Environment & Safety
HP Viewpoint: Air quality: The devil you don’t see
As the global population and the demand for more and more energy has grown, so too has the detrimental impact on the air we breathe and, as a consequence, public health.
HP Innovations
Ingersoll Rand debuted its TURBO-AIR NX 8000 integrally geared centrifugal compressor at the Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia show in Houston, Texas in September.
Wabash River coal-gasification project celebrates 20 years of operations
The Wabash River IGCC project repowered an aging pulverized coal power plant with the installation of a gasification facility and new combined cycle, 262-megawatt power plant—demonstrating world class, low-level emissions for coal-fired power generation.
Comet spews ethyl alcohol in space for first time
The discovery marks the first time that ethyl alcohol, the same type in alcoholic beverages, has been observed in a comet, according to a CNN report.
Shell to install German hydrogen-fueling network
The hydrogen-fueling development is part of an effort to accelerate the growth in Europe of this low-carbon alternative transport fuel, according to Shell officials.
Air Products to expand US hydrogen-fuel network
The three stations are coming onstream in California, with another 25 hydrogen fueling stations involving Air Products that are now in the construction, planning or permitting phase.
Chemical leak, explosion at Texas Gulf Coast plant injures four workers
An explosion was reported at approximately 7:50 a.m. on Friday morning at the SunEdison plant in Pasadena, Texas, with four workers reported to be injured.
Design pressure reduction in high-pressure heat exchangers with dynamic simulation
A commercial simulation tool is used to carry out the analysis of the transient phenomena caused by the tube rupture event during the design phase of an HP heat exchanger.
Managing the recovery from the Jaipur oil terminal fire
In October 2009, a devastating fire at the oil terminal in Jaipur, India, killed 11 people, injured many more and incurred a significant financial loss.
HP Automation Safety: Ensure the safety and security of industrial control systems
Process safety and cyber security are distinctly different disciplines, but there is now a growing realization within the downstream automation sector that they are related.
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- U.S. refiner Marathon Petroleum says it will be bidding for Venezuelan crude oil 1/9
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