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» ASHRAE Rises to the Occasion in Albuquerque
ASHRAE Rises to the Occasion in Albuquerque

April 5, 2010 - ATLANTA?From the soaring Sandia Mountains to peacefully floating hot air balloons, at almost 5,000 feet above sea level, Albuquerque, N.M. is a city of great heights. Since ASHRAE is always striving to reach the highest levels of energy efficiency and sustainability, Albuquerque serves as the perfect site for the 2010 ASHRAE Annual Conference.

?Raising Efficiency to New Levels serves as the Conference theme and echoes ASHRAE?s mission,? Gordon Holness, ASHRAE president, said. ?As leaders in the industry, ASHRAE should continually strive to set high standards for energy efficiency and sustainability. Not only that, but ASHRAE also must lead by example by achieving and exceeding those standards to the highest level.?

With a focus on energy efficiency system design for high elevations and dry climates, this year?s technical program features more market-based papers and programs than in previous technology-driven ASHRAE conferences. In addition, the conference includes traditional full-length Technical Papers as well as a new Conference Paper format. Technical program tracks include: What Is Sustainable Anyway?; Energy Facts vs. Simulation; Ventilation Systems; Refrigeration for the Future; Energy Conservation vs. New Generation; Living with HVAC&R Systems; and High Efficiency HVAC Systems.

The technical program begins Sunday, June 27, and ends Wednesday, June 30, with all sessions at the Albuquerque Convention Center. Complete program details will soon be available at www.ashrae.org/newmexico.

The Albuquerque Virtual Conference also creates exciting new opportunities for attendees?present and remote?to interact with the speakers and other attendees through the posting of questions and comments, viewing comments and viewing the presenters? responses. The Virtual Conference consists of some 250+ presentations of seminars and conference and technical paper sessions.

The ASHRAE Learning Institute offers eight courses, including new full-day seminars on integrated building design and implementing Standard 189.1-2009 and a new half-day seminar introducing the IAQ design guide as a tool for avoiding IAQ problems.

The Conference keynote speaker is Karan Grover of Karan Grover and Associates in India. Grover will share his thoughts on the need to look at a society?s culture and heritage for clues to the direction of contemporary architecture and sustainable development. The Plenary session takes place Saturday, June 26 at the Hyatt Regency Albuquerque.
ASHRAE technical tours offer an inside view of how technology developed by members is practically applied in building environments. Tours at the Annual Conference include the Albuquerque Aquarium and the heating and cooling plants of the University of New Mexico.

Additionally, ASHRAE President-Elect Lynn G. Bellenger, P.E., Fellow ASHRAE, a partner at Pathfinder Engineers & Architects, Rochester, N.Y., takes office as 2010-11 president. Bellenger presents her inaugural address at the president?s luncheon on Monday, June 28, focused on modeling a more sustainable world through energy simulation, daylight analysis, CFD and BIM software.

The ASHRAE Annual Conference takes place June 26-30. To register or for more information, visit www.ashrae.org/newmexico. The Hyatt Regency Albuquerque will serve as the headquarters hotel.

ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is an international organization of some 50,000 persons. ASHRAE fulfills its mission of advancing heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world through research, standards writing, publishing and continuing education.

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» Honeywell UOP Technologies Selected For Spain's Castor Underground Natural Gas Storage Project
Honeywell UOP Technologies Selected For Spain's Castor Underground Natural Gas Storage Project

UOP?s largest membrane unit to date to process up to 980 million standard cubic feet of natural gas per day

DES PLAINES, Ill., April 7, 2010 -- UOP LLC, a Honeywell (NYSE: HON) company, announced today that its Separex? membrane system and sulfur removal adsorbent technologies have been selected for Spain?s Castor Underground Natural Gas Storage (UGS) Project.

The Separex system and UOP GB-220 adsorbent will be used to remove impurities from the extracted natural gas in the on-shore facilities of the project located in Vinaroz, Spain. Removing impurities is a critical step in upgrading natural gas so it can be transported by pipeline.

The Separex system will be UOP?s largest to date in terms of throughput and, when complete, will allow the facility to process up to 980 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) of natural gas to provide reliable delivery in peak demand periods in Spain.

?The Castor UGS project will offer an estimated total of 1.9 billion cubic meters of natural gas storage capacity to support the significant growth in demand in Spain, and we are proud that the reliability and performance characteristics of our technologies will meet their needs,? said Gary Sturtevant, gas processing business director for Honeywell?s UOP. ?We continue to advance our membrane and adsorbents technologies to meet global demand for natural gas treating and conversion.?

Global demand for natural gas is predicted to grow 2.5 percent per year through 2015, with the market in Spain growing at around 15 percent per year, according to the International Energy Agency.

The UOP Separex technology upgrades natural gas streams by removing carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide and water vapor in order to meet the quality standards specified by pipeline transmission and distribution companies as well as end-users of the natural gas.
Separex membranes operate with very high on-stream factors for difficult-to-treat gas streams in remote locations. Separex systems can be installed on-shore or off-shore, require little to no utilities, and provide for very short start-up times and extreme turndown capabilities. To date, 70 Separex units have been installed worldwide.

The UOP GB-220 adsorbent is an advanced spherical high-capacity metal oxide absorbent designed for the removal of hydrogen sulfide, a contaminant found in natural gas.

The Castor UGS project consists of an underground gas storage reservoir that lies at a depth of 1,720 meters approximately 21 kilometers off the east coast of Spain, two offshore platforms for 13 wells and processing facilities; an onshore compression and processing plant located in the municipality of Vinaroz and an adjoining 30-inch pipeline. The development will be operated by Escal UGS, a joint venture of ACS Group, Engas and Castor Limited Partnership (majority-share-owned by Eurogas Corp.).

The UOP equipment and products will be delivered in 2011. The development of the storage facility will start in 2012, with first gas extraction expected in 2014.

UOP LLC, headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois, USA, is a leading international supplier and licensor of process technology, catalysts, adsorbents, process plants, and consulting services to the petroleum refining, petrochemical, and gas processing industries. UOP is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Honeywell International, Inc. and is part of Honeywell?s Specialty Materials strategic business group. For more information, go to www.uop.com.

Honeywell International (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell?s shares are traded on the New York, London, and Chicago Stock Exchanges. For more news and information on Honeywell, please visit www.honeywellnow.com.

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