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On Sunday March 2nd, over 1,000 students and young people marched from Georgetown University to the White House for a massive youth sit-in against the Keystone XL pipeline.
Find out more at www.xldissent.org
Photo by Joe Solomon, EAC
Photo citation: Ted Auch, FracTracker Alliance, 2021. Aerial support provided by LightHawk.
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Ben Chorpening of the Office of Research and Development at the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory inspects the combustion control and diagnostics sensor (CCADS) installation in NETL’s SimVal rig section. NETL and Woodward Industrial Controls are developing CCADS, which has already been demonstrated as a useful sensor for use in situ monitoring of natural gas combustion, including detection of important combustion events such as flashback and lean blowoff. Real-time in situ monitoring of flashback is important for the development of control strategies for use of hydrogen augmented fuel in state-of-the-art combustion systems, and for the development of advanced hydrogen combustion systems. Since CCADS is a flame ionization sensor technique, the low ion concentration produced in pure hydrogen combustion raises concerns of whether CCADS can be used to monitor flashback in hydrogen augmented combustion. Testing at NETL demonstrates flashback detection with fuel compositions up to 80% hydrogen (by volume) mixed with natural gas. The testing in NETL’s Simulation Validation (SimVal) combustor offers full optical access to pressurized combustion, which provides insight into the effect of flame location on the CCADS signals. This work is being conducted under a CRADA with Woodward Industrial Controls. Funding for this work was provided by DOE's Gas Turbine Program.
From the toxic waste created by the extreme extraction of tar sands destroying indigenous communities in Canada, to toxins created by the BP Whiting refinery producing sacrifice communities in the Greater Chicago area, to the resultant catastrophic effect on our climate, the urgent need for a just transition away from fossil fuels to a 100% renewable energy economy is abundantly clear.
On May 31st New Yorkers from across the city are going to be descending on the Clean Energy Standard hearing in lower Manhattan to help spark a renewable energy revolution in the Empire State. We need you there with us for our climate, our economy, and the city we love. This is the big one.
© Erik McGregor - erikrivas@hotmail.com - 917-225-8963
Greenpeace's ship, Arctic Sunrise, attends Protect the Inlet Flotilla, by Land and Sea on July 14th, 2018 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Photo ©Líam Olsen/Greenpeace
Camp Frack mobilised over 100 climate activists and local residents against plans by Cuadrilla Resources to drill for shale gas in Lancashire, UK.
"Camp Frack", named after "fracking", the process of pumping vast quantities of water underground and fracturing rocks with chemicals to release shale gas, set up outside the Lancashire village of Banks, close to a drilling rig that Cuadrilla Resources is using to drill up to 3.5km deep.
Environmentalists have argued that the "fracking" process is inherently risky. In the US, where shale gas is being hailed by industry as a potential substitute for oil, fears have been raised about the effect of the chemicals used, explosions, links with seismic activity and allegations of illness. A Cornell University study also concluded that greenhouse gas emissions from shale gas are higher than those for coal.
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If you would like to use my photographs, please seek permission beforehand. Copyright © Adela Nistora (www.adelanistora.com)
Photo citation: Ted Auch, FracTracker Alliance, 2021. Aerial support provided by LightHawk.
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We encourage you to reach out to us about any imagery you wish to make use of, so that we can assist you in finding the best snapshots for your purposes, and so we can further explain these specific details to help you understand the imagery and fully describe it for your own purposes.
Please reach out to us at info@fractracker.org if you need more information about any of our images.
FracTracker encourages you to use and share our imagery. Our resources can be used free of charge for noncommercial purposes, provided that the photo is cited in our format (found on each photo’s page).
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As a nonprofit, we work hard to gather and share our insights in publicly accessible ways. If you appreciate what you see here, follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook @fractracker, and donate if you can, at www.fractracker.org/donate!
Camp Frack mobilised over 100 climate activists and local residents against plans by Cuadrilla Resources to drill for shale gas in Lancashire, UK.
"Camp Frack", named after "fracking", the process of pumping vast quantities of water underground and fracturing rocks with chemicals to release shale gas, set up outside the Lancashire village of Banks, close to a drilling rig that Cuadrilla Resources is using to drill up to 3.5km deep.
Environmentalists have argued that the "fracking" process is inherently risky. In the US, where shale gas is being hailed by industry as a potential substitute for oil, fears have been raised about the effect of the chemicals used, explosions, links with seismic activity and allegations of illness. A Cornell University study also concluded that greenhouse gas emissions from shale gas are higher than those for coal.
