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At 700 MWe, Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant 3 in Gujarat is understood to be India’s biggest indigenously developed pressurized heavy water reactor (PHWR). When the facility attained first criticality in the month of July 2020 there was cause for celebration at BellO-Seal, for this Udupi, Karnatakabased company supplied highpressure bellow sealed isolation valves and threevalve manifolds to the project.

Steam regulators are available in several varieties: direct spring loaded, direct air loaded, and steam piloted operated. These options have emerged as the standard for steam control in reducing stations. There are also downsides to the above solutions. An alternative could be the use of control valves to increase flexibility and improve the reliability in operation.

In October of Toa Valve Engineer changes its name to TVE. With the new slogan of “Aiming for the Global Niche Top”, the company says it has made “a genuine new start for its 100th anniversary”.

Crane ChemPharma & Energy carries forward the illustrious 165+ year history of Crane innovations, with their new full port metal seated Triple Offset Valves that build on improvements of previous offerings, to represent the best of all their designs wrapped into one powerful, versatile valve, the company states.

The most common type of in-line valve used in a water distribution system is the gate valve also called a water service valve. The foremost gate valve type is one with a non-rising stem, a valve in which the stem does not rise as the valve is operated. This valve is reasonably dependable, has an almost unblocked waterway when open, is very economical in smaller sizes, and can be installed underground with a minimum cost.

In recent years, plants have been required to provide technology to assist experienced maintenance personnel. Utilization of “IoT” and “AI” is one of them. For IIoT/AI to ‘understand’ the health condition of the valve, Kitz is developing a simple method with which the health condition of the valve can be predicted.

Evonik, one of the world leaders in speciality chemicals, is planning to build another combined-cycle gas and steam turbine power plant in Marl/ Essen, Germany. The company hails the initiative as “an important new step in Germany’s energy transition.”

Both the Coronavirus and wildfires are impacting the market for valves for the power industry. Due to the pandemic, valve industry personnel is not able to communicate in person or attend power and valve exhibitions. Investment in valves by power industry purchasers will be down in 2020 due to postponement of both capital and repair projects. (1)

In the highly specialized world of nuclear fluid control components, three critical requirements stand out: suitability for service, an outstanding dependability and exceptional performance.

Turkey added over 1 GW of hydroelectric power in 2018, making it the fastest growing producer of hydroelectric power in Europe. Contributing to that growth is the Çetin Dam hydropower plant, located in the southeast of the country. With an installed capacity of 420 MW, the site is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2020.