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THE CLEAN AIR MARKETPLACE 1993
September 1993
Draft Conference Prospectus
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Air
and Waste Management Association (A&WMA) are sponsoring the Clean
Air Marketplace 1993 Conference and Exhibit, planned for
September 8-10, 1993 in Washington, D.C. This event, a reprise
of a conference of the same name held in April 1992, will provide
a unique opportunity to explore the new business opportunities
and markets created by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
(CAA). The Clean Air Marketplace 1993 will bring leading
business executives together with the key federal officials
responsible for implementing the CAA, top-level state and local
officials, and others with an interest in examining the linkage
between a clean environment and a healthy economy.
The Clean Air Marketplace 1993 will provide an opportunity
for representatives of firms affected by CAA provisions to meet
and discuss their needs with their counterparts from companies
that provide CAA compliance technologies and services. This
opportunity will be heightened by an expanded new technologies
exhibition that will be open throughout the conference.
In addition to vendors and users of pollution control
equipment, the conference will be of interest to regional and
local economic development authorities, federal, state, and local
policymakers, trade union representatives, financial institutions
and analysts, and individuals associated with the expanding
international market for pollution control technology and
services.
Conference sessions will focus on a wide variety of
important themes:
The vital linkage between the Clean Air Act, new
business opportunities, and enhanced international
competitiveness and export opportunities
The status of Clean Air Act implementation
The role of all levels of government in supporting the
Clean Air Marketplace, including the important role of
economic incentive programs
The status of the marketplace in specific areas such as
stationary source technology, mobile source technology,
air pollution control services, pollution prevention,
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and financing for new business opportunities and
pollution control investments
In addition to panels of industry and government leaders
discussing these important themes, the Clean Air Marketplace 1993
conference will feature major speakers throughout the two-day
conference program. Vice President Gore is the potential keynote
speaker for lunch on the first day. Potential speakers for other
plenary conference sessions include Carol Browner, the new EPA
Administrator; Senator George Mitchell (D-ME); other incoming
Cabinet officials; and leading CEOs in the environmental
industry, such as William Ruckelshaus.
For more information about the Clean Air Marketplace 1993
conference, call Steve Harper of EPA at 202-260-8953. If you
want to be put on the mailing list for a conference brochure
(when it's available), leave a message at 703-934-3747.
The following is a preliminary schedule of conference
sessions:
DAY 11
8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
WELCOMING REMARKS
-- Assistant Administrator of Office of Air and Radiation
-- Martin Rivers, Executive VP, AWMA
-- Honorable Carol M. Browner, Administrator, U.S. EPA
9:45 - 11:45 a.m.
Session 1: Clean Air Act/Jobs/Competitiveness/Exports
Speaker: Michael Porter or Laura Tyson or Robert Reich
and/or
Panel (include Jeff Smith reporting on EPA/ICAC Title IV job
creation study)
1 All speaker names are tentative; no invitations have been
issued at this time.
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12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
LUNCHEON
Speaker: Vice President Gore
1:45 - 3:45 p.m.
Session 2: Stationary Source Technologies and Services
(include pollution prevention panelists)
(include monitoring and instrumentation in each)
Panel A: Utility technologies (include renewables)
Panel B: VOC technologies
Panel C: Air toxics technologies
Panel D: NOx control technologies
Panel E: Utility services (include demand-side management,
energy conservation retrofits and new
construction)
Session 3: Mobile Source Technologies and Services
Panel A: CAAA/ISTEA/Energy Act interactions (emphasize
incentives in acts for development and
commercialization of new technologies)
Panel B: Auto emissions technology
Panel C: Alternative fuels technology
Panel D: Heavy vehicle controls
Panel E: Alternative transportation modes
Panel F: Vehicular emissions-related services (e.g., I/M
training and maintenance work, trip-reduction
program consultants)
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Session 4: Role of the Government in Supporting the Clean Air
Marketplace
Panel A: Federal, state, and local regulatory programs
(include discussion of economic incentives
program, RECLAIM)
Panel B: Technology transfer, training, education
(include ORD and DOE national labs reps; include
focus on helping small cos.)
Panel C: Export promotion (have gov't folks id. what's
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being done; someone from ICAC talk about what's
not being done; reps from Germany and Japan to
talk about what they are doing)
Session 5: Financing
(include speakers who can focus on financing different
stages of product development -- start-up, R&D,
commercialization)
Panel A: Financing pollution control projects
Panel B: Financing environmental companies
Panel C: Financing exports
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
DINNER
Speaker: The Honorable Senator George Mitchell
DAY 2
8:00 - 8:30 a.m.
OPENING REMARKS
Speaker: OAR Deputy Assistant Administrator Shapiro
8:45 - 10:45 a.m.
Session 6: Clean Air Act Implementation Roundtable
6-8 person panel, including
-- Key OAR staff
-- Few State/local speakers (Bill Becker and Jim
Lents?)
-- Several Hill staffers
-- Private sector folks
-- Environmental group reps.
11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Session 7: The Global Clean Air Marketplace: Export Opportunities
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Panel of reps. of companies with success stories
Session 8: Pollution Prevention under the Clean Air Act
(include speakers who can talk about P2 aspects of CAAA as
well as those who can talk about technologies)
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
LUNCHEON
Speaker: Industry CEO (suggest Chairman and CEO of So.Cal.
Edison)
2:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Session 9: Looking to the Future: Pollution Prevention,
Environmentally Critical Technologies, and the Need for
a Technological Transformation
Speaker: Gus Speth, followed by a panel
Session 10: The role of small companies in the Clean Air
Marketplace
(panel of successful small cos. and gov't folks to talk
about what assistance is available at Fed. and state level)
DRAFT -- February 1, 1993
CLEAN AIR MARKETPLACE DATABASE
US EPA OFFICE OF AIR AND RADIATION
Sort Order:
Main Category
Project Type 1
Unique ID
Index Number:
1
Unique ID:
000319
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s) :
benzene control
Location(s):
Sauget, IL, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
Monsanto
Date:
11/06/92
Monsanto reduced the emissions of paradichlorobenzene by 36% at its Sauget,
IL, plant by installing a closed process that reuses the chemical. Emissions
from the facility reportedly have been virtually eliminated. (Chemical
Marketing Reporter, 11/6/92, p. SR21)
Index Number:
2
Unique ID:
000088
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
biological technology
Location(s) :
Belle Mead, NJ, 02 U.S.A.
Companies:
Earth Safe Industries, Inc.
Date:
/ /
Earth Safe Industries, Inc. of Belle Mead, NJ is developing a non-toxic
biological preservative intended to replace formaldehyde, which is a major
component of most biological preservatives and a toxic air pollutant.
Sixty-seven billions pounds of this substance are reportedly produced in the
US annually. Earth Safe Industries intends to demonstrate the effectiveness
of its product, NoToX, in eliminating air pollution associated with the
release of formaldehyde and acting as an effective, long-term preservative and
fixative. (EPA Announcement of Small Business Pollution Prevention Grants
awarded)
Index Number:
3
Unique ID:
000098
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
catalytic technology
VOCs
coatings/paints/plating
printing
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
W.R. Grace & Company
CLEAN AIR MARKETPLACE DATABASE
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Date:
04/23/92
W.R. Grace & Co. is commercializing a new water printing plate to reduce
volatile organic compounds (VOCs) for the graphic arts industry. Grace is
also developing a container-sealing product that is reformulated to a
water-based compound and reduces the use of organic solvents; water-based
photopolymers for printed circuit boards; fluid-cracking catalysts that have
been redesigned to reduce process emissions; and silica-based coating
materials that are reformulated for VOC paints. (Summary of Proceedings, The
Clean Air Marketplace Conference, 4/22/92 - 4/23/92)
Index Number:
4
Unique ID:
000099
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
catalytic technology
SO2 control
NOx control
VOCs
Location(s):
,
U.S.A.
Companies:
W.R. Grace & Company
Date:
04/22/92
W.R. Grace & Co. has "tech" systems, such as thermal and catalytic oxidation
systems for reducing VOCs in industrial processes. The Snyox Ceramic
Honeycomb catalysts developed by Grace provide NOx reduction over a wide range
of flue gas conditions. Noxso is a dry, dual pollutant removal technology
that removes both NOX and SOX with a high removal efficiency rate and
virtually no solid waste by-products. (Summary of Proceedings, The Clean Air
Marketplace Conference, 4/22/92 - 4/23/92)
Index Number:
5
Unique ID:
000121
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
catalytic technology
VOCs
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
Catalytica
Environmental Protection Agency
Date:
03/31/91
Catalytica has finished Phase I of an EPA SBIR grant demonstrating the
technical feasibility of its absorption-catalytic combustion system for
eliminating VOCs. Catalytica is looking for a Phase III commercial scale-up
partner in 1992. In this system, VOCs are catalytically oxidized to produce
carbon dioxide and water vapor. (Inside R&D, 3/31/91)
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Index Number:
6
Unique ID:
000324
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s) :
catalytic technology
trichloroethylene (TCE)
Location(s):
London,
Canada
,
Companies:
Purdue University
Nutech Environmental
Date:
11/01/92
Researchers from Purdue University reported that three levels of
trichloroethylene (TCE) in air were reduced below a practical quantification
limit of 0.02 ug/1 during experiments with a laboratory photocatalytic
reactor. In experiments in which the TCE was carried in nitrogen gas and
oxygen and water vapor was absent, TCE degradation also occurred suggesting
that TCE destruction may be initiated by direct attack of photogenerated
"holes". Field-scale tests of the photocatalytic reactor in Nutech
Environmental Co., London, Ontario, on contaminated air from a soil vapor
extraction system, reduced TCE levels. (AirTECH News, 11/92, p. 154)
Index Number:
7
Unique ID:
000087
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
coatings/paints/plating
Location(s)
El Monte, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Crown City Plating
Date:
/ /
Crown City Plating of El Monte, CA is reformulating a buffering compound for
zinc diecast, brass, and other metals that are typically polished and buffed
prior to the application of electroplates or paints. Buffing and polishing
compound is generally formulated with magnesium stearate as the grit support
medium and lubricant that is not water-soluble and therefore requires either
vapor degreasing with chlorinated solvents or a diphase petroleum oil-water
cleaning method for removal. Crown City Plating will investigate the
substitution of magnesium stearate by a water-soluble, high molecular weight
polyethylene glycol material to reduce emissions of toxic air pollutants.
(EPA Announcement of Small Business Pollution Prevention Grants awarded)
Index Number:
8
Unique ID:
000089
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
coatings/paints/plating
3
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VOCs
filters/traps
recycling
Location(s) :
Freemont, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Global Plating, Inc.
Date:
/ /
Global Plating, Inc. of Freemont, CA, a full-service plating and anodizing job
shop, proposes to recover zinc chloride and other chemicals used in zinc
plating through ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis membranes technologies.
These technology is expected to reduce the amount of hazardous waste
generated, remove chlorides from the waste water, and permit reuse of
reclaimed chemicals. Global Plating projects a 70-80 percent chemical
recovery rate using this technology. (EPA Announcement of Small Business
Pollution Prevention Grants awarded)
Index Number:
9
Unique ID:
000090
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
coatings/paints/plating
Location(s):
Fort Collins, CO, 08 U.S.A.
Companies:
IonEdge Corporation
Date:
/ /
IonEdge Corporation of Fort Collins, CO will study the dry plating of cadmium,
zinc, and zinc-cadmium alloys that were developed as an alternative to cadmium
plating in cyanide baths. This novel technique minimizes hazardous waste,
occupational exposure, and the release of cadmium into the environment by
components in-use or discarded components. The lubricity of the dry plated
alloy will be measured in terms of the coefficient of friction, and compared
to that of the electroplated cadmium. If the dry plated alloy is of
comparable lubricity, it would then replace cadmium plating in cyanide baths.
(EPA Announcement of Small Business Pollution Prevention Grants awarded)
Index Number:
10
Unique ID:
000091
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
coatings/paints/plating
VOCs
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
Chrysler Corporation
Date:
08/24/92
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Chrysler Corp. has developed an E-Coat Primer that is water-based and result
in no emissions of VOCs. The primer will be used on Chrysler's new line of LH
cars. (Automotive News, 8/24/92, P. 24LH)
Index Number:
11
Unique ID:
000092
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
coatings/paints/plating
VOCs
dryers
Location(s):
Los Angeles, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Southern California Edison
Date:
08/16/91
Southern California Edison, the electricity supplier to Los Angeles, has
developed new water-based solvents that can be used to coat wooden products
such as golf-clubs and electric guitars, as well as a clean way of drying them
with infra-red heat. (Economist, 8/16/91, PP. 79-80)
Index Number:
12
Unique ID:
000093
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
coatings/paints/plating
VOCs
Location(s):
, ,
U.S.A.
Companies:
Lord Corporation
Date:
08/03/92
Lord Corp. has developed a rubber-to-metal adhesive called Chemlok 855 to
replace the adhesives which emit VOC's. Chemlok 855 is a waterborne one-coat
adhesive system which is equal in performance to commercially available
solvent-based one-coat adhesives. (Rubber and Plastics News, 8/3/92)
Index Number:
13
Unique ID:
000094
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s) :
coatings/paints/plating
VOCs
Location(s) :
U.S.A.
Companies:
Rohm and Haas
Date:
07/27/92
Rohm and Haas is introducing Emulsion 2931, a vinyl acetate and acrylic
co-polymer that is targeted for case and carton sealing applications. The
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emulsion can be used on a variety of substances, such as films and metalized
surfaces, and reduces VOC emissions. (Chemical Marketing Reporter, 7/27/92)
Index Number:
14
Unique ID:
000095
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
coatings/paints/plating
filters/traps
Location(s):
Spring Hill, TN, 04 U.S.A.
Companies:
Saturn Corporation
Date:
07/27/92
Saturn Corp. has invested $25 million in changing paint-shop technology at its
Spring Hill, TN, plant, including the installation of a new carbon absorption
system that is expected to reduce emissions by one-third. The carbon
absorption system removes airborne solvents by passing paint shop exhaust
through a filter of carbon traps. (Automotive News, 7/27/92, P. 20)
Index Number:
15
Unique ID:
000100
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
coatings/paints/plating
VOCs
Location(s):
U.S.A.
,
Companies:
Glidden Paint Corporation
Date:
04/22/92
Glidden Paint Corporation has focused on the control of VOC emissions from
architectural and consumer paints and has developed two new lines of interior
latex paint that are formulated without the use of solvents and are VOC-free.
(Summary of Proceedings, The Clean Air Marketplace Conference, 4/22/92 -
4/23/92)
Index Number:
16
Unique ID:
000114
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
coatings/paints/plating
VOCs
Location(s):
, CA, 09 U.S.A.
, MI, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)
Southern California Edison
California Furniture Manufacturers Association
Battelle Columbus Laboratories
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Coating Research Institute
Date:
10/01/91
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) in California, has
funded several research projects to develop new types of coatings that produce
no pollution and have minimal environmental impact. SCAQMD has enlisted the
California Furniture Manufacturers Association, Southern California Edison,
and Battelle Columbus Labs to develop ultraviolet (UV)-curable coatings for
wood furniture. Battelle has successfully developed a high-quality,
pollution-free, UV-curable basecoat and is working on a topcoat. SCAQMD is
also working with the Coating Research Institute of Eastern Michigan
University, the Michigan Research and Development Fund, Paint Research and
Associates, and the Agency for International Development to develop zero-VOC
coating that uses vernonia plant oil as a base. (Modern Paint and Coatings,
10/91)
Index Number:
17
Unique ID:
000115
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
coatings/paints/plating
VOCs
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
Pennsylvania House
Union Carbide
Nordson Corporation
Guardsman Products Inc.
Plastics Company Inc.
Date:
10/01/91
Pennsylvania House has begun full-scale production using a revolutionary new
spray finishing system designed to apply high solids coatings with fewer VOCs.
Pennsylvania House is the first manufacturer in any industry to market a
product that was in part finished with the Unicarb System, developed by Union
Carbide Chemicals and Plastics Co. Inc. The project incorporates spray
equipment developed by Nordson Corp. and lacquers specially formulated for the
process by Guardsman Products Inc. The system represents a new technological
alternative for reducing emissions of VOCs in spray finishing operations. The
finish is mixed with carbon dioxide and conditioned to the right temperature
and pressure for delivery to the spray gun. Pennsylvania House estimates that
VOC emissions have been reduced by about 70 percent with the new spray system.
(Wood & Wood Products, 10/91)
Index Number:
18
Unique ID:
000116
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
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Projects Type(s)
coatings/paints/plating
VOCs
Location(s):
San Jose, CA, 09 U.S.A.
San Francisco, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Metropolitan Furniture Corporation
Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD)
Date:
10/01/91
Metropolitan Furniture Corporation manufactures high-end office furniture and
has plants in both San Jose and San Francisco, California. Both facilities
fall under the local jurisdiction of the Bay Area Air Quality Management
District (BAAQMD), which has proposed increasingly strict VOC limits for 1992,
1994, and 1996. As a result, Metropolitan Furniture made a high priority of
finding low VOC finishes that matched or exceeded the quality of its existing
finishes. Metropolitan has also updated its spray equipment with air-assisted
airless and high-volume, low-pressure spray equipment. (Wood & Wood Products,
10/91)
Index Number:
19
Unique ID:
000118
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
coatings/paints/plating
VOCs
Location(s):
Mars, PA, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
Allegheny Metalworking
Date:
04/22/91
Allegheny Metalworking in Mars, PA, which paints a large number of metal parts
and cabinets, took steps to limit VOC emissions by employing a painting system
that uses a high volume of paint under low pressure to reduce the amount of
excess paint, known as over-spray, going into the air. (Pittsburgh Business
Times, 4/22/91, p. 1)
Index Number:
20
Unique ID:
000122
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
coatings/paints/plating
VOCs
Location(s):
Freeport, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
Dow Chemical Company
Date:
12/24/90
Dow is expanding its Freeport, TX, glycidyl methacrylate facility. GMA is a
reactive monomer used in coatings to reduce the solvents content. The
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expansion, due to be completed in 1991, will position Dow as the major
supplier of GMA in the United States. (Plastics News, 12/24/90)
Index Number:
21
Unique ID:
000124
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
coatings/paints/plating
VOCs
printing
Location(s):
Atlanta, GA, 04 U.S.A.
Companies:
Mead Corporation
Date:
/ /
The Mead Packaging Division of the Mead Corp., based in Atlanta, GA, is a
leading manufacturer of paperboard packaging for the beverage and food
industries. Mead Packaging has been able to reduce its emissions of VOCs by
more than 85 percent in the last 15 years by substituting water-based inks and
coatings for solvent-based inks previously used in the printing process. This
pollution prevention step has resulted in the elimination of thousands of tons
of air emissions annually from non-attainment areas. In addition to reducing
VOC emission from its U.S. plants, Mead has helped its customers (other
printers) experience similar reductions by selling its water-based inks and
varnishes. (EPA Office of Pollution Prevention)
Index Number:
22
Unique ID:
000125
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s) :
coatings/paints/plating
VOCs
Location(s):
Warminster, PA, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
U.S. Navy
Date:
/ /
UNICOAT, developed by the Navy's Exploratory Development Program in
Warminster, PA, is a single coating corrosion preventative developed to
replace the traditional two-coat, primer and topcoat paint systems used on
aircraft and in other industrial applications. The aircraft industry has
recognized that UNICOAT provides a number of benefits, such as reduced VOC
emissions; reduced application time and materials; less component degradation,
malfunction, and maintenance; reduced paint removal time, materials, and
effort. Efforts to develop a second generation UNICOAT are in progress. (EPA
Office of Pollution Prevention)
Index Number:
23
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Unique ID:
000126
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
coatings/paints/plating
catalytic technology
printing
VOCs
Location(s):
Pepperell, MA, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
Dec-E-Tech
Date:
/ /
Dec-E-Tech of Pepperell, MA has developed a line of catalytic incineration and
solvent capture systems for the printing and coatings industries. The
incineration systems can be used in either water-based or hydrocarbon-based
coatings and inks, with a reported 95 percent minimum destruction efficiency.
(EPA Office of Pollution Prevention)
Index Number:
24
Unique ID:
000310
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
coatings/paints/plating
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
UBC Radcure
Sartomer Inc.
Henkel Inc.
Union Carbide
Date:
09/01/92
Radiation curing (radcure) of paints, coatings, inks, and adhesives is
reported to be a versatile alternative to other low-solvent or solvent-free
products. Technology has been improved so that 3D UV or EB radiation systems
can be used to cure coated objects, expanding the use of radcure to wood,
paper, paperboard, leather, woven and non-woven fabrics, plastics, ceramics,
glass, and ferrous and nonferrous metals, especially in automobiles. Radcure
can also be used in adhesives, varnishes and protective coatings. Available
sprayable radcure coating systems are alleged to have recovery rates of 99.5
to 99.9%. Radcuring is fast and low-heat allowing for high production
line-speeds. Also, compatible unsaturated compounds that enhance adhesion,
aid in pigment dispersion, retard scorch, improve abrasion resistance,
contribute to flexibility and elasticity, or are effective as diluents are
available. Radcure formulations initiated by cations have opened up new thin-
and thick-film applications. Leading suppliers include UCB Radcure, Sartomer,
Inc., Henkel, Inc., and Union Carbide Corp. (Chemical Business, 9/92, P. 23)
Index Number:
25
Unique ID:
000393
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Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
coatings/paints/plating
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
Miles
Date:
10/19/92
Miles has reportedly targeted polyurethanes and saturated polyester for
water-based technical development. Its focus in polyurethanes is on
polyurethane dispersion systems for a wide range of applications. It is
working on developing a water-based polyurethane technology for refinishing
wood flooring. The company has already developed resin for a waterborne
primer for auto refinishing. In the saturated polyester field, Miles is
focusing on dispersible unsaturated polyester products, especially
high-performance furniture segments, such as office and kitchen. (Chemical
Marketing Reporter, 10/19/92, p. SR32)
Index Number:
26
Unique ID:
000397
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
coatings/paints/plating
VOCs
Location(s):
Salt Lake City, UT, 08 USA
Companies:
EDO Performance Coatings
Date:
02/01/93
Using a thermal spray process, EDO Performance Coatings of Salt Lake City, UT,
now offers commercial application of a variety of high performance
thermoplastics as coatings. The process reportedly has no VOCs and requires
no oven curing time. Thermoplastic coatings can be tailored to provide
improved corrosion prevention; chemical resistance; lubricity with abrasion
resistance; thermal, sound; and electrical insulation; and antifouling. (Oil
and Gas Journal, 2/1/93, P. 48)
Index Number:
27
Unique ID:
000085
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
dryers
particulates
Location(s):
Bend, OR, 10 U.S.A.
Companies:
Production Machinery, Inc.
Date:
/ /
Production Machinery, Inc. of Bend, OR is conducting a project to determine if
particulate emissions are reduced or eliminated when wood veneer is dried
using Radio Frequency (RF) energy as opposed to conventional energy sources.
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Current dryers use natural gas, wood waste, or electric resistance heating in
the direct or indirect heating of the veneers. The premise is that RF energy,
attracted directly to the water in the wood, is able to heat the water and
drive it from the wood cells at lower temperatures than are required by
conventional dryers. Lower temperatures allow little or no release of
hydrocarbons (smoke) from the wood compared to emissions generated from other
types of dryers. (EPA Announcement of Small Business Pollution Prevention
Grants awarded)
Index Number:
28
Unique ID:
000113
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s) :
emissions controls (gen)
Location(s):
Houston, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
Hoechst Celanese
Date:
10/28/91
Hoechst Celanese has announced plans to reduce toxic air emissions by at least
70 percent over the next five years, at a cost of $500 million nationally,
including $150 million to be spent on the company's four Houston locations.
(Houston Business Journal, 10/28/91)
Index Number:
29
Unique ID:
000123
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s) :
emissions controls (gen)
recycling
Location(s):
Augusta, ME, 01 U.S.A.
Companies:
Statler Tissue Company
Date:
/ /
The pollution prevention program instituted by Statler Tissue Co. of Augusta,
ME, has eliminated the amount of hazardous and toxic materials used by the
company. All of the goods manufactured by the company are produced from 100
percent recycled fibers. The program has allowed Statler to emit the lowest
volume of toxic releases of any integrated tissue mill in the United States.
(EPA Office of Pollution Prevention)
Index Number:
30
Unique ID:
000102
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
emissions monitoring
emissions credits/trade
VOCs
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Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
Research-Cottrell
Date:
04/22/92
Continuous Emissions Monitoring (CEM) systems are important new technologies
for facilitating emissions trading. For example, the Fourier Transformer
Infrared analyzers (FTIR), supplied by Research-Cottrell, is an emissions
monitoring technology for VOC emissions control. The FTIR is in increasing
demand for reputedly being able to fingerprint chemicals based on the
chemicals' emission/absorption of a particular light spectrum. (Summary of
Proceedings, The Clean Air Marketplace Conference, 4/22/92 - 4/23/92)
Index Number:
31
Unique ID:
000104
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s) :
emissions monitoring
Location(s):
Deer Park, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
Systems Applications International
Shell Oil Company
Date:
04/22/92
Addressing the need for new fugitive emissions control systems comprised of
computer hardware and software designed for better data management and
analysis to track fugitive emissions, Systems Applications International (SAI)
collaborated with Shell's Deer Park, Texas Manufacturing Complex to develop a
program that involves new hardware source tags. These source tags contain
unique source identification numbers for each individual source, assigned to
the source for its lifetime. Information about the source, such as
manufacturer of the source, location of the source, lead definition, emissions
history, and repair history, is associated with a particular source
identification number making it easier to identify a source. New software
reads the tag number and scans a list of source numbers to see if the source
has been identified. as needing monitoring. If so, concentrations from
fugitive emissions are tested which the software program compares against the
leak definition for that source. If the monitored emission exceeds the leak
definition, then the software system directs the operator to make a number of
repairs to that source. Thus the software system decreases the time required
to locate the source, take the proper measurements, and make first attempts to
repair the source. In addition, software has been developed for the mainframe
that centrally stores all the information on the various sources allowing for
across-the-board analyses of the equipment manufacturers, location of sources,
or maintenance records. (Summary of Proceedings, The Clean Air Marketplace
Conference, 4/22/92 - 4/23/92)
Index Number:
32
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Unique ID:
000109
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
emissions monitoring
Location(s):
U.S.A.
,
Companies:
Asea Brown Boveri, Inc.
Date:
01/10/92
Asea Brown Boveri, Inc. (ABB) is introducing to the US market OPSIS, a new
technology which can help industries and utilities monitor all emissions for
compliance with the CAA. OPSIS is a continuous self-monitoring system which
can provide early warning for immediate detection of emissions patterns of up
to 20 pollutants including sulfur and nitrogen oxides. OPSIS works by
projecting a narrow beam of light over a predetermined path (from a few feet
to 1.5 miles). Air pollutants absorb part of the light, while the remainder
is collected by the receiver. Then a computerized spectrometer analyzes the
type and quality of the pollutants in the measurement path. (Business and the
Environment, 1/10/92)
Index Number:
33
Unique ID:
000119
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
emissions monitoring
Location(s):
U.S.A.
,
Companies:
Laser Sciences Inc.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Date:
04/01/91
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has developed and successfully tested a
prototype of a moveable light detection and ranging (lidar) system that fits
inside a semi-trailer. The CO laser manufactured by Laser Sciences Inc.
shoots out of the opening of a trailer, can scan 360 degrees, and can detect
gases at ranges of 5 km and aerosols at ranges of 10 km. Since the radar can
move unannounced over highways, it could be the pollution police lab of the
future. (Photonics Spectra, 4/91, pp. 76-8)
Index Number:
34
Unique ID:
000120
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s)
emissions monitoring
Location(s):
Las Vegas, NV, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Environmental Protection Agency
Date:
04/01/91
The US Environmental Protection Agency's Las Vegas research laboratory is
experimenting with airborne lidar instruments which can track a cloud of
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contaminants as it drifts over a 100-mile range. This could allow
investigators to detect the origin and destination of otherwise hard-to-track
pollutants. This could serve to settle disputes over responsible parties for
offensive airborne gases. (Photonics Spectra, 4/91, PP. 76-8)
Index Number:
35
Unique ID:
000394
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
emissions monitoring
Location(s)
Companies:
Air Instruments and Measurements Inc.
Date:
02/01/93
Air Instruments and Measurements Inc. has designed an open path air monitoring
systems that provides perimeter monitoring for leaks, spills and other
emissions of air pollutants. Applications of the system include long path
ambient monitoring, landfill emissions monitoring, workplace atmospheric
monitoring, and/or remote vehicle exhaust monitoring. The infrared analyzer
projects a light beam across the space to be monitored, up to several hundred
feet. Any of the monitored gases intercepting the light beam are detected,
recorded, and if above preset limits, trigger an alarm. The equipment
features automatic calibration, explosion-proof housing and, long-term
unattended operation. (Oil and Gas Journal, 2/1/93, p. 48)
Index Number:
36
Unique ID:
000396
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s) :
emissions monitoring
Location(s):
Stafford, TX, 06 USA
Companies:
Texas Analytical Controls
Date:
02/08/93
The new Model 101MSC H2S monitor, developed by Texas Analytical Controls Inc.,
of Stafford, TX, is designed for either stand-alone or systems applications
and uses a "smart sensor" to provide accurate and reliable monitoring of
hydrogen sulfide in ambient air. The system uses a built-in controller which
reportedly provides full control at the sensor site, including alarm set point
and LED readout of H2S. The instrument also features push button calibration,
and is reportedly easy to install and operate. (Oil and Gas Journal, 2/8/93,
p. 69)
Index Number:
37
Unique ID:
000112
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
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Projects Type(s):
ethylene
benzene control
Location(s):
Seadrift, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Institute, WV, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
Union Carbide
Dow Chemical Company
Monsanto
Date:
11/13/91
Union Carbide has cut benzene emissions by 20,000 lbs/year by changing the
cleaning agent at its Seadrift, TX, plant. Similar substitutions were made at
Dow and Monsanto. At Institute, WV, 672,000 lbs/year of SARA Title III
emissions were cut by the installation of a new ethylene oxide distribution
system that eliminated several hundred pumps, valves, and flanges. (Chemical
Week, 11/13/91)
Index Number:
38
Unique ID:
000103
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
filters/traps
VOCs
biological technology
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
Research-Cottrell
Date:
04/22/92
Research-Cottrell has been exploring the use of biofiltration technology for
controlling VOC emissions, as it has been used in Europe. There is some
concern that the organisms involved will enter the environment. (Summary of
Proceedings, The Clean Air Marketplace Conference, 4/22/92 - 4/23/92)
Index Number:
39
Unique ID:
000309
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
modeling (computer)
emissions monitoring
Location(s):
Peoria, IL, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
Environmental Science and Engineering Inc. (ESE)
Environmental Protection Agency
Date:
08/13/92
EPA awarded a $75 million contract to Environmental Science and Engineering
Inc. (ESE), Peoria, IL, to develop the Clean Air Status Network (CASTnet).
The network will be used to monitor the levels of CAAA hazardous air
pollutants, as well as pollutants that cause ozone, acid deposition, acid
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aerosols and visibility problems. A nationwide baseline of rural pollution
levels will be set up for comparison to urban levels. During the five year
program, ESE plans to test innovative monitoring technologies, including a
mobile platform or station that could be moved to different locations where
eddy correlation techniques could be used to measure dry deposition.
(Environment Week, August 13, 1992, p. n/a)
Index Number:
40
Unique ID:
000392
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s)
modeling (computer)
coatings/paints/plating
Location(s) :
U.S.A.
Companies:
Dow Chemical Company
Date:
10/19/92
Dow Chemical has established a computer-based program called the Applied
Science of Solvency, which helps match variables including solvent choice and
resin. The purpose of the program is to optimize time and effort in
water-based paint formulation by pinpointing specific solutions tailored to
individual customers. Dow's efforts have reportedly focused on paints for
architectural, automotive, can and beverage, coal coatings, base coats for
auto finishes, wood coatings, and maintenance and special purpose paints.
(Chemical Marketing Reporter, 10/19/92, P. SR32)
Index Number:
41
Unique ID:
000086
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
printing
Location(s):
Fort Wayne, IN, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
Summit Resource Management, Inc.
Date:
/ /
Summit Resource Management, Inc. of Fort Wayne, IN is formulating a fountain
solution for the printing industry that is reported to be ecologically
compatible. This new solution will eliminate isopropyl alcohol and mineral
acids, and strive for a vapor pressure level of zero. Another toxic
ingredient in fountain solutions, ethylene glycol, will also be reduced
through the substitution of a propylene-based glycol. These reductions and
substitutions decrease the levels of harmful vapor in the air, and reduce the
amount of toxins released into the printer's wastewater system. (EPA
Announcement of Small Business Pollution Prevention Grants awarded)
Index Number:
42
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Unique ID:
000096
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s) :
printing
VOCs
recycling
Location(s):
Companies:
Date:
05/18/92
SoyInk is becoming highly demanded in the ink market not only because it is
environmentally friendly, but also because of its superior print qualities.
SoyInk is perceived as environmentally friendly because it is
semi-biodegradable, quicker to de-ink during recycling, resource renewable,
and emits fewer VOCs. Its superior print qualities include brighter color and
ink mixing qualities. (Chemical Marketing Reporter, 5/18/92, P. 10.)
Index Number:
43
Unique ID:
000108
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
printing
VOCs
Location(s):
Lancaster, PA, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
FFC International, Inc.
Date:
03/01/92
FFC International, Inc. of Lancaster, PA, has introduced a zero-VOC alcohol
product for use in the dampening systems of sheetfed printers. Printing has
traditionally been done with isopropyl alcohol, which allegedly is responsible
for more than half of all VOCs emitted from sheetfed press rooms. (Graphic
Arts Monthly, 3/92, p.56)
Index Number:
44
Unique ID:
000117
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s) :
printing
dryers
VOCs
Location(s):
De Pere, WI, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
TEC Systems.
Date:
05/01/91
TEC Systems in De Pere, WI, has developed the Summit hot-air convection dryer
for printing presses, reportedly the first model that does not require
pollution control because the capability is built-in to the dryer. The
problem with traditional heatset operations using solvent-based inks is that
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during drying, solvents laced with VOCs evaporate into the atmosphere unless
trapped by pollution control systems. Using thermal afterburner technology,
the Summit unit's combustion chamber destroys hydrocarbons at 1,400-1,600
degrees fahrenheit from solvents that have been evaporated. The Summit
differs from conventional pollution control because it recirculates air into
the dryer. The air can then be employed for absorptive chilling or other
uses. The Summit also omits extra duct work and installation costs involved
in using add-on pollution control systems. (American Printer, 5/91, P. 30)
Index Number:
45
Unique ID:
000097
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
S02 controls
Location(s):
Companies:
Dow Chemical Company
Date:
05/01/92
Dow Chemical Company's Gas/Spec Technology Group has developed separation
technologies that help power companies, natural resource producers, and
manufacturers remove contaminants from gas streams in an environmentally safe
way without incurring heavy expenses. One example is Dow's innovative new
technology for removing sulfur dioxide flue gas. (Membrane and Separation
Technology News, 5/92)
Index Number:
46
Unique ID:
000105
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
vapor recovery
VOCs
coatings/paints/plating
Location(s):
Nashua, NJ, 02 U.S.A.
Companies:
Ferrofluidics Corporation
Date:
04/14/92
A recently developed vapor seal that allegedly keeps VOC emissions to less
than one part per million could help chemical and oil-refinery industries meet
the requirements of the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments. The seal, built by
Ferrofluidics Corporation, in Nashua, New Hampshire, is based on ferrofluid
technology and is advertised as being 1,000 times more effective at reducing
VOC emissions than any other seal on the market. (Clean Air Network Online
Today, 4/14/92)
Index Number:
47
Unique ID:
000110
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Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
vapor recovery
benzene control
Location(s)
Baton Rouge, LA, 04 U.S.A.
Companies:
Dow Chemical Company
Date:
11/13/91
More than 100,000 lbs/year of benzene emissions were reduced last year when
Dow built a fully enclosed vapor recovery system at its loading docks on the
Mississippi, at its Baton Rouge, LA, Plaquemine plant. Now when a barge is
loaded, nitrogen and hydrocarbon gases are collected and cooled, and the unit
recovers 98 percent in liquid form. A second dockside vapor recovery system,
to be completed in 1995, will collect roughly 80 tons/year of chlorinated
solvent products, including ethylene dichloride, perchloroethlyene, carbon
tetrachloride, and chloroform, among other highly regulated substances.
Vapors will be collected, cooled, separated, and reused. (Chemical Week,
11/13/91)
Index Number:
48
Unique ID:
000111
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
vapor recovery
recycling
benzene control
crystallization
Location(s):
Sauget, IL, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
Monsanto
Date:
11/06/92
Monsanto has achieved a large reduction of toxic air emissions; the greatest
reduction has been made at its Sauget, IL, W.R. Krummrich plant. The plant
wiped out 1 million lbs/year of paradichlorobenzene emissions by replacing
the old unit with new crystallization technology. The new unit is enclosed
and every chemical put into the process is recovered. Krummrich has reduced
total emissions 65 percent since 1987, from 3.8 million lbs/yr to 1.34
million lbs. The installation of a new centrifuge reduced xylene emissions
and, by next year, the plant will add new vents to recondense emissions for
recycling and reuse. About $200,000/year in feed chemicals will be saved.
In addition, engineers at Krummrich designed a new railcar system that
replaced the drum-filling system for phosphorus pentasulfide. It reduced
emissions by 6,200 lbs/yr and it is the first time this type of system has
been used for the product. (Chemical Week, 11/13/91)
Monsanto reduced
the emissions of paradichlorobenzene by 36% at its Sauget, IL, plant by
installing a closed process that reuses the chemical. Emissions from the
facility reportedly have been virtually eliminated. (Chemical Marketing
Reporter, 11/6/92, P. SR21)
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Index Number:
49
Unique ID:
000101
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
VOCs
NOx controls
catalysts
Location(s) :
U.S.A.
Companies:
Research-Cottrell
Date:
04/22/92
For NOX control, Research-Cottrell's control technologies include: combustion
technologies, catalysts, and burners and the company is concentrating on
developing technologies at 1/10 or 1/100 of the cost of currently available
technologies. Three options are available for VOC emissions control: process
modification, recovery, and thermal oxidation. These technologies encompass a
range of sizes, structures, and flexibility. (Summary of Proceedings, The
Clean Air Marketplace Conference, 4/22/92 - 4/23/92)
Index Number:
50
Unique ID:
000107
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
VOCs
recycling
Location(s) :
Minneapolis, MN, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
John Roberts Company
Date:
03/01/92
The John Roberts Company (Minneapolis, MN) has changed to a new solvent from
one that nearly half evaporated before being used. Another change included
reducing the amount of solvent in rags before laundering. Installation of a
$15,000 centrifuge recovers 2.5-3.5 gallons of spent solvent per 220 towels.
Reuse of the solvent saves $34,000 per year. (Graphic Arts Monthly, 3/92)
Index Number:
51
Unique ID:
000135
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s) :
VOCs
Location(s):
Marshall, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
American Norit Company
Date:
06/08/92
American Norit Company opened its bituminous coal-based activated carbon plant
in Marshall, TX, marking its entry into US production of activated carbon from
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bituminous coal. Activated carbon can be used to remove VOC's through its air
separation and automotive evaporation control systems. (Chemical Marketing
Reporter, 6/8/92, P. 9)
Index Number:
52
Unique ID:
000315
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
VOCs
coatings/paints/plating
Location(s):
Companies:
Union Carbide
Date:
11/01/92
Union Carbide's Solvents and Coatings Materials Division has reportedly added
several licenses for its Unicarb system. The Unicarb process reduces VOC
emissions from paints and other coatings up to 80% through the use of
supercritical carbon dioxide to replace organic thinning and coalescing
solvents in the formulation of spray coatings. Union Carbide reportedly is
confident that there are major markets for the process in the furniture and
automobile manufacturing industries. (High Tech Separations News, 11/92, V.
5, No. 6)
Index Number:
53
Unique ID:
000316
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
VOCs
COx controls
NOx controls
Location(s):
South Lyon, MI, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
Engelhard Corporation
Salem Industries Inc.
Salem-Engelhard
Date:
10/05/92
A 50/50 partnership between Engelhard Corporation and Salem Industries, called
Salem-Engelhard, has formed to market products that destroy volatile organic
compounds (VOCs), carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxide. VOC emission abatement
equipment sales in 1991 were roughly $500 million and should reportedly grow
to $1 billion by 1996. (Clean Air Network Online Today, 10/2/92 and Chemical
Marketing Reporter, 10/5/92, p. 7)
Index Number:
54
Unique ID:
000317
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
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Projects Type(s):
VOCs
coatings/paints/plating
Location(s) :
Companies:
Witco
Date:
10/19/92
Specialized alkyd systems are being developed as an alternative to epoxy and
urethane high solid and waterborne systems to reduce VOC emissions. Witco, is
reportedly marketing a calcium sulfonate/alkyd product that is used in
industrial maintenance coatings where surfaces, especially bridges, cannot be
sandblasted, but must be hand-tool cleaned. (Chemical Marketing Reporter,
10/19/92, P. SR26)
Index Number:
55
Unique ID:
000318
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
VOCs
coatings/paints/plating
Location(s) :
Canada
,
Companies:
Nacan Products
Date:
10/19/92
Nacan Products, a Canadian-based unit of National Starch, is reportedly
promoting research and development for 'zero-VOC' technology. It is promoting
a water-based emulsion for these types of paints called Vinamul 3692.
(Chemical Marketing Reporter, 10/19/92, p. SR32)
Index Number:
56
Unique ID:
000320
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
VOCs
dryers
Location :
Companies:
Date:
11/01/92
Regenerative thermal oxidation (RTO) technology can be adapted for use in
various sludge management processes to control volatile organic compound,
odor, and organic particulate emissions. RTO used in many dewatering and
drying sources reportedly has the ability to destroy more than 99% of VOCs
present. Volatile hydrocarbons, organic fumes, and complex organic compounds
are oxidized through retention in a RTO unit for 1-2 seconds at temperatures
of 1,500-1,800 degrees. RTOs provide up to 95% thermal energy recovery,
almost all of the generated heat stays within the system while clean gases
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exit the stack in a plume-free rapid dispersion of water vapor, nitrogen and
CO2 constituents. (Waste Information Digests, 11/92, V. 3, No. 11)
Index Number:
57
Unique ID:
000321
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
VOCs
filters/traps
scrubbers
biological technology
Location(s):
France
Germany
USA
Companies:
Elf Aquitaine
Gist Brocades
Bayer
3M
Date:
12/01/92
Elf Aquitaine (France), Gist Brocades (U.S.), Bayer (Germany), and 3M are
reportedly using or testing biological flue gas cleaning processes.
Biofilters and scrubbers can remove 90-95% of VOCs, including alcohols,
amines, ethers, and aldehydes. Biofilters consist of 1 m-deep beds of peat,
compost, heather or soil through which the contaminated gas is blown.
Bioscrubbers are typically used when biodegradation products would damage the
biofilter bed or for contaminants insoluble in water. Bioscrubbers are either
activated sludge scrubbers or trickling filters. All biological treatment
methods use aerobic microbes to convert organic and inorganic compounds to
water, salts and CO2. Microbes that occur naturally in the sludge are usually
used, although additional strains of microbes may be injected. The main
advantages of biological processors are low capital and low operating costs.
