This contemporary overview on a major topic of the 21st century presents the key concepts, systems and technologies of renewable raw materials, focusing on new feed stocks for the chemical industry.

Wind energy has been in use since ancient times, propelling boats and warships, pumping water to thirsty farmlands and grinding grains. But this energy has never been fully harnessed, due to the convenience of other energy sources like coal and petroleum.

There’s a renewed interest in this free alternative source of energy, thanks to the realization that the world’s reliance on fossil fuels are causing major complications, including higher costs and environmental abuse.

What’s so great about wind energy? There are many benefits to choosing this alternative energy source:

- Wind towers can be built on land or water, making them compatible with most locations- Wind power doesn’t pollute the environment- Wind is a renewable energy source- No harmful by-products are produced by wind turbines and wind power- Inexpensive operation means reduced energy costs

To generate electricity, a wind turbine is set on a tall tower to collect kinetic or motion energy created by the wind. This energy is then converted by the turbines into the kind of electricity any regular household can use.

For personal residential use, electricity generated by a wind turbine on your roof and the power supplied by a local utility are combined. Why the need for local power supply when you already have wind energy? Wind speed varies, while smaller wind turbines are now efficient at wind speeds of 7-10 miles per hour, below that, little if any electricity is produced. As a result, local power supplies pick up the slack when the wind power generated is insufficient.

In some cases, you may find that your system generates more energy than you can use. If your area is eligible for “net metering,” any excess electricity you generate is automatically sold back to the local energy utility, where you may receive payment or a credit. Once you are set-up to net meter, the process is automatic.

There are some considerations to take into account before installing wind turbines: location, general weather condition, zoning ordinances, size of home, and amount of investment. The wind option works best in high locations and in generally windy places. Your house should not be blocked by taller buildings or trees, allowing more wind action to propel the turbine blades to generate electricity.

There are two wind turbine types – horizontal axis wind and vertical axis wind turbines. The horizontal axis wind turbine produces more electricity but it has to be positioned to face the wind. The vertical turbine can catch wind coming from different directions, which makes this turbine a popular option.

For the home, wind turbines rated five up to 15 kilowatts can provide significant amounts of electricity. A turbine can be very large or, for home use, small turbines with a diameter measuring one meter or less will be appropriate. Unless you are a serious do-it-yourselfer, consider hiring a consultant to help you find the best solution for your particular needs. An expert can help with wind speed calculations, the best manufacturers, and provide installation and maintenance.

With all that wind blowing so freely, consider harnessing the power for your benefit. By converting wind to electricity, you can significantly reduce your residential consumption by 50 to 90 per cent.

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There are several signs telling us that’ it is time to change our habits:- Lack of power, – Fast consumption of limited energy, in other words: ‘non-renewable energy’- Growth demand for power supply,- Global warming, etc…

So, what can we do? I told you, we can change our ways. Don’t be surprised by this proposition. Living off the grid is accessible to everyone. It is not something so difficult to establish. It allows us to have a healthy world, to save power and most of all, to reduce the amount of our electricity bills significantly.

Here are the different advantages of living off the grid:

- Reduce our dependence, in other words our consumptions of conventionnal energies more importantly. Living off the grid helps us to get electricity only by ourselves and not the ones provided by governments or corporations. How many time have you had a power failure during a work, a party or simply a broadcasting? Wouldn’t you like to be capable to take charge of such factors affecting your life? By using alternative energy solutions, you can, and it is easy.

- You have a total freedom for the utilization of renewable sources available: you don’t have to pay for the power you use. You can use all the power you want without worrying about the electricity meter. You can use all the natural power available in the nature to make more things, like illuminate your home, get hot water, make your food, etc. It is very great! There are different ways to produce free electricity by using the energy of the sun (with solar panels), the energy of the wind (with windmill) and the energy of the water.

- The cost of your consumption of energy will be less high. Really! Consequently you will save your money. With the alternative energy, your return on investment will be very quick.

- An healthier environment: Aren’t you happy that people planted trees years ago without waiting them to grow miraculously? They planted trees for the next generations. Build a secure future for our next generations by giving them a healthy world. You can change your ways and reduce your utilization of non-renewable energy. The drinking water is less and less available and let-alone for the future generations.

Don’t think it is not very possible to live off the grid. If you think that, look for the different solutions of alternative energies and you will be surprised because they are not only profitable, but are also really easy to put in place.

