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How to Profit from Reducing your Business’ Air Emissions
by David Alexander, Managing Principal, Air Resources Group, LLCOnly read on if you are innovative and want to make money. Businesses can significantly profit from three little unknown letters – ERC (Emission Reduction Credits).
For nearly 30 years the US has been engaged in a national program to reduce air pollution from manufacturing plants, trucks and motor vehicles, off-road machinery and equipment and other sources of pollution. New York, Connecticut, and other northeastern states have been at the forefront of this initiative for many years.
The State Implementation Plan (SIP) Process
by David R. Alexander, Managing Principal, Air Resources Group, LLCThe SIP represents a State’s cumulative efforts in designing and implementing a comprehensive program for air quality management.
New Regulatory Requirements for Owners of Stationary Internal Combustion Engines
by Robert E. Dzymala, P.E., Air Resources Group, LLCIf you have stationary internal combustion engines at your facility, then the information that follows may be very important to you. Stationary internal combustion (IC) engines are used to drive emergency generators, electric generators, compressors, pumps and many other devices. Typically they are fueled by diesel fuel, gasoline, and/or natural gas. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has proposed changes to the existing NOx RACT regulation that will reduce emission limits for stationary internal combustion engines. The effective date of the proposed changes was April 1, 2005.
ARG Announces Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration Facility Approved
ARG Announces Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration Facility Approved for Induction as a Member of EPA’s National Performance Track ProgramAir Resources Group is pleased to announce that it has teamed with the Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration (BNYCP) facility located in the Brooklyn Navy Yard to obtain recognition by the US EPA as a National Performance Track Member.
Indoor Air Quality and Mold Inspection A Perspective on Insurance Investigations
ARG evaluates indoor air quality (IAQ) from many different facets regarding chemistry, toxicology, risk assessment, forensics and health. Of recent interest over the past several years, insurance claims from mold damage have become an increasingly prominent issue. Mold assessment and remediation is a three-fold process involving independent responsibilities.The Air We Breathe: The Energy We ‘Make’
Article for the Hudson Valley Business Journal, Second in a Series of Environmentally Oriented ArticlesOur tremendous ability over the last half century to create and transmit electricity using heavy coal and petroleum burning has contributed greatly to the inherent problem we now experience … and breathe. We’re starting to chart our nations’ course to use less of these fuels, but such cultural adaptation doesn’t happen overnight. Several atmospheric pollutants dictate our attention to their control.
Latest News
New NYSDEC Regulation for Combustion InstallationsOn July 8, 2010 the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation placed new restrictions on NOx (oxides of nitrogen) emissions from boilers in accordance with their program of Reasonably Achievable Control Technology (RACT).
NEW! NYS SIP Modifications for NOx RACT Determinations
In developing the 2008 NYS State Implementation Plan, NYSDEC revised their methodology for determining NOx RACT emission limits. This affects both combustion turbines and boilers currently in operation.