(Chemical Engineering, 12/92, P. 41-46)
Index Number:
58
Unique ID:
000322
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
VOCs
catalytic technology
Location(s):
Vancouver,
Canada
,
Krakow,
Poland
,
Ornskoldsvik, ,
Sweden
Companies:
MoDo-Chemetics
Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry
Date:
11/01/92
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A catalytic oxidation process that can treat non-chlorinated volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) in air without outside energy sources is being marketed in
North America by MoDo-Chemetics Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia. Heat
exchangers recover the heat from the off-gases to pre-heat the incoming
contaminated air stream making the system, known as the Swingtherm system,
self-sustaining with regard to energy at low contaminant concentrations. The
system is expected to achieve destruction efficiency of 97 to 98 percent. The
Swingtherm principal was developed by the Institute of Catalysis and Surface
Chemistry of Krakow, Poland, and engineering and further development was
conducted by MoDo-Chemetics AB of Ornskoldsvik, Sweden. Thirty units are
reported to be in operation in Sweden. (AirTECH News, 11/92, P. 151).
Index Number:
59
Unique ID:
000323
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
VOCs
vapor recovery
Location(s):
Murray Hill, NJ, 03 U.S.A.
Portage, MI, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
Airco Gases
Upjohn Co.
Date:
11/01/92
A system that captures VOCs from industrial processes in a nitrogen blanket
and then cools organics to recover them as a liquid is being marketed by Airco
Gases of Murray Hill, NJ. The company's Kryoclean vapor recovery equipment is
being installed at Upjohn Co.'s Portage, MI, manufacturing complex as a part
of a $60 million program to cut VOC emissions at the facility. In the
Kryoclean process, a nitrogen blanket collects VOCs emitted from reactors,
vessels, storage tanks, and driers and carries them to a heat exchanger, which
usually uses two stages of cooling. Initial cooling is provided by an
economizer. In the second stage, the vent gases (nitrogen carrier gas and
VOCs) are further cooled to the condensation point of the VOCs. The condensed
VOCs are recovered at an alleged efficiency of 95 to 99 percent. (AirTECH
News, 11/92, P. 152)
Index Number:
60
Unique ID:
000325
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
VOCs
Location(s):
San Jose, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Purus
Date:
09/01/92
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A proprietary adsorption/desorption process for recovering VOCs from air
streams has been developed by Purus of San Jose, CA. The synthetic polymer
resins employed in the system can handle high levels of humidity and can be
regenerated more than 2,000 times without measurable loss of capacity, thereby
improving the economics of VOC treatment. In the system, the contaminated air
passes through two adsorption beds where the contaminants are adsorbed and the
resulting clean air is vented to the atmosphere. Typically, more than 99
percent of the VOCs are removed from the air stream and 99.9 percent are
recovered from the adsorption beds. Contaminant concentrations of up to
10,000 ppmv or 10 pounds/hour can be handled. The company is currently
demonstrating the technology at two sites. (AirTECH News, 9/92, P. 122)
Index Number:
61
Unique ID:
000326
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
VOCs
CFCs, HFCs, HCFCs
Location(s):
Pompton Plains, NJ, 03 U.S.A.
Tarrytown, NY, 02 U.S.A.
Companies:
Edwards Engineering Corp.
Praxair Incorporated
Date:
09/01/92
Edwards Engineering Corp. of Pompton Plains, NJ, introduced a solvent recovery
system that couples liquid nitrogen cooling with mechanical refrigeration
techniques to condense VOCs, including chlorinated hydrocarbons. Developed in
cooperation with the Linde Division of Praxair, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, the
system can cool vapors to -300 degrees Fahrenheit and can reportedly achieve
recovery rates of greater than 99 percent. The mechanical portion of the
recovery unit, a cascade refrigeration system, uses environmentally safe
refrigerants to cool the vapors to -100 degrees Fahrenheit. Passing through a
second set of coils that are cooled by liquid nitrogen, the vapors condense
and can be collected for reuse of disposal. By combining two cooling
techniques, the cryo-mechanical system uses less nitrogens than a system that
relies on nitrogen cooling alone and can handle a greater range of solvents.
Edwards Engineering currently has one unit in operation and is reportedly
installing several more. The nitrogen system can be used to update existing
recovery units. (AirTECH News, 9/92, P. 122)
Index Number:
62
Unique ID:
000395
Main Category:
AIR TOXICS
Projects Type(s):
VOCs
Location(s):
Companies:
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Date:
03/01/93
Corona destruction of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and air toxics has
reportedly shown significant promise for attaining mandated ozone levels in
more than 100 non-attainment zones nationwide, and for reducing the health
effects associated with exposure to hazardous air pollutants. Development of
the industrial-scale corona reactor is the result of a need for technology to
control low concentration streams, and the economic advantages of ambient
temperature operation. (Industrial Health and Hazards Update, 3/93, V. 93,
No. 03)
Index Number:
63
Unique ID:
000013
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
battery technology
electric vehicle
Location(s) :
Fullerton, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
General Motors' Hughes Aircraft
Date:
08/03/92
General Motors' Hughes Aircraft division of Fullerton, CA, has developed a new
inductive charging system that charges electric cars' batteries
electromagnetically instead of via standard metal-to-metal plug-in
connections. The electromagnetic coupler is reportedly safer and easier to
use than a standard plug-in, and it can load up on anything from a 100-volt
household current to 220-volt clothes-dryer blasts of electricity. The
charging stations or pumps will be wall-mounted 220-volt unit for home
garages, a portable 110-volt household outlet, a 220-volt curbside column, and
a gas-station style recharging kiosk for fleets. (Auto Week, 8/3/92, p.4)
Index Number:
64
Unique ID:
000031
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
battery technology
electric vehicle
Location(s):
Troy, MI, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium
Ovonic Battery
Date:
05/25/92
The U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium a collaboration of the Big Three
automakers and the Federal government awarded its first contract for $18.5
million to Ovonic Battery Co. of Troy, MI, a small research firm that claims
it has already invented the battery of the future. The company says that its
first prototype "nickel-metal hydride" battery will propel a compact car 300
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miles on one charge, go 0 to 60 in eight seconds, attain a top speed of 100
mph, last 100,000 miles, and recharge in 15 minutes. All these results are
equal to or considerably better than those achieved with existing technology.
The company also claims that the cost per mile of operating an electric car
with its battery will be less than half that of gasoline cars and, unlike
other batteries, theirs is made of nontoxic materials. The contract with
Ovonic, the first of several expected to be awarded to that company and to
rivals, calls not only for work to improve the battery but to begin
production. (Washington Post, 5/25/92, P. A3)
Index Number:
65
Unique ID:
000032
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
battery technology
electric vehicle
Location(s):
Lyon Station, PA, 03 U.S.A.
Mendota Heights, MN, 05 U.S.A.
Milwaukee, WI, 05 U.S.A.
Germany
Companies:
U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium
East Penn Manufacturing
GNB Inc.
Johnson Controls
Tudor Group
Date:
05/25/92
The Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium was formed to find ways to improve
existing lead-acid battery technology for electric vehicles needing more
energy for increased driving range and more power for increased acceleration.
The industry's $19.3 million effort is aimed at powering first- and
second-generation electric vehicles that are likely to be second cars used in
polluted urban areas. Firms participating in the consortium include East Penn
Manufacturing of Lyon Station, PA; GNB Inc. of Mendota Heights, MN; Johnson
Controls Inc. of Milwaukee, WI; and Tudor Group of Germany. (Automotive News,
5/25/92, P. 15)
Index Number:
66
Unique ID:
000038
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
battery technology
electric vehicle
Location(s):
, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Southern California Edison
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Chrysler Corporation
Date:
05/01/92
The SCAQMD is working with Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Southern
California Edison (SCE), and Chrysler Motors to develop and demonstrate three
battery-powered Chrysler minivans capable of a 120-mile range per electrical
charge on nickel-iron batteries with performance comparable to conventional
vehicles. (South Coast Air Quality Management District Technology Advancement
Office Progress Report, 5/92, p. 42)
Index Number:
67
Unique ID:
000039
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
battery technology
electric vehicle
Location(s): :
, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
California Air Resources Board (CARB)
Arias Research Association
Date:
05/01/92
The SCAQMD is working with San Diego Gas & Electric Company, the Los Angeles
Department of Water and Power (LADWP), and the ARB to develop and evaluate the
Arias Research Association sealed bipolar lead-acid (SBLA) battery for
electric vehicles. The SBLA offers unique advantages not found in other
electric vehicle batteries, such as: high power density, high energy density,
long battery life, low cost, and good thermal characteristics for hybrid
vehicles. Advanced battery technology is needed to commercialize certain
Zero-Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) and ULEVs for EVs and Hybrid Electric Vehicles
(HEVs). Initial test results indicate that SBLAEV batteries will be able to
propel current technology electric vans more than twice as far as existing
lead-acid batteries.' (South Coast Air Quality Management District Technology
Advancement Office Progress Report, 5/92, p. 43)
Index Number:
68
Unique ID:
000043
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
battery technology
electric vehicle
Location(s):
, ,
U.S.A.
Companies:
Ford Motor Co.
Date:
04/22/92
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Battery technology is the greatest cost of the electric vehicles being
developed by Ford Motor Co. These vehicles offer several positive features,
including good performance within a 100-mile daily range; the ability to
recharge overnight, at home, rather than requiring a trip to the service
station; relatively quiet; and the potential to be more reliable and require
less maintenance than internal combustion vehicles. Disadvantages include
reduced driving range; high cost; and short lifetime of batteries making
electric vehicles more expensive to operate, per mile, than gasoline vehicles.
Electric vehicles could be used primarily for utility vehicles, such as vans
or commuter cars. Under Ford's electric vehicle demonstration program, 82
Eco-Star vans will be leased to customers in early 1993 for 30 months and then
returned to Ford for evaluation. Batteries for the Eco-Star will weigh 800
pounds, while the body and frame of the vehicle will made of lightweight
materials to compensate. The Eco-Star has a range of 100 miles per day,
acceleration of 0-50 mph in 12 seconds, a top speed of 70 mph, air
conditioning and heating are optional features, and a recharge time of 6 hours
on a 220 volt/30 amp outlet. Ford is also developing data on a fuel-fired
heater, which does not reduce the driving range of electric vehicles, although
air conditioning does affect the driving range. (Summary of Proceedings, The
Clean Air Marketplace Conference, 4/22/92 - 4/23/92)
Index Number:
69
Unique ID:
000042
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
catalysts
reformulated gasoline
Location(s)
U.S.A.
,
Companies:
W.R. Grace & Company
Date:
04/22/92
W.R Grace & Co. is developing new catalysts to be used as feedstocks for
refining products used in reformulated gasoline. (Summary of Proceedings, The
Clean Air Marketplace Conference, 4/22/92 - 4/23/92)
Index Number:
70
Unique ID:
000051
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
catalysts
MTBE
isobutylene
Location(s):
U.S.A.
,
Companies:
Engelhard Corporation
Date:
04/11/92
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Engelhard has developed 2 new catalysts that may save oil refineries $2.5
billion when they retool to comply with new Clean Air Act standards. The new
catalysts are reputed to significantly increase the output of isobutylene,
which is used in the production of MTBE. Some states may require the use of
oxygenated fuel at all times. Engelhard's Isoplus 1000 catalyst is said to
raise isobutylene output from existing fluid catalytic cracking units by 76
percent. Isoplus 2000 will double isobutylene output. This could cut the
estimated $5 billion needed to add isobutylene capacity at refineries by 50
percent. (New York Times (National Edition), 4/11/92, P. 21)
Index Number:
71
Unique ID:
000036
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
catalytic converters
methanol
catalysts
Location(s):
, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)
California Air Resources Board (CARB)
Southwest Research Institute
Date:
05/01/92
SCAQMD along with the California ARB sponsored a project to develop and
demonstrate durable catalytic converters that enable methanol vehicles to meet
the California ARB formaldehyde standard without increasing criteria
pollutants. Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) tested the most promising
system at the 4,000-mile durability point. Findings showed that special
catalysts for formaldehyde control will not have a significant effect on car
performance and should not increase the cost of the car substantially. (South
Coast Air Quality Management District Technology Advancement Office Progress
Report, 5/92, p. 35)
Index Number:
72
Unique ID:
000402
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
catalytic technology
isomerization
Location(s):
Houston, TX, 06 USA
Bloomfield, NJ, 03 USA
Companies:
Lyondell Petrochemicals
CDTech
ABB Lummus Crest
Chemical Research & Licensing
Date:
02/01/93
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Lyondell Licensing, a subsidiary of Lyondell Petrochemical Co. (Houston) has
entered into a joint development and licensing relationship with CDTech
(Catalytic Distillation Technologies), a partnership between Chemical Research
& Licensing Co. and ABB Lummus Crest Inc. (Bloomfield, NJ), to commercialize
butene and pentene isomerization processes. Developed internally, Lyondell's
butene isomerization technology utilizes a highly selective catalytic process
while minimizing the production of lower value by-products. The process
reportedly results in significantly lower capital costs than other
commercially available technologies. Lyondell successfully tested this
technology in the laboratory, pilot plant and a commercial-scale demonstration
in 1992. CDTECH specializes in the licensing of etherification technologies
such as MTBE and TAME. (Enhanced Energy Recovery News, 2/93, V. 16, No. 7)
Index Number:
73
Unique ID:
000277
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
clean coal tech-other
low/medium sulfur coal
Location(s):
La Jolla, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
SGI International
Shell Mining
Wisconsin Power and Light Company
TEXPAR Energy
Date:
10/01/92
SGI International of La Jolla, CA, has developed a "Liquids From Coal" (LFC)
process to produce liquid and solid fuels. The process has been enhanced by
Shell Mining, and uses a low-sulfur coal with high moisture content to make a
liquid product similar to No. 6 fuel oil, to be refinery burned or cracked for
producing specialty fuels and a solid low-moisture, low-sulfur, high Btu coal
for burning in power plants and capable of meeting emission standards. About
150,000 barrels of liquid fuel and 180,000 of solid fuel will be produced per
year. About 30,000 tons/year of the solid fuel will be sold to Wisconsin
Power and Light and about 135,000 barrels/year of the liquid fuel will be sold
to TEXPAR Energy for marketing to industries. (Environmental Science &
Technology, 10/92 P. 1860+)
Index Number:
74
Unique ID:
000276
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
clean fuels - other
propane
Location(s):
Anaheim, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Ford Motor Co.
Date:
09/01/92
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Ford Motor Co. unveiled its first production heavy truck that uses liquefied
petroleum gas (LPG) at the 1992 International Trucking Show held in July in
Anaheim. The 1993 Ford F-600G and F-700G meet and exceed California's 1991
emissions standards for manual transmission, 1998 standards for automatic
transmission vehicles, and amended Federal emissions standards. The LPG
consumes about 5% more fuel than gasoline for an equivalent performance, but
it costs 15% less than gasoline. The LPG vehicles also reportedly have longer
anticipated engine life than gasoline engines. (Beverage Industry, 9/, P. 22)
Ford is offering F-600 G and F-700 G medium-duty trucks, modified to run on
liquid petroleum gas or propane. (Aftermarket Business, 1/1/93, P. 19)
Index Number:
75
Unique ID:
000014
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
diesel technology
Location(s) :
St. Louis, MO, 07 U.S.A.
Companies:
Lambert Airport
Date:
08/01/92
Lambert Airport in St. Louis, MO, recently completed tests of a soybean oil
diesel fuel, a blend of 20 percent soybean based diesel (methyl soyate) and 80
percent conventional diesel. The fuel, tested in 10 of the airport's
maintenance vehicles, emits significantly fewer particulates, hydrocarbons,
and carbon monoxide than regular diesel fuel. (Pollution Prevention News,
8/92)
Index Number:
76
Unique ID:
000054
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
diesel technology
biological technology
catalysts
S02 controls
Location(s) :
Sioux Falls, SD, 08 U.S.A.
Livorno,
Italy
Germany
Companies:
Novamont North America
Feruzzi-Montedison
Mercedes-Benz
Date:
09/07/92
Biodiesel fuel, an alternative diesel made from esterified vegetable oils, is
being tested in city buses in Sioux Falls, SD. Novamont North America, a
Ferruzzi-Montedison subsidiary will supply "Diesel-Bi" fuel for two buses for
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the next four or five months. Biodiesel fuel is created by reacting crude
vegetable oil and methanol in the presence of a catalyst to yield methyl
ester. Both rapseed oil and soybean oil will be used in the tests. The
environmental advantages claimed for biodiesel fuel include no sulfur
emissions, a no-net gain of CO2 (the amount emitted during combustion equals
that photosynthesized during oilseed growth), a flashpoint double that of
diesel fuel, and biodegradability. Ferruzzi has reported these results based
on tests conducted in Europe over the past few years. The Sioux Falls tests
resemble ones in buses and taxis in European cities. In conjunction with
Mercedes-Benz, the company hopes to fuel 40,000 taxis throughout Germany by
1995. A 60,000 metric-ton-per-year biodiesel plant under construction in
Livorno, Italy, should be completed in 1992. Diesel-Bi has reportedly passed
European emission tests, which are less stringent than American tests.
Company data shows Diesel-Bi emissions of carbon monoxide at 60 percent of the
European Community emission levels for 1993, 90 percent of hydrocarbons, 65
percent of nitrogen oxide, and 95 percent of particulate. Biodiesel fuel can
be used in testing or as a fuel additive while emissions data is still being
gathered in the U.S. to submit to EPA in several months. (Chemical Marketing
Reporter, 4/06/92, P. 5) Novamont, a Ferruzzi-Montedison subsidiary, has
supplied 'Diesel-Bi' fuel for a test on buses in Sioux Falls, SD. (Chemical
Marketing Reporter, 9/7/92, P. 5)
Index Number:
77
Unique ID:
000055
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
diesel technology
biological technology
recycling
Location(s):
Leawood, KS, 07 U.S.A.
Kansas City, KS, 07
Companies:
Interchem NA Industries Inc.
Date:
04/06/92
Interchem NA Industries Inc. of Leawood, KS, has produced a few thousand
gallons of biodiesel fuel and reportedly broke ground on May 1 for a 3 million
gallon per year plant in Kansas City. The company specializes in processing
waste materials for energy. As the cost of alternative fuels becomes a main
factor in their acceptance, one significant advantage to biodiesel fuel is
that it reportedly appears to be the most cost-effective option available.
(Chemical Marketing Reporter, 4/06/92, p.5
Index Number:
78
Unique ID:
000260
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
diesel technology
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catalytic technology
S02 controls
Location(s :
Singapore
Companies:
Mobil Corporation
Date:
11/16/92
Mobil Oil Singapore began construction of a $93 million catalytic
hydrodesulfurization unit that will increase diesel production at its refinery
by 25,000 b/d. The unit is capable of producing diesel with 0.005% weight
sulfur, enabling Mobil to meet regional demands for low sulfur diesel. The
project, to be completed in January 1994, includes a 25,000 b/d amine unit and
a 120 ton/day sulfur recovery unit. (Oil and Gas Journal, 11/16/92, P. 39)
Index Number:
79
Unique ID:
000262
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
diesel technology
S02 controls
Location(s):
Warren, PA, 03 U.S.A.
Boise, ID, 10 U.S.A.
Companies:
United Refining Co.
Morrison Knudsen Corp.
Date:
10/19/92
United Refining Co., Warren, PA, contracted Morrison Knudsen Corp., Boise, ID,
to design and build a distillate hydrotreater and sulfur plant for its 64,600
b/d Warren refinery in order to produce lower sulfur motor diesel fuel. (Oil
and Gas Journal, 10/19/92, P. 40)
Index Number:
80
Unique ID:
000265
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
diesel technology
S02 controls
Location(s):
Mt. Vernon, IN, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
Indiana Farm Bureau
Howe-Baker
Date:
10/26/92
A 9,000 b/d diesel desulfurization expansion by the Indiana Farm Bureau in Mt.
Vernon, IN, is in the engineering stage. The contractor is Howe-Baker and the
project is scheduled to be completed sometime in 1993. (Oil and Gas Journal,
10/26/92, p. 117)
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Index Number:
81
Unique ID:
000268
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
diesel technology
biological technology
particulates
S02 controls
Location(s):
Leawood, KS, 07 U.S.A.
St. Louis, MO, 07 U.S.A.
Sioux Falls, SD, 08 U.S.A.
Companies:
Interchem NA Industries Inc.
Proctor & Gamble
St. Louis Lambert International Airport
Date:
10/05/92
Interchem (N.A.) Industries Inc., Leawood, KS, received a commitment from
Procter & Gamble (P&G) to produce as much as 15 million gal/year of a
synthetic diesel motor fuel made from soybean coconut, and palm oils and
animal fats. The fuel reportedly emits 86% less smoke, more than 50% less
particulate and carbon monoxide, and almost no sulfur compared with
conventional diesel. More than 100 diesel maintenance vehicles at St. Louis
Lambert International Airport are being run on bio-diesel fuel in a joint
venture between the airport and the Missouri Soybean Merchandizing Council.
More that 60 city buses in St. Louis, Sioux Falls, SD, and Kansas City, MO,
operate on the biomass diesel fuel. P&G will supply the fuel at a fixed cost
plus feedstock price. Initial markets for the fuel include diesel engines
operated indoors and marine engines to protect waterways. (Oil and Gas
Journal, 10/5/92, p. 37 and Chemical Marketing Reporter, 9/7/92, P. 5)
Index Number:
82
Unique ID:
000329
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
diesel technology
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
National Center for Agricultural Utilization
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Date:
09/07/92
Researchers at the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, have
been sponsoring tests at midwestern universities on blends of vegetable oils
and various chemicals and diesel fuel. Candidate fuels that passed the
USDA-sponsored, 200-hour test include methyl, ethyl and butyl esters; a blend
of 25% sunflower seed oil and conventional diesel fuel; a blend of 25% soybean
oil and dry cleaning naphtha; and a micro-emulsion fuel of approximately 53%
soybean oil and methyl alcohol with 2-octanol used as a dispersant. (Chemical
Marketing Reporter, 9/7/92, p. 5)
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Index Number:
83
Unique ID:
000016
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
electric vehicle
Location(s):
Fullerton, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
General Motors' Hughes Aircraft
Saturn Corporation
Date:
07/27/92
General Motors and Saturn Corp. are working to develop service programs for
the Impact electric car. The Impact, an electric commuter sports car, is due
to go on sale in mid- decade. Hughes Power Control Systems, a division of
Hughes Aircraft Co., Fullerton, CA, is supplying a line of inductive coupler
charging stations that deliver electricity to electric vehicles. The coupler
transfers electricity from the source to the car through a small plastic
paddle, rather than through a conventional, pronged metal plug making it
easier and safer to use. (Automotive News, 7/27/91, p. 6)
Index Number:
84
Unique ID:
000017
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
electric vehicle
battery technology
Location(s):
Los Angeles, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Burbank, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Geneva ,
Switzerland
Tokyo
,
Japan
Companies:
General Motors' Hughes Aircraft
Amerigon Inc.
Lockheed Aircraft
Date:
07/27/92
California is trying to position itself as the home of the emerging electric
vehicle industry as 17 component suppliers that are part of the CalStart
initiative, launched the Showcase Electric Vehicle Program in Los Angeles.
They are planning to build a prototype electric car to market their technology
to the auto industry. The prototype car is a 2+2 coupe using lead-acid
batteries and the Hughes induction charging system. A composite body will
rest on only an aluminum frame and the car will supposedly have a range of 100
miles and accelerate from 0-60 mph in less than 11 seconds. Design work began
in September 1991 at Amerigon Inc., the lead company on the project. Lockheed
Aircraft has offered to loan one of its Burbank, CA, facilities to Amerigon,
Inc., for use in the design and manufacture of electric vehicles. The
prototype is to be assembled in September and its sponsors will spend three
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months evaluating the systems. The working prototype will debut at the
Greater Los Angeles Auto Show in January 1993 before moving on to Geneva and
Tokyo showing the technologies that California companies can provide.
(Automotive News, 7/27/92, P. 6)
Index Number:
85
Unique ID:
000018
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
electric vehicle
battery technology
Location(s)
Batavia, OH, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
Ford Motor Co.
General Electric Company
Date:
07/20/92
Ford Motor Co. has created a new department to oversee production of a test
fleet of electric vehicles. The Electric Vehicle Segment will produce a pilot
run of Ecostar electric vans that will be introduced to utility customers
early in 1993. The Ecostar is based on the European Escort using a sodium
sulfur battery and delivering 75 horsepower with a range of 100 miles and a
top speed of 75 miles per hour. General Electric Co. developed the drivetrain
for Ford Ecostar and Ghia Connecta, an electric minivan concept. Ford plans
to release 80 to 100 vans in the U.S. and Europe. The company has speculated
that a transmission plant in Batavia, OH, may be selected by next summer or
fall to produce a line of electric vehicles. (Automotive News, 7/20/92, P. 7)
Index Number:
86
Unique ID:
000022
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
electric vehicle
hydrogen
Location(s):
Portland, ME, 01 U.S.A.
Companies:
Maine Energy Coalition
Date:
07/06/92
The Maine Energy Coalition is planning an "electric car barn" in the Portland
area to promote, sell, recharge, and service electric cars. The facility will
also exhibit hydrogen-powered cars and low-emissions, high-efficiency internal
combustion vehicles and serve as an energy information center. (Automotive
News, 7/06/92, p. 19)
Index Number:
87
Unique ID:
000025
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Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s) :
electric vehicle
battery technology
Location(s):
Companies:
Hyundai Motor Corp.
Ovonic Battery
Date:
06/22/92
Hyundai Motor Co. has unveiled a second electric car as part of an estimated
$12.8 million program aimed at having a commercially viable electric car on
the market by 1995. The car is a basic Excel equipped with electric drive and
a lead-acid battery pack with a reported range of 55 miles and top speed of 55
mph. Mass production in 1995 is planned for an electric car based on the
Sonata that will have a maximum speed of 85 mph and will run 200 miles on each
charge. Last year Hyundai signed an agreement with Ovonic Battery Inc. to
jointly develop batteries and efforts are now focusing on developing new
battery technology, specifically nickel-hydrogen batteries. By 1995, Hyundai
plans to develop its own gearbox and control systems for electric cars.
(Automotive News, 6/22/92, P. 35)
Index Number:
88
Unique ID:
000030
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s) :
electric vehicle
battery technology
Location(s):
Japan
Companies:
Mitsubishi
Tokyo Electric Power Company
Date:
05/25/92
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. introduced the Libro station wagon that will be the
base of an electric car that is planned for 1993. The electric car will have
a range of 125 miles per charge and a maximum speed of 68 mph. The vehicle
will be available either with lead-acid or nickel cadmium batteries and will
incorporate a charge meter, much like a traditional gasoline gauge, to display
the amount of electricity remaining. An on-board charger will recharge the
battery in eight hours while an off-board system will recharge the car in only
two hours. The vehicle is part of a cooperative project with Tokyo Electric
Power Co. and 20 or 30 cars will be built. (Automotive News, 5/25/92, P. 8)
Index Number:
89
Unique ID:
000040
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
electric vehicle
battery technology
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solar
Location(s):
, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)
Solar Electric Engineering Inc.
Date:
05/01/92
A commercially available, retrofitted solar electric vehicle was tested as
part of SCAQMD's efforts to demonstrate new transportation technologies.
Solar Electric Engineering, Inc. (SEE) has developed and is currently
producing a battery-powered electric vehicle that integrates photovoltaic
solar panels with deep-cycle, lead-acid batteries to achieve a claimed range
of 40 to 60 miles per charge. The two-passenger Pontiac Fiero with manual
transmission is capable of a 65 mph top speed when the 108-volt lead-acid
Trojan battery pack is fully charged. SEE estimates that the batteries will
last for three years, depending on the number of charge/discharge cycles. The
vehicle uses a 24-volt direct current, brush-type electric motor. The solar
panel, located on the car's hood provides about 200 peak watts of power,
adding about 5 percent range, but the primary purpose of the solar cells is to
trickle charge the battery pack. (South Coast Air Quality Management District
Technology Advancement Office Progress Report, 5/92, P. 45)
Index Number:
90
Unique ID:
000005
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s)
ETBE
Location(s):
Corpus Christi, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
ARCO
Coastal Corporation
Date:
12/28/92
ARCO Chemical Co. started commercial production of ETBE Dec. 14, 1992, at
Coastal Refining & Marketing Inc.'s Corpus Christi MTBE plant. The first
production run is targeted at 130,000 barrels of ETBE. ARCO is leasing the
Coastal plant to demonstrate the flexibility of switching production between
MTBE and ETBE. Several major gasoline producers including Chevron Corp. and
Shell Oil Co. will evaluate ETBE as gasoline blending stock. ARCO is
reportedly the first company to produce commercial volumes of ETBE for the
merchant market. (Oil and Gas Journal, December 28, 1992, p. 27)
Index Number:
91
Unique ID:
000273
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
ETBE
MTBE
Location(s):
Yorktown, VA, 03 U.S.A.
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Companies:
Amoco Oil Company
Date:
08/17/92
Amoco Oil Co. 's Yorktown, VA, refinery was reported to be conducting the first
commercial production test of ETBE in a unit normally used to produce MTBE.
Amoco plans to produce 400-500 b/d. (Chemical Marketing Reporter, August 17,
1992, P. 5)
Index Number:
92
Unique ID:
000279
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s) :
ETBE
MTBE
Location(s) :
,
CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Chevron U.S.A.
Date:
11/01/92
Chevron U.S.A. Products Company announced that for two months in summer 1993,
it will use ETBE as an alternative to MTBE in its gasolines sold in southern
California. Chevron has three MTBE plants in operation or under construction
that could be modified to produce either ETBE or MTBE. If the ETBE experiment
is successful, the company will have greater flexibility in choosing
oxygenates for its gasoline products. (Industrial Environment, November 1992,
V. 3, No. 11)
Index Number:
93
Unique ID:
000015
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s) :
ethanol
reformulated gasoline
Location(s) :
Tulsa, OK, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
Sun Company
EnviroFuels
Date:
07/27/92
Sun Company is producing a low-emissions, ethanol blend gasoline for use in
Tulsa, OK, municipal vehicles during a two-month trial run beginning in late
July. The fuel, called E-2020, was developed jointly by Sun Fuels and
EnviroFuels (Tulsa, OK). The fuel contains approximately 8 percent ethanol
blended with a mixture of refined, regular unleaded gasoline, and detergents.
(Chemical Marketing Reporter, 7/27/92)
Index Number:
94
Unique ID:
000021
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Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
ethanol
recycling
Location(s):
, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
Texas A&M
AFEX Corporation
Date:
07/08/92
Researchers at Texas A&M University and AFEX Corporation have developed a
process that converts municipal solid waste into ethanol. The fiber portion
of the waste is treated with cellulose enzymes to convert the fiber into
fermentable sugars, which are then fed to yeast in order to produce ethanol
through fermentation. Each ton of waste can yield 45 gallons of ethanol.
(Alternative Energy Network Online Today, 7/8/1992)
Index Number:
95
Unique ID:
000023
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
ethanol
variable fuel vehicles
Location(s):
Milwaukee, WI, 05 U.S.A.
, IL, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
General Motors Corporation
Department of Energy
Date:
07/06/92
In Milwaukee, WI, General Motors presented the Chevrolet Lumina Variable Fuel
Vehicle reported to be one of the nation's first ethanol fueled cars. The
vehicle is the first of a 50-car ethanol fleet to be distributed among
Wisconsin, Illinois, and the Department of Energy. (Automotive News, 7/06/92,
P. 36)
Index Number:
96
Unique ID:
000056
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
ethanol
biological technology
recycling
Location(s):
Companies:
Quadrex Corporation
Date:
04/06/92
Plans are still underway at Quadrex Corporation to construct an ethanol plant
that will use yard waste for feedstock. Quadrex holds the exclusive patented
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technology for converting biomass waste to ethanol. (Alternative Energy
Network Online Today, 4/06/92)
Index Number:
97
Unique ID:
000070
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
ethanol
Location(s):
Kingston,
Jamaica
,
Companies:
Tropicana International
Petrojam Ltd.
U.S. International Trade Commission
Date:
03/01/92
Tropicana International (a Kingston-based firm owned by U.S. shareholders) and
Petrojam Ltd. (a state-owned Jamaican company) say they will export 40 million
gallons of ethanol to the U.S. this year, up by 9 million gallons from last
year. Consumption is expected to increase as more U.S. states comply with new
clean air requirements. The U.S. International Trade Commission has agreed to
allow limited amounts of ethanol to enter the U.S. duty free if the ethanol
meets a minimum of 35 percent of local value added in its production. The
Caribbean producers, mainly Jamaica and Costa Rica, are allowed 7 percent of
the U.S. market (or 60 million gallons) for ethanol as a motor fuel.
(Caribbean Update, 3/92)
Index Number:
98
Unique ID:
000076
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s) :
ethanol
Location(s):
Pekin, IL, 05 USA
Companies:
Midwest Grain
Date:
01/31/92
The implementation of the 1990 Clean Air Act is expected to help earnings at
Midwest Grain. One of the co-products of wheat gluten and wheat starch, the
company's basic products, is fuel alcohol (ethanol). (Investext, 1/31/92, p.
1-9)
Midwest Grain Products will double capacity for alcohol production at
Pekin, IL by 1995. (Milling & Baking News 1/12/93, P. 10)
Index Number:
99
Unique ID:
000079
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
ethanol
Location(s):
, IA, 07 U.S.A.
Companies:
Iowa Corn Growers Association
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Date:
01/06/92
The Iowa Corn Growers Association is considering changing the priorities of
its program from developing export markets to devising new domestic
consumption by creating new uses for corn. Among these new uses for which
there may be potential markets is the use of corn as ethanol for fuel.
Speculation on the future of the ethanol market is that the use of corn to
make ethanol could double or triple within months to satisfy the oxygenate
market. (Chemical Marketing Reporter, 1/06/92, p. 27)
Index Number:
100
Unique ID:
000278
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
ethanol
recycling
biological technology
Location(s):
, FL, 04 U.S.A.
Companies:
Bionol
Finch, Pruyn & Co.
BioEnergy International
Quadrex Corporation
University of Florida
Date:
11/01/92
BIONOL Corporation will take paper sludge from Finch, Pruyn & Co. and, using a
bacteria bioengineered at the University of Florida, turn it into fuel-grade
ethanol. The process is reportedly capable of converting many types of
organic waste matter, including municipal waste, agricultural refuse, landfill
waste and paper sludge, into ethanol fuel. BIONOL has agreed to build
100-million gallons of ethanol plant capacity, in conjunction with BioEnergy
International, a subsidiary of Quadrex Corporation. BIONOL is also analyzing
paper waste samples from Scott Paper and other major paper mills. (Industrial
Environment, November 1992, V. 3, No. 11)
Index Number:
101
Unique ID:
000062
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s)
ethylene
Location(s):
Point Comfort, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
Formosa Plastics
Date:
03/30/92
Formosa Plastics Texas's 680,000 ton ethylene plant is due to start up in
Point Comfort, TX, in the first quarter of 1993. (Chemical Marketing
Reporter, 3/30/92, p. 5)
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Index Number:
102
Unique ID:
000063
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s) :
ethylene
Location(s):
Freeport, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Alberta, ,
Canada
Companies:
Dow Chemical Company
Date:
03/30/92
Dow Chemical is planning new ethylene plants in Alberta, Canada, and Freeport,
TX, in late 1994 and early 1995. (Chemical Marketing Reporter, 3/30/92, p.5)
Index Number:
103
Unique ID:
000256
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
ethylene
Location(s):
,
China
Houston, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
U.S. Export-Import Bank
China Petrochemical International Corp.
JGC Corporation
Date:
12/28/92
The U.S. Export-Import Bank approved a $17.4 million loan to support the sale
of U.S. equipment and services to China Petrochemical International Corp. for
construction of an ethylene plant at the Maoming Petrochemical complex in
South China. JGC Corporation of Houston, will act as the exporter for the
U.S. contracts. (Oil and Gas Journal, 12/28/92, P. 27)
Index Number:
104
Unique ID:
000401
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
ethylene
Location(s):
Yeochun, ,
Korea
Companies:
Han Yang Chemical Corporation
Stone & Webster
Mobil Corporation
Date:
02/08/93
Han Yang Chemical Corp started up a 350,000 ton/year ethylene plant at
Yeochun, Korea. It is the first plant to use the Advanced Recovery System
(ARS) developed by Stone & Webster Inc. and Mobil Chemical Co. ARS technology
uses a dephlegmator to reduce recovery section energy consumption by an
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estimated 10% compared with conventional plants. (Oil and Gas Journal,
2/8/93, P. 41)
Index Number:
105
Unique ID:
000011
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
flexible fuel vehicle
Location(s) :
Companies:
Chrysler Corporation
Date:
08/24/92
Chrysler Corp. is conducting a pilot run of 30 of its new LH sedans powered by
3.3-liter flexible fuel engines. These vehicles will be used in government,
not private, fleets. (Automotive News, 8/24/92, p.16)
Index Number:
106
Unique ID:
000034
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s) :
flexible fuel vehicles
methanol
Location(s):
, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)
California Air Resources Board (CARB)
Volvo
Date:
05/01/92
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), the California Air
Resaurces Board (ARB), and Volvo co-sponsored a project to demonstrate that
five Volvo Flexible Fuel Vehicles (FFVs) are capable of achieving Ultra Low
Emission Vehicle (ULEV) standards through the use of a clean-burning fuel,
methanol, and electrically-heated catalysts (EHCs). Volvo has produced five
demonstration 940 FFVs that, upon ignition, activate a small battery in the
car's trunk that powers a resistive heating element in the special catalyst.
Three to five cars have been operating in California since May 1991, and,
although emissions have been lowered, more data is needed. (South Coast Air
Quality Management District Technology Advancement Office Progress Report,
5/92, P. 30)
Index Number:
107
Unique ID:
000035
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
flexible fuel vehicles
Location(s):
, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)
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General Motors Corporation
Chrysler Corporation
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd
Volkswagen
Date:
05/01/92
The SCAQMD purchased 120 FFVs from General Motors, Chrysler, Nissan, and
Volkswagen, and acquired some additional FFVs on loan, to test the performance
and reliability of FFVs and their commercial viability. Ford, General Motors,
and Chrysler plan to make FFVs available to the public in 1993 and Ford
expects to certify the 1993 Taurus FFV at Transitional Low Emission Vehicle
standards. These vehicles are expected to be made available to consumers by
manufacturers at no extra cost. (South Coast Air Quality Management District
Technology Advancement Office Progress Report, 5/92, p. 31)
Index Number:
108
Unique ID:
000041
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
flexible fuel vehicles
methanol
Location(s):
, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Ford Motor Co.
General Motors Corporation
Chrysler Corporation
Date:
04/22/92
Ford and General Motors are certifying their "flex-fuel" vehicles that run on
either methanol or gasoline to meet California's Transitional Low Emissions
Vehicle standard by 1992. Chrysler is planning to sell its "flex-fuel"
vehicle in 1993 for the same price as conventional gasoline vehicles, offering
consumers the flexibility of filling their tanks with methanol in
nonattainment areas where methanol will be available, or using gasoline on
trips away from the city. (Summary of Proceedings, The Clean Air Marketplace
Conference, 4/22/92 4/23/92)
Index Number:
109
Unique ID:
000048
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
flexible fuel vehicles
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
methanol
filters/traps
Location(s)
, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Southern California Rapid Transit District (SCRTD)
Cummins Engine, Inc.
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3M
Donaldson Corporation
Owens Corning
Date:
04/22/92
The Southern California Rapid Transit District (SCRTD) has 10 Flexible buses
with Cummins engines that run on compressed natural gas, and, except for the
time required to fill all six tanks on these buses, have performed well. The
fleet has 30 methanol buses built by TMC. "Avocet", used by the SCRTD in 12
GMC RTS buses which run on methanol, increases the high octane, low cetane
properties of methanol, facilitating combustion and allowing buses to be
converted from diesel fuel to methanol avocet. For the past two years, the
SCRTD has had a retrofit program using Donaldson/Owens Corning and
Donaldson/3M particulate traps. The SCRTD is also exploring the options of
electric trolley buses, the development of fuel cells, the development of a
lightweight bus with traction motors in which all four wheels run on a low
combustion internal engine, and the use of liquified natural gas which weighs
less than compressed natural gas and takes less time to refuel. (Summary of
Proceedings, The Clean Air Marketplace Conference, 4/22/92 - 4/23/92)
Index Number:
110
Unique ID:
000052
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s)
flexible fuel vehicles
reformulated gasoline
Location(s):
Waterford, NY, 02 U.S.A.
Companies:
GE Silicones
Date:
04/06/92
GE Silicones fuel-flex laboratory in Waterford, NY, is searching for a
cost-effective way to build cars that run on alternate fuels. GE expects that
demand for alternate fuels will grow larger as manufacturers introduce
flex-fuel vehicles that have the flexibility to switch back and forth between
gasoline and blends of gasoline and alcohol-based fuels. Alcohol-based fuels
burn cleaner, but attack elastomers, metals, plastics, and other materials
that are used in conventional engine gaskets, fuel lines, and seals. The lab
is specifically designed to test automotive parts made from elastomers in the
presence of alternate fuels. Traditional approaches tested only materials
used rather than actual parts. (Chemical Marketing Reporter, 4/06/92, P. 21)
Index Number:
111
Unique ID:
000050
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
hydrogen
gasification
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NOx controls
COx controls
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
HydroGEN Supply Co.
Texaco
Union Carbide
Date:
04/20/92
A new business venture could capture a significant share of the surging market
for hydrogen, on which oil refineries are relying to cut sulfur content in
diesel fuel. HyTEX, a hydrogen-generation process developed by Texaco Inc.,
which, with Union Carbide Industrial Gases Inc. (UCIG), plans to develop and
operate high-purity hydrogen production facilities that could begin producing
hydrogen less than two years after a contract is signed. The joint venture,
named HydroGEN Supply Co., combines the Texaco gasification system with
UCIG's experience in cyrogenic and advanced air separation technology.
Gasification generates a high grade of hydrogen from natural gas and refinery
off-gas streams with less NOX and carbon dioxide emissions than conventional
methods. Oxygen, supplied by UCIG's air separation technology, converts
feedstock into hydrogen while reducing operating costs and improving
efficiency. (Coal & Synfuels Technology, 4/20/92)
Index Number:
112
Unique ID:
000282
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
methane
Location(s) :
Tuscaloosa, AL, 04 U.S.A.
Companies:
Taurus Exploration Corp.
Date:
10/05/92
Taurus Exploration Inc. is using centralized compressors to produce coalbed
methane gas. The centralized compressor system allows methane gas to be
shifted from station to station via an interconnecting low-pressure pipeline
system and requires less monitoring equipment than decentralized systems.
With an interconnected pipeline network; centralized compressor stations; and
high-speed, low emission compressor sets, Taurus is apparently able to produce
low cost coalbed methane that meets air quality emissions standards. (Oil and
Gas Journal, 10/5/92, pp. 58-60)
Index Number:
113
Unique ID:
000007
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
methanol
gasification
Location(s):
Dagget, CA, 09 U.S.A.
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Allentown, PA, 03 U.S.A.
Charleston, WV, 03 U.S.A.