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Greece calls for a referendum on its bailout freaking out European partners, sending stocks down, and casting doubt on the country’s ability to avoid default. US banks have been writing more insurance against a Greek default, so could we be headed for another AIG moment? US alternative energy companies go belly up despite a boost from the government, and China is stepping in where US oil deals with Saudi Arabia fall through. In the global resource grab, author and investment advisor Dr. Stephen Leeb says the US is losing big time to China, threatening the American way of life. And speaking of commodities, is rubber getting too expensive? An airline carrier offering low price deals is forced to land its plane without landing gear. Is this what cheap fares buy?

The quest for alternative, non-fossil fuel, energy sources is driven by two misconceptions: (1) The mistaken belief in “peak oil” (that we are nearing the complete depletion and exhaustion of economically extractable oil reserves) and (2) That market mechanisms cannot be trusted to provide adequate and timely responses to energy needs (in other words that markets are prone to failure).

At the end of the 19th century, books and pamphlets were written about “peak coal”. People and governments panicked: what would satisfy the swelling demand for energy? Apocalyptic thinking was rampant. Then, of course, came oil. At first, no one knew what to do with the sticky, noxious, and occasionally flammable substance. Gradually, petroleum became our energetic mainstay and gave rise to entire industries (petrochemicals and automotive, to mention but two).

History will repeat itself: the next major source of energy is very unlikely to be hatched up in a laboratory. It will be found fortuitously and serendipitously. It will shock and surprise pundits and laymen alike. And it will amply cater to all our foreseeable needs. It is also likely to be greener than carbon-based fuels.

More generally, the market can take care of itself: energy does not have the characteristics of a public good and therefore is rarely subject to market breakdowns and unalleviated scarcity. Energy prices have proven themselves to be a sagacious regulator and a perspicacious invisible hand.

Until this holy grail (“the next major source of energy”) reveals itself, we are likely to increase the shares of nuclear and wind sources in our energy consumption pie. Our industries and cars will grow even more energy-efficient. But there is no escaping the fact that the main drivers of global warming and climate change are population growth and the emergence of an energy-guzzling middle class in developing and formerly poor countries. These are irreversible economic processes and only at their inception.

Global warming will, therefore, continue apace no matter which sources of energy we deploy. It is inevitable. Rather than trying to limit it in vain, we would do better to adapt ourselves: avoid the risks and cope with them while also reaping the rewards (and, yes, climate change has many positive and beneficial aspects to it).

Climate change is not about the demise of the human species as numerous self-interested (and well-paid) alarmists would have it. Climate change is about the global redistribution and reallocation of economic resources. No wonder the losers are sore and hysterical. It is time to consider the winners, too and hear their hitherto muted voices. Alternative energy is nice and all but it is rather besides the point and it misses both the big picture and the trends that will make a difference in this century and the next.

A Comment on Energy Security

The pursuit of “energy security” has brought us to the brink. It is directly responsible for numerous wars, big and small; for unprecedented environmental degradation; for global financial imbalances and meltdowns; for growing income disparities; and for ubiquitous unsustainable development.

It is energy insecurity that we should seek.

The uncertainty incumbent in phenomena such “peak oil”, or in the preponderance of hydrocarbon fuels in failed states fosters innovation. The more insecure we get, the more we invest in the recycling of energy-rich products; the more substitutes we find for energy-intensive foods; the more we conserve energy; the more we switch to alternatives energy; the more we encourage international collaboration; and the more we optimize energy outputs per unit of fuel input.

A world in which energy (of whatever source) will be abundant and predictably available would suffer from entropy, both physical and mental. The vast majority of human efforts revolve around the need to deploy our meager resources wisely. Energy also serves as a geopolitical “organizing principle” and disciplinary rod. Countries which waste energy (and the money it takes to buy it), pollute, and conflict with energy suppliers end up facing diverse crises, both domestic and foreign. Profligacy is punished precisely because energy in insecure. Energy scarcity and precariousness thus serves a global regulatory mechanism.

But the obsession with “energy security” is only one example of the almost religious belief in “scarcity”.

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Alternative or clean energy seems to be a hot topic nowadays. Everyone is talking about going “Green”. Let’s take a look at four sources of alternative energy and how each one works.

The first one is Solar Power.Solar power utilizes shiny, mirrored panels, which capture the suns rays and using several different methods, ultimately converts it into electricity. Solar energy makes no pollution, since it’s source comes completely from the sun’s rays. However, a lot of of work still needs to be done in order for us to economically capture the sun’s energy. We need to develop dependable, long lasting storage batteries that can be used in the evenings and on overcast days.

