Continuous emission monitoring – or CEM for short – is a method of monitoring the emissions from the smokestacks of industrial sites such as power stations, manufacturing plants and other facilities where combustion of fuel sources is in occurrence. Click to read more.
The fight against climate change hinges greatly on a reduction in the use of fossil fuels, so recent years have seen the increasing use of fuels of biogenic origin as replacements for fossil fuels. Click to read more.
Jun 10 2021
COP 21 – or the 21 Conference of the Parties to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), to give it its full name – was a summit of all 197 world nations in 2015. Taking place in Paris, the Conference aimed to encourage all attendees to agree on strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, achieving a net-zero carbon scenario and reducing global warming by an absolute maximum of 2°C in comparison to pre-Industrial Revolution levels.
While some commentators hail the summit as a success in terms of securing the agreement of all 197 nations (and the later ratification of the vast majority), there are other critics who do not believe it went far enough in following the science to slow climate change or implementing concrete measures. Here’s a closer look at its main objectives and how effective it has been in achieving them.
Apr 13 2021 Read 2 Times
Intuitively, rivers seem like they are a symbol of nature, vitality and a healthy planet. However, the pollution which has been allowed to infiltrate many waterways around the world – especially those in urban environments – could be compromising the green credentials of rivers, instead turning them into chief contributors of some of the most damaging greenhouse gases.
Those are the findings of a new study from Hong Kong, which analysed emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) from 15 rivers in the New Territories. The research revealed that all the bodies of water involved in the study had become oversaturated with the three greenhouse gases, resulting in elevated emissions into the atmosphere.
Apr 05 2021 Read 17 Times
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The issue of methane leaks from natural gas pipelines is a very real one, requiring constant monitoring and control to minimize its impact for both environmental and safety reasons. With ABB’s UAV-based mobile gas leak detection system being launched at the end of March 2021, Doug Baer, Global Product Line Manager Laser Analyzers for ABB Measurement & Analytics, explains how the latest generation of mobile gas leak detection measurement technologies can help.
Pipeline networks, especially ones which cross entire countries and run for thousands of miles, will always present an issue when it comes to leakage. The variety of factors at play in operating and maintaining a network, including aging infrastructure, network pressures and the efficiency of any maintenance regimes, mean that leakage in a network can at best only ever be controlled rather than eliminated.