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Norway’s largest run-of-river hydropower plant, Vamma, will undergo a major modernization: Norwegian utility Hafslund has selected international technology group ANDRITZ to upgrade one of the plant’s turbine-generator units.

Opinion is divided when it comes to beer being clear or naturally cloudy. Those who prefer a clear beer have to choose a brewery that has the necessary filtration equipment. Like many other brewing companies, the long established brewery Müllerbräu Neuötting GmbH & Co. KG in Upper Bavaria uses diatomaceous earth as a filtration aid to clarify its beers.

Amarinth has secured its first pump order from Fedoz Nigeria for the Bonney River Terminal, Nigeria, marking a further expansion for Amarinth into the African market.

Manchester City Football Club (MCFC) has announced a reduction in water consumption by 50 million litres this past season, with the Club attributing a substantial share of this success down to the water technology solutions and technical advice provided by Xylem.

Whether as a steel alloy, catalyzer or even oxidized as battery storage – vanadium is used in a wide variety of industrial production processes. In order to leach particularly pure vanadium oxides, it is important to keep the process temperature stable. To achieve this, the leading provider U.S. Vanadium relies on sliding gate valves from Schubert & Salzer.

A mine in northern Chile has doubled its lithium extraction rate since installing Atlas Copco’s WEDA drainage pumps. Operators at the South American mine wanted to improve their lithium extraction process and turned to Atlas Copco’s distribution partner, TRILE, for expert advice and a reliable solution. In addition to optimising its process, the mine has also reduced its maintenance costs by 60%.

Wastewater from ethylene production in chemical and petrochemical industries as well as in petroleum refineries poses a particular challenge in terms of water treatment. As it contains hazardous pollutants such as sulfides and mercaptans, that do not respond to traditional treatment methods, chemical companies and refineries resort to Wet Air Oxidation (WAO).

Amarinth has delivered four ISO 5199 vertical in-line centrifugal pumps to a primary fuel terminal, the Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal at Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom.

Alfa Laval has received an order to replace 18 ballast water treatment systems (BWMS) onboard vessels belonging to a major European shipowner. This significant order shows the high demand for the replacement of malfunctioning systems and a growing market for Alfa Laval’s BWMS replacement offering.

Northumbrian Water, which supplies water to 2.7 million people in north-east England, is aiming for an 8% reduction in leakage in AMP8 – 2025-30 – with a long-term target of 55% by 2050, from its 2017/18 baseline, writes Paul Holt, Ovarro leakage product specialist