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Mazzei Pipeline Flash Reactor for Castaic Lake WWTP
 Bakersfield,
CA -- The Mazzei Injector Company, LLC has announced that
its unique Pipeline Flash Reactor™ for ozone contacting was
selected and installed by the Castaic Lake Water Agency. The
water agency's facilities include the Earl Schmidt
Filtration Plant and the Rio Vista Water Treatment Plant.
The plants treat Castaic Lake water supplied from the
California State Water Project. Both plants recently
underwent major expansion to increase capacity.
As part of the expansion of the
Rio Vista Plant an alternative filtration treatment process
was converted to an ozone contactor. The Mazzei Flash
Reactor was selected for the ozone sidestream injection
because of its high efficiency and small footprint.
The 102" Pipeline Flash Reactor
uses application specific Mazzei nozzles to introduce the
water/ozone sidestream flow back into the main water flow at
high velocities. This causes a section of the system to be a
turbulent mixing chamber without the pressure loss of
conventional mixing systems. Ozone mass transfer occurs
within a few seconds and thoroughly mixes with the main pipe
flow.
Mazzei President Bill Van Skike
stated, "Mazzei technologies are well-known in the municipal
water industry for delivering very efficient ozone
contacting systems with small footprint designs. We are
pleased that this innovative product was selected for the
Castaic project. We are seeing more and more of these types
of applications for our Pipeline Flash Reactor."
Founded in 1978, the Mazzei
Injector Company, LLC is headquartered in Bakersfield,
California. Known worldwide for its mixing and contacting
technologies, the company manufactures patented products and
processes including high performance "venturi" type
injectors for the agricultural, municipal and industrial
water and wastewater, pool/spa and wine industries.
For more information contact:
Mazzei Injector Company, LLC
Telephone: (661) 363-6500
Web site:
http://www.mazzei.net/ |
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Blue Water Technologies CTO to
present at MRWA 2010
 Spokane,
WA -- Blue Water Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of
advanced technologies for nutrient removal and separation
processes that make water safer, cleaner and more available,
will showcase its expertise during the Minnesota Rural Water
Association’s (MRWA) 2010 Annual Technical Conference in St
Cloud, MN, March 2-4, 2010.
As part of the Thursday, March 4,
session "Wastewater Operation and Maintenance” Blue Water’s
Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Remy Newcombe, will discuss
“Mercury Removal from Wastewater by Reactive Filtration” at
8:30 a.m. in the St. Cloud Civic Center. The presentation
will discuss in practical terms how reactive filtration can
be a cost-effective means of dealing with a specific
contaminant such as mercury, as well as how adsorption is a
critical component in efficient treatment system design.
About Blue Water Technologies
Inc.: The privately held company originated as a technology
transfer from the University of Idaho for advanced
phosphorus removal. The company has since licensed and
invented additional technologies that target various
contaminants in wastewater. The company markets advanced
phosphorus removal systems, wastewater reuse filtration, and
primary treatment for the municipal, industrial, and
commercial markets.
For more information contact:
Blue Water Technologies, Inc.
10450 N. Airport Drive
Hayden, Idaho 83835-9742
Telephone: 1-888-710-2583
Fax: 208-209-0396
Web site:
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Innovative Fuel Cell Provides Renewable Power 24/7
 Sunnyvale,
CA -- Bloom Energy Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based
company committed to changing the way people generate and
consume energy, announced today the availability of the
Bloom Energy Server™, a patented solid oxide fuel cell
(SOFC) technology that provides a cleaner, more reliable,
and more affordable alternative to both today’s electric
grid as well as traditional renewable energy sources.
The Bloom Energy Server provides
distributed power generation, allowing customers to
efficiently create their own electricity onsite. The company
introduced its groundbreaking technology at an event hosted
today at eBay Inc. headquarters along with California
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, General Colin Powell, and
several of its early customers.
Built using abundant and
affordable materials, Bloom’s fuel cell technology is
fundamentally different from the legacy “hydrogen” fuel
cells most people are familiar with. The Bloom Energy Server
is distinct in four primary ways: it uses lower cost
materials, provides unmatched efficiency in converting fuel
to electricity, has the ability to run on a wide range of
renewable or traditional fuels, and is more easily deployed
and maintained.
Unlike traditional renewable
energy technologies, like solar and wind, which are
intermittent, Bloom’s technology can provide renewable power
24/7.
Each Bloom Energy Server provides
100 kilowatts (kW) of power in roughly the footprint of a
parking space. Each system generates enough power to meet
the needs of approximately 100 average U.S. homes or a small
office building. For more power, customers simply deploy
multiple Energy Servers side by side. The modular
architecture allows customers to start small and “pay as
they grow”.
