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Beginning January 1, 2013, all multi-family homes will be required to have carbon-monoxide detectors. To make sure that landlords are in full compliance with this law, information can be found at http://www.hcd.ca.gov/codes/shl/infobulls/IB2011-01.pdj Orange, CA (PRWEB) January 08, 2013 As of July 1, 2011, California State Senate Bill 183 was signed into law, which requires all Landlords to install carbon- monoxide detectors in their single-family homes. This bill requires detectors in...
Professional Equipment is proud to offer the next generation of portable combustion efficiency analyzers, the TESTO 310 and TESTO 320 combustion analyzer for the job. Janesville, WI (PRWEB) December 28, 2012 As heating season kicks into high gear, now is a good time to determine if system testing equipment is ready for the big job ahead. Professional Equipment is proud to offer the next generation of portable combustion efficiency analyzers, the TESTO 310 and TESTO 320 combustion...
WORCESTER, Mass., Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ThermoEnergy Corp. (OTCBB: TMEN), a diversified technologies company engaged in the development and sales of wastewater recovery and power generation technologies, has announced that it has signed an $900,000 contract with Unity Power Alliance (UPA) to build a bench-scale "flameless" combustion system that will be used to test and optimize UPA's pressurized oxy-combustion technology for clean coal power generation. (Logo:...
JACKSON, Mich., Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Falling temperatures signal to Michigan residents that heating season has arrived, and with it comes an increased risk of carbon monoxide dangers. That's why Gov. Rick Snyder has joined with Consumers Energy and declared Oct. 28 - Nov. 3 "Michigan Carbon Monoxide Safety and Awareness Week." Consumers Energy reminds home and business owners to take preventive measures now that will provide protection against carbon monoxide (CO), a toxic...
CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif., Oct. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Robert H. Peterson is expanding their line of premium fireplace products with the introduction of the Real Fyre Direct Vent Gas Insert. The addition represents a new product category for the company and a new option for homeowners seeking an efficient gas-heating appliance while maintaining the realism and beauty of a wood fire. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121019/LA96231) "We are thrilled to add the Real Fyre...
WORCESTER, Mass., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Unity Power Alliance (UPA), a joint venture between ThermoEnergy Corporation (OTCBB: TMEN) and ITEA, S.p.A., announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has provided final approval on an award of $1 Million to advance the company's pressurized oxy-combustion technology for clean, coal-fired power generation. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121015/CL92617LOGO ) The Unity Power Alliance (UPA) award team...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Natural gas has become an increasingly important energy source as the world's accessible oil reserves are depleted. The primary component of natural gas is methane, which releases less carbon dioxide than many other hydrocarbon fuels. However, because the methane molecule is so stable, the energy within can't always be accessed, and escaping unburned methane is a greenhouse gas twenty times more powerful than carbon dioxide. This...
WOODLANDS, Texas, Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BenchMark Energy Corporation (OTC: BMRK) is pleased to announce that it has agreed to extend its research contract with the University of North Dakota ("UND") through July 2013. Originally signed on November 1, 2011, the contract calls for UND to study the impact of adding glycerin to coal upon combustion performance. The study will ascertain the benefits that could be obtained from the co-combustion of Benchmark Energy's glycerin...
Reducing CO2 With a series of papers published in chemistry and chemical engineering journals, researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have advanced the case for extracting carbon dioxide directly from the air using newly-developed adsorbent materials. The technique might initially be used to supply carbon dioxide for such industrial applications as fuel production from algae or enhanced oil recovery. But the method could later be used to supplement the capture of CO2 from...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical Alarm Concepts Holding, Inc. (OTCQB: MDHI.PK), today announced it has selected FEV of Auburn Hills, MI to conduct further tests of its MotorBooster(TM) engine catalyst product, which in preliminary tests demonstrated strong fuel mileage gains and significant emissions reductions. The new set of tests, which are expected to begin later this week and to be completed in approximately three weeks, will utilize EPA compliant...
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A Bunsen burner produces a single open gas flame; it is commonly found in labs - used for heating, sterilization, and combustion. Robert Bunsen, in 1852, was hired at the University of Heidelberg and promised a new laboratory building. Heidelberg had just started installing coal-gas street lighting which provided light but not necessarily heat. Laboratory lamps, at the time, left much to be desired regarding economy and simplicity. The desire was to maximize the temperature and minimize...
