Going Global

With investments of €25 million, technology transfers, and research and development projects, Siemens Water Technologies is expanding its Singapore location within the next five years into a competence center for water and wastewater technologies in the Asia-Pacific region. The company has signed a memorandum of understanding with PUB, Singapore’s national water agency, for collaboration in R&D projects in water and used water treatment. Visit www.siemens.com  

Environmental Resource Management (ERM), Exton, Pa., has had an eventful year. The company was named by Engineering News-Record as the largest environmental consultancy in the world, and celebrated soon after by opening an office in its 40th country (120 offices overall). The company lists as clients over 60 percent the current Global Fortune 500. Visit www.erm.com

 

ESS, Tempe, Ariz., announced that Alcoa, a global aluminum company, will deploy an enterprise-wide EH&S platform powered by the company’s Essential Suite. When fully implemented, this deployment will span across Alcoa facilities in more than 40 countries. “EH&S is a core operating value for Alcoa and we enjoy a strong reputation for leadership in this area,” said Jake Siewert, the aluminum company’s vice president of EH&S and public strategy. Essential Suite is a full-featured set of information management applications for environmental recordkeeping and meeting EH&S reporting requirements. Visit www.ess-home.com.

Positioning for CO2 Control Market

The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W), Barberton, Ohio, recently signed an agreement with CO₂ Solution, a Canadian corporation, for an option to access and adapt its carbon-capture technology for power plant applications. Through the agreement, B&W has purchased an option for an exclusive license to use CO₂ Solution’s technology for coal combustion-based electricity generating plant applications in North America. The agreement also provides for collaborative research and development to adapt the technology to larger-scale commercial applications. If successful, the technology could be demonstrated as a pilot plant operation at the company’s research center in Barberton. Visit www.babcock.com.

Milestone

Scott Specialty Gases, Plumsteadville, Pa., has been named recipient of the Compressed Gas Association’s Fleet Safety Award for 2006. The award recognizes the gas company’s outstanding safety performance among its fleet of cylinder delivery trucks driving nearly 3 million miles. The award was based on the member company’s total accident frequency rate. Scott previously won the award in 1994, 1995, 1997 and 1998. Visit www.scottgas.com