Fuel Storage Articles
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LED Applications for Aircraft Maintenance Facilities
Businesses that specialize in aircraft maintenance must take high quality lighting conditions into consideration during operations. There are numerous factors in such facilities could make inspections difficult to carry out. For example, the presence of large aircrafts and equipment promotes the creation of shadows and dark spots in the location. Additionally, shiny surfaces increase the ...
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How to Choose the Right Energy Management Software [GUIDE]
Happy New Year! Wait, what’s wrong? Not so happy? In trouble trying to choose the right energy management software for your project? Oh no! We can just picture the scene: your desk is piled high with brochures, quotes and provider offers… and the clock is ticking. Yours is the classic energy manager dilemma: the longer you put off your decision, the fewer energy savings you will be ...
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Case study - Allburn Incinerators
PROJECT 19 off containerised Allburn 3 Incinerators World Health Organisation—Ethiopia PROJECT DESCRIPTION Top loaded, diesel fired, low capacity incinera-tors, factory -installed within 20’ ISO shipping containers, for the disposal of bagged general/clinical waste from hospital and clinics, animal and industrial waste. To be utilised in various lo-cations throughout Ethiopia. ...
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Bio Cabin Case Study
Site background: As a result of a previously successful planning application on one of their other farms, The Hampton Estate management team agreed that biomass was the preferred fuel for this new project. The project was to build new housing including the conversion of an existing barn on the estate. Description of problem before installation: New heating system to be installed as a result ...
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The Beltran biomass cogeneration system
An effective, economical solution for harvesting safe, renewable domestic energy, mitigating wastes and achieving environmental goals. Background The Beltran Biomass Cogeneration System (BBCS) is an integrated, three-stage process that uses proprietary gasification technology to convert biomass and other organic wastes into versatile, cleanburning synthesis gas. The purified gas can then be ...
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Bridges To Biofuels: AHB Initiative Supports Education And Opportunities For Hardwood Bioproducts
Advance Hardwood Biofuels Northwest (AHB) is a consortium of Pacific Northwest University and industry partners. AHB's new initiative, led by the University of Washington, supports a sustainable hardwood bioproducts and biofuels industry in the Pacific Northwest with a long-term goal of developing poplar-based biofuels and high value chemicals. Ken Zarker and Northwest Green Chemistry (NGC), a ...
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Phase 1 Castaldo S.p.A. - Giugliano, Italy - Case Study
The Giugliano project was separated into two separate phases. During Phase 1 in 2016 we designed and built the Giugliano facility to process 36,000 t/a of source separated organics, including approximately 80% household organics and 20% leaf and yard waste. The facility uses 13 dryAD tunnels and/or 10 composting tunnels to convert organic waste into compost and biogas. The biogas that is ...
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What is the difference between open and closed cup flash point?
Flash point tests are used to show the lowest temperature that a volatile substance is vapourised into a flammable gas. This is done by introducing a source of ignition, then waiting for the “flash” where the substance is ignited. There are a wide range of methods but most are available in open or closed cup formats – but what is the difference between these? Open Cup Flash ...
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Why airlines keep pushing biofuels: They have no choice
The number of global fliers is expected to more than double in the next two decades. In order to carry all those extra passengers, airlines are turning to a technology very few can make work on a large scale: converting trash into fuel. They have no other choice. As people in countries such as China, India and Indonesia get wealthier they are increasingly turning to air travel for vacation or ...
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Airbus CEO talks about emissions, innovation and more
These are heady times for the commercial-aircraft business at Airbus and Boeing, as airlines place huge orders for new planes. Each is working on more fuel-efficient aircraft to satisfy airlines that want lower fuel bills and regulators who want lower emissions from aircraft. Airbus Group CEO Tom Enders spoke last month to an aviation conference in Dallas and urged the industry to put more ...
