Carbon Management
Sulfurous fuels flow to West Africa as states defer tougher rules
LONDON/LAGOS — Nigeria and several other West African states are not expected to implement rules banning imports of sulfur-heavy fuels until Dec. 1 at the earliest after missing summer deadlines, drawing the ire of health campaigners pushing for cleaner air.
Harvard researchers say Exxon misled public on climate science
NEW YORK (Reuters) — Two Harvard University researchers said in a study published on Wednesday they had collected scientific data proving ExxonMobil Corp made "explicit factual misrepresentations" in newspaper ads it purchased to convey its views on the oil industry and climate science.
California reviews gasoline vehicles for pollution
TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan (Reuters) — The California environmental agency that probed Volkswagen AG's diesel vehicles for violating pollution-control rules is now scrutinizing whether some gasoline-powered vehicles are emitting excess pollution, according to a senior official.
German ministers and carmakers meet to 'save diesel'
BERLIN (Reuters) — German politicians and car bosses agreed on Wednesday to overhaul engine software on 5.3 MM diesel cars to cut pollution and try to repair the industry's battered reputation.
Carburization inspection robots for radiant tubes inside ethylene cracking furnaces
In an olefins plant, the reliability of ethylene cracking furnaces is one of the deciding factors used to indicate whether or not the plant can be operated at its design productivity.
Troubleshooting vacuum operation of an inter-after condenser unit in an ethylene plant
A system of compressors powered by surface condensing steam turbines is inherent in the operation of a typical ethane cracker unit.
White House deregulation push clears out hundreds of proposed rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The White House said Thursday it had withdrawn or removed from active consideration more than 800 proposed regulations that were never finalized during the Obama administration as it works to shrink the federal government's regulatory footprint.
ClearSign receives order to qualify combustion technology for oil refinery
SEATTLE — ClearSign Combustion Corporation, a provider of industrial combustion technologies that deliver a reduction of pollutant emissions, announced that they have received a purchase order to qualify the company's Duplex combustion technology as a precursor to an installation at a super major oil refinery.
US EPA chief says to treat diesel emissions cheating 'very aggressively'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — US Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt said the agency must ensure Volkswagen AG's excess diesel emissions is not repeated, and will treat improper behavior by automakers "very aggressively."
France to end sale of diesel and gasoline vehicles by 2040
PARIS (Reuters) — France aims to end the sale of gasoline and diesel vehicles by 2040 and become carbon neutral 10 yr later, Ecology Minister Nicolas Hulot said on Thursday at a presentation of measures to keep up momentum on the Paris climate agreement.
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