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If you would like to use my photographs, please seek permission beforehand. Copyright © Adela Nistora (www.adelanistora.com)
Thomas Simonyi of the Office of Research and Development at the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory use a thermogravimetric analyzer to analyze heavy metals to determine their suitability for making thin-film sensors for natural gas. The furnace module of the instrument is in the open position, exposing the quartz weighing bucket. The bucket has been tarred and is ready to receive sample material. The research is looking at heavy metals from the platinum group, including platinum, palladium, tantalum, and ruthenium.
Photo citation: Ted Auch, FracTracker Alliance, 2021. Aerial support provided by LightHawk.
Each photo label provides this information, explained below:
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Photo labels provide information about what the image shows and where it was made. The label may describe the type of infrastructure pictured, the environment the photo captures, or the type of operations pictured. For many images, labels also provide site-specific information, including operators and facility names, if it is known by the photographer.
All photo labels include location information, at the state and county levels, and at township/village levels if it is helpful. Please make use of the geolocation data we provide - especially helpful if you want to see other imagery made nearby!
We encourage you to reach out to us about any imagery you wish to make use of, so that we can assist you in finding the best snapshots for your purposes, and so we can further explain these specific details to help you understand the imagery and fully describe it for your own purposes.
Please reach out to us at info@fractracker.org if you need more information about any of our images.
FracTracker encourages you to use and share our imagery. Our resources can be used free of charge for noncommercial purposes, provided that the photo is cited in our format (found on each photo’s page).
If you wish to use our photos and/or videos for commercial purposes — including distributing them in publications for profit — please follow the steps on our ‘About’ page.
As a nonprofit, we work hard to gather and share our insights in publicly accessible ways. If you appreciate what you see here, follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook @fractracker, and donate if you can, at www.fractracker.org/donate!
NETL’s Hybrid Performance, or Hyper, facility is a one-of-a-kind laboratory built to develop control strategies for the reliable operation of fuel cell/turbine hybrids and enable the simulation, design, and implementation of commercial equipment. The Hyper facility provides a unique opportunity for researchers to explore issues related to coupling fuel cell and gas turbine technologies
Climate activists from 350.org Pilipinas suited up in inflatable Pikachu costumes and paraded across the Japanese Embassy to challenge Japan to stop financing coal as it prepares to host the Group of 20 leaders’ summit as part of the many build up actions across Asia to call on the G20 to respond with both urgency and ambition to the climate crisis.
Huda Ashfaq, a junior at West Virginia University, is working as an ORISE Mickey Leland Energy Fellow this summer with mentor Todd Gardner to develop and test novel nanostructured catalyst materials in NETL-Morgantown’s Nano-Particle Technology laboratory. The Nano-Particle Technology laboratory was developed and commissioned by Dr. Gardner as a concept laboratory to improve NETL’s competitive posture in the nano- and catalytic sciences. The catalysts being developed are tested for their capability to produce syngas (H2 and CO) from shale gas with millisecond contact time reactions. Nanostructuring of the active sites is used to attain high activity and carbon deposition resistance during catalytic partial oxidation (CPOx). This technology will improve the overall efficiency and utilization of shale gas in the upstream oil and gas industry where significant amounts of associated gas is vented, as CH4, or flared, as CO2, during extraction of the higher value crude. The catalysts are being tailored for use in highly compact, millisecond contact time partial oxidation reactors where direct syngas production mechanisms have been reported in the literature. This topical area has not been researched to a great extent and holds great potential for future applications that reduce net carbon emissions from upstream crude production using small-scale gas-to-liquid (GTL) platforms.
The Greenpeace thermal airship A.E. Bates flies by Glacier National Park near Babb, Montana on August 4, 2014. The airship flew with banners reading, "Coal exports fuel climate change" and "Keep our coal in the ground" to highlight the risks of coal export and mining. Coal mining companies are trying to boost exports of publicly owned coal in Montana and Wyoming to Asia, which would mean more carbon pollution and disruption to the environment and communities in the Western United States. Photo by Greenpeace
The Greenpeace thermal airship A.E. Bates flies by Glacier National Park near St. Mary's, Montana on August 5, 2014. The Greenpeace One World Balloon was also on the scene. The airship flew with banners reading, "Coal exports fuel climate change" and "Keep our coal in the ground" to highlight the risks of coal export and mining. Coal mining companies are trying to boost exports of publicly owned coal in Montana and Wyoming to Asia, which would mean more carbon pollution and disruption to the environment and communities in the Western United States. Photo by Greenpeace
Dushyant Shekhawat of the Office of Research and Development at the Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory and Bill Grimes of Parsons are preparing the Catalyst Screening Unit (CSU) located in NETL's Reactor Laboratory for diesel reforming runs. The Department of Energy is sponsoring development of high-temperature fuel cell power systems based on solid oxide technology through its Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) program. The program is geared at mass manufacturing of fuel cells for high volume markets and multiple applications. One of those markets/ applications is a diesel-fueled auxiliary power unit (APU) for long-haul truck transportation. The fuel processor is a critical component of this system and must be able to provide a clean, tailored synthesis gas to the fuel cell stack for long-term operation. The CSU is a highly flexible lab-scale unit to explore fundamental and applied fuel processing R&D issues. These issues include: long-term catalyst performance, catalyst development and characterization, anode recycle, process parameter optimization, fuel desulfurization, and fundamental understanding of reforming process. Additionally, the CSU is going to be used to evaluate the advanced concepts for fuel reforming such as plasma-assisted reforming. Funding for this project is provided by NETL's SECA program.
