Energy Technology : Buzz

America's Natural Gas Alliance will host the "Think About Energy Summit" at the Columbus Convention Center on September 16-17. This free event will feature national and local experts discussing how natural gas is changing our nation’s energy landscape.

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A mix of organic-rich shale and sandstone rock above the Marcellus formation, first tapped for natural gas in the early 1800s, is once again gaining the attention of exploration and production companies operating in both Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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Silently and efficiently running on propane, the Parker Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Fuel Cell System provides power independence and optional heating and hot water for customers in the recreational vehicle and marine markets. The system, which was co-developed with New York based Watt Fuel Cell Corp., is being installed on a 36-foot sailboat.
 
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Vallourec Star dedicated its new seamless pipe mill on June 12 in Youngstown.

First announced in February 2010 with an initial price tag of $650 million, the state-of-the-art facility, which cost more than $1 billion, was constructed in response to growing demand for small-diameter pipe used for hydraulic fracturing, a process that uses water, chemicals and sand to extract natural gas and oil from shale rock thousands of feet below the earth’s surface.

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