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Dr. Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff, our Director of Clean Technologies/Pollution Prevention Projects, has more than 20 years of international industry experience in the chemical and allied industries. He has contributed extensively to the industry press as the author, co-author, or editor of more than 100 book publications. Links to some of his publications are listed below.
Best Practices in the Petroleum Industry
Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff and Paul Rosenfeld
This is the first in a series of volumes (Handbook of Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production) on cleaner production and pollution prevention. The intent of the series is to provide guidance on best practices, technologies, and approaches to managing environmental aspects. Best Practices in the Petroleum Industry provides an overview of cleaner production methods, technologies, and practices for refineries and gas plant operations. The key environmental aspects are illustrated by case studies of major incidents that have resulted in catastrophic releases of oil and refined products, with a critical assessment of the methodology and calculation procedures that the industry relies on when preparing emissions inventories. The authors offer alternative approaches to providing more accurate emissions estimates, and guidelines on cleaner production and pollution prevention practices for improving overall environmental performance.
Green Profits: The Manager's Handbook for ISO 14001 and Pollution Prevention
(Butterworth Heinemann Publishers, 2001)
www.environmental-center.com/publications/bh/0750674016.htm
Handbook of Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies (Butterworth Heinemann Publishers, 2002)
www.environmental-center.com/publications/bh/0750674989.htm
Handbook of Air Pollution Prevention and Control (Butterworth Heinemann Publishers, 2002)
www.environmental-center.com/publications/bh/0750674997.htm
Handbook of Solid Waste Management and Waste Minimization (Butterworth Heinemann Publishers, 2002)
www.environmental-center.com/publications/bh/0750675071.htm
Handbook of Pollution Prevention Practices (Marcell Dekker Publishers, 2000) www.chipsbooks.com/hbpollut.htm
Power Technologies Databook
http://www.nrel.gov/analysis/power_databook/
A project that we recently completed for The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is now featured on their web site. A number of PERI staff were involved in this project. Congratulations to all!
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In Memory - It is with the deepest sadness and regret that we inform you of the passing of our friend and colleague Dr. Thomas C. Schweizer (September 3, 2005)
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USTDA Briefing Books and Reports Prepared by PERI
A listing of the Briefing Books and Initial Public Reports from Orientation Visits (OV), Conferences, Symposiums, and Expos that PERI has coordinated for USTDA is now available.
PERI has supported the USTDA since 2000. All are available as PDF files.
School Operations and Maintenance: BEST PRACTICES FOR CONTROLLING ENERGY COSTS (PDF file) 
This guidebook helps K-12 school system business officials and facilities managers integrate energy efficiency into school building operation and maintenance. It also identifies common energy-efficient strategies that have been proven successful in a wide variety of American schools. Princeton Energy Resources International prepared this guidebook in collaboration with the Alliance to Save Energy and HPowell Associates, under a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, EnergySmart Schools. The Guidebook has been very well received in the K-12 schools community and there has been a tremendous demand for the document at conferences and workshops.
On the web, the Guidebook is being marketed as a companion piece to the Energy Design Guidelines for High Performance Schools and with other K-12 school decision-maker peices. The Guidebook is also available for download from the Department of Energy, Rebuild America website at http://www.rebuild.org/sectors/ess/index.asp and the Association of School Business Officials International website at http://asbointl.org/Recognition/index.asp?bid=8849.
Applying Supply Chain Environmental Risk Management In Transitioning Economies Presentation (PPT file)
PowerPoint Presentation by Dr. Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff
Operational Constraints and Economic Benefits of Wind-Hydro Hybrid Systems: Analysis of Systems in the U.S./Canada and Russia (PDF)
There is an increasing recognition of benefits from the synergy of wind-hydro, especially in cold weather climates, but little analysis has been performed to quantify the extent of these benefits. In addition, each location presents a unique set of technical and economic conditions that significantly affect results. This paper, presented at the European Wind Energy Conference, in Madrid, Spain (June 16-19, 2003) reviews current experience with such systems, and recent analysis and data that examines and quantifies potential benefits. The paper also highlights the factors that should be considered to perform a comprehensive assessment of the benefits from such systems.
Wind Turbine - Materials and Manufacturing Fact Sheet (PDF)