Innovation

Carbon Clean Solutions Limited (CCSL), a low-cost carbon dioxide (CO2) capture & separation technology, is pleased to announce the completion of an equity investment of USD $16 Million from three global investors, WAVE Equity Partners, Chevron Technology Ventures, and Marubeni Corporation.

Aemetis, Inc announced that its subsidiary Aemetis Advanced Fuels Keyes, Inc. has received two grants for a combined total of USD $14M from the California Energy Commission to implement upgrades that would reduce natural gas use, lower greenhouse gas emissions, decrease operating costs and reduce the carbon intensity (CI) of fuel-grade ethanol produced at the Keyes plant.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and NETL have selected 16 projects to receive nearly USD $25 million in federal funding for cost-shared projects to advance natural gas infrastructure technology development.

The NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE is a global initiative, operated by the XPRIZE Foundation, designed to accelerate new technologies by converting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from industrial facilities for electricity generation and oil & gas production into new and useful products.The competition is structured as a two-track prize, with the new technologies tested at either a coal power plant or a natural gas power plant.

The American Chemistry Council Foundation, TCC, ECHMA, and ACC has awarded a USD $1 Million grant to Harris County to further enhance the region’s air monitoring capabilities.The grant is for specific uses by the county that were negotiated between industry and Harris County Commissioner Adrian Garcia.

The MasterTop 1900 range, from the broad Master Builders Solutions® portfolio of advanced flooring solutions, provides flooring systems that are particularly suitable for industrial areas.Part of the 1900 range, the innovative MasterTop 1912 system, meets the highest requirements regarding wear resistance, durability and visual appearance, and scores with low emission values.

FLIR Systems has introduced the FLIR TG267 thermal camera for electricians, HVAC/R technicians, building inspectors and mechanical engineers.

The ThermalSpection™ 724 system by LumaSense Technologies allows users to continuously monitor temperature profiles and long-term thermal trends of assets within an electrical power substation from a remote location.

The new TIM 40 is a robust industrial camera with an extremely compact design. This thermal imaging device offers improved optical resolution and a distance-to-spot-size-ratio of 390:1.

As EPA TANKS 4.09D are officially defunct, industrial facilities must become familiar with the new methodology and calculations behind storage tank emissions.