Next on the list would be Wind Power.Wind energy is quickly becoming the most-invested-in (by private investors and governments together) alternative energy source for now. The enormous arrays of three-bladed windmills are being used everywhere as wind farms, to capture the motion of the wind and then convert it’s kinetic energy into mechanical or electrical energy. Of course, there is nothing new about the concept of a windmill for capturing energy. Today’s wind turbines are just more modern variations on the old theme. There is one drawback to wind energy though…What happens when there is no wind? The electric company will still be there to help you out, for a price of course. So as you can see, Wind Energy is not the perfect solution.

Third is Hydro-Electric Power.Hydroelectric energy is accessible as a form of alternative energy, and it can create a great deal of power. Hydro-Electric energy simply uses water, flowing downhill, to turn turbines which then makes electrical energy. Needless to say, water is practically everywhere so finding sources for driving hydroelectric turbines isn’t really much of a problem. Hydro-Electricity, however, can be complex and expensive to produce. Dams are often built to control the water flow sufficiently enough to produce the needed power. Building a dam to store and control water’s potential and kinetic energy is a great deal of work and operating one is time consuming and expensive as well. Of course, a dam is not always the way to go if you’re not trying to supply the electrical needs of a whole community or other very crowded area. There are small run of the mill hydroelectric converters which are good for supplying neighborhoods or an individual office or home.

And finally we have Geothermal Power. Probably the most underestimated and under-appreciated forms of alternative energy is geothermal energy, which is nothing more than the naturally-occurring energy created by the heating of artesian waters just below the earth’s crust. This heat is transferred into the water from the earth’s inner molten core. The water is drawn up by various methods. The purpose of drawing up the hot water is for the collecting of the steam which is then used to turn the turbines which produces electricity. The country of Iceland, which is a volcanic island, gets approximately 24.5 % of its power from geothermal energy. They also get 75.4% from Hydro-Electric power and only 0.1% from fossil fuels. Iceland is richer in hotsprings and geothermal activity than any other country in the world. So as you can see, the possibilities do exist.

O.K,. So that pretty much sums it up…Although there are several other types of alternative energy currently being looked at, these are 4 of the top sources being considered. To convert from fossil fuels to clean, renewable energy may seem expensive at first, but in the long run it will be less expensive and we’ll never run out. We all know how expensive oil is getting and the less of it there is, the more expensive it will get. The time to make our move is now!

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Sources for Alternative Energy

At this time there are a lot of assorted forms in which alternative energy is obtainable.

Among these is solar energy. Solar energy is forced by solar cells, and these are increasingly becoming less costly and more innovative. Solar power could be utilized for electrical energy, heating, and attaining warm water. Solar power brings forth zero pollution, because its stimulus hails totally from the sunlight rays. Nonetheless, a great deal more work still demands to be done in order for America to economically tackle the sunshine’s energy. For the moment, the resource is a bit too tentative-accumulator batteries are required to be applied as supports in the evenings and on cloudy daytimes.

Wind energy has become the most-invested-in (by individual investors and governing collectively) alternative energy resource for the moment. The big ranges of triple-bladed wind generators are being based everywhere as “wind farms”, to seize the movement of the air current and apply its kinetic energy for transition to mechanized or electricity. Naturally, there’s zero Modern about the conception of a wind generator for harnessing energy. New wind turbines are merely more innovative versions on the older base. Naturally, the withdraw to wind energy is…what do you do when there’s a still, calm day? Needless to state, during these times the power company chips in for powering your house or business office. Wind energy isn’t completely independent.

Hydroelectric energy is visible as a resource of alternative energy, and it can yield a considerable sum of energy. Merely put, hydroelectric energy applies the movement of water-its current in reaction to gravity, which means downward-sloping-to convert turbines which then yield electricity. Unnecessary to state, water is ubiquitous; discovering resources for motoring hydroelectric turbines is, consequently, not a good deal of a trouble. Nevertheless, hydroelectricity as a resource of alternative energy could be complex and costly to develop. Dams are often assembled in order to be capable to contain the rate of flow of the water supply sufficiently to yield the required power. Constructing a dam to store and restraint water’s potential and kinetic energy requires quite a lot of work, and functioning one is complicated also, and environmentalists grow worried that it. Naturally, a dam isn’t ever required if one isn’t straining to render the electric demands of a metropolis or additional very densely lived urban area. There are little run-of-river hydroelectric converters which are effective for catering neighborhoods or an case-by-case business offices or homes.

