Earlier this year, IIAR published ANSI/IIAR 9-2020 Standard for Minimum System Safety Requirements for Existing Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Systems. While it has long been recognized that new systems must adhere to the requirements of IIAR Standards 2 and 4, facilities with existing systems have often been confused on how they should relate to these standards. […]
Start up costs prevent an ammonia refrigeration arena from reopening in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Reopening for Port Alice’s Shuttered Arena Unlikely – Bankrupt pulp mill still owes $2 million in unpaid taxes, leaving village in cash crunch. […keep reading] Joint R&D Starts for Practical Application of Ammonia-fueled Tugboat – With the entry […]
Ammonia can now be used as jet fuel in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia can Officially Work as Jet Fuel – “It would have the potential to efficiently crack the ammonia fuel using heat harvested from the jet engine through Reaction Engines’ ground-breaking heat exchangers to provide a zero-carbon fuel blend of ammonia and […]
Rule Changing Background In 2017, several RMP rule changes were proposed, which we previously covered. On November 20, 2019, the EPA administrator, Andrew Wheeler, signed the final Risk Management Program Reconsideration final rule. The EPA says this about the change: “[It] modifies and improves the existing rule to remove burdensome, costly, unnecessary amendments while maintaining […]
2020 RETA National Conference October 27-29, 2020 Virtual Conference In light of COVID-19 and with respect to the health and safety of all involved, RETA’s National Conference is going virtual. RETA is committed to investing in the ongoing education of those in the industrial refrigeration industry. Thanks to innovative technology, this can’t-miss event will continue to […]
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