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- Landfill trash to methane to ethanol--a fuel cycle
- There are now three landfills in America that supply methane to a nearby ethanol refinery. The newest is in Sious Falls, South Dakota. Methane is pumped ten miles from the city landfill to an ethanol refinery using wood pulp. The federal EPA is a co-sponsor of...
- Tags: Landfill, Refinery, Methane, Business Structures, Finance, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-03-29
- What are we breathing now? Let me guess...
- There may be a partial answer at a newly created section of the EPA website. It lists all admitted toxic emissions from factories, government operations and other facilities around the U.S. Here's where you can go search your own zip code, or the one for your kid's school....
- Tags: Food, ZIP Code, Refinery, Chevron Corp., Food & Beverage, Web Site Development, Financial Statements, Web Technology, Manufacturing, Internet, Financial Accounting, Finance, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-09-10
- More oil refineries coming right up. Will this stunt cleantech growth?
- More oil refineries coming right up. Will this stunt cleantech growth?I see you're back in scare tactics mode, goodbye ntnt = no text
- Tags: cleantech growth, clean technology
- Discussion threads 2008-06-09
- More oil refineries coming right up. Will this stunt cleantech growth?
- Saudi Arabia is preparing to add more refineries in the next few years. And they plan to begin refining more of their less desirable, more sulphurous, crude oil. Saudi is aiming for an 80% increase in refining capacity. Most refineries in the world can now only handle...
- Tags: Refinery, Canada, Clean Technology, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-06-09
- Are you feeling a powerful thirst? Could we run out of beer??
- Are you feeling a powerful thirst? Could we run out of beer??Are you feeling a powerful thirst? Could we run out of beer??Whot? No beer?? Dont be daft man, we gotta keep the amber fluid flowing!Whilst everybody is talking about the shortage of potable water for human consumption, nobody seems...
- Tags: powerful thirst, thirst, refinery
- Discussion threads 2007-10-29
- Cellulosic ethanol: A fuel for the future?
- Cellulosic ethanol: A fuel for the future?TypicalWe're sopping wet in oil in this country in Alaska, the gulf and the Atlantic Continental Shelf and instead we waste millions of dollars on stupid ethanol plants and run the risk of deforestation. There have already been food riots in mexico because of...
- Tags: Tembec, Cellulosic Ethanol, refinery
- Discussion threads 2007-08-14
- DISK2DISK2DISK Technology Simplifies Refinery's Data Security Issues
- Over time, Flying J Refinery's tape backup system could not keep up with the refinery's data protection demands. The company needed a faster, more robust and expandable solution to handle its growing needs. Given the hazardous nature of the production and environment, reliability was a significant consideration. After evaluating several...
- Tags: Refinery, Data Security, Revinetix, Backups
- Case studies 2007-03-09
- Photos: Britain's refinery inferno
- Satellite photos and images shot on the ground show the fire and smoke generated by Sunday's refinery explosion near London.
- Tags: refinery, Britain, satellite, London, photograph
- Image galleries 2005-12-12
- Photos: Britain's refinery inferno
- Satellite photos and images shot on the ground show the fire and smoke generated by Sunday's refinery explosion near London.
- Tags: refinery, Britain, satellite, London, photograph
- Image galleries 2005-12-12
- Unreal Tournament 2003 - Refinery deathmatch map (Windows)
- This is the Refinery deathmatch map for UT2003.
- Tags: Refinery, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2003-10-30
- Command & Conquer: Generals - Refined Cliffs map (Windows)
- This is an eight-player map for C&C Generals. It is skirmish compatible. Resources and buildings include nine supply docks, ten oil derricks, two oil refineries, and buildings scattered around the middle.
- Tags: Refinery, SwordFish, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2003-10-23
- Command & Conquer: Generals - Ireland Meadows map (Windows)
- The players will have one opponent near when they start, and the two others on a safe distance. There are a number of ways to advance on this map. First, there are four valleys that meet in the center of the map. Bridges cross each valley to connect the surrounding...