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H2 Energy 7m3 DIY Biogas Storage
50 years after The Beatles barged their way into the public consciousness, fellow Merseysiders H2 Energy hope to herald a new wave of inspiration and confidence for the renewable energy sector by introducing their Bio Refining process. It would be quite wrong to describe H2 Energy as the new kids on the block however, as there is an enviable pedigree lurking behind the companies youthful good ...
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CDM Smith 50m3 DIY Biogas Storage
When CDM Smith, the American based global contractor specialising in water, environment and energy contacted us regarding biogas storage we knew it would be an interesting project! With new U.S. regulations requiring federal facilities to use renewable energy sources to meet 7% of energy needs by 2013 and 25% by 2025, CDM Smith are at the forefront of trialling renewable energy systems. The ...
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Fre-energy 250m3 DIY Installed Biogas Storage
Following the installation in 2011 of our 250m3 biogas holder at Much Fawley Farm near Hereford, Fre-energy decided to purchase a second Base Biogas Holder for use with their own Anaerobic Digester located at Lodge Farm near Wrexham, which just happens to be the largest organic farm in Wales. Their unique AD tank design incorporates a clever mechanism for in-process de-gritting which greatly ...
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ERigene 200m3 Biogas Storage
French anaerobic digestion specialists ERigene are a turnkey supplier of complete AD systems, both biogas production and value-added usage. The ERibox system can comprise any number of modular AD units that are delivered to site. They are factory built hook-lift boxes and are connected together to run automatically, with the added peace of mind of remote monitoring. If more capacity is required, ...
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Advocates of Renewable Energy: Be Careful What We Promise
Sixty years ago, nuclear was hyped as a source of energy / electricity that would be “too cheap to meter.” The OPEC oil embargo dashed the western world's dream of bountiful low-cost energy but, when Brian Mulroney was elected a decade later, he terminated Canada's research into renewables because “the energy crisis was over.”That funding cut led to my appointment as head of the Solar Energy ...
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SRF Refining (Solid Recovered Fuels), Austria - Case Study
Customer Mullex-Umwelt-Sauberung-GmbH was founded in 1980 and is working in the field of waste collection, waste sorting, waste processing and waste disposal. The company operates at three locations in Styria and currently employs around 90 people. Situation The demand from the main customer of the solid recovered fuel after removal of chlorine from the SRF led Mullex to decide at the end of ...
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Case study - MÜLLEX-Umwelt-Säuberung-GmbH – Austria SRF Refining (Solid Recovered Fuels)
Customer Thermoteam is a join! venture of Lafarge and Saubermacher. The business objective is the production of Solid Recovered Fuels (SRF) at the location of Retznei (South of Styria) close to the cement works of Lafarge in Austria. Thermoteam has capacity and permission to process 99,500 tonnes of waste per year. The input material varies between pre-treated mixed trade wastes and MRF ...
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Yamaha Generators are Among the World's Finest Generators in the Market Today
Whether you need basic preparedness equipment or something portable that you can take you on your family camping and wilderness trips, Yamaha generators are the perfect choice for all kinds of additional or alternative power source requirements. Portable gensets from Yamaha are among the most powerful in the market today. The EF series, for one, features compact versions that offer as much as ...
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Investigation of fatty acid methyl esters in jet fuel
Sustainable aviation fuels research has considerable momentum in efforts lead by government, academia and industry. Environmentally sound domestic fuels allow significant benefits, while also creating some challenges due to their novelty. One of these challenges is the cross contamination of fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) in biodiesel with jet fuels. It was suspected that sharing the same supply ...
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Development of algae–based technology to mitigate energy crisis in coal mining areas: a critical review
Algal biofuels around the world represent a sustainable pathway to meet increasing demand for fuel and clean energy with reduced environmental impact. More than half of that mass consists of lipids or triacylglycerides which are also found in vegetable oils and are used to produce such advanced biofuels as biodiesel, green diesel, green gasoline and green jet fuel. Algal remediation technology ...
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