Water

EC 231-791-2

projects tracked
18
active
13

Also known as water vapor, water vapour, H2O, and água.

Water projects

chemXplore tracks 18 projects involving water, of which 13 are active.

9 produce it and 9 use it as feedstock.

  1. 4 projects Announced / Concept
  2. 2 projects FEED / Pre-FID
  3. none FID / Sanctioned
  4. 5 projects Under Construction
  5. 2 projects Commissioning & Start-up

Of the active ones, 8 new construction, 4 revamp / retrofit and 1 expansion.

Expected start-up, by year
0 1 2 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031

3 active projects carry no start-up date yet. The dates themselves, per project, are for subscribers.

What moved recently

  • 5 October 2026 Metso Thickener Modernization at Chile Mining Site · Announced / Concept · Chile
  • September 2026 Iberdrola Green Heat Asturias renewable steam plant · Commissioning & Start-up · Spain
  • 25 August 2026 INA Rijeka Refinery Back-Pressure Steam Turbines Revamp · Commissioning & Start-up · Croatia (Hrvatska)
  • 30 July 2026 bp Atlantis Major Facility Expansion · Operational / Completed · United States
  • 30 July 2026 Veolia Cúcuta Water and Sanitation Modernization · Announced / Concept · Colombia

Latest news on water

13 October 2026
Rompetrol Quality Control upgrades Petromidia and Vega refinery laboratories

Around 40 analytical instruments installed across refinery and petrochemical labs to boost precision testing, digital workflows and capacity for fuels, solvents, bitumen and polymers.

13 October 2026
Carbon Neutral Fuels' FlexSAF redesign boosts Project Starling output

Flexible plant design merges eSAF and advanced bioSAF on one brownfield site, raising Starling output from 25,000 to ~42,000 tpa and cutting per-tonne costs.

12 October 2026
WACKER unveils high-performance silicones for FAKUMA

Two new LSR grades: a self-adhesive, high-tear, non-postcure overmolding grade and an oil-exuding, coolant‑resistant sealant for EV battery cooling circuits.

8 October 2026
Koch Technology Solutions and Alpek sign license for Suape PTA steam-reduction retrofit

License-backed retrofit to cut steam consumption, improve energy efficiency and competitiveness at the Suape PTA plant; moves to Process Design Package after a feasibility study.

6 October 2026
thyssenkrupp nucera opens company-operated electrolyzer cell Assembly Hub in Portugal

Centralized, semi-automated electrolyzer cell assembly hub in Portugal to shorten lead times, raise throughput and deliver ready-to-install cell packages for projects across Europe.

5 October 2026
Carbon Neutral Fuels seeks community input on Siddick SAF facility

Drop-in on 15 Oct to view early plans for a 40-acre SAF plant at Siddick producing ~42,000 t/yr and creating 500 construction and 150+ permanent jobs.

5 October 2026
Metso wins EUR 16m thickener modernization order in Chile

EUR 16 million contract to retrofit three high-rate thickeners in Chile to raise underflow density and improve water recovery for a large mining operation.

30 September 2026
Iberdrola awards ten rural initiatives in third Convive edition

Ten projects won awards across six categories for initiatives linking electrification, biodiversity and rural development, from industrial decarbonisation to community energy and journalism.

30 September 2026
Arq releases 2025 Sustainability Report

Report covers PAC growth, GAC commissioning then pause, higher 2025 emissions and energy use, water reductions, land reclamation, safety record and a 2026 baseline for PAC production.

30 September 2026
Toyo Engineering launches g-Steam™ tube-type electric boiler

Tube-type electric boiler for 2–25 t/h steam, based on nuclear-plant technology, targeted at pharma, cosmetics and food manufacturers to enable low-carbon steam supply.