The
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presented its Climate Protection
Award to Megtec Systems, owned by U.S.-based Sequa Corp., in recognition of its
patented technology that enables coal mine ventilation air methane (VAM) to be
used as a primary energy-producing source.
The
world's first commercially viable VAM-converting installation has been
installed at WestVAMP in Australia with the help of the VOCsidizer from Megtec.
To help processors in the energy-intensive process industries enhance the efficiency of their process heating systems, the Department of Energy's Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) introduced an "Ask the Expert" section to its web site, www.eere.energy.gov/industry/.
A rural community biorefinery -- reportedly one of the first in the United States to utilize cellulose sources such as switch grass, corn cobs and corn stover at raw material levels of up to 30 percent -- is one step closer to reality following a $30 million grant to Ecofin LLC from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
Digital plant architecture and batch process control automation systems
from Emerson Process Management Asia-Pacific have been successfully
installed at a new polyvinyl chloride (PVC) production facility of Yichang Yihua Pacific Chemical Co. Ltd., a leader in the Chinese
fertilizer industry.
Power plants in Spain and Portugal that will use biomass as fuel have selected international technology group Andritz to supply steam boilers based on fluidized-bed combustion technology.
An advanced security feature that prevents the unauthorized cloning of control configurations has been added to the 3500 and Mini 8 controllers from Eurothem.
Washington
State University (WSU) and the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest
National Laboratory (PNNL) dedicated a new building for the advancement of
biomass research.
Alfa Laval has signed and closed an agreement to
acquire Standard Refrigeration, a supplier of shell-and-tube heat exchangers
for refrigeration, industrial cooling and heating, and air-conditioning applications.
"How It's Made" chronicles the fabrication of various industrial, commercial and household products and includes narration of the process from conception to shipment.
A multi-year digital automation project at Petrobras Brazil's Zarates polystyrene manufacturing facility near Buenos Aires, Argentina, resulted in production gains and reduced plant downtime.
For the second straight year, Rockford, Ill.-based Eclipse Inc. will sponsor the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC) and the Ethanol Indy Racing Team race season to help promote the use of environmentally friendly fuels.
Pittsburgh-based Chromalox, a manufacturer of electric heat and control products, revamped its web site to deliver increased functionality and allow visitors to find and configure solutions based on industry and application.
Worldwide shipments of wireless products for industrial monitoring and control applications will increase nearly 20 percent per year, from $629.1 million in 2007 to reach $1,504.3 million in 2012, according to a market study by Natick, Mass.-based Venture Development Corp.
Pacific West Pharmacy (PWP) and Advantage Pharmaceutical Inc. (API) of Rocklin, Calif., service long-term care facilities and hospitals throughout California.
To boost machine capacity and product quality, the Varkaus, Finland-based mill of Stora Enso, an integrated paper, packaging and forest products company, completed a rebuild of paper machine PM3.
As gas and oil prices continue to grow and more companies get serious about conserving natural resources and greening up their processes, many are turning to boiler technologies such as those offered by New York-based Miura Boiler.
Processors can learn how to do more with their instrumentation via a
quarterly e-newsletter from the Framingham, Mass., manufacturer of
temperature-measurement devices.
The U.S. and Canadian distribution network for Continental products has been reorganized by Leesburg, Va.-based Eurotherm into a collection of master distributors.
Tipsheet, a free monthly technical e-mail series for users of thermal
fluids and hot-oil systems from Paratherm Corp., West Conshohocken,
Pa., returned with a new installment.
In an effort to expand its plate heat exchanger line and increase North American business, GEA PHE Systems North America, an international supplier of plate heat exchangers, has acquired Toronto, Canada-based plate heat exchanger specialist Viex Inc.
Calling the accomplishment an industry first, Tyco Thermal Controls, Redwood City, Calif., announced it has manufactured and sold one billion feet of Raychem self-regulating heat-tracing cable.
