Considering that a large fraction of the synthesis gas (syngas) produced today is made by steam reforming of natural gas, it might seem curious that in some parts of the world, syngas is being converted into substitute natural gas (SNG).…
Dow Water and Process Solutions (DW&PS; Minneapolis, Minn.; www.dowwaterandprocess.com), a business unit of The Dow Chemical Co., unveiled a simplified electrodeionization (EDI) product at the recent Singapore International Water Week event. The new version of the product reduces operating costs…
JGC Corp. (Yokohama; www.jgc.co.jp), INPEX Corp. (Tokyo, both Japan; www.inpex.co.jp) and BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) have entered into an agreement to jointly carry out demonstration tests on a new technology for effectively capturing and recovering CO2 contained in natural…
Xebec Adsorption Inc. (Xebec; Montreal, Canada; www.xebecinc.com) has signed a significant contract to build a complete biogas upgrading plant for Terasen Gas, a major energy utility in western Canada. "Xebec strives to establish strategic partnerships with leading Canadian utilities to move…
The Separex membrane system of UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, has been selected for the removal of contaminants from natural gas produced from a large shale formation found in British Columbia. Apache Corp. will use the…
Parsons (Pasadena, Calif.; www.parsons.com) has signed a strategic alliance agreement with SCFI (Super Critical Fluids International) Group (Cork, Ireland; www.scfi.eu), an Irish company at the forefront of developing innovative environmental technology applicable to areas of renewable energy, wet waste processing, and…
Tenaska (www.tenaska.com) has chosen Fluor Corp.'s (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) Econamine FG Plus carbon-capture technology for use at the proposed Tenaska Trailblazer Energy Center being developed near Sweetwater, Texas. "Trailblazer represents an innovative environmental breakthrough in clean energy production that will…
Biffa Group (www.biffa.com) has announced a strategic alliance with M+W Group’s (Stuttgart, Germany; www.mwgroup.net) U.K. team, which will act as the turnkey contractor for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of Biffa’s new waste management facility at the company’s Brookhurst…
KSB AG (Frankenthal, Germany; www.ksb.com) has acquired a majority interest in Italco/REEL s.r.l. (Vicenza, Italy; www.reel.it). The Italian company can look back on 25 years of successfully supplying customized automation and drive solutions for the international market. KSB has been…
MAN Diesel & Turbo SE (Augsburg; www.mandieselturbo.com) and MTU Aero Engines GmbH (Munich, both Germany; www.mtu.de) have completed their preparations for the first test run of a new MAN axial compressor at MTU's Munich test stand. This opens the way…