cogeneration News
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Hofstetter takes another important step towards gas conversion technology
The City of Guadalajara in the Mexican Federal State of Jalisco will have a new sewage treatment plant. Atlatec, S.A. de C.V. won the concession to build, own and operate the plant. As part of this new Agua Prieta facility, the cogeneration equipment and the gas conditioning equipment were awarded to Smith Power Products, the authorized servicing distributor for GE Jenbacher in Mexico. Smith ...
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COGEN Europe Appoints Hans Korteweg as New Managing Director
Commenting on his appointment, Mr. Korteweg said: “Europe's energy policy is at a crossroads. Today’s energy and climate decisions will shape Europe’s energy system for the next decades, thereby determining the future level of greenhouse gas emissions, security of energy supply and the competitiveness of European economies. I look forward to leading COGEN Europe and ensuring ...
By COGEN Europe
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Micro cogeneration could reduce greenhouse gas emissions, says EC
Greenhouse gas emissions could be cut sharply using micro combined heat and power systems (micro cogeneration), according to new research. The research suggests that micro cogeneration plants could contribute to the 20 per cent reductions in greenhouse gas emissions needed by 2020 to meet the targets set under the Kyoto agreement. Meeting the Kyoto commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) ...
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Hofstetter Umwelttechnik AG is back on the Italian market
Hofstetter Umwelttechnik AG is back in the Italian market. Hofstetter and SEAMONT srl have signed a Distribution Agreement to develop the business and to promote the sale of Hofstetter products HOFGAS® in Italy. SEAMONT srl is a subsidiary company of the SEA spa Group which was founded in 1989. With over 20 years of experience, our new partner provides solutions in landfill gas extraction, ...
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NHS Sustainable Development and CHP
Clarke Energy will be exhibiting at the 4th Annual NHS Sustainable Development Conference and Exhibition 2013 organised by govtoday. ‘January 2013 will see the launch of the consultation for the next NHS Sustainable Development Strategy 2014/15 – 2019/20. The new strategy will expand and build on the work laid out in the NHS Carbon Reduction Strategy of 2009 and set out the ...
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MAJOR CEMS COST SAVINGS PROVE A HIT WITH UK POWER STATIONS
Air quality monitoring specialists, Enviro Technology, are to install 11 Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) at two UK Power Plants - Uskmouth Power and Saltend Cogeneration – during August. In addition to the installation, Enviro Technology will also work closely with the plants on ongoing maintenance and servicing of the systems. Both Saltend and Uskmouth chose to upgrade ...
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Aquatech Awarded Water Treatment Contract in Canada
CANONSBURG, May 2008, Aquatech International Corporation, a leader in the field of water and wastewater treatment, desalination, water reuse, and zero liquid discharge, was awarded a large water treatment contract earlier this year for a cogeneration facility in Ontario, Canada. The contract includes Self-Cleaning Filters, two 575 GPM Ultra-Filtration Units, two 460 GPM Reverse Osmosis Units, two ...
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U.S. EPA-Hosted Conference on Beneficial Use of Industrial Byproducts Begins; National Awards Presented Nov. 29
San Francisco – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency kicked off the annual national Byproducts Beneficial Use Summit today in San Francisco with a speech and award ceremony hosted by Wayne Nastri, the EPA’s regional administrator for the Pacific Southwest. California winners for the large-scale and innovative use of coal ash are: Caltrans, the L.A. Community Colleges District and ...
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QED Environmental Systems signs new three year partnership with Hofstetter Switzerland for Europe and Middle East
Leading environmental sampling equipment manufacturer QED Environmental Systems Ltd has signed an important partnership contract with Swiss Hofstetter, to supply and integrate biogas analysers across Europe and the Middle East for the very innovative solutions developed by Hofstetter for gas treatment, gas cogeneration and landfill leachate treatment. The three-year contract will see QED ...
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Fluence to build biggest anaerobic digester in South America
Fluence will design and supply equipment and supervision of the assembly of the group's first complete treatment plant in Argentina. The investment, valued at nearly $ 5 million, will be completed in December 2021. The relevance of this plant, beyond the investment itself, also consists in setting a new standard for the meat and food industry in general, not only at the technological, social and ...
