Environment & Safety
Chem Safety Board to investigate third accident at metal powder plant in Tennessee
A four-person investigation team from the US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) was deployed on Friday to the site of a third serious accident at the Hoeganaes Corp. plant in Gallatin, Tennessee. An explosion was reported earlier on Friday at the plant, injuring five, including three who were in critical condition at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center burn unit in Nashville.
Air Products inks deals with Valero, Denbury for carbon capture project in Texas
US industrial gases major Air Products has signed agreements with Valero Energy and Denbury Onshore to proceed with a planned carbon capture and sequestration project in Port Arthur, Texas.
Dow to power truck fleet with lithium-ion batteries
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies said Wednesday that it received a contract from Dow Chemical to deliver 100+ plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) pickup truck fleet vehicles powered by Dow Kokam’s lithium ion battery technology.
Sweden group picks engineering firm Jacobs for biomass gasification, methanation project
Jacobs Engineering Group announced Tuesday that it received a contract from Goteborg Energi AB for the GoBiGas project, a 20-megawatt biomass gasification and methanation project in Goteborg, Sweden.
Dow generates energy from recycled plastic in US
Dow Chemical said on Monday that it had successfully used recycled plastic to generate energy. The successful pilot test measured how plastic that has been reused and recycled to the full extent possible can be used as fuel for an end-of-life option instead of going to a landfill for disposal.
Honeywell 'green' jet fuel used in US Air Force aircraft demonstration
Honeywell’s Green Jet Fuel powered two Air Force F-16 aircraft as part of a Thunderbirds demonstration at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland over the weekend.
US can curb carbon emissions while boosting oil production - university study
The US should accelerate efforts to pursue carbon capture and storage (CCS) in combination with enhanced oil recovery (EOR), a practice that could increase domestic oil production while significantly curbing emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), according to a report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Texas at Austin.
Employees for engineering services firm MISTRAS set safety milestone at Shell US refinery
For the 14th consecutive year, employees with engineering services firm MISTRAS have gone without a recordable injury while working at the Shell Oil refinery in Martinez, Calif., officials said on Friday.
Flood disrupts operations at Dresser-Rand plant in Wellsville, New York
A creek adjacent to Dresser-Rand's Wellsville facility in New York overflowed its banks and flooded the manufacturing portion of the facility with up to two feet of water, mud and silt in various parts of the building, the company said on Friday afternoon.
EPA delays implementation of new US industrial boiler regulations
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) postponed the implementation of new air pollution rules for boilers, saying it wants more feedback from the public and industry.
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