Likely the most underestimated and under-appreciated type of alternative energy is geothermal energy, which is merely the naturally-occurring energy developed by the warming of artesian waters that are hardly beneath the earth’s crust. This warmth is channeled into the water supply from the globes interior molten core. The water supply is pulled up by assorted diverse techniques-there are “dry steam” power stations, “flash” power stations, and “binary” power stations for tackling geothermic energy. The intent of pulling up the warm water is for the accumulating of the steam. The Geysers, around a hundred miles magnetic north of San Francisco, is likely the best-known of every last geothermal power fields; it is an good example of a dry stream plant.

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The seeming inevitability of increasingly drastic climate change, together with astronomical energy prices mean that green energy companies haven’t been short on investment in recent years. But as many people feared, the global economic downturn has detrimentally impacted on green energy investment, so how will renewables fair in this turbulent economic climate?

Bio-fuels and solar energy are just two sources of renewable energy which have enjoyed substantial investments over the last few years, until the credit crunch made an appearance in all our lives. It has prompted many to worry that these growing industries could be killed-off by current economic conditions, or at least substantially slowed down.

In the future, solar technology will produce cheaper and cheaper energy, although in a number of places it is already cheaper than conventional sources of energy, thanks largely to tax incentives. Of course scalability is a key issue; the ability to lower costs by producing larger amounts. Some solar energy companies are struggling to demonstrate the scalability of their products, since it’s tough to secure funding for scaling during some of the tightest credit conditions in decades.

Unable to prove their products’ scalability, green energy companies are having to think fast to continue with growth, with some considering attempting to create strategic alliances with larger Fortune 100 companies in an aim to secure new funding.

But energy prices are still rising, and concerns about climate change are growing. While private investment in green energy has been stunted by the credit crunch, thankfully governments are continuing to invest.

It is good news that Energy and Climate Change secretary Ed Miliband has pledged to fill funding gaps for growing green energy firms. He announced that an additional twenty million pounds worth of government-backed venture capital investment is to be put into green energy, to help these companies grow and the technology to continue to evolve.

It seems that investment is slowly returning to the renewables sector, with car companies showing a clear preference for electric vehicles. There are two reasons for the robustness of green energy in the face of a recession; global warming, and energy security. For many, this means that alternative energy is bound to grow, with some speculating it could be even bigger than the information technology boom.

With oil prices rising all the time, and the world about to explode at any moment, we can’t really afford to let green energy companies slip under.

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With more and more attention being drawn to the negative effects of global warming, renewable and alternative energy systems have become the topic for numerous discussions and debates. This is seen as a positive step by most people but the question is regarding whether or not the topic of alternative energy systems is a mere fad that may be trendy today but forgotten by tomorrow.

These systems are usually created with the objective of making environment-friendly energy systems which are cost effective and efficient. Keeping these objectives in mind would be vital and the reason for alternative energy systems not gaining much popularity earlier on could have been due to the fact that most of these systems tend to be quite expensive.

The use of carbon fuels has resulted in increased carbon dioxide emissions which have caused many problems related to environmental pollution. Furthermore as all of us know use of fossil fuels is not sustainable. Over time, though it may take thousands of years, these resources would be exhausted due to the high demand for them. It appears that time has come to say goodbye to petroleum fuels and coal. Alternative energy systems are the need of the hour.

The main problem is that there is so much confusion regarding alternative energy systems. Some might be surprised to know that there does not appear to be a single accepted definition for the word and this has created a situation where most people don’t actually know what forms of energy could actually be classified as alternative energy systems. For example at times nuclear energy is classified under alternative energy but some consider this to be inappropriate.

Wind, solar and hydro power are some of the most popular forms of alternative energy. Numerous others have also made it in to the list recently so there is a huge choice of alternative energy systems available to anyone interested in investing in such a system. Architects and engineers now take use of these systems to design more environmentally friendly buildings and this could be seen as an important step in incorporating alternative energy systems in everyday life.

The initial cost of investing in such systems tend to be quite high but it should be kept in mind that long term benefits that would come about due to investment in alternative energy systems should also be taken into account. A greener future is likely to be a better one for all inhabitants of planet earth.

