http://www.environmentalleader.com Environmental Leader Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:49:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/10/hydrogen-plant-to-save-air-products-exxonmobil-facilities-15-energy/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/10/hydrogen-plant-to-save-air-products-exxonmobil-facilities-15-energy/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:51:50 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69794 Air Products has cut the ribbon on a hydrogen manufacturing facility that uses excess gas from a neighboring ExxonMobil refinery when making its product. Hydrogen manufactured at Air Products’ Rotterdam, Netherlands, facility (pictured) is then used by the refinery for the desulphurization of oil products and in the manufacture of petrochemicals. Processes applied at the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/10/hydrogen-plant-to-save-air-products-exxonmobil-facilities-15-energy/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/07/could-efficiency-help-iron-out-the-bumps-in-ore-prices/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/07/could-efficiency-help-iron-out-the-bumps-in-ore-prices/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:35:48 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69531 Many manufacturers now see raw materials as their biggest risk. Carmakers are among industries caught between volatile commodity prices and cash-strapped customers. Companies making the most of what’s available can help drive more sustainable growth. UK manufacturers across sectors see raw materials shortages as one of their top five risks in 2012, according to findings [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/07/could-efficiency-help-iron-out-the-bumps-in-ore-prices/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/06/siemens-launches-drive-train-savings-estimator/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/06/siemens-launches-drive-train-savings-estimator/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:15:10 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69448 The Drive Technologies division of Siemens Industry Inc. has launched its online Energy Savings Estimator, a tool that allows companies using drives, motors, couplings and gearboxes to estimate potential energy savings across their entire drive train. The online Energy Savings Estimator – which Siemens says is an industry first – requires the end user to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/06/siemens-launches-drive-train-savings-estimator/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/03/ecologix-launches-fracking-water-treatment-system/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/03/ecologix-launches-fracking-water-treatment-system/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:18:26 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69422 Ecologix Environmental Systems, an Atlanta-based wastewater treatment company specializing in the oil and gas industry, has designed a mobile integrated treatment system for hydraulic fracturing that allows the re-use of water for future drilling. Using dissolved air flotation technology, the system can treat up to 900 gallons per minute of frac flowback water. The sped [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/03/ecologix-launches-fracking-water-treatment-system/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/23/mercer-plans-steam-turbine-for-german-plant/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/23/mercer-plans-steam-turbine-for-german-plant/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:50:04 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68730 Pulp company Mercer International Inc. has announced a project to increase production and efficiency through initiatives including the installation of an additional 40 MW steam turbine at its mill in Stendal, Germany. The project, titled Project Blue Mill, is designed to increase the mill’s (pictured) annual pulp production capacity by 30,000 air-dried metric tons to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/23/mercer-plans-steam-turbine-for-german-plant/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/29/creative-solutions-for-cooling-water-revealed/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/29/creative-solutions-for-cooling-water-revealed/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:30:25 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=67624 Groundwater cooling and recycling water from a decorative fountain are two examples of creative ways to save money and energy on a facility’s cooling, according to an article on ChemicalProcessing.com. In the Great Lakes region, groundwater sits at a regular 60°F. Rather than simply rejecting heat to water circulating in a cooling tower (pictured), many [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/29/creative-solutions-for-cooling-water-revealed/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/28/oil-skimmers-releases-more-efficient-oil-collector/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/28/oil-skimmers-releases-more-efficient-oil-collector/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:01:01 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=67581 Oil Skimmers Inc. has designed a floating device to separate oil from water at industrial facilities. The closed loop tube collector floats on the surface of the water and oil adheres to its outside. The tube is continuously driven across the separator’s surface and through a set of scrapers that remove the oil. The Cleveland, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/28/oil-skimmers-releases-more-efficient-oil-collector/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/06/suntech-tesco-schneider-take-home-gigatron-awards/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/06/suntech-tesco-schneider-take-home-gigatron-awards/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:50:35 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=66278 Renewable energy firm Suntech, grocery chain Tesco and Schneider Electric are among those companies to receive awards for outstanding business leadership in carbon emissions reduction at Carbon War Room’s 2011 Gigatron Awards. Tesco won the Consumer Discretionary category for its work on supply chain emission reduction and projects showcasing pilots of carbon reduction plans and [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/06/suntech-tesco-schneider-take-home-gigatron-awards/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/01/wah-fung-group-announces-efficient-fabric-dyeing-process/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/01/wah-fung-group-announces-efficient-fabric-dyeing-process/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:14:44 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=66035 A dyeing process designed by fabric supplier Wah Fung Group can achieve 13 percent carbon savings and over 50 percent water savings in fabric manufacturing when compared to certain conventional processes. According to a Wah Fung report, the company’s Cold Pad Batch dyeing technology achieved the savings when compared to conventional processes using exhaust dyeing. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/01/wah-fung-group-announces-efficient-fabric-dyeing-process/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/23/oxford-instruments-releases-handheld-material-analyser/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/23/oxford-instruments-releases-handheld-material-analyser/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:02:32 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=65680 Technology firm Oxford Instruments has launched the X-MET7000, a hand-held XRF analyser for materials analysis and screening. The product is designed for those requiring analysis across a number of industrial markets including scrap sorting, screening for heavy metals in soils, and hazardous substance and waste electronic compliance screening. The X-MET7000 features a high-contrast LCD touch-screen [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/23/oxford-instruments-releases-handheld-material-analyser/feed/ 0