Renewable energy

Besides fossil fuels, Valve World also covers renewable energy sectors, such as hydrogen, hydropower, wind, CCS et cetera. The development and scaling up of green hydrogen production  will definitely impact the valve and actuation sector.

US expected to be net energy exporter by 2022

The Department of Energy’s statistics arm has reported that the United States of America is on schedule to export more energy products than it imports by 2022 as oil and natural gas production from the nation's shale fields keep booming and domestic energy demand remains fairly tepid, according the Department of Energy's statistics arm.

UTC Aerospace supplying KAI with flow control valve

UTC Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., has announced that it will provide several key components for Korea Aerospace Industries’ (KAI’s) KF-X advanced multirole fighter jet.

SAEV invests in Clarke Industrial Engineering

Rhode Island-based Clarke Industrial Engineering completed the sale of $10 million of Series B Preferred Stock to a group of investors led by Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (SAEV).

Techni-Cast foundry invests in co-generation system

Techni-Cast, a foundry offering alloying and casting services, has taken the next steps in making its infrastructure more efficient by cutting down on their energy bills by generating power onsite with a natural gas fuelled, co-generation system.

EnerMech acquires Denholm Oilfield’s valves business

EnerMech is a global engineering services group with locations all over the world, including a regional headquarters in Houston, Texas.

Metso signed 24 new distributors in 2017

In 2017, Metso signed a total of 24 new distributor agreements globally for its valve and valve controls businesses.

The new GYROLOK® XP product family

HOKE®, a CIRCOR product brand, has launched the new GYROLOK® XP product family, advanced technology that significantly improves the installation assembly process and ensures safer, more reliable tube-fitting connections.

Chris Mayo joins Union Tech

Union Tech has announced that Mr. Chris Mayo has joined the Valve Sales team as the Director for Global Power. He will be primarily responsible for Power Markets, which include Union Tech’s Z1 Unibody Power Valve amongst other valve products in the Z-Series line.

Capacity tables available for HANTEMP ball valves

HANTEMP Controls has just released its bulletin MCBV1117a, which details capacity tables for  for stainless steel MCBV Motor Controlled Ball Valves and manual COBRA-NECK® ball valves.

U.S. offshore drilling to be greatly expanded

Interior Secretary, Ryan Zinke, announced last week that the Trump administration has moved to vastly expand offshore drilling from the Atlantic to the Arctic oceans with a plan that would open up federal waters off the California coast for the first time in more than three decades.