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Welcome to ETVoice! Our monthly e-mail contains highlights of the latest developments in the ETV Program and directs you to more detailed information on our Web site or through EPA or other contacts. We hope you find this service useful and welcome your comments and suggestions.
Abby Waits
Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program
Upcoming Advanced Monitoring Systems Stakeholder Meetings
In February, the ETV Advanced Monitoring Systems (AMS) Center will host meetings of its Air and Water Stakeholder Committees in Sacramento, CA. The AMS Water Stakeholder Committee, which will meet on February 21, will discuss verification activities for ballast water screening tools, groundwater samplers, temperature sensors, and chemical oxygen demand technologies. Trina Mackie with the Klamath Watershed Institute will present on technology needs associated with blue-green algae/microcystin problems facing the Klamath Region. The AMS Air Stakeholder Committee, which will meet on February 22, will discuss verification activities for personal cascade impactor samplers, mercury emission monitors, continuous particulate matter monitors, and emission monitors for the semiconductor industry. Kevin Cleary of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will present on CARB’s Innovative Clean Air Technologies Program. For more information on these stakeholder meetings, please contact Amy Dindal, Battelle, at (561) 422-0113.
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ETV Publishes Technology Briefs
Five new technology briefs are now available on the ETV Web site. The briefs are: Baghouse Filtration Products, ETV and Energy, Fuel Cells, Green Building Technologies, and Microtubines/Combined Heat and Power (CHP). The ETV Program is targeting technology categories and topical areas to create two-page summaries of technologies verified, or in-process of being verified, and their performance. If available, environmental, human health and regulatory, as well as other, outcomes of technology verification are also discussed and are taken from the in-depth case studies published in ETV Program Case Studies: Demonstrating Program Outcomes, Volumes I and II. Additional technology briefs will be available soon on the ETV Web site.
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| ETV Verifications |
| ETV has completed verification testing and reports for 387 innovative environmental technologies! See a full list of ETV verified technologies. |
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| Vendor Solicitations |
| ETV centers issue solicitations for vendors and/or collaborators interested in verification. For more detailed information on these solicitations, visit Vendors Wanted. |
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ETV Air Pollution Control Technology Center
Solicits Technology Vendors
Diesel Engine Retrofit Emissions Control Technologies: Retrofit
technologies that control emissions of particulate matter, nitrogen
oxides, hydrocarbons, or carbon monoxide from heavy duty diesel
engines. Technologies include add-on devices such as exhaust
catalysts and particulate matter filters, engine modifications,
selective catalytic reduction systems, fuel modifications and
reformulations, alternative fuels, and lubricants used on mobile
diesel engines and some categories of stationary engines.
Verification of these technologies, when used to reduce nitrogen
oxide emissions, is of interest to Texas' New Technology Research
and Development (NTRD) Program, as well as others. Interested
vendors should contact Drew Trenholm, RTI, at (919) 316-3742. For more information on the NTRD Program,
please contact Richard Haut, Houston Advanced Research Center,
at (281) 364-6093.
Fabric Filter Media: Filter media used in baghouses to control fine
particulate matter. For more information, please contact Drew Trenholm, RTI, at (919) 316-3742.
Ventilation Air Cleaning or Filtration Technologies: Products for
cleaning or filtering ventilation air. Verifications can include
ASHRAE 52.2-type efficiency testing for particles from 0.3 to 10
microns, efficiency testing for particles from 0.03 to 10 microns,
and efficiency testing for bioaerosols (fungi, bacteria, and virus).
For more information, please contact Debbie Franke, RTI, at (919)
541-6826.
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ETV Advanced Monitoring Systems Center
Solicits Technology Vendors
The AMS Center, operated by Battelle, is soliciting vendors and
collaborators for the following technologies:
Ballast Water Exchange Screening Tools: For more information,
please contact Mary Schrock, Battelle, at (614) 424-4976.
Monitoring Technologies: Technologies for monitoring
contaminants in air, water, and soil. For more information, please
contact Ann Louise Sumner, Battelle, at (614) 424-3973.
Soil Rapid Toxicity Technologies: For more information, please
contact Mary Schrock, Battelle, at (614) 424-4976.
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ETV Drinking Water Systems Center
Solicits Technology Vendors
The DWS Center, operated by National Sanitation Foundation International (NSF International), invites vendors
and partners to participate in verification tests of the following
technologies:
Drinking Water Treatment Technologies: Technologies designed to
assist in compliance with the Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface
Water Treatment Rule, the Groundwater Rule, the Arsenic Rule,
and emerging issues. Technologies that may be applicable include
membrane separation, adsorptive media, ultraviolet radiation, and
on-site disinfection generators. Other alternative technologies will
also be considered.
The DWS Center is also interested in mobile package drinking
water treatment systems that could be used for emergency water
supplies and as permanent installations at small communities.
For more information, please contact Bruce Bartley, NSF International, at (734)
769-5148.
