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Although hydrogen projects have slowed down since the Trump Administration took office, Siemens Energy will continue technology demonstrations to ensure future-fuel readiness.

The 2025 Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia provides participants with up-to-date information on the latest technologies, including supercritical equipment, hydrogen systems, and AI.

While canned motor pumps are suitable for high-pressure ammonia applications, magnetically coupled pumps are typically deployed for higher flow, lower pressure services.

Sealless ammonia pumps ensure safety for nearby personnel by containing leakage and managing the fuel’s inherent toxicity, flammability, and pungent odor.

Dr. Eric Petersen, Director of the Texas A&M Turbomachinery Lab, discusses a focus on centrifugal compressors, vibration and reliability, and new short courses at TPS 2025.

Facing rising demand, decarbonization targets, and supply chain volatility, John Crane’s Nico Schmaeling urged turbomachinery professionals at the 2025 Turbomachinery & Pump Symposium to address the energy trilemma—security, affordability, and sustainability—through smarter design, efficiency upgrades, and cross-industry collaboration.

Once operational, the project will capture up to 800,000 tons of CO2 per year for permanent sequestration beneath the North Sea via the Northern Lights facility.

The company’s gas turbine and refrigerant compressor technology supports an additional 6 MTPA of LNG capacity and lower emissions at the Texas-based facility.

The Turbomachinery News Network, for the week of September 8, 2025, covers news from GE Vernova, Mitsubishi Power, Rolls-Royce, and NextDecade.

With the new Flex selective catalytic reduction system, ship operators may reduce their physical footprint by up to 42% and cut NOx by 75% compared to IMO II limits.

Train 4 is supported by several 20-year LNG sale and purchase agreements, totaling 4.6 MTPA, with ADNOC, TotalEnergies, and Aramco.

The new gas turbines, steam turbines, and auxiliary equipment will increase power generation capacity to meet rising industrial and residential electricity demand.

The international consortium partners are progressing on the engine demonstrator, technologies for additive manufacturing, cooling systems, and high-pressure compressor design.

Following Mitsubishi’s large-frame turbine deliveries, the O Mon 4 power plant will raise Petrovietnam’s total installed capacity to over 9,300 MW.

The life-extension project will add up to 30 MW of additional power, with 1.8% efficiency gains, a 5% reduction in CO2 emissions, and improved grid stability.

With new power plants taking longer to come online, EthosEnergy helps customers extend their current assets through condition monitoring, refurbishment, and a commitment to efficiency.

In addition to five centrifugal compressor trains, the supply includes dynamic process simulations and a digital twin with virtual sensors for the integrally geared compressors.

The Turbomachinery News Network, for the week of September 1, 2025, covers news from Baker Hughes, Doosan Enerbility, Doosan Škoda Power, and Rolls-Royce.

The five-year contract addition allows EthosEnergy to continue life-extension strategies, maximizing asset uptime and minimizing cost for Spirit Energy’s gas assets.

The company will execute reconstruction while six installed machines, boilers, and other equipment remain in full operation, presenting a challenge that requires extensive coordination.

The large-scale permanent carbon sequestration facility, under the CarbonSAFE initiative, will store CO2 from industrial emitters across the Mountain West region.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries seeks to identify the various origins of hydrogen production, in addition to tracking carbon intensity across the co-fired, nuclear, and green typologies.

The Military University of Technology in Warsaw, Poland, will use GE Aerospace’s course material and training to support F110-GE-129E engine maintenance.

Building out the Dangjin LNG storage tank infrastructure aligns with South Korea’s plan to improve domestic LNG supplies and may be completed by December 2029.

The engineering and equipment scope includes five 60-MWe units, turboexpanders, and one BRUSH generator for the Cape Station project in Utah.

Turbine Services Ltd. allows EthosEnergy to shorten component lead times, while the Operations & Maintenance division’s success is credited to reliability and consistency.

According to the position paper, hydrotreated vegetable oil can offer decarbonized backup power for data centers with 90% lower CO2 emissions than fossil diesel.

The regasification facility will strengthen natural gas supplies across southern Taiwan, using seawater to heat cryogenic LNG into a gaseous state for pipeline transportation.