November 2014 Solutions Guide Emissions Solutions Emission Housings & Silencers Engine Silencers Controls System Components Services & Resources In this issue Changes to GHG PSD and Title V rules may help oil and gas facilities seeking to expand. Supreme Court ruling may provide opportunity to request modifications to existing permits or to use natural gas fired engines to drive compressors. California South Coast AQMD releases draft report from Multiple Air Toxics Exposure study. European Union agrees to cut GHG emissions by 40% from 1990 levels. Key elements in specifying an engine exhaust silencer system. MIRATECH Receives CARB Verification For LTR U.S. Court of Appeals lifts stay on EPA’s Cross State Air Pollution Rule. Changes to GHG PSD and Title V rules may help oil and gas facilities seeking to expand. Supreme Court ruling may provide opportunity to request modifications to existing permits or to use natural gas fired engines to drive compressors. On June 23, 2014 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that EPA lacks authority to require air quality permits from facilities based solely on their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. That ruling invalidates several key elements of EPA’s Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Title V Tailoring Rule that was issued following the 2007 landmark GHG U.S. ... Back to top California South Coast AQMD releases draft report from Multiple Air Toxics Exposure study. On October 3, 2014 California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) released a Draft Report and presentation from the Multiple Air Toxics Exposure Study IV (MATES IV)—a comprehensive air quality study focused on the carcinogenic risk from exposure to air toxics in the California South Coast Air Basin. Based on the exposure levels from ... Back to top European Union agrees to cut GHG emissions by 40% from 1990 levels. On October 24, 2014 European Union leaders backed the most-ambitious carbon emissions goals of any major economy, in a bid to crank up pressure on the U.S. and China ahead of climate talks in December, according to a Bloomberg report. Heads of government from the bloc’s 28 nations endorsed a binding target to cut greenhouse ... Back to top Key elements in specifying an engine exhaust silencer system. Whether you are designing a central energy plant for a hospital, or a smaller generator for a commercial facility, be sure to dedicate some time to your engine exhaust system specifications. Federal regulations are becoming stricter each day. And, at the local level, noise and air quality are becoming more and more important to permitting ... Back to top MIRATECH Receives CARB Verification For LTR MIRATECH’s new Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) is now CARB Level 3 Plus Verified.  The best in class LTR regenerates at temperatures as low as 500°F/260°C. HOW IT WORKS The LTR system has a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) built into the front of the filter housing that reduces the engine exhaust emissions such as CO, HC, ... Back to top U.S. Court of Appeals lifts stay on EPA’s Cross State Air Pollution Rule. On October 23, 2014 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit lifted its stay of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Cross State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) according to a report from Public Power Daily. The regulation would require 28 upwind states to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur dioxide and particulate matter ... Back to top Emissions and Noise Control Solutions  Catalysts  3-Way Catalyst NSCR Oxidation Catalyst NSCR Diesel Oxidation Catalyst SCR Catalysts  Diesel Particulate Filters Housings Only CBL LTR IQ NX Series Housings & Silencers VX Series RX Series ZX Series Ground Access Quad Tuned Engine Silencers EM Silencers J Series Cylindricals Low Pressure Drop Spark Arresting ATEX Spark Arresting Inline Spark Arrestor Disks Disks Spark Arresting Ovals Compacts Cowl Silencers TS Residential Grade Series TXS Cirtical Grade Series MS Residential Grade Series Cowl MicroDisc Accessories EM Silencers Controls MIRA-MONITOR ACIS SCR Controller DPF Monitor System Components Piping Expansion Joints Platforms & Ladders Accessories Services & Resources Technical Services Washing & Repair Replacement Elements Regulations Resource Documents Emissions Monitor Contact | About Us | News | Careers | Privacy | Terms & Conditions | ENGINEERED TO PERFORM™