The 92nd Annual Gas Processors Association (GPA) Convention was held last week, down the road from me in San Antonio, Texas. Two of the Emerson business platforms, Emerson Process Management and Emerson Climate Technologies were there to show ways technologies are...
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Insight on the Energy Future – CERAWeek 2013
Douglas Morris of Emerson's alternative energy industry team shares some thoughts and experiences from the CERAWeek conference this week. The 32nd annual CERAWeek Conference, led by Daniel Yergin, was held this week in Houston, Texas USA. The meeting is the preeminent...
What’s in Store for Alternative Fuels in the US?
Emerson's Douglas Morris, a member of the alternative energy industry team, opens his 2013 guest-blogging season with a look at what's in store for the alternative fuels industry this year, here in the U.S. Happy New Year. For me, the New Year is a time for reflection...
2012 Gasification Technologies Council Conference
The changes in identified natural gas reserves here in the U.S. have impacted the economic viability of other sources of energy. Emerson's Alan Novak, leader of the alternative energy industry team, provides an update on gasification technologies. The Gasification...
Optimizing LNG Plant Projects and Process Operations
While the energy markets continue to adjust to the growing supplies of natural gas through increasing shale gas production, project and operational goals around shorter schedules, faster startups, and maximized production rates remain constant. I caught up with...
The Impact of Shale Gas on Olefins
With vast shale gas reserves, will China move from coal-to-chemicals processes to gas-to-chemicals processes going forward? Emerson's Douglas Morris, a member of the alternative energy industry team explores this question in today's guest post. We've had a number of...
The Impact of Shale Gas on the US Power Market
Here in the U.S., shale gas is creating jobs, reducing energy costs, and even adding to the revenue coffers at the local, state, and federal levels. Emerson's Alan Novak, Director of the alternative energy and mining and metals industries, highlights its impact on...
Solar Power-Will New Technology Provide a Breakthrough?
Plentiful shale gas changes the economics around electricity production. Emerson's Douglas Morris, a member of the alternative energy industry team, explores recent advancements in solar power technology in light of these economics. Ever bring up the topic of solar...
A Global View of The Natural Gas Market
The availability of natural gas from shale formations is impacting many sectors of the process manufacturing marketplace including alternative energy, oil & gas, electrical power generation, and petrochemicals to name a few. It is even impacting the availability...
New Generation Chemical Plants and Gas Chromatography
We've explored in several posts the impact shale gas is having on the U.S. oil and gas industry. A Processing magazine article, US chemical industry expansion will bring sophisticated technologies mainstream, explores its impact on the chemical industry and the...
Improving Shale Gas Development
Emerson's Alan Novak, leader of the alternative energy industry team, highlights technology changes that may replace the need for water in hydraulic fracturing. In a previous post, we discussed the process of Hydraulic Fracturing, or "Fracking", which is used to...
People, Processes, Technologies for Integrated Operations
Having to do more with less resources seems to be a common issue throughout the process industries. Process manufacturers are re-examining their people, processes, and technologies to look for ways to accomplish their business objectives more efficiently. I bring this...
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