As I have mentioned in other articles written for gasworld, when the ‘man or woman on the street’ thinks of carbon dioxide (CO2), this is often related to soft drink carbonation, and CO2 in the atmosphere. In...
The gases industry is built upon a paradigm of safety, of the Zero Ambition, and layer upon layer of invaluable regulation. Safety in handling, using and distributing gas is paramount to the industry, its end-user...
Helium is a global commodity delivered though a complex supply chain. Diversity of sourcing and reliability of sourcing operations will be the drivers affecting level of helium supply and service by major gas companies.
The BLM Amarillo Field Office is currently planning for the closure of the Federal Helium Program, at the direction of the U.S. Congress.
Much of the publicity surrounding Praxair’s pending merger with Linde has focused on the geographic overlap between their atmospheric gas businesses, especially in the US.
Leak detection is important to anyone who manufactures or uses closed vessels. In the industrial gas business we deal with all kinds of closed vessels, from pressurized cylinders to vacuum pumps.
As has been extensively reported this year, thousands of children in London school districts are being exposed to potentially prohibited levels of air pollution. The various volatile organic compounds (VOCs) which largely constitute the automotive...
Worldwide demand for hydrogen is rising and expected to continue to grow at 5% annually. Hydrogen is increasingly sought for petroleum refineries, chemical manufacturing and in industrial markets.
Hydrogen as a clean energy has been promoted in China in recent years, while other developed countries have already set up and are expanding their hydrogen infrastructure. China is now allocating efforts to catch up.
When AREVA H2Gen was established in 2014 it began so with a mission to become a leading French producer of carbon-free hydrogen. Formed from an alliance of three partners –ADEME, AREVA and Smart Energies subsidiary...
