combustion industry News
-
Industrial Combustible Dust Tragedies can be Prevented
One year ago, a combustible dust explosion killed a worker at the Hoeganaes facility in Gallatin, Tennessee. During the same year there were additional two accidents at the plant that have been linked to combustible dust resulting in several additional deaths and injuries. The investigation found that significant amounts of fine iron powder had accumulated over time at the facility and the ...
-
Is gaming becoming more environmentally conscious?
Environmentalism is becoming an ever hotter topic by the day, with the focus on curbing our carbon emissions a key priority for governments all across the world. Often, large-scale initiatives like the medium combustion plant directive target industry and big business, but there are plenty of things that everyday citizens can do to curb their emissions, too. Gaming represents an area where ...
-
MEPs vote to cap Emissions of Medium Combustion Plants
EU countries would have to enforce sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emission limits upon medium-sized combustion plants, such as electricity generators or heating systems for domestic, residential or industrial use, under draft plans approved by the Environment Committee on Wednesday. MEPs voted to adapt the scheme to match the plants’ thermal input, so as to reduce the administrative ...
-
Medium combustion plants emissions: informal deal with Council
Draft plans to set sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emission limits for medium-sized combustion plants, such as electricity generators or heating systems for domestic, residential or industrial use, were informally agreed by MEPs and the Latvian Presidency of the Council on Tuesday. EU Member states will have to assess whether to introduce stricter limits in areas where these emissions breach ...
-
Rulings require Feds to Consider Carbon Impact of Coal Mines
Beset by power plant closures, growing regulatory scrutiny and proposed changes in how they pay royalties, coal mines are facing a new obstacle - a review of how coal extracted and burned will impact the air and global warming. Under a series of rulings by U.S. judges in Denver over the last year, federal agencies that approve mining projects have been told to take into account coal's ...
-
INNIO and Graz’s LEC Research Visionary Technologies for Sustainable Energy Generation and Transport
The United Nations Climate Change Agreement and movements such as Fridays for Future are putting pressure on politicians, companies and research institutions to develop sustainable energy solutions. For the past 25 years, INNIO, a pioneer in combined heat and power, and the LEC in Graz have been researching and developing visionary technologies for sustainable power generation and the transport ...
-
Air Products Collaborates with Huazhong University of Science and Technology to Drive Clean Energy with Focus on Advanced Combustion Technology
Air Products (NYSE: APD), a leading global industrial gases and performance materials supplier, today announced it has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and a joint research and development (R&D) agreement with Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) in China on clean energy. The collaboration between Air Products and the State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion ...
-
Flare Industries Announces the Acquisition of NV Bekaert SA’s Clean Enclosed Burner (CEB) Product Line
Flare Industries, LLC. (Flare) today announced the acquisition of the Clean Enclosed Burner (CEB) product line from NV Bekaert SA. The CEB product line consists of a unique patented technology used in the destruction of industrial gaseous wastes while maintaining industry leading emissions levels. The technology provides up to 99.99 percent destruction of VOCs with NOx and CO levels of less than ...
-
Biomass Combustion Research
The use of alternative combustion fuels that provide a renewable source of energy is a major area of research and investment. Sources of biomass fuels include virgin wood, energy crops, agricultural residues, food waste and industrial waste. Controlling the combustion process of any new fuel and keeping track of the biomass fuel emissions of combustion by-products is important to users of these ...
-
RDF/SRF Shredder for Refuse Derived / Solid Recovered Alternative Fuels Prodution
RDF/SRF Shredder for Refuse Derived / Solid Recovered AF Alternative Fuels Prodution RDF has many facets, meaning it can be further specified into TDF (Tyre Derived Fuels), SRF (Solid Recovered Fuels) and AF (Alternative Fuels). RDF stands for Refuse Derived Fuel. This fuel is produced from combustible components that the industry calls Municipal Solid Waste-MSW for short. This waste, usually ...
