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Water treatment facility supports capacity expansion for power plant
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Renewable energy project relies on Asahi Kasei’s electrolysis system
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n Japan, Asahi Kasei Corp and its subsidiary Asahi Kasei Engineering Corp have received an order from Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corp to supply a large-scale alkaline water electrolysis system. The system – a single 10 MW unit – is to be installed at the ‘Fukushima Hydrogen Research Field’ in Namie, Futaba, Fukushima. Asahi Kasei says that the development of the large-scale alkaline water electrolysis system, featuring high energy efficiency and outstanding responsiveness with fluctuating output, was possible through its chlor-alkali electrolysis technology, with the support of Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions, which placed the order for Asahi Kasei’s electrolysis system, was commissioned by NEDO to implement a ‘Hydrogen from Renewable Energy Project’ in Namie, as a technological development project. Integrated with a large-scale solar power generation plant the electrolysis system will form a core part of the ‘Fukushima Hydrogen Research Field’ scheduled for test operation in the autumn of 2019 and start-up in the summer of 2020. Asahi Kasei says that its alkaline water electrolysis system is an exemplar of “power-to-gas” technology used to convert renewable energy into clean hydrogen that is expected to be wide4
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ly used in transportation and industrial applications as a substitute for fossil fuel. The market is expected to grow significantly with the shift to a low-carbon society. For further information, visit: www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/asahi/en
Water treatment facility supports capacity expansion for power plant
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ater and wastewater treatment systems company Fluence Corp Ltd has received a contract worth US$3.5 million to design and build a water treatment facility for a prominent power plant in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is expected to be delivered, installed and operational on-site by June 2019. The company will design and build a complex system to treat water from aquifers and process water from the power plant’s operations. The system includes several stages and uses multi-media filter, ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis and electrodeionisation technology. Fluence says that it and its local engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) partner were selected by the customer for this project because of their expertise in treating complicated water sources to a quality that enables them to be reused; the system’s small footprint; and the combination of lower capital investment required and operational efficiencies to be generated. The design will ensure reliability and maximise water recovery rate, enabling the power plant to implement a cost-effective and environment-friendly system. In Buenos Aires, the standards for water quality discharged into the environment are amongst the strictest in Argentina. Fluence was able to achieve the client’s desired water quality because of its extensive experience designing water treatment systems for power plants, with three other reference projects in the power-generating industry in South America within the last year alone, and more across the globe – including the recently announced E3.9 million Belgian contract for an innovative wastewater-to-energy system for steel producer ArcelorMittal (Membrane Technology August 2018, page 4). Commenting on this contact, Henry Charrabé, Managing Director and CEO, Fluence, said: ‘We are delighted that by working with our local EPC partner we have been
able to secure this contract for a prominent power plant in Buenos Aires. We continue to strengthen Fluence’s position in South America as one of the leading water and wastewater treatment solution experts by developing systems that produce the highest quality results.’ ‘Our continued success in South America, especially for industrial operations, is a testament to the skill and hard work of our local team.’ For further information, visit: www.fluencecorp.com
UOP helps Indian Oil Corp meet new clean fuels specifications
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ndian Oil Corp Ltd (IOCL) has chosen pressure swing adsorption (PSA) technology developed by Honeywell company UOP Llc to supply high-quality hydrogen at five of its refineries. Hydrogen is essential to the refining process, where it is used to decontaminate oil and facilitate catalytic processes that produce clean-burning fuels, including those that meet the Indian government’s strict Bharat Stage VI (BS-VI) environmental standards. Under the terms of this agreement, Honeywell UOP will provide new PSA units to IOCL refineries at Gujarat, Panipat and Mathura, and will upgrade existing hydrogen plants with UOP’s PolybedTM PSA technology at refineries in Haldia, Guwahati and Gujarat. Together, the six projects will generate 166 000 tons per year of new hydrogen capacity, representing an almost 30% increase for IOCL. ‘Honeywell UOP’s hydrogen technology is part of IOCL’s efforts to produce BS-VI fuels before the end of 2019,’ explained Mike Banach, regional general manager for Honeywell UOP India. ‘This is a project of national importance to help India reduce pollution and improve its quality of life.’ UOP says that IOCL chose its technology because of its performance, superior economics and ability to meet an aggressive delivery schedule driven by India’s BS-VI emissions standards. UOP PSA technology features new UOP adsorbents that recover high levels of hydrogen. The project includes a substantial amount of Indian-made components and domestic fabrication, in line with the government’s “Make in India” programme. When the project is completed, the additional hydrogen produced each year will have a value to IOCL of about US$400 million.
