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Biden Launches $6B Effort to Save America’s Distressed Nuclear Plants

A strong majority of states — about two-thirds — say nuclear, in one fashion or another, will help take the place of fossil fuels.

General

April 25, 2022

Flowserve to Provide Equipment for European Open-source Carbon Capture and Storage Initiative

This facility will be the first of its kind and will help further enable the acceleration of decarbonization in Europe.

General VMAnews

April 22, 2022

Equilibar Introduces HP-ERC High Pressure Electronic Controller

The new technology benefits core analysis, supercritical and other demanding processes.

General VMAnews

April 22, 2022

Valmet and Neles Merger is Complete

Together the two companies create a leading organization with a unique offering for global process industries.

General VMAnews

April 21, 2022

Nuclear Power Plant Directory App Provides Data on Worldwide Nuclear Plants

All plants are linked to a global map enabling users to instantly find its location. The advanced search function enables search by plant, country, owners, operators, reactor types and status.

General VMAnews

April 21, 2022

United States Will Require Valves on New Pipelines to Prevent Disasters

U.S. officials are adopting a long-delayed rule aimed at reducing deaths and environmental damage from oil and gas pipeline ruptures.

General

April 20, 2022

Trillium Flow Technologies Acquires Termomeccanica Pompe

The company has completed its acquisition of Termomeccanica Pompe with its wide range of vertical turbine and split case pumps used in water transmission, desalination, power generation and oil and gas markets.

Manufacturing VMAnews Water/wastewater

April 19, 2022

Biden to Require U.S.-made Steel and Iron for Infrastructure

The administration hopes to create more jobs, ease supply chain strains and reduce the reliance on China and other nations with interests that diverge from America’s.

Manufacturing

April 18, 2022

Tech Giants Stripe, Alphabet, Meta, McKinsey and Shopify Pledge $925M for Carbon Capture and Storage

Frontier is an advance market commitment (AMC) that aims to accelerate the development of carbon-removal technologies by guaranteeing future demand for them. The goal is to send a strong demand signal to researchers, entrepreneurs and investors that there is a growing market for these technologies.

General

April 18, 2022

Emerson Condition-monitoring Software Expands Visibility to Asset Health

The latest release of AMS Machine Works enables holistic condition monitoring programs for critical assets.

General Manufacturing VMAnews

April 17, 2022

U.S. DOE Invests $5M in Advancing Lithium Battery Manufacturing and Workforce

“I am glad to see the Department of Energy collaborating with our industry partners to invest in the next generation of our clean energy workforce,” said U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

Manufacturing Workforce Development

April 15, 2022

Research Finds Limited Economic Cost to Carbon Emission Goals

While researchers find that immediate economic benefits of carbon emissions reductions are limited, most scenarios have net economic benefits after 2050, and the vast majority (more than 75%) by 2080.

Manufacturing

April 13, 2022

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