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CLEANER WATER
Calgon Carbon inks deal to supply activated carbon

products and services to support PFAS treatment in US

American Water, the largest regulated carbon product also significantly reduces
water and wastewater utility company CO generation, making it an environ-
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in the US, and Calgon Carbon, a wholly- mentally responsible process to minimise
owned subsidiary of Japan’s Kuraray, waste.
have inked a nine-year exclusive supply
contract providing granular activated “We are excited about this strategic
carbon, equipment and reactivation services partnership to supply our Filtrasorb activated
to more than 50 American Water sites carbon and AquaKnight equipment to
across 10 states. Calgon Carbon said its American Water as they tackle the PFAS
activated carbon products and services will problem and protect communities across
be used to treat per and polyfluoroalkyl Carbon is a critical element in ensuring the country from forever chemicals,” said
substances (PFAS) in drinking water. our facilities will continue to have the Ms. Jenalle Brewer, Senior Vice Presi-
necessary equipment, supplies and dent of Drinking Water and Global Busi-
“American Water remains steadfast ongoing services to comply with current ness Development. “We also applaud
in our commitment to protect our custo- PFAS regulations and do so in an their adoption of environmentally sound
mers and the communities we serve by environmentally responsible way.” and cost-effective reactivation services,
meeting or surpassing federal and local that keep spent carbon out of landfills.”
drinking water standards, including those Calgon Carbon said its proprietary re-
regulations put forth by the US EPA related activation process has been demonstrated In April 2024, the US Environmental
to PFAS,” said Ms. Susan Hardwick, to destroy testable PFAS compounds to Protection Agency (EPA) had established
Chief Executive Officer, American near non-detect levels. Compared to other the national maximum containment
Water. “Our partnership with Calgon methods of treatment, the reactivated levels for six PFAS.
TRUMP IMPACT
Woodside rethinking investment in US hydrogen project

Australian energy giant, Woodside, Heliogen’s modular, “nearly 24/7” tion phase of the project but would “con-
has dropped plans to build a 5-MW power solution uses computer vision tinue to evaluate opportunities for further
concentrated solar power (CSP) techno- software to precisely align mirrors to collaboration” in deploying CSP tech-
logy demonstration plant in California’s reflect sunlight to a single target on the top nology. Woodside also announced the
Mojave Desert, in collaboration with of a solar tower, enabling low-cost storage “strategic decision” to delay taking a final
US-based Heliogen. in the form of high-temperature thermal investment decision on its H20K project –
energy. For Woodside, the deal was a proposed liquid hydrogen project in
Woodside’s collaboration with intended as a potential first step to intro- Oklahoma. Woodside billed its decision
Heliogen was first touted in late 2021 duce CSP technology into the oil and gas as part of a “disciplined approach” and
as a plan to jointly market the AI- major’s operations, including for use in said that it would instead prioritise a clean
enabled CSP technology developed by Australia for remote power generation ammonia project in Texas.
Heliogen, which is backed by Bill and other industrial processes.However,
Gates. These plans firmed up in early in its fourth quarter earnings announce- The timing of Woodside’s decision
2022 when Heliogen revealed it had ment, Woodside announced it had “con- related to its “new energy” plans in the US
been granted a Limited Notice to cluded its collaboration with Heliogen” coincides with the news that the newly
Proceed (LNTP) from Woodside’s on the project, dubbed Project Capella. inaugurated Donald Trump is making good
wholly-owned US subsidiary to begin on his election promises to pull America
procurement of key equipment for a According to Woodside, both parties back out of the Paris climate treaty and
demonstration facility. had decided not to pursue the construc- wind back its support for renewables.

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