Chemicals & Energy

Sphera Releases Tool to Ensure Compliance With E.U. Chemical Regulations

February 24, 2017

Regulatory demands from the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) will increase in complexity in 2018 with the forthcoming European Substance Volume Tracking (SVT) regulations, and EHS software provider Sphera has released an enhanced version of its Intelligent Authoring software that the company says will ensure companies are able to stay in compliance with the new regulations.

At Ongoing Standing Rock Protests, Not Just Any Toilet Will Do

February 23, 2017

Los Angeles Times

The scale and duration of the protests that have unfolded here over the fall and winter by those determined to block the Dakota Access oil pipeline have created endless logistical challenges.

The North Face, Patagonia to Phase Out Perfluorinated Chemicals

February 22, 2017

Environmental Leader

Gore Fabrics says it will eliminate perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) of environmental concern from its products by 2023.

Global Energy Demand Is Doubling Asia's Liquefied Natural Gas Prices

February 21, 2017

Maritime Executive

As global energy demand rises, the market for LNG continues to expand. Set to increase by 50 percent between 2015 and 2020, the LNG market is one of the fastest growing in the world.

Forged Warehouse Receipts Were All for Nickel, Glencore Firm Says

February 17, 2017

The New York Times

Forged warehouse certificates circulating in the name of Access World, a metals warehouse company owned by commodity giant Glencore Plc, have all been for nickel in Asia, it said last week.

Autonomous Vehicles Could Reduce Windfarm Costs

February 16, 2017

Maritime Executive

A collaboration between Heriot-Watt University's Ocean Systems Laboratory and the Smart Systems Group has received funding to deliver a human-robotics hybrid solution for the maintenance and operation of offshore windfarms.

Siemens Completes 'Key Test' of 3D-Printed Gas-Turbine Blades

February 15, 2017

The New York Times

German engineering group Siemens has run a successful test of power generation gas turbine blades produced wholly by metal-based 3D printing by U.K.-based Materials Solutions, which it bought last year.

DNV: Oil and Gas Industry Finding 'New Normal'

February 7, 2017

Maritime Executive

DNV GL has released its annual oil and gas industry benchmark study, and the survey of 700 industry executives and professionals found that confidence is at roughly the same level as last year, with about one third of respondents expecting growth in 2017.

Holding Supply Chains Accountable for Carbon Emissions Saves Money, CDP Reports

February 3, 2017

Environmental Leader

A sustainable supply chain will result in a lot fewer carbon emissions, reports CDP, which looked at 89 supply chain members that cut those heat-trapping emissions by 434 million tons in 2016.

U.K. Offshore Wind Costs Fall Nearly a Third in Four Years

February 2, 2017

The New York Times

The cost of producing electricity from wind farms off the coast of Britain has fallen 32 percent in the past four years, meeting a government target four years early, an industry report said.

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