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Sierra Pacific Lumber Pays $13 Million for Air Pollution
SACRAMENTO, California, August 31, 2007 (ENS) - In one of the California Air Resources Board's largest-ever penalty cases, the lumber company Sierra Pacific Industries, has paid $13 million to settle allegations of air quality violations at four of the company's Sierra foothills sites. The California Air Resources Board, ARB, in cooperation with the California Attorney General and the Placer ...
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$534,000 grant to Lincoln, Neb., for sewer improvements
EPA has awarded $534,000 to the City of Lincoln, Neb., for improvements to the Theresa Street Wastewater Treatment Facility, which is expected to be completed by the spring of 2013. The project will improve the efficiency of existing anaerobic digesters by increasing the quantity of biogas or methane produced. Three additional pumps and internal piping improvements will provide for greater ...
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New GESi and MTD Partnership Will Make Canadian Lawns
Whitby, ON-- Global Emissions Systems Inc. (GESi®) is pleased to announce a licensing agreement and endorsement deal with MTD Products Limited. The deal will see MTD lawnmowers using catalytic technology to cut down on harmful emissions by up to 35 per cent. MTD Ultra Low Emissions Gas Lawnmower brand of “greener” mowers will be launched into Canadian Tire Stores throughout ...
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WELTEC Optimises Wastewater Plants
In the future, the anaerobic fermentation and utilisation of sludge from wastewater plants will play an increasingly important role. To ensure an economically and ecologically sustainable solution, more and more municipalities decide to optimise the energy potential of their sewage plants. For a plant dimension of 20,000 to 30,000 PE (population equivalent), biogas plant manufacturer WELTEC ...
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Queensland Urban Utilities Upgrades Flood Damaged Site
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA: Clarke Energy has been commissioned by Queensland Urban Utilities (QUU) to supply two sewage treatment plants (STPs) with new sewage gas cogeneration units in Brisbane. Clarke Energy assisting Queensland Urban Utilities with replacement of equipment damaged in 2011 floods. Saleof three of GE’s containerised Jenbacher biogas cogeneration units to two waste water ...
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Trinity receives accreditation to perform AB 32 GHG verification
Trinity Consultants announces that it has been approved as an accredited verification body by the California Air Resources Board (ARB) to perform verification of greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting under the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32). Under the regulation, affected organizations must measure, calculate, report, and verify their GHG emissions if they are in affected ...
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Removing Sulfur Contaminants from Biogas
Hydrogen sulfide must be removed from biogas, and Fluence has a solution that completes this step economically These days we’re hearing a lot about how anaerobic digestion can turn organic compounds in wastewater into a valuable asset in the form of biogas, which can be used to power operations and generate electricity. While the process does yield remarkable results, it does present some ...
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Veolia Water Technologies wins contract to engineer and supply the sludge line of a new wastewater treatment plant in Genoa, Italy
Veolia Water Technologies Italy has been awarded a contract to engineer, supply, start up and commission the sludge line for the Genoa Area Centrale wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The new facility will have the capacity to treat the wastewater from 250,000 population equivalent (PE) while the sludge line capacity will reach 500,000 PE. The new plant will replace the existing Cornigliano WWTP ...
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St. Landry Parish Landfill Project Recognized for Transforming Waste into a Green Community Asset
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized St. Landry Parish Landfill for generating renewable energy from a local source while protecting the climate, providing energy savings and strengthening the economy. Located in Washington, La., the St. Landry Parish Landfill is now home to a compressed natural gas project developed by the St. Landry Parish Solid Waste District. This ...
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Southern California Landfill Recognized for Transforming Waste into a Green Community Asset
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized Olinda Alpha Landfill for generating renewable energy from a local source while protecting the climate, providing energy savings and strengthening the economy. Located in Brea, Calif., Olinda Alpha Landfill is home to the second largest landfill gas energy project in the U.S. The project was developed through a collaboration among local, ...
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