September 30, 2010
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Air & Climate Newsletter September 30, 2010 |
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Top US Corporations alive to climate change - but lagging Global Peers
While leading companies are forging ahead to cut emissions and seize business opportunities, US companies still lag their global peers in the numbers and types of actions they are taking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, some 70 percent of firms surveyed believe they can seize new commercial opportunities and improve relations with customers, employees and other stakeholders by addressing sustainability and climate change issues. These were a few of the findings in the 2010 Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) S&P Report, produced by PwC. The report also notes a well-defined group ... |
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SwRI Researchers Develop Novel Compression Devices for CO2 Sequestration
SAN ANTONIO - Engineers at Southwest Research Institute have completed testing of a high-pressure turbo pump and an enhanced compressor design for sequestration of carbon dioxide emissions from pulverized coal, integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) and oxy-fuel power plants. Because of growing concern over greenhouse gas emissions, the U.S. government and utilities are developing technologies to separate CO2 both pre- and post-combustion. However, the penalty for CO2 sequestration because of compression power requirements is significant — as much as 10 ... |
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