On Sunday March 2nd, over 1,000 students and young people marched from Georgetown University to the White House for a massive youth sit-in against the Keystone XL pipeline.
Find out more at www.xldissent.org
Photo by Joe Solomon, EAC
Thomas Simonyi of the Office of Research and Development at the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory use a thermogravimetric analyzer to analyze heavy metals to determine their suitability for making thin-film sensors for natural gas. The furnace module of the instrument is in the open position, exposing the quartz weighing bucket. The bucket has been tarred and is ready to receive sample material. The research is looking at heavy metals from the platinum group, including platinum, palladium, tantalum, and ruthenium.
From the toxic waste created by the extreme extraction of tar sands destroying indigenous communities in Canada, to toxins created by the BP Whiting refinery producing sacrifice communities in the Greater Chicago area, to the resultant catastrophic effect on our climate, the urgent need for a just transition away from fossil fuels to a 100% renewable energy economy is abundantly clear.
WELLS FARGO DIVEST! A 'Block Party' on Wells Fargo's doorstep
July 14, 2023
San Francisco, CA
6 Climate Activists were arrested, cited and released on Friday as part of an action to demand a stop to the bank’s reckless funding of fossil fuels. Activists locked down in front of Wells Fargo's security gates, blocking the entrance and forcing the branch to close.
Outside, many local climate groups came together with live music, street theater, wheat paste and to paint a giant mural reading "WELLS FARGO--HEAT, FLOODS, FIRE--DIVEST FROM OIL & GAS".
Huda Ashfaq, a junior at West Virginia University, is working as a Mickey Leland Energy Fellow this summer with mentor Todd Gardner to develop and test novel nanostructured catalyst materials in NETL-Morgantown’s Nano-Particle Technology laboratory. The Nano-Particle Technology laboratory was developed and commissioned by Dr. Gardner as a concept laboratory to improve NETL’s competitive posture in the nano- and catalytic sciences. The catalysts being developed are tested for their capability to produce syngas (H2 and CO) from shale gas with millisecond contact time reactions. Nanostructuring of the active sites is used to attain high activity and carbon deposition resistance during catalytic partial oxidation (CPOx). This technology will improve the overall efficiency and utilization of shale gas in the upstream oil and gas industry where significant amounts of associated gas is vented, as CH4, or flared, as CO2, during extraction of the higher value crude. The catalysts are being tailored for use in highly compact, millisecond contact time partial oxidation reactors where direct syngas production mechanisms have been reported in the literature. This topical area has not been researched to a great extent and holds great potential for future applications that reduce net carbon emissions from upstream crude production using small-scale gas-to-liquid (GTL) platforms.
Huda Ashfaq, a junior at West Virginia University, is working as a Mickey Leland Energy Fellow this summer with mentor Todd Gardner to develop and test novel nanostructured catalyst materials in NETL-Morgantown’s Nano-Particle Technology laboratory. The Nano-Particle Technology laboratory was developed and commissioned by Dr. Gardner as a concept laboratory to improve NETL’s competitive posture in the nano- and catalytic sciences. The catalysts being developed are tested for their capability to produce syngas (H2 and CO) from shale gas with millisecond contact time reactions. Nanostructuring of the active sites is used to attain high activity and carbon deposition resistance during catalytic partial oxidation (CPOx). This technology will improve the overall efficiency and utilization of shale gas in the upstream oil and gas industry where significant amounts of associated gas is vented, as CH4, or flared, as CO2, during extraction of the higher value crude. The catalysts are being tailored for use in highly compact, millisecond contact time partial oxidation reactors where direct syngas production mechanisms have been reported in the literature. This topical area has not been researched to a great extent and holds great potential for future applications that reduce net carbon emissions from upstream crude production using small-scale gas-to-liquid (GTL) platforms.
