Why Are Fossil Fuels So Hard To Quit?
From the cars we drive daily to natural gas for cooking to generating electricity to heat our homes, the dependence on fossil fuels goes back centuries. Yet it’s impossible to turn on the TV or read the news and not see a story that’s part of a swelling chorus about the urgent need to reduce, or even eliminate, our dependence on fossil fuels.
Fossil Fuels at a Fork in the Road
Peak oil theory is the concept that there is a point where the world’s production of oil will reach the maximum amount of production, after which the amount we can produce will start to decline. This comes from American geologist and geophysicist Marion King Hubbert, who theorized that oil production ultimately has a bell-shaped curve.
RegO Products
With a broad range of flow-control components and engineered-to-order applications, including a wide array of valves, pressure regulators, and safety devices for mission-critical applications using gases in liquid form, RegO Products offers peace of mind that equipment will perform optimally, safely, and reliably time and time again.
Catalyst Energy Services
Catalyst Energy Services is a new company with innovative technology that might shake up the hydraulic fracturing sector. Based in Midland, Texas, Catalyst designs and manufactures hydraulic fracturing equipment which it uses to support its hydraulic fracturing services. Hydraulic fracturing, also called fracking or fracing, involves injecting liquids into shale or sand formations to break them and release more oil and natural gas.
Terrapex
Terrapex has provided environmental, geotechnical and related services since its founding in 1995.
Gorman Bros. Lumber Ltd.
Since 1951, Gorman Bros. Lumber, the founding company of the Gorman Group, with headquarters in West Kelowna, B.C., has been recognized for the highest quality lumber products, responsible forest management, and connection with community.
Wood Products Manufacturers Association
Approaching its 100th anniversary, the Wood Products Manufacturers Association (WPMA) is proud of its past and, with new global developments affecting the industry, welcomes the future.
Domino Highvoltage Supply
High voltage electrical supply company, Domino Highvoltage Supply, located across North America, specializes in products for constructing substations and OH/URD distribution and transmission lines, and other such products for the high voltage electrical industry. Since the company’s previous feature in Resource in Focus in 2021, Chief Executive Officer Grant Lockhart reports that the Domino group of companies has become “truly coast-to-coast,” in its native Canada.
ACE Solar
As solar energy continues to become a more reliable and sustainable energy producer, the sector has naturally attracted numerous entrants seeking to make their fortune. However, many have learned the market is not as simple as they had thought, as evidenced by the high turnover rate.
K & S Tire Recycling, Inc.
K & S Tire Recycling, Inc. processes scrap tires, turning old rubber into new products. Based in Chicago Heights, Illinois, this family-owned and operated company primarily works in the Midwest but aims to have a nationwide presence within a few years. For this firm, recycling tires has proven to be both a lucrative business venture and a boon to the environment.
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Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
To build a sustainable, clean energy economy that benefits all Americans, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) utilizes applied research, development, demonstration, and deployment programs to bring down the cost of renewable, green, and Earth-friendly energy to parity with conventional energy sources.
Federal Foam Technologies
With its origins going back over 75 years, Federal Foam Technologies, Inc. is a company with a rich heritage and a bright future. Far from resting on its laurels, Federal Foam doesn’t rely on its reputation to generate progress but instead continues to invest in itself to the benefit of the company, its employees, and its customers.
Catalyst Energy Services
When Catalyst Energy Services was profiled in the September 2022 issue of Resource in Focus, the Texas-based company had just released its highly innovative Vortex Prime pumping system. Vortex Prime is designed to reduce costs, emissions, and maintenance during hydraulic fracturing operations to recover natural gas. Now, Catalyst has a case study with data that aptly demonstrates the merits of its cutting-edge pump solution.
dmg events and The Global Energy Show & Conference
The world is in debate, and the subject is energy, whether traditional fossil fuels like oil, gas, and coal, or solar, wind, geothermal, and other renewables. Meanwhile, regulators and power producers alike search for the holy grail that is a lower-carbon economy.
Developments in PPE
Personal protective equipment, or PPE, has been an official staple of workforces for over a century. Today, PPE is a must for any business’ safe practices when it comes to its employees; however, as with many staples of the working world, there is still room for improvement. Addressing everything from modern considerations to age-old workplace concerns, advancements in PPE are accelerating to meet the needs of today’s workers.
Boundary Electric
Boundary Electric of Grand Forks, British Columbia, has been designing and manufacturing electrical transmission equipment for over seventy-five years. The longevity of this family-run firm is due, in part, to its ability to recognize emerging markets that require huge supplies of electricity. In doing this, the company has become a leader in building electrical infrastructure for cryptocurrency mining and is closely monitoring developments in the nascent hydrogen energy sector.
