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Lincoln's Cleaver-Brooks plant making boilers for Canada oil sands
February 11, 2012
For the past eight years, the plant has manufactured some three-dozen massive boilers used to generate huge quantities of steam used to remove heavy crude from Canada's Athabasca Oil Sands, the same oil TransCanada is shipping in Keystone pipeline, and wants to ship in the Keystone XL.
Efficiency and Cost Benefits of Controls Retrofits
January 12, 2012
One-third of a facility’s energy bill can be directly attributed to its boiler room, and system inefficiency leads to higher energy costs. Replacing an older boiler system is one way to achieve energy savings, but it is not the only option. Retrofitting an existing boiler is another way to increase efficiency, reducing both operating costs and emissions.
Ensuring Compliance with the EPA’s New Boiler Rules
January 1, 2012
In 2011, the EPA enacted the Area Source Rule, making it mandatory for many commercial, institutional and manufacturing facilities to monitor fuel usage on a monthly basis and conduct biennial tune-ups.
What You Need to Know About the EPA's New Boiler Rules
November 4, 2011
On March 21, 2011, the EPA published three rules regarding air emissions standards in the Federal Register. Two of the three rules pertain to boilers and are specifically designed to reduce emissions of air pollutants.

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EPA Allows Area Source Facilities More Time to Meet Tune-Up Requirements
March 26, 2012
Source Facilities More Time to Meet Tune-Up Requirements Source Facilities More Time to Meet Tune-Up Requirements 2012-03-26 THOMASVILLE, Ga. (March 26, 2012) – On March 13, 2012, the EPA issued a “No Action Assurance (NAA) Letter” to area source facilities required to conduct a boiler tune-u
Court Mandates Boiler MACT; EPA Responds with “No Action Assurance”
February 28, 2012
On Jan. 9, 2012, the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the original compliance date for the Boiler MACT (maximum achievable control technology, also known as BMACT or Major Source Rule) that the EPA published in the Federal Register in March 2011.
Boiler MACT Now in Effect, Despite Efforts to Delay It
February 3, 2012
The District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated the original compliance date for the Boiler MACT (maximum achievable control technology, also known as BMACT or Major Source Rule) that the EPA published in the Federal Register in March 2011.
ClearFire®-C Now Available Up to 3,300 MBTU
January 23, 2012
The ClearFire-C, now available up to 3,300 MBTU, was unveiled at the AHR Show in Chicago. It is a fully condensing hot water boiler that features a pre-mix, down-firing burner and patented AluFer^®advanced heat transfer tubes.