Los Angeles, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Cool Water Gasification
U.S. Department of Energy
Air Products & Chemicals
Date:
09/07/92
The U.S. Department of Energy and industry participants are helping to fund a
project by Air Products and Chemicals Inc., Allentown, PA, to demonstrate
advanced technology for producing methanol from coal-derived synthesis gas on
a commercial scale. The project will take place at the Cool Water
Gasification plant in Daggett, CA, where methanol production technology will
be integrated with the existing combined cycle power plant at the site. The
project will demonstrate a liquid phase methanol synthesis process that is
said to be more efficient than the conventional "gas phase" process, thus
enabling a gasifier to run continuously at its most efficient level. During
periods of low power demand, synthesis gas made by the gasifier would be
converted to methanol for storage. At peak power demand, that methanol could
be used to supplement the combustion turbine. Methanol produced in the
demonstration unit will be tested at the Cool Water facility and in offsite
boiler and transportation applications, including bus and van pool tests in
the Charleston, WVA, and in the Los Angeles areas. Air Products plans to
offer the commercial system to utilities on an own-and-operate basis.
Construction is to begin in late 1993 with the four-year operation/test period
scheduled to begin in early 1995. (Oil and Gas Journal, 9/07/92, p. 31)
Index Number:
114
Unique ID:
000008
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
methanol
Location(s):
Clear Lake, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Vancouver,
Canada
,
Dallas, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Germany
New Orleans, LA, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
Gulf Coast Methanol Co.
Methanex Corporation
Hoechst Celanese
American Cyanamid
Metallgesellschaft Corporation
Date:
09/07/92
Methanex Corp. of Vancouver, Canada, partially controlled by
Metallgesellschaft of Germany, in agreements totalling $220 million, will be
in partnership with Hoechst Celanese Chemical Group of Dallas and American
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Cyanamid. The partnership will have 1.4 million metric tons production
capacity. Methanex will contribute $70 million to restart an idle Hoechst
Celanese methanol plant in Clear Water, TX, to produce 600,000 metric tons of
methanol annually. Called Gulf Coast Methanol Co., the plant will reportedly
have a production capacity of 1,800 metric tons/day, with the unit coming on
line in the fourth quarter of 1993. Methanex will also reportedly spend $97
million to convert a Cyanamid ammonia plant in Fortier, LA, near New Orleans,
to a 1,645 metric tons/day producer of methanol. This will add approximately
400,000 metric tons to its annual capacity. The facility is scheduled to
start up at the end of 1993. (Oxy-Fuel News, August 24, 92, V. 4, No. 20, P.
1; Oil and Gas Journal, 8/31/92, P. 30 and Coal & Synfuels Technology,
September 7, 1992, V. 13, No. 35)
Index Number:
115
Unique ID:
000020
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
methanol
flexible fuel vehicles
Location(s):
, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Hyundai Motor Corp.
California Air Resources Board (CARB)
Date:
07/13/92
Hyundai Motor Corp. unveiled a prototype of a flexible-fuel vehicle planned
for production in 1996 or 1997. The prototype, a Scoupe, is equipped with
Hyundai's new 1.5-liter, 12-valve Alpha engine. that has been modified to burn
gasoline or gasoline/methanol mixtures up to 85 percent methanol. The
principal modifications include treating valve seats with an anticorrosion
agent and changing all materials in the fuel system to resist the corrosive
effects of methanol. Fluorocarbon coating and nickel plating were used on the
fuel delivery system and stainless steel was selected for the fuel tank and
fuel lines. Production cars are expected to be equipped with plastic tanks.
Two prototypes will be shipped to the California Air Resources Board later
this year for testing. (Automotive News, 7/13/92, p. 32)
Index Number:
116
Unique ID:
000037
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
methanol
Location(s):
, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)
California Air Resources Board (CARB)
Southwest Research Institute
Date:
05/01/92
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The SCAQMD, the California ARB, and SwRI conducted a study aimed at developing
a low-concentration additive for neat methanol (M-100) that provides adequate
cold starting, flame luminosity, lubricity properties, and safety without
increasing engine wear or emissions. M-100 has the potential for use as a
wide-scale motor fuel because of its clean-burning properties. Although M-100
is already used in methanol-powered transit buses, these buses use a
compression-ignition engine that is not subject to the same cold-start
constraints as passenger cars. Results of the study indicated that luminosity
will require the addition of either four percent toluene plus two percent
indan or five percent cyclopentene plus five percent indan to the fuel. (South
Coast Air Quality Management District Technology Advancement Office Progress
Report, 5/92, P. 36)
Index Number:
117
Unique ID:
000064
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s)
methanol
Location(s):
Beaumont, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
E.I. du Pont de Nemours (Du Pont)
Date:
03/25/92
The growth in demand for methanol is projected by some to be 7.4 percent per
year through 1997; that strong demand growth is causing a reshuffle in the
methanol business as companies look to add capacity or to cash in on the
soaring value of methanol assets. Du Pont's Beaumont, TX, methanol plant, for
example, sold for $150 million; two years ago the best bid was $27 million.
(Chemical Week, 3/25/92, P. 42)
Index Number:
118
Unique ID:
000069
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
methanol
ethanol
ETBE
MTBE
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Canada
Companies:
Revolution Fuels of America
Blackstone Capital
Synthetic Energy
Date:
03/04/92
A newly patented technology, called multiple oxygenated production (MOP),
integrates several fully commercialized turnkey processes to yield economical
ethanol, méthanol, and oxygenated fuels. MOP integrates the production of
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ethanol and methanol and, from them, high-value oxygenated fuel additives such
as MTBE and ETBE. Revolution Fuels of America received a U.S. Patent for the
technology and assigned it to Blackstone Capital, which licensed it back to
Revolution and a Canadian company by the name of Synthetic Energy. (Inside
R&D, 3/4/92)
Index Number:
119
Unique ID:
000073
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
methanol
MTBE
Location(s):
New Zealand
Companies:
Fletcher Challenge Ltd.
Date:
02/10/92
Experts at New Zealand-based Fletcher Challenge Ltd., a large methanol
producer, think the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments will boost demand for
chemical-grade methanol for making MTBE in the United States. Japanese
regulations also now require gasoline to contain 7 percent MTBE by volume. A
global boom is expected in the next 3-5 years in demand for chemical-grade
methanol with which to make MTBE, as European nations follow the lead of Japan
and U.S. Fletcher Challenge has already signed a 10-year, $45 million/yr
contract to supply two Japanese companies with methanol. (Energy), Report,
2/10/92)
Index Number:
120
Unique ID:
000074
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
methanol
MTBE
Location(s):
Saudi Arabia
Companies:
Saudi Basic Industries Company (SABIC)
Ar-Razi
Ibn Sina
Ibn Zahr
Mobil Corporation
Date:
02/07/92
Saudi Basic Industries Company (Sabic) and its affiliates, predicting a world
shortage of methanol and rising demand for MTBE, started up Ar-Razi's expanded
methanol plant in January. The plant is now said to be the world's largest
with a capacity of 1.27 million tons per year. Ibn Sina is now building a
700,000 ton-per-year MTBE plant, while Ibn Zahr plans to take its current
output of 550,000 tons per year to 1.2 million tons per year. Further down
the line are Mobil/Saudi Chemical investments with plans for an 800,000 tons
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per year plant and Himont/Xenel Industries with a 500,000 tons per year
facility. (International Gas Report, 2/07/92)
Index Number:
121
Unique ID:
000271
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
methanol
MTBE
Location(s):
Sioux City, IA, 07 U.S.A.
Woodward, OK, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
Terra Industries
Haldor-Topsoe
Date:
12/07/92
Terra Industries Inc., Sioux City, IA, plans to co-produce methanol and
ammonia at its Woodward, OK, nitrogen fertilizer plant. Terra will license
technology from Haldor-Topsoe Inc. as part of the process. The $15.5 million
project is to be complete in the first quarter of 1994 and is to have capacity
to produce 400 metric tons/day of methanol. The project includes new storage
capacity, and Terra will consider investor partnerships or supply arrangements
with MTBE producers. (Oil and Gas Journal, 12/7/92, P. 36)
Index Number:
122
Unique ID:
000001
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
MTBE
catalytic technology
isobutylene
Location(s):
Baton Rouge, LA, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
Exxon Company
CDTech
Date:
09/07/92
Exxon Co. U.S.A. broke ground in 1991 on a new 7,000 b/d MTBE unit at its
refinery in Baton Rouge, LA. Start-up is projected for late 1992. Feed
sources will include isobutylene from the refinery's fluid catalytic cracking
unit (FCCU) and purchased methanol. Exxon is utilizing a catalytic
distillation process developed by CDTech for MTBE synthesis. Also in Baton
Rogue, Exxon Chemical America's chemical plant produces 3,000 b/d MTBE via the
same method. MTBE product from the refinery is expected to exceed commercial
specifications (i.e., more than 95 percent MTBE, less than 0.7 percent
methanol). Exxon is blending a small amount of MTBE in its gasoline grades,
exploring other oxygenate options, and is reportedly watching for catalysts
being developed by some vendors to expand its FCC isobutylene production.
(Oil and Gas Journal, 9/07/92, p. 39)
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Index Number:
123
Unique ID:
000002
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
MTBE
isobutylene
Location(s):
Norco, LA, 06 U.S.A.
, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
TransAmerican Refining Corporation
ABB Lummus Crest
Date:
09/07/92
TransAmerican Refining Corp. in Norco, LA, is instituting a three-phase MTBE
program, designed to reach 20,000-22,500 b/d capacity by 1994. During Phase
I, the company will convert a Catofin dehydrogenation unit, previously used to
manufacture butadiene, to bring 7,200 b/d MTBE capacity on-line by early 1993.
The principal feedstock for producing isobutylene for the MTBE plant will be
mixed field butanes purchased from South Louisiana or Mont Belvieu, TX.
TransAmerican is also converting an old middle distillate hydrodesulfurization
(HDS) unit to incorporate ABB Lummus Crest's butane isomerization technology,
and this unit will be expanded from 4,000 to 7,200 b/d capacity for use in
MTBE synthesis. TransAmerican plans to bring in two additional Catofin
reactors for Phase 2 of the project by late 1993 to expand MTBE capacity. The
Phase 3 expansion will involve starting up a previously shutdown Catofin unit,
a new MTBE unit, and the expansion of isomerization capacity. (Oil and Gas
Journal, 9/07/92, p. 40)
Index Number:
124
Unique ID:
000003
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
MTBE
TAME
catalytic technology
Location(s):
, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
Diamond Shamrock Refining and Marketing Company
CDTech
Date:
09/07/92
Diamond Shamrock Refining & Marketing Co. is currently engineering a TAME
plant, and feeding FCC-produced olefins to parallel the MTBE unit. The TAME
plant, expected to be constructed in Texas by late 1993, will utilize CDTech's
catalyst system. Diamond Shamrock is modifying its FCC cyclone system to
produce more oxygenate feed. (Oil and Gas Journal, 9/07/92, p. 40)
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Index Number:
125
Unique ID:
000004
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
MTBE
methanol
natural gas
Location(s):
Cheyenne, WY, 08 U.S.A.
Companies:
Coastal Corporation
Engelhard
Phillips 66 Company
ICI
Date:
09/07/92
Two Coastal Corp. subsidiaries are building a plant providing 4,000 b/d MTBE
capacity in Cheyenne, WY. The plant's feed sources will be field-grade
butanes, which will be isomerized through Engelhard's process, and isobutane
which will be dehydrogenated using Phillips 66 Co.'s STAR process. Coastal
will also use ICI's technology to produce methanol from natural gas, and
Phillips' process to synthesize MTBE. The project is expected to take one
year with a startup date of early September 1993. (011 and Gas Journal,
9/07/92, P. 41)
Index Number:
126
Unique ID:
000006
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
MTBE
TAME
Location(s):
Corpus Christi, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
Valero Refining and Marketing Company
UOP
Fluor Daniel Inc.
Date:
09/07/92
Valero Refining & Marketing Co. has 2,000 b/d MTBE capacity at its Corpus
Christi, TX, refinery. Its process removes butadiene from the alkylation unit
feedstock. This improves alkylate quality and reduces acid consumption while
producing MTBE. Valero broke ground on a $230 million butane upgrade/MTBE
project in January, 1992. The 13,000 b/d facility is expected to begin
operating by the second quarter of 1993. Valero will use UOP's Butamer,
Oleflex, and Huls processes for isomerization, dehydrogenation, and MTBE
synthesis and methanol feedstock will be purchased from Gulf Coast
manufacturers under a term contract. The butane upgrade project will employ a
workforce of about 800 during construction and, when completed, will entail
about 34 permanent jobs. The contractor on the project is Fluor Daniel, Inc.
In addition to the 50,000 bbl MTBE storage capacity it already has, the
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refinery will add another 120,000 bbl of MTBE storage. Valero also has a TAME
unit in the permitting process. (Oil and Gas Journal, 9/07/92, P. 36)
Index Number:
127
Unique ID:
000024
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
MTBE
reformulated gasoline
Location(s):
Companies:
Mobil Corporation
BP Oil Company
Date:
07/01/92
Mobil Corp. and BP Oil Co. are jointly developing a new proprietary process,
Isofin, to produce feedstocks for oxygenates, such as MTBE, which are mandated
by the Clean Air Act for reformulated gasoline. The new technology is
expected to increase production of MTBE from refinery sources of butenes.
(Energy Alert, 7/1/92)
Index Number:
128
Unique ID:
000049
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s) :
MTBE
catalytic technology
Location(s):
Edison, NJ, 02 U.S.A.
Japan
Singapore
Korea
Companies:
H-R International Inc.
Outokumptu Oy
Date:
04/20/92
H-R International Inc. (Edison, NJ), a subsidiary of Outokumptu Oy, has
arranged to offer turnkey MTBE plants in the U.S. based on Sumitomo technology
developed in Japan in the early 1980s. H-R's offering is specifically focused
on the niche market for medium-sized 2,000 barrel-per-day MTBE plants using
the FCC unit isobutylene cut. Four plants have been licensed to date two in
Japan, one in Singapore, and a fourth plant under construction in Korea. H-R
plans to offer specialty process plants ranging from $5 million to $25 million
total installed cost. (Chemical Marketing Reporter, 4/20/92)
Index Number:
129
Unique ID:
000057
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
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Projects Type(s):
MTBE
Location
Cheyenne, WY, 08 U.S.A.
La Porte, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Houston, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Corpus Christi, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Alberta, ,
Canada
Companies:
Coastal Corporation
Alberta Envirofuels
Enron
Global Octanes/Mitsui
Valero Energy
Date:
03/30/92
Proposed isomerization/dehydrogenation facilities generally produce about
12,000 barrels per day of MTBE and represent an investment of between $150 and
$300 million. To date, five such units are going up in North America:
Alberta Envirofuels' project in Edmonton, Alberta, is scheduled to come on
line in April, 1992; Costal Chemical's unit in Cheyenne, WY, is scheduled to
come on line in Spring of 1992; Enron is completing construction on a former
Tenneco unit in La Porte, TX, which is slated to start up in the third quarter
of 1992; the Global Octanes subsidiary of Mitsui also plans to bring on its
Houston facility later in 1992; and the fifth project Valero Energy's Corpus
Christi unit is expected to start up in 1993. (Chemical Marketing Reporter,
3/30/92, P. SR16)
Index Number:
130
Unique ID:
000058
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
MTBE
Location(s):
Port Neches, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
Texaco Chemical
M.W. Kellogg
Brown & Root Braun
Date:
10/12/92
M.W. Kellogg and Brown & Root Braun began building an MTBE plant expansion at
Port Neches, TX, in October 1992, for Texaco Chemical Co. Engineering with
completion expected in 1994. MTBE production at the plant will increase from
10,000 b/d to 25,000 b/d. The plant will also produce 400 million lb/year
propylene oxide. The process used to produce MTBE, developed at Texaco
Chemical's Austin TX, research lab, takes one of the intermediate products
from the manufacture of propylene oxide and in a one step process with
methanol, creates MTBE. This process will reportedly give the Texaco plant a
decided economic advantage in the manufacture of MTBE. (Oil and Gas Journal,
October 5, 1992, p. 34; Chemical and Engineering News, October 12, 1992, P.
14; and Chemical Marketing Reporter, October 12, 1992, p.3)
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Index Number:
131
Unique ID:
000059
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
MTBE
Location(s):
Morris, IL, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
Freedom Envirofuels
Date:
03/30/92
Freedom Envirofuels plans to build a 12,500 barrels per day MTBE plant at
Morris, IL. The project has already secured raw material suppliers, but is
still in the stage of obtaining off-take contracts. (Chemical Marketing
Reporter, 3/30/92, p. SR16)
Index Number:
132
Unique ID:
000060
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type (s) :
MTBE
Location(s):
Mont Belvieu, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Houston, TX, 06 U.S.A.
The Woodlands, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Philadelphia, PA, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
Belvieu Environmental Fuels
Enterprise Products
Mitchell Energy and Development
Sun Refining and Marketing
Texas Air Control Board (TACB)
Date:
03/30/92
A 12,000 barrel per day MTBE plant is being planned for Mont Belvieu, TX, by
Belvieu Environmental Fuels, a joint enterprise of Enterprise Products,
Houston, TX, Mitchell Energy & Development, The Woodlands, TX, and Sun
Refining & Marketing, Philadelphia, PA. The Texas Air Control Board is
expected to approve the $200 million project, whose output will go solely to
Sun, and which is scheduled to start up in 1994. (Chemical Marketing Reporter,
3/30/92, P. SR9)
Index Number:
133
Unique ID:
000061
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s): :
MTBE
isobutylene
Location(s) :
Mont Belvieu, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
Warren Petroleum
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Date:
03/30/92
Warren Petroleum is building a 30,000 barrel per day, $50 million
isomerization unit In Mont Belvieu, TX, to obtain isobutylene precursor
isobutane from n-butane because naturally occurring isobutylene is in short
supply for use in producing MTBE. In this process, isobutanes are split to
isobutylene and n-butane is isomerized to make even more isobutane for
splitting to isobutylene. Isobutane product is then split to isobutylenes in
three roughly equal units totaling 170,000 barrels daily, all of which is
contracted for by MTBE producers. The Warren facility is scheduled to come on
line in 1993. (Chemical Marketing Reporter, 3/30/92, p. SR9)
Index Number:
134
Unique ID:
000066
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
MTBE
Location(s):
Saudi Arabia
Companies:
Union Carbide
National Commercial Bank
Riyad Bank
Saudi American Bank
Date:
03/23/92
A $500 million loan syndication was arranged by National Commercial Bank,
Riyad Bank, Saudi American Bank, and Al Bank Al Saudi Al Fransi to finance the
cost of building a new MTBE unit and a polypropylene plant with a capacity of
200,000 tons/yr in Saudi Arabia. (APS Review Gas Market Trends, 3/23/92, V.
38, No. 11)
Index Number:
135
Unique ID:
000067
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
MTBE
Location(s):
Beaumont, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Jubail,
Saudi Arabia
,
Companies:
Texas Eastern
Saudi Basic Industries Company (SABIC)
Date:
03/23/92
U.S. companies involved in Middle East ventures are optimistic about the
prospects for MTBE as they target the U.S. as the main market. Texas Eastern
is a leader among them, being a partner in SABIC's new 700,000 tons/yr.
project at Jubail, Saudi Arabia, and has the first pipeline in the U.S. to
transport MTBE from Beaumont, TX, to the midwest. (APS Review Downstream
Trends, 3/23/92, P. N/A)
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Index Number:
136
Unique ID:
000068
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
MTBE
Location(s):
Wood River, IL, 05 U.S.A.
Lorco, LA, 06 U.S.A.
Deer Park, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
Shell Oil Company
Foster Wheeler USA
Date:
11/02/92
Shell Oil Co. hired Foster Wheeler USA Corp. to design and procure two MTBE
units at its Deer Park, TX, and Lorco, LA, refineries. The two units, with
combined capacity of 11,000 b/d, are to start up in late 1993 or early 1994.
Foster Wheeler will complete work by mid-1993. Shell tabled plans for MTBE
capacity at its Wood River, IL, refinery. (Oil and Gas Journal, 11/2/92, P.
43)
Index Number:
137
Unique ID:
000071
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s)
MTBE
Location(s):
Edmonton,
Canada
,
Companies:
Chevron Canada Limited
Neste Canada Inc.
Petro-Canada
Alberta Envirofuels
Chevron U.S.A.
Date:
02/01/92
Chevron Standard Limited, an affiliate of Chevron Canada Limited and Neste
Canada Inc., have subject to regulatory approval jointly agreed to purchase
Petro-Canada's interest in Alberta Envirofuels Inc. Neste and Chevron
Standard will each have a one-half equity interest. In April 1991, the 3
companies announced a joint venture in which each company would hold a
one-third interest in an MTBE plant to be built by Alberta Envirofuels in
Edmonton. Chevron U.S.A. will obtain a supply of the MTBE through an
agreement with Chevron Standard. Completion of the approximately $395 million
plant, which can produce 12,000 barrels a day of MTBE from Alberta butane and
methanol, is expected by the end of 1992. (Worldwide Energy, 2/92)
Index Number:
138
Unique ID:
000077
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Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
MTBE
Location(s)
Robinson, IL, 05 U.S.A.
Detroit, MI, 05 U.S.A.
Garyville, LA, 06 U.S.A.
Texas City, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
USX-Marathon
Date:
01/29/92
USX-Marathon completed its second MTBE unit at its Robinson, IL, refinery.
The first unit was constructed at its Detroit refinery with plans for
additional units in Garyville, LA, and Texas City, TX. The demand for MTBE is
expected to triple over the next few years as a result of the Clean Air Act
amendments. (Energy, Alert, 1/29/92)
Index Number:
139
Unique ID:
000080
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
MTBE
reformulated gasoline
Location(s):
Richmond, VA, 03 U.S.A.
Washington, DC, 03 U.S.A.
Baltimore, MD, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
Amoco Oil Company
Date:
11/11/91
Amoco is offering an oxygenated fuels slate in Richmond, Northern Virginia,
Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. The fuel meets the wintertime oxygenate
requirement of the amended Clean Air Act. All three unleaded grades contain
15 percent MTBE and will produce 23 percent fewer carbon monoxide emissions
than gasoline containing no oxygenates. (Oil Express, 11/11/91)
Index Number:
140
Unique ID:
000254
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
MTBE
Location(s):
Morgan's Point, TX, 06 U.S.A
Pasedena, TX, 06 U.S.A
Companies:
Enron
M.W. Kellogg
Date:
12/21/92
Enron Corp. dedicated its 15,000 b/d MTBE plant at Morgan's Point, TX, on
Nov. 1, 1992. The plant will receive isobutane feed stock from an Enron
isomerization unit at Morgan's Point and methanol from an Enron plant at
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Pasadena, TX. M.W. Kellogg handled engineering, procurement, and construction
of the facility. (Oil and Gas Journal, 12/21/92, p. 38)
Index Number:
141
Unique ID:
000255
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
MTBE
Location(s):
Pasadena, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Richmond, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Pascogoula, MS, 04 U.S.A.
Companies:
Chevron U.S.A.
Jacobs Engineering Group
Date:
12/28/92
Chevron USA Products Co. started up a 2,100 b/d MTBE unit at its Pascogoula,
Miss., refinery that was designed by Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. of
Pasadena, CA. The company was also contracted to engineer and build a 2,050
b/d MTBE unit at Chevron's Richmond, CA, refinery. The unit is expected to
start up by February, 1993. (Oil and Gas Journal, 10/26/92, P. 40 and
12/28/92, P. 27)
Index Number:
142
Unique ID:
000259
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
MTBE
isobutylene
Location(s):
Deer Park, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
Global Octanes/Mitsui
ABB Lummus Crest
Date:
11/16/92
Global Octanes Corp. started up a dehydrogenation plant producing isobutylene
for MTBE. The 12,5000 b/d MTBE plant at Deer Park, TX, uses ABB Lummus Crest
Inc.'s catofin dehydrogenation technology. Lummus Crest provided basic
engineering, precommissioning, commissioning, and start up assistance for the
$200 million project. (Oil and Gas Journal, 11/16/92, p. 38)
Index Number:
143
Unique ID:
000266
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
MTBE
Location(s):
Mexico
Companies:
Productos Ecologicos SA (Proesa)
Petroleos Mexicanos
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Valero Energy
Promociones Industriales Banamex SA (Pibsa)
Grupo Infomin SA
Date:
10/05/92
Productos Ecologicos SA de CV (Proesa) joint venture partners agreed with
Petroleos Mexicanos to build a 13,000 b/d MTBE plant in Mexico with start-up
expected in late 1995. Proesa partners are Valero Energy Corp. and
Promociones Industriales Banamex SA de CV (Pibsa), Grupo Infomin SA de CV, and
Dragados Construcciones SA. (Oil and Gas Journal, 10/5/92, P. 34)
Index Number:
144
Unique ID:
000270
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s) :
MTBE
ethylene
Location(s):
Jabail, ,
Saudi Arabia
Houston, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
Sadaf
Saudi Basic Industries Company (SABIC)
Shell Oil Company
Pecten Arabian
Brown & Root
Date:
12/14/92
Sadaf, a joint venture of Sabic and Shell Oil Co. affiliate Pecten Arabian
Co., named two units of Brown & Root, Houston, managing contractors of an
expansion program of petrochemical facilities at Jabail. Brown & Root Braun
and Brown & Root Saudi Ltd. will issue major engineering, construction, and
procurement contracts, oversee and/or perform facility design, and mange
construction of expansions of ethylbenzene/styrene and chlor alkali/ethylene
dichloride plants and construction of a grassroots MTBE unit. Value and
timing of the work have not been reported. (Oil and Gas Journal, 12/14/92, p.
31)
Index Number:
145
Unique ID:
000274
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s)
MTBE
Location(s):
Companies:
Oxy-Chem
Date:
09/16/92
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Oxy-Chem reportedly plans to increase its MTBE production by building a 64,000
b/d production unit at its Chocolate Bayou facility. (Chemical Week, 9/16/92,
P. 23)
Index Number:
146
Unique ID:
000275
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s) :
MTBE
Location(s):
,
Companies:
UOP
Huls
Koch Engineering
Date:
09/09/92
UOP recently improved its Huls' MTBE technology with a reactive distillation
step called Ethermax, which was developed by Koch Engineering. (Chemical
Week, 9/9/92, P. 28)
Index Number:
147
Unique ID:
000280
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
MTBE
TAME
Location(s):
Convent, LA, 06 U.S.A.
Delaware City, DE, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
Texaco
Saudi Aramco
Star Enterprise
Date:
10/12/92
A joint refining venture between Texaco and Saudi Aramco, Star Enterprise, has
ongoing construction projects for 5,000 barrels daily of MTBE and tertiary
amylmethyl ether at its Convent, LA, refinery and a similar facility at
Delaware City, Del., both due to be finished in early 1993. (Chemical
Marketing Reporter, 10/12/92, p. 3)
Index Number:
148
Unique ID:
000312
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
MTBE
Location(s):
Mont Belvieu, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
Enterprise Products
UOP
Date:
11/30/92
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Enterprise Products Co., Houston, has commissioned its third UOP Butamer
process unit for butane isomerization at Mont Belvieu, TX. The plant has a
rated capacity of 30,000 b/d of high purity isobutane and will supply
feedstock for alkylate and MTBE production. (Oil and Gas Journal, 11/30/92,
P. 37)
Index Number:
149
Unique ID:
000331
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
MTBE
Location(s):
New Orleans, LA, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
TransAmerican Refining Corporation
Date:
11/23/92
TransAmerican Refining Corp., which owns the former 300,000 b/d Good Hope
refinery near New Orleans, has reportedly increased efforts to expand and
refurbish the refinery. The refinery also hopes to produce 13,000 b/d of
MTBE. It is not clear whether the facility will be granted permits to begin
these expansions. (Oil Price Information Service, 11/23/92, v, 1, No. 47)
Index Number:
150
Unique ID:
000012
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
natural gas
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
Chrysler Corporation
Federal Express
United Parcel Service
Cummins Engine Company
Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC)
Date:
08/03/92
Utility firms and natural gas organizations are reportedly spending $25
million to promote the development and use of CNG vehicles. The industry has
also been expanding its infrastructure, increasing the number of CNG refueling
stations nationwide by nearly 50 percent in little over a year. This has
fueled interest in automakers for developing CNG vehicles, particularly for
fleet use. From February 1991 to April 1992, 156 new natural gas refueling
facilities were added to the 328 already in operation, and 27 more are being
planned. GMC was the first equipment manufacturer to offer natural gas trucks
to utility and private fleets. Chrysler Corp. has developed a natural
gas-powered, full-sized B-van with a 5.2-liter, V-8 engine for commercial
applications. Chrysler is planning to sell 492 units in 1992. Fleet
operators experimenting with natural gas vehicles include Federal Express and
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United Parcel Service. Interest in CNG's progress extends beyond the natural
gas and automaking industries. Many engine, heavy-truck, and bus makers, such
as Cummins Engine Co. Inc., Detroit Diesel Corp., Tecogen Inc., Hercules
Engines Inc., Caterpillar Inc., and Fixible Corp., have expressed interest in
CNG vehicles. (Automotive News, 8/3/92, p. 3)
Index Number:
151
Unique ID:
000033
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s)
natural gas
Location(s):
Companies:
Date:
05/12/92
Stations offering compressed natural gas (CNG) have been opening at a rate of
three per week in preparation for new clean air requirements. Benefits of CNG
include its price (about 70 cents per equivalent gallon) and burning
properties that would allow engine oil to last 50,000 miles and spark plugs to
last 75,000 miles. Its outstrips gasoline in auto safety and emissions;
predicted reserves in the lower 48 states could last 50 years and supply
networks are already in place. Some predict that by decade's end, 25 to 50
million vehicles in the U.S. will be operating on CNG and that half of the
growth will come from 15 to 30 million fleet vehicles. (Christian Science
Monitor, 5/12/92)
Index Number:
152
Unique ID:
000078
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
natural gas
MTBE
Location(s) :
U.S.A.
Companies:
Western Resources
Date:
01/22/92
Liquid natural gas properties are reported to be selling at a relatively
robust 5.5 to 7.5 times pretax cash flow. The reason: liquid natural gas can
be made into clean-burning fuels such as ethane, propane, normal butane,
isobutane, and natural gasoline that can be substituted for heavier, dirtier
petroleum products. New petrochemical plants require fuels for which propane,
ethane, and butane are feedstocks. Three such new chemical plants that are to
be built along the U.S.'s Gulf of Mexico coast will require 100,000 barrels of
liquid natural gas a day. In addition, reformulated gas is mandated for
several U.S. cities by 1995; MTBE is a chief ingredient of reformulated gas.
Reflecting this trend, the stocks of liquid natural gas companies rose a
reported 41 percent in 1991 as a group. Western Resources, a liquid natural
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gas provider, successfully went public in recent months. (Investext, 1/22/92,
p. 1-2)
Index Number:
153
Unique ID:
000083
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
natural gas
reformulated gasoline
Location(s):
Houston, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
Date:
08/26/91
The employment picture could improve considerably for petrochemical workers in
Houston. Already three new plants for making the additive for reformulated
gasoline are planned for the Houston area. The additive is made from natural
gas liquids, which will give the industry a boost. Also oil imports are
expected to drop by 300,000 barrels per day when the new gas is in full
production. (Houston Post, 8/26/91)
Index Number:
154
Unique ID:
000257
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
natural gas
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
Location(s):
Austin, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Mexico City,
Mexico
,
Monterrey,
Mexico
Guadalajara,
Mexico
,
Companies:
Southern Union Energy International
Grupo Diavaz
Gas Automoters SA de CV
Date:
11/16/92
Southern Union Energy International Inc., Austin, and Grupo Diavaz SA de CV,
Mexico City, opened the first natural gas refueling station in Mexico Nov. 9,
1992, at Monterrey. They also reportedly plan to open refueling stations in
Mexico City and Guadalajara. The two companies formed a joint venture, Gas
Automoters SA de CV, to open CNG refueling stations and vehicle conversion
facilities in Mexico. (Oil and Gas Journal, 10/19/92, p. 41 and 11/16/92, p.
38)
Index Number:
155
Unique ID:
000263
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
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Projects Type(s)
natural gas
Location(s)
Argentina
Denver, CO, 08 U.S.A.
Companies:
Marcum Natural Gas Services
Gas del Estado
Date:
10/19/92
Marcum Natural Gas Services Inc., of Denver, CO, received approval to market
its compressed natural gas dispenser (CNG) in Argentina. It estimates as many
as 2,000 CNG refueling stations will be built in Argentina in the next 5
years, resulting in the need for 6,000-12,000 CNG dispensers. The company
reportedly wants to capture 25% of that market. Marcum's first dispenser
installation with state gas company Gas del Estado was to be shipped by early
November 1992. Argentina has increased the number of CNG refueling stations
to 260 from 50 in the past 5 years. (Oil and Gas Journal, 10/19/92, P. 41)
Index Number:
156
Unique ID:
000332
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s) :
natural gas
Location(s)
Woodlands, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Overland Park, KS, 07 U.S.A.
Mont Belvieu, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
Gulf Coast Fractionators (GCF)
Trident NGL Inc.
MND Energy Corporation
Pritchard Corporation
Date:
01/11/92
Gulf Coast Fractionators (GCF), a joint venture of Trident NGL Inc. and MND
Energy Corp., both of Woodlands TX, let a $33 million engineering and
construction contract to Pritchard Corp, Overland Park, KS, to add 40,000 b/d
of capacity to GCF's 80,000 b/d natural gas liquids fractionation plant in
Mont Belvieu, TX. The expansion reportedly will be complete in late 1994.
(Oil and Gas Journal, 1/11/93, P. 25)
Index Number:
157
Unique ID:
000400
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
natural gas
Location(s)
Venezuela
Companies:
Lagoven
Petroleos de Venezuela
Royal Dutch/Shell
Exxon Company
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Mitsubishi
Date:
02/08/93
After settling a dispute over protection of technology, the $3 billion
Cristobal Colon liquified natural gas (LNG) project in Venezuela is reportedly
active again. The project, which involves developing gas fields in the Gulf
of Paria off eastern Venezuela and exporting the gas as LNG to the U.S. and
Europe includes offshore production facilities, a subsea pipeline to shore,
port facilities, and a liquefaction plant with 4.6 metric tons per year
capacity. Lagoven SA (a unit of Petroleos de Venezuela SA), Royal Dutch/Shell
Group, Exxon Corporation, and Mitsubishi Corporation are participating in the
project. (Oil and Gas Journal, 2/8/93, P. 33)
Index Number:
158
Unique ID:
000010
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
Location(s):
Farmington, NM, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
Amoco Oil Company
Date:
08/24/92
Amoco opened a refueling station dedicated solely to compressed natural gas
(CNG) at Farmington, NM. The outlet will serve both fleets and individuals.
In addition, Amoco's southern Rockies business unit is converting 200 vehicles
to operate on CNG and is negotiating with area fleet owners to convert their
vehicles to CNG. (Oil and Gas Journal, 8/24/92, P. 24)
Index Number:
159
Unique ID:
000026
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
propane
Location(s) :
Oklahoma City, OK, 06 U.S.A.
Tulsa, OK, 06 U.S.A.
New York City, NY, 02 U.S.A.
Dallas, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Canada
Companies:
United Parcel Service
Date:
01/18/93
UPS announced that it is planning to fuel 140 of its Oklahoma City and Tulsa
fleet vehicles with natural gas. The company is also experimenting with NGVs
in Dallas, New York City, Washington, D.C., and other major cities. (Plants,
Sites and Parks, 6/92) UPS is converting 70 percent of its Canadian fleet
to propane. In the US, UPS has been testing vehicles powered by liquified
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natural gas in eight cities for the past two years. (Traffic World 1/18/93,
p. 23)
UPS is operating 15 natural gas trucks in a Dallas trial.
(Alternative Energy Network Online Today 2/4/93)
Index Number:
160
Unique ID:
000027
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
Location(s):
Charleston, WV, 03 U.S.A.
Glenville, WV, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
Natural Gas Transportation Company
Eastern American Energy Corporation
Date:
06/01/92
Natural Gas Transportation Company (Charleston, WV), a subsidiary of Eastern
American Energy Corp. operates 60 NGVs throughout the West Virginia and opened
the first public natural gas filling station in the state last October. This
past March, the company opened another filling station in Glenville, and plans
to operate another 25 stations in the state by late 1993. (Plants, Sites and
Parks, 6/92)
Index Number:
161
Unique ID:
000028
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
ethanol
Location(s):
Wichita, KS, 07 U.S.A.
Companies:
Kansas Corporation Commission
Chevrolet
Date:
06/01/92
The Kansas Corporation Commission's recently acquired compressed natural gas
(CNG) bi-fuel - vehicle was the training car for Wichita's "Run for the Cure."
The 1992 Chevrolet Lumina was used to demonstrate the practicality of using
CNG as a vehicular fuel. When the bi-fuel Lumina is not operating on CNG, it
runs on a 10 percent ethanol-blend fuel. The car's range is approximately 300
miles operating exclusively on CNG and increases to a total range of around
860 miles when the 10 percent ethanol gasoline blend tank is also used.
(Worldwide Energy, 6/92)
Index Number:
162
Unique ID:
000045
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
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Location(s):
Houston, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
Enron
Enfuels
Transco Energy Co.
Entex
AutoGas Systems
Date:
10/05/92
Enfuels, a joint venture between Enron Corp., Transco Energy Co., Entex Inc.,
and AutoGas Systems Inc., and O'Rourke, plans to build six compressed natural
gas fueling stations in the Houston area, with the first station opening in
Houston by June 1992 and five more expected to be in operation by the end of
the year. It is the second phase of Enfuels' program to establish a city-wide
CNG infrastructure. Enfuels reportedly plans to provide conversions,
emissions validation, and training to maintenance and converter personnel at
its Natural Gas Vehicle Technology Center, which was set to open in October,
1992. Liquified natural gas may be the alternative fuel of choice for diesel
buses in Houston because it allows greater driving range. Most compressed
natural gas pumps will be at existing gasoline retail stations. In July,
Enron planned open a technology conversion center where customers can convert
gasoline vehicles into natural gas vehicles. Natural gas vehicles are reputed
to produce fewer of the precursors to smog formation, eliminate evaporative
hydrocarbons, produce 5 percent of the CO produced by gasoline engines,
achieve low cold start emissions, and eliminate particulate emissions. Some
challenges to the industry include the lack of fueling stations; a reduced
driving range; the development of low-cost, light-weight tanks; and the need
for compressed natural gas-specific fuel injection systems, catalysts, and
engines to meet future emissions requirements. (Summary of Proceedings, The
Clean Air Marketplace Conference, 4/22/92 - 4/23/92 and Oil and Gas Journal,
October 5, 1992, P. 40)
Index Number:
163
Unique ID:
000046
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
General Motors Corporation
Date:
04/22/92
GMC has introduced a Sierra-class pickup truck featuring the first in a new
generation of electronic fueling systems for the use of natural gas. (Summary
of Proceedings, The Clean Air Marketplace Conference, 4/22/92 - 4/23/92)
Index Number:
164
Unique ID:
000047
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Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
combustion technology
Location(s) :
, ,
U.S.A.
Companies:
Chrysler Corporation
Date:
04/22/92
Chrysler is producing full-sized compressed natural gas vans that utilize what
Chrysler claims is the cleanest internal combustion engine available. (Summary
of Proceedings, The Clean Air Marketplace Conference, 4/22/92 - 4/23/92)
Index Number:
165
Unique ID:
000053
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
Location(s):
, WV, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
National Center for Alternate Transportation Fuels
Hercules Materials Company
West Virginia University
Date:
04/06/92
Hercules Materials Company is in the early stages of evaluating the
feasibility of one new-age automotive application aimed at natural gas
vehicles. The company is working with West Virginia University, headquarters
of the National Center for Alternate Transportation Fuels, to develop
high-strength fuel tanks that are reinforced with carbon fiber as a long-term
alternative to current steel designs. These tanks are reported to weigh as
much as 60 percent less than traditional steel tanks, while holding up to 20
percent more fuel. The company believes that cost-competitive carbon
fiber-wound tanks are attainable within the next three years and that these
new tanks will become a key component of natural gas vehiclesdemand for which
is predicted to reach well over 2 million by the year 2000 in the U.S. as
entire fleets of pickup trucks, delivery vans, heavy-duty utility trucks, and
buses are converted from gasoline, diesel, and methanol to alternate fuels.
(Chemical Marketing Reporter, 4/06/92, p. 21)
Index Number:
166
Unique ID:
000081
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
reformulated gasoline
methanol
Location(s): :
,
CA, 09 U.S.A.
,
NY, 02 U.S.A.
Companies:
Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC)
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Consolidated Edison
Brooklyn Union Gas Company
General Motors Corporation
Gas Research Institute (GRI)
Date:
10/01/91
An immediate goal of the Clean Air Act is to cut VOC emissions 15 percent by
1995 through use of reformulated gasoline. Other aspects require that
alternative fuels power 25 percent of the vehicle miles traveled by the year
2005. In August, Federal and California officials gave approval to Detroit
Diesel Corporation to begin selling a methanol-fueled version of its Series 92
diesel engines used in transit buses and trucks. Compressed natural gas (CNG)
is another alternative to gasoline: Consolidated Edison of New York and
Brooklyn Union Gas Co. both operate experimental natural gas-powered vehicles.
In addition, General Motors Truck & Bus Group recently entered into a $40
million contract with the Gas Research Institute to develop full-sized light
and medium-duty trucks powered by dedicated compressed natural gas fuel.
(Chemical Business, 10/91)
Index Number:
167
Unique ID:
000267
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
Location(
,
WV, 03 U.S.A.
,
AZ, 09 U.S.A.
,
MD, 03 U.S.A.
,
MO, 07 U.S.A.
,
NM, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
Date:
10/05/92
Ten states and the District of Columbia will participate in a pilot program to
test the performance of CNG school buses. The program began in 1992 with
eight CNG-powered school buses being delivered to Wood County, WV. Winners
and grants from the DOE's alternative fuels test program are: Arizona,
$66,000; Maryland, $78,200; Kentucky, $68,000; Missouri, $54,000; New Mexico,
$90,972; New York, $64,936; Pennsylvania, $66,200; Vermont, $33,197; Utah,
$78,200; West Virginia, $45,000; and the District of Columbia, $98,000. The
grants will pay for the difference in cost between conventional and
alternative-fueled buses. The projects will help determine how
alternative-fueled vehicles perform in various climates, altitudes and
terrains. (Oil and Gas Journal, 10/5/92, P. 40)
Index Number:
168
Unique ID:
000330
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Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
electric vehicle
clean fuels - other
methanol
Location(s):
New York, NY, 02 U.S.A.
Companies:
Brooklyn Union Gas Company
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Edison Company of New York
New York City Department of the Environment
Date:
11/08/92
By mid-1993, New York City plans to have a fleet of over 500 alternatively
fueled vehicles. Brooklyn Union Gas Co. has begun building a natural gas
fueling station near the Brooklyn Navy Yard and consolidated Edison Co. of New
York is building another on the Hudson River near Greenwich Village. Under
municipal contract, each utility is training city mechanics to convert 350
gasoline-burning vehicles to alternative fuels. Reports are that five
battery-powered electric vans are being used by the Department of
Environmental Protection; over a dozen methanol-fueled buses are operating in
Queens; the U.S.'s first natural gas-powered street sweeper will operate on
Staten Island; and seven cleaner-burning garbage trucks will be added to the
one currently operating in Brooklyn. In fiscal year 1994, city procurement
plans call for 30% of the 1,400 new light-duty, non-emergency vehicles bought
annually to be run on cleaner-burning fuels. The city procurement goal is
goal is 60% for 1995 and 80% for 1996. It is expected that the bulk of the
city's fleet will be operating on CNG by the turn of the century. (Crain's
New York Business, 11/8/92 p. 57)
Index Number:
169
Unique ID:
000019
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
propane
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
VOCs
Location(s):
, DE, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental
Control
Ford Motor Co.
