Comments invited on standard to test for corrosion of oil and gas pipelines
BSI, the business standards company, is developing a new standard, BS 8701 Full ring ovalization test for determining the susceptibility to cracking of linepipe...
Cleaning system helps cope with flood events
An automated storm tank and screen cleaning system is available from spray nozzle specialist BETE. Developed a few years ago, the firm is keen...
Partnership supports micro-hydro cost savings
A new Micro-Hydro partnership between Ham Baker Group and SPP Pumps promises to allow affordable, effective energy generation for water treatment inlet works and...
Valve actuators at hub of automated flood alleviation scheme
An extended scope contract performed by Rotork Site Services has successfully delivered full automation of a flood alleviation scheme protecting the historic town of...
Dosing systems for chemical dosing in industrial wastewater treatment
The accurate and consistent dosing of chemicals in wastewater treatment requires a pump technology that delivers the chemicals in a manner that optimises their...
Recycled marine fuels innovator announces first sale of light bitumen
Ecoslops, which claims to be the first company to develop technology to produce recycled marine fuels from marine oil residues (‘slops’), has announced its...
Hydraulic study slashes surge vessel size
The replacement surge vessel required for the sewage network in Bracknell was calculated at half the size of its 30-year old predecessor, following a...
Standardised scraper scores on cost and construction quality, says firm
Wastewater treatment systems and services expert Jacopa has completely re-assessed and re-engineered its highly-regarded Copa circular tank rotary scraper range to produce an asset...
Quiet and efficient pasteurizers for Shropshire AD plant
Three pasteurization systems made by Landia are helping Shropshire Energy produce 2.5MW of renewable energy at its AD plant in Littleport, Cambridgeshire.
Designed as a...
New performance benchmark for detonation flame arresters, says supplier
Elmac Technologies has developed the UCA Series of unstable detonation arresters, said to offer better pressure drop and flow performance than any equivalent stable...
The acid food waste test
Mixers and pumps made by Landia are said to be playing a vital role in the success of the Bygrave Lodge AD plant in...
A robust thermoplastic pump range
Where chemical handling or similar fluid-handling applications involve aggressive or corrosive fluids, thermoplastic pumps tend to fit the bill over metallic options.
An example is...
Tight work for Bedford replacement
Working on behalf of the Ouse & Derwent Internal Drainage Board, pump supplier AxFlow has installed two new submersible Bedford pumps at the Stillingfleet...
Minimising downtime with AD pumping
“When we took the first look at the Landia pumps, our first response was to laugh,” said Joe Freyer, Maintenance Supervisor at the Fourche...
New Archimedes screw pumps for Severn Trent Water
ECS Engineering Services has been awarded the contract to replace seven screw pumps as part of a larger contract for NMC Nomenca. Split between...
A rough ride ahead for diesel: Energy expert assesses VW scandal fallout
Plummeting consumer confidence in diesel cars will benefit hybrid and electric vehicle sales, according to an expert in energy technology at the University of...
Southern Water fined £160,000 for major sewage pollution at Sussex beaches
The Environment Agency has prosecuted Southern Water for causing a total of 40 million litres of untreated sewage to be discharged from its treatment...
VW scandal spotlights fraudulent emissions testing procedures
As the VW emissions rigging scandal continues to unfold in the US, it seems likely that fraudulent testing procedures have had an even bigger...
Improved driver behaviour cuts cost
A look at how Gateshead council is making cost savings through the use of telematics
MANAGING a fleet of over 500 vehicles ranging from cars...
Feedstock storage taking up too much space at AD plants, says supplier
Too much storage area is being taken up for feedstock storage at AD plants, according to one designer and manufacturer of precast concrete elements...
