Greenhouse Gas Applications on Environmental XPRT

Greenhouse gas tracking

GHG MRR Reporting: comprehensive toolset for emission calculations against multiple protocols and for all subpart reporting requirements including electronic reporting submittals. Subpart A, C, D, W reporting: Configurable solution to handle multiple subparts. Climate Registry Reporting: Utilize existing data sets to estimate emissions from multiple reporting protocols.

By Perillon Software Inc. based in Acton, MASSACHUSETTS (USA).

Greenhouse gas monitoring for regulations and compliance consultancy

Kurz thermal mass ﬂow meters exceed the certiﬁcation levels required by the Mandatory GHG Reporting regulation and are approved for these applications.

By Kurz Instruments, Inc. based in Monterey, CALIFORNIA (USA).

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Gas analysis & monitoring system for greenhouse gases analysis

The rising levels of manmade greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere and their resulting impact on climate is now one of the single biggest technological and environmental challenges facing the world. This makes intensified monitoring of these gases more critical than ever in order to better quantify the role of the numerous natural and manmade sources, sinks and buffers involved in the cycles of GHGs. It also enables us to objectively audit GHG fluxes at the factory, city, country and continental level. Such objective auditing is ultimately essential to facilitate effective enforcement and compliance with any regulations, laws, treaties and trading agreements based on GHG metrics such as carbon footprints.

By ETG Risorse e Tecnologia S.r.l. based in Montiglio, ITALY.

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Gas monitoring instruments and systems for greenhouse gas emissions from soil

Measurement of greenhouse gases released from soil and water surface forms an important part of climate change study. Microbial activity in the soil or for instance the melting of permafrost releases greenhouse gases such as Methane and nitrous oxide N2O into the atmosphere. Measurement of the concentration for these gases inside an open-bottom soil chamber placed on the soil over time tells the emission rate (flux) per chamber footprint area.

By Gasmet Technologies Oy based in Helsinki, FINLAND.

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Portable and fixed gas analysers for gas flaring

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas and should be destroyed before it enters the atmosphere. Flaring is a common solution for gas with CH4 10% - 40%.

By Geotech based in Leamington Spa, UNITED KINGDOM.

Waste gas treatment for the semiconductor industry

In the early 1990s no appropriate and comprehensive technical solution had been available for waste gas treatment in the semiconductor industry. Back then as well as today many industrial and research production procedures use process gases and generate waste gases. These waste gases, considered greenhouse gases, are toxic and/or highly flammable and very often pose a significant risk to production facilities and the environment. The semiconductor industry, for instance, uses perfluorocarbons, whose global warming potential is extremely high and therefore requires an efficient waste gas treatment. Combining and transporting different gases into a fab’s central waste gas system might produce highly flammable and highly explosive gaseous mixtures, which in the past has occasionally caused the total loss of entire production facilities. Particles contained within gases may also cause exhaust blockages. To eliminate these risks, process waste gases need to be treated at the “Point-of-Use” (POU) where harmful exhausts are abated immediately.

By DAS Environmental Expert GmbH based in Dresden, GERMANY.

Measurement solution for soil chamber gas flux

Closed chamber gas flux measurements can be made with Protea FTIR analysers to allow researchers in the field of atmospheric gas analysis from agricultural and livestock to measure evolved gases such as N₂O, CO₂, CO, NH₃, and CH₄. Nitrous oxide (N₂O) and Methane (CH₄) emissions from soil, plant and livestock are especially important gases to measure, given their high potential as greenhouse gases (GHGs). NH₃, whilst not a greenhouse gas on the scale of N₂O, CH₄ and CO₂, is a major emission from agricultural, such as after the spreading of liquid manure, and steps are required to measure and reduce the NH3 emissions and the effects they have on the ecosystem.

By Protea Limited based in Middlewich, UNITED KINGDOM.

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Air pollution control for ventilation air methane industry

Ventilation Air Methane (VAM) is a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) released by coal or mineral mining operations, it is also commonly known as Coal Mine Methane (CMM). The air pollutants from this process have a global warming potential 21 times greater than carbon dioxide, which is another well known GHG. As alternative energy technologies have developed, methane is increasingly used to generate electricity and heat. Landfills and mines represent two of the most abundant sources, however reports indicate that more than 50% of all VAM is exhausted from mine ventilation systems and remains unutilized.

By Anguil Environmental Systems, Inc. based in Milwaukee, WISCONSIN (USA).

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Carbon capture and storage (CCS) applications

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is an emerging method of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of power plants. In a process called ‘scrubbing’, the carbon dioxide emissions can be absorbed into chemical solvents consisting of amines or carbonates. Scrubbing is a well-established method of carbon capture, with virtually every commercial CO2 capture plant in operation using this process. In the process, the first step is the removal of impurities from the flue gas, such as hydrocarbons and oxides of both nitrogen and sulfur (NOx and SOx). Next the purified gas is passed through an absorption column filled with the chemical scrubbing solvent. The solvent reacts with the carbon dioxide and selectively absorbs it from the gas stream. When CO2-rich solvent is heated, the carbon dioxide is released as a nearly pure gas.

By Gasmet Technologies Oy based in Helsinki, FINLAND.

Environmental monitoring solution for sulfuric acid plants

Measurement of SO2, sulfuric acid mist and greenhouse gas emissions from sulfuric acid plants requires careful selection of instrumentation. Ecotech offers a complete monitoring solution tailored to this industry.