CASE STUDY: Building the World’s Most Secure Data Center Inside a Mountain
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
Securing data is vital to a world that has come to depend on it. All options are on the table as long as they deliver added protection.
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MRC Global Selected as PVF Products Provider for Renewable Diesel Project at Chalmette Refinery
By: Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
The plant will include a pretreatment unit at the manufacturing site that will enable Chalmette Refining to process materials such as soybean and corn oil.
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Carbon Capture Emerges as Top Priority for Exxon, Others
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
Industrial Info is tracking more than $34 billion worth of active CCS projects across the United States, nearly half of which is attributed to projects in Texas and Louisiana.
CASE STUDY: McCannalok Valves Improve Safety and Productivity in Sugar Mill Evaporator
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
KEY RESULTS Significantly improved safety — protecting the lives of operation and maintenance personnel.
Emerson’s New Emergency Shutdown Discrete Valve Controller Improves Safety, Uptime in Hazardous Applications
TopWorx DX Partial Stroke Test with HART 7 provides detailed valve assembly data and diagnostics, enabling predictive maintenance and reliable operation.
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Hydrocarbon Demand Continues Despite Rise of EVs
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
"We have a rapid scenario that sees at least a 70% emission reduction in line with a Paris Accord scenario,” BP chief U.S. economist Michael Cohen said. "That rapid scenario sees oil demand plateauing in the 2020s”.
Flowserve Valves Selected for Waste-to-Product Chemical Recycling Plant in Austria
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
The plant will employ their patented ReOil technology to convert plastic waste into synthetic feedstock, which can then be used to produce base chemicals and plastics for all types of applications.
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Phillips 66 Makes Final Investment Decision to Convert CA Refinery to a Renewable Fuels Facility
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
Production of these fuels is projected to reduce lifecycle carbon emissions by approximately 65% — the equivalent of taking 1.4 million cars off California roads each year.
CASE STUDY: Water Utilities Can Better Manage Flow Fluctuations with Single Rolling Diaphragm Valves
Without proper pressure management, high-pressure incidents can occur when pumps are turning on or off or when a valve suddenly closes, sending water hammer back through a piping system. Having the right valves to manage large fluctuations in water flow is one way that utilities can balance erratic flows and stay ahead of evolving community demands.
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Standard Power to Build Massive Blockchain Data Center at Pennsylvania Nuclear Power Station
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
Energy Harbor Corporation and Standard Power have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a “large-scale carbon-free data infrastructure operation” adjacent to Energy Harbor's Beaver Valley nuclear facility in Shippingport, PA.