Water news

All news on Water (also known as H2O, Steam, Dihydrogen monoxide, Oxidane, água, and distilled water): plants, production capacities, investments and involved companies.

25 June 2026

OMV Petrom: all modules delivered for 20 MW Petrobrazi electrolyzer

Final module delivered for the 20 MW electrolyzer; it will produce ~3,000 t/yr green hydrogen for the SAF/HVO unit; total planned capacity is 55 MW across two projects.
25 June 2026

Asahi Kasei FO–MD system installed at Peptistar for API manufacturing trials

Novel forward osmosis–membrane distillation unit concentrates heat-sensitive APIs without heat or pressure, cutting freeze-drying batches and time; trialled at manufacturing scale up to 100 L for GMP evaluation.
17 June 2026

Evonik opens AEM application technology center in Shanghai

Facility will test and optimize DURAION® anion exchange membranes at demonstration scale, validate from single‑cell to demo systems, and support local adoption of AEM electrolysis for green hydrogen.
16 June 2026

Petrobras and Finep launch R$150 million call for national electrolyzer development

R$150 million non‑reimbursable funding to develop an industrial-scale electrolyzer and domestic stack, with at least 50% national content and networked industry partners.
16 June 2026

Worley Comprimo and BASF to deliver integrated gas treatment and SRUs for Budour Tayseer Gas Project

Project will produce 2 MMSm³/day sweet gas, 950 m³/day condensate and 80 t/day sulphur pellets under a design-build-own-operate-maintain framework.
15 June 2026

Statkraft to build Blåfjell Pump into Blåsjø reservoir

Pump will lift water ~60 m into Norway’s largest hydropower reservoir, adding 54 GWh to Ulla‑Førre output; four local contracts awarded totalling NOK 250m.

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