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LiqTech International will support wastewater reuse at the new Water Works Industrial Services facility in Freeport, Texas, with its QureFlow QF-6 ceramic membrane filtration system. The QF-6 system is expected to recover more than 95% of the incoming wastewater for reuse as wash water, helping reduce freshwater consumption and wastewater disposal volumes.

Statkraft Energi AS has selected Voith to modernize the Sima hydropower plant, a critical asset in Norway’s renewable energy infrastructure. Commissioned in 1980, the country’s second-largest hydropower plant will undergo extensive modernization of its electrical power and automation systems.

UK pump manufacturer Amarinth has extended its lifecycle services with a rotatable bare shaft pump programme for offshore and onshore oil and gas operations. Instead of replacing complete pump units, operators keep refurbished bare shaft pumps in a spares pool and exchange worn units during scheduled maintenance windows.

Khorlochhu Hydro Power Limited has awarded international technology group ANDRITZ a contract to supply the four turbine-generator units for its 600 MW hydropower project in Trashiyangtse District, Bhutan.

Unplanned downtime remains one of the biggest hidden costs in food, beverage, dairy, pharma and other hygienic industries. Yet many manufacturers still rely on scheduled inspections or react only when equipment failure occurs.

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water (DCWW) has signed a three-year agreement with industrial artificial intelligence (AI) specialist Samotics for the on-going predictive condition monitoring of critical wastewater assets across its estate. This will help the water company intervene much earlier on potential incidents that could lead to pollution and unplanned downtime.

Vacuum technology is indispensable in paper sack manufacturing. It plays a vital role at several critical stages of the production process. At dy-pack, suction cups mounted on small robotic arms grip the sides of each sack blank, lift it from the stack and position it for the next process step. Vacuum ensures that the sacks are aligned one after the other so that the bottom can be opened in a controlled manner.

Together with environmental services provider PreZero and Enagás Renovable, WELTEC BIOPOWER began construction of a biomethane plant north of Madrid in August 2026. Once operational, the plant in Colmenar Viejo will generate up to 60 gigawatt-hours of green energy annually, equivalent to the energy requirements of approximately 11,700 households or 30,000 residents.

Long-term inspection validates reliability of grease-free turbine bearing and water quality package installed at Columbia Basin Hydropower’s Russell D. Smith Power Station.

International technology group ANDRITZ will supply the complete electromechanical equipment for the comprehensive refurbishment of SPEEH Hidroelectrica’s Râul Mare Retezat hydropower plant in Romania.