Date:
07/14/92
Delaware's Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will
convert two 1991 Ford Crown Victorias at a cost of $1,700 each to run on
alternative fuels. One car will utilize propane, while the other will use
compressed natural gas. With the flip of a switch, the drivers can convert
from conventional gasoline to the alternative fuel. The switch should reduce
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VOCs by 70 percent compared to conventional gas-burning automobiles. In
addition, the cars should require less maintenance and have improved engine
response. The move was made in order to meet the requirements of the 1990
CAA. (Alternative Energy Network Online Today, 7/14/92)
Index Number:
170
Unique ID:
000082
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
propane
VOCs
Location(s):
Denver, CO, 08 U.S.A.
Companies:
Conoco
Date:
10/01/91
As part of the drive to develop alternatives for traditional fuels in order to
cut VOC emissions, some Denver Conoco stations began selling propane for use
in motor vehicles in August, 1991. (Chemical Business, 10/91, p.33)
Index Number:
171
Unique ID:
000044
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
reformulated gasoline
Location(s):
, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
ARCO
California Air Resources Board (CARB)
Date:
04/22/92
ARCO's EC-X, a reformulated gasoline that meets the California Air Resources
Board (CARB) standard for Phase II gasoline, provides evidence that
reformulated gasoline shows great promise to compete in the areas of
environmental quality, energy efficiency, ease of implementation, and economic
efficiency. ARCO estimates that the overall reduction in urban ozone
formation would be 39 percent through the use of reformulated gasoline. Phase
II gasoline also offers the advantage of achieving mandated emissions
reductions without requiring new engine technology. EC-X is estimated to cost
16 cents per gallon more than conventional gasoline, but reportedly compares
favorably with M85. (Summary of Proceedings, The Clean Air Marketplace
Conference, 4/22/92 - 4/23/92)
Index Number:
172
Unique ID:
000075
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
reformulated gasoline
catalysts
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Location(s):
Porvoo,
,
Finland
Mountain View, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Neste
Conoco
Catalytica
Date:
02/06/92
Conoco, Catalytica (Mountain View, CA) and Neste (Finland) will build a joint
venture pilot plant to produce high-octane gasoline using a solid catalyst.
The plant, located at Neste's research center in Porvoo, Finland, is expected
to produce reformulated gasolines that are required by the Clean Air Act more
economically than liquid acid catalyst alkylation units. (Journal of
Commerce, 2/06/92, P. 7A)
Index Number:
173
Unique ID:
000084
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s) :
reformulated gasoline
Location(s):
Pittsburgh, PA, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
Air Products & Chemicals
Department of Energy
Date:
08/02/91
Oxygenating gasoline additives have been economically derived from coal in
Department of Energy-sponsored research. The process involves the conversion
of coal-derived gases into dimethyl-ether in one step. Dimethyl-ether is an
essential ingredient for oxygen-rich additives in gasoline that will make
compliance with the stricter Clean Air Act requirements possible by 1995 (when
25 percent of all US gasoline must contain oxygenates). While previous
research had concentrated on natural gas, petroleum, or ethanol derived
oxygenates, the DOE-sponsored project showed that coal can be a cost-effective
source. The process was developed by Air Products & Chemicals scientists in
Pittsburgh, PA. (Wall Street Journal, 8/02/91, p. B1)
Index Number:
174
Unique ID:
000261
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
reformulated gasoline
modeling (computer)
Location(s): :
Companies:
Pace Consultants Inc.
Haverly Systems
Date:
11/16/92
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Pace Consultants Inc. has developed a comprehensive Linear Programming Model
for the development of reformulated and California Air Resources Board
(CARB) type specification fuel. The model, designed for personal computers,
uses the Pace Refinery Data Base and the Generalized
Refining-Transportation-Marketing Planning System, which is licensed from
Haverly Systems. Pace has incorporated extensive data on the properties of
blending components and increased the flexibility and structure of the program
to create a system capable of running models that meet present and future
reformulated and CARB-specified fuel requirements. (Oil and Gas Journal,
11/16/92, PP. 41-44)
Index Number:
175
Unique ID:
000272
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
reformulated gasoline
diesel technology
S02 controls
Location(s):
Blue Bell, PA, 03 U.S.A.
Lawrenceville, IL, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
Indiana Refining LP
Castle Energy Corp.
Salmon Resources
Date:
12/07/92
Indiana Refining LP, a unit of Castle Energy Corp., Blue Bell, PA, plans to
spend about $57 million on projects at its 67,000 b/d Lawrenceville, IL,
refinery. Plans include increasing capacity to 85,000 b/d, which would
facilitate the refinery's ability to process condensate delivered by Salmon
Resources Ltd. It would also aid in compliance with guidelines for ultra low
sulfur diesel fuel and reformulated gasolines, and increasing the plant's
capability to run sour crudes. (Oil and Gas Journal, 12/7/92, P. 36)
Index Number:
176
Unique ID:
000399
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
reformulated gasoline
Location(s):
Washington, DC, 03 USA
Companies:
Nalco Chemical
Date:
09/30/92
Nalco Chemical Company's Additives Group reportedly introduced its new
Oxybrite (TM) dehazer at the National Conference on Clean Air Act
Implementation and Reformulated Gasolines in Washington D.C. (9/30-10/2/92).
The Oxybrite dehazers were developed specifically for reformulated fuels to
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provide rapid resolution of water-in-fuel emulsions. (News Release, 9/30/92,
P. 1)
Index Number:
177
Unique ID:
000416
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
reformulated gasoline
Location(s)
,
Mexico
, ,
USA
Companies:
Petroleos Mexicanos
Date:
01/01/93
On December 10, 1992, Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), Mexico's state-owned oil
monopoly, announced that it will significantly lower the levels of known
pollution-generating compounds in both of its automotive gasolines. Pemex
officials said in a statement that their new fuel formulas, made available in
mid-December, would limit gasoline components that are precursors to ozone
production. Company officials focused on how their gasolines would now meet
standards set by the 1990 US Clean Air Act Amendments, which will require new
gasoline formulas for the US oil companies starting in 1995. Pemex's new
formulas, which will apply to both its unleaded "Magna Sin" and leaded "Nova
Plus" gasolines, will match the 1995 US standards almost exactly, at least
with respect to the content of benzene, olefins, and aromatics. Pemex said it
would reduce the vapor pressure from 9.5 pounds per square inch (psi) to 8.5
psi, the same as in the US. (Environmental Watch Latin America 1/93, V. 3,
No. 1)
Index Number:
178
Unique ID:
000029
Main Category:
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Projects Type(s):
solar
Location(s):
,
Japan
Companies:
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd
Date:
05/25/92
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. has built a single-seater solar car, the Sun Favor, to
study the application of solar power in vehicle design. Power is provided by
single-crystal silicon solar cells. The company intends to enter the car in
three solar-car races and rallies later this year in Japan. (Automotive News,
5/25/92, p. 2)
Index Number:
179
Unique ID:
000145
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
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Projects Type(s):
catalytic technology
NOx controls
injection systems
Location(s):
Barberton, OH, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
Babcock and Wilcox
Date:
04/23/92
Babcock and Wilcox, Barberton, OH, designs and sells Selective Catalytic
Reduction (SCR) systems which are among the most widely accepted technologies
for achieving NOx reductions in natural gas fired and coal fired boilers. In
the SCR process, the flue gas leaves the boiler and passes through an
injection grid. Ammonia is injected and mixed with the flue gas and when the
ammonia and NOx pass over the surface of the catalyst, nitrogen and water are
formed. (Summary of Proceedings, The Clean Air Marketplace Conference,
4/22/92 - 4/23/92)
Index Number:
180
Unique ID:
000351
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
catalytic technology
NOx controls
Location(s):
Salem, MA, 01 U.S.A.
Companies:
New England Power Co.
Date:
12/14/92
New England Power Co. will install $25 million selective catalytic reduction
(SCR) technology at its Salem Harbor (MA) plant by the end of 1993.
Installation of SCR is expected to reduce average annual NOx emissions at the
plant by two-thirds from the current 12,000 tons/yr down to a targeted 4,000
tons/yr. The utility will install high-efficiency burners along with a system
to spray emissions with ammonia or urea before they exit the stacks. (State
Environment Report, 12/2/92, V. 12, No. 48 and Coal and Synfuels Technology,
12/14/93)
Index Number:
181
Unique ID:
000413
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
catalytic technology
scrubbers
Location(s):
, VA, 03 USA
Companies:
Asea Brown Boveri (ABB)
General Electric
Southern Co.
Southern Electric International
Birchwood Power Partners
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Date:
01/18/93
The developer of a 220 MW coal-fired project in Virginia is Birchwood Power
Partners, which is affiliated with Southern Electric International (SEI), a
non-regulated arm of Southern Co. SEI so far has awarded contracts on the
project to General Electric to supply the turbines and Asea Brown Boveri for
the boiler equipment. The plant would be fired by pulverized coal and use
selective catalytic reduction to control NOx and dry scrubbing to control SO2
emissions. Start of construction on the plant would be late this year or
early in 1994, with operation in late 1996. The coal supply contract has not
been awarded yet, and would be for a coal of less than one percent sulfur.
(Energy Report 1/18/93, V. 21, No. 2)
Index Number:
182
Unique ID:
000128
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s)
clean coal tech-other
Location(s) :
, KY, 04 U.S.A.
Companies:
University of Kentucky
Date:
07/27/92
University of Kentucky researchers are hoping to cut in half the costs of
pelletizing ultra-fine clean coal fines by borrowing an ingredient from beer
makers. The research shows that a binder can be made from an inexpensive
brewery waste, and, if successful, this process can cut the costs of pellets
from $6 or $7 per ton to $2 or $3 per ton. (Coal and Synfuels Technology,
7/27/92, pp. 26-77)
Index Number:
183
Unique ID:
000131
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
clean coal tech-other
Location(s) :
Pittsburgh, PA, 03 U.S.A.
Stoyville, PA, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
Custom Coals Corporation
Chase Manhattan
Date:
07/06/92
Custom Coals Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA) reached a $500 million finance agreement
with Chase Manhattan last week to build at least 10 plants by 2000 to produce
clean-burning coals. The first large scale facility is a $76 million plant in
Stoyville, PA. The facility will manufacture two advanced products: Carefree
and Self-Scrubbing Coals. Carefree fuel is formed by the removal of 90
percent of pyritic sulfur from non-compliance coals using a new technology
that combines advanced coal cleaning and combustion techniques. Marble-sized,
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pelletized coal products are produced from which the pyritic, or free, sulfur
has been removed at a coal preparation plant with a unique design. Some 70-80
percent of the remaining organic sulfur is captured with the use of additives
during the combustion process. When a lower sulfur content is required, this
coal is mixed with additives that produce Self-Scrubbing coal. (Energy
Report, 7/06/92)
Index Number:
184
Unique ID:
000153
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
clean coal tech-other
SO2 controls
injection systems
Location(s):
Johnstown, PA, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
Bechtel Corporation
Pennsylvania Electric Co. Seward
Date:
03/30/92
Initial test results show that a clean coal method known as Confined Zone
Dispersion (CZD) can be an effective, near-term option for use by utilities
that must control emissions at older, coal-burning plants. Preliminary
commercial-scale tests indicate that CZD can meet or exceed its goal of
reducing S02 emissions by 50 percent, indicating that older, space-confined
power plants equipped with this pollution control technology could meet new
SO2 emissions requirements in time. As a sorbent injection system, CZD was
developed by Bechtel Corp. in the early 1980s as a low-cost, retrofit option
with operating costs expected to be a third of costs for conventional
scrubbers. Although some sorbent injection systems are incorporated inside
the boilers, the GZD method operates inside existing ductwork between the
boiler's air heater and particulate removal equipment. The atomizers form a
cone-shaped confined zone of wet particles surrounded by hot combustion gases.
As it moves through-the duct, the cone cools and forms S02-absorbing droplets
that mix with hot gases outside the cone and dry quickly, preventing particles
from building up on duct walls. Wastes are usually dry and easy to handle and
do not require additional treatment for disposal. CZD and sorbent injection
techniques in general are reputed to be especially well-suited for plants with
a limited amount of space and/or older facilities that have too short an
operating life to justify large capital investments needed for post-combustion
systems. CZD is being demonstrated as a Round 3 clean coal technology at
Pennsylvania Electric Co.'s 73-year-old Seward station outside Johnstown, PA.
DOE is financing half of the $9.2 million demonstration. If the 25-month
demonstration continues error free, the system could be commercially available
by 1994. (Coal & Synfuels Technology, 3/30/92)
Index Number:
185
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Unique ID:
000170
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
clean coal tech-other
SO2 controls
gasification
Location(s):
Springfield, IL, 05 U.S.A.
Decatur, IL, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
City Water, Light, and Power
State of Illinois
U.S. Department of Energy
Archer Daniels Midland
Date:
03/18/92
In anticipation of decreased demand for high-sulfur coal, combined private and
public spending on research for clean coal technologies in Illinois is
projected to pass the $1 billion mark by 1995. The money will fund research
on coal gasification projects, fluidized bed technology, and enhanced flue
scrubber research. The State has promised about $200 million for the research
and DOE will reportedly match that total. Private and public cost-sharing
funds will account for another $717 million. There are two projects the state
is banking on to illustrate the possibilities of clean coal technology. One
is a coal gasification, combined cycle plant in Springfield, IL, to be built
by City Water, Light & Power. According to DOE estimates, the technology
could cut S02 emissions by 99 percent and nitrogen oxides by 95 percent. The
second is a fluidized bed combustion project at an Archer Daniels Midland
plant in Decatur that now reportedly captures more than 90 percent of its SO2
emissions. (Energy Daily, 3/18/92, V. 20, No. 53)
Index Number:
186
Unique ID:
000183
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s) :
clean coal tech-other
Location(s):
New Haven, WV, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
American Electric Power
U.S. Department of Energy
Date:
01/22/92
American Electric Power plans to build a new 340 MW commercial pressurized
fluidized bed combustion (PFBC) technology plant adjacent to Appalachian's
Mountaineer generating station in New Haven, W. VA. Construction of the new
plant will begin in 1999 or up to three years earlier if growth in electricity
demand accelerates in Appalachia's service area. DOE is cosponsoring the
project by funding $118 million. AEP plans to use a more efficient and modern
"super-critical" steam cycle and will incorporate improvements from several
smaller pilot and demonstration facilities. (Energy Daily, 1/22/92)
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Index Number:
187
Unique ID:
000190
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
clean coal tech-other
natural gas
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
Sierra Pacific Power Co.
U.S. Department of Energy
Date:
09/13/91
The Department of Energy approved funding for Sierra Pacific Power CO.'s
proposal to construct the Pinon Pine Power Project. Sierra's proposal to DOE
is to construct and operate a "state-of-the-art," 80-megawatt power plant
capable of using coal, gas, natural gas or diesel oil to generate electricity,
allowing it to use the fuel that is most economically priced. The Pinon Pine
Power Project, which is one of nine demonstration projects in the country
selected to receive matching funds to demonstrate advanced "Clean Coal
Technology", is expected to cost $160mm to build with half of the funds coming
from DOE. (Energy Alert, 9/13/91)
Index Number:
188
Unique ID:
000191
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
clean coal tech-other
SO2 controls
limestone injection
ESPs
Location(s):
Richmond, IN, 05 U.S.A.
Williamsport, PA, 03 U.S.A.
Pittsburgh, PA, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
LIFAC North America
ICF Kaiser Engineers
Tampella Power
Richmond Power and Light
U.S. Department of Energy
Date:
05/07/91
LIFAC North America has been jointly formed by ICF Kaiser Engineers and
Tampella Power to demonstrate and market Tampella's 'clean coal' technology.
ICF Kaiser Engineers' Pittsburgh office will jointly build a $17 million pilot
project with Tampella (Williamsport, PA) at Richmond Power & Light's
Whitewater Valley 60 MW Unit 2 (Richmond, IN). The project began operation in
July 1992. Half the cost of the project is being picked up by DOE, which
chose LIFAC North America as one of 35 clean coal technologies. The
"limestone into the furnace and activation of unreacted calcium" (LIFAC)
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process uses a bed of pulverized limestone and humidification to remove
between 70-80 percent of sulfur dioxide emissions produced by burning
high-sulfur coal. It is considered to be simpler and about half as expensive
as wet scrubber systems. The LIFAC system takes standard furnace sorbent
injection a step further by adding post-furnace spray humidification to
enhance removal of sulphur dioxide from coal-fired boilers. Water droplets
sprayed over the gas stream emerging from the furnace dissolve entrained lime
particles and S02 and shrink its volume. This improves the efficiency of the
electrostatic precipitator, which traps the fly ash by-product. (Eco-Log
Week, 8/7/92, V. 20, No. 30, p. 1, Canadian Mining Journal, 10/92, P. 31,
Environment Week, 7/23/92, and Pittsburgh Press (PA), 5/7/91, p. B3)
Index Number:
189
Unique ID:
000298
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s)
clean coal tech-other
Location(s) :
Golden, CO, 08 U.S.A.
Companies:
AMAX Coal
Date:
10/09/92
Amax Coal Industries and Amax Research and Development Center began work on
projects that will demonstrate the commercialization potential of "column
flotation" and "selective agglomeration" to produce super clean coal that can
be substituted for premium fuel oil in utility and large industrial
applications. Scientists plan to design and build a 2-3 ton/hr process
development unit at the AmaxUS pilot plant in Golden, CO. The project will
entail laboratory research and bench-scale testing of processes for six coals.
(Coal and Synfuels Technology, October 9, 1992, V. 13, No. 40)
Index Number:
190
Unique ID:
000142
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s)
emissions credits/trade
Location(s):
, TN, 04 U.S.A.
, WI, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
Tennessee Valley Authority
Wisconsin Power and Light Company
Clean Air Capital Markets
Date:
05/12/92
The Tennessee Valley Authority will meet part of its clean air requirements by
buying pollution "credits" worth 10,000 tons/yr of emissions from Wisconsin
Power & Light Co. The TVA is expected to spend $250 to $400 a ton for a total
of $2.5 million to $4 million for the credits. The Tennessee-based utility is
the largest in the United States and is planning to carry out its own
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pollution prevention projects. But if there is a delay in installing cleanup
equipment or other problems hindering its own efforts, the TVA could use the
credits instead to comply on time. A Washington investment firm by the name
of Clean Air Capital Markets set up the deal. (The Washington Post, 5/12/92,
P. C1, C4)
Index Number:
191
Unique ID:
000168
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
emissions credits/trade
Location(s):
Chicago, IL, 05 U.S.A.
Sacramento, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Resource Management International
Sargent & Lundy
Keystone-Conemaugh Projects Office
Date:
03/23/92
Backers of a plan to pool "early scrub" bonus emissions credits named the
consulting firm of Resource Management International as the pool's
administrator. The Chicago-based firm of Sargent & Lundy will subcontract
through RMI for architectural and engineering services. RMI is based out of
Sacramento, CA and will be responsible for reviewing EPA credit applications
by members, obtaining credits from winning members of the pool and
redistributing them, and monitoring whether members are actually building
scrubbers as laid out in their EPA applications. On March 31, officials of
entities (utilities, municipalities, and the Keystone-Conemaugh Projects
Office, a joint venture of several utilities) interested in the pool met to
receive the final contract. All parties were expected to sign by April 30.
(Coal & Synfuels Technology, 3/23/92, V. 13, No. 12)
Index Number:
192
Unique ID:
000174
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
emissions credits/trade
Location(s):
New York City, NY, 02 U.S.A.
Chicago, IL, 05 U.S.A.
New York City, NY, 02 U.S.A.
Companies:
New York Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Cantor Fitzgerald Brokerage Corporation
Date:
03/02/92
The New York Mercantile Exchange recently submitted a proposal to EPA to
administer the direct sale and auction of S02 emissions allowances. Other
possible business developments that could arise out of the emissions allowance
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market include a futures market for low-sulfur coal and trading allowances
futures. The Chicago Board of Trade also submitted an application to EPA to
run the Agency's auctions and direct sales of allowances. Last July, the
Board publicly announced its intention to create a futures market for
allowances and to offer market participants an electronic bulletin board
system that will distribute information on available allowances. A third
party, Cantor Fitzgerald Brokerage Corp. of New York City, is also vying to
administer the S02 allowances program. In December 1991, EPA solicited
proposals from organizations on delegating SO2 allowances. EPA's decision on
a managing agent for auctions and direct sales has not yet been made. (Coal &
Synfuels Technology, 3/02/92, V. 13, No. 9)
Index Number:
193
Unique ID:
000359
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
emissions monitoring
Location(s)
San Diego, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Evansville, IN, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
GAMMA-METRICS
PSI Energy Gibson
Date:
11/01/92
GAMMA-METRICS of San Diego, CA, was reported to have sold a coal quality
management system to PSI Energy to be installed at the Gibson Station
northwest of Evansville, IN. The system includes a network of five on-line
coal analyzers and five computerized operator consoles that will enable plant
operators to track coal quality and sulfur dioxide emissions on Units 1
through 4. The analyzers provide minute-by-minute elemental analysis of the
coal enabling SO2 emissions to calculated. Additional information is also
provided on moisture, ash constituents, and elements such as carbon, nitrogen,
chlorine, and hydrogen. (AirTECH News, 11/92, P. 163)
Index Number:
194
Unique ID:
000360
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
emissions monitoring
Location(s):
Irvine, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Chicago, IL, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
Fluor Daniel Inc.
Commonwealth Edison
Date:
11/01/92
Fluor Daniel, Irvine, CA, reports the receipt of a contract from Commonwealth
Edison Co. of Chicago, IL, to install emission monitoring systems in 19
smokestacks at 10 coal-burning stations in northern Illinois. Installation is
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expected to be completed by mid-1994. In addition to installing the systems,
Fluor will prepare an operating procedures manual and supervise testing and
certification. (AirTECH News, 11/92, P. 163)
Index Number:
195
Unique ID:
000297
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
ESPs
low/medium sulfur coal
particulates
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Date:
10/27/92
The Electric Power Research Institute has patented a new technology called
EPRICON that will help maintain the performance of electrostatic precipitators
(ESPs) when utilities shift to lower sulfur coal. When coal sulfur is reduced
from 3% to less than 1%, particulate emissions from an ESP reportedly can be
increased tenfold. An ESP depends on fly ash resistivity which is controlled
by sulfuric acid vapor in flue streams. The vapor forms from S03, a byproduct
of fuel combustion, but the amount of S03 is reduced with lower- sulfur fuel
and thereby degrades an ESP's efficiency. EPRICON is reagentless and
withdraws 1-3% of hot flue gas from boilers, passes it through a catalyst and
converts some of the S02 into S03 which is then injected back into the flue
duct so that no sulfur is released into the air. (Clean Air Network Online
Today, October 27, 1992)
Index Number:
196
Unique ID:
000350
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
ESPs
Location(s):
Hammond, GA, 04 U.S.A.
Companies:
Research-Cottrell
Air and Water Technologies Corp.
Georgia Power
Date:
01/12/92
Research-Cottrell, a subsidiary of Air & Water Technologies Corporation, has
been awarded two contracts by Georgia Power to refurbish an electrostatic
precipitator (ESP) on Georgia Power's Hammond plant Unit 3 and to provide
materials for a new ESP on Unit 4. The contracts are valued in excess of $7
million. Research-Cottrell will provide design, engineering, partial
demolition, materials, delivery, and erection services for the 100 megawatt
Unit 3 project with start-up expected in late May 1993. The second contract
is for materials delivery in the construction of a new ESP at Hammond's Unit
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4. Materials delivery is expected in August 1993. (Clean Air Network Online
Today, 1/12/93)
Index Number:
197
Unique ID:
000137
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
filters/traps
particulates
Location(s):
, ND, 08 U.S.A.
Companies:
University of North Dakota
Date:
06/01/92
The University of North Dakota is reaching a 99.99 percent particulate removal
using fabric filters with flue gas conditioning. The focus is on fine
particulate (less than 10 microns) which is expected to eliminate a good
portion of air toxics as well. (Energy Report, 6/1/92)
Index Number:
198
Unique ID:
000181
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
filters/traps
low/medium sulfur coal
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
Research-Cottrell
Date:
02/05/92
Research-Cottrell, has purchased the exclusive right to market Howden fabric
filter technology products in North America. Research-Cottrell will license
the Howden shaker and pulse-jet fabric filter technologies and market them to
power generation and industrial clients. The pulse-jet system is a
low-pressure, high-volume system that, because of its compact size, can be
used to replace or convert an existing electrostatic precipitator. This
enables the system to handle the high resistivity and increased ash loading
characteristics of low sulfur coal, a significant feature in light of the
Clean Air Act Amendments. (PR Newswire, 2/5/92, p. 1)
Index Number:
199
Unique ID:
000189
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
gasification
Location(s):
Houston, TX, 06 U.S.A.
West Terre Haute, IN, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
Destec Energy
U.S. Department of Energy
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PSI Energy, Wabash River
Date:
11/13/91
Destec Energy (Houston), which went public last March but is 73 percent owned
by Dow, won DOE financial backing in September's Clean Coal program awards.
With 240 million in DOE dollars, Destec is planning a 265 megawatt coal
gasification unit at PSI Energy's Wabash River Generating Station in West
Terre Haute, IN. (Chemical Week, 11/13/91)
Index Number:
200
Unique ID:
000339
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
gasification
Location(s):
Canada
Companies:
Bechtel Canada
General Electric Company
Coal Association of Canada
Date:
10/01/92
Bechtel Canada has performed a cost analysis of a conceptual IGCC plant that
integrates General Electric's 7F with a Shell gasifier and a conventional air
separation unit for the Coal Association of Canada. (Canadian Mining Journal,
10/92, P. 31)
Index Number:
201
Unique ID:
000340
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
gasification
Location(s):
Reno, NV, 09 U.S.A.
Houston, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
M.W. Kellogg
Sierra Pacific Power Co.
Date:
11/09/92
M.W. Kellogg Co., Houston, will provide its KRW advanced coal gasification
technology for a Sierra Pacific Power Co. plant near Reno, Nevada. This will
reportedly be the first commercial application of the clean coal technology,
which features air-blown gasification and hot-gas clean-up for
pollutant-control. (Business and Technology Air Water Pollution Report,
11/9/92, V. 3, O. 44)
Index Number:
202
Unique ID:
000349
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
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Projects Type(s):
gasification
clean coal tech-other
biological technology
Location(s):
Carbondale, IL, 05 U.S.A.
Carterville, IL, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
Southern Illinois University
Date:
01/12/93
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale is reported to be researching coal
characterization and material separation in an effort to identify clean ways
of processing coal cost-effectively. Researchers at the institution have
identified bacteria that can digest organic sulfur and are hoping to enhance
the bacteria's digestive efficacy through genetic engineering. Other research
has focused on developing technologies to use coal more efficiently and burn
it more cleanly. Towards this end, researchers at SIUC have reportedly
improved fluidized bed combustors and have introduced new gasification and
liquefaction techniques to produce cleaner-burning gas and liquid fuels made
from coal. The research team at SIUC is planning to build an experimental
"mild gasification" plant in the Illinois Coal Development Park near
Carterville which will refine coal into clean solid fuel, liquid by-products
for use as fuel or as chemicals, and the gas that will power the plant.
(Clean Air Network Online Today, 1/12/93)
Index Number:
203
Unique ID:
000132
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
limestone injection
scrubbers
SO2 controls
Location(s):
Yorktown, VA, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
Virginia Power Yorktown
Date:
07/02/92
Virginia Power's Yorktown Power Station began a one-year test of a low-cost
technology to reduce sulfur emissions from coal-fired generating stations.
The technology, known as Limestone Injection Multistage Burner, or LIMB, could
help as many as 200 coal-fired plants reduce SO2 emissions by up to 50
percent. Lime is injected into the exhaust of the coal plant and reacts with
sulfur dioxide to produce calcium sulfate, a dry waste that can be safely
disposed of in landfills. This process is less costly than conventional wet
scrubbers, but scrubbers are reported to be up to 90 percent more effective.
(Energy Daily, 7/2/92)
Index Number:
204
Unique ID:
000141
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Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
low/medium sulfur coal
S02 controls
gasification
Location(s):
, FL, 04 U.S.A.
Schenectady, NY, 02 U.S.A.
Companies:
Tampa Electric
Texaco
General Electric Company
U.S. Department of Energy
Date:
05/13/92
Tampa Electric completed arrangements with Texaco and GE to supply two major
components of its planned 260-megawatt power plant that is a part of DOE's
Clean Coal III Project. The innovative facility has a combustion turbine that
is expected to come on line in July 1995, and a gasification/clean-up and
combined cycle configuration in July 1996. The project will demonstrate a
metal oxide hot gas clean-up system that removes sulfur at temperatures of
about 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit and improves plant cycle efficiency by 10-12
percent. During a two-year demonstration, Tampa Electric will assess and
report on its technical and financial feasibility based on the use of a fuel
mix of various eastern coals. The plant will use the first commercial
applications of these advanced integrated technologies in the U.S. relating to
two parts of the IGCC project: 1) an oxygen-blown entrained-flow gasification
system that will process about 1,900 tons of coal per day into a low Btu coal
gas provided by Texaco Inc. Alternate Energy Group, N.Y; and 2) an advanced
combustion turbine capable of operating with a low Btu coal gas fuel provided
by GE, Schenectady, NY. The project will add the use of low Btu coal gas in
the combustion turbine. (Clean Air Network Online Today, 5/13/92)
Index Number:
205
Unique ID:
000148
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
low/medium sulfur coal
natural gas
NOx controls
SO2 controls
Location(s):
Chalk Point, MD, 03 U.S.A.
Morgantown, MD, 03 U.S.A.
Dickerson, MD, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
Potomac Electric Power Co.
Date:
04/06/92
Potomac Electric Power (PEPCO) expects to switch to lower sulfur fuels at its
Chalk Point and Morgantown power plants. PEPCO tentatively plans to add
natural gas capability to Chalk Point's two 341-MW coal units by Jan. 1, 1995.
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PEPCO then will be able to co-fire coal and gas or switch back and forth as
market conditions dictate. Chalk Point's other two units already burn either
oil or natural gas. At Morgantown, PEPCO's largest coal consumer, two 582-MW
units can burn either coal or oil. PEPCO substitutes oil for coal in these
units whenever the price is right and can also switch to lower-sulfur oil,
depending on the price, to reduce S02 emissions. PEPCO's compliance plan
includes the possibility of emissions trading allowances and installing
low-NOx burners on the Chalk Point and Morgantown coal units for Phase 1 and
on the Dickerson and Potomac River coal units for Phase 2. (Coal Outlook,
4/06/92, V. 16 No. 14)
Index Number:
206
Unique ID:
000164
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s)
low/medium sulfur coal
scrubbers
emissions credits/trade
Location(s) :
, FL, 04 U.S.A.
Companies:
Tampa Electric Big Bend
Date:
03/30/92
Tampa Electric will switch Unit 3 at its Big Bend plant to a low-sulfur blend
of coal from Jan. 1, 1995, to Jan. 1, 1997. The utility will decide around
July I whether to build a scrubber on Unit 3 to be in service by Jan. 1, 1997.
That decision will depend on the number of bonus credits received and on
whether scrubber vendors or coal suppliers bid the lowest prices. (Energy
Report, 3/30/92, V. 20, No. 13)
Index Number:
207
Unique ID:
000169
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s) :
low/medium sulfur coal
Location(s):
, IL, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
Central Illinois Public Service, Hutsonville
Central Illinois Public Service, Grand Tower
Central Illinois Public Service, Coffeen
AMAX Coal
Exxon Coal
Date:
03/23/92
Central Illinois Public Service (CIPS) is talking with AMAX Coal about
supplying some of the coal needs at its Hutsonville plant beginning in 1993.
The plant is now fired by high-sulfur coal supplied by Black Beauty Coal under
a contract that expires at the end of this year. The plant is not on the
Phase I list, but CIPS's Grand Tower plant is. CIPS will continue burning
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high-sulfur coal at Grand Tower and thus must offset those emissions elsewhere
in the system. Some of those offsets will be accomplished at Coffeen, where
Exxon Coal is supplying a lower sulfur coal as the result of a contract signed
in early 1991. (Coal Outlook, 3/23/92, V. 16, No. 12)
Index Number:
208
Unique ID:
000172
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
low/medium sulfur coal
Location(s):
, AL, 04 U.S.A.
Companies:
Southern Co. Services
Alabama Power, Gaston
Alabama Power, Gorgas
Alabama Power, Miller
Jim Walter Resources
Date:
03/16/92
Southern Co. Services is preparing a Request for Proposals to obtain term coal
for Alabama Power. Alabama Power intends to examine its needs for low-sulfur
coal for its Gaston plant and for somewhat higher sulfur coal for the Gorgas
and Greene County plants. For the Miller plant, the RFP may specify a
beginning date of 1993 to conform with a market review in a term coal contract
with Jim Walter Resources. Miller burns coals containing no more than 1.2
lbs/mmBtu of S02. A quarterly spot bid invitation is anticipated for coals
moving to Gaston and other plants beginning July 1. A short list of coal
bidders could be developed by May. (Coal Outlook, 3/16/92, V. 16, No. 11)
Index Number:
209
Unique ID:
000179
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s) :
low/medium sulfur coal
Location(s):
Richmond, VA, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
A.T. Massey Coal
Toledo Edison Bay Shore
Date:
02/24/92
A.T. Massey Coal (Richmond, VA) has bought two idled coal mines (Big Creek 1
and 2), a prep plant, and 130 million tons of recoverable coal reserves from
Island Creek. Massey aims to begin production in early to mid-1993 with a
target of 1 million tons of production in 1993. The target market for this
operation will be the low-sulfur utility market fostered by the 1990 Clean Air
Act. Part of the sales agreement is to supply Toledo Edison's Bay Shore
plant. (Coal Outlook, 2/24/92)
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Index Number:
210
Unique ID:
000182
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s)
low/medium sulfur coal
Location(s) :
New Madrid, MO, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
Associated Electric Cooperative Inc.
Rochelle Coal Company
Date:
02/03/92
To meet the Clean Air Act S02 requirements, Associated Electric Cooperative
(AEC) Inc. plans to switch to a low sulfur fuel at its Missouri coal-fired
power plant in mid-1994. Rochelle Coal Co. recently signed a long-term supply
agreement with AEC to supply about 4 million tons/yr of 0.2 percent sulfur
Powder River Basin coal to the company's New Madrid plant in Missouri. AEC
had previously considered installing a scrubber but decided to change coal
types instead. (Coal & Synfuels Technology, 2/3/92)
Index Number:
211
Unique ID:
000106
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s)
modeling (computer)
Location(s) :
Menlo Park, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Date:
03/01/92
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Menlo Park, CA, has developed an
air toxics risk assessment methodology called RiskPISCES designed to help
utilities meet recent state and local air-quality requirements for multi-media
risk assessments. The methodology will address priority air toxics identified
in fossil power plant flue gas through EPRI's Power Plant Integrated Systems
Chemical Emissions Study (PISCES). The model uses sensitivity analyses to
evaluate which exposure pathways are of greatest concern for each substance
and each setting. Risks that merit greater concern can then be explored in
further detail. EPRI is also updating two computer models, Air Emissions Risk
Assessment Model (AERAM) and AirTox. AERAM uses individual power plant data
to perform risk assessments for discrete operating scenarios. AirTox applies
to a variety of options and can manipulate parameters to determine the health
risk effects of changes in fuel, stack height, or other key operating
features. (Air Toxics Report, 3/92)
Index Number:
212
Unique ID:
000139
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
modeling (computer)
Location(s):
IL, 05 U.S.A.
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, WY, 08 U.S.A.
Companies:
Sandia National Laboratory Combustion Research
Facility
Central Illinois Public Service
Date:
05/18/92
ADLVIC, a computer model developed by Sandia National Laboratory's Combustion
Research Facility, could make the choice between Eastern and Western coals
easier by helping utilities decide which coal is economically feasible for
certain boilers. The model is reported to give coal operators more
information on coal ash deposits than competing models and could lead to the
design and operation of more efficient, cleaner burning power plants. With
ADLVIC, operators and designers get a clearer picture of combustion
characteristics of a particular coal and make adjustments for those
characteristics. ADLVIC's first commercial-scale test took place on a 600-MW
Central Illinois Public Service boiler that consumed about 72,000 tons of
Wyoming coal during a three week test burn. Through ash deposition analysis,
the model's ability to predict ash deposit accumulation rate, removability,
emissivity, and chemical composition were confirmed. (Coal and Synfuels
Technology, 5/18/92)
Index Number:
213
Unique ID:
000140
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
modeling (computer)
emissions credits/trade
Location(s):
Fairfax, VA, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
ICF Resources
Date:
05/18/92
ICF Resources, Fairfax, VA, developed an analysis that can determine updated
S02 allowance values to help industry managers understand the risks and
opportunities associated with the S02 emissions allowance market. To forecast
market impacts and allowance prices for acid rain proposals, ICF uses a
detailed linear programming model called the Coal and Electric Utilities Model
(CEUM). The report presents estimated allowance prices, explains the effects
of key risks and uncertainties on allowance prices, and discusses the
interrelationship of prices, utility plans, and costs. (Coal and Synfuels
Technology, 5/18/92)
Index Number:
214
Unique ID:
000358
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
modeling (computer)
clean coal tech-other
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Location(s):
Homer City, PA, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
CQ Inc.
Date:
11/01/92
CQ Inc., of Homer City PA, is developing a PC-based computer program for
evaluating potential coal cleaning, blending, and switching options. The Coal
Quality Expert software will consist of more than 20 sub-models designed to
predict the impact of coal quality upon power plant operations, maintenance,
economics, and emissions. A number of companies are involved in the project
which requires extensive testing to determine the optimum coal quality needed
for combustion in different types of equipment. The goal is to allow
utilities to identify the lowest cost, clean coals based on their specific
requirements. The software will also provide detailed modeling and analytical
support for evaluating options for a specific plant. The software is
scheduled for completion in August 1994. (AirTECH News, 11/92, P. 156)
Index Number:
215
Unique ID:
000134
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
NOx controls
catalysts
catalytic technology
Location(s) :
Durham, NC, 04 U.S.A.
Companies:
Cormatech
Corning Inc.
Mitsubishi
Date:
06/15/92
Corning and Mitsubishi formed Cormatech, a Durham, NC, ceramics-based NOx
control firm that recently dedicated a 60,000 square-foot headquarters and
plant. The firm also has started making the first ceramic-based catalysts in
America for a market encompassing power generation, chemical manufacturing,
and other industrial sectors. Cormatech uses selective catalytic reduction
(SCR) technology in which ammonia is injected into the flue gas as the mixture
passes through the catalyst. The mixture then becomes nitrogen and water.
(Air Quality Week, 6/15/92)
Index Number:
216
Unique ID:
000151
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
NOx controls
injection systems
Location(s):
Niles, OH, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
EPA Air and Energy Engineering Research Laboratory
(AEERL)
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Date:
04/01/92
EPA's AEERL is co-sponsoring a reburn demonstration for NOx control on a 108
MW cyclone coal-fired plant in Niles, OH. In initial testing with the
original fuel injectors (using flue gas recirculation), AEERL achieved a 60
percent NOx reduction from a NOx baseline level of 702 ppm. The original
reburn fuel injectors were replaced with new water-cooled fuel injectors to
eliminate the use of flue gas recirculation which was causing slag buildup on
the rear wall of the boiler. With the modified fuel injectors, the NOx was
reduced to 350 ppm for a 51 percent NOx reduction. To achieve improved NOx
reduction, water or steam will be introduced into the natural gas stream to
replace the temperature and reaction time and allow for better mixing. In
late January, two of the five injectors developed water leaks and the NOx
level dropped to 220 ppm for a 69 percent NOx reduction. Long-term tests that
are about 60 days long will be performed without water injection from March to
May. If all sponsors and the host site agree, a second series of tests with
water injection will be run from May through July 1992. Controlled amounts of
water will be introduced into the natural gas stream with the aim of improving
the process. (ORD Engineering Highlights, 4/92, P. 2)
Index Number:
217
Unique ID:
000152
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
NOx controls
particulates
Location(s):
China
Companies:
EPA Air and Energy Engineering Research Laboratory
(AEERL)
Date:
04/01/92
As part of the continuing People's Republic of China-U.S. etiologic study of
the relationship between lung cancer and indoor open hearth combustion of
coal, an EPA AEERL test facility was used to burn coal associated with
extremely high lung cancer rates. The coal was burned both in chunk form and
in briquettes composed of the same coal ground and combined with clay. The
briquette firing showed reductions of total particulate by 70 percent, medium
boiling organics by 90 percent, benzo pyrene by 65 percent, and heavy
organics by 70 percent compared to the chunk form. NO2 was reduced by 50
percent to 100 ppb. More extensive testing will be needed to identify the
processes involved and to quantify the results, however the data are an
indication of the briquettes' potential in markedly reducing the exposure
faced by some rural Chinese. (ORD Engineering Highlights, 4/92, p. 2)
Index Number:
218
Unique ID:
000154
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Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
NOx controls
Location(s) :
Milwaukee, WI, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
Wisconsin Electric Power, Valley Plant
Date:
03/30/92
Wisconsin Electric Power completed the first phase of the urea-based NOx OUT
selective noncatalytic reduction (SNCR) test at Wepco's Valley Power Plant in
Milwaukee. The preliminary test showed up to 75 percent NOx attenuation, high
reagent use, and no measurable escape of gas phase ammonia. The test was set
up in two days using existing upper furnace view ports and trailermounted feed
equipment and reagent storage. NOx was reduced from 50 percent to 75 percent
by adjusting the feed rate of the reagent. (Clean Air Weekly, 3/30/92, P. 1)
Index Number:
219
Unique ID:
000167
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
NOx controls
S02 controls
Location(s) :
Companies:
NOXSO Corporation
W.R. Grace & Company
Date:
03/26/92
NOXSO Corporation has pioneered the NOXSO process for reducing nitrogen oxide
and sulfur oxides from coal fired power plants. The sorbent, produced by
Grace, removes more than 80 percent of the nitrogen oxide and sulfur oxide
while producing a marketable by-product, elemental sulfur. Currently the
NOXSO process is in a 5-megawatt demonstration and will be a full scale
commercial demonstration on a 115-megawatt unit in 1993. (PR Newswire,
3/26/92)
Index Number:
220
Unique ID:
000173
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s) :
NOx controls
Location(s):
Naperville, IL, 05 U.S.A.
Netherlands Antilles
Companies:
Nalco Fuel Tech
Fuel Tech
Nalco Chemical
Date:
03/12/92
Nalco Fuel Tech offers a process by which a chemical called urea is sprayed
inside of operating boilers to break down nitrogen oxide, a major pollutant.
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The process breaks the nitrogen oxide down into harmless compounds, such as
water and carbon dioxide. Nalco Fuel Tech (Naperville, IL) is a 2-year old
joint venture of Fuel Tech (Netherlands Antilles), a British-owned firm, and
Nalco Chemical, formed to help other companies control pollution. The
pollution-control process that Nalco Fuel Tech uses was acquired by Fuel Tech
in the early 1980s while Nalco Chemical is known for a process it developed to
clean sludge out of the boilers of railroad locomotives. Nalco Fuel Tech was
formed in 1990 to take advantage of what its creators saw as the huge
potential market that would be created as a result of the Clean Air Act of
1990. (Chicago Tribune (IL), 3/12/92, p.3; 1,4)
Index Number:
221
Unique ID:
000296
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
NOx controls
S02 controls
Location(s):
Windsor, CT, 01 U.S.A.
