- Air Products calls for hydrogen market creation
- Reduced power consumption and optimised safety for valve
- Honeywell names Intek Turkmenistan gas distributor
- Russia ASU start-up plans for Air Liquide
- Big growth predicted for LNG market
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Latest news from West Europe
Air Products calls for hydrogen market creation
Company gives evidence to UK’s House of Commons on argument for the government to work with industry to create a market for renewable hydrogen.
Reduced power consumption and optimised safety for valve
New Norgren shale gas solenoid valve has reduced power consumption and optimised safety performance.
Boiswood differential pressure transducers help cut costs
The company believes its’ remote sensors can lower costs by reducing installation and materials costs – as well as shortening set-up times.
Record breaking year for Solar Power
Solar power investments broke records last year, surpassing wind power investments, according to a report by energy experts GlobalData. The report states that global renewable power investments reached $209bn in 2011.
Foster Wheeler congratulates Woodside on LNG project
Foster Wheeler, under the name of the Foster Wheeler Worley Parsons (FWW) joint venture, has congratulated Woodside on achieving Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) production and its first cargo at its Pluto LNG Project in Australia.
Finance
Foster Wheeler reports $17.6m rise in income
First quarter for 2012 amounts to $40.6m per diluted share, compared to $23m in the first quarter of 2011 – or $0.38 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2012 compared to $0.18 during the same time frame last year.
Breakdown of how Messer broke the billion barrier
In fiscal year 2011 the largest privately managed industrial gas company, Messer, was able to increase its sales by 13% when compared to the previous year to more than one billion euros.
Billion barrier broken for first time in record year for Messer
In fiscal year 2011 the largest privately managed industrial gas company, Messer, was able to increase its sales by 13% when compared to the previous year to more than one billion euros.
Air Liquide first quarter profits up nearly 7%
After a fourth quarter in 2011 characterised by a slow-down in growth related to the global economic situation - the first quarter results of 2012 reflects “progressive growth in the volumes consumed by clients of the group”
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Technology
Liquid nitrogen aids electricity production in Germany
2013 will see the longest high-temperature superconductor cables in the world buried under the ground as an alternative to traditional 110,000 volt lines between two substations in Essen’s city centre. The superconductor cabels, carrying electrical currents, will be cooled by liquid nitrogen.
BOC becomes member of flagship technology centre in Coventry
The British industrial gas specialist, BOC recently became the latest member of the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry. It sits alongside such prestigous firms as Rolls Royce, Airbus and The Welding Institute.
‘Supplied by Analox’ a one-stop shop
Analox Sensor Technology has launched, ‘Supplied by Analox’, a one-stop shop aimed to meet customers’ gas detection needs.
Small-scale welding needs met with two litre cylinder
BOC has developed a small cylinder aimed towards occasional users and hobbyists. The release bridges the gap between cylinder rentals which are restricted to large volumes of gas, leading to cost inefficiencies for the customers.
Other news from the region
Institute to facilitate CCS knowledge sharing in Europe
The Global Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Institute has won a competitive tender to provide secretariat and knowledge dissemination services for the European Commission’s CCS Demonstration Project Network.
Linde profits up 6.2% in first quarter
Increase of €808m in profits in line with 2012 target of “increasing revenue and operating profit expectation”.
Weldability-Sif foundation launches new training facility
Located in Corby, Northamptonshire, the Foundation Level Welder training facility is located at Tresham College. The college is one of 50 that will provide new welder training facilities funded by the Weldability-Sif Foundation Charity during the period 2012 to 2017.
