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PLANTS, CENTERS, AND FACILITIES

Acciona initiates Malgarida solar PV works in Chile

Acciona initiated construction works on the 238MW Malgarida I and II photovoltaic complex in Chile, covering 535ha. This complex will be the company’s seventh renewable energy facility in the country.

Empire Cement Packaging plans affordable cement for Ghanaians

Empire Cement Packaging Ltd has acquired 18.74 acres of land in Weija, Ghana, to establish the company under the One District One Factory initiative. The 1Mta factory will cost approximately US$500m and is being developed in partnership with Obokom Civil Engineering Ltd, which will own a 30% stake in the factory.


ACQUISITIONS AND COLLABORATIONS

EnPro to acquire optical filters and coatings maker Alluxa

Materials science engineering company EnPro Industries entered into an agreement to acquire Alluxa, which manufactures optical filters and thin-film coatings. Alluxa complements EnPro’s existing portfolio of businesses in the advanced technology space.

Total to develop 3.3 GW of solar projects in Spain with Ignis

Total, a France-based oil and gas company, entered into an agreement with Ignis, a Spain-based solar developer, to develop 3.3 GW of solar projects located close to Madrid and Andalusia. The first projects in the Ignis portfolio are expected to start in 2022, with the aim of bringing them all under production by 2025.

Siemens and UNM sign collaborative agreement for microgrids, renewable energy systems

Siemens Industry and The University of New Mexico signed an agreement to begin a collaboration on the integration of renewable energy systems and microgrids. The collaboration will center around the UNM-owned microgrid, located next to the UNM Interdisciplinary Film and Digital Media building at Mesa Del Sol in Albuquerque.

Arkema, partners pursue recyclable wind turbine blades

Arkema and several partners in France’s wind energy sector will develop prototypes of recyclable wind turbine blades. The composite blades will be made with Arkema’s Elium thermoplastic. Unlike traditional thermoset resins, the Elium thermoplastic can be depolymerized or dissolved to recover resin and glass fibers.


OTHER STORIES

URI Cooperative Extension to host virtual energy lecture series beginning Oct. 7

The University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension will host three virtual lectures as part of the annual “Plugged Into Energy Research” lecture series. The first lecture will be held Oct. 7 from 6:30–8 p.m. Subsequent lectures will take place at the same time on Oct. 28 and Nov. 18. All will be presented via WebEx and are free and open to the public.

Fives launches ‘greener’ glass manufacturing website

Fives launched a subfolder site www.fivesgroup.com/glass, answering its new strategy to focus on greener glass manufacturing technologies. The new website is structured around four main axes that aim to increase energy efficiency, reduce emissions, enhance operating life, as well as minimise downtime and maintenance costs.

Du-Co Ceramics welcomes new plant manager

Du-Co Ceramics welcomed Jeff Haeberle as their new plant manager. A graduate of Virginia Tech College of Engineering with a degree in materials science, Haeberle has spent the past 25 years at AK Steel.

Cleveland-Cliffs CEO says focus after ArcelorMittal deal is emissions

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., which said it will purchase the U.S. operations of ArcelorMittal SA for $1.4 billion, plans to change the mix of raw materials going into the newly acquired blast furnaces to help cut carbon emissions as it expands production.


NEW PRODUCTS

Wilson RH2150: The lastest Rockwell hardness tester

Buehler is excited to introduce its newest Rockwell Hardness Tester, the Wilson RH2150. It is available in two different sizes, with a vertical capacity of 10 and 14 inches, and it is fully protected from outside influences with sheet metal casing and a loadcell protection.

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