Alliance, OH, 05 U.S.A.
Worcester, MA, 01 U.S.A.
Companies:
ABB Combustion Engineering
Babcock and Wilcox
Riley Stoker
Date:
10/01/92
DOE has chosen ABB Combustion Engineering of Windsor, CT; Babcock & Wilcox of
Alliance, OH; and Riley Stoker of Worcester, MA to begin developing low
emission boilers. The goal of the project is to develop designs that will
incorporate pollution control into the original design instead of using add-on
equipment. Eventually, one of the teams will be chosen to build a "proof of
concept" unit that could represent the next step in coal-fired boiler designs.
Emissions targets for the low emission boiler system are 0.2 pounds of S02,
0.2 pounds of NOx, and 0.015 pounds of particulate matter per million Btu of
fuel input. The boilers have increased thermal efficiency and are reported to
achieve electricity production costs comparable to those of new conventional
pulverized coal plants. (Waste Treatment Technology News, October 1992, V. 7,
No. 12)
Index Number:
222
Unique ID:
000341
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
NOx controls
scrubbers
Location :
U.S.A.
Companies:
Georgia Power Company Yates
Date:
10/26/92
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Georgia Power reportedly will begin testing low-NOx burners at its Yates power
plant. The facility is also installing flue gas conditioners on all seven of
its units. A scrubber demonstrating the Chiyoda Thoroughbred-121 process, a
DOE clean coal project, will be installed on Unit 1. (Coal & Synfuels
Technology, 10/26/92, V. 13, No. 42)
Index Number:
223
Unique ID:
000361
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
NOx controls
catalytic technology
Location(s):
Clinton, NJ, 03 U.S.A.
, FL, 04 U.S.A.
Companies:
Foster Wheeler
Bechtel Corporation
Date:
11/01/92
Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation (FWEC) of Clinton, NJ, reportedly received a
$50 million order from Bechtel Power Corporation for a 330-MW (net) pulverized
coal-fired steam generator to be installed as part of a cogeneration project
in Florida. The unit includes low-NOx burners combined with a FWEC selective
catalytic reduction system. (AirTECH News, 11/92, P. 163)
Index Number:
224
Unique ID:
000363
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
NOx controls
Location(s):
Waltham, MA, 01 U.S.A.
Companies:
Tecogen
Date:
10/01/92
Tecogen, Inc. of Waltham, MA, is studying the use of a soft corona discharge
to reduce levels of nitrogen oxides in flue gas. The electrons generated by
the corona discharge promote dissociation of the NOx molecules with reduction
rates reportedly approaching 99 percent. The corona discharge process,
TECOLYTIC DeNOx involves the generation of a low-energy gaseous plasma, or
corona, within a chemical reactor. Experiments were conducted with NO in
nitrogen, NO in nitrogen and oxygen, and gas combustion flue gas with reported
greater than 99 percent NOx reduction efficiencies demonstrated for all three
gases. The company is exploring scale-up for large installations and the
cost/benefit obtained for various design choices. (AirTECH News, 10/92, p.
136)
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Index Number:
225
Unique ID:
000403
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
NOx controls
Location(s):
, CA, 09 USA
Akron, OH, 05 USA
Companies:
Southern California Gas Co.
Norton Chemical Process Products Corporation
Date:
02/01/93
Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) contracted Norton Chemical Process
Products Corp., of Akron, OH, to provide four NOx emission removal systems for
its $30 million Wheller Ridge compressor station. SoCalGas started
construction on the station in January 1993, and will reportedly be fully
online by the end of 1993. The system will reportedly deliver 95% NOx removal
in a one-step process and is the first gas turbine selective catalyst
reduction application to eliminate water injection in the gas turbine to
control NOx emissions. (Oil and Gas Journal, 2/1/93, P. 25)
Index Number:
226
Unique ID:
000186
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
recycling
Location(s):
Milwaukee, WI, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
Wisconsin Electric, Pleasant Prairie Plant
Date:
01/08/92
Wisconsin Electric completed a fly ash demonstration project that may enable
the Milwaukee-based utility by 2000 to reuse or market all of the roughly
500,000 tons of ash it generates annually. The utility already markets
approximately 50 percent, or 250,000 tons, of its fly ash each year as a
substitute for Portland cement. Wisconsin Electric recently paved a
half-mile-long section of road on the grounds of its Pleasant Prairie Power
Plant using a mixture of 50-60 percent carbon fly ash as a cement substitute.
Wisconsin Electric has also found that portions of its bottom ash generated at
power plants can be useful for farmers in areas with compacted soils. (Energy
Daily, 1/8/92)
Index Number:
227
Unique ID:
000127
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
scrubbers
gasification
clean coal tech-other
Location(s):
Carbondale, IL, 05 U.S.A.
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Companies:
Southern Illinois University
Date:
08/03/92
Researchers at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale are working on 16
projects to combat the potential of coal wastes from clean coal technologies,
including advanced scrubbers and coal gasification. One project explores the
potential of using FBC residues as binder or filler aggregates for
construction applications. Another project is a six-year endeavor to develop
cost-effective and environmentally safe methods of handling, disposing, and
utilizing the coal combustion residue. The Illinois Department of Energy and
Natural Resources has committed more than $133 million to the research and
development of these technologies. (Coal and Synfuels Technology, 8/3/92)
Index Number:
228
Unique ID:
000130
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
scrubbers
low/medium sulfur coal
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
Industrial Information Systems
Date:
07/08/92
Industrial Information Systems stated in a report that scrubber capacity will
increase significantly by 2000. Overall, 26 new scrubbers, on 15,479-MW of
generating capacity, will be installed by 1995. An additional 34 scrubbers,
on 13,778-MW of capacity, are expected to be built by 2000. These additions
will boost scrubber capacity by 43 percent by 2000. In addition, the report
stated that the big winners from Phase I regulations are likely to be the
Central Appalachian, Northern Great Plains, and Rocky Mountains/Southwest
coal-producing regions, where there are large quantities of low-sulfur coal.
(Energy Daily, 7/8/92)
Index Number:
229
Unique ID:
000133
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
scrubbers
recycling
Location(s):
Warren, NJ, 02 U.S.A.
Dunkirk, NY, 02 U.S.A.
Companies:
Aquatech Systems
U.S. Department of Energy
Allied Signal
Date:
07/01/92
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Aquatech Systems (Warren, NJ) has reportedly developed a way to scrub stack
gases from coal-burning units without creating sludge which must be
landfilled. The method, known as Soxal, involves diverting the gas stream
through a scrubber where sulfur pollutants are stripped by a sprayed slurry of
sodium sulfite. The sulfur-containing slurry enters the Aquatech stack cell
where sodium sulfite is separated out, to be recycled, and an acidic sodium
sulfate solution containing sodium dioxide gas is sent on to a steam stripper,
where marketable sulfur dioxide and sodium sulfate solutions are recovered.
The demonstration plant is in Dunkirk, NY, with the support of DOE, utilities
in New York State, and Allied-Signal, parent of Aquatech. (Mechanical
Engineering, 7/92)
Index Number:
230
Unique ID:
000136
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
scrubbers
NOx controls
dryers
Location(s):
Pittsburgh, PA, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
Department of Energy Pittsburgh Technology Center
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Date:
06/01/92
DOE's Pittsburgh Technology Center (PTC), in consultation with Electric Power
Research Institute, will select eight coal-fired power plants for a study on
air toxics. The study will include a database with emissions data on 20
configurations representative of coal plants throughout the US. The
technologies which will be examined include: wet scrubbers, spray dryers,
low-NOx burners, and Venturi-type controls. Analysis will focus on what these
and other pollution controls do to air toxics, and the degree of removal.
(Energy Report, 6/1/92)
Index Number:
231
Unique ID:
000138
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
scrubbers
Location(s):
Newman, GA, 04 U.S.A.
, OH, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
Georgia Power Company Yates
Ohio Edison Niles
Date:
06/01/92
The Chiyoda scrubber contacts coal flue gases through bubbling action, and the
process is expected to remove 90 percent of all particulate matter. The
technology will be demonstrated at Georgia Power Company's Yates plant in
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Newman, GA. The process is also being tested at Ohio Edison's Niles plant.
(Energy Report, 6/1/92)
Index Number:
232
Unique ID:
000143
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s) :
scrubbers
low/medium sulfur coal
natural gas
Location(s):
, OH, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
American Electric Power Gavin
American Electric Power Muskingum River
American Electric Power Mitchell
American Electric Power Tanners Creek
American Electric Power Beckjord
Date:
05/04/92
American Electric Power (AEP) has cut the cost of scrubbing its Gavin plant.
Among the changes are plans to find an outside party to finance, own, and
lease back to AEP the two scrubbers planned for the Gavin plant in Ohio.
Preconstruction of scrubbers is underway and, if built, the scrubbers would
likely be operating by Jan. 1, 1996. In addition, there are plans for a
switch to low-sulfur Eastern coal at Muskingum River Unit 5 and the Mitchell
plant, medium-sulfur coal at Tanners Creek 4, Beckjord 6 and Kammer 1-3.
Also, four units, Conesville 1-3 and Picway 5, would be switched entirely to
natural gas during non-peak times for gas prices (gas prices peak in the
winter), with coal as a backup. (Coal and Synfuels Technology, 5/4/92)
Index Number:
233
Unique ID:
000144
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s) :
scrubbers
SO2 controls
Location
Hammond, IN, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
Northern Indiana Public Service Company
Pure Air
U.S. Gypsum Co.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Air Products & Chemicals
Date:
10/06/92
Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) will have the first U.S.
plant in compliance with Phase I regulations. A $150 million Pure Air
scrubber will be operational as of June 2, 1992, putting it 2.5 years ahead of
the Phase I deadline. The scrubber will remove 90 percent of the sulfur
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dioxide, producing 1,140 tons of gypsum by-product daily. The gypsum will be
sold to the U.S. Gypsum Co. for use in manufacturing wallboard. The scrubber
will enable NIPSCO to continue burning high-sulfur Illinois Basin coal.
(Utility Environment Report, 5/1/92)
Northern Indiana Public Service
Co. (NIPSCO), Hammond, IN, spent $120 million to install a flue-gas
desulfurization system to remove sulfur dioxide from its 528 megawatt Bailly
Generating Station. The facility will use the Pure Air system in the largest
single absorber for high sulfur coal in the world to remove 90% of S02 for
Bailly units 7 and 8. The scrubbing unit only consumes 2% of the station's
power, as compared to 5% for most current scrubbers. The system has
reportedly demonstrated the ability to achieve target removal rates of 95% or
higher. The technology absorbs and neutralizes SO2 gases by mixing it with
wet limestone, creating 96% pure reusable gypsum. The by-product is sold to
U.S. Gypsum for use in wallboard products. Pure Air owns and operates the
scrubber under a 20-year agreement with NIPSCO. (Coal and Synfuels
Technology, 8/31/92, V. 13, No. 34; and Energy Daily, 8/31/92)
Using a
flue-gas desulfurization process, Indiana's Pure Air power plant, a
partnership between Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. and Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries, Inc., is reportedly achieving over a 90% reduction in SO2
emission. The coal-burning plant is located at Northern Indiana Public
Service Company's Bailley Station on Lake Michigan. A wallboard manufacturer
will purchase the plant's high quality gypsum by-product. The project's cost
of $150.5 million is being partially funded by a DOE grant of $63.4 million
for the three year program to achieve S02 reductions two years prior to the
Clean Air Act requirements. (Clean Air Network Online Today, 10/6/92)
Index Number:
234
Unique ID:
000147
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
scrubbers
NOx controls
Location(s):
, VA, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
Virginia Power Clover
Old Dominion Electric
Date:
04/13/92
Virginia Power expects its new Clover plant in South-Central Virginia will
result in a 76,000-ton net cut in SO2 emissions and an 11,000-ton net drop in
NOx emissions in the second half of the 1990s. The first Clover unit will
come on line in 1995, followed a year later by the second unit. The 786-MW
plant, a joint project with Old Dominion Electric, will be equipped with
scrubbers, as well as controls on NOx emissions. Virginia Power holds a 50
percent share of the Clover plant and will operate it. Old Dominion Electric,
the other partner, is overseeing its construction which, began in February.
(Coal Outlook, 4/13/92)
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Index Number:
235
Unique ID:
000150
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
scrubbers
SO2 controls
injection systems
Location(s) :
, VA, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
Virginia Electric Power Company
Asea Brown Boveri, Inc.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Date:
04/06/92
Virginia Electric Power Co. (VEPCO) will host a clean coal demonstration to
begin optimization testing of a dry scrubbing technique designed to cut SO2
emissions from coal-fired boilers in half. Formal demonstration of the Lime
Injection Multistage Burner (LIMB) will begin later and will continue through
early 1993. ABB-Combustion Engineering is the project contractor. EPA will
provide the bulk of the funding for this project and will collect and analyze
the data. LIMB's market consists of about 200 coal-fired plants in the U.S.
that will have to lower S02 emissions. There is no known LIMB process
operating commercially in the U.S. (Coal & Synfuels Technology, 4/06/92, V.
13, No. 14)
Index Number:
236
Unique ID:
000156
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
scrubbers
emissions credits/trade
Location(s):
, WV, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
Allegheny Power System Harrison
Date:
03/30/92
Allegheny Power System plans to scrub its Harrison plant in West Virginia,
with an in-service date of Jan. 1, 1995. APS is a leader in forming a credit
pool to distribute bonus emissions credits from EPA, so pro rata distribution
from the pool may be a virtual guarantee the scrub will go forward. (Energy
Report, 3/30/92, V. 20, No. 13)
Index Number:
237
Unique ID:
000157
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s) :
scrubbers
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
Atlantic Electric England
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Date:
03/30/92
Atlantic Electric plans to have a scrubber operating on Unit 2 of its England
plant by Jan. 1, 1995. A scrub of Unit 1 is possible by Jan. 1, 1997, or
could be delayed until the year 2000. (Energy Report, 3/30/92, V. 20, No. 13)
Index Number:
238
Unique ID:
000159
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s) :
scrubbers
Location(s)
, IN, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
Indianapolis Power & Light Petersburg
Date:
10/30/92
Indianapolis Power & Light plans to include a scrub of units 1 and 2 at the
Petersburg plant. (Energy Report, 3/30/92, V. 20, No. 13) Indianapolis
Power & Light (IP&L) announced plans to install scrubbers in many of their
facilities. The IP&L project involves the investment of flue gas
desulfurization, wet lime scrubbers, and a switch to low-sulfur Indiana coal.
Two units already being scrubbed have experienced a 34% reduction in S02
emissions, even though coal consumption has increased by more than 50%.
(Clean Air Network Online Today, October 30, 1992)
Index Number:
239
Unique ID:
000160
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
scrubbers
Location(s):
Indiana, PA, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
Keystone-Conemaugh Projects Office
Date:
03/30/92
The Keystone-Conemaugh Projects Office plans to scrub Units 1 and 2 at the
1,700 MW Conemaugh plant in Indiana, PA. The Unit 1 scrubber would be on-line
by Jan. 1, 1995, with the Unit 2 scrubber in service by Jan. 1, 1996. (Coal
and Synfuels Technology, 3/16/92, V. 13, No. 11 and Energy Report, 3/30/92, V.
20, No. 13)
Index Number:
240
Unique ID:
000161
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
scrubbers
Location(s):
, NY, 02 U.S.A.
Companies:
New York State Electric & Gas Milliken
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U.S. Department of Energy
Date:
03/30/92
New York State Electric & Gas has won initial approval from DOE for money to
help build an advanced scrubber that will cover both units at its Milliken
plant. Provided NYSEG can successfully negotiate the funding contract with
DOE, the scrubber is due on-line in 1995. (Energy Report, 3/30/92, V. 20, No.
13)
Index Number:
241
Unique ID:
000162
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
scrubbers
Location(s):
, IN, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
Northern Indiana Public Service Company Bailly
Date:
03/30/92
Northern Indiana Public Service Co. is building a DOE-backed advanced scrubber
that will cover units 7 and 8 at its Bailly plant. The scrubber should be
operating by the middle of this year. (Energy Report, 3/30/92, V. 20, No. 13)
Index Number:
242
Unique ID:
000165
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
scrubbers
Location(s :
, KY, 04 U.S.A.
Companies:
Big Rivers Electric Henderson
Date:
03/30/92
Big Rivers Electric is likely to scrub both units of the Henderson Station Two
power plant in Kentucky. The utility recently considered a switch to
low-sulfur coal instead, but scrubber vendors came in with low bids so a scrub
is now probable. An in-service date for the scrubber is uncertain. (Energy
Report, 3/30/92, V. 20, No. 13)
Index Number:
243
Unique ID:
000166
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
scrubbers
Location(s):
, KY, 04 U.S.A.
Companies:
Ownesboro Municipal Utilities Smith
Date:
03/30/92
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Owensboro Municipal Utilities plans one scrubber to cover both units at its
Smith plant in Kentucky. The scrubber is scheduled to be operating in October
1994. (Energy Report, 3/30/92, V. 20, No. 13)
Index Number:
244
Unique ID:
000176
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
scrubbers
Location(s):
Clarksburg, VA, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
Allegheny Ludlum
Date:
03/08/92
Allegheny Ludlum signed a deal to provide 1.2 million pounds of stainless
steel plate to use in the building of a new sulfur dioxide scrubbing unit at
the company's power station in Clarksburg, VA. Recently, Allegheny Ludlum has
positioned itself in contact with engineering firms and scrubber unit makers
and other significant fabricators in an attempt to gain orders for
approximately 100 facilities that must reduce sulfur by-products from burning
coal. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA, 3/08/92, PP. 1, 21)
Index Number:
245
Unique ID:
000177
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
scrubbers
Location(s):
Horsham, PA, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
Conversion Systems Inc.
Date:
02/24/92
Conversion Systems Inc. has developed a technology that produces commercial
quality aggregate from flue gas desulfurization (FGD) wastes. Aggregate is
used as a base material in paving and construction. The Horsham, PA-based
company's technology, called Poz-O-Tec, produces an aggregate material from
either forced oxidation or unoxidized scrubber sludge. Applications of the
Poz-0-Tec process that are in operation at about 35 locations in the U.S.
produce lightweight aggregate from wet scrubbing by lime, limestone or dual
alkali FGDs. (Coal and Synfuels Technology, 2/24/92)
Index Number:
246
Unique ID:
000178
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
scrubbers
emissions credits/trade
Location(s):
, TN, 04 U.S.A.
Companies:
Tennessee Valley Authority Cumberland
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Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) Environmental Systems
United Engineers and Constructors
Geupel Construction
Date:
02/24/92
The Tennessee Valley Authority, in an effort to secure early SO2 emissions
allowances from the Phase I technology reserve specified in Title IV of the
Clean Air Act, has begun preliminary site work for a new scrubber before it
makes a final scrub decision. TVA has awarded two major contracts for a
scrubber at its Cumberland steam plant. Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) Environmental
Systems has a $69.6 million contract to build the scrubber and has already
begun work. United Engineers and Constructors will design and manage the
construction under a $92.5 million contract. Geupel Construction, the first
subcontractor, should complete preliminary site work by the end of June.
Installation of the scrubber modules is scheduled to begin in the spring of
1993 and the on-line date is January 1, 1995, in time to meet the beginning of
Phase 1. (Coal and Synfuels Technology, 2/24/92)
Index Number:
247
Unique ID:
000180
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s) :
scrubbers
low/medium sulfur coal
Location(s) :
, KY, 04 U.S.A.
Companies:
Kentucky Utilities Ghent
Kentucky Utilities Brown
Date:
02/24/92
Kentucky Utilities will add a scrubber at Ghent No. 1 and switch to lower
sulfur coal at its Brown station to comply with Phase I of the Clean Air Act.
The Ghent scrubber will begin operating no later than January 1, 1995. Ghent
units 2-4 will continue to be fired by 1.2 lbs compliance coal. The second
part of KU's Phase 1 compliance plan involves switching to lower sulfur coal
at the Brown plant, for which the utility began reviewing bids this month. KU
will award one or more contracts for 100,000 to 500,000 tons per year for
terms ranging from 19 months to 8 years. (Coal Outlook, 2/24/92)
Index Number:
248
Unique ID:
000185
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
scrubbers
Location(s):
Mt. Storm, WV, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
Virginia Power Mt. Storm
General Electric Environmental Systems
ABB Combustion Engineering
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Date:
10/19/92
Virginia Power signed a contract to buy a $140 million scrubber for the
utility's Mt. Storm, W.Va. coal-fired plant. The scrubber will be built by
General Electric Environmental Systems Inc. and will remove an estimated
50,000 tons of sulfur dioxide from the coal-fired plant's emissions. The
scrubber is scheduled to begin operating by January 1995 in time to comply
with Phase I of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. (Energy Daily, 1/9/92)
Virginia Power's Mt. Storm Power station has signed a $140 million contract
with General Electric Environmental Systems of Lebanon, PA, to install a
scrubber system that will reduce S02 emissions by 50,000 tons/year at its Unit
3. (Coal and Synfuels Technology, October 19, 1992, V. 13, No. 41) ABB
Combustion Engineering Services, Inc. was awarded a $27 million contract for
design and installation of low-NOx burners that are expected to realize a 50%
decrease (20,000 tons/year) in NOx emissions at Virginia Power's Mt. Storm
Power station. The controls should be in place by January 1, 1995. The
burners will be installed on all three generating units and will alter the mix
of fuel and air to reduce NOx emissions. (Coal and Synfuels Technology,
10/19/92, V. 13, No. 41)
Index Number:
249
Unique ID:
000187
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
scrubbers
NOx controls
S02 controls
Location(s):
, IN, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. Culley
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. Warrick
Date:
09/01/92
Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. (SIGECO) filed a $120 million Phase I
Clean Air Act compliance plan with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.
The plan describes the installation of a single scrubber facility at the
utility's Culley Generation Station Units 2 and 3 by January 1, 1995, to
remove about 95 percent of the sulfur dioxide from the flue gases. The
utility also plans to retrofit the boilers on the two units with low NOx
burners. For Phase II, which starts January 1, 2000, the utility plans to
retrofit boilers at Culley Unit 1 and Warrick Unit 4 with Low NOx burners.
(Energy Daily, 1/7/92) Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co., Evansville, IN,
reportedly plans to build a $106.8 million scrubber system at its Culley
Generating Station by January 1995. It is estimated that the project will
create 10 jobs at the generating station as well as up to 150 construction
jobs. (Sales Prospector - IL, IN, 9/92)
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Index Number:
250
Unique ID:
000295
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
scrubbers
S02 controls
Location(s):
Companies:
Joy-Niro
ABB Flakt
Date:
08/31/92
According to lime and limestone suppliers, lime is expected to become the
preferred reagent when Phase II scrubber technologies come on-line. Several
technologies that offer higher S02 removal efficiencies operate better with
lime than with limestone, which currently is a more commonly used reagent.
The higher pH of lime also makes it a better air toxics remover. Joy-Niro and
ABB-Flakt are reportedly improving their semi-dry lime technologies. (Coal
and Synfuels Technology, August 31, 1992, V. 13, No. 34)
Index Number:
251
Unique ID:
000334
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
scrubbers
Location(s):
Chesire, OH, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
Ohio Power
Date:
12/14/92
Ohio Power will build five gas scrubbers at its 2,600 MW plant in Chesire, OH.
The company has reportedly already committed more than $117 million to the
project. (Air Water Pollution Report, 12/14/92, V. 30, No. 49)
Index Number:
252
Unique ID:
000335
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
scrubbers
SO2 controls
Location(s)
Wickliffe, OH, 05 U.S.A
Companies:
Bailey's Controls
Date:
09/27/92
Bailey's Controls of Wickliffe, OH, is poised to take advantage of what it
says will be exploding demand for pollution control equipment by electric
utilities. The nationwide market for controls needed to regulate scrubbers
that clean emission from coal-powered plants is estimated to be $130 million.
Bailey estimates that more than 100 coal-burning power plants in the U.S. will
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install flue gas desulfurization. The mechanism on Bailey's control system is
computer-based to control the amount of limestone used in the scrubber system.
(Crain's Cleveland Business (OH), 9/27/92, p. 6)
Index Number:
253
Unique ID:
000343
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
scrubbers
NOx controls
S02 controls
Location(s):
Frankfurt,
,
Germany
Munster,
,
Germany
Dusseldorf,
,
Germany
Companies:
Degussa
Lurgi
Lentjes
Date:
11/04/92
Degussa, of Frankfurt, Germany, is reportedly considering introducing a
non-gypsum-forming flue-gas desulfurization technology called Desonox, in the
U. S. The process, which began large-scale pilot plant operation in 1991 at a
power plant in Munster, was developed with Lurgi of Frankfurt and boiler
manufacturer Lentjes of Dusseldorf. In the process, the flue gases are mixed
with ammonia and fed into the reactor, where the NOx is catalytically
converted into nitrogen and water and the S02 is oxidized to sulfur trioxide,
which is then converted into sulfuric acid. (Chemical Week, 11/4/92, P. 25)
Index Number:
254
Unique ID:
000146
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
SO2 controls
Location(s)
U.S.A.
, ,
Companies:
Date:
04/22/92
Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) systems, installed to help utilities decrease
their SO2 emissions, are now at a minimum 95 percent removal level.
Cost-reducing advances in FGD technology include the production of commercial
by-products, such as gypsum, of which 20 to 30 million tons per year are
consumed in the U.S. (Summary of Proceedings, The Clean Air Marketplace
Conference, 4/22/92 - 4/23/92)
Index Number:
255
Unique ID:
000149
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Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
S02 controls
scrubbers
NOx controls
low/medium sulfur coal
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
PSI Energy Gibson
PSI Energy Cayuga
PSI Energy Wabash River
PSI Energy Gallagher
PSI Energy Edwardsport
Date:
08/31/92
Switching to blends of medium sulfur coal is the main feature of PSI Energy's
plan to comply with Phase 1 S02 emissions reduction requirements. The plan
involves: upgrading electrostatic precipitators at Gibson units 1 and 2 and
switching to a medium-sulfur blend of coal; using flue gas conditioning and a
medium-sulfur blend of coal at Gibson 3; Gibson 4 is scheduled for a scrubber
installation, with Gibson 5 already scrubbed; Cayuga I and 2 will get flue gas
conditioning and a medium-sulfur coal blend; Gallagher 1-4 is scheduled for
flue gas conditioning and a medium-sulfur coal blend; and Wabash River 1-6
will get upgraded ESPS, with Wabash 6 switched to a medium-sulfur coal blend.
Low-NOx burners will be installed on all of the units at Gibson, Cayuga,
Gallagher, and Wabash River. One of the Wabash River units may also be
repowered with integrated gasification-combined cycle technology from Destec
Energy. Additional tentative plans for Phase 2 compliance feature two
scrubbers for Cayuga 1 and 2, and flue gas conditioning at Wabash 1-5.
Low-NOx burners would be installed at all units of the Edwardsport and
Noblesville plants. PSI is also looking at a blend of 60 percent Powder River
Basin coal and 40 percent Illinois Basin coal at Gibson 1-3 for Phase 2
compliance. (Coal & Synfuels Technology, 4/06/92, V. 13 N 0. 14)
New
electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) and low NOx burners in Gibson units 1 and 2
are expected to allow PSI Energy to continue burning Wabash coal, while
meeting emissions requirements. Tie-ins for the Unit 1 equipment are expected
to be made by Fall 1992. The new Unit 1 precipitator is reportedly 82%
complete. The ESPs will allow PSI to burn more low-sulfur coal. (Coal
Outlook, August 31, 1992, V. 16, No. 33) PSI Energy of Indiana plans to
scrub Unit 4 of its Gibson plant with an in-service date in late 1994.
(Energy Report, 3/30/92, V. 20, No. 13)
Index Number:
256
Unique ID:
000171
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s)
S02 controls
Location(s):
Indiana, PA, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
Pennsylvania Electric Co. Conemaugh
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Date:
03/16/92
Pennsylvania Electric Co., will reportedly install a flue gas desulfurization
system at its 1,700-MW Conemaugh plant in Indiana, PA. (Coal & Synfuels
Technology, 3/16/92, V. 13, No. 11)
Index Number:
257
Unique ID:
000175
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s)
S02 controls
clean coal tech-other
injection systems
Location(s):
, TN, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Tennessee Valley Authority Shawnee
Date:
03/01/92
The effectiveness of future S02 removal technologies may be judged in
comparison to EPA's new advanced silicate (ADVACATE) control technique. While
not yet commercially available, the technology will remove more than 90
percent of the SO2 produced during coal combustion, but will cost only half as
much as conventional wet scrubbers, measured both in terms of capital and
operating costs. Calcium silicate sorbent is injected into the exhaust duct
downstream of the boiler, removing the SO2 without any need for a scrubbing
vessel. The technique, which has been tested successfully on a pilot scale,
is scheduled for field demonstration at the Tennessee Valley Authority's
Shawnee plant in the next six months. The technology should be ready for
commercial utility use by 1995. (Energy Daily, 3/01/91)
Index Number:
258
Unique ID:
000184
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s): :
S02 controls
Location(s):
San Diego, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Bachmann North America
Wahlco Environmental Systems
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
Date:
01/20/92
Bachmann North American, a subsidiary of Wahlco Environmental Systems, Inc.
,
has booked flue gas desulfurization damper orders in excess of $10 million
from North American utilities that are building scrubbers. Wahlco designs and
manufactures air pollution-control and power-efficiency equipment and provides
related services to electric utilities and industrial manufacturers. Eighty
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percent of Wahlco is owned by San Diego Gas and Electric Company. (Coal and
Synfuels Technology, 1/20/92)
Index Number:
259
Unique ID:
000294
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
SO2 controls
gasification
Location(s):
Schenectady, NY, 02 U.S.A.
Companies:
General Electric Company
Date:
11/30/92
General Electric Co. reportedly has successfully completed more than 400 hours
of pilot plant testing on a new hot gas cleanup (HGCU) system that reduces
emissions of SO2 by removing almost all of the hydrogen sulfide present in the
gas before it is sent to the gas turbine for power generation. It is reported
that the testing, performed at GE's Research & Development Center in
Schenectady, NY, further demonstrated the environmental compatibility of
converting coal to gas to generate electricity. (Oil and Gas Journal,
November 30, 1992, P. 54)
Index Number:
260
Unique ID:
000333
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
SO2 controls
NOx controls
COx controls
Location(s):
Gillette, WY, 08 U.S.A.
Companies:
Encoal Corporation
SGI International
Tek-Kol
Date:
12/23/92
Encoal Corporation, with SGI, and Tek-Kol, tested the "liquids from coal"
(LFC) process as a viable clean air coal technology at its demonstration
facility in Gillette, WY, with reported success. LFC uses computer-controlled
pyrolysis which processes high-moisture coal characterized by a low-heating
value, creating high-heating valued coal and oil. Both the coal and the oil
meet S02, NOx, and CO2 emissions reduction requirements. The LFC process may
be a cheaper way to comply with emission regulations than flue gas scrubbing.
The low moisture content of the coal reportedly will reduce transportation
costs. The LFC process could significantly increase the market potential for
Western coal refineries and be used in other processes on the east coast.
(Clean Air Network Online Today, 12/23/92)
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Index Number:
261
Unique ID:
000345
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
SO2 controls
Location(s):
, ,
Companies:
Dow Chemical Company
Combustion Gas Systems
Date:
05/01/92
In April 1992, Dow Chemical Co. formed a new business unit, Combustion Gas
Systems, to commercialize a proprietary technology for reducing sulfur
emissions from coal-burning power plants. The technology was developed out of
the firm's existing R&D base for removal of H2S and CO2 from natural gas and
oil refining streams. (Environmental Business Journal, 5/92, V. 5, No. 5)
Index Number:
262
Unique ID:
000346
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
SO2 controls
Location(s):
, , U.S.A.
Companies:
Union Carbide
U.S. Department of Energy
Date:
05/01/92
Union Carbide's CanSolv system was chosen by the DOE as a part of the Clean
Coal Technology program and is said to recover 99% of S02 and eliminate
virtually all sludge by-products. (Environmental Business Journal, 5/92, V.
5, No. 5)
Index Number:
263
Unique ID:
000348
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s) :
S02 controls
scrubbers
clean coal tech-other
modeling (computer)
Location(s):
Austin, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Hallsville, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Merom, IN, 05 U.S.A.
Elrama, PA, 03 U.S.A.
Somerset, NY, 02 U.S.A.
Companies:
Radian Corporation
Hoosier Energy
Southwestern Electric Power
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Duquesene Light
New York State Electric & Gas
Date:
11/18/92
In November 1992, DOE awarded a $2 million contract to Radian Corp. of Austin,
TX, to test how effectively chemical additives control the acidity levels of
the slurry and liquids that absorb sulfur, effecting the efficiency of the
scrubber. The chemicals also may improve the limestone's solubility, which
improves efficiency. Radian will use sodium formate, di-basic acid and
ethylene diamine tetracidic acid in the tests. One these tests has begun at
Tampa Electric's 455 MW Big Bend Station unit 4 using di-basic acid. Other
tests will take place at Hoosier Energy's 490 MW Merom Station in Merom, IN;
Southwestern Electric Power Company's 720 MW Pirkey Station in Hallsville, TX;
Public Service of Indiana's 661 MW Gibson Station in Owensville, IN; Duquesne
Light's 500 MW Elrama Station in Elrama, PA; and New York State Electric & Gas
Corp.' 's 625 MW Kintigh Station in Somerset, N.Y. A goal of the DOE-sponsored
tests will be to validate an EPRI computer model that predicts how scrubbers
will operate at full load based on its small-scale tests. Other firms
involved in the project include Stone & Webster, Sargent & Lundy and
Ebasco. (Energy Daily, 11/18/92, V. 20, No. 222)
Index Number:
264
Unique ID:
000352
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
S02 controls
NOx controls
Location(s):
Berkeley, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Bechtel Corporation.
University of California, Berkeley
Date:
01/05/93
A process known as PhoSNOX is being tested by Bechtel Corporation and the
University of California at Berkeley and so far has resulted in the reported
removal of 90 percent of SO2 and NOx emissions from flue gas. During the
PhoSNOX process, NO is oxidized to NO2 when yellow phosphorus is added to the
wet scrubbing system causing 02 to become 03. NO2 and S02 become ammonium
sulfate and gypsum when removed by dissolution from the flue gas, while the
phosphorus becomes phosphoric acid after oxidation. Testing was done on NOx
concentrations ranging from 60 to 660 ppm. Performance and feasibility
testing continues at the University of California's Lawrence Berkeley
Laboratory. (Clean Air Network Online Today, 1/5/93)
Index Number:
265
Unique ID:
000353
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
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Projects Type(s):
SO2 controls
ESPs
dryers
scrubbers
Location(s):
, KY, 04 U.S.A.
Companies:
Tennessee Valley Authority
AirPol
Date:
12/14/92
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) with 59 coal-burning electric generating
plants--believes that AirPol's Gas Suspension Absorption (GSA) system will be
cheaper than conventional scrubbers in removing toxics. The GSA has a
vertical reactor where flue gas meets up with suspended solids, lime, reaction
products, and fly ash. The exit gas stream goes through an electrostatic
precipitator before venting to the atmosphere. The TVA unit that is about to
start up is connected to a 10-MW slipstream of flue gas from a 150-MW Shawnee
Fossil Plant in Kentucky. The GSA system is reported to be the only semi-dry
process that offers SO2 removal rates comparable to the more costly and more
complex wet flue gas desulfurization (FGD) systems. The system also has
relatively lower sorbent-use rates and may perform better than dry systems
while being cheaper and more effective than spray dryers. (Air Quality Week,
12/14/93)
Index Number:
266
Unique ID:
000355
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
SO2 controls
NOx controls
injection systems
Location(s):
Merion Station, PA, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
Coal Tech Corporation
Date:
11/01/92
Recent tests with a 20 MMBtu/hour slagging coal combustor have achieved 90 to
95 percent reduction of S02 emissions following injection of calcium hydrate
into the combustor, Coal Tech Corp. of Merion Station PA, reported.
Additional tests are planned to refine operations and achieve nearly 100
percent reduction. The combustor was retrofitted to an oil-designed package
boiler and developers are now planning to apply the unit to industrial
combined gas-steam turbine power plants of 5-20 MW. Nitrogen oxide emissions
are reduced by operating the system fuel-rich and S02 control is achieved by
Coal Tech's patented process for injecting into the combustor. This is based
on non-equilibrium chemical capture of the sulfur by the sorbent, which is
retained in the slag. (AirTECH News, 11/92, P. 155)
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Index Number:
267
Unique ID:
000356
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s):
S02 controls
NOx controls
injection systems
dryers
Location(s):
Denver, CO, 08 U.S.A.
Companies:
Public Service Co.
Date:
11/01/92
A system combining low-NOx burners, overfire air, urea injection, dry sorbent
injection using calcium and sodium-based sorbents, and a humidification system
has been installed by Public Service Co. of Denver, CO, at its 100 MW
roof-fired Arapahoe 4 steam electric generating station. The goal is to
demonstrate 70 percent reduction in both SO2 and NOx emissions. (AirTech
News, 11/92, P. 156)
Index Number:
268
Unique ID:
000357
Main Category:
COAL\ACID RAIN
Projects Type(s) :
SO2 controls
clean coal tech-other
Location(s):
Pittsburgh, PA, 03 U.S.A.
Poland
Companies:
Custom Coals Corporation
Date:
11/01/92
Custom Coals Corp.. of Pittsburgh, PA, plans to build 10 plants in the U.S. by
the year 2000 to remove up to 90 percent of the pyritic sulfur from
high-sulfur coals and to produce a self-scrubbing coal in which pelletized
limestone is added to the fuel. The company estimates that more than 150
billion tons of high-sulfur U.S. coal reserves could meet sulfur requirements
using the cleaning technology. Polish government officials have also
reportedly asked for a feasibility study to assess the potential for
constructing 14 coal cleaning plants with a total capacity of 50 millions
tons/year in that country. (AirTECH News, 11/92, p. 156)
Index Number:
269
Unique ID:
000197
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
battery technology
electric vehicle
Location(s):
U.S.A.
,
Companies:
U.S. Council for Automotive Research (USCAR)
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Chrysler Corporation
Ford Motor Co.
General Motors Corporation
Date:
06/15/92
Chrysler Corp., Ford Motor Co., and General Motors announced the formation of
the U.S. Council for Automotive Research (USCAR). The group will work to
develop automotive technologies, such as electric vehicle batteries and auto
body materials that combine lighter weight with greater durability. U.S.
industries, like oil companies, will be invited to join the U.S. Council for
Automotive Research (USCAR) in its efforts to craft the technology that will
power the next century's vehicles. The goal is to engage in a joint air
quality research program to analyze the best ways of reducing gasoline
aromatics, olefins, vapor pressure, and sulfur (Energy Report, 6/15/92)
Index Number:
270
Unique ID:
000203
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
battery technology
Location(s):
,
IL, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
Argonne National Laboratory
Date:
05/01/92
Argonne National Laboratory, IL, has developed a battery with a
lithium-aluminum alloy for the negative electrode and iron disulfide at the
other pole. The solid electrodes on the battery are considered to be safe at
the more than 300-degree-Celsius operating temperature for batteries. These
batteries are made from thin layers of lithium for the negative electrode, a
high-energy dense material such as vanadium oxide for the positive electrode,
and a polymer electrolyte between the two electrodes. The films achieve five
times the energy capacity of lead acid and could be rolled up and molded into
any nook or cavity designed for them by automakers. (Scientific American,
5/92, p. 127)
Index Number:
271
Unique ID:
000227
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
battery technology
electric vehicle
Location(s):
U.S.A.
,
Companies:
U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
U.S. Department of Energy
Ford Motor Co.
BMW
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Date:
05/01/92
Ford, Chrysler, and GM have formed the Battery Consortium along with the
Electric Power Research Institute and the Department of Energy, which has set
aside $260 million in funding to find ways to increase the range of vehicles,
reduce the weight of the vehicles, and bring costs down. (Chemical Marketing
Reporter, 2/17/92, p. SR16) The Department of Energy is funding a
four-year, $260 million effort consisting of a series of contracts for
research by U.S. automakers and suppliers on critical battery technology.
Funding for the U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium now totals $27 million to be
applied to the accelerated development of four battery technologies. By 1994,
the USABC wants its subcontractors to set up pilot plants that will
demonstrate the feasibility of producing thousands of batteries with double or
triple the energy capacity of lead-acid ones. By decade's end, USABC wants to
have a battery that allows an electric car to accelerate like a roadster, go
from Los Angeles to San Francisco without a recharge, and last the lifetime of
the vehicle. Two kinds of advanced batteries are promising: nickel metal
hydride and sodium sulfur, of which sodium sulfur is closest to being ready
for the commercial marketplace and is being tested in BMWs, Fords,
Volkswagens, and other vehicles. (Scientific American, 5/92, P. 126)
Index Number:
272
Unique ID:
000194
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
catalysts
Location(s):
Iselin, NJ, 02 U.S.A.
Neinburg,
,
Germany
Companies:
Engelhard Corporation
Engelhard Kali-Chemie
Solvay
Date:
07/08/92
Engelhard (Iselin, NJ) bought out Solvay's share of a 50/50 joint venture,
Engelhard Kali-Chemie, and announced plans for a $25-million auto catalysts
plant in Neinburg, Germany, that will triple its European capacity to 6
million catalytic units/year. (Chemical Week, 7/08/92)
Index Number:
273
Unique ID:
000214
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
catalysts
catalytic converters
Location(s):
Companies:
Corning GmbH
Date:
04/23/92
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Corning GmbH introduced its thin wall substrate for catalytic converters in
1990. This substrate was initially developed to meet European vehicle
manufacturer requirements. Corning also unveiled the prototype of a new
electrically heated catalyst which is designed to meet the cold start segment
of the ultra low emissions requirements. In laboratory tests, this system
meets or exceeds the California 1997 ultra low emission requirements.
(Summary of Proceedings, The Clean Air Marketplace Conference, 4/22/92 -
4/23/92)
Index Number:
274
Unique ID:
000207
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
catalytic converters
catalysts
Location(s)
U.S.A.
Companies:
Corning Inc.
Date:
04/23/92
In researching ceramic catalytic converters, Corning Inc. has developed a new,
low-expansion ceramic material that combats thermal shock and corrosive agents
and an extrusion process invention that provides substrate with its
distinctive honeycomb structure needed to for a large amount of surface area
in a very small volume. Added surface area increased overall conversion
efficiency by 14 percent. In 1990, Corning released two cell core XT
(extra-thin) substrates that use newer, more dense ceramic material. The 475
unit provides added surface area and improved conversion efficiency by 24
percent. The 355.5 reduces back pressure by 14 percent without compromising
conversion efficiency. These units save space and weight and are made from
low-cost ceramic materials. Corning has also worked on electrically heated
catalyst units which combine electrically heated metal substrate with a
standard cellular ceramic substrate. The heated catalyst starts the catalytic
converter and converts most emissions during the cold phase when most
pollutants are emitted. Durability and energy requirements are further
research issues. The unit takes less than 5 seconds to preheat prior to
ignition and begins to convert emissions immediately thereafter in contrast to
today's converters which take two minutes to heat up. (Summary of
Proceedings, The Clean Air Marketplace Conference, 4/22/92 - 4/23/92)
Index Number:
275
Unique ID:
000208
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
catalytic converters
catalytic technology
Location(s):
Hiram, OH, 05 U.S.A.
