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PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced the startup of a high-efficiency power-generation facility at its Quattordio, Italy, automotive paint and coatings manufacturing site. The facility is expected to reduce energy costs by 13% and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 10% annually. Combining cooling, heating and power, which is known as trigeneration, the facility can operate on a combination of natural gas and 5% hydrogen. This can be increased to 20% hydrogen with minimal investment and up to 60% with f
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SOURCE: Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) DESCRIPTION:When PSEG began planning for its Roseland-Pleasant Valley electric transmission upgrade project, one of the first questions for PSEG biologists was what to do with an eagle’s nest on one of the towers where a pair of bald eagles had been nesting for more than six years? The 90-year-old steel lattice tower sat along the banks of the South Branch of the Raritan River, and eagles found the location – high away from predators and with access
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Catalyzing Action on the SDGs Through Collaboration Tue, 05/14/2019 - 09:00 Subheader GlobeScan’s SDG Leadership Series addresses the barriers to SDG action with innovative ideas and inspiring examples of progress Type of Content Article Layout Featured Media Body TORONTO, May 14, 2019 /3BL Media/ - Slowly but surely we are seeing pockets of progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Ten years remain until the 2030 deadline and as the urgency ramps up, so does the commitment of many b
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For the second year in a row, Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW) walked away with “Innovation of the Year” honors last night at the Lean & Six Sigma World Conference, the leading conference on business process improvement. Arrow won for its Lean Sigma Drones project, which combines drone technology, proprietary video technology and a rapid-improvement methodology to observe Arrow’s extensive warehouse operations from a birds-eye view and more effectively identify areas for continuous improve
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