Vancouver resident and author Nancy McLean joins indigenous activists, senior citizens and other activists to block the gates to Kinder Morgan’s construction site on Burnaby Mountain in British Columbia. In solidarity with Coast Salish communities, they aim to show the world that Canada is going down the wrong path on climate and on reconciliation with Indigenous Nations in building this pipeline.
Greenpeace's ship, Arctic Sunrise, attends Protect the Inlet Flotilla, by Land and Sea on July 14th, 2018 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Photo ©Líam Olsen/Greenpeace
Huda Ashfaq, a junior at West Virginia University, is working as a Mickey Leland Energy Fellow this summer with mentor Todd Gardner to develop and test novel nanostructured catalyst materials in NETL-Morgantown’s Nano-Particle Technology laboratory. The Nano-Particle Technology laboratory was developed and commissioned by Dr. Gardner as a concept laboratory to improve NETL’s competitive posture in the nano- and catalytic sciences. The catalysts being developed are tested for their capability to produce syngas (H2 and CO) from shale gas with millisecond contact time reactions. Nanostructuring of the active sites is used to attain high activity and carbon deposition resistance during catalytic partial oxidation (CPOx). This technology will improve the overall efficiency and utilization of shale gas in the upstream oil and gas industry where significant amounts of associated gas is vented, as CH4, or flared, as CO2, during extraction of the higher value crude. The catalysts are being tailored for use in highly compact, millisecond contact time partial oxidation reactors where direct syngas production mechanisms have been reported in the literature. This topical area has not been researched to a great extent and holds great potential for future applications that reduce net carbon emissions from upstream crude production using small-scale gas-to-liquid (GTL) platforms.
Group photo from a Saudi Arabia Delegation visit to NETL on Friday, December 2.
Currently, there is a joint venture between King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST), Saudi Aramco Oil Co., and Saudi Electric Co., to support the development, operation and commercialization of an envisioned National Clean Combustion Test Platform (CCTP) to be located at KAUST. The primary focus of CCTP will be to investigate opportunity fuels and region-specific technologies within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the area of power generation.
Saudi Arabia is looking to diversify the fuel supply used to generate electric power, used in industry for heat and power, and in seawater desalination. The goal is to move away from using crude oil as a primary fuel. KAUST operates a laboratory that evaluates fuels and bench scale combustion. The CCTP will be designed to test fuels in a larger operation.
In order to move in this direction, the delegation is interested in learning about NETL’s research in chemical looping, gas turbines, burners, stationary boilers, heat recovery, how to best manage IP, and exhaust treatment to manage NOx, SOx, PM, & CO2.
Climate activists from 350.org Pilipinas suited up in inflatable Pikachu costumes and paraded across the Japanese Embassy to challenge Japan to stop financing coal as it prepares to host the Group of 20 leaders’ summit as part of the many build up actions across Asia to call on the G20 to respond with both urgency and ambition to the climate crisis.
WELLS FARGO DIVEST! A 'Block Party' on Wells Fargo's doorstep
July 14, 2023
San Francisco, CA
6 Climate Activists were arrested, cited and released on Friday as part of an action to demand a stop to the bank’s reckless funding of fossil fuels. Activists locked down in front of Wells Fargo's security gates, blocking the entrance and forcing the branch to close.
Outside, many local climate groups came together with live music, street theater, wheat paste and to paint a giant mural reading "WELLS FARGO--HEAT, FLOODS, FIRE--DIVEST FROM OIL & GAS".
Greenpeace's ship, Arctic Sunrise, attends Protect the Inlet Flotilla, by Land and Sea on July 14th, 2018 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Photo ©Líam Olsen/Greenpeace
Huda Ashfaq, a junior at West Virginia University, is working as a Mickey Leland Energy Fellow this summer with mentor Todd Gardner to develop and test novel nanostructured catalyst materials in NETL-Morgantown’s Nano-Particle Technology laboratory. The Nano-Particle Technology laboratory was developed and commissioned by Dr. Gardner as a concept laboratory to improve NETL’s competitive posture in the nano- and catalytic sciences. The catalysts being developed are tested for their capability to produce syngas (H2 and CO) from shale gas with millisecond contact time reactions. Nanostructuring of the active sites is used to attain high activity and carbon deposition resistance during catalytic partial oxidation (CPOx). This technology will improve the overall efficiency and utilization of shale gas in the upstream oil and gas industry where significant amounts of associated gas is vented, as CH4, or flared, as CO2, during extraction of the higher value crude. The catalysts are being tailored for use in highly compact, millisecond contact time partial oxidation reactors where direct syngas production mechanisms have been reported in the literature. This topical area has not been researched to a great extent and holds great potential for future applications that reduce net carbon emissions from upstream crude production using small-scale gas-to-liquid (GTL) platforms.