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Companies:
W.R. Grace & Company
Camet Corporation
Date:
04/23/92
Camet Corp., Hiram OH, a division of W.R. Grace, has researched electrically
heated converters (EHCs). EHC systems are reported to be the most effective
and eliminate an average of 85 percent of emissions from the first 505 seconds
of operation of a car. Working with auto manufacturers, Camet is integrating
the electronic controls from the EHC with the engine logic controls and the
large-scale integrated circuits provided by auto companies for an integrated
system solution to emissions requirements. The Grace/Camet EHC core is formed
from a metal foil about 2 mills thick and weighing 0.01 pounds/cubic inch, yet
required to withstand hot shake tests at 1850 degrees Fahrenheit. The EHC
system is expected to cost auto manufacturers $200-$300 and will weigh between
25 and 40 pounds. The system has met California standards and Grace/Camet
will soon be preparing for full-scale production of the EHC core with expected
installation for the 1997 model year, as required by the California timetable.
(Summary of Proceedings, The Clean Air Marketplace Conference, 4/22/92 -
4/23/92)
Index Number:
276
Unique ID:
000215
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
catalytic converters
Location(s):
, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Ford Motor Co.
Date:
04/15/92
Ford Motor Co. has announced plans to sell new, ultraclean 1993 Ford Escorts
and Mercury Tracers in California beginning in the summer of 1992. Employing
a larger catalytic converter, placed closer to the engine, these new vehicles
meet the state's tough 1997 emissions limits according to Air Resources Board
tests. The new Escorts and Tracers emit just one percent of the emissions of
a similar 1972 car. (USA Today, 4/15/93)
Index Number:
277
Unique ID:
000205
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
catalytic technology
catalysts
COx controls
NOx controls
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
Allied-Signal
Date:
04/23/92
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Because catalytic conversions to reduce mobile source emissions require high
temperatures, Allied- Signal has focused on technologies with higher
temperature applications in addition to a 100,000- mile durability
requirement. One technology involved equipping a vehicle with an underfloor
catalyst and a manifold cat which led to the development of a closed couple
technology that meets California LEV standards. Ongoing work is being
conducted to meet ULEV standards with this technology. Palladium, a
relatively low-cost metal, used as a catalyst to convert CO, NOx and
hydrocarbon, meets 1992 and 1993 emission standard levels with a life-span of
100,000 miles. More advanced palladium catalyst technologies are currently
being tested with promising results. (Summary of Proceedings, The Clean Air
Marketplace Conference, 4/22/92 - 4/23/92)
Index Number:
278
Unique ID:
000206
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
catalytic technology
Location(s)
U.S.A.
Companies:
Allied-Signal
ULP Inc.
Date:
04/23/92
Allied-Signal and ULP, Inc. are developing an absorber catalytic system that
converts hydrocarbons before releasing them. The absorber material can be used
with ceramic, metallic, foam, and other types of substrates. Several new
technologies being developed can be combined to achieve optimal hydrocarbon
removal levels while improving high temperature performance, hydrocarbon
absorption capacity, and the time taken by the absorber material to hold onto
the hydrocarbon before releasing it. Catalytic technologies are also being
developed for alternative fuels including natural gas and organic emissions.
(Summary of Proceedings, The Clean Air Marketplace Conference, 4/22/92 -
4/23/92)
Index Number:
279
Unique ID:
000372
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s) :
clean fuels - other
methanol
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC)
Date:
11/01/92
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Detroit Diesel Co. (DDC) offers two types of alcohol-fueled engines. A hybrid
type (M-85) burns 85% alcohol and 15% diesel fuel. An (M-100) burns 100%
methanol. The engines are reportedly built for methanol use, however they
have new materials that are compatible with other fuel types, a higher
compression ratio, and use glow plugs and a glow plug controller to assist in
cold starting and light load operation. The DDC V6-92TA has been developed to
burn CNG and LNG. (Beverage Industry, 11/92, P. 33)
Index Number:
280
Unique ID:
000192
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
combustion technology
Location(s):
Tigard, OR, 10 U.S.A.
Companies:
Acro-Tech Inc.
Date:
01/01/92
Acro-Tech Inc. of Tigard, Oregon is developing a Vented Two-Stage Valving
project that demonstrates how the induction process of internal combustion
engines can be improved. The induction cycle moves air and fuel molecules
from an inlet venturi to a cylinder where the fuel molecules are broken up so
they can be burned efficiently. Unlike standard popet valves, vented valves
consist of two pieces and two function designs that reduces mechanical stress
and increases efficiency in air flow dynamics. Improved engine performance,
decreased emissions, and enhanced fuel efficiency are expected as a result of
creating a more dilute, homogeneous induction charge, and by better
controlling the induction process timing. (EPA Announcement of 1992 Small
Business Pollution Prevention Grants awarded)
Index Number:
281
Unique ID:
000195
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s)
combustion technology
Location(s)
U.S.A.
Companies:
Honda
Date:
06/29/92
The highly fuel efficient Honda Civic VX uses "lean-burn" technology that
includes a variable valve-timing and lift control mechanism in the operating
system. This mechanism allows the engine to run at "lean" air-fuel ratios.
Although engines do not typically work well running at lean ratios (meaning
more air is present than required), the Honda's system takes one of the intake
valves out of action at low engine speeds in order to create a swirl effect in
the combustion chamber which creates turbulence and a stratified charge to
provide stable combustion. (Automotive News Insight, 6/29/92, p. 20)
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Index Number:
282
Unique ID:
000200
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s) :
combustion technology
diesel technology
S02 controls
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
Navistar International Transportation Corp.
Date:
05/25/92
Navistar International Transportation Corp. will reportedly begin offering its
"smokeless diesel" engine in September 1992. The DTA 466, a 7.6-liter six
cylinder diesel, rated at 210 horsepower and 646 pounds-feet of torque, will
be available in selected 3000-series school buses and 4000-series medium-duty
1993 trucks. The engine uses a high-pressure, mechanical fuel injection
system and runs on low sulfur fuel. (Automotive News, 5/25/92, P. 18)
Index Number:
283
Unique ID:
000201
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
combustion technology
diesel technology
Location(s):
Rome, NY, 02 U.S.A.
Companies:
Rome Locomotive Works
Date:
05/18/92
Rome Locomotive Works, in Rome, NY, has announced a micro-processor-based
prime-and-warmup system for diesel locomotives that would allow a train to
stand idle without the engines running. Not only is this reportedly able to
save the nation's 13 largest railroads 300 million gallons of fuel annually,
but it would also sharply reduce the release of air pollutants. (Air Water
Pollution Report, 5/18/92)
Index Number:
284
Unique ID:
000220
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
combustion technology
diesel technology
Location(s):
Clifton, NJ, 02 U.S.A.
Fort Worth, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
Inset Industries
Date:
03/30/92
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Inset Industries of Clifton, NJ, has developed the Fuel Stabilizer, an
anti-pollution device that fits onto an automobile fuel line and is designed
to cut tailpipe emissions to zero and improve fuel mileage. The Fuel
Stabilizer costs between $700 and $1500. The Fuel Stabilizer reportedly works
well on diesel engines as well as gasoline engines. The city of Fort Worth,
TX, having used six Fuel Stabilizers in the past year, has found that they are
effective in cutting emissions and, therefore, bought an additional 200 of the
devices. (Clean Air Weekly, 3/30/92)
Index Number:
285
Unique ID:
000199
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
electric vehicle
Location(s):
Boston, MA, 01 U.S.A.
Companies:
Massachusetts Energy Office
Date:
06/05/92
The Massachusetts Energy Office is set to begin a pilot electrical vehicle
program to give utilities, local governments, and the public an idea of what
life with the technology would be like. Fifty commuter vehicles will be
tested for four years in order to gather information on things like user
comfort, user friendliness, and the ability to perform effectively during
Northeastern winters. The 50 vehicles will be leased to commuters heading to
Boston. The commuters will drive to outlying subway stops where recharging
stands will be installed. At the recharging stands photo-voltaic arrays will
be installed to compensate for the energy drain. The effort is part of a
broader initiative to bring the Northeast's air quality in line with the 1990
Clean Air Act amendments. (Inside DOT & Transportation Week, 6/5/92)
Index Number:
286
Unique ID:
000217
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
electric vehicle
Location(s):
Companies:
Michelin
Date:
04/03/92
Anticipating that electric cars will become more prevalent in the future,
Michelin has developed its Electron tire, a tire made specifically for
electric cars. The tire reportedly provides reduced rolling resistance by
producing a narrow tire with low tire envelope volume and high inflation
pressure. It also controls tread noise through careful optimization of the
tire tread pattern. (Rubber and Plastics News, 4/03/92, p.18)
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Index Number:
287
Unique ID:
000221
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s)
electric vehicle
Location(s):
Santa Rosa, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Los Angeles, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Solar Electric Engineering Inc.
California Air Resources Board (CARB)
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
Date:
03/30/92
Solar Electric Engineering of Santa Rosa, CA, is taking steps to build a
network of electric car dealerships. The first dealership opened in Los
Angeles in March, providing drivers with some big tax advantages: electric
car drivers skip 17 cents federal and 15 cents state tax on motor fuels. The
company has qualified with the California Air Resources Board for a $1000
state tax credit. The company claims 3 cents per mile fuel cost which can
fall to 1.5 cents per mile with a special recharging rate adopted by Los
Angeles' Department of Water & Power, compared with 8 cents per mile for
gasoline powered vehicles. The company has sold 105 cars, with sales last
year of just under $1 million; the company projected sales to hit $24 million
in five years. (Clean Air Weekly, 3/30/92)
Index Number:
288
Unique ID:
000291
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s)
electric vehicle
Location(s):
Oriskany, NY, 02 U.S.A.
Schenectady, NY, 02 U.S.A.
Companies:
Bus Industries of America
New York City Transit Authority
General Electric Company
Date:
11/08/92
New York State, New York City, utilities, and private businesses will develop
a hybrid electric transit bus. The bus will be built by Bus Industries of
America at its Oriskany plant and will be demonstrated by the New York City
Transit Authority. General Electric Company's Research and Development Center
in Schenectady is developing the electric motors and controllers for the bus.
The engine of the bus reportedly will be about half the size of a conventional
diesel bus engine and will reduce emissions by 30-50% and fuel consumption by
25%. (Crain's New York Business, 11/8/92, p. 57)
Index Number:
289
Unique ID:
000364
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Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
electric vehicle
Location(s):
, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
General Motors Corporation
South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)
Date:
09/21/92
The "world's first" electric car pool began as a manager of General Motor's
electric vehicle team and the chairman of California's South Coast Air Quality
Management District will be sharing a ride in a GM battery-powered Geo Storm.
(Automotive News, 9/21/92)
Index Number:
290
Unique ID:
000365
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
electric vehicle
Location(s):
, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
CALSTART
Date:
12/07/92
A California research and development group, CALSTART, representing private
industry and public interest groups unveiled an electric concept car this
week. The car was developed by aerospace and high-tech companies that are
trying to convert from military to civilian work. The car is designed to show
off components and technology that are available from local California
suppliers and that have applications in electric vehicles. Estimates are that
the car has a 120- to 140-mile range on a single charge with a top speed of 80
mph. CALSTART is also working on programs to develop infrastructure for
charging stations in the state, an electric bus mass transit program and a
program to develop a small electric vehicle for in-town commuting.
(Automotive News, 12/7/92)
Index Number:
291
Unique ID:
000366
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
electric vehicle
diesel technology
battery technology
Location(s):
Dearborn, MI, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
Toyota
Hino Motors Ltd.
Date:
12/14/92
A Dearborn Toyota subsidiary, Hino Motors Ltd. has developed an electric motor
designed to work with diesel bus engines that reportedly reduces pollution
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from individual buses by as much as 70 percent and increases the mileage by up
to 9 percent. The electric motor kicks in to provide torque when accelerating
or climbing grades, the least efficient moments for an internal combustion
engine. The electric motor also serves as a generator/brake when
decelerating, recharging the batteries. The Hino buses use a thin AC
induction motor powered by 26 lead-acid batteries or 40 nickel-cadmium units.
In tests, the engine-electric system reduced oxides of nitrogen by 28 percent
and particulate exhaust by 70 percent. Production of the motor, called the
HMIR engine, will increase through 1995 and eight buses are now on the road.
Thirty such buses are planned for 1993 followed by 100 in 1994 and 200 in
1995. (Automotive News, 12/14/92)
Index Number:
292
Unique ID:
000407
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
electric vehicle
Location(s):
Oakland, CA, 09 USA
Chicago, IL, 05 USA
Boston, MA, 01 USA
Atlanta, GA, 04 USA
Washington, DC, 03 USA
Companies:
National Station Car Consortium
Date:
02/02/93
The National Station Car Consortium, headquartered in Oakland, CA, announced i
January, 1993, that transit authorities in Chicago, Atlanta, Boston, Los
Angeles, Orange County CA, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, and
Washington, D.C. have committed to demonstrating 400 of the station cars.
Station cars are battery-powered vehicles for access to and egress from
line-haul mass transit trips. Station cars would be given preferential
parking at urban and suburban transit stations and would increase the capacity
of park-n-ride lots. The benefits of the car over a shuttle bus would be the
freedom to run personal errands without the burdens of auto ownership. The
Consortium is targeting individuals who want the benefits of car use without
the responsibility and major employers who must reduce worker travel in order
to comply with the Clean Air Act. The station car will have a range of about
45 miles in stop-and-go suburban and urban traffic, and be fully safety
certified and freeway capable. Station cars would eliminate excessive
tailpipe emissions from cold engine starts and operation for short trips with
an internal combustion engine. The electric car station is targeted to
started in 1995. (Chicago Tribune, 2/2/93, p. 1 and National Station Car
Consortium, 1/14/93, Washington, D.C.)
Index Number:
293
Unique ID:
000408
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MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type
electric vehicle
Location(s):
Santa Barbara, CA, 09 USA
Companies:
APS Systems
Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District
Date:
01/29/93
The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (SBMTD)'s testing of a
30-foot, 27 passenger retrofitted bus will reportedly be completed in July
1993. The bus being tested is reportedly the most energy-efficient,
high-performing, self-propelled, emission-free vehicle of its size. It can
travel at up to 40 mph, climb steep hills, and operate up to 50 miles on a
single charge. APS Systems of Oxnard replaced the 8.2-liter diesel engine,
transmission, fuel tank, radiator, mufflers, and air and fuel-intake systems
with two modular microprocessor-based AC vector drives produced by Indramat of
Wood Dale, IL, mounted on the back of the bus. They were matched to two
30-horsepower AC induction motors with 230-volt AC blowers, installed in the
former engine compartment of the bus. Two 80-volt Trojan lead/acid battery
modules and four 40-volt battery modules were also installed. After
evaluation of the bus, due in July, 1993, the SBMTD has the option of
retrofitting up to 19 more buses. The Los Angeles Department of Water &
Power, Pacific Gas & Electric, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, and
Southern California Edison have also reportedly expressed interest in the
SBMTD program. (California Report, 1/29/93, P. 9-10)
Index Number:
294
Unique ID:
000193
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s) :
filters/traps
catalytic converters
Location(s) :
Union, NJ, 02 U.S.A.
Companies:
Engelhard Corporation
General Motors Corporation
Chrysler Corporation
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd
Date:
07/27/92
Hydrocarbon traps have been developed as an alternative to heating the
catalyst in order to reduce tailpipe emissions from a cold start. The traps
work by collecting emissions from engines in the first minutes after an
engine's operation in a zeolite storage cell that acts as a sponge or filter.
Zeolites are a family of hydrated aluminosilicate minerals that have an
affinity for hydrocarbons while cool. After the zeolite trap warms, emissions
are released for treatment by a standard catalytic converter. General Motors,
Chrysler Corp., Nissan Motor Corp. Ltd., and Engelhard Corp. have indicated
that traps could potentially offer similar tailpipe cleanup to pre-heating
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catalysts, but more cheaply, easily, and fuel efficiently. Work at
Engelhard's labs in Union, NJ, shows that traps would not affect the way
vehicles drive or their fuel economy. (Automotive News, 7/27/92, P. 35)
Index Number:
295
Unique ID:
000198
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
filters/traps
catalytic converters
Location(s):
Iselin, NJ, 02 U.S.A.
Companies:
Engelhard Corporation
Date:
06/15/92
Engelhard Corporation of Iselin, NJ, has developed a way of solving the cold
start problem in meeting more stringent auto emissions standards. The problem
is that pollution is unchecked during the two minutes it takes the standard
catalyst to heat up or "light off" and start working after the car is started.
Engelhard has developed a way of trapping 50 percent of the hydrocarbons
during the light-off period during testing using the Federal Test Procedure.
The hydrocarbon trap works by trapping pollution in an absorbent bed. When
the catalytic converter starts working, the pollution is released through it
and is destroyed, leaving the trap clean and ready for the next time the
engine is started. Engelhard is planning to begin working with auto
manufacturers to apply the technology to specific engine designs. (Air
Quality Week, 6/15/92)
Index Number:
296
Unique ID:
000212
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s) :
filters/traps
catalytic converters
diesel technology
particulates
Location(s) :
U.S.A.
Companies:
Donaldson Corporation
Date:
04/23/92
Donaldson Corporation manufactures detailed diesel particulate control systems
such as particulate trap oxidizers, catalytic converter mufflers, and
replaceable/cleanable filters. A trap system consists of a filter to capture
particulate emitted, a regeneration mechanism to burn off or clean the
particulate periodically, and a mechanism for sensing when regeneration should
occur. Among filtration methods, the wall-flow monolith is popular as a
ceramic device in which the particulate flow through porous walls and are
collected. Filter regeneration systems include electrical heating, the use of
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diesel fuel burners, catalysts, throttling, or combinations of these.
Donaldson has about 550 ceramic wall-flow monolith trap with electrical
regeneration systems in use. These trap systems can be installed on new
vehicles or retrofitted on vehicles with conventional diesel technology. The
company is also testing a multiple cartridge approach that fits easily into an
engine compartment with limited space. Another type of after-treatment, the
catalytic converter muffler, integrates emissions and noise control.
Particulate trap systems are commercially available now, improving in
reliability, cost effective, and reportedly effective in achieving clean
diesel performance. (Summary of Proceedings, The Clean Air Marketplace
Conference, 4/22/92 - 4/23/92)
Index Number:
297
Unique ID:
000225
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s)
flexible fuel vehicles
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
variable fuel vehicles
methanol
Location(s):
, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Ford Motor Co.
Date:
01/01/93
Ford will produce a demonstration fleet of 100 CNG pickup trucks later this
year to be used by a number of natural gas utilities. Also, 2,500 flexible
fuel Tauruses and at least 200 variable fuel Econoline vans are scheduled to
be produced later this year and into 1993 for the California market.
(Chemical Marketing Reporter, 2/17/92, P. SR16) Ford Motor Co. will produce
2,800 1993 Taurus Flexible Fuel Vehicles that will run on any combination of
methanol (up to 85%) and unlead gasoline. Ford also reportedly plans to place
40 natural gas Crown Victoria passenger cars into service with utility
companies. Other Ford programs include 50 to 100 CNG-powered F-series pickup
trucks and Econoline vans with an additional 200 to 600 CNGs planned for 1993.
In 1993, Ford plans to build 70 to 100 electric vehicles. (Beverage Industry,
11/92, p. 33) Ford Motor Company has introduced a production alternative
fuel vehicle for sale. The Taurus FFV (flexible fuel vehicle) can run on M85
methanol fuel, pure gasoline, or any combination of the two. A fuel sensor is
used to detect the percentage of methanol in the fuel, signaling the engine
control computer to adjust the mixture and spark timing to appropriate
settings. (Aftermarket Business, 1/1/93, P. 19)
Index Number:
298
Unique ID:
000228
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
flexible fuel vehicles
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Location(s):
, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Mercedes-Benz
California Energy Commission
Date:
01/16/92
Mercedes-Benz of North America plans to deliver six flexible-fuel 300SE models
to the California Energy Commission this year and plans to produce 9,000 of
these cars for sale in California in 1994. (Automotive News, 1/16/92, P. 1)
Index Number:
299
Unique ID:
000376
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
flexible fuel vehicles
Location(s):
Los Angeles, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Southern California Rapid Transit District (SCRTD)
Northrop Corp.
TRW
General Motors' Hughes Aircraft
Lockheed Aircraft
Date:
10/02/92
The Southern California Rapid Transit District (SCRTD) reportedly will be
awarded a Phase I grant of $4 million by DOT-Federal Transit Authority for a
new Advanced Technology Transit Bus (ATTB) program in Los Angeles. DOT-FTA
reports that this grant is the first of several planned for major transit
districts around the U.S. Northrop Corp., TRW, Hughes Aircraft and Lockheed
are said to be in discussions with SCRTD for possible bids on this joint
effort to develop safer, cleaner, fuel-efficient buses using super-strong
composite materials and other aerospace technologies. Total cost of the
project as currently proposed is targeted that $27.2 million, with 80% to be
paid by the Federal government and the rest by the Regional Transit District.
SCRTD plans to produce five or six working prototypes for testing around the
country. The composite materials based ATTB is expected to weigh about 10,000
lbs less than conventional buses. Lighter wight should allow use of a smaller
engine which would produce lower emissions. The ATTB also could be powered by
an electric motor and fuel cells or other alternative fuels. (Composites
Industrial Monthly, 10/2/92, p. 1)
Index Number:
300
Unique ID:
000196
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
inspection/maintenance
Location(s):
Hammond, IN, 05 U.S.A.
Phoenix, AZ, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Environmental Protection Agency
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Date:
06/29/92
EPA is testing an auto inspection technology know as the "IM-240" test in
Hammond, IN and Phoenix, AZ. This technology compresses the first portion of
the urban dynamometer driving cycle into four minutes and is getting excellent
results. One of the conveniences of the IM-240 test is that it is not
necessarily a fixed-length test, so that the test can stop whenever enough
data has been collected. Also, if the car should fail, the tester allows the
test to continue running a full four minutes, to obtain as much data as
possible. (Tire Business, 6/29/92, p. 6)
Index Number:
301
Unique ID:
000213
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
inspection/maintenance
CFCs, HFCs, HCFCs
Location(s):
Crystal Lake, IL, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
Sun Electric
Date:
04/23/92
Sun Electric, Crystal Lake, IL, produces diagnostic and enhanced I/M equipment
including a line of mobile recovery systems for reducing CFCs emissions, a
hand-held scanner that gathers diagnostic messages from the vehicle and
displays them, a PC-based shop management system (Shopmax), and safety and
inspection system equipment such as front-end aligners. Sun's MCA 3000 is a
PC-based analyzer that performs "four gas analysis" and is capable of
supplying the mechanic with technical service bulletins. Sun's MGA 9000 bar
exhaust gas analyzer is a 286/386 based system with sufficiently large memory
for data management and can communicate with other computers. Additional
technology options available for the MGA 9000 include a barcode reader,
vehicle on-board computer interface, advanced diagnostic software, PC option
to retrieve technical service bulletins, CD-ROM mass storage unit of 500 megs,
on-line communications by modem (currently used in Florida to register
information with the state), and the capability to incorporate a NOx analyzer,
opacity test, and dynamometer. Another technology option is the POD which, if
connected between the Sun analyzer and the cable to the vehicle's on-board
computer, obtains real-time data and additional maintenance data. Future
options to be offered by Sun include evaporative pressure and canister purge
tests. (Summary of Proceedings, The Clean Air Marketplace Conference, 4/22/92
- 4/23/92)
Index Number:
302
Unique ID:
000216
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
inspection/maintenance
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Location(s):
Companies:
Airco Gases
Date:
04/06/92
Airco Gases has launched a new line of automotive inspection/maintenance (I/M)
gases, designed to help states in their expanding efforts to monitor tailpipe
emissions from automobiles. The gases are mixtures containing carbon
monoxide, carbon dioxide, and propane or nitric oxide in nitrogen. The I/M
mixtures monitor the accuracy of equipment used to test those emissions.
(Chemical Marketing Reporter, 4/06/92, P. 21)
Index Number:
303
Unique ID:
000209
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
IVHS
Location(s):
Companies:
Date:
04/23/92
Originally conceived of to alleviate traffic congestion, the Intelligent
Vehicle Highway System (IVHS) is a broad-based concept of controlling road
traffic in much the same way that air traffic and harbor traffic are
controlled. It involves technologies that can be grouped into three main
functional areas: Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) that is
responsible for obtaining real-time information; Advanced Traveller
Information System (ATIS) through which information will be disseminated,
either in vehicles or on a kiosk; and Advanced Vehicle Control System (AVCS)
which incorporates the idea of intelligent cruise control by which future cars
may be able to sense that they are too close to the car in front and respond
by automatically slowing down. IVHS may also be applied to develop "smart
buses" that would provide a way of providing location information to people at
stops or feature a farebox or "smart card" reader to count passengers.
Carpooling could be made more efficient by IVHS and a computer system that
could configure a "dynamic carpool" providing drivers with a daily schedule of
people to pick up. Currently 30 field tests are being conducted for these
technologies. (Summary of Proceedings, The Clean Air Marketplace Conference,
4/22/92 - 4/23/92)
Index Number:
304
Unique ID:
000210
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
IVHS
Location(s):
,
NY, 02 U.S.A.
NJ, 02 U.S.A.
TX, 06 U.S.A.
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,
LA, 06 U.S.A.
,
OK, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
Date:
04/23/92
To deal more quickly with problems causing traffic delays, the states of New
York and New Jersey created Transcom to act as a hub for information as part
of its IVHS for the metropolitan area. It collects and relays real-time
information to all other transportation agencies, including rail lines,
subways, and bus drivers, because traffic and transit system incidents have
spill-over effects on other routes. Another technology that will help is
electronic toll collection (ETC), which already exists in Dallas, Louisiana,
and Oklahoma. ETC for the New York region will probably take the form of an
electronic tag on a car which will record the amount of the toll as the car
passes through the toll reader. The driver will receive a bill for the total
number of tolls at the end of each month. The technology may reduce CO and
hydrocarbon emissions significantly even if only a quarter of cars have it.
Another possible application of ETC would be to use tagged vehicles to monitor
traffic flow and signal an operations center regarding any problems. (Summary
of Proceedings, The Clean Air Marketplace Conference, 4/22/92 - 4/23/92)
Index Number:
305
Unique ID:
000222
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
methanol
variable fuel vehicles
ethanol
Location(s):
,
CA, 09 U.S.A.
,
WI, 05 U.S.A.
,
IL, 05 U.S.A.
,
TX, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
General Motors Corporation
Date:
02/27/92
GM offered 4000 cars designed to run on 85 percent methanol, known as M85, to
the general public in California late last year and has already agreed to
build another 2000 of the variable fuel vehicles for delivery this April or
May. In addition, GM is planning to sell 1000 CNG pickup trucks to utilities
in Texas and California and 50 variable fuel cars that use corn-based ethanol
or gasoline in a test program in Wisconsin and Illinois. (Chemical Marketing
Reporter, 2/27/92, p. SR16)
Index Number:
306
Unique ID:
000224
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
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Projects Type(s):
methanol
ethanol
natural gas
Location(s):
, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC)
California Air Resources Board (CARB)
Southern California Rapid Transit District (SCRTD)
Penske Corporation
General Motors Corporation
Date:
02/17/92
Detroit Diesel, a maker of bus and truck diesel engines, has received Federal
Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board
certification for a 100 percent methanol-fueled engine. A major order from
the Southern California Rapid Transit District is pending. Detroit Diesel is
80 percent, owned by Penske Corporation and 20 percent owned by GM. The
company also has an M85 engine (an engine that runs on a mixture of 85 percent
methanol and 15 percent unleaded gasoline) and is researching engines fired by
ethanol and both compressed and liquefied natural gas. (Chemical Marketing
Reporter, 2/17/92, P. SR16)
Index Number:
307
Unique ID:
000367
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
methanol
NOx controls
Location(s):
Los Angeles, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Rosewell, NM, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
Transportation Manufacturing Co.
Date:
10/29/92
The first 37 of an anticipated 303 new methanol-powered buses began service in
October 1992, in Los Angeles. The 40-foot buses seat 43 passengers and two
wheelchairs, cost $238,500 each and are made by the Transportation
Manufacturing Co. of Rosewell, NM. The methanol fuel reportedly cuts NOx
emissions by 65%. Methanol buses will make up 15% of the Regional Transit
District 2,200 bus fleet. (Urban Transport News, 10/29/92, V. 20, No. 22)
Index Number:
308
Unique ID:
000375
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
methanol
Location(s):
Los Angeles, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Hewlett Packard
Date:
11/30/92
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Hewlett Packard is using 100 methanol-powered cars in its Los Angeles sales
force. (Crain's Chicago Business, 11/30/92, P. 3)
Index Number:
309
Unique ID:
000211
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
natural gas
combustion technology
catalytic converters
filters/traps
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
Cummins Engine, Inc.
Date:
04/23/92
To meet new emissions standards which go into effect in 1994, engine
manufacturers will have to offer after-treatment devices and adapt their
products to alternative fuels such as natural gas or methanol. Cummins
Engine, Inc. has introduced a 10-liter natural gas engine for the transit
industry in 1991. Major engine modifications expected to appear in response
to tougher emissions standards include turbo charger technology improvements
for air handling systems; increased use of ceramics in high temperature areas,
and ways to decrease the amount of lubrication oil used; electronic
components will be used to control NOx emissions; and combustion chamber
design will likely be modified to change the shape of the piston for better
mixing of fuel and air and more efficient lubrication. Catalytic converters,
already a proven technology for emissions reductions, are being designed to be
as unobtrusive as possible, fitting conveniently inside the exhaust system.
Another technology in development is the ceramic particulate trap, an
after-treatment device that collects particulate from the exhaust stream and,
through an oxidation process, burns them off. (Summary of Proceedings, The
Clean Air Marketplace Conference, 4/22/92 - 4/23/92)
Index Number:
310
Unique ID:
000218
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
natural gas
ethanol
Location(s):
Topeka, KS, 07 U.S.A.
Companies:
Amoco Oil Company
KPL Gas Service Company
Date:
03/01/92
Amoco Oil Company recently opened a compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel station
in Topeka, Kansas. Governor Finney's van can be fueled by CNG and a portion
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of the state fleet will be converted so that it can be fueled by CNG or low
ethanol gas. The filling station is a joint venture of Amoco Oil Company and
KPL Gas Service Company. Bids were let for the conversion of vans.
(Worldwide Energy, 3/92)
Index Number:
311
Unique ID:
000204
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
catalysts
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
Chrysler Corporation
Gas Research Institute (GRI)
Date:
04/30/92
Chrysler Corporation and the Gas Research Institute have initiated a project
to build full-size natural gas powered vans to confirm the technical and
commercial feasibility for the 1994 model year. The project will focus on the
development of a Chrysler 5.2-liter V-8 engine optimized for operation on
compressed natural gas. In addition, specially formulated catalysts will be
used in the natural gas powered Dodge in order to meet the California Air
Resource Board 1994 Low Emitting Vehicle (LEV) standards. (Chrysler
Corporation, 4/30/91)
Index Number:
312
Unique ID:
000219
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s) :
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
Location(s):
Tulsa, OK, 06 U.S.A.
Topeka, KS, 07 U.S.A.
Companies:
Date:
03/01/92
The Tulsa, OK, school district has converted 105 school buses to CNG and each
bus is saving the school district about $1000 per year in fuel costs. One of
the buses was sent to be refueled at the grand opening of the CNG station in
Topeka, KS. (Worldwide Energy, 3/92)
Index Number:
313
Unique ID:
000223
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
flexible fuel vehicles
Location(s):
Washington, DC, 03 U.S.A.
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Companies:
General Services Administration
Chrysler Corporation
Date:
02/17/92
The General Services Administration in Washington, DC, has ordered 50 vans
powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) from Chrysler and has agreed to
increase its order of flexible fuel vehicles, or FFVs, to 2,500 from the 100
it originally agreed to purchase. (Chemical Marketing Reporter, 2/17/92, P.
SR16)
Index Number:
314
Unique ID:
000229
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
Location(s):
, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
California Energy Commission
Date:
10/01/91
The California commission has authorized Pacific Gas and Electric Co. to
develop a ratepayer-funded program to achieve substantial market penetration
of vehicles fueled by compressed natural gas. (Public Utilities Fortnightly,
10/1/91, PP. 32-34)
Index Number:
315
Unique ID:
000230
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s) :
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
Location(s) :
Wilmington, DE, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
Columbia Gas System Service
Central Ohio Transit Authority
Date:
06/01/92
Columbia Gas System Service (Wilmington, DE) has cooperated in the development
of a transit bus that runs entirely on natural gas. The bus has been in
testing for several months by the Central Ohio Transit Authority and recently
made a trip to Wilmington, DE, for a debut for utility, environmental, and
transit officials. Columbia Gas put some $300,000 into the development of the
bus, which can carry 65 passengers, go 800 miles without refueling, and get
some 4 miles per gallon, as do diesel buses. Compressed natural gas, at 3,600
lb/in of pressure, is stored in 6 tanks to fuel the bus. The natural
gas-powered bus market is expected to grow over the next 5 years as urban
pollution control measures get stricter under the Federal Clean Air Act.
Columbia Gas expects a return on bus development costs in 5 years. (Morning
News (Wilmington, DE) 6/01/91, PP. E1, E3)
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Index Number:
316
Unique ID:
000284
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s) :
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
Location(s)
Albuquerque, NM, 06 U.S.A.
Sante Fe, NM, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
MESA
Date:
11/16/92
MESA will offer its natural gas vehicle conversion program to public and
private fleet operators in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, NM, marking the ninth and
tenth U.S. cities to which MESA has extended its conversion offer. MESA will
convert fleet vehicles and install fueling facilities in exchange for fuel
supply contracts under which CNG is sold at or below the price the fleet
operator would pay for gasoline. (Oil and Gas Journal, November 16, 1992, P.
38)
Index Number:
317
Unique ID:
000285
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s) :
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
Location(s) :
Pittsburgh, PA, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
Consolidated Natural Gas Co.
General Motors Corporation
Ford Motor Co.
Chrysler Corporation
Date:
10/05/92
Consolidated Natural Gas Co., Pittsburgh, reported that the big three
automakers have built approximately 3,000 dedicated CNG vehicles to date.
Consolidated has added 17 General Motors Sierra pickups, four Ford Motor Co.
Crown Victoria passenger cars, and a Chrysler Corp. full size van, all
designed to run on compressed natural gas, to its fleet of approximately 1,100
CNG vehicles. (Oil and Gas Journal, October 5, 1992, p. 38)
Index Number:
318
Unique ID:
000286
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
natural gas
Location(s) :
, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Southern California Gas Co.
General Motors Corporation
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Date:
10/05/92
In Sept. 1992, Southern California Gas Co. employees began driving 50 of the
first American made dedicated CNG vehicles. The utility bought 130 GM Sierra
CNG trucks and will add 100 more in 1993. SoCalGas plans to install three CNG
refueling stations per month for the next 1- years. (Oil and Gas Journal,
October 5, 1992, p. 38)
Index Number:
319
Unique ID:
000287
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
Location(s):
Companies:
General Motors Corporation
Date:
10/05/92
General Motors Corp. will reportedly build 2,500 compressed natural gas Sierra
trucks in 1992. (Oil and Gas Journal, October 5, 1992, P. 38)
Index Number:
320
Unique ID:
000288
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
natural gas
Location(s):
Oklahoma City, OK, 06 U.S.A.
Tulsa, OK, 06 U.S.A.
Las Vegas, NV, 09 U.S.A.
Phoenix, AZ, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
MESA
Southwest Gas
Date:
10/05/92
MESA, in its MESA Environmental-Clean Fleet program, offered to finance
conversion to CNG of about 215,000 fleet vehicles in Oklahoma City and Tulsa
and as many as 125,000 fleet vehicles in Clark County, NV, including Las
Vegas. MESA plans to earn a profit through fuel supply agreements that call
for fleet operators to purchase natural gas from MESA at or below prevailing
gasoline prices. MESA and Southwest Gas have apparently completed
negotiations for a pipeline tariff and supply agreement for CNG fueling sites
in Phoenix. (Oil and Gas Journal, October 5, 1992, PP. 38-40)
Index Number:
321
Unique ID:
000290
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
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Projects Type(s)
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
California Air Resources Board (CARB)
Cummins Engine, Inc.
Date:
09/17/92
In early September, 1992, the California Air Resources Board announced the
certification of a natural gas engine, produced by Cummins Engine Company,
that meets CARB air quality emissions standards. (Clean Air Network Online
Today, September 17, 1992, p. 1)
Index Number:
322
Unique ID:
000368
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
methanol
Location(s):
New York, NY, 02 U.S.A.
Companies:
Command Bus Company
Triboro Coach Corp.
Date:
11/08/92
By the end of fiscal year 1993, New York City will lease 55 new CNG-powered
buses to two private bus companies: Brooklyn-based Command Bus Co. and
Triboro Coach Corp. of Jackson Heights, Queens. Triboro will also lease 18
new methanol-fueled buses, tripling the number it now operates. (Crain's New
York Business, 11/8/92 P. 57)
Index Number:
323
Unique ID:
000369
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
Location(s):
New York, NY, 02 U.S.A.
Companies:
Date:
11/08/92
A pilot program was launched in October 1992, for six CNG- medallion taxicabs
in New York City. At least 50 more, from several taxi companies, reportedly
will be converted to natural gas by 1994. (Crain's New York Business, 11/8/92
p. 57)
Index Number:
324
Unique ID:
000370
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
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methanol
diesel technology
Location(s) :
, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Navistar International Transportation Corp.
Date:
11/01/92
Navistar International reportedly plans to develop a CNG engine for medium and
school bus applications. They are also evaluating a DT-466 methanol-powered
dump truck operating in California and a natural gas/diesel fuel system for a
DT-360 engine. The system uses diesel fuel to start the engine and operates
on 100% CNG with a small amount of diesel. (Beverage Industry, 11/92, P. 33)
Index Number:
325
Unique ID:
000371
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type :
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
Location(s):
Pontiac, MI, 05 U.S.A.
Troy, MI, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
General Motors Corporation
PAS Incorporated
Date:
11/01/92
GMC Truck Divisions claims its NGV natural gas powered truck should offer a
substantial savings compared to similar gasoline vehicles because of the
relatively lower price of natural gas. Initially, GMC will produce 2,000
full-size Sierra pickups. They reportedly will be built along with
gasoline-powered vehicles in Pontiac, MI, then shipped to PAS Inc., a Troy,
MI, specialty vehicle engineering and manufacturing firm for installation of
the natural gas fuel system. Payload of the NGV is 3,000 lbs, and the
targeted range between refuels is about 200 miles. Fuel economy is estimated
to be between 15 and 19 miles per equivalent gallon of gasoline. (Beverage
Industry, 11/92, P. 33)
Index Number:
326
Unique ID:
000373
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
catalytic converters
Location(s) :
U.S.A.
Companies:
Cummins Engine, Inc.
Date:
11/01/92
Cummins Engine Co. offers an L-10 six cylinder 10-liter LNG or CNG engine that
is similar to its diesel model. It uses spark ignitions, a conventional gas
regulator and mixer, a 10.5:1 compression ration and lean burn technology.
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The engine also has an oxidation catalyst to meet diesel hydrocarbon
emissions. (Beverage Industry, 11/92, P. 33)
Index Number:
327
Unique ID:
000374
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s)
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
Location(s):
U.S.A.
,
Companies:
Cummins Engine, Inc.
Date:
11/01/92
Cummins Engine Co. is reportedly developing a 183 horsepower B5.9 engine and a
240 horsepower C8.3 engine, both of which will run on CNG and will be tested
in refuse haulers. (Beverage Industry, 11/92, P. 33)
Index Number:
328
Unique ID:
000409
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s) :
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
Location(s):
, KY, 04 USA
Companies:
Titan Turf Equipment
Date:
/ /
Titan Turf Equipment Inc. (Kentucky) has developed a natural gas-powered
commercial lawnmower. The company converted a 23-horsepower Kohler engine on
a 60-inch front deck mower, mounting a tank behind the seat to hold four hours
worth of compressed natural gas. The tank can also be converted to run on
gasoline, if it runs out of natural gas. The mower reportedly exceeds CARB
emissions standards, and costs less to operate because of lower fuel and
maintenance costs. Titan reportedly plans to begin full-scale production of
converted mowers sometime in 1994. (Natural Resource, V. 6, No. 1, P. 8)
Index Number:
329
Unique ID:
000410
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
Location(s):
, CA, 09 USA
Chicago, IL, 05 USA
Canada
, ,
Companies:
Southern California Gas Co.
Ford Motor Co.
Gas Research Institute (GRI)
Date:
02/06/93
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Southern California Gas (SoCalGas), the Chicago-based Gas Research Institute
(GRI), and Ford are reportedly investing $50 million to produce cars that run
solely on natural gas. Another $23 million is being spent on a similar
program for vans and pick-up trucks. A fleet of fifty adapted Ford Crown
Victoria-model cars are to undergo a three year evaluation in the U.S. and
Canada. Several other utilities will also monitor the vehicles' operating
costs, reliability and other data. (Financial Times, 2/6/93, p.2)
Index Number:
330
Unique ID:
000419
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s)
natural gas vehicle (NGV)
Location(s)
, TX, 06 USA
Companies:
Fermata
Date:
02/04/93
Fermata, will reportedly be the only for-hire Texas trucking service using
alternative fuel. By late this month natural gas-fueled trucks will be on the
road. Fermata has received authority from the Texas Railroad Commission to
carry small parcels throughout Texas using only alternative fuels. Other
companies are operating with intrastate authority in the same market; for
example, UPS is operating 15 natural gas trucks in a Dallas trial. Fermata
expects maintenance and engine wear on trucks will be far less running on
natural gas. Companies who must comply with the Clean Air Act regulations by
reducing air pollutants will get credits if they hire these trucks and will be
saved from trying to convert their own. Fermata plans to convert 200 trucks
five at a time to use natural gas. Travel will reportedly pay off the costs
in about a year because natural gas costs half of an equivalent amount of
gasoline. (Alternative Energy Network Online Today 2/4/93)
Index Number:
331
Unique ID:
000391
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
NOx controls
variable fuel vehicles
diesel technology
Location(s):
Companies:
Fairbanks Morse Engine
Coltec Industries
Date:
09/01/92
Fairbanks Morse Engine division of Coltec Industries Inc. introduced a dual
fuel engine that produces 80 percent less NOx than other engines for power
generation applications. The Enviro-Design engine reportedly emits one gram
of NOx per horsepower hour compared to the five grams/horsepower hour emitted
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by previous engine designs. The lower NOx levels are achieved by reducing the
amount of diesel oil needed to ignite the natural gas burned in the engine.
The new engine burns 99 percent natural gas and one percent diesel. A new
fuel injection system configuration makes this possible. In addition to
lowering pollution levels, the new engine is also reported to have higher
thermal efficiency and higher horsepower than previous dual fuel engines
marketed by Fairbanks. The company expects to complete production by mid-1993
of an 18-cylinder engine that will be used at a municipal electric power
generation facility. (AirTECH, 9/92, P. 122)
Index Number:
332
Unique ID:
000226
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type (s)
propane
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
Ford Motor Co.