- Tags: Map, Refinery, Hogmark, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2003-10-23
- Your Turn: MS breakup could be for the best
- Responding to the article "Are two Microsoft's better than one?",ZDNN Reader Doug Rossire compares the breakup of Standard Oil Company and the breakup of Microsoft. If you want an eye-opening comparison in a seemingly unrelated field, do some reading about the break...
- Tags: Standard Oil, Petroleum, Refinery, Microsoft Corp., Breakup, Doug Rossire, Telecom & Utilities, Technology News
- News items 2000-05-01
- Talkback Central: MS breakup could be good
- Responding to the article "Are two Microsoft's better than one?",ZDNN Reader Doug Rossire compares the breakup of Standard Oil Company and the breakup of Microsoft. If you want an eye-opening comparison in a seemingly unrelated field, do some reading about the break...
- Tags: Standard Oil, Petroleum, Refinery, Microsoft Corp., Breakup, Doug Rossire, Telecom & Utilities, Technology News
- News items 2000-05-01
- Oil Tycoon 5.06 (Windows)
- From the developer: "Do you have what it takes to become a billionaire in the oil industry? Oil Tycoon! is a business simulation in which your rich Texas uncle died and left you an inheritance of one plot of land, one oil well, one refinery, one storage unit, and one...
- Tags: Tycoon, Microsoft Windows, Refinery, Global Star Software, Registration Fee, Storage, Hardware
- Software downloads 1999-12-14
- Sugar Refinery Grows Business With More Efficient Communications Platform
- Ingenio y Refineria San Martin del Tabacal Tabacal operates a sugar refinery in northern Argentina. An aging, poorly integrated IT infrastructure impeded Tabacal's growth plans, employee productivity, and communication with remote plantations, distribution centers, partners, and customers. IT staff faced daily server problems at remote facilities, and employees spent too...
- Tags: Refinery, Messaging, Microsoft Corp., Instant Messaging, Groupware, Strategy, Servers, Internet, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Hardware
- Case studies
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- Tripwire Rings Up Compliance and Fuels Efficiency for This Busy Regional Company
- Starting as a refinery outlet in 1952, Wesco has grown to a regional company that includes wholesale energy division, filling stations, convenience stores, distribution center, training facility and bakery. The challenge was to become PCI compliant with minimal impact to IT staff, to increase and enforce change management processes and...
- Tags: Compliance, Tripwire, Tripwire Enterprise, PCI, Change Management, Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Storage, Hardware, Tools & Techniques, Management, Human Resources
- Case studies 2009-09-19
- Value Engineering Certification 6.0.6.2 (Windows)
- This is the only online value engineering course approved by "SAVE International" for Mod I - Part I Certification. Lectures include: 1. VE Overview; 2. Value Engineering Concepts and History; 3. Project Scope & Budget; 4. Modeling techniques; 5. Planning for VE services; 6. The VE job plan; 7. Function...
- Tags: Certification, Microsoft Windows, Analysis
- Software downloads 2009-08-10
- Energy for (almost) free
- If something is being thrown away, and can be turned into something valuable, that should count for an uptick in productivity, and a good business if the actual turning process isn't too costly. The folks at ElectraTherm claim a process that turns waste efficiently into useful energy. Specifically...
- Tags: Exhaust, ElectraTherm, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-05-06
- Slovnaft Plc. Gains New Agility and Business Insight to Thrive in Dynamic Petrochemical Industry
- Slovnaft Plc. wanted to automate critical processes for business decision making in the complex, multidivisional refinery enterprise and efficiently manage the production chain, sales, and purchasing. The challenge was to update business and financial applications steadily to remain a dynamic and efficient player in the highly-competitive petrochemical sector and retain...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Industry, Manufacturing, Financial Accounting, Strategy, Finance, Management
- Case studies 2009-05-01
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