The rapid expansion of photovoltaic manufacturing capacity has brought significant developments in technological capabilities, most notably the development of thin film photovoltaics (PV). Historically, PV cells are made using silicon wafers (known as crystalline silicon technology), but in thin film technology, the...
NASA’s Johnson Space Center’s (JSC) Mission Control in Houston, TX, takes control of a mission as soon as a spacecraft is launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. But Houston, also known as Space City, has not fired a rocket...
SEMI PV Group is again proud to partner with Intersolar North America (www.intersolar.us), the world’s leading exhibition series for the solar industry, for the 3rd annual combined SEMICON West/Intersolar Expo and Conference held July 11–14, 2011...
Argon demand has been strong over the past year with key markets showing robust growth as the US economy comes out of recession. Production of argon is dependent on large volume oxygen production at air separation units (ASUs). Unfortunately, demand...
Global Thermostat LLC (GT) (www.global thermostat.com) was formed in 2006 to develop and commercialize a unique technology for the direct capture of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and other sources. The GT process “co-generates” carbon capture with other industrial processes—such as power...
The demand for hydrogen (H2) is rapidly increasing in chemical and petrochemical industries due to the continued growth in demand for low sulfur fuels and to support unconventional oil sands development. Increased demand for hydrogen, while good for the industrial gas...
Airgas, Inc. demonstrated its new StatusChecker™ remote monitoring system for analytical and life science laboratories. Airgas StatusChecker uses contact points to monitor for pressure, weight, and whether doors, such as freezer doors, are opened or closed. StatusChecker is designed to work...
Have you noticed the increase in demand for nitrogen from your HVAC customers? You should have. As of January 1, 2010, HVAC manufacturers are no longer permitted to produce or import residential air conditioning units designed to use...
In the United States today, there are approximately 189 ethanol plants. CryoGas International estimates that about 25 percent of these recover CO2. (See “US Carbon Dioxide Market Report,” on p. 24 of this issue.) Ethanol plant development in the US had been growing steadily...
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is both a high-profile greenhouse gas and a valuable market commodity for the US industrial gases industry. CO2 is found in naturally occurring underground structures (wells) or emitted from fossil fuel burning industrial plants as a byproduct where...
