The Plastics Comeback

Our society has long procrastinated on solving the “plastics dilemma.” Pollution from plastics has reached epidemic proportions, from microplastics present in our food supply to plastic waste stashed in the deepest parts of our oceans. Despite mitigation efforts like recycling, we have more plastic waste on Earth today than we have ever had in history, and we are manufacturing more…

RNG Case Studies from 2021: Paso Robles Waste and Seabreeze

Paso Robles Waste PROJECT OVERVIEW Revolution CNG and Paso Robles Waste chose BAUER COMPRESSORS, Inc. to provide a new high-capacity renewable natural gas (RNG) compressor system for their fueling station expansion. Due to growing demand, Paso Robles Waste has recently expanded their fleet of trash recycling vehicles. Thusly they require more compressed RNG fuel to meet the increased demands of…

The One Thing Fire Departments Usually Forget

Let’s do a quick exercise. Close your eyes, and take a deep breath, in…and…out. Did you know that there’s a 40% chance that you’re breathing unhealthy air, according to the American Lungs Association? Air is dirty, and can carry aerosol particles like dust and pollen. Sometimes, these aerosols can include dangerous soot, smoke, and other pollutants, which can make it…

Helium Shortages

“Helium is like gold,” said Tony Corletto, BAUER Sales Manager for Industrial Air and Gas Products. Corletto was speaking on the widespread scarcity of helium: it is one of the most abundant elements in the universe, yet one of the most difficult to find on Earth. BAUER Compressors – a German-based company with a large United States manufacturing facility in…

The Secret Gas That’s Worse Than Carbon Dioxide

“We’d have to leak 80 pounds of carbon dioxide to do the same harm as one pound of methane,” said Tony Ingraffea of Cornell University. Ingraffea was speaking to a reporter about an unsettling discovery: methane (CH4) is 80 times more dangerous than carbon dioxide (CO2) for the first 20 years after it reaches the atmosphere. Over time, methane remains 25x…