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DOE Selects Six University Coal Research Projects for Funding
The U.S Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected six projects to receive funding through NETL’s University Coal Research Program, administered by the Crosscutting Research Technology Program. The University Coal Research Program funds research and development at U.S. colleges and universities for coal conversion and utilization. Research ...
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China Outlines Environmental Action in ‘War’ on Air, Water and Soil Pollution
China's Premier Li Keqiang pledged that the country would take stronger measures over the coming year to reduce and control air, water and soil pollution, speaking in his annual address at the opening of the National People's Congress (NPC) meetings in Beijing. Li said China would “declare war” on pollution, and would raise energy efficiency, reduce vehicle emissions and prevent and ...
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Hydroxyl Radical Eliminates H2S in Wet Scrubbers & Flue Gases
In a recent study in Houston, TX, H2S was removed from a natural gas stream containing 2,000 mg/l of H2S and 5% CO2 using JC 9450 ROS. JC 9450 ROS is a new mineral oxychloride compound that generates Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) like hydroxyl radical ions and others ions in a highly soluble form that is easy to use. The study, which simulated operating conditions of a wet scrubber, found that ...
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ORNL-led team demonstrates desalination with nanoporous graphene membrane
Less than 1 percent of Earth’s water is drinkable. Removing salt and other minerals from our biggest available source of water—seawater—may help satisfy a growing global population thirsty for fresh water for drinking, farming, transportation, heating, cooling and industry. But desalination is an energy-intensive process, which concerns those wanting to expand its application. ...
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The Greening of Civil Infrastructure
Across many industries, manufacturers turn out the countless products we rely on in our daily lives. These processes also create something else: waste — lots of it. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, industrial facilities in the United States generate 7.6 billion tons of nonhazardous waste annually.1 To help keep this waste from ending up in landfills, many leading ...
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Waste Tyre Recycling
New Recycling Methods for Old Tyres In the European Union more than 2.5 million tons of waste tyres are produced annually, from this amount almost 600,000 tons in Germany. About 270,000 tons are used as RDF in cement factories and power stations. As the limited petroleum resources are dwindling and the energy yield is low compared with the energy required for the production of tyres, ...
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Technology for TASi: High-tech equipment for waste treatment
It wasn't a law but a simple administrative regulation in the form of a technical guideline that provided the key impulse for the diversion of waste flows in Germany away from landfill sites. In the course of the implementation of this Technical Directive on Residential Waste (TASi), the technology for treating waste underwent an extraordinary development. This is especially true of thermal ...
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EPA Announces New Energy Star Tool for Homeowners to Save Money, Energy This Winter
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching its Energy Star Home Advisor, an online tool designed to help Americans save money and energy by improving the energy efficiency of their homes through recommended, customized and prioritized home-improvement projects. “As we enter the winter months, homeowners can use our new Energy Star Home Advisor to increase energy ...
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PerkinElmer Presents Latest Analytical Innovations at Analytica 2012
PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced that it will showcase technologies and services at the Analytica 2012 conference in Munich, Germany, April 17-20, at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre, Booth 401, Hall 2. PerkinElmer’s innovative solutions provide customers with the ...
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Federal and State Governments Reach Legal Agreement with Tonawanda Coke to Reduce Pollution
Under a $12 million settlement with the United States and the state of New York, Tonawanda Coke Corporation will pay $2.75 million in civil penalties, spend approximately $7.9 million to reduce air pollution and enhance air and water quality, and spend an additional $1.3 million for environmental projects in the area of Tonawanda, New York. The agreement was announced jointly by U.S. ...
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176% Rise in Metal Prices, 260% Rise in Energy Prices Marks Era of Soaring Costs as Resources Decline
Rapidly rising prices - metal up by 176 per cent, rubber by 350 per cent, and energy by 260 per cent since 2000 - signal a potentially crippling trend of increasing costs as current consumption patterns rapidly deplete the world's non-renewable resources, according to a new report released today. Decoupling 2: Technologies, Opportunities and Policy Options, produced by the United Nations ...
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China Solid Waste Disposal Industry Report, 2012
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: China Solid Waste Disposal Industry Report, 2012 http://www.reportlinker.com/p0165493/China-Solid-Waste-Disposal-Industry-Report-2012.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Waste_management With the fast growing economic progression, the solid waste disposal market of China has ...
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The 2012 LIFE+ projects
Austria 4 projects (14.5 million) LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance (1 project – 3.6 million) LIFE-URBANLAKE (Stadt Wien – Magistratsabteilung 45 – Wiener Gewässer): This project intends to define strategies to reduce the vulnerability of the “Alte Donau” from effects of climate change and other anthropogenic pressures with the goal of securing the oxbow ...
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January-June 2011 Interim report
OUTOTEC OYJ INTERIM REPORT JULY 29, 2011 AT 12.00 PM INTERIM REPORT JANUARY-JUNE 2011 Record-high order intake and backlog, strong sales growth January-June 2011 in brief (2010): Order intake: EUR 875.7 million (EUR 769.1 million), +14% Order backlog: EUR 1,664.1 million (EUR 1,310.1 million), +27% Sales: EUR 536.0 million (EUR 410.8 million), +30% ...
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Interim report January-March 2011
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