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CO2 monitors facilitate rollout of environmentally friendly refrigeration in Australian supermarkets

Envirotec Magazine

Supermarkets all over Australia and New Zealand are benefiting from advanced carbon dioxide monitors, says measurement expert Vaisala, as new natural refrigeration systems are installed to assist in the fight against climate change. Synthetic refrigerant gases have been utilised in a wide variety of industries for many decades.

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Sensitive methane sensing on a budget?

Envirotec Magazine

Measuring methane emissions is important because the gas contributes to global warming and air pollution. Relevant sectors include agriculture and the waste industry. Detecting leaks is also critical to the oil and gas industry, since natural gas is mainly composed of methane.

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Methane release from UK shale gas site equivalent to 142 trans-Atlantic flights, says research group

Envirotec Magazine

tonnes of methane gas to atmosphere that was detected at a nearby monitoring station installed by researchers from The University of Manchester. Elevated methane (CH4) concentrations in the air were measured at an atmospheric monitoring station near the Preston New Road (PNR) shale gas site over a one-week period in January 2019.

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Why now is the time to tackle biogas leakage

Envirotec Magazine

The aim is to convert the biomethane into usable energy either as heat, electrical power or as a replacement for fossil-derived gas fuels, including for use as a transport fuel. Reducing methane emissions to fight global warming. However, what happens if the biomethane escapes from the digester through leakage?

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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything.

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UK substantially underestimates its methane emissions from oil and gas production – and many other countries probably do too

Envirotec Magazine

C present-day global warming relative to pre-industrial times. To track progress, countries compile national emissions data into inventories, such as the UK’s National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI), which are then reported to international monitoring bodies.

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Immediate action on organic waste needed to meet Paris targets, says biogas group

Envirotec Magazine

Once all avoidable waste is prevented, the remaining unavoidable waste can be recycled into green energy for power, heat and transport as well as biofertilisers for agriculture, bio-CO2 and other valuable bio-products. However, only 2% of those wastes are currently being effectively managed. ” says David Newman, President of WBA.

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