Fuel cell technology has long promised the dream of quiet, reliable, and clean generation of electricity. Improvements in fuel cell technologies coupled with an increasing need for stand-alone and on-vehicle generation of electrical power are turning many of those dreams into...
It seems that fossil fuels will continue to be the primary source of energy in the decades to come. However, solutions for the accompanying problems—for example the creation of greenhouse gases—have to be provided. Lewa GmbH (lewa.com) and Burckhardt Compression...
There was a man who was a distributor of industrial gases. He had three sons. The man made it known that when he died he wanted his eldest son to have one-half of his cylinders, his middle son to...
Infrastructure continues to be identified as a major challenge in developing the hydrogen energy economy across a number of end markets. Early technology demonstration programs sponsored by federal, state, and local agencies have provided hydrogen infrastructure developers with the opportunity to...
Gas transportation modules (GTMs) are high pressure storage and transportation systems for compressed gases based on new alternative fuel cylinder designs. Initially used for compressed natural gas (CNG) in locations and countries where there was no infrastructure in place to move...
The continuing worldwide helium shortage has led to higher prices and uncertain supply for many helium users. Gas suppliers have been forced to limit shipments to contracted customers and even cut off supply to noncontract customers. One result of this...
Last year, I estimated total 2012 world production of Kr would be 97 million liters, production of Xe at 10.5 million liters, and Ne production at about 625 million liters. In my follow up plant-by-plant analysis, I found that the...
Each January, we look at macroeconomic trends that influence industrial gas markets. These trends—like rising or falling worldwide GDP, geopolitical movements, shifting energy supply and sourcing, and even natural disasters and climate change—influence what products and technologies will...
From September 26–28, 845 registered attendees representing high horsepower industry sectors including rail, marine, mining, drilling, earthmoving, and power generation gathered at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Houston, Texas, to examine the potential of natural gas for fueling high horsepower...
The large quantities of atmospheric gases (oxygen and nitrogen) required in many industrial applications are effectively produced by cryogenic air separation units (ASU). The inputs to an ASU are atmospheric air, electrical power, and water for cooling. The outputs are oxygen...
