United Utilities has created additional storage at two of its sites around Windermere to help improve water quality. The company has repurposed tanks at its Ambleside and Windermere wastewater treatment works to create an additional 2.6 million litres of storage across the two sites – the equivalent of around 33,000 bathtubs or just over an Olympic size swimming pool. As... [Read More]

Thames Water has announced that Cirencester Sewage Treatment Works (STW) is currently undergoing a £21 million (€25 million) upgrade to improve the quality of effluent released at the works and increase the site’s capacity to help manage the challenges of climate change and prepare for population growth. The STW, which can currently treat up to 269 litres of wastewater... [Read More]

ABB has launched its latest generation of electromagnetic flowmeters bringing unmatched accuracy, connectivity and flexibility to industrial and utility applications. The company has launched a streamlined product portfolio, converging on two highly versatile and advanced electromagnetic flowmeters – ProcessMaster and AquaMaster. The new ProcessMaster and AquaMaster... [Read More]

A UK manufacturer of mission-critical filtration equipment for industrial processes worldwide has passed a rigorous health and safety audit. Inspectors from national standards body BSI recertified Amazon Filters for its management system praising what they describe as a ‘very positive health and safety culture’. Formally recertifying the firm as compliant with the... [Read More]

Sourcing original OEM parts can be a real challenge on older equipment - but not for customers of filtration expert Cleanova. When a leading genset manufacturer needed to source OEM filtration units that were written into a product specification around 10 years ago, Cleanova was able to manufacture and deliver the vital filtration systems to meet a very short deadline... [Read More]

Lhyfe, a green hydrogen producer, OX2 and Velarion are joining forces to create a hydrogen-based industrial cluster in Ånge municipality in Sweden. This project, situated in Grönsta just north of Torpshammar, will combine wind power with large-scale green hydrogen production to generate carbon-negative neutral products. According to the project, this green electricity... [Read More]

EET Fuels, which plans to create the world’s leading low carbon process refinery, has progressed to the front-end engineering design (FEED) stage of its industrial carbon capture (ICC) project. The company has appointed Toyo Engineering India, a leading engineering, procurement and construction company, to carry out the FEED phase - an integral part of the project management... [Read More]

Lummus Technology has announced a contract award from Silleno LLP for an ethylene unit, which will be part of the first polyethylene plant to be built in Kazakhstan. Strategically located at the National Industrial Petrochemical Technopark in the Kazakhstan's Atyrau Region, the plant will play a pivotal role in Kazakhstan's economy by increasing gross domestic product,... [Read More]

The German energy supplier EWE is planning to build one of Europe’s largest hydrogen production plants in the city of Emden by 2027. EWE has entrusted Stuttgart-based Drees & Sommer, a consulting company that specialises in infrastructure, construction and real estate, with the management of the large-scale project. The consultancy firm with headquarters in Stuttgart... [Read More]

As Lakeside Equipment Corporation approaches its centenary, a total of just 12 of its employees have completed a combined service record of more than 300 years. Renowned manufacturers of long-lasting water treatment equipment, including screens, screw pumps and grit collectors, Lakeside continues to engineer, develop and provide top quality water purification systems... [Read More]

New to the AD/biogas industry, Ross Mingotti could have been forgiven for walking away from a plant that had already had major mixing issues in its final storage tank. Within two months of him joining the business in December 2021, one of the paddle mixers in the secondary tank failed. The mixers had worked well since being commissioned in 2017 at AMPGREEN ESTATES’... [Read More]

A project aiming to transform food production and supply chains by creating animal feed from carbon dioxide and hydrogen gases has taken another big step forward with the opening of its first pilot facility. Aerbio – formed from the management buy-out of Nottingham-headquartered Deep Branch – is working with a consortium of partners, including the Sustainable Aquaculture... [Read More]

PipeSense has received an official US Patent for its "systems and methods for improved pipeline leak detection" - PipeSentry. Granted US Patent No. 12,055,464, this acknowledgment reflects the company's commitment to advancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of pipeline infrastructure. The new patent will enhance PipeSense’s solutions, including its flagship... [Read More]

Aquarius Spectrum (AQS) has announced a strategic partnership with Ferguson Waterworks - a leading waterworks company. This agreement designates Ferguson as a US distributor and service provider for AQS’s leak management solutions across all 50 states in the US. Under this collaboration, Ferguson Waterworks will distribute and service AQS's leak management solutions... [Read More]