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The ‘sky energy’ has intrigued us for many centuries. All that is in the sky like the sun, stars, and moon possess their own energy. It is just the same case with the wind. Some civilizations still worship the sun, stars and patterns they observe in the sky. These patterns were able to help early civilizations to navigate and explore other places. This is why special attention and admiration have been given to understand and discover the sky energy. The power of the sun in ancient Egypt was worshipped because of its strength on crops and other produce. The sun was basically believed to light up the whole universe including both the living and the dead during the period known as the New Kingdom in 1364-1347 B.C.Utilizing the sun’s energy marks the start of many solar energy industries transforming the energy from the sky to electrical charges to run huge machines generally through a combination of solar panels, batteries and inverters. This process of transforming energy from other environmental means is called renewable or alternative. Alternative energy is a better way to go than leaning on to fossil fuels. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration states:“Alternative energy is produced from natural resources like the wind and solar radiation as well as energy from other stocked up sources namely light, rain, tides, geothermal heat, etc. The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) and National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have worked together to develop various products in support of renewable energy endeavors. This page sums up two major fields of collaboration: solar radiation and wind. Moreover, Integrated Surface Data (ISD) Wind Summaries (a product generated by the NCDC) are also available (look at numbers 4 & 5 under Wind Energy Data below).” note 1.Radiant energy is another form of sun energy. Radiant energy receivers or generators are used to capture, store, and transmit the heat energy coming from the sun. Nikola Tesla is called the Father of Radiant Energy whose other experiments and inventions dealt with a generator that can absorb energy for re-use from energy available around us. The turbine-shaped Unipolar Dynamo is evident as Tesla’s first design of machine-producing electricity even without connection from any power source outside.We at wind-sky-energy.com strive to offer numerous sources of updated info and products on your search for alternative energy.Wind is an additional form of sky energy. Wind is defined as the molecular action of the atmosphere in heating and cooling which produces motion within the molecules. Wind mills play a big role in transforming this form of sky energy. The numerous forms of alternative energy offer us environment friendly means of generating energy. These types of energy are available around us at a lower cost. It can bring in more electricity or power to many people even in far-flung places where energy resources are highly and naturally available.“Millions of people around the world today are in serious need of power for cooking their food everyday. Many still live in the dark because there are no electric lights or appliances to improve their quality of life that most developed countries take for granted. There are many regions in the world which receive only 4 kilowatt hours of sunlight per square meter a day. These energy sources can be utilized to cook or power the whole house except for heating or air cooling.” note 2.Alternative energy is here to benefit us all.

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The current economic situation shows us that almost everything is down on the stock markets. So, if you are interested in the solar stocks, you should know that they have also been hit quite hard, losing important percentages. The latest NASDAQ report highlights the fact that there is no good news with regard to the solar energy sector. As this agency announces, the solar energy stocks are continuously getting negative margins especially due to the “inventory provision recorded on high-cost inventory”.

Are There Any Positive Signs?

So far, we cannot really see some positive signs. Even though a few solar stocks are getting their expected gross margins, these might not be enough to prevent the stocks from falling together with the renewable energy sector. As all the financial issues seem to influence the trading of the current solar stocks, finding the appropriate way to judge the solar field is a must. This thing can be done with the help of price-to-sales.

These financial mechanisms actually show that the solar energy stocks are about to go out of business. However, their current economic indicators actually point towards a decent profit that most companies record. Furthermore, it seems that these companies are about to improve their condition for the upcoming period. Therefore, the solar energy markets might record an amazing come back. For the moment, most top companies that operate within the solar energy field expect a profit margin that range between 20% and 36.5%, which is a truly great result in the present economic climate.

The Overall Outlook Is Not Rosy for All

The reality is that for those solar companies that are not integrated vertically, the rest of this year might not be that promising. Most of these companies are showing a falling revenue gross margin. Due to this reason, these companies are almost incapable to record any profits. Obviously, these companies are trying to reduce their costs but unfortunately, some of them have already reached their maximum. As the situation of these companies is not really what investors expect, it seems that the safest solar energy places to invest are the vertically integrated manufacturers. And if these manufacturers also have an important project under development, it is even better as this thing might keep them away from the mercy of the solar stocks market.

The Bottom Line

Most financial analysts consider that the current situation is caused by the fact that the solar stocks have already sold off much more than they are able to justify. For this reason, everyone expects a tough quarter with margins that will fall across the entire solar energy sector. However, the specialists’ opinions are divided especially because of the continuous improvements which might come in the second half of this year. For this reason, some investors still consider that the situation is going to change in a positive way. Therefore, even if you “read” all the signs that the solar stocks deliver, investing in this field remains as risky as placing your capital in any other area.

