Renewable energy

Briton Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) - with manufacturing connections in the US - and 42 Technology, have joined forces to help the Aircraft Research Association (ARA) develop and launch an innovative new research tool for use within its high-speed wind tunnel in Bedford.

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (CCBCC) Roanoke plant recently announced the successful completion of The Coca-Cola Company and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) partnership’s Top 10 Energy-Saving Challenge, as part of a larger effort to achieve Coca-Cola’s system-wide carbon reduction goals.

LESER, a global manufacturer of safety valves, with subsidiaries in the U.S., has updated its Valvestar digital sizing program, the new 7.3.0 version. Version VS 7.3.0 includes the following improvements: • Products: Integration of complete range of pilot operated safety valves • Documentation: Integration of new documentations such as the ISA-Datasheet • Sizing: Automatic calculation of lift restriction according to the latest requirements of AD 2000-Merkblatt A2 • Handling: - Splitting the back pressure up into constant and variable superimposed back pressure - Possibility to change environmental pressure retroactively - Availability in Chinese language - Compatibility with Windows 8.

Canada has launched its first LNG-fuelled ferry called the MV Armand-Imbeau II. The ferry is the first of two dual fuel ferries built for Société des Traversiers du Québec. The ferry includes the LNGPac fuel storage system, which operates on dual fuel, making the vessel one of the most environmentally friendly ferries in operation.

Fugitive Emissions Summit Americas is a new event that is being introduced in Houston, Texas in 2016. The two-day conference and exhibition is organized by KCI Corporation and Messe Düsseldorf North America.

Badger Meter control valves has released its range of valves available in a bellows seal design: Type 808 bellows sealed globe valve. This is an ideal choice for critical, zero-fugitive emission, high-purity or high-vacuum applications where the potential for hazardous emissions has to be eliminated.

The Board of Directors of Greene’s Energy Group announced that CEO Robert 'Bob' Vilyus has elected to retire from the company and the Board of Directors in September 2015. Vilyus has been a leader for more than a decade, assembling a portfolio of companies that enabled strong growth for many years and durability during challenging periods.

A US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to relax air-pollution limits placed on power-plant emissions. The EPA instituted the rules because some gases emitted from power plants cross state lines and impact “downwind” states.

Saint-Gobain will be featuring its OmniSeal line of products at the upcoming Valve World Americas Expo at booth 1052. The OmniSeal spring-energized seal product line, which can be used in a wide range of applications from cryogenic to high temperature and high pressure environments, are a result of the company working closely with their customers through integrated co-design to develop systems that fulfill the increasing performance requirements for engineered valves.

Emerson Process Management has introduced the Fisher Z500 line of metal-seated ball valves to its severe service portfolio. Fisher Z500 metal-seated valves are engineered to withstand higher temperatures, pressures, and more erosive conditions than a standard on/off ball valve, providing increased reliability and protection of critical assets in demanding applications.