Major global economies are moving away from coal to curb carbon emissions. This has landed Indonesia in a tight spot as thermal power capacity is expected to maintain its dominance in the country during 2021-2030, according to GlobalData, a leading…
International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from the EPC contractors McConnell Dowell and John Holland to supply the electro-mechanical equipment for the 250-MW Kidston pumped storage plant in North Queensland, Australia. Kidston will not only be Australia’s first…
A green battery increasing the annual net energy production of the power plant complex by 260 GWh The Kühtai storage power plant project, another storage lake and a pumped storage power plant are being built as the second upper stage…
A Broad Range of Products for the Unique, Demanding Requirements of Wastewater Pfannenberg, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of thermal management and signaling solutions technologies, highlights its broad range of solutions for the demanding requirements of the water industry. Products…
COVID-19 and sustainability will continue to heavily impact the power industry, according to data and analytics company GlobalData, which has identified the top 20 themes set to have the most influence on the sector. GlobalData’s report, ‘Power Predictions 2021 –…
Linxon has secured a position as a framework contractor for National Grid’s RIIO-2 substations framework which runs from 2021 to 2026 with optional extension periods. This framework will involve Linxon providing its market leading technical / equipment innovation, system integration…
Smaller RTUs can gather data from sites that are too small for economic data collection by existing equipment. As the energy industry diversifies — often by connecting smaller power generation assets to the main grid — a problem has arisen.…
Nouryon has introduced LumaTreat™, a global patent-pending smart-tagged polymer line of products that is revolutionary in the water management industry. LumaTreat products are fluorescent monomers that attach on a deposit control agent. The combination of the fluorescent monomer and deposit…
In a new whitepaper published this week, ABB reveals potential for significant energy efficiency improvements in industry and infrastructure enabled by the latest and most high-efficiency motors and variable speed drives. ABB calls on governments and industry to accelerate adoption…
Wednesday, 17 February 2021 10:54

Engine requirements for microgrids

Microgrids play an important role in the UK’s journey to net zero carbon. They optimise energy costs, introduce more energy from renewable sources and improve the resilience of the main grid. Reaping the full benefits of a microgrid solution requires…
Watermark Projects (part of leading engineering services company, W.A Cooke & Sons) has introduced a Landia mixing system to help handle wastewater at an expanding organic poultry producer in South Wales. Prior to the effluent being treated by Watermark Projects’…
Monday, 25 January 2021 12:06

Standing tall

Expert knowledge can improve vertical pump efficiency and reliability Used throughout the water, petrochemical and power generation sectors to move large volumes of water, vertical suspended pumps are essential assets. By optimizing performance and efficiency in these important pumps, both…
After comprehensive two-year service and maintenance contracts were signed last year between Voith Hydro and the plant owner Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP), the modernization is now further enhanced with the installation of state-of-the-art digital solutions. The service and maintenance contracts,…
SINN Power‘s Ocean Hybrid Platform (OHP) is now available for project developers around the world. The world’s first modular, multi-functional maritime structure comes with a high degree of customization: size, buoyancy, layout and a variety of renewable energy sources can…
With one of two cooling water pumps out of action, and the other showing worrying vibration, the on-site power plant at a major chemical plant in Belgium risked a costly and disruptive unscheduled shutdown. Quick action by Sulzer experts was…
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