LNG is held aloft as the clean fuel of the future, the stepping stone to diversification, as well as being cited as the stimulus for a North American energy revival. It is, quite simply, one...
Natural gas is nothing new, but in recent years new sources combined with new methods and technologies for extraction and processing have created new opportunities and enhanced the long-term viability of natural gas as a...
Operating a seagoing vessel is expensive and, according to international accountant Moore Stephens, which recently carried out a survey of vessel operating costs, rising fuel costs and ever-tighter regulations to limit sulfur emissions mean that...
November (2013) saw Iwatani Corporation unveil its latest three-year mid-term business plan, to run through until fiscal year 2015. Titled ‘Plan 15’ the strategy perhaps best summarises the position the Japan industrial gases business finds...
Last month’s feature on cryogenic valves described them as ‘essential to our industry’ due to their daily dealings with cryogenic matter. But if there were no tanks to store the substance in, or tankers to...
In the air gas industry the distribution of liquefied air took off in a major way during the 1980s and 1990s. From the ASU via trailers or railcars, to filling stations or end-users where cold...
Each year the BCGA annual conference brings together industry professionals, to be fully updated on the developments and current issues affecting the industry. This year, the event also aims to showcase the progress made on...
As ship owners and builders look for more environmentally friendly fuel sources, LNG (liquefied natural gas) is an increasingly attractive option, which means the correct specification of cryogenic valve is vitally important.
The Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) successful GSLV launch this January, with indigenous cryogenic engine, catapulted India into the exclusive club of elite space technology.
The future of welding is closely linked to the manufacturing industry, which is currently showing no signs of real growth.