-
Global decrease in coal burning leads to stalling of CO2 emissions in 2015
In 2015, after three years of slow growth, the growth of global CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel use and from steel and cement production was brought to a standstill. One of the main causes was the 2% global decrease in coal burning and cement production - the largest decrease over the past five decades, apart from recessions. The global decrease in CO2 emissions from coal use was offset by ...
-
Ener-Core Completes Construction of 2-MW Power Oxidizer Unit
Ener-Core, Inc. (OTCQB:ENCR), the world's only provider of Power Oxidationtechnology and equipment that generates clean power from low-quality and waste gases from a wide variety of industries, completed primary construction of the first-ever 2 MW-sized Power Oxidizer in December 2015. The unit was assembled on the industrial site of Combustion Associates, Inc. in Corona, CA, and will be ...
-
Austin Chamber of Commerce selects Flare Industries as the winner of the medium business export award
The Austin Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with GlobalAustin, the City of Austin, and the State of Texas, is pleased to announce the winners of the Second Annual International Awards that took place May 3, 2012 at the Four Seasons Hotel Austin. State and local officials, business leaders, and educational institutions gathered to recognize members of the Texas Consular Corps and high other ...
-
RMI: Treasury’s 45X guidelines will supercharge U.S. clean energy manufacturing & technological innovation
Today, the US Department of the Treasury unveiled initial guidance on one of the highest-value tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act, the 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credit, which incentivizes the domestic production of solar, wind, inverter, and battery components. This guidance provides certainty to investors on the specific technologies and production conditions that qualify ...
-
Economic hardship in Greece has increased wood burning to keep warm in winter
Air quality in the Greek city of Thessaloniki has worsened during the recent economic crisis, as residents burn more wood and other types of biomass to keep warm. A recent study has found a 30% increase in the concentration of fine particle (PM2.5) emissions associated with wood smoke from residential heating in 2012 and 2013, with implications for the health of local residents. Thessaloniki is ...
-
Flare Industries Announces the Acquisition of Jordan Technologies
Flare Industries, LLC, today announced the acquisition of Jordan Technologies, a leading supplier of vapor recovery units (VRUs) and the largest service provider for VRUs in the world market. Flare Industries (Flare), is an industry leader in design, manufacturing and installation of combustion and pollution control technology and equipment. Founded in 1980, Jordan Technologies (Jordan), is ...
-
IEA urges a quick and global push to develop and deploy Carbon Capture and Storage technologies
Carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) is one of the most promising technological solutions to curb greenhouse gas emissions and to salvage our climate. Still, many questions remain. To date, only four full-scale CCS projects exist in the world; none of these projects captures carbon dioxide (CO2) from a coal-fired power plant. “The window of opportunity is closing for the global community to ...
-
New, Multilingual Website for Johnson Matthey Power Plant Industries (PPI) Group Greatly Enhances Customer Access
Johnson Matthey’s Power Plant Industries (PPI) group has introduced its new website --www.powerplantcatalysts.com -- which offers users significant and vital technical and sales information about its SCR technology, its catalyst products and applications and conferences and trade shows, as well as the latest news and important contacts. The PPI website, currently available in English and ...
-
DOE selects projects to develop sensors and controls for next-generation power plants
The U.S. Department of Energy has selected seven projects to develop sensors and controls to support the full-scale implementation and operation of highly efficient power generation technologies with near-zero emissions. The total award value of the projects is nearly $7 million, which includes $1.4 million in cost-sharing from the recipients. The projects will be managed by the Office of Fossil ...
-
Johnson Controls Unveils Newly Renovated, World-Class Battery Technology Center and Test Facility
Johnson Controls, Inc., (NYSE: JCI) today opened its newly renovated, state-of-the-art Battery Technology Center and Battery Test Facility at its Power Solutions headquarters in Glendale, Wis. The facility is the largest energy storage technical center in North America. "Our Battery Technology Center and Battery Test Facility will ensure that we not only have the best products on the road, but ...
Need help finding the right suppliers? Try XPRT Sourcing. Let the XPRTs do the work for you