NETL Researchers Use Fiber Optics to Detect NatGas Pipe Corrosion

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NETL Researchers Use Fiber Optics to Detect NatGas Pipe Corrosion

Advanced sensors developed by researchers at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) can detect and predict corrosion in natural gas pipelines and prevent ruptures and leaks that release methane. Their invention combats corrosion in natural gas pipelines through early detection using either optical fiber-based or passive wireless sensing technology. The invention received a patent in…

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Save Our Cars Coalition Will Fight for Freedom to Travel

Save Our Cars Coalition Will Fight for Freedom to Travel … … [Editor’s Note: The faceless foes controlling Joe Biden are attacking our freedom to travel. A Save Our Cars Coalition is fighting back with the facts to preserve our choices.] The Institute for Energy Research and 31 other national and state-based organizations have launched

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Lanxess to discontinue conventional PU, rubber plasticizers

The German chemicals supplier said that, as of Oct. 1, it would discontinue distribution of a conventional plasticizer range used in rubber and polyurethanes. In doing so, it will transition customers to “more sustainable”alternatives. This post appeared first on Plastics News.

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ODNR Temporarily Shuts Down 4 Injection Wells in Athens County

The Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources (ODNR) has “temporarily” suspended the operations of four fracking waste injection wells in Athens County. ODNR says the wells present an “imminent danger” to health and the environment. One of the wells, owned by Reliable Enterprises LLC, is located in Rome Township. The other three are owned by K&H…

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Freeport LNG Feedgas Drops to Zero, Indicates Ongoing Outage

Two days ago, the natural gas (feedgas) flowing to the Freeport LNG export facility on Quintana Island, TX, had dropped to roughly 31% of its potential capacity (see Feedgas to Freeport LNG Dropped Last Weekend, Down 69% Yesterday). Yesterday, feedgas flows to Freeport dropped all the way to zero. A company spokesperson declined to comment…

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Lefties Say Columbia Virginia Reliability Pipe Project is Racist

In August 2022, Columbia Gas Transmission (a subsidiary of TC Energy) filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to build the Virginia Reliability Project (VRP), which includes two new compressor units and the replacement of existing pipeline (see Columbia Files w/FERC to Replace 48 Miles of Pipe in Southeast Va.). VRP will add 100…

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Maine Cement Plant Closing Because Gas Pipeline was Canceled

Actions have consequences. Environuts, like the lefties in Maine, seem to forget that. In early 2021, Summit Natural Gas of Maine, a regional utility company, announced plans to extend its service territory into Maine’s Midcoast region with a $90 million pipeline project (see Summit Natural Gas of Maine Plans Small $90M Pipe in Midcoast). The…

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UBQ closes $70M funding round

Israel-based clean tech company UBQ Materials has raised $70 million in a financing round led by Eden Global Partners, the company announced today. This post appeared first on Plastics News.

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