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Jan 30, 2023
Water pumps, the Extended Product Approach and the opportunity for energy savings
Oil and Gas News
Jan 30, 2023
Pumps
Wärtsilä will supply the engines for a large power plant to be installed in Latin America.
The plant will provide baseload power to the grid, but the rapid start-up flexibility of the engines will enable it to take on a grid balancing role as the system’s share of renewable energy increases.
The order, valued at more than €100 million, was placed by a major EPC... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 30, 2023
Pipelines
TotalEnergies and Eni have completed the transfer to QatarEnergy of a 30% interest in exploration Blocks 4 and 9 off the coast of Lebanon.
The agreements were endorsed in Beirut on January 29, during a ceremony attended by Walid Fayad, the Minister of Energy and Water of Lebanon; Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Qatar’s Minister of State for Energy Affairs and president and... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 27, 2023
Pipelines
Technip Energies announced signing MoUs with PCL Industrial Management Inc. and Capital Engineering to work on energy transition markets in Canada.
Under the agreement, Technip Energies services will include conceptual, front-end and detailed engineering, procurement, and technical capabilities with PCL.
Technip Energies and Capital Engineering will work together to... [Read More]
Pumps
Jan 27, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has just released Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15 (Plan 15), which lays out how the agency will work to protect the nation’s waterways.
This will be done by following the science and the Clean Water Act to develop technology-based pollution limits and studies on wastewater discharges from industrial sources.
This plan... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 27, 2023
Pipelines
Australian electrolyser company Hysata has been selected as one of the successful grant recipients for the HyGATE Initiative to support pilot, trial and demonstration projects along the hydrogen supply chain.
Paul Barrett, CEO of Hysata: “We are proud to have the backing of the Australian and German Governments as we rapidly scale-up our high efficiency electrolyser.
“Hysata’s... [Read More]
Features
Jan 27, 2023
Air, ground, and water source heat pumps are one of the most effective technologies for reducing carbon, and with a potential 500% efficiency, they are a great solution for projects of all sizes.
With almost 15 years’ experience in the industry, Elliott Sharpe, Vital Energi’s design director in London, leads the design and CAD departments to deliver high quality design... [Read More]
Pumps
Jan 26, 2023
England and Wales’ water regulator Ofwat has launched the Water Discovery Challenge - a £4 million (€4.5 million) competition for innovators from the energy industry with bold and ingenious ideas.
The competition is the latest from Ofwat’s £200 million (€226 million) Innovation Fund, which seeks to generate new ideas to tackle issues including managing leaks,... [Read More]
Features
Jan 27, 2023
The regional municipality of Peel is the third-largest water utility in Canada serving a population of approximately 1.38 million people in the cities of Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon, in Ontario.
The region’s water system comprises 4,500 km of water mains ranging in size from 100mm to 2,500mm in diameter.
The majority of these water mains are PVC and relatively... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 26, 2023
Pipelines
The floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the bp-operated Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) liquefied natural gas (LNG) project has started its journey towards the site, off the coasts of Mauritania and Senegal.
The FPSO set sail on 20 January from Qidong, China, after successfully completing a series of sea trials following construction over the past... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 25, 2023
Pipelines
The EU consumption of natural gas has dropped by 20.1% in the period August-November 2022, compared with the average gas consumption for the same months between 2017 and 2021.
The Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1369 on coordinated demand-reduction measures for gas, part of the REPowerEU plan to end EU dependence on Russian fossil fuels, set a reduction target of 15% for... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 25, 2023
Pipelines
Mexican state oil company Pemex's newest refinery, which is still under construction in Mexico's south-east, will begin to process crude oil in July.
The country’s Energy Minister Rocio Nahle said things were "going really well," noting the refinery would begin processing in July, a year after its official inauguration.
The Olmeca refinery, the cornerstone of President... [Read More]
Other
Jan 25, 2023
Xylem has taken over Evoqua in an all-stock transaction that reflects an implied enterprise value of approximately $7.5 billion (€6.9 billion).
As water risks rise in global importance, this transaction unites two companies with a shared focus on solving the world’s water challenges by addressing customers’ and communities’ most critical needs.
Building on... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Jan 24, 2023
Pipelines
Nuberg EPC has announced that it has been awarded a 550 TPD sulphuric acid plant project.
The project is owned by Spolana, a leading chemical manufacturer located on the Elbe riverbank in Neratovice, Czech Republic.
Spolana is one of the largest chemical manufacturing companies in the country, the only manufacturer of PVC and caprolactam, also produces ammonium sulphate... [Read More]
Features
Jan 24, 2023
As global water distribution infrastructure ages and the world's population grows non-revenue water (NRW) – caused mainly by leakages resulting from pipe failures – presents a significant economic and environmental challenge for utilities worldwide.
Retrofitting existing water networks with modern pressure management systems helps prevent loss of precious water resources,... [Read More]
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