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A new furnace capable of running on hydrogen has arrived at Liverpool Port.
The furnace, which is part of a multimillion-pound investment by Essar Oil UK (EOUK), is heading for Stanlow in Ellesmere Port and will become the first hydrogen-powered furnace of its kind in the UK.
It is a vital piece of kit to support the decarbonisation of Essar Stanlow’s operations.
The facility will run off…
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Wanner International is demonstrating two fully-operational Hydra-Cell® high efficiency seal-less and packing-free chemical processing pumps at ACHEMA.
Visitors to the stand will see the extremely low pulse MT08 dosing pump in action, producing a smooth flow for consistent processes.
Visitors will view the internal components of the pump head, including the triplex diaphragms of the…
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LG Chem announced its plan to produce hydrogen as a key component of its long-term 2050 net-zero corporate sustainability goal.
South Korea’s largest chemical company said it will establish a plant in Daesan, Korea, with the capacity to produce 50,000 tons of hydrogen annually by the second quarter in 2024.
This plant will be the first LG Chem site to produce pure hydrogen, apart from those…
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Research into the fabrication of a new hydrogen gas leak detection sensor has won £30,000 (€35,000) pump priming funding to support the safe expansion of clean hydrogen energy into daily life.
The study is part of an integrated energy research programme undertaken at the National Subsea Centre (NSC), created in partnership between Robert Gordon University (RGU) and the Net Zero Technology…
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Pipelines
Energy company Equinor has submitted a co-funded bid worth over £16 million (€18.5 million) into Government for a second major low carbon hydrogen production facility in the Humber.
The Hydrogen to Humber (H2H) Production 2 project could be operational by 2028 and will produce 1.2 gigawatts of low carbon hydrogen which can be used across multiple sectors in the region.
This includes…
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Pumps
Neste, Covestro and South Korean petrochemical company SK geo centric are cooperating to enable the production of a major polyurethane raw material.
The cooperation will see Neste provide SK geo centric with renewable Neste RE™, an ISCC certified feedstock for polymers and chemicals made from 100% renewable raw materials such as waste and residue oil and fats.
SK geo centric will process…
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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 entails the conversion…
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What are the biggest issues driving the need for change in water?
We have been thinking about this topic a lot at Evoqua, and we see three big macrotrends - climate and water risk, health and safety and connectivity. Water and climate risk are at the top of the list.
Water is the primary medium through which we will see the effects of climate change, via less predictable water availability,…
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Pumps
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 years of planning and…
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Pipelines
OCI has made a final investment decision (FID) for the first phase of its ammonia import terminal expansion project in the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
The terminal is strategically located to facilitate emerging ammonia demand for bunkering to ocean-going vessels, and to act as a hub for hydrogen imported in the form of ammonia from regions with ample natural gas and renewable…
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C-Zero, a clean energy company that has developed a technology for natural gas decarbonisation, said it has closed a $34 million (€32 million) financing round led by SK Gas - a subsidiary of South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate, the SK Group.
SK Gas was joined by two other new investors - Engie New Ventures and Trafigura, one of the world’s largest physical commodities trading…
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Pipelines
A new report reveals how the North-West could build on world leading plans for local low carbon hydrogen production and use by also pioneering low carbon energy imports through ramping up Britain’s use of ammonia.
The report, hydrogen economy by the North West Hydrogen Alliance (NWHA), outlines how using ammonia as a hydrogen carrier can further boost its rollout in the UK as a low carbon…
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Water sector leaders, including academia, technology providers, trade associations and NGOs are partnering in a new consortium to accelerate solutions to the world’s critical water and sustainability challenges.
The Reservoir Center for Water Solutions, located in Washington, DC, will serve as a global collaboration hub to advance breakthrough water solutions and innovations.
Located on the…
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Pumps
Sulzer has been selected by Shell to supply pumps for its major new biofuel facility under construction in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Sulzer’s pumps will support critical processes at the facility, including providing boiler feedwater to drive the steam turbine generator.
Expected to become one of the largest biofuels production sites in Europe, the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park will…
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Pipelines
Gazprom has announced a 40% reduction in natural gas deliveries to Europe via the Nord Stream pipeline.
The Russian gas giant has blamed German engineering giant Siemens for failing to restore key turbines “on time”, it has been reported.
The trunk subsea pipeline running across the Baltic Sea to Germany is the largest remaining route for carrying Russian gas to Europe, as volumes being…
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Wärtsilä will supply its Puregas CA50 biogas upgrading plant for a Green Gas Mill project in the UK designed to turn grass into gas that can be used to heat homes.
The project is being headed by Ecotricity, a British energy company dedicated to fighting climate change by ending the use of fossil fuels. The order with Wärtsilä was placed in April.
When operational in 2023, this will be the…
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bp agreed to acquire a 40.5% stake in and to become operator of the Asian Renewable Energy Hub (AREH), which has the potential to be one of the largest renewables and green hydrogen hubs in the world.
AREH, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, intends to supply renewable power to customers in the largest mining region in the world and also produce green hydrogen and green ammonia for the…
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Rotork has installed over 150 RC200 pneumatic actuators to perform critical safety functions on a railway line in Turkey.
Actuators operating fire dampers on an extension of the Kadıköy Kartal Tavşantepe metro line to the Sabiha Gökçen airport in Tukey has ensured the safety of passengers. The Sabiha Gökçen airport is 20 miles south of Istanbul. In 2019, it saw passenger numbers of over…
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