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7 states sue EPA, seek wood boiler emissions rules
Seven states filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the Environmental Protection Agency over health-damaging air pollution from outdoor wood-fired boilers that have become popular for residential heating. The lawsuit asks a federal court to order EPA to review and adopt updated emissions limits for the boilers, which have been banned in some states and are strictly regulated in others. The ...
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Advanced Cyclone Systems in the XI National Congress of Environmental Engineering
The XI National Congress of Environmental Engineering will happen in Lisbon, on 20th and 21st May. This event will gather about 200 professionals related to the area and will be an opportunity for new companies to present services, products and technologies. Advanced Cyclone Systems will participate with a poster about ReCyclone® systems and their benefits for particulate matter emission ...
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U.S. EPA fines wood veneer manufacturer $75,000 for federal air monitoring violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Roseburg Forest Products in Weed, Calif., has agreed to pay a $75,000 penalty to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act. This enforcement action comes as a result of the following violations of federal law: Roseburg did not monitor nitrogen oxides emitted by its biomass boiler for 48 days in 2008 and 2009. Roseburg ...
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A holiday gift from the EPA: New rules will cut toxic air pollution from American Boilers
The U.S. Environment Protection Agency finalized the Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rule today to protect people from exposure to toxic air pollution from industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers. By encouraging industry to use cleaner-burning fuels and to make efficiency improvements, Boiler MACT will modernize U.S. industry, reduce toxins, and cut carbon pollution. ...
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Work to Support the Riga Air Quality Plan, Latvia
The CERC consultancy team provided detailed technical support and expert advice to Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian Environment (ELLE) in preparing an Air Quality Plan for Riga City Council. ELLE compiled a comprehensive emissions inventory using EMIT and carried out air quality modelling using ADMS-Urban. ELLE determined a basis for the development of possible future scenarios through ...
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Work to Support the Riga Air Quality Plan, Latvia
The CERC consultancy team provided detailed technical support and expert advice to Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian Environment (ELLE) in preparing an Air Quality Plan for Riga City Council. ELLE compiled a comprehensive emissions inventory using EMIT and carried out air quality modelling using ADMS-Urban. ELLE determined a basis for the development of possible future scenarios through ...
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Work to support the Riga Air Quality Plan, Latvia
The CERC consultancy team provided detailed technical support and expert advice to Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian Environment (ELLE) in preparing an Air Quality Plan for Riga City Council. ELLE compiled a comprehensive emissions inventory using EMIT and carried out air quality modelling using ADMS-Urban. ELLE determined a basis for the development of possible future scenarios through ...
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Comparable fuels exclusion expanded by US EPA
EPA has finalized the expansion to the Comparable Fuel Exclusion rule. The rule allows certain secondary material, called emission-comparable fuel (ECF), to be safely burned for energy recovery in industrial boilers. ECF generates emissions when burned in an industrial boiler that are comparable to those from burning fuel oil. “This action recognizes that ECF should be managed as a commodity ...
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UK gas analyser manufacturer seeks US partner
For over 40 years, Signal Group has been a leading manufacturer of reference gas analysers employing flame ionisation detectors (FID), chemiluminescence detectors (CLD), and a variety of non-dispersive infra-red (NDIR) technologies. Following the launch of the company’s Series IV analysers, Signal is looking to expand its presence overseas and welcomes expressions of interest from ...
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Advanced Cyclone Systems with project for Sonae Indústria
After successfully approving it's Front-End Engineering Design Study, Advanced Cyclone Systems granted its most important order yet for a turn-key project for Sonae Indústria in White River, South Africa. The equipment, a ReCyclone® MH, will control particulate matter emissions from two biomass boilers burning wood waste and wood chips summing more than 90.000 m3/h in flow rate. ...
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Rotork Type K assists compliance with strict environmental legislation for furnaces and power plants
Environmental legislation demands ever stricter efficiency and control of emissions from industrial boilers, furnaces and other power plant processes. For example, in the USA the Environmental Protection Agency has recently introduced the MACT (Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology) Rule requiring operators to carry out tune-up procedures either annually or bi-annually, affecting an ...
By Rotork plc
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Saving 7% of Natural Gas Energy, reducing CO2 emissions
Fueltron Device Achieves astonishing 7% reduction in natural gas consumption on a steam boiler and Even greater reduction in CO2 Emissions Fluid Dynamics Fueltron has just finished a rigorous 3 month test at Otsopa soft drinks factory in Thailand. Fitted to a steam boiler the Fueltron achieved achieved a remarkable 7% reduction in the natural gas needed to raise the same amount of steam. ...
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EPA announces next steps on emissions standards for boilers, certain incinerators
Today a federal District Court judge in Washington D.C. issued an order extending by 30 days EPA’s deadline to issue emission standards for large and small boilers and solid waste and sewage sludge incinerators. EPA is disappointed that the extension was not longer. However, the agency will work diligently to issue these standards by this new deadline. The standards will be significantly ...
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Air & Waste Management Association announces the MEGA Symposium on power plant air pollutant control
The US Department of Energy, the Electric Power Research Institute, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) will present the seventh MEGA Symposium, August 25-28, in Baltimore, MD. This conference will provide a detailed look at issues related to power plant air emissions.“As power plants work to keep up with the energy demands of the ...
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Advanced Cyclone Systems supplies ReCyclone® MH for Indonesia
Mechanical ReCyclone® system for PT Basuki – Indonesia’s leading producer of solid fuel fired boilers and thermal oil heaters. The system, which is currently being installed, was designed to reduce PM emissions from a coal bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) boiler, operating with 14,000 m3/h effective flow rate @ 230 ºC. Expected emissions are approximately 100 mg/Nm3 with a system ...
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China`s nitrogen emissions could worsen pollution
China"s failure to control nitrogen emissions could mar its success in reducing environmental levels of sulphur dioxide (SO2), a new study finds. Both nitrogen and sulphur emissions are major contributors to soil acidity and environmental pollution. Although China is on target to meet its goal of reducing sulphur dioxide emissions by 10 per cent between 2005 and 2010 — Chinese Premier Wen ...
By SciDev.Net
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EPA announces next steps on two hazardous waste rules
EPA is announcing next steps on two hazardous waste rules to respond to concerns raised by stakeholders: the Definition of Solid Waste rule and the Emission Comparable Fuels rule. EPA is planning to hold a public meeting to discuss possible revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste (DSW) rule in response to an administrative petition asking the agency to reconsider and repeal the rule. The ...
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Wet Precipitators Could Capture 20 Percent of the Market in the Next Five Years
Presently dry precipitators dominate the precipitator market with a 90 percent share as compared to only 10 percent for wet precipitators. This ratio is going to change to as much as 20 percent wet precipitators within five years. This is the prediction of the McIlvaine Company in Electrostatic Precipitator World Market. (www.mcilvainecompany.com) Wet precipitators are more efficient than dry ...
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Pöyry assists Tembec`s cellulose manufacturing facility in Canada to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions
/www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Pöyry assists Tembec's cellulose manufacturing facility in Canada to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions PÖYRY PLC Press release 26 March 2012 Pöyry's Energy business group has been awarded the detail engineering and procurement assistance support contract for a 190 million CAD capital investment (Phase 1) to upgrade the specialty cellulose ...
By Pöyry Energy
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Cetamine technology generates savings for boiler water systems worldwide
Energy markets worldwide face extreme volatility driven by geopolitical tensions and a rebound in energy demand after the COVID-19 crisis, finally leading to extreme price increases for gas, oil, and electricity. On the other hand, industry and society are forced to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to reduce the impact on further global earth warming. Modern boiler treatment concepts in our ...
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