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Press Release: Kent appointed by ACWA Power as Owner’s Engineer on landmark Yanbu Green Hydrogen Hub in Saudi Arabia
ACWA Power appoint Kent as Owner’s Engineer for green hydrogen hub set to deliver up to 400,000 tonnes of renewable hydrogen per year.

Press Release: Hy2gen Norwegian project reaches milestone: municipality approve zoning plan
Hy2gen receives zoning plan approval for the Iverson renewable ammonia plant – the plant is expected to reduce around 3 million tons of CO2 emissions in its first ten years.

Press Release: MHI Compressor International Corporation delivers critical turbomachinery for Woodside Energy’s Beaumont new ammonia project
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor International Corporation delivers syngas and ammonia refrigeration compressor trains for ammonia project in Beaumont, Texas

Press Release: NEXTCHEM opens a new regional office in Abu Dhabi to advance energy transition in the Middle East with its portfolio of sustainable technologies
NEXTCHEM (MAIRE) opens Abu Dhabi office – a major milestone in the company’s strategic expansion across the Middle East

Press Release: Revolutionary project to create food from CO2 gets green light for next stage
Revolutionary project to create food from CO2 green lit for next stage – within the next two years, actual prototypes of food products expected that will be tested by consumers.

Problem No. 75: Reverse rotation of the CO2 compressor
Reverse rotation of an inline four-stage centrifugal CO2 compressor is an unwanted phenomenon which sometimes occurs in urea plants. Reverse rotation can lead to damage to the internals of the CO2 compressor and an expected outage. This discussion shares experiences and provides suggestion on how to avoid reverse rotation of the CO2 compressor.

Acid from base metal smelting
Almost one third of sulphuric acid production, and a much greater share of globally traded acid, comes from smelting of base metal sulphides and the recovery of SO2 from flue gases. Smelter acid production continues to increase, particularly from copper, creating an imbalance in the sulphuric acid market.

Phosphate production in North Africa
North Africa remains a major centre of global phosphate production, with significant production in Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt as well as Morocco, and sulphur and sulphuric acid consumption continuing to increase.