Technip announces the extension of its long-standing agreement with BP in the purified terephthalic acid (PTA) domain. Technip will now also become the exclusive provider of the ISBL (Inside Battery Limit) FEED (front-end engineering and ...
Tags: Technip, BP, PTA, third-party licensing
ArcelorMittal was recognized by the US Department of Energy this week for its leadership in the Better Buildings, Better Plants Program, which supports the Obama administration's target to increase energy productivity in the US by 2030. ...
Tags: US, energy, Arcelormittal, energy productivity, energy efficiency
Boxed beverages, like juice-boxes, have been around since the mid-60s. Children have been drinking juice out of cardboard squares lined with plastic or aluminum for years. This hybrid, multi-layer construction makes recycli ng the ...
General Motors announced today a $24-million investment in electrical generation equipment that will allow the company to use more landfill gas at its Fort Wayne, Ind., and Orion, Mich., assembly plants. The new equipment will generate ...
With the release of its new Sustainability Report, DuPont announced it has achieved most of its 2015 sustainability goals three years ahead of schedule and have made substantial progress toward the rest. “At DuPont, sustainability ...
Omni United Pte. Ltd., parent company of Omni United USA Inc., announced it has been certified as a carbon neutral company for its flagship brand, Radar Tires. The company says the achievement is the result of a twelve-month effort to ...
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Beijing launched carbon emissions trading on Thursday, making it China's third market for carbon trading. An initial 490 companies, whose carbon emissions account for 40 percent of the city's total, have been included in the plan, ...
Tags: Carbon Market, Emissions
Driven by increasing demands to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, automakers worldwide are in a race to find new ways for improving the fuel efficiency of passenger cars and trucks. Along with more aerodynamic designs and incremental ...
Tags: greenhouse gas, plastics compounds, energy
The People's Republic of China is still the largest manufacturer of textiles in the world. This notwithstanding, an awareness of environmental protection, health and better working conditions is currently emerging in China. The demands ...
Tags: Huafu Bags, OEKO-TEX Standard
Jet fuel and diesel made from plant matter using Australian technology has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 80 per cent if substituted for fossil fuel-based products. The reduction in emissions over the full ...
Tags: Bio Crude Oil, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Fabless semiconductor firm Eta Devices Inc of Cambridge, MA, USA has announced availability of what it reckons is the most efficient power amplifier for mobile base stations, using new patented technology that exploits the performance ...
Tags: GaN Power Amplifier, Electronics
Ferus Natural Gas Fuels and ENN Canada have created a joint venture that will see them own and operate together two liquefied natural gas (LNG) liquefaction plans in Canada. The plants will be located in Vancouver, B.C. and Edmonton, ...
Tags: Ferus, ENN, joint venture, LNG, liquefaction, plants
Plug Power has received funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to demonstrate the viability of replacing diesel generators with hydrogen fuel cells for powering transport refrigeration units ...
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Natural gas trucks perform well and can get the job done even in some of Canada's harshest cold weather conditions says a report released in Ottawa today. The report, Evaluation of the Winter Performance of Compressed Natural Gas Refuse ...
Tags: CNGVA, natural gas, truck, cold weather
Manufacturers of heavy-duty commercial trucks and engines worldwide have endorsed a harmonized global approach as an effective pathway to further improving energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from commercial vehicles. ...
Tags: Engine, vehicle, manufacturer, fuel, efficiency