Date:
02/17/92
Ford is redesigning its 7-liter light truck engines developed a decade ago
that run on liquid propane gas. The new 4.9-liter versions are due out this
summer. Ford also offers factory conversions to propane engines. (Chemical
Marketing Reporter, 2/17/92, p. SR16)
Index Number:
333
Unique ID:
000292
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
reformulated gasoline
Location(s):
Lewisburg, WV, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
ABB Process Analytics
Date:
11/30/92
The Vista Model 4100 analyzer from ABB Process Analytics, of Lewisburg, WV,
that is reportedly a new on-line instrument for accurately measuring Reid
vapor pressure through the gasoline range of 0-20 psia. The instrument
consists of a controller, analyzer, and sample system. The analyzer
incorporates a single measuring cell with a pressure transducer. Three
solenoid valves control the filling and emptying of the cell. The instrument
performs self-diagnostics for analysis results. The new model's precise
measurement capabilities allows effective control of blended gasoline
volatility, optimization of blending processes, and significant reductions in
blending costs, according to ABB Process Analytics. (Oil and Gas Journal,
November 30, 1992, p. 65)
Index Number:
334
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Unique ID:
000293
Main Category:
MOBILE SOURCES
Projects Type(s) :
vapor recovery
Location(s):
Houston, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
Conoco
Date:
10/26/92
Conoco Inc. demonstrated the first operation Stage II vapor recovery system in
Houston, TX, Oct. 22, 1992. Stage II systems are designed to eliminate 95% of
hydrocarbon emissions during vehicle fueling. Stage II system are required at
service stations in urban ozone nonattainment areas beginning in May, 1993.
(Oil and Gas Journal, October 26, 1992, P. 40)
Index Number:
335
Unique ID:
000303
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
catalysts
NOx controls
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
Norton Chemical Process Products Corporation
Date:
11/02/92
Norton Chemical Process Products Corp. is offering what is reportedly a new,
high performance, catalyst line. The company's NC-300(R) zeolite catalyst
line features a 200-cells/sq. inch, homogeneously extruded honeycomb monolith
designed for selective catalytic reductions systems that maximum control of
NOx emissions. The homogeneous zeolite composition ensures reliability at
high temperatures without loss of catalytic material. The catalyst reportedly
reduces NOx emissions over a wide range of temperatures with a very low level
of ammonia slip. (Oil and Gas Journal, November 2, 1992, p. 46)
Index Number:
336
Unique ID:
000240
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s) :
catalytic technology
ESPs
SO2 controls
particulates
Location(s):
Catlettsburg, KY, 04 U.S.A.
Companies:
Ashland Petroleum Co.
Date:
08/31/92
Ashland Petroleum Co., expects to invest nearly $1 billion throughout the
1990s on refinery projects to produce cleaner burning fuels and reduce
emissions. The company has started up a $13 million pollution control system
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at its 213,400 b/cd Catlettsburg, KY, plant and is constructing two major
processing units to allow the plant to produce cleaner fuels. Ashland
installed two electrostatic precipitators on the flue gas boiler stack of the
refinery's fluid catalytic cracking unit to reduce particulate emissions from
existing pollution control equipment. The new pollution control system uses
electrically charged plates that capture particulates from FCC process gases
before reaching the unit's stack. The 57,000 b/cd FCC unit converts gas oil
from the crude distillation unit into gasoline blending stocks and fuel oils.
In addition, Ashland is constructing a $68 million distillate desulfurizer and
work has started on a $66 million continuous catalyst regenerator (CCR). The
40,000 b/d desulfurizer will provide additional hydrotreating capacity for
producing low sulfur diesel fuel. (Oil and Gas Journal, 8/31/92, P. 20)
Index Number:
337
Unique ID:
000301
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
catalytic technology
SO2 controls
Location(s):
Chiba,
,
Japan
Companies:
Kyokuto Petroleum Industries Ltd.
Mobil Corporation
M.W. Kellogg
Toyo Engineering Corp.
Tonen Technology KK
Date:
11/02/92
Kyokuto Petroleum Industries Ltd. began work on a $270 million upgrade of its
125,000 b/d Chiba, Japan, joint venture refinery that includes a 20,000 b/d
residual fluid catalytic cracker (RFCC) and a 35,000 b/d gas oil
desülfurization unit. The proprietary fluid catalytic cracking technology for
the RFCC unit was developed by Mobil Corp. and M.W. Kellogg Co. Toyo
Engineering Corp. will be contractor for the RFCC unit, to be completed by
spring 1995, and Topen Technology KK is building the desulfurization unit,
scheduled to be completed by spring 1994. Kyokuto is a joint venture of Mobil
Corp. and Mitsui Group. (Oil and Gas Journal, September 28, 1992, p. 46 and
November 2, 1992, p. 43)
Index Number:
338
Unique ID:
000302
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
catalytic technology
scrubbers
vapor recovery
liquefied petroleum gas
Location(s):
Yokohama,
Japan
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Companies:
Nippon Petroleum Refining Company
Stone & Webster
Date:
11/02/92
Nippon Petroleum Refining Co. started up a 30,000 b/d gas oil and resid
catalytic cracking unit at its Negishi refinery in Yokohama. The unit
processes atmospheric resids and vacuum gas oils to produce high octane
gasoline, light oil, and liquefied petroleum gas. The Stone & Webster
designed unit includes a flue gas clean-up system and gas recovery plant.
(Oil and Gas Journal, November 2, 1992, P. 43)
Index Number:
339
Unique ID:
000246
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
COx controls
NOx controls
Location(s) :
U.S.A.
Companies:
W.R. Grace & Company
Date:
04/23/92
W.R. Grace & Co. has developed the CAMET system that removes CO and/or NOx for
cogeneration, fire heaters, and other clean fuel applications. These systems
can be customized and are frequently designed for dual pollutant removal with
a removal efficiency of greater than 99 percent for CO and up to 90 percent
for NOx. (Summary of Proceedings, The Clean Air Marketplace Conference,
4/22/92 - 4/23/92)
Index Number:
340
Unique ID:
000305
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s) :
COx controls
hydrogen
methane
Location(s) :
U.S.A.
,
Companies:
North Star Steel Company
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
Date:
09/21/92
North Star Steel Co. is reportedly close to making a decision on
commercialization of an iron carbide process in conjunction with
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. The process has the potential to cut carbon dioxide
emissions in half from current steel mini-mill levels. The technology uses
primarily hydrogen and methane gases, with water as the principal product of
the reaction. Energy consumption is comparable to that of established
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direct-reduced iron processes. (American Metal Market, September 21, 1992, P.
15A)
Index Number:
341
Unique ID:
000251
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
emissions credits/trade
Location(s):
Houston, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
National Offsets
Texas Air Control Board (TACB)
Houston Chamber of Commerce
Date:
02/09/92
Carl Russell and Brian Anderson have become partners in National Offsets, a
company that brokers pollution emission credits. They are gearing up for the
new market of air pollution credits that is expected to develop in Houston
over the next year or SO. The trading of emission credits should get rolling
in Texas later this year and in 1993 as the Texas Air Control Board issues
regulations to comply with the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. A subcommittee
of the Houston Chamber of Commerce is studying the possible creation of an
emissions bank. (Houston Post, 2/9/92)
Index Number:
342
Unique ID:
000247
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
emissions monitoring
emissions credits/trade
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
Date:
04/23/92
Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) are expected to play an
important role in facilitating a reliable market-based emissions trading
system. CEMS serve four primary functions in a market-based system: (1)
provide the "gold standard" for measuring the success of emissions control,
thereby allowing a company to maximize the value of its plant and equipment as
well as improve its credibility; (2) expand the applicability of market-based
incentives; (3) provide "added value" to traditionally non-productive
emissions control systems as companies seek to buy the most productive, rather
than the cheapest, system and as integration of CEMS maximizes the production
process and extends process equipment life; and (4) force technology
development by propelling market-based strategies, helping to verify the
accuracy of emissions equipment, and enhancing the return on investments in
emissions control equipment by making companies aware of their position in
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trading. (Summary of Proceedings, The Clean Air Marketplace Conference,
4/22/92 - 4/23/92)
Index Number:
343
Unique ID:
000300
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s) :
emissions monitoring
VOCs
Location(s):
Alpharetta, GA, 04 U.S.A.
Companies:
Siemens Industrial Automation
Date:
11/16/92
The measurement process of Siemens Industrial Automation (Alpharetta, GA)'s
Fidamat 5E analyzers reportedly offers uninterrupted and consistent
hydrocarbon measurements in air. The 5E-I model measures total hydrocarbon
content in air and gases with an oxygen content of 17-25%. The 5E-K model
measures hydrocarbon levels in gases with less than 7 or more than 25 percent
oxygen. It also provides readings of hydrocarbons in steam and waste gases.
The flame ionization process uses a built-in diaphragm pump to feed the sample
gas to the detector. The sample is combined with ultrapure hydrogen and
combustion air before being burned. Organically bonded carbons are ionized
when the mixture is burned and measured for a content reading. (Oil and Gas
Journal, November 16, 1992, P. 60)
Index Number:
344
Unique ID:
000380
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s) :
emissions monitoring
Location(s)
Glendale, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Madrid,
,
Spain
Companies:
Pollution Research and Control Corp.
Date:
11/20/92
Pollution Research and Control Corp., of Glendale, CA, won a contract worth
about $350,000 to install air pollution monitoring systems in Madrid, Spain.
The firm designs, produces and markets pollution measuring instruments. (Air
Toxics Report, V. 5, No. 11, 11/20/92)
Index Number:
345
Unique ID:
000381
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
emissions monitoring
Location(s):
Austin, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
Radian Corporation
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Exxon Company
Date:
11/12/92
Continuous emission monitoring (CEM) systems are reportedly the most likely
choice for chemical manufacturing facilities to monitor ambient air emissions.
A CEM system produced by Radian of Austin, TX, based on Fourier transform
infrared spectroscopy (FIR), can simultaneously monitor minuscule amounts of a
broad range of compounds, and will be installed at an Exxon plant in Texas.
(Clean Air Online Network Today, 11/12/92, P. 1)
Index Number:
346
Unique ID:
000415
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
emissions monitoring
COx controls
NOx controls
SO2 controls
Location(s):
Companies:
Scott Specialty Gases
Date:
01/18/93
Scott Specialty Gases has reportedly developed a new grade of air for
continuous emissions monitors that can limit emissions to "very low levels."
Scott's CEM Zero/Dilution Air exceeds EPA's impurity specifications for CEMs
at electricity generation facilities. It limits concentration of SO2 and CO2
to 0.1 parts per million. Concentrations of CO are limited to 0.5 ppm, and
NOx, water and other hydrocarbons are kept "very low." " (Coal & Synfuels
Technology 1/18/93 V. 14, No. 2)
Index Number:
347
Unique ID:
000248
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
methanol
NOx controls
Location(s) :
U.S.A.
Companies:
EPA Air and Energy Engineering Research Laboratory
(AEERL)
Date:
04/23/92
The Hydrocarb process, which is currently being evaluated as a source of
methanol as an alternative fuel, has a by-product that has potential for use
as a premium pollution-free boiler fuel in the utility and industrial sectors.
The by-product is pure carbon-black (CB), which contains no sulfur, nitrogen,
or particulates and has a significant heating value. EPA's Air and Energy
Engineering Research Laboratory (AEERL) ran a brief series of tests to
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determine pumpability, atomization, and combustion characteristics of slurries
made from pure CB. Results from these tests indicate that CB slurries have
high carbon burnout efficiencies for a wide range of furnace excess air
levels. In addition, NO emissions resulting from the combustion of these
slurries would probably be lower than those from pure oil burning. (EPA ORD
Engineering Highlights, 4/92, p.1)
Index Number:
348
Unique ID:
000304
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
modeling (computer)
NOx controls
Location(s):
San Antonio, TX, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
Southwest Research Institute
Gas Research Institute (GRI)
Southern Gas Association
Compressor Research Council
Date:
09/28/92
Southwest Research Institute, of San Antonio, in a program jointly sponsored
by the Gas Research Institute, the Southern Gas Association's Pipeline, and
the Compressor Research Council, is developing compressor diagnostics software
for a pc-compatible program that identifies and quantifies malfunctions in
reciprocating compressor performance. Compressors must operate at peak
efficiency to minimize NOx emissions. The program provides a simple, accurate
method to identify compressor malfunctions and to determine when operational
corrections and maintenance are required. (Oil and Gas Journal, September 28,
1992, p. 90)
Index Number:
349
Unique ID:
000307
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
modeling (computer)
VOCs
emissions monitoring
benzene control
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
Radian Corporation
Gas Research Institute (GRI)
Date:
09/04/92
Radian Corp., under contract to the Gas Research Institute, has developed a
pc-compatible model, called GRI-DEHY, to estimate BTEX (benzene, toluene,
ethyl benzene, and xylene) emissions from glycol dehydrators. The model
reportedly can be used to estimate emissions of BTEX compounds and C1-C4
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hydrocarbons from existing or proposed dehydration units, given input data for
the wet gas and the recirculating glycol. It can also investigate how changes
in the operation of the dehydration unit affects emissions. GRI-DEHY is
based on the simplified process flow diagram consisting of an absorber, a
flash tank if present, and a regenerator. The model requires input data for
the natural gas and glycol to estimate the emissions of air toxics and
hydrocarbons from the regenerator. (E&P Environment, September 04, 1992, V.
3, No. 18)
Index Number:
350
Unique ID:
000385
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
natural gas
S02 controls
injection systems
Location(s):
Companies:
Gas Research Institute (GRI)
Armco Steel Co.
Date:
01/04/93
A two-year experiment sponsored by the Gas Research Institute and undertaken
at Armco Steel Company's No.3 blast furnace was reported to be successful.
The results show that natural gas can be used at higher levels in blast
furnaces used to make iron. In the experiment, one-fourth of the coke was
replaced with natural gas yielding iron with 20 percent less sulfur
accompanied by a 10 percent rise in productivity. Gas injection is considered
to be an attractive alternative because of it has low capital costs. The
experiment helped define coke replacement ratios and proved that the
replacement could be done at higher temperatures. Armco will continue to
experiment with higher ratios and temperatures. (Clean Air Network Online
Today, 1/4/93).
Index Number:
351
Unique ID:
000299
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
NOx controls
emissions monitoring
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
Date:
12/28/92
A complete system, including the Model 270 nitric oxide analyzer, HP 5890 II
gas chromatograph, column, and accessories, and a thermal converter for the
NO2 determinations, measures low ppb levels of NO and NO2 in refinery gas
streams. NO is separated by gas chromatography from the olefins in the sample
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and detected by ozone induced chemiluminescence, with a detection limit of <10
ppb for NO. The concentration of NOx is then measured by converting NO2 to NO
before gas chromatographic analysis. (Oil and Gas Journal, December 28, 1992,
p. 100)
Index Number:
352
Unique ID:
000382
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
NOx controls
catalytic technology
ESPs
Location(s):
Leverkusen, ,
Germany
Dormage
,
Germany
Companies:
Bayer
Date:
11/04/92
Bayer, of Leverkusen, Germany, broke ground on a DM180 million rotary kiln at
Dormage, with capacity of 45,000 metric tons/year. To meet new air standards,
the facility is pilot-testing a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) unit to
remove NOx. The firm also uses its wet-wall electrostatic precipitation
technology at its incinerators. (Chemical Week, 11/4/92, p. 25)
Index Number:
353
Unique ID:
000404
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
NOx controls
Location(s):
Companies:
Infurnox
Date:
02/01/93
The SMR burner, developed by Infurnox, reduces NOx and other emissions to
below 10% during refining, petrochemical, and chemical operations. The new
burner performs efficiently with all types of fuel gases, including natural
gas and mixtures of hydrogen and other hydrocarbon gases. SMR field tests
have reportedly proved that CARB air emissions standards can be met in process
furnaces while firing varying fuel gas steams. The burner uses the swirling
of gas, mixing of air and gas in correct proportions, and recirculation of
flue gas within the furnace to provide efficient combustion. The SMR burner
is designed for natural draft or forced draft heaters and does not require
monitoring to maintain low emission levels. The stability of the SMR
reportedly allows it to operate efficiently in all furnace configurations and
is suited for retrofitting existing furnaces. (Oil and Gas Journal, 2/1/93,
P. 47)
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Index Number:
354
Unique ID:
000252
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
petrochemical industry
Location(s):
France
,
Companies:
Institute Francais du Petrole (IFP)
Date:
01/29/92
France's Institute Francais du Petrole (IFP) is undertaking an aggressive
program to broaden its product offering and up its commercial presence in the
petrochemicals and refining process licensing field. In order to take
advantage of the impact of the Clean Air Act Amendments on the U.S. refining
industry, IFP will make the U.S. a key focus of its licensing sales. IFP was
created as a national research institute engaged in researching and developing
oil exploration and production techniques and developing and licensing
refining/petrochemical processes, as well as providing documentation and
education resources across the hydrocarbons area. (Chemical Week, 1/29/92,
P.56)
Index Number:
355
Unique ID:
000377
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
process change - other
Location(s):
Baton Rouge, LA, 06 U.S.A.
Companies:
Rhone Poulenc
Date:
09/07/92
Rhone Poulenc has concentrated resources on a diphenol-ether-based quaiacol
process, to meet air quality requirements, at a new facility in Baton Rouge,
LA. (Chemical Marketing Reporter, 9/7/92, P. SR8)
Index Number:
356
Unique ID:
000378
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
process change - other
methanol
Location(s):
Companies:
Arkansas Eastman
Date:
09/07/92
Arkansas Eastman was able to convert the process for producing the detergent
bleach activator nonanoyloxybenzene sulfonate to an aqueous system that
reduced methanol effluent. (Chemical Marketing Reporter, 9/7/92, P. SR8)
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Index Number:
357
Unique ID:
000383
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s) :
process change - other
Location(s):
Pensacola, FL, 04 U.S.A.
Companies:
Monsanto
Date:
11/06/92
Monsanto's plant in Pensacola, FL, cut back cyclohexane air emissions by
800,000 pounds through a combination of source reduction, modified air
pollution control equipment and energy recovery. (Chemical Marketing
Reporter, 11/6/92, p. SR21)
Index Number:
358
Unique ID:
000384
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
process change - other
trichloroethylene (TCE)
Location(s):
Nitro, WV, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
Monsanto
Date:
11/06/92
Monsanto's plant in Nitro, WV, reduced trichlorethylene emissions by 256,000
pounds through process changes that eliminated use of the solvent. (Chemical
Marketing Reporter, 11/6/92, P. SR21)
Index Number:
359
Unique ID:
000243
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
recycling
Location(
Hampton, NH, 01 U.S.A.
Baltimore, MD, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
Wheelabrator Environmental Systems
Date:
06/01/92
Municipal waste-to-energy plants have seen increases in the efficiency of
their thermal cycles allowing them to produce more power through the recycling
of waste. Wheelabrator Environmental Systems of Hampton, NH, was reportedly
the first to utilize utility-grade, high-temperature, high-pressure steam at
850 degrees fahrenheit and 900 psi at their Baltimore and Westchester
facilities. This development was described as an advance in the
state-of-the-art. (Environmental Projects, 6/92, p.7)
Index Number:
360
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Unique ID:
000244
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s) :
scrubbers
filters/traps
mercury controls
particulates
Location(s):
Germany
Companies:
Coburg
Date:
04/23/92
Solid waste incinerator technology that reportedly achieves near perfect
reductions of toxic emissions exists at the Coburg facility in Germany, which
employs a spray dryer, fabric filter, a packed wet scrubber, and an
electrostatic precipitator to control pollution. Particulate emissions from
the Coburg facility have been measured at 1mg/m3 and metals emissions have
been recorded at less than 0.05mg/m3. The removal efficiency at the facility
approaches 99 percent for all toxic gases, and 95 percent for mercury.
(Summary of Proceedings, The Clean Air Marketplace Conference, 4/22/92 -
4/23/92)
Index Number:
361
Unique ID:
000245
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
scrubbers
ESPs
mercury controls
injection technology
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
Date:
04/23/92
Available technology options for controlling emissions of mercury from solid
waste incinerators fnclude: wet scrubbers; wet electrostatic precipitators;
sulfide (NaOH) injection (which reduces mercury to form easily removable inert
compounds); and activated carbon, which oxidizes and chemically adsorbs
mercury. Of those, sulfide injection and activated carbon have been judged as
the most effective approaches. Activated carbon, in particular, yielded
removal efficiencies in the range of 88 - 94 percent. Two other approaches to
reducing mercury emissions include: decreasing the amount of mercury in
batteries to detection levels which should virtually eliminate mercury from
the waste stream by 1995, and source separation/recycling which involves
recycling batteries. A continuous emissions monitoring (CEM) system for
mercury has been cited as an urgently needed technology. (Summary of
Proceedings, The Clean Air Marketplace Conference, 4/22/92 - 4/23/92)
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Index Number:
362
Unique ID:
000250
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s)
scrubbers
hydrogen
recycling
S02 controls
Location(s):
San Diego, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Sardinia,
,
Italy
Ispra, ,
Italy
Companies:
General Atomics Co.
Joint Research Centre of European Community
Date:
03/02/92
Buoyed by successful pilot plant testing overseas, General Atomics Co. of San
Diego is talking with several companies and utilities interested in
demonstrating a bromine-based scrubber capable of removing virtually all heavy
metals emitted during coal burning. Part of General Atomics' U.S. marketing
strategy centers around the technology's recent small-scale testing at an oil
refinery in Sardinia, Italy. Two to three months of 8-MW testing have
reportedly been successful. General Atomics is commercializing the
technology, born out of the Joint Research Centre of the European Community in
Ispra, Italy. The system reportedly removes about 95 percent of SO2, produces
no waste, and gives off a marketable by-product in the form of sulfuric acid.
More importantly, due to the chemistry of hydrogen bromide, which the process
generates, the system allegedly has the ability to remove heavy metals,
although this never actually has been proven. The system is also reputed to
produce and recycle hydrogen, which can be sold or burned as process fuel, and
decreases reagent costs relative to conventional wet scrubbing. Costs to
restore lime and limestone, a wet system's primary reagents, can be expensive
and are often compounded by sludge disposal expenses. ISPRA, in contrast to
traditional scrubbers, generates no sludge or blowdown water stream and the
sulfuric acid is salable. (Coal & Synfuels Technology, 3/02/92, V. 13, No. 9)
Index Number:
363
Unique ID:
000241
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
SO2 controls
hydrogen
ethanol
Location(s):
St. Paul Park, MN, 05 U.S.A.
Companies:
Ashland Petroleum Co.
Date:
08/31/92
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Ashland Petroleum Co. has started construction on six projects totaling $114
million at its 67,100 b/cd St. Paul Park, MN, refinery to enable the plant to
produce cleaner burning fuels and reduce emissions. Projects include: a $50
million distillate desulfurizer completed by the end of 1993; utilities and
offsite units such as electrical substations, cooling water facilities,
condensate recovery, sewers, and additional tanks all completed by the end of
1993; a 10 MMcfd hydrogen plant expected to cost $14 million for hydrogen to
desulfurize diesel fuel in the new distillate desulfurizer; an ethanol
handling facility to meet state requirements for expanded use of the fuel in
the Twin Cities area; a 50 ton/day sulfur recovery/Shell Claus offgas treating
(SCOT) unit by the end of 1992 that will recover sulfur from process gases and
reduce sulfur dioxide emissions; and $7 million in upgrades to refinery
controls including the installation of digital distributed control systems for
process units by the end of 1993. (Oil and Gas Journal, 8/31/92, P. 20)
Index Number:
364
Unique ID:
000242
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
S02 controls
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
Georgia-Pacific
Date:
06/15/92
Georgia-Pacific reportedly found a better way to lower SO2 emissions at a
paper mill boiler. The procedure uses an internally generated alkaline
process stream to get big reductions when burning high-sulfur oil. (Air
Quality Week, 6/15/92)
Index Number:
365
Unique ID:
000249
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
SO2 controls
particulates
Location(s):
, UT, 08 U.S.A.
Companies:
Kennecott Corporation
Date:
03/11/92
Kennecott Corporation plans to build a new smelter and modernized refinery at
the company's Utah Copper operations to reduce the facility's sulfur dioxide
emissions and promote other environmental benefits. When completed in 1995,
the new Kennecott facility will be the world's cleanest smelter. S02
emissions will be cut to approximately five percent of the allowable limit
under the Utah State Implementation Plan. Particulate emissions also will be
eliminated significantly. The smelter project has a estimated cost of $860
million and will result in the addition of 3,300 jobs over a three year
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period. More than 500 separate Utah companies will benefit from contracts
created by the construction of the smelter. (Kennecott Corporation press
materials, 3/11/92)
Index Number:
366
Unique ID:
000308
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
steel industry
emissions controls (gen)
Location(s)
U.S.A.
Companies:
Date:
10/02/92
Researchers are reportedly investigating several options for better
controlling emissions by the steelmaking industry. Non-recovery coke-making
is an option in which fugitive emissions would be limited by maintaining a
negative pressure within the coke ovens so that equipments leaks would draw
air into the ovens instead of releasing by-products into the ambient air.
By-products that currently are recycled would be oxidized and released into
the air in the forms of carbon dioxide, water vapor and oxides of sulfur and
nitrogen. (American Metal Market, October 20, 1992, P. 4)
Index Number:
367
Unique ID:
000306
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
VOCs
benzene control
Location(s) :
U.S.A.
Companies:
Radian Corporation
Gas Research Institute (GRI)
Date:
09/04/92
Under contract to the Gas Research Institute, Radian Corp. has developed an
emissions control process that combines proven technologies to maximize the
efficiency of BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, and xylene), and other
VOC, recovery from glycol dehydrators while retaining recovered hydrocarbons
for resale. The process, called R-BTEX, is based on stripping, condensation,
and phase separation. R-BTEX is designed for new or retrofit applications,
and operates at temperatures that proved greater than 95% recovery of BTEX as
a saleable liquid, and can control BTEX emissions by as much as 99.9% if
vented BTEX is controlled at the condenser vent and flash tank. R-BTEX is
reportedly the most cost-effective alternative for controlling BTEX emissions
from glycol dehydrators. (E&P Environment, September 04, 1992, V. 3, No. 18)
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Index Number:
368
Unique ID:
000379
Main Category:
STATIONARY SOURCES
Projects Type(s):
VOCs
CFCs, HFCs, HCFCs
NOx controls
COx controls
Location(s):
Santa Clara, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Alzeta Corp.
Date:
11/23/92
The Alzeta Corporation of Santa Clara, has introduced an inward-fired,
adiabatic radiant burner that will reportedly obviate the need for the long
burn time, high temperatures and turbulency typical of thermal oxidation
technologies. The Alzet device mixes the gases containing VOCs with natural
gas, which is forced through a porous ceramic burner. Forcing the individual
molecules of the mixture through the combustion zone lowers both the
temperature and time required. Turbulence that causes formation of NOx is
reportedly nearly nonexistent. The company claims that the adiabatic radiant
burner can achieve destruction and removal efficiency of over 99.9% for
chlorinated and non-chlorinated hydrocarbons and NOx and carbon monoxide
levels lower than 10 ppm. (Clean Air Network Online Today, 11/23/92)
Index Number:
369
Unique ID:
000313
Main Category:
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE
Projects Type(s):
catalytic technology
ethylene
Location(s) :
U.S.A.
Companies:
PPG Industries Inc.
Date:
12/14/92
A new catalyst-grade perchlorethylene is being offered by PPG Industries Inc.,
as a substitute for carbon tetrachloride in the petroleum industry for
isomerization and reformer units. Used to improve platinum-based catalysts by
providing hydrochloric acid as a promoter for activity and stability, the new
product reportedly has no ozone depletion potential and is nonflammable,
readily available and compatible with current delivery systems. (Oil and Gas
Journal, December 14, 1992, P. 50)
Index Number:
370
Unique ID:
000231
Main Category:
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE
Projects Type(s):
CFCs, HFCs, HCFCs
Location(s):
Englewood, CO, 08 U.S.A.
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Companies:
Climatron Corporation
Date:
/ /
Climatron Corporation, of Englewood, Colorado, will design, produce, install,
and test an advanced, two-stage air conditioning system in transit buses,
using indirect-direct cooling technology. This system uses no CFCs. In
addition to eliminating CFCs, vehicle fuel consumption can be expected to
decrease by about one gallon per hour of operation, thereby reducing tailpipe
emissions. (EPA Announcement of 1992 Small Business Pollution Prevention
Grants awarded)
Index Number:
371
Unique ID:
000232
Main Category:
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE
Projects Type(s):
CFCs, HFCs, HCFCs
natural gas
Location(s) :
U.S.A.
,
Companies:
Date:
06/01/92
Natural gas cooling is becoming an increasingly attractive alternative to
electric air conditioning. The high cost of electricity, potential capacity
shortages during peak demands, and environmental concerns are causing people
to shy away from electric air conditioning. Natural gas cooling reduces costs
without reducing comfort, and does not use any ozone-damaging CFCs, which are
an integral part of electric cooling systems. (Plants, Sites and Parks, 6/92)
Index Number:
372
Unique ID:
000233
Main Category:
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE
Projects Type(s):
CFCs, HFCs, HCFCs
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
Airspray International
Proctor & Gamble
Date:
04/27/92
Alternatives to aerosols, such as pump mechanisms, are continually being
researched and tested. One of the most recognizable products to incorporate
this technology is Vidal Sassoon hairspray by Proctor & Gamble. The Vidal
Sassoon hairspray formulation contains hydrocarbon propellant, alcohol, and
resin, which is distributed through an air pressure pump system developed by
Airspray International. Proctor & Gamble has a $10 million exclusivity
agreement with Airspray International to use the pump system through 1992.
(Chemical Marketing Reporter, 4/27/92, p.SR20)
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Index Number:
373
Unique ID:
000234
Main Category:
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE
Projects Type(s):
CFCs, HFCs, HCFCs
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
W.R. Grace & Company
Date:
04/23/92
W.R. Grace & Co. is also developing an aqueous CFC substitute for cleaning
operations. (Summary of Proceedings, The Clean Air Marketplace Conference,
4/22/92 - 4/23/92)
Index Number:
374
Unique ID:
000235
Main Category:
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE
Projects Type(s):
CFCs, HFCs, HCFCs
Location(s):
U.S.A.
,
Companies:
EPA Air and Energy Engineering Research Laboratory
(AEERL)
Date:
04/01/92
Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC), a new compound being examined by EPA's AEERL as a
possible replacement for CFC-114 refrigerant, has passed the next round of
testing and continues to look attractive. The compound, whose code name is
HFC-236ea, contains no chlorine or bromine capable of destroying stratospheric
ozone and has an estimated lifetime in the atmosphere of approximately 2 to 4
years, thus minimizing any impact the chemical could have on global warming.
AEERL is continuing to examine the attributes of HFC-236ea and is discussing
with the Navy the possibility of cooperative evaluation of the chemical in
actual refrigeration equipment as the next step. (ORD Engineering Highlights,
4/92, p.1)
Index Number:
375
Unique ID:
000236
Main Category:
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE
Projects Type(s):
CFCs, HFCs, HCFCs
Location(s):
Fullerton, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
General Motors' Hughes Aircraft
Date:
01/01/92
Hughes Aircraft of Fullerton, CA, a subsidiary of GM Hughes Electronics has
developed a manufacturing process for electronics using a non-toxic formula
with a citric acid-base that is soluble in water and does not require
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environmentally damaging CFC's. Hughes engineers expect the new solution,
named HF1191, and processes can remove up to two-thirds of the CFC-based
solvents required in the company for the soldering of military electronics
amounting to approximately 300,000 pounds of CFC's per year. (Hughes Aircraft
Company, Public Relations Department, 1/92)
Index Number:
376
Unique ID:
000237
Main Category:
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE
Projects Type(s) :
CFCs, HFCs, HCFCs
Location(s) :
Boulder, CO, 08 U.S.A.
Companies:
Kryptonics Inc.
Date:
/ /
Kryptonics Inc. of Boulder, CO has developed an innovative method of spraying
silicone mold release that eliminates the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in
its production of polyurethanes. As a result of this project, Kryptonics has
reduced its usage of CFCs from 40,000 pounds in 1990 to zero in 1992.
Equipment based on the technology from this project will soon be made
available to other firms and industries. (EPA Office of Pollution Prevention)
Index Number:
377
Unique ID:
000238
Main Category:
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE
Projects Type(s) :
CFCs, HFCs, HCFCs
dryers
Location(s) :
San Jose, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
IBM
Date:
/ /
IBM's San Jose disk. drive development and manufacturing operations for its
U.S. mainframe computers was one of the world's largest users of
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) for disk drive parts cleaning and drying. The
program instituted by IBM has substituted aqueous cleaning and hot air drying
technologies for CFC processes and reported emissions have dropped by 95
percent. (EPA Office of Pollution Prevention)
Index Number:
378
Unique ID:
000239
Main Category:
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE
Projects Type(s): :
CFCs, HFCs, HCFCs
COx controls
dryers
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Location(s):
Philadelphia, PA, 03 U.S.A.
Iselin, NJ, 02 U.S.A.
Companies:
ICC Technologies
Engelhard Corporation
Date:
06/22/91
ICC Technologies, an air-conditioning company based in Philadelphia, PA, has
developed a new cooling system that uses ordinary water in place of
ozone-destroying chemicals and provides cooling for a small fraction of the
energy of conventional systems. The secret to the cooling system is a new
desiccant, or drying agent, developed by Engelhard Corporation of Iselin, N.J.
The new desiccant is, ounce for ounce, far more effective than the old
desiccants. If the system succeeds, a radically different approach to cooling
could emerge that could reduce the demand for electricity and, thus, reduce
the use of fuels by utilities that supply electricity. The new system would
eliminate the use of ozone-harming CFC's, reduce emissions of pollutants that
form acid rain and smog, and reduce carbon dioxide which causes global
warming. (New York Times, 6/22/91, D1-2)
Index Number:
379
Unique ID:
000386
Main Category:
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE
Projects Type(s):
CFCs, HFCs, HCFCs
ethylene
Location(s):
Companies:
E.I. du Pont de Nemours (Du Pont)
Date:
12/14/92
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., reportedly is using perchloroethylene as a
precursor in the production of HFC-134a, a zero ozone depleting replacement
for CFC-12 in mobile air conditioners. (Chemical Marketing Reporter,
12/14/92, P. 3)
Index Number:
380
Unique ID:
000387
Main Category:
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE
Projects Type(s)
CFCs, HFCs, HCFCs
Location(s):
Calvert City, KY, 04 U.S.A.
Companies:
Atochem
Date:
12/14/92
Atochem is reportedly using 1,1-trichloroethane as a raw material for
HFC-141b and HCFC-142b, both alternatives to CFCs, at its 110-million pound
plant in Calvert City, KY. (Chemical Marketing Reporter, 12/14/92, p. 3)
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Index Number:
381
Unique ID:
000388
Main Category:
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE
Projects Type(s):
CFCs, HFCs, HCFCs
catalytic technology
Location(s):
Santa Ana, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Ultrox
Date:
11/01/92
Ultrox, Santa Ana, CA, is developing a system that uses ozone and a patented
granular catalyst to destroy chlorinated organics and aromatics in air. Tests
have been conducted with removal rates of 99 percent achieved. In the system,
air is exposed to the catalyst and ozone. The air then flows through a bed of
sorbent, which removes the acids produced during treatment of the chlorinated
compounds. The capital and operating costs of the system are expected to be
less than for carbon treatment. (AirTECH News, 11/92, P. 159)
Index Number:
382
Unique ID:
000389
Main Category:
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE
Projects Type(s):
CFCs, HFCs, HCFCs
emissions monitoring
Location(s):
Pittsburgh, PA, 03 U.S.A.
Companies:
Mine Safety Appliances
Date:
11/01/92
A system that detects leaks of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs),
hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and ammonia
has been introduced by Instrument Division of Mine Safety Appliances Co.,
Pittsburgh, PA. The instrument can be set up to give an alarm and the
sensors, which are resistant to degradation from high concentrations of the
refrigerants and ammonia, can be located up to 3,300 feet from control
modules. MSA also supplies an infrared photo-acoustic sensing technology for
detecting low-level concentrations of HCFC-123 and HFC-124A. (AirTECH News,
11/92, p. 159)
Index Number:
383
Unique ID:
000411
Main Category:
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE
Projects Type(s) :
CFCs, HFCs, HCFCs
biological technology
Location(s) :
Companies:
Envirogen
Date:
01/01/93
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A recent feasibility study by Envirogen researchers has reportedly shown that
the methanotrophic bacterium Methylosinus trichosporium can break down several
hydrochlorofluorocarbons and hydrofluorocarbons previously considered
resistant to biodegradation. Organisms that degrade halogenated hydrocarbons
might eventually form the basis of emission control systems at production and
recycling facilities that produce ozone-depleting gases. They also may be
used as bioremediation agents at chemical spill sites. The initial evaluation
was a complete stoichiometric analysis of HFC-21, which verified the
dehalogenation of HCFC-21 with gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, and ion
chromatography. Samples of eight CFC-replacement compounds were introduced to
M. trichosporium under aerobic conditions in sealed vials. The bacteria
degraded HCFCs 21, 141b, and 131 and HFC- 143. Degradability analysis and
HCFC- and HFC- degradation services are expected to be provided eventually.
(Industrial Bioprocessing, 1/93, V. 15, No. 1)
Index Number:
384
Unique ID:
000420
Main Category:
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE
Projects Type(s):
CFCs, HFCs, HCFCs
recycling
Location(s):
Companies:
R3 Systems
Date:
01/18/93
R3 Systems signed a CFC disposal agreement with three waste disposal
companies: Guadaloupe Landfill, Newby Island Landfill, and Tri-Cities
Recycling and Disposal Facility. R3 Systems has worked out arrangements with
the facilities to handle refrigerant and refrigerant oil disposal from the
appliances brought to them. R3 will use a certificate for each appliance that
shows the refrigerant has been removed and contained. (Air Conditioning,
Heating & Refrigeration News 1/18/93, P. 7)
Index Number:
385
Unique ID:
000421
Main Category:
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE
Projects Type(s):
CFCs, HFCs, HCFCs
Location(s):
Companies:
Kaeser Compressors
Date:
12/03/92
Kaeser Compressors, Inc. announces the incorporation of R22 (HCFC) condensing
units in all refrigerated air dryers above 10 scfm. R22 reportedly eliminates
95 percent of ozone depleting compounds. All Kaeser refrigerated dryers
feature service valves as standard thus avoiding the venting of CFCs and HCFCs
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which can occur when servicing some valveless dryer designs. (News Release
12/3/92)
Index Number:
386
Unique ID:
000422
Main Category:
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE
Projects Type(s):
CFCs, HFCs, HCFCs
VOCs
Location(s):
Companies:
Glidsafe
Date:
/ /
Glidsafe terpene solvents are promoted as an ozone-safe replacement for
restricted solvents, including 1,1,1, -trichloroethane, methyl ethyl ketone,
mineral spirits, trichloroethylene, perchloroethylene, xylene, and 2-
butoxyethanol (EB). Unlike other chemicals, they are non-toxic,
biodegradable, and nonchlorinated. Furthermore, they possess a low odor, high
flash point, low residue, low vapor pressure, minimum waste discharge, low VOC
emissions, and reportedly have no ozone depleting, global warming or
carcinogenic potential. (Spray Technology & Marketing, 1/93, PP. 32-33)
Index Number:
387
Unique ID:
000423
Main Category:
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE
Projects Type(s):
CFCs, HFCs, HCFCs
Location(s):
Companies:
Solutions Software Company
Date:
12/18/92
The CFC Solutions Database, a software package published by the US-based
Solutions Software Company, allows users to look up specific, step-by-step
solutions to a given CFC replacement problem. The latest version of the
database, due out in January, will include the text of applicable Clean Air
Act requirements. (Global Environmental Change Report 12/18/92, V. 4, No.
24)
Index Number:
388
Unique ID:
000424
Main Category:
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE
Projects Type :
CFCs, HFCs, HCFCs
recycling
Location(s):
Canada
Hartsville, TN, 04 USA
Wasco, IL, 05 USA
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Companies:
Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI)
Mueller Industries
Pace Machiner Group
ENSPECO
Atlanta Special Products Division
Date:
01/25/93
The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) announced that three
additional companies are now participating in its certification program for
refrigerant recovery/recycling machines. This brings the total number of
participating companies to 24. The additions are: ENSPECO Inc. of Cocagne,
Canada; Mueller Industries of Hartsville, TN; and Pace Machiner Group Inc. of
Atlanta Special Products Division, Wasco, IL. ARI's certification program for
refrigerant recovery and recycling equipment provides independent verification
of a unit's recovery rates and recycling ability, including chemical analysis
for contaminants. This type of refrigerant recovery/recycling equipment can
be used to eliminate the venting of CFCs and HCFCs during service or disposal.
(Environmental Information Networks 1/25/93)
Index Number:
389
Unique ID:
000314
Main Category:
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE
Projects Type(s):
coatings/paints/plating
VOCs
Location(s):
U.S.A.
Companies:
U.S. Navy
Date:
08/20/92
The U.S. Navy's newest jet fighter, the F/A-18 E/F is expected to be produced
using manufacturing processes that cut down on toxic wastes and be maintained
using less dangerous substances. The manufacturing and maintenance procedures
for the new design will reportedly be designed to ensure that ozone-depleting
(halons and CFCs), high VOC, coating, cleaning solvents, heavy metals
(chromium and cadmium), and other toxic materials are avoided wherever
possible. (Environment Week, August 20, 1992, V. 5, No. 33.)
Index Number:
390
Unique ID:
000390
Main Category:
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE
Projects Type(s):
SO2 controls
membranes technologies
Location(s):
Menlo Park, CA, 09 U.S.A.
Companies:
Membrane Technology and Research
Date:
10/01/92
174
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Researchers at Membrane Technology and Research, Inc. (MTR) of Menlo Park, CA,
have identified a co-polymer membrane material that is highly selective for
sulfur from gas streams and can remove 90 to 99 percent of the sulfur dioxide
in off-gas generated by reverberatory non-ferrous smelters. A pilot unit will
be tested and evaluated in a parametric study at MTR laboratories to generate
data needed to optimize the process and to demonstrate its reliability and
efficiency. There has been some speculation that a marketable product could
be developed by combining the membrane with a compression/condensation system.
MTR plans to further develop the membrane for removing hydrogen sulfide from
natural gas. A field trial is planned with a bench-scale system in a
collaborative effort with Hoechst Celanese Separations Products Division.
(AirTECH News, 10/92, P. 136)
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Index:
Company :
Index #:
3M
57 109
A.T. Massey Coal
209
ABB Combustion Engineering
221 248
ABB Flakt
250
ABB Lummus Crest
72 123 142
ABB Process Analytics
333
Acro-Tech Inc.
280
AFEX Corporation
94
Air and Water Technologies Corp.
196
Air Instruments and Measurements Inc.
35
Air Products & Chemicals
113 173 233
Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (AR
388
Airco Gases
59 302
AirPol
265
Airspray International
372
Alabama Power, Gaston
208
Alabama Power, Gorgas
208
Alabama Power, Miller
208
Alberta Envirofuels
129 137
Allegheny Ludlum
244
Allegheny Metalworking
19
Allegheny Power System Harrison
236
Allied Signal
229
Allied-Signal
277 278
Alzeta Corp.
368
AMAX Coal
189 207
American Cyanamid.
114
American Electric Power
186
American Electric Power Beckjord
232
American Electric Power Gavin
232
American Electric Power Mitchell
232
American Electric Power Muskingum River
232
American Electric Power Tanners Creek
232
American Norit Company
51
Amerigon Inc.
