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Solvay Unveils 1MW Nedstack Fuel Cell

February 7, 2012February 7, 2012 by Leon Walker

Chemicals company Solvay has unveiled its 1MW fuel cell built by Nedstack. The emission-free system was installed at the Solvay’s Lillo, Belgium, facility in September 2011. After a few weeks of testing, it has now been running continuously for 2 months, Nedstack says. It is currently running at 50 percent ... Read more »

EPA Releases Secret ‘Watch List’ of Potential Clean Air Violators

November 7, 2011November 8, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Facilities operated by Abbott Labs, Boeing, Ford, GE, GM, Shell and Weyerhaeuser all appear on a secret EPA “watch list” published. for the first time, by NPR and the Center for Public Integrity. The EPA created the list in 2004 in response to criticism that it wasn’t being tough enough ... Read more »

Solar Briefing: Bank of America, GE, Air Products, SunPower

October 18, 2011October 18, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Here’s the latest solar industry news emerging out of the Solar Power International conference in Dallas, and some related items: The U.S. solar industry will soon be able to flourish with little or no support from the government, Bank of America Merrill Lynch managing director Jonathan Plowe told Platts Energy ... Read more »

Air Products Fuels Cars with Hydrogen from Wastewater

August 17, 2011August 18, 2011 by Leon Walker

Specialty gas company Air Products has opened a hydrogen fueling station (pictured) that draws feedstock from municipal wastewater. In addition to providing hydrogen, the process, taking place at the Orange County Sanitation District in Fountain Valley, Calif., also provides electricity and heat. At the sanitation plant, the wastewater sits in ... Read more »

Air Products’ GHG Rises, NOx and SOx Fall

July 18, 2011July 18, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Air Products’ greenhouse gas intensity rose in 2010, but the company is still on track to meet its 2015 reduction target, according to its 2011 sustainability report The $9 billion-sales producer of atmospheric, process and specialty gases saw its GHG intensity rise slightly last year to 94.4 percent of 2007 ... Read more »

Renewables Briefing: Redskins, Marines, Air Products, U.S. Foodservice, Hiram Walker

July 14, 2011 by Leon Walker

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced the offer of a conditional commitment for a $105 million loan guarantee to support the development of the nation’s first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant. Project LIBERTY, sponsored by POET, LLC, will produce up to 25 million gallons of ethanol per year and will ... Read more »

Air Products Sets Goal to Cut GHG Emissions

November 12, 2010 by Gina Roos

Air Products has set a goal to reduce its global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by seven percent per production index by 2015. The company’s production-intensity based emission reduction goal aligns with its 2015 intensity-based energy efficiency goals for large air separation units (ASUs) and hydrogen, carbon monoxide and synthesis gas ... Read more »

Air Products to Pay $1.5M in Penalties for RCRA Violations

August 27, 2010October 18, 2016 by Gina Roos

Air Products has agreed to pay nearly $1.5 million in civil penalties to resolve hazardous waste mismanagement violations at its Pasadena, Texas, chemical manufacturing facility, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Justice. The settlement resolves Air Products’ Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) violations in ... Read more »

Roundup -Trafigura, Air Products, World Bank

July 26, 2010July 26, 2010 by Gina Roos

Netherlands: Oil Trading Company Fined in Dumping of Toxic Sludge New York Times Labor pledges $1bn in energy tax breaks The Sydney Morning Herald World Bank Publishes Report on Transport-Related Emissions in Chinese Cities World Bank Montana-Saskatchewan climate project shelved Washington Post Researchers confirm subsea Gulf oil plumes are from ... Read more »

Sikorsky Flips Switch On Rooftop Solar System

July 12, 2010July 12, 2010 by Gina Roos

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has activated the company’s first solar panel array, consisting of 450 panels mounted on the rooftop of a new engineering building at the company’s campus in Stratford, Conn., reports The New Haven Register. The solar photovoltaic system is expected to generate 106,250 kilowatt-hours of renewable energy annually. ... Read more »

Air Products Sustainability Report: Emissions Down 5%

June 22, 2010June 26, 2010 by Paul Nastu

Air Products announced that it has reduced direct emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) by more than 5 percent, according to its latest sustainability report. This is the first time Air Products has issued its report using the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G3 guidelines, a voluntary framework used by organizations worldwide ... Read more »

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