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ETV Greenhouse Gas Technology Center
Solicits Technology Vendors
The GHG Center, operated by Southern Research Institute,
is soliciting collaborators and vendors of the following
technologies for independent performance verification testing:
Distributed Electrical Generation and Combined Heating/Cooling
and Power Technologies: Technologies associated with distributed
electrical generation (i.e., fuel cells, Stirling engines, reciprocating
engines), including combined heating/cooling and power
applications (e.g., waste heat recovery for space heating, water
heating, chillers/refrigeration, dehumidification, etc.) utilizing
various fuels (natural gas, hydrogen, biofuels, etc.). For more
information, please contact Bill Chatterton, Southern Research, at
(919) 806-3456.
Fuel Efficient Technologies for Heavy and Light Duty Vehicles:
These technologies include hybrids, engine and driveline
lubricants, novel transmissions (CVTs and others), idle reduction,
and other technologies that reduce fuel consumption. For more
information, please contact Jeff Barghout, Southern Research, at
(919) 806-3456.
Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions for the Semiconductor
Processing Industry: Technologies associated with semiconductor
processing that reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (i.e.,
emission abatement equipment, alternate solvents, process
improvements). For more information, please contact Richard Adamson, Southern Research, at (919) 806-3456 ext. 23.
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ETV Water Quality Protection Center
Solicits Technology Vendors
The WQP Center, operated by NSF International, invites vendors
to participate in verification tests of the following technologies:
Grouting and Coating Materials for Infrastructure Rehabilitation:
Interested vendors should contact Tom Stevens, NSF International, at (734) 769-5347.
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| Stakeholder Meetings |
| February 21 and 22, 2007 – The ETV Advanced Monitoring Systems Center will host meetings of its Water and Air Stakeholder Committees on February 21 and 22, respectively, in Sacramento, CA. For more information, please contact Amy Dindal, Battelle, at (561) 422-0113. |
| March 27, 2007 – The ETV Air Pollution Control Technology Center will host a meeting of its Stakeholder Advisory Committee on March 27, at the EPA facility in Research Triangle Park, NC. For more information, please contact Drew Trenholm, RTI, at (919) 316-3742. |
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| Upcoming Conferences and Meetings |
A calendar of ETV meetings, conferences, and presentations is available on the ETV Web site at http://www.epa.gov/etv/events.html. Meetings that may be of particular interest at which ETV is exhibiting and/or participating are:
April 5-6, 2007 - The U.S. EPA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program will host a commercialization workshop for SBIR Phase I awardees on April 5-6, in Washington, DC.The ETV Program will present an overview of ETV and provide information on opportunities related to the SBIR Phase II verification option. For more information on the SBIR Program, please visit http://es.epa.gov/ncer/sbir/ or contact April Richards, EPA, at (202) 343-9836. |
May 15-19, 2007 - The World Environmental and Water Resources
Congress will be held May 15-19, in Tampa, FL. This
congress is designed to bring together professionals from water-
and environmental-related fields to share insights from research
and case studies in the field, and to generate best practices for the
future. This congress will focus on habitat restoration and will
highlight local, national, and international issues. Ray Frederick,
EPA, of the ETV Water Quality Protection Center, plans to present
on verification activities. For more
information, please visit EWRI
Web site  . |
| June 17-20, 2007 - The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) 2007 Annual International Meeting will be held June 17-20, in Minneapolis, MN. The event is designed to provide agricultural and biological engineers with specialized technical session presentations and divisional poster sessions to inform the industry on cutting-edge technologies and the latest research. The ETV ESTE project for Pesticide Drift Reduction Technology plans to participate in the meeting. For more information, please visit the ASABE Web site . |
| June 24-27, 2007 - The American Water Works Association
(AWWA) 2007 Annual Conference and Exposition will be held
June 24-27, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ACE07 is intended to provide knowledge and insight on cutting-edge research and best practices in the water industry, as well as the latest in products and services to help ensure safe water. The conference and exposition will include: in-depth and interactive workshops, a professional program of more that 98 sessions with presentations from experts in the water industry, local facilities tours, more than 500 exhibitors, and multiple networking opportunities. The ETV Program will exhibit. For more information, please visit the AWWA Web site . |
| June 26-29, 2007 - The Air and Waste Management Association
(A&WMA) 100th Annual Conference and Exhibition will be held
June 26-29, in Pittsburgh, PA. The theme of this year's conference is "Energizing Environmental Solutions." Drew Trenholm of RTI International, center manager for the ETV Air Pollution Control Technology Center, will present a paper entitled, "Environmental Technology Verification of Baghouse Filtration Products." Mike Kosusko of EPA, project manager for the ETV ESTE project for Pesticide Drift Reduction Technology, will present on “Verifying the Performance of Pesticide Spray Drift Reducing Technologies.” In addition, the ETV Program will exhibit. For more information, please visit the AWMA Web site . |
| Spring/Summer 2007 - The EPA ETV and SBIR Programs will host a joint outreach workshop at EPA Region 6 offices in Dallas, TX. The meeting will be held in late-Spring or early-Summer 2007 (dates are to be determined). Additional information will be available on the ETV Web site. |
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