84
Amoco Oil Company
91 139 158 310
APS Systems
293
Aquatech Systems
229
Ar-Razi
120
Archer Daniels Midland
185
176
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ARCO
90 171
Argonne National Laboratory
270
Arias Research Association
67
Arkansas Eastman
356
Armco Steel Co.
350
Asea Brown Boveri (ABB)
181
Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) Environmental Systems
246
Asea Brown Boveri, Inc.
32 235
Ashland Petroleum Co.
336 363
Associated Electric Cooperative Inc.
210
Atlanta Special Products Division
388
Atlantic Electric England
237
Atochem
380
AutoGas Systems
162
Babcock and Wilcox
179 221
Bachmann North America
258
Bailey's Controls
252
Battelle Columbus Laboratories
16
Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD
18
Bayer
57 352
Bechtel Canada
200
Bechtel Corporation
184 223 264
Belvieu Environmental Fuels
132
Big Rivers Electric Henderson
242
BioEnergy International
100
Bionol
100
Birchwood Power Partners
181
Blackstone Capital
118
BMW
271
BP Oil Company
127
Brooklyn Navy Yard
168
Brooklyn Union Gas Company
166 168
Brown & Root
144
Brown & Root Braun
130
Bus Industries of America
288
California Air Resources Board (CARB)
67 71 106 115 116 171 287
306 321
California Energy Commission
298 314
California Furniture Manufacturers Association
16
CALSTART
290
Camet Corporation
275
Cantor Fitzgerald Brokerage Corporation
192
Castle Energy Corp.
175
Catalytica
5 172
CDTech
72 122 124
Central Illinois Public Service
212
Central Illinois Public Service, Coffeen
207
177
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Central Illinois Public Service, Grand Tower
207
Central Illinois Public Service, Hutsonville
207
Central Ohio Transit Authority
315
Chase Manhattan
183
Chemical Research & Licensing
72
Chevrolet
161
Chevron Canada Limited
137
Chevron U.S.A.
92 137 141
Chicago Board of Trade
192
China Petrochemical International Corp.
103
Chrysler Corporation
10 66 105 107 108 150 164
269 294 311 313 317
City Water, Light, and Power
185
Clean Air Capital Markets
190
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
340
Climatron Corporation
370
Coal Association of Canada
200
Coal Tech Corporation
266
Coastal Corporation
90 125 129
Coating Research Institute
16
Coburg
360
Coltec Industries
331
Columbia Gas System Service
315
Combustion Gas Systems
261
Command Bus Company
322
Commonwealth Edison
194
Compressor Research Council
348
Conoco
170 172 334
Consolidated Edison
166
Consolidated Natural Gas Co.
317
Conversion Systems Inc.
245
Cool Water Gasification
113
Cormatech
215
Corning GmbH
273
Corning Inc.
215 274
CQ Inc.
214
Crown City Plating
7
Cummins Engine Company
150
Cummins Engine, Inc.
109 309 321 326 327
Custom Coals Corporation
183 268
Dec-E-Tech
23
Degussa
253
Department of Energy
95 173
Department of Energy Pittsburgh Technology Cente
230
Department of Natural Resources and Environmenta
169
Destec Energy
199
Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC)
150 166 279 306
178
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Diamond Shamrock Refining and Marketing Company
124
Donaldson Corporation
109 296
Dow Chemical Company
20 37 40 45 47 102 261
Duquesene Light
263
E.I. du Pont de Nemours (Du Pont)
117 379
Earth Safe Industries, Inc.
2
East Penn Manufacturing
65
Eastern American Energy Corporation
160
Edison Company of New York
168
EDO Performance Coatings
26
Edwards Engineering Corp.
61
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
66 195 211 230 271
Elf Aquitaine
57
Encoal Corporation
260
Enfuels
162
Engelhard
125
Engelhard Corporation
53 70 272 294 295 378
Engelhard Kali-Chemie
272
Enron
129 140 162
ENSPECO
388
Enterprise Products
132 148
Entex
162
EnviroFuels
93
Envirogen
383
Environmental Protection Agency
5 34 39 300
Environmental Science and Engineering Inc. (ESE)
39
EPA Air and Energy Engineering Research Laborato
216 217 347 374
Exxon Coal
207
Exxon Company
122 157 345
Fairbanks Morse Engine
331
Federal Express
150
Fermata
330
Ferrofluidics Corporation
46
Feruzzi-Montedison
76
FFC International; Inc.
43
Finch, Pruyn & Co.
100
Fletcher Challenge Ltd.
119
Fluor Daniel Inc.
126 194
Ford Motor Co.
68 74 85 108 169 269 271
276 297 317 329 332
Formosa Plastics
101
Foster Wheeler
223
Foster Wheeler USA
136
Freedom Envirofuels
131
Fuel Tech
220
GAMMA-METRICS
193
Gas Automoters SA de CV
154
179
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Gas del Estado
155
Gas Research Institute (GRI)
166 311 329 348 349 350
367
GE Silicones
110
General Atomics Co.
362
General Electric
181
General Electric Company
85 200 204 259 288
General Electric Environmental Systems
248
General Motors Corporation
95 107 108 163 166 269 289
294 305 306 317 318 319 325
General Motors' Hughes Aircraft
63 83 84 299 375
General Services Administration
313
Georgia Power
196
Georgia Power Company Yates
222 231
Georgia-Pacific
364
Geupel Construction
246
Gist Brocades
57
Glidden Paint Corporation
15
Glidsafe
386
Global Octanes/Mitsui
129 142
Global Plating, Inc.
8
GNB Inc.
65
Grupo Diavaz
154
Grupo Infomin SA
143
Guardsman Products Inc.
17
Gulf Coast Fractionators (GCF)
156
Gulf Coast Methanol Co.
114
H-R International Inc.
128
Haldor-Topsoe
121
Han Yang Chemical Corporation
104
Haverly Systems
174
Henkel Inc.
24
Hercules Materials Company
165
Hewlett Packard
308
Hino Motors Ltd.
291
Hoechst Celanese
28 114
Honda
281
Hoosier Energy
263
Houston Chamber of Commerce
341
Howe-Baker
80
Huls
146
HydroGEN Supply Co.
111
Hyundai Motor Corp.
87 115
IBM
377
Ibn Sina
120
Ibn Zahr
120
ICC Technologies
378
180
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ICF Kaiser Engineers
188
ICF Resources
213
ICI
125
Indiana Farm Bureau
80
Indiana Refining LP
175
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
249
Indianapolis Power & Light Petersburg
238
Industrial Information Systems
228
Infurnox
353
Inset Industries
284
Institute Francais du Petrole (IFP)
354
Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry
58
Interchem NA Industries Inc.
77 81
IonEdge Corporation
9
Iowa Corn Growers Association
99
Jacobs Engineering Group
141
JGC Corporation
103
Jim Walter Resources
208
John Roberts Company
50
Johnson Controls
65
Joint Research Centre of European Community
362
Joy-Niro
250
Kaeser Compressors
385
Kansas Corporation Commission
161
Kennecott Corporation
365
Kentucky Utilities Brown
247
Kentucky Utilities Ghent
247
Keystone-Conemaugh Projects Office
191 239
Koch Engineering
146
KPL Gas Service Company
310
Kryptonics Inc.
376
Kyokuto Petroleum Industries Ltd.
337
Lagoven
157
Lambert Airport
75
Laser Sciences Inc.
33
Lentjes
253
LIFAC North America
188
Lockheed Aircraft
84 299
Lord Corporation
12
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
67 287
Lurgi
253
Lyondell Petrochemicals
72
M.W. Kellogg
130 140 201 337
Maine Energy Coalition
86
Marcum Natural Gas Services
155
Massachusetts Energy Office
285
Mead Corporation
21
181
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Membrane Technology and Research
390
Mercedes-Benz
76 298
MESA
316 320
Metallgesellschaft Corporation
114
Methanex Corporation
114
Metropolitan Furniture Corporation
18
Michelin
286
Midwest Grain
98
Miles
25
Mine Safety Appliances
382
Mitchell Energy and Development
132
Mitsubishi
88 157 215
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
233
MND Energy Corporation
156
Mobil Corporation
78 104 120 127 337
MoDo-Chemetics
58
Monsanto
1 37 48 357 358
Morrison Knudsen Corp.
79
Mueller Industries
388
Nacan Products
55
Nalco Chemical
176 220
Nalco Fuel Tech
220
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
33
National Center for Agricultural Utilization
82
National Center for Alternate Transportation Fue
165
National Commercial Bank
134
National Offsets
341
National Station Car Consortium
292
Natural Gas Transportation Company
160
Navistar International Transportation Corp.
282 324
Neste
172
Neste Canada Inc.
137
New England Power Co.
180
New York City Department of the Environment
168
New York City Transit Authority
288
New York Mercantile Exchange
192
New York State Electric & Gas
263
New York State Electric & Gas Milliken
240
Nippon Petroleum Refining Company
338
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd
107 178 294
Nordson Corporation
17
North Star Steel Company
340
Northern Indiana Public Service Company
233
Northern Indiana Public Service Company Bailly
241
Northrop Corp.
299
Norton Chemical Process Products Corporation
225 335
Novamont North America
76
182
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NOXSO Corporation
219
Nutech Environmental
6
Ohio Edison Niles
231
Ohio Power
251
Old Dominion Electric
234
Outokumptu Oy
128
Ovonic Battery
64 87
Owens Corning
109
Ownesboro Municipal Utilities Smith
243
Oxy-Chem
145
Pace Consultants Inc.
174
Pace Machiner Group
388
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
314
PAS Incorporated
325
Pecten Arabian
144
Pennsylvania Electric Co. Conemaugh
256
Pennsylvania Electric Co. Seward
184
Pennsylvania House
17
Penske Corporation
306
Petro-Canada
137
Petrojam Ltd.
97
Petroleos de Venezuela
157
Petroleos Mexicanos
143 177
Phillips 66 Company
125
Plastics Company Inc.
17
Pollution Research and Control Corp.
344
Potomac Electric Power Co.
205
PPG Industries Inc.
369
Praxair Incorporated
61
Pritchard Corporation
156
Proctor & Gamble
81 372
Production Machinery, Inc.
27
Productos Ecologicos SA (Proesa)
143
Promociones Industriales Banamex SA (Pibsa)
143
PSI Energy Cayuga'
255
PSI Energy Edwardsport
255
PSI Energy Gallagher
255
PSI Energy Gibson
193 255
PSI Energy Wabash River
255
PSI Energy, Wabash River
199
Public Service Co.
267
Purdue University
6
Pure Air
233
Purus
60
Quadrex Corporation
96 100
R3 Systems
384
Radian Corporation
263 345 349 367
183
CLEAN AIR MARKETPLACE DATABASE
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Research-Cottrell
30 38 49 196 198
Resource Management International
191
Revolution Fuels of America
118
Rhone Poulenc
355
Richmond Power and Light
188
Riley Stoker
221
Riyad Bank
134
Rochelle Coal Company
210
Rohm and Haas
13
Rome Locomotive Works
283
Royal Dutch/Shell
157
Sadaf
144
Salem Industries Inc.
53
Salem-Engelhard
53
Salmon Resources
175
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
67 258
Sandia National Laboratory Combustion Research F
212
Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District
293
Sargent & Lundy
191
Sartomer Inc.
24
Saturn Corporation
14 83
Saudi American Bank
134
Saudi Aramco
147
Saudi Basic Industries Company (SABIC)
120 135 144
Scott Specialty Gases
346
SGI International
73 260
Shell Mining
73
Shell Oil Company
31 136 144
Siemens Industrial Automation
343
Sierra Pacific Power Co.
187 201
Solar Electric Engineering Inc.
89 287
Solutions Software Company
387
Solvay
272
South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCA
16
66
67
71
89
106
107
116
289
Southern California Edison
11 16 66
Southern California Gas Co.
225 318 329
Southern California Rapid Transit District (SCRT
109
299
306
Southern Co.
181
Southern Co. Services
208
Southern Electric International
181
Southern Gas Association
348
Southern Illinois University
202 227
Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. Culley
249
Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. Warrick
249
Southern Union Energy International
154
Southwest Gas
320
184
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US EPA OFFICE OF AIR AND RADIATION
Southwest Research Institute
71 116 348
Southwestern Electric Power
263
St. Louis Lambert International Airport
81
Star Enterprise
147
State of Illinois
185
Statler Tissue Company
29
Stone & Webster
104 338
Summit Resource Management, Inc.
41
Sun Company
93
Sun Electric
301
Sun Refining and Marketing
132
Synthetic Energy
118
Systems Applications International
31
Tampa Electric
204
Tampa Electric Big Bend
206
Tampella Power
188
Taurus Exploration Corp.
112
TEC Systems
44
Tecogen
224
Tek-Kol
260
Tennessee Valley Authority
190 265
Tennessee Valley Authority Cumberland
246
Tennessee Valley Authority Shawnee
257
Terra Industries
121
Texaco
111 147 204
Texaco Chemical
130
Texas A&M
94
Texas Air Control Board (TACB)
132 341
Texas Analytical Controls
36
Texas Eastern
135
TEXPAR Energy
73
Titan Turf Equipment
328
Tokyo Electric Power Company
88
Toledo Edison Bay Shore
209
Tonen Technology KK
337
Toyo Engineering Corp.
337
Toyota
291
TransAmerican Refining Corporation
123 149
Transco Energy Co.
162
Transportation Manufacturing Co.
307
Triboro Coach Corp.
322
Trident NGL Inc.
156
Tropicana International
97
TRW
299
Tudor Group
65
U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium
64 65 271
U.S. Council for Automotive Research (USCAR)
269
185
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
82
U.S. Department of Energy
113 185 186 187 188 199
204 229 240 262 271
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
235 257
U.S. Export-Import Bank
103
U.S. Gypsum Co.
233
U.S. International Trade Commission
97
U.S. Navy
22 389
UBC Radcure
24
ULP Inc.
278
Ultrox
381
Union Carbide
17 24 37 52 111 134 262
United Engineers and Constructors
246
United Parcel Service
150 159
United Refining Co.
79
University of California, Berkeley
264
University of Florida
100
University of Kentucky
182
University of North Dakota
197
UOP
126 146 148
Upjohn Co.
59
USX-Marathon
138
Valero Energy
129 143
Valero Refining and Marketing Company
126
Virginia Electric Power Company
235
Virginia Power Clover
234
Virginia Power Mt. Storm
248
Virginia Power Yorktown
203
Volkswagen
107
Volvo
106
W.R. Grace & Company
34 69 219 275 339 373
Wahlco Environmental Systems
258
Warren Petroleum
133
West Virginia University
165
Western Resources
152
Wheelabrator Environmental Systems
359
Wisconsin Electric Power, Valley Plant
218
Wisconsin Electric, Pleasant Prairie Plant
226
Wisconsin Power and Light Company
73 190
Witco
54
Project:
Index #:
AIR TOXICS, benzene control
1 37 47 48
AIR TOXICS, biological technology
2 38 57
AIR TOXICS, catalysts
49
AIR TOXICS, catalytic technology
34 5 6 23 58
186
CLEAN AIR MARKETPLACE DATABASE
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AIR TOXICS, CFCs, HFCs, HCFCs
61
AIR TOXICS, coatings/paints/plating
3 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 40 46 52 54 55
AIR TOXICS, COx controls
53
AIR TOXICS, crystallization
48
AIR TOXICS, dryers
11 27 44 56
AIR TOXICS, emissions controls (gen)
28 29
AIR TOXICS, emissions credits/trade
30
AIR TOXICS, emissions monitoring
30 31 32 33 34 35 36 39
AIR TOXICS, ethylene
37
AIR TOXICS, filters/traps
8 14 38 57
AIR TOXICS, modeling (computer)
39 40
AIR TOXICS, NOx control
4
AIR TOXICS, NOx controls
49 53
AIR TOXICS, particulates
27
AIR TOXICS, printing
3 21 23 41 42 43 44
AIR TOXICS, recycling
8 29 42 48 50
AIR TOXICS, scrubbers
57
AIR TOXICS, S02 control
4
AIR TOXICS, S02 controls
45
AIR TOXICS, trichloroethylene (TCE)
6
AIR TOXICS, vapor recovery
46 47 48 59
AIR TOXICS, VOCs
3 4 5 8 10 11 12 13 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 26 30 38 42 43 44 46 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
61 62
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, battery technology
63 64 65 66 67 68 84 85 87
88 89
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, biological technology
76 77 81 96 100
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, catalysts
69 70 71 76 172
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, catalytic converters
71
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, catalytic technology
72 78 122 124 128
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, clean coal tech-other
73
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, clean fuels - other
74 168
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, combustion technology
164
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, COx controls
111
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, diesel technology
75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82
175
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, electric vehicle
63 64 65 66 67 68 83 84 85
86 87 88 89 168
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, ETBE
90 91 92 118
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, ethanol
93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
118 161
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, ethylene
101 102 103 104 144
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, filters/traps
109
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, flexible fuel vehicle
105
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, flexible fuel vehicles
106 107 108 109 110 115
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, gasification
111 113
187
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ALTERNATIVE FUELS, hydrogen
86 111
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, isobutylene
70 122 123 133 142
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, isomerization
72
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, low/medium sulfur coal
73
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, methane
112
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, methanol
71 106 108 109 113 114 115
116 117 118 119 120 121 125 166 168
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, modeling (computer)
174
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, MTBE
70 91 92 118 119 120 121
122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140
141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 152
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, natural gas
125 150 151 152 153 154
155 156 157
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, natural gas vehicle (NGV)
109 154 158 159 160 161
162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, NOx controls
111
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, particulates
81
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, propane
74 159 169 170
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, recycling
77 94 96 100
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, reformulated gasoline
69 93 110 127 139 153 166
171 172 173 174 175 176 177
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, S02 controls
76 78 79 80 81 175
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, solar
89 178
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, TAME
124 126 147
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, variable fuel vehicles
95
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, VOCs
169 170
COAL\ACID RAIN, biological technology
202
COAL\ACID RAIN, catalysts
215
COAL\ACID RAIN, catalytic technology
179 180 181 215 223
COAL\ACID RAIN, clean coal tech-other
182 183 184 185 186 187
188 189 202 214 227 257 263 268
COAL\ACID RAIN, COx controls
260
COAL\ACID RAIN, dryers
230 265 267
COAL\ACID RAIN, emissions credits/trade
190 191 192 206 213 236
246
:
COAL\ACID RAIN, emissions monitoring
193 194
COAL\ACID RAIN, ESPs
188 195 196 265
COAL\ACID RAIN, filters/traps
197 198
COAL\ACID RAIN, gasification
185 199 200 201 202 204
227 259
COAL\ACID RAIN, injection systems
179 184 216 235 257 266
267
COAL\ACID RAIN, limestone injection
188 203
COAL\ACID RAIN, low/medium sulfur coal
195 198 204 205 206 207
208 209 210 228 232 247 255
COAL\ACID RAIN, modeling (computer)
211 212 213 214 263
COAL\ACID RAIN, natural gas
187 205 232
188
CLEAN AIR MARKETPLACE DATABASE
US EPA OFFICE OF AIR AND RADIATION
COAL\ACID RAIN, NOx controls
179 180 205 215 216 217
218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 230 234 249 253 255 260 264 266 267
COAL\ACID RAIN, particulates
195 197 217
COAL\ACID RAIN, recycling
226 229
COAL\ACID RAIN, scrubbers
181 203 206 222 227 228
229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247
248 249 250 251 252 253 255 263 265
COAL\ACID RAIN, SO2 controls
184 185 188 203 204 205
219 221 233 235 249 250 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264
265 266 267 268
MOBILE SOURCES, battery technology
269 270 271 291
MOBILE SOURCES, catalysts
272 273 274 277 311
MOBILE SOURCES, catalytic converters
273 274 275 276 294 295
296 309 326
MOBILE SOURCES, catalytic technology
275 277 278
MOBILE SOURCES, CFCs, HFCs, HCFCs
301
MOBILE SOURCES, clean fuels - other
279
MOBILE SOURCES, combustion technology
280 281 282 283 284 309
MOBILE SOURCES, COx controls
277
MOBILE SOURCES, diesel technology
282 283 284 291 296 324
331
MOBILE SOURCES, electric vehicle
269 271 285 286 287 288
289 290 291 292 293
MOBILE SOURCES, ethanol
305 306 310
MOBILE SOURCES, filters/traps
294 295 296 309
MOBILE SOURCES, flexible fuel vehicles
297 298 299 313
MOBILE SOURCES, inspection/maintenance
300 301 302
MOBILE SOURCES, IVHS
303 304
MOBILE SOURCES, methanol
279 297 305 306 307 308
322 324
MOBILE SOURCES, natural gas
306 309 310 318 320
MOBILE SOURCES, natural gas vehicle (NGV)
279 297 311 312 313 314
315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330
MOBILE SOURCES, NOx controls
277 307 331
MOBILE SOURCES, particulates
296
MOBILE SOURCES, propane
332
MOBILE SOURCES, reformulated gasoline
333
MOBILE SOURCES, SO2 controls
282
MOBILE SOURCES, vapor recovery
334
MOBILE SOURCES, variable fuel vehicles
297 305 331
STATIONARY SOURCES, benzene control
349 367
STATIONARY SOURCES, catalysts
335
STATIONARY SOURCES, catalytic technology
336 337 338 352
STATIONARY SOURCES, CFCs, HFCs, HCFCs
368
STATIONARY SOURCES, COx controls
339 340 346 368
STATIONARY SOURCES, emissions controls (gen)
366
STATIONARY SOURCES, emissions credits/trade
341 342
189
CLEAN AIR MARKETPLACE DATABASE
US EPA OFFICE OF AIR AND RADIATION
STATIONARY SOURCES, emissions monitoring
342 343 344 345 346 349
351
STATIONARY SOURCES, ESPs
336 352 361
STATIONARY SOURCES, ethanol
363
STATIONARY SOURCES, filters/traps
360
STATIONARY SOURCES, hydrogen
340 362 363
STATIONARY SOURCES, injection systems
350
STATIONARY SOURCES, injection technology
361
STATIONARY SOURCES, liquefied petroleum gas
338
STATIONARY SOURCES, mercury controls
360 361
STATIONARY SOURCES, methane
340
STATIONARY SOURCES, methanol
347 356
STATIONARY SOURCES, modeling (computer)
348 349
STATIONARY SOURCES, natural gas
350
STATIONARY SOURCES, NOx controls
335 339 346 347 348 351
352 353 368
STATIONARY SOURCES, particulates
336 360 365
STATIONARY SOURCES, petrochemical industry
354
STATIONARY SOURCES, process change - other
355 356 357 358
STATIONARY SOURCES, recycling
359 362
STATIONARY SOURCES, scrubbers
338 360 361 362
STATIONARY SOURCES, S02 controls
336 337 346 350 362 363
364 365
STATIONARY SOURCES, steel industry
366
STATIONARY SOURCES, trichloroethylene (TCE)
358
STATIONARY SOURCES, vapor recovery
338
STATIONARY SOURCES, VOCs
343 349 367 368
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE, biological technology
383
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE, catalytic technology
369 381
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE, CFCs, HFCs, HCFCs
370 371 372 373 374 375
376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE, coatings/paints/plating
389
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE, COx controls
378
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE, dryers
377 378
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE, emissions monitoring
382
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE, ethylene
369 379
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE, membranes technologies
390
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE, natural gas
371
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE, recycling
384 388
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE, SO2 controls
390
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE, VOCs
386 389
Location:
Index #:
U.S.A.
3
U.S.A.
4
U.S.A.
5
190
CLEAN AIR MARKETPLACE DATABASE
US EPA OFFICE OF AIR AND RADIATION
U.S.A.
10
U.S.A.
12
U.S.A.
13
U.S.A.
15
U.S.A.
17
U.S.A.
24
U.S.A.
25
U.S.A.
30
U.S.A.
32
U.S.A.
33
U.S.A.
38
U.S.A.
40
U.S.A.
49
Canada
55
France
57
Germany
57
USA
57
Germany
65
U.S.A.
68
U.S.A.
69
U.S.A.
70
Germany
76
Singapore
78
U.S.A.
82
Japan
88
China
103
U.S.A.
111
Germany
114
U.S.A.
118
Canada
118
New Zealand
119
Saudi Arabia
120
Japan
128
Saudi Arabia
134
Mexico
143
U.S.A.
150
U.S.A.
152
Argentina
155
Venezuela
157
U.S.A.
163
U.S.A.
164
Mexico
177
Japan
178
U.S.A.
187
U.S.A.
195
U.S.A.
198
Canada
200
191
CLEAN AIR MARKETPLACE DATABASE
US EPA OFFICE OF AIR AND RADIATION
China
217
,
Netherlands Antilles
220
,
U.S.A.
222
,
, U.S.A.
228
, U.S.A.
237
, U.S.A.
254
, U.S.A.
255
, U.S.A.
262
, Poland
268
, U.S.A.
269
, U.S.A.
271
, U.S.A.
274
, U.S.A.
277
, U.S.A.
278
, U.S.A.
279
, U.S.A.
281
, U.S.A.
282
, U.S.A.
296
, U.S.A.
309
, U.S.A.
311
, U.S.A.
321
, U.S.A.
326
, U.S.A.
327
, Canada
329
, U.S.A.
332
, U.S.A.
335
, U.S.A.
339
, U.S.A.
340
, U.S.A.
342
, U.S.A.
347
, U.S.A.
349
, U.S.A.
351
, France
354
, Germany
360
, U.S.A.
361
, U.S.A.
364
, U.S.A.
366
, U.S.A.
367
, U.S.A.
369
, U.S.A.
371
, U.S.A.
372
, U.S.A.
373
, U.S.A.
374
, Canada
388
, U.S.A.
389
Alberta, Canada
102 129
Chiba, Japan
337
192
CLEAN AIR MARKETPLACE DATABASE
US EPA OFFICE OF AIR AND RADIATION
Dormage, Germany
352
Dusseldorf, Germany
253
Edmonton, Canada
137
Frankfurt, Germany
253
Geneva, Switzerland
84
Guadalajara, Mexico
154
Ispra, Italy
362
Jabail, Saudi Arabia
144
Jubail, Saudi Arabia
135
Kingston, Jamaica
97
Krakow, Poland
58
Leverkusen, Germany
352
Livorno, Italy
76
London, Canada
6
Madrid, Spain
344
Mexico City, Mexico
154
Monterrey, Mexico
154
Munster, Germany
253
Neinburg, Germany
272
Ornskoldsvik, Sweden
58
Porvoo, Finland
172
Sardinia, Italy
362
Tokyo, Japan
84
Vancouver, Canada
58 114
Yeochun, Korea
104
Yokohama, Japan
338
AL, , U.S.A.
208
AL, Tuscaloosa, U.S.A.
112
AZ, , U.S.A.
167
AZ, Phoenix, U.S.A.
300 320
CA, , U.S.A.
16 66 67 71 89 92 106 107
108 109 115 116 166 171
CA, , USA
225
CA, , U.S.A.
276 289 290 297 298 305
306 314 318 324
CA, , USA
329
CA, Anaheim, U.S.A.
74
CA, Berkeley, U.S.A.
264
CA, Burbank, U.S.A.
84
CA, Dagget, U.S.A.
113
CA, El Monte, U.S.A.
7
CA, Freemont, U.S.A.
8
CA, Fullerton, U.S.A.
63 83 375
CA, Glendale, U.S.A.
344
CA, Irvine, U.S.A.
194
CA, La Jolla, U.S.A.
73
193
CLEAN AIR MARKETPLACE DATABASE
US EPA OFFICE OF AIR AND RADIATION
CA, Los Angeles, U.S.A.
11 84 113 287 299 307 308
CA, Menlo Park, U.S.A.
211 390
CA, Mountain View, U.S.A.
172
CA, Oakland, USA
292
CA, Pasadena, U.S.A.
141
CA, Richmond, U.S.A.
141
CA, Sacramento, U.S.A.
191
CA, San Diego, U.S.A.
193 258 362
CA, San Francisco, U.S.A.
18
CA, San Jose, U.S.A.
18 60 377
CA, Santa Ana, U.S.A.
381
CA, Santa Barbara, USA
293
CA, Santa Clara, U.S.A.
368
CA, Santa Rosa, U.S.A.
287
CO, Boulder, U.S.A.
376
CO, Denver, U.S.A.
155 170 267
CO, Englewood, U.S.A.
370
CO, Fort Collins, U.S.A.
9
CO, Golden, U.S.A.
189
CT, Windsor, U.S.A.
221
DC, Washington, U.S.A.
139
DC, Washington, USA
176 292
DC, Washington, U.S.A.
313
DE, , U.S.A.
169
DE, Delaware City, U.S.A.
147
DE, Wilmington, U.S.A.
315
FL, , U.S.A.
100 204 206 223
FL, Pensacola, U.S.A.
357
GA, Alpharetta, U.S.A.
343
GA, Atlanta, U.S.A.
21
GA, Atlanta, USA
292
GA, Hammond, U.S.A.
196
GA, Newman, U.S.A:
231
IA, , U.S.A.
99
IA, Sioux City, U.S.A.
121
ID, Boise, U.S.A.
79
IL, , U.S.A.
95 207 212 270 305
IL, Carbondale, U.S.A.
202 227
IL, Carterville, U.S.A.
202
IL, Chicago, U.S.A.
191 192 194
IL, Chicago, USA
292 329
IL, Crystal Lake, U.S.A.
301
IL, Decatur, U.S.A.
185
IL, Lawrenceville, U.S.A.
175
IL, Morris, U.S.A.
131
IL, Naperville, U.S.A.
220
194
CLEAN AIR MARKETPLACE DATABASE
US EPA OFFICE OF AIR AND RADIATION
IL, Pekin, USA
98
IL, Peoria, U.S.A.
39
IL, Robinson, U.S.A.
138
IL, Sauget, U.S.A.
1 48
IL, Springfield, U.S.A.
185
IL, Wasco, USA
388
IL, Wood River, U.S.A.
136
IN, , U.S.A.
238 241 249
IN, Evansville, U.S.A.
193
IN, Fort Wayne, U.S.A.
41
IN, Hammond, U.S.A.
233 300
IN, Merom, U.S.A.
263
IN, Mt. Vernon, U.S.A.
80
IN, Richmond, U.S.A.
188
IN, West Terre Haute, U.S.A.
199
KS, Kansas City
77
KS, Leawood, U.S.A.
77 81
KS, Overland Park, U.S.A.
156
KS, Topeka, U.S.A.
310 312
KS, Wichita, U.S.A.
161
KY, , U.S.A.
182 242 243 247 265
KY, , USA
328
KY, Calvert City, U.S.A.
380
KY, Catlettsburg, U.S.A.
336
LA, , U.S.A.
304
LA, Baton Rouge, U.S.A.
47 122 355
LA, Convent, U.S.A.
147
LA, Garyville, U.S.A.
138
LA, Lorco, U.S.A.
136
LA, New Orleans, U.S.A.
114 149
LA, Norco, U.S.A.
123
MA, Boston, U.S.A.
285
MA, Boston, USA
292
MA, Pepperell, U.Ş.A.
23
MA, Salem, U.S.A.
180
MA, Waltham, U.S.A.
224
MA, Worcester, U.S.A.
221
MD, , U.S.A.
167
MD, Baltimore, U.S.A.
139 359
MD, Chalk Point, U.S.A.
205
MD, Dickerson, U.S.A.
205
MD, Morgantown, U.S.A.
205
ME, Augusta, U.S.A.
29
ME, Portland, U.S.A.
86
MI, , U.S.A.
16
MI, Dearborn, U.S.A.
291
MI, Detroit, U.S.A.
138
195
CLEAN AIR MARKETPLACE DATABASE
US EPA OFFICE OF AIR AND RADIATION
MI, Pontiac, U.S.A.
325
MI, Portage, U.S.A.
59
MI, South Lyon, U.S.A.
53
MI, Troy, U.S.A.
64 325
MN, Mendota Heights, U.S.A.
65
MN, Minneapolis, U.S.A.
50
MN, St. Paul Park, U.S.A.
363
MO, , U.S.A.
167
MO, New Madrid, U.S.A.
210
MO, St. Louis, U.S.A.
75 81
MS, Pascogoula, U.S.A.
141
NC, Durham, U.S.A.
215
ND, , U.S.A.
197
NH, Hampton, U.S.A.
359
NJ, , U.S.A.
304
NJ, Belle Mead, U.S.A.
2
NJ, Bloomfield, USA
72
NJ, Clifton, U.S.A.
284
NJ, Clinton, U.S.A.
223
NJ, Edison, U.S.A.
128
NJ, Iselin, U.S.A.
272 295 378
NJ, Murray Hill, U.S.A.
59
NJ, Nashua, U.S.A.
46
NJ, Pompton Plains, U.S.A.
61
NJ, Union, U.S.A.
294
NJ, Warren, U.S.A.
229
NM, , U.S.A.
167
NM, Albuquerque, U.S.A.
316
NM, Farmington, U.S.A.
158
NM, Rosewell, U.S.A.
307
NM, Sante Fe, U.S.A.
316
NV, Las Vegas, U.S.A.
34 320
NV, Reno, U.S.A.
201
NY, , U.S.A.
166 240 304
NY, Dunkirk, U.S.A.
229
NY, New York, U.S.A.
168 322 323
NY, New York City, U.S.A.
159 192 192
NY, Oriskany, U.S.A.
288
NY, Rome, U.S.A.
283
NY, Schenectady, U.S.A.
204 259 288
NY, Somerset, U.S.A.
263
NY, Tarrytown, U.S.A.
61
NY, Waterford, U.S.A.
110
OH, , U.S.A.
231 232
OH, Akron, USA
225
OH, Alliance, U.S.A.
221
OH, Barberton, U.S.A.
179
196
CLEAN AIR MARKETPLACE DATABASE
US EPA OFFICE OF AIR AND RADIATION
OH, Batavia, U.S.A.
85
OH, Chesire, U.S.A.
251
OH, Hiram, U.S.A.
275
OH, Niles, U.S.A.
216
OH, Wickliffe, U.S.A
252
OK, , U.S.A.
304
OK, Oklahoma City, U.S.A.
159 320
OK, Tulsa, U.S.A.
93 159 312 320
OK, Woodward, U.S.A.
121
OR, Bend, U.S.A.
27
OR, Tigard, U.S.A.
280
PA, Allentown, U.S.A.
113
PA, Blue Bell, U.S.A.
175
PA, Elrama, U.S.A.
263
PA, Homer City, U.S.A.
214
PA, Horsham, U.S.A.
245
PA, Indiana, U.S.A.
239 256
PA, Johnstown, U.S.A.
184
PA, Lancaster, U.S.A.
43
PA, Lyon Station, U.S.A.
65
PA, Mars, U.S.A.
19
PA, Merion Station, U.S.A.
266
PA, Philadelphia, U.S.A.
132 378
PA, Pittsburgh, U.S.A.
173 183 188 230 268 317
382
PA, Stoyville, U.S.A.
183
PA, Warminster, U.S.A.
22
PA, Warren, U.S.A.
79
PA, Williamsport, U.S.A.
188
SD, Sioux Falls, U.S.A.
76 81
TN, , U.S.A.
190 246 257
TN, Hartsville, USA
388
TN, Spring Hill, U.S.A.
14
TX, , U.S.A.
94 123 124 304 305
TX, , USA
330
TX, Austin, U.S.A.
154 263 345
TX, Beaumont, U.S.A.
117 135
TX, Clear Lake, U.S.A.
114
TX, Corpus Christi, U.S.A.
90 126 129
TX, Dallas, U.S.A.
114 159
TX, Deer Park, U.S.A.
31 136 142
TX, Fort Worth, U.S.A.
284
TX, Freeport, U.S.A.
20 102
TX, Hallsville, U.S.A.
263
TX, Houston, U.S.A.
28
TX, Houston, USA
72
197
CLEAN AIR MARKETPLACE DATABASE
US EPA OFFICE OF AIR AND RADIATION
TX, Houston, U.S.A.
103 129 132 144 153 162
199 201 334 341
TX, La Porte, U.S.A.
129
TX, Marshall, U.S.A.
51
TX, Mont Belvieu, U.S.A.
132 133 148 156
TX, Morgan's Point, U.S.A
140
TX, Pasedena, U.S.A
140
TX, Point Comfort, U.S.A.
101
TX, Port Neches, U.S.A.
130
TX, San Antonio, U.S.A.
348
TX, Seadrift, U.S.A.
37
TX, Stafford, USA
36
TX, Texas City, U.S.A.
138
TX, The Woodlands, U.S.A.
132
TX, Woodlands, U.S.A.
156
UT, , U.S.A.
365
UT, Salt Lake City, USA
26
VA, , USA
181
VA, , U.S.A.
234 235
VA, Clarksburg, U.S.A.
244
VA, Fairfax, U.S.A.
213
VA, Richmond, U.S.A.
139 209
VA, Yorktown, U.S.A.
91 203
WI, , U.S.A.
190 305
WI, De Pere, U.S.A.
44
WI, Milwaukee, U.S.A.
65 95 218 226
WV, , U.S.A.
165 167 236
WV, Charleston, U.S.A.
113 160
WV, Glenville, U.S.A.
160
WV., Institute, U.S.A.
37
WV, Lewisburg, U.S.A.
333
WV, Mt. Storm, U.S.A.
248
WV, New Haven, U.S.A.
186
WV, Nitro, U.S.A.
358
WY, , U.S.A.
212
WY, Cheyenne, U.S.A.
125 129
WY, Gillette, U.S.A.
260
198
HARPER
THE
CLEAN AIR MARKETPLACE (CLAM)
DATABASE
CLAM
Clean Air
Marketplace
Information
Base
v.80.90
USER'S GUIDE
(UPDATED FEBRUARY 1993)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
CHAPTER 1: HELPFUL HINTS
1
CHAPTER 2: INTRODUCTION
2
2.1
Overview and Purpose
2
2.2
Major Functions of the Database
2
2.3
Where to Find Help
3
CHAPTER 3: DATA FIELDS
4
3.1
Description of Each Data Field
4
CHAPTER 4: GENERAL SYSTEM INFORMATION
6
4.1
Entering and Moving Around in the System
6
4.2
Menu Items
7
4.3
Basic Tools: Function Keys and Commands
10
4.4
Special Feature: The Look-Up Table
11
CHAPTER 5:, USING THE SYSTEM
12
5.1
Viewing the Spreadsheet
12
5.1.1 Arranging and Moving Within the Spreadsheet
13
5.1.2 Viewing the Projects
17
5.2
Performing a Custom Search
18
5.2.1 Designing a Search
19
5.2.2 Text Search
24
5.2.3 Viewing the Custom Search
24
5.2.4 Clearing the Search and Saving the Results
25
5.3
Creating a Custom Sort
25
5.3.1 Creating a Custom Sort
26
5.3.2 Verifying the Sort Order
29
5.3.3 Viewing the Custom Sorted Projects
29
5.3.4 Clearing the Custom Sort
29
5.4
Saving and the Printout
30
5.4.1 Saving
30
5.4.2 Exiting to WordPerfect
32
5.4.3 The Printout
33
APPENDIX A:
SAMPLE PRINTOUT
CHAPTER 2: INTRODUCTION
2.1 Overview and Purpose
The Clean Air Marketplace (CLAM) database was developed for EPA's Office of
Air and Radiation (OAR) to store and organize information on technological
innovations, discrete projects, joint ventures, and export opportunities associated with air
pollution control technologies stemming from the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.
The stored data summarizes pertinent information cited in newspapers, trade journals,
company press releases, and other public sources. Each project is stored as a paragraph
of text describing the project along with additional data, such as project type, location
(city, state, region, country), company, and date and source of article associated with the
entry. The information for the database is drawn from over 1000 publications from two
Online database services. (Note: No attempt has been made to verify the accuracy of
the information from the original articles.)
This manual is designed to help system users locate information in a fast and
effective manner. It is meant to be used as an instruction guide for first-time users, and
as a general reference guide any time the system is used. Step-by-step instructions are
provided along with a sample search that uses all of the functions of the system. These
instructions are supplemented with reproductions of screen displays to illustrate each
function and feature of the system.
The remainder of this document consists of three chapters:
Chapter 3, "Data Fields," provides a description of each field into
which data have been entered.
Chapter 4, "General System Information," provides instructions for
entering and exiting the system, describes the frequently used
function keys and commands, and gives an overview of the pull-
down menus.
Chapter 5, "Using the System," gives instructions for entering a new
record, viewing the entries, performing a custom search, creating a
custom sort, and printing the results.
2.2 Major Functions of the Database
The system contains four major components: spreadsheet, data search, custom
sort, and print. The following is a summary of the basic functions of the database.
The spreadsheet function allows the user to view the information stored in the fields of
the database. The search function allows the user to pare down the spreadsheet by
searching for specific information in any or all of the search fields. The sort function
enables users to change the order of how information from a search is displayed in the
printout by establishing a custom-ordered listing of the entries. Finally, the print function
3
allows users to transfer information from the database to WordPerfect and then print
from WordPerfect.
2.3 Where to Find Help
For help concerning the CLAM database, users should contact Steve Harper of
the Office of Policy Analysis and Review at (202) 260-8953.
While operating the database, users can obtain help or information by pressing
[F1] at any point while using the system. The database will display information about
the current screen. In addition, if further help is needed, consult this Users Guide.
CHAPTER 3: DATA FIELDS
This chapter provides a general description of the fields into which data have been
entered.
3.1
Description of Each Data Field
For each project in the database, data have been entered into 12 fields. Each
field is described below.
Paragraph of Text: a brief summary of the clean air innovation, discrete
project, joint venture, or export opportunity from the original article. The
paragraph is a concise summary of the project as described in the original
source.
Unique Identification Number: a randomly assigned six-digit number that
is unique for each entry. This number remains static even when the index
number on the printout changes. (For more information on the difference
between the unique identification number and the index number, see
Section 5.3.3, "Printout").
Main Category: the first tier of classification for each entry. There are six
categories into which projects have been entered:
-- Air Toxics;
-- Coal/Acid Rain;
-- Mobile Sources;
-- Stationary Sources;
-- Alternative Fuels; and
-- Stratospheric Ozone.
Each project can only have one main category. For custom search
purposes, a look-up table exists for this field.
Project Type: the second tier of classification used to provide more
detailed information on the specific type of project(s) associated with each
entry (as many as four project types can be assigned for each project).
Examples include MTBE, electric vehicles, and catalytic technology.
Project types can be assigned to any main category. For example, MTBE
could be found under Mobile Sources as well as Alternative Fuels. For the
sake of consistency in performing a custom search, a look-up table exists
for this data field.
Country: the country or countries (up to five) where the project occurs, or
the countries that are mentioned in the paragraph of text.
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State: the state(s), up to five, where the project occurs, or the state(s) that
are mentioned in the paragraph of text.
Region: the EPA region(s), up to five, corresponding with the state field,
where the project occurs, or region(s) that are mentioned in the paragraph
of text. (Note: The entry must be two digits; e.g. Region 4 is entered as
'04.')
City: the city or cities (up to five) where the project occurs, or cities that
are mentioned in the paragraph of text.
Company: the company or companies (up to five) that are sponsoring the
project or that are mentioned in the paragraph of text.
Source: the source of the information (i.e. newspaper, trade journal, etc.)
where the project has been discussed. This makes it easy for database
users to refer to the original source materials for more information on the
project.
Date: The date of the source of information.
Trade/Export: The Trade/Export field identifies whether there are trade
or export opportunities associated with the entry. This field has been
entered as either a "Y" or an "N."