A new pilot plant for EasyMining’s nitrogen removal and recovery process at Denmark’s largest wastewater treatment plant has begun operations. The facility at BIOFOS’ Lynetten is built within the LIFE RE-Fertilise project, a partnership between BIOFOS, Lantmännen, Ragn-Sells and EasyMining and co-financed by the EU’s LIFE Programme. When nitrogen is extracted... [Read More]

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is struggling to meet growing water demand - especially for agriculture as it is the larger user of water, researchers have revealed. The war in Ukraine has only exacerbated the situation impacting especially food security with an unprecedented increase in food prices in the region. "Recycling water could supplement, or... [Read More]

CropEnergies has acquired a stake in the Dutch start-up biobased chemicals firm Syclus - based in Maastricht. CropEnergies, from Mannheim, Germany, purchased 50% of the company's share capital. The total investment amounted to €1.8 million. Syclus will work out the technical and economic viability of producing renewable ethylene at Chemelot Industrial Park, Geleen,... [Read More]

Baker Hughes is increasing its presence in Asia by opening a new oilfield services chemicals manufacturing facility in Singapore. The 40,000 m2 facility will manufacture, store and distribute chemical solutions for upstream, midstream, downstream and adjacent industries to support regional customers. The new facility builds on Baker Hughes’ recent strategy to source... [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]

TotalEnergies has reached an agreement with Northern Lights and Yara to transport and store CO2 captured from Yara Sluiskil - an ammonia and fertiliser plant in the Netherlands. From early 2025, 800,000 tons of CO2 per year will be captured, compressed, and liquefied in the Netherlands and then transported to the Northern Lights site to be permanently stored in... [Read More]

The Pump and Motor Division Europe (PMDE) of Parker Hannifin has announced the launch of a new variable displacement, bent-axis motor series - V16. The new V16 is an evolution of the well-known V12 and V14 motor series, and offers speed performance and pressure ratings, resulting in increased productivity and higher safety margins in construction, marine & offshore,... [Read More]

With no need for compressed air, early electric actuators can operate with less sound and less maintenance than the predominant pneumatic actuator. Of course, the standard pneumatic option offered its own apparent benefits – performance in extreme temperatures, for example, and an elegant simplicity. As a result, the flow control industry has stubbornly clung to pneumatic... [Read More]

CIRCOR International has launched the new ALLWEILER AEB-1F-ME mobile progressing cavity pump unit. The manufacturer of differentiated technology products aid the new pump was ideal for food and beverage market transfer and metering applications, including wine and wine mash, fruits, water, dips, sauce, juice, and oils. With the new design, the stator is always prepared... [Read More]

UK-based CPH2 has entered into an agreement with Bentec an operating company entity of Kenera Energy Solutions. The agreement brings together CPH2’s innovative membrane-free electrolyser (MFE) technology, which uses cryogenics to separate oxygen from hydrogen, and Kenera’s international client base and manufacturing capabilities. Kenera is a newly formed business... [Read More]

Sarawak Shell, a subsidiary of Shell plc, together with PETRONAS has taken a final investment decision (FID) to develop the Rosmari-Marjoram gas project. Rosmari-Marjoram fields are situated 220 km off the coast of Bintulu, Malaysia, and will be powered by renewable energy. “Rosmari-Marjoram will help to deliver a secure and reliable supply of energy, responsibly and... [Read More]

  Another natural gas pipeline could soon come on-stream in Europe - linking Spain and France. According to Spain’s energy minister Teresa Ribera operations could start in around nine months. “This new interconnection, this gas pipeline could be operating in about 8 or 9 months on the southern border side, that is, from the Pyrenean to Spain,” she told... [Read More]

Anglian Water has become the first UK company to issue a corporate green bond in the Canadian ‘maple’ bond market. The C$350 million (€266 million) bond raised will fund Anglian Water’s Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA) which is delivering a new network of large-scale interconnecting pipelines to move water to drier areas. SPA is the biggest infrastructure... [Read More]

IKAV has agreed to acquire Aera Energy through two separate transactions with the joint venture subsidiaries of ExxonMobil and Shell respectively. The transactions are subject to regulatory approval. Aera is one of California’s largest oil and gas producers, accounting for nearly 25% of the state’s production. In 2021, Aera produced approximately 95,000 barrels... [Read More]