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The most current treatment of landfill gases has been flaring, but often these lower LF Btu feed stocks are not readily ignitable and therefore supplementary fuels must be added for ignition. These methods are not only an expense to the landfill operation but are heavy consumer of our natural resources i.e. electricity, natural gas.

Many states have banned the sale of landfill gas due to the minor and trace amounts of halogenated hydrocarbons, siloxane and H2S within the LF gas. This newly developed system offers years of dependable natural gas production, at a cost that is affordable to the landfill operators

American Environmental Fabrication & Supply has developed a low cost, low energy landfill gas scrubbing and enrichment system that will convert low Btu Landfill Gas “LF” into a valuable renewable energy source. The packaged system provides an innovative approach to many of the problems associated with landfill gas. The unique patented trace element removal system provides

easy separation of the LF gas impurities such as H2S, SO2, Mercaptans, Halogenated Hydrocarbons and other higher molecular weighted constitutes from the landfill gas.

The pioneering process starts by a patented Filtercrobe non steam rejuvenating granulated carbon gas separation system which adsorbs and separates the various LF gases. The higher molecular weighted LF gases are adsorbed and converted into CO2 and H2O. The initial separation system allows the lower hydrocarbons including the CO2, Nitrogen, Methane and Ethane to pass readily through the primary scrubber in a closed loop technique and continue to the secondary pressurized adsorption system.

After the initial higher molecular weighted LF gas adsorption or separation occurs the remaining lower hydrocarbon LF gases are directed to the secondary adsorption system. The secondary adsorption system known as a Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) system is supplied by a gas compression station

between the exhaust of the primary trace element scrubber and the PSA system. The PSA system offers adsorption of the lower hydrocarbons composed of methane, ethane and any trace amounts of propane.

The secondary adsorption process (PSA) binds the lower molecular weighted hydrocarbons by pressure to the granulated carbon. The next process phase within the continuous PSA system is to evacuate the remaining un-adsorbed CO2 and Nitrogen. This evacuation phase or LF sweetening process, removes the high amount of CO2 and Nitrogen and brings the LF Btu rating high enough (950< Btu) to be sold to natural gas processors. After the evacuation of the CO2 and Nitrogen a vacuum is drawn onto the secondary activated carbon system or “PSA” to remove the sweetened Methane and Ethane. The vacuumed sweetened lower hydrocarbons are now ready to be either used in the production of energy, offered to natural gas processing plants or used as the primary fuel burner applications for heat.

The recaptured LF feedstock may be used by many existing technologies i.e. Combustion Micro Turbine, Combustible Heat Source for Organic Rankin Cycle Turbines, NOx Compliant Combustion Engines or Sold Directly to Natural Gas Processing Plants.

Since the methane concentration in a landfill decreases, slowly over time, this purification technology can also extend the useful lifetime of the landfill gas for electricity generation or natural gas sales by readily increasing the combustible content as the methane concentration decreases over time. This cost effective and valuable approach allows all the LF gas to be utilized in many ways without the constraint of any one application. More importantly this closed loop system provides a low cost solution to newly adopted PSD GHG regulations for all Landfill operations.

With this latest innovative approach the older lower Btu areas of the LF may become useful in the production of high quality lower hydrocarbons i.e. Methane & Ethane. For more information about Lower Btu LF Gas processing or technology, please visit American Environmental Fabrication & Supply’s website: http://www.american-environmental.us or call them at +1 918 708-1253 Ext. 4001.

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For the third consecutive year, Chemical Week teamed up with CSC (Falls Church, VA), a global business solutions provider, to survey executives on sustainability and regulatory challenges. The survey received over 200 responses and interviews with a dozen top executives.

This year’s survey results highlight that companies are taking in – and preparing for – expanded and more complex product regulations and deriving more value from their sustainability programs through an emphasis on energy efficiency and cost reduction. The majority of companies are investing in technologies to automate product regulatory compliance.

Unsurprisingly,guidechem regulations continue to dominate sustainability expenditures closely followed by energy management.

There is a sharp increase in the number of companies reporting customer imperatives on sustainability performance in their buying decisions. There is also a significant increase in companies reporting a relaxed expectation of sustainability performance by customers, which may be indicative of economic conditions with cost pressures overshadowing sustainability goals.

Most sustainability issues gained importance in 2011. Energy and regulatory compliance importance is consistent with the commitment of resources and budget. The increase in importance of renewable energy and water conservation show additional interest in cost savings and likely capital investment to achieve additional savings.

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