Raman Gas Composition Analyzer - The sensor is based on Raman spectroscopy and has been.developed to utilize low laser powers and low-resolution spectrometers and.detectors to give readouts in 1 second or less. The combination of speed,.accuracy, and multiple species measurement makes the gas detection system.well-suited for improving control of natural gas-fired turbines by measuring.the input-fuel composition, or filtered exhaust gases in real-time. This sensor.will greatly benefit the power industry, as well as other industries utilizing gaseous.input or output streams by enabling smarter control to increase process.efficiency and reduce emissions.
The Greenpeace thermal airship A.E. Bates flies by Glacier National Park near St. Mary's, Montana on August 5, 2014. The Greenpeace One World Balloon was also on the scene. The airship flew with banners reading, "Coal exports fuel climate change" and "Keep our coal in the ground" to highlight the risks of coal export and mining. Coal mining companies are trying to boost exports of publicly owned coal in Montana and Wyoming to Asia, which would mean more carbon pollution and disruption to the environment and communities in the Western United States. Photo by Greenpeace
On July 2, 2014 workers with heavy equipment use a thermal desorption process in what was formerly Steven Jensen's wheat field near Tioga, North Dakota. A Tesoro Logistics LP pipeline spilled more than 20,000 barrels of crude oil into the field in September of 2013. The six-inch pipeline was carrying crude oil from the Bakken shale play to the Stampede rail facility outside Columbus, North Dakota. Thermal desorption involves excavating soil or other contaminated material for treatment in a thermal desorber. To prepare the soil for treatment, large rocks or debris first must be removed or crushed. The smaller particle size allows heat to more easily and evenly separate contaminants from the solid material. The prepared soil is placed in the thermal desorber to be heated. Low-temperature thermal desorption is used to heat the solid material to 200-600ºF to treat VOCs. If SVOCs are present, then high-temperature thermal desorption is used to heat the soil to 600-1000ºF.
Gas collection equipment captures the contaminated vapors. Vapors often require further treatment, such as removing dust particles. The remaining organic vapors are usually destroyed using a thermal oxidizer, which heats the vapors to temperatures high enough to convert them to carbon dioxide and water vapor. At some sites with high concentrations of organic vapors, the vapors may be cooled and condensed to change them back to a liquid form. The liquid chemicals may be recycled for reuse, or treated by incineration. If the concentrations of contaminants are low enough, and dust is not a problem, the vapors may be released without treatment to the atmosphere. Often, treated soil can be used to fill in the excavation at the site. If the treated soil contains contaminants that do not evaporate, such as most metals, they may be disposed of and capped onsite, or transported offsite to an appropriate landfill. Photo by Les Stone
Huda Ashfaq, a junior at West Virginia University, is working as a Mickey Leland Energy Fellow this summer with mentor Todd Gardner to develop and test novel nanostructured catalyst materials in NETL-Morgantown’s Nano-Particle Technology laboratory. The Nano-Particle Technology laboratory was developed and commissioned by Dr. Gardner as a concept laboratory to improve NETL’s competitive posture in the nano- and catalytic sciences. The catalysts being developed are tested for their capability to produce syngas (H2 and CO) from shale gas with millisecond contact time reactions. Nanostructuring of the active sites is used to attain high activity and carbon deposition resistance during catalytic partial oxidation (CPOx). This technology will improve the overall efficiency and utilization of shale gas in the upstream oil and gas industry where significant amounts of associated gas is vented, as CH4, or flared, as CO2, during extraction of the higher value crude. The catalysts are being tailored for use in highly compact, millisecond contact time partial oxidation reactors where direct syngas production mechanisms have been reported in the literature. This topical area has not been researched to a great extent and holds great potential for future applications that reduce net carbon emissions from upstream crude production using small-scale gas-to-liquid (GTL) platforms.
Greenpeace activists hand out these "secret message" coffee mugs to Amazon employees outside their offices in Seattle, Washington on September 25, 2014. They were encouraging the company to use its innovation to power the Internet with renewable energy. The mugs, normally look like the one on the left, black . When filled with a hot beverage, they change to white and reveal the Greenpeace message. Photo by Greenpeace
Sculpture by underwater Eco-artist, Jason DeCaires Taylor to highlight our over-reliance on fossil fuels. In full view of The Houses of Parliament the politicians atop 2 of the horses look away in ignorance, whilst the two children on the other horses will have to live with the consequences. The installation is visible only twice a day when the tide is at its lowest.