a new contract to global engineering experts KBR for the detailed design of a carbon capture plant for Ørsted's FlagshipONE project in Sweden.
Carbon Clean was awarded the contract for the full design and supply of the carbon capture plant earlier this year.
This new contract is for the detailed design, following KBR’s…
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