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Covestro and Rondo Energy break ground for heat-battery installation in Germany
Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) and Rondo Energy, Inc. (Oakland, Calif.) celebrated the groundbreaking for an innovative heat battery at Covestro's Brunsbüttel site. The Rondo Heat Battery charges when there is a surplus of low-price renewable energy in the grid, stores…
Comprehensive corrosion protection for food-industry boilers
VpCI Chameleon is a new vapor-phase corrosion inhibitor designed for boilers used in the food-processing industry. VpCI Chameleon simplifies and improves the wet layup process for boilers whose steam may come into contact with edible products in and around food-processing…
Robotics in Practice: Inside a Deployment at the Northern Lights CCS Facility
A robot named Roberta is now an integral part of operations at the Equinor-operated Northern Lights Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) facility in Øygarden, on Norway's west coast. The robot equips Equinor's team with autonomous inspection capabilities, allowing for continuous…
A patented drive concept gives these laboratory shakers precision and reliability
Equipment in the Hei-SHAKE series of products are designed to provide precisely controlled movement and mixing for life-sciences applications. There are three new models being added in this product family. Firstly, the new Hei-SHAKE Wave Core is ideal for sensitive…
Clyde Hydrogen announces hydrogen production breakthrough
Clyde Hydrogen Systems (Clyde Hydrogen), a Scottish startup poised to transform the hydrogen energy sector, has successfully completed the build of its first fully integrated prototype system, representing a strong validation in Clyde Hydrogen’s technology and a milestone moment in…
Tosoh develops hydrocarbon-based polymer electrolyte for water electrolysis
Tosoh Corp. (Tokyo) has developed a hydrocarbon‑based polymer electrolyte for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) water electrolysis systems. Growing interest in hydrogen energy for carbon neutrality is increasing attention on PEM water electrolysis, a leading hydrogen production technology. Conventional PEM water…
Chemours agrees to sell former titanium dioxide site in Taiwan
The Chemours Co. (Wilmington, Del.) signed a set of definitive agreements to sell the remaining land at its former titanium dioxide manufacturing location in Kuan Yin, Taiwan to an ownership group including Century Wind Power Co., Ltd., Century Iron &…
Solstice Advanced Materials completes stannous fluoride capacity expansion in Germany
Solstice Advanced Materials (Morris Plains, N.J.) has significantly strengthened its position in the global-oral care supply chain with the recent completion of a €5.5 million expansion of its stannous fluoride (SnF₂) manufacturing facility in Seelze, Germany. The expansion increases Solstice’s…
Veolia and SBM Offshore announce plans to develop offshore floating desalination units
Veolia (Paris, France) and SBM Offshore, world leader in deepwater ocean-infrastructure, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to address challenges related to water scarcity, energy transition and industrial transformation. Through this strategic partnership, the companies will develop and…
Metso to build gold processing plant for Maaden in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) has commissioned Metso Corp. (Espoo, Finland) to supply a gold processing plant for their Ar Rjum mine located in the Makkah Region, approximately 200 km northeast of Ta’if, Ar Rjum in Saudi Arabia. The order…