Lummus Technology , a provider of process technologies and valuedriven energy solutions , announced a new partnership with Advanced Ionics , a low-cost green hydrogen technology provider . This partnership includes an investment from Lummus Venture Capital to accelerate the commercialization of Advanced Ionics ’ hydrogen electrolyzer technology and support the decarbonization efforts in the refining , gas processing , and petrochemical industries . Lummus will also provide engineering services and supply proprietary equipment to create additional green hydrogen capacity for new builds and existing hydrogen users or producers . |
By harnessing waste heat and low-cost clean electricity , Advanced Ionics ’ Symbion™ Electrolyzers use up to 40 % less electricity per kilogram of hydrogen produced than alkaline and PEM technologies . The system ’ s modular design allows for rapid deployment , ease of operation , and maintenance , and the use of widely available components helps reduce capital costs . Lummus is a global licensor of hydrogen technology for refinery , petrochemical , and other industrial gas applications . Lummus ’ portfolio includes designs and technology for blue hydrogen and synthesis gas plants using steam methane reforming and auto-thermal reforming technology with natural gas , liquefied petroleum gas , and naphtha feedstocks . |
Wieland has acquired Onda S . p . A ., an Italian-based manufacturer of advanced heat exchangers , to increase its participation in the fast-growing heat exchanger and data center cooling market . Onda will be part of Wieland ’ s business unit Thermal Solutions , which globally develops and manufactures sustainable and cutting-edge heating and cooling technologies such as high-performance tubes , heat exchangers , and solutions for electronics cooling . Onda is a supplier of heating , ventilation , air conditioning , and refrigeration ( HVAC & R ) equipment and operates two manufacturing plants in Mussolente ( Italy ), one in Lonigo ( Italy ), one in Kangasala ( Finland ), and one in Delaware , Ohio ( USA ). |
Driven by digitization and sustainability megatrends , Wieland expects strong growth potential for shell & tube heat exchangers as well as electronics cooling equipment . The main drivers are the rapidly increasing demand for chillers to cool data centers and increasing power densities of electronics , which require cuttingedge technologies to remove the heat . The acquisition of Onda offers great potential to combine Onda ’ s broad product portfolio and its capabilities to produce high-capacity heat exchangers for industrial heat pumps with Wieland ’ s innovation leadership in heat exchanger technology such as spray evaporators and evaporators assisted by artificial intelligent technology . |
Qemetica Soda Polska - a producer of soda ash in Central Europe - has successfully completed a project to recover heat in the production process . The undertaking is part of Qemetica Group ’ s efforts to reduce energy intensity and is the result of close cooperation with experts from GEA Process Engineering . Hot air , previously escaping into the atmosphere , was returned to the |
soda ash production process , thus reducing the need for process steam produced at the CHP plant . As a result of the analysis carried out by both companies , it was identified that the greatest potential for heat recovery was in the process of air leaving the fluidised bed monohydrate drying chamber at the Qemetica Soda Polska plant in Inowrocław . This dryer is soda production lines in Europe |
with a capacity of up to 90 tonnes of soda per hour . The modernisation of the dryer , which has been in operation since 2005 , cost more than PLN 6M and involved the development of a solution whereby a stream of energy from process air with a temperature of around 100 degrees and a flow rate of more than 120,000 kg / h was channelled back into the production process . Previously , prior to the upgrade , |
the hot air escaped into the atmosphere via a chimney . |