Bloom’s customers have deployed
the solution to lower and/or fix their energy costs, while
significantly cutting their carbon footprint and enhancing
their energy security by reducing their dependence on the
grid. Customers who purchase Bloom’s systems can expect a
3-5 year payback on their capital investment from the energy
cost savings. Depending on whether they are using a fossil
or renewable fuel, they can also achieve a 40-100% reduction
in their carbon footprint as compared with the U.S. grid.
Customers announced today include Bank of America; The
Coca-Cola Company; Cox Enterprises; eBay; FedEx Express, an
operating company of FedEx Corp.; Google; Staples; and
Walmart.
Since the first commercial
customer installation in July 2008, Bloom’s Energy Servers
have collectively produced more than 11 million kilowatt
hours (kWh) of electricity, with CO2 reductions estimated at
14 million pounds – the equivalent of powering approximately
1,000 American homes for a year and planting one million
trees.
“Bloom Energy is dedicated to
making clean, reliable energy affordable for everyone in the
world,” said Dr. KR Sridhar, principal co-founder and CEO of
Bloom Energy.
“We believe that we can have the
same kind of impact on energy that the mobile phone had on
communications. Just as cell phones circumvented landlines
to proliferate telephony, Bloom Energy will enable the
adoption of distributed power as a smarter, localized energy
source. Our customers are the cornerstone of that vision and
we are thrilled to be working with industry leading
companies to lower their energy costs, reduce their carbon
footprint, improve their energy security, and showcase their
commitment to a better future.”
Powder to Power – How It Works
Founded in 2001, Bloom Energy can
trace its roots to the NASA Mars space program. For NASA,
Sridhar and his team were charged with building technology
to help sustain life on Mars using solar energy and water to
produce air to breath and fuel for transportation. They soon
realized that their technology could have an even greater
impact here on Earth and began work on what would become the
Bloom Energy Server.
The Bloom Energy Server converts
air and nearly any fuel source – ranging from natural gas to
a wide range of biogases – into electricity via a clean
electrochemical process, rather than dirty combustion. Even
running on a fossil fuel, the systems are approximately 67%
cleaner than a typical coal-fired power plant. When powered
by a renewable fuel, they can be 100% cleaner. Each Energy
Server consists of thousands of Bloom's fuel cells – flat,
solid ceramic squares made from a common sand-like "powder."
“Today we are witnessing
something special,” said John Doerr, partner at Kleiner
Perkins Caufield & Byers and Bloom Energy board member.
"This is a new kind of product
announcement. It comes long after a product has shipped and
it comes directly from marquis customers. For years, there
have been promises of new energy solutions that are clean,
distributed, affordable, and reliable; today we learn that
Bloom, formerly in stealth, has actually delivered.
Americans want clean, affordable, energy, 24x7 — and all the
jobs that go with it. Bloom's boxes are a breakthrough,
serving energy, serving demanding customers, and serving our
country.”
Source:
http://www.bloomenergy.com/
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Tampa Desalination Plant
hits performance milestones
 Clearwater,
FL -- Tampa Bay Water, American Water and Acciona Agua
announced today that the Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination
Facility, the largest seawater desalination plant in the
U.S., has passed the final two performance milestone
tests. The tests required the plant to produce 25
million gallons of water per day (MGD) for 120
consecutive days and also average 20 MGD for 12
consecutive months. Both milestones were successfully
completed this February.
“The completion of the last
of a series of operational milestones at the Tampa Bay
Seawater Desalination facility is an achievement for all
of the region’s water customers,” said Gerald Seeber,
General Manager of Tampa Bay Water. “The Facility
provides an important, drought-proof component to the
region’s water supply system and is a true example of a
successful public-private partnership.”
At 25 MGD, the plant provides
about 10 percent of the Tampa Bay region’s drinking
water supply and is operated by American Water and
Acciona Agua through the joint venture American Water –
Acciona Agua LLC. The desalination plant serves as a
model that other coastal communities may consider as a
practical and sustainable solution to ease their water
challenges.
“American Water is pleased to
be a partner with Tampa Bay Water and Acciona Agua in
delivering such a significant water solution,” said Don
Correll, president and CEO of American Water. “This
innovative plant meets the growing water needs of the
Tampa Bay area and has produced more than 18 billion
gallons of water for 2.5 million customers in the last
two years.”
Luis Castilla, President for
ACCIONA Agua SA, stated, “The public-private partnership
with Tampa Bay Water highlights our commitment to the
Tampa Bay region that the facility can deliver.”
As a result of passing the
test, Tampa Bay Water will receive $31.25 million
dollars from the Southwest Florida Water Management
District, commonly known as SWFWMD. SWFWMD had pledged
funds to help build the plant, but had required the
plant to achieve four performance benchmarks prior to
releasing all the funds.
Seawater desalination is a
sustainable, drought-proof, environmentally sound source
of drinking water. Groundwater from aquifers and surface
water from rivers is already part of Tampa Bay Water's
regional system, but seawater desalination was selected
to add another element of diversity and
drought-resistance to the region's water supply network.
Source:
http://www.tampabaywater.org/
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