October 2018
Renewable energy project relies on Asahi Kasei’s electrolysis system
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n Japan, Asahi Kasei Corp and its subsidiary Asahi Kasei Engineering Corp have received an order from Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corp to supply a large-scale alkaline water electrolysis system. The system – a single 10 MW unit – is to be installed at the ‘Fukushima Hydrogen Research Field’ in Namie, Futaba, Fukushima. Asahi Kasei says that the development of the large-scale alkaline water electrolysis system, featuring high energy efficiency and outstanding responsiveness with fluctuating output, was possible through its chlor-alkali electrolysis technology, with the support of Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions, which placed the order for Asahi Kasei’s electrolysis system, was commissioned by NEDO to implement a ‘Hydrogen from Renewable Energy Project’ in Namie, as a technological development project. Integrated with a large-scale solar power generation plant the electrolysis system will form a core part of the ‘Fukushima Hydrogen Research Field’ scheduled for test operation in the autumn of 2019 and start-up in the summer of 2020. Asahi Kasei says that its alkaline water electrolysis system is an exemplar of “power-to-gas” technology used to convert renewable energy into clean hydrogen that is expected to be wide4
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ly used in transportation and industrial applications as a substitute for fossil fuel. The market is expected to grow significantly with the shift to a low-carbon society. For further information, visit: www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/asahi/en
Water treatment facility supports capacity expansion for power plant
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ater and wastewater treatment systems company Fluence Corp Ltd has received a contract worth US$3.5 million to design and build a water treatment facility for a prominent power plant in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is expected to be delivered, installed and operational on-site by June 2019. The company will design and build a complex system to treat water from aquifers and process water from the power plant’s operations. The system includes several stages and uses multi-media filter, ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis and electrodeionisation technology. Fluence says that it and its local engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) partner were selected by the customer for this project because of their expertise in treating complicated water sources to a quality that enables them to be reused; the system’s small footprint; and the combination of lower capital investment required and operational efficiencies to be generated. The design will ensure reliability and maximise water recovery rate, enabling the power plant to implement a cost-effective and environment-friendly system. In Buenos Aires, the standards for water quality discharged into the environment are amongst the strictest in Argentina. Fluence was able to achieve the client’s desired water quality because of its extensive experience designing water treatment systems for power plants, with three other reference projects in the power-generating industry in South America within the last year alone, and more across the globe – including the recently announced E3.9 million Belgian contract for an innovative wastewater-to-energy system for steel producer ArcelorMittal (Membrane Technology August 2018, page 4). Commenting on this contact, Henry Charrabé, Managing Director and CEO, Fluence, said: ‘We are delighted that by working with our local EPC partner we have been
able to secure this contract for a prominent power plant in Buenos Aires. We continue to strengthen Fluence’s position in South America as one of the leading water and wastewater treatment solution experts by developing systems that produce the highest quality results.’ ‘Our continued success in South America, especially for industrial operations, is a testament to the skill and hard work of our local team.’ For further information, visit: www.fluencecorp.com
UOP helps Indian Oil Corp meet new clean fuels specifications
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ndian Oil Corp Ltd (IOCL) has chosen pressure swing adsorption (PSA) technology developed by Honeywell company UOP Llc to supply high-quality hydrogen at five of its refineries. Hydrogen is essential to the refining process, where it is used to decontaminate oil and facilitate catalytic processes that produce clean-burning fuels, including those that meet the Indian government’s strict Bharat Stage VI (BS-VI) environmental standards. Under the terms of this agreement, Honeywell UOP will provide new PSA units to IOCL refineries at Gujarat, Panipat and Mathura, and will upgrade existing hydrogen plants with UOP’s PolybedTM PSA technology at refineries in Haldia, Guwahati and Gujarat. Together, the six projects will generate 166 000 tons per year of new hydrogen capacity, representing an almost 30% increase for IOCL. ‘Honeywell UOP’s hydrogen technology is part of IOCL’s efforts to produce BS-VI fuels before the end of 2019,’ explained Mike Banach, regional general manager for Honeywell UOP India. ‘This is a project of national importance to help India reduce pollution and improve its quality of life.’ UOP says that IOCL chose its technology because of its performance, superior economics and ability to meet an aggressive delivery schedule driven by India’s BS-VI emissions standards. UOP PSA technology features new UOP adsorbents that recover high levels of hydrogen. The project includes a substantial amount of Indian-made components and domestic fabrication, in line with the government’s “Make in India” programme. When the project is completed, the additional hydrogen produced each year will have a value to IOCL of about US$400 million.
October 2018