Pollution Engineering - April 2009 - (Page 23) In the United States, companies such as Novomer, Ithaca, N.Y. and Cornell University are developing processes to withdraw CO2 and CO from the atmosphere to make polymers that can be used to make plastics. These plastics can be used to make a wide variety of products including packaging, cups or forks. Sailing Solar Power Style In December, Japan launched the world’s first solar powered cargo carrier. Many people can recall seeing at least photographs of a diesel or coal-powered ship pulling out of the harbor while thick black clouds of something was noted to pour out of the stacks. While those days are mostly gone, there are still a high degree of CO2 and other emissions coming out of the stacks. The Auriga Leader, built by Nippon Yusen K.K., Kobe, Japan, is at least partially powered with solar panels and should greatly reduce the emissions produced by the newly designed ship. The freighter uses 328 solar panels at a total cost of $2.4 million to move up to 6,400 automobiles in its cargo bays or other cargo as needed. Roy Bigham Editor of PE. Seth Fisher Associate Publisher of PE. Visit www.pollutionengineering.com and electronically forward a copy of this article to a colleague or customer. APRIL2009 www.pollutionengineering.com 23 http://www.pollutionengineering.com http://www.pollutionengineering.com
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