Karen Henry, Author at Environment + Energy Leader

America Recycles Day Should Be Every Day

December 3, 2015December 3, 2015 by Karen Henry

America Recycles Day came and went without much fanfare this year. Yet it is still a powerful reminder to us not only how far recycling has come since it became a mainstream practice in the 1970s, but also that it still faces significant challenges. Recycling is at a crossroads as ... Read more »

System Cuts Fracking Chemical Cost 30%

December 2, 2015December 2, 2015 by Karen Henry

Bosque Systems has released OptiFluids, a chemical completion system that promises to save oil and gas producers up to 30 percent on the cost of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing. Many large service companies include a predetermined chemical mix in their completion package regardless of the well’s downhole dynamics, which ... Read more »

Bioplastics Association Criticizes EU’s New Circular Economy Package

December 2, 2015December 3, 2015 by Karen Henry

The European Commission’s newly adopted Circular Economy package is being criticized by industry and environmentalists alike. The package includes a revised legislative proposal on waste, which includes the following key elements: A common EU target for recycling 65 percent of municipal waste by 2030. A common EU target for recycling 75 ... Read more »

ERC: Electricity Price Trends for the Week Ending Nov. 27

December 2, 2015 by Karen Henry

Short-Term Price Benchmark Trends Based on a January 2016 prompt month, the ERC benchmark price for retail electricity dropped by 1.25 percent last week to $0.0745 per kilowatt hour. This decline follows the steep fall in natural gas prices in the previous week. Ohio experienced the biggest drop in electricity ... Read more »

Landfilling Reports Sends ‘Dangerous Message,’ CEWEP Says

December 1, 2015December 2, 2015 by Karen Henry

The Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants (CEWEP) is speaking out against a report produced by Eunomia on behalf of Zero Waste Europe that claims there is not much difference between landfill and incineration from a climate perspective. With COP21 currently under way in Paris, CEWEP says this a “dangerous message” ... Read more »

New System Relieves Pressure on Wastewater Treatment Plants

December 1, 2015December 2, 2015 by Karen Henry

To help relieve pressure on the local wastewater treatment plant, Northern United Brewing Company (NUBC), a family owned brewery in Dexter, Michigan, is installing Cambrian Innovation’s EcoVolt Mini, a system that converts wastewater into reusable quality water in a single container. NUBC would like to make more beer to meet ... Read more »

Intelligence and Automation to Drive Growth of Smart Cities

December 1, 2015 by Karen Henry

Smart buildings can contribute to pollution reduction and waste and water management. As smart commercial buildings become incorporated into the wider energy control networks of smart cities and linked to other aspects such as transport, water and air quality, the increasing intelligence and automation of buildings will play a key ... Read more »

Waste Incineration Facilities Breach Emissions Limits, Report Says

November 30, 2015November 30, 2015 by Karen Henry

Incineration facilities and cement plants across Europe have had serious breaches of emission limits, according to a new report released by Zero Waste Europe. The report details the investigation of pollution limit breaches at the following five incineration facilities: Lafarge Montcada I Reixac cement plant in Barcelona, Spain Lafarge cement ... Read more »

Hybrid Wastewater Treatment Process Uses 90% Less Energy

November 30, 2015January 9, 2018 by Karen Henry

Akvo Technologies has developed akvoFloat, a flotation-filtration water treatment process for industrial wastewater treatment that uses up to 90 percent less energy than comparable technologies. Based on the company’s proprietary flotation-filtration process, akvoFloat combines the akvola MicroBubble Generator and a ceramic membrane filtration system in a single unit to remove ... Read more »

EPA’s Proposed Rules Update the Federal Hazardous Waste Generator Program to Provide Real World Flexibility and Efficiencies

November 30, 2015December 3, 2015 by Karen Henry

In 1980, the EPA launched perhaps the most comprehensive single environmental program under its jurisdiction in terms of the number of affected US businesses — the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Subtitle C hazardous waste program. Central to the program was the regulation of generators of hazardous waste where the “cradle ... Read more »

LG Chem Leads Light-Duty EV Li-ion Battery Market

November 25, 2015 by Karen Henry

LG Chem, Panasonic and Samsung SDI are leading the light-duty electric vehicle lithium ion (Li-ion) battery market, according to a new Leaderboard report from Navigant Research. All three companies performed exceedingly well in strategy and execution. With the exception of Toyota’s continued use of nickel-metal hydride batteries for strong hybrid ... Read more »

Clean Transportation Policies Could Cut GHG Emissions 29%–40% in Northeastern States

November 25, 2015November 25, 2015 by Karen Henry

In an effort to cut transportation emissions, five states and the District of Columbia have agreed to develop market-based policies to reduce pollution — and such policies could cut carbon pollution between 29 percent and 40 percent in this region, according to a new report by the Georgetown Climate Center. ... Read more »

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