The world’s demand for energy continues to increase. People depend on energy for fuels for transportation, electric power generation, manufacturing and commercial operations, domestic usage, and for many other applications. For this reason, it is important to be able to extract...
There was a man who was a distributor of industrial gases. He had three sons. The man made it known that when he died he wanted his eldest son to have one-half of his cylinders, his middle son to...
For those paying close attention to things happening in energy, it is becoming more obvious with each passing year that there is a brand new correction underway related to the previously perceived limitations of world oil resources. This new revolution,...
Application Modern landfills are monitored to ensure compliance with federal regulations under 40 CFR Parts 60, 61, and 63 (Federal Register/ Vol. 65, No. 201/Tuesday, October 17, 2000 /Rules and Regulations). PID Analyzers (hnu.com) has introduced its Model 108 Analyzer for...
Infrastructure continues to be identified as a major challenge in developing the hydrogen energy economy across a number of end markets. Early technology demonstration programs sponsored by federal, state, and local agencies have provided hydrogen infrastructure developers with the opportunity to...
A predominant element of the corporate culture of global manufacturing firms, which include the major industrial and medical gas manufacturers, is an integrated safety and risk management program that forms a core element of their management philosophy. These companies religiously adhere...
Gas transportation modules (GTMs) are high pressure storage and transportation systems for compressed gases based on new alternative fuel cylinder designs. Initially used for compressed natural gas (CNG) in locations and countries where there was no infrastructure in place to move...
Hydrogen remains a solid growth platform for the industrial gas industry. Industrial gas companies continue to supply large quantities of hydrogen that are used by oil and gas refineries, basic and specialty chemical manufacturers, and food processors to what is known...
“Tomorrow’s Energy: Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and the Prospects for a Cleaner Planet” by Peter Hoffmann, with a Foreword by Senator Byron L. Dorgan (The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, London, England, 2012) is a “revised and expanded edition” of Hoffmann’s classic published...
The continuing worldwide helium shortage has led to higher prices and uncertain supply for many helium users. Gas suppliers have been forced to limit shipments to contracted customers and even cut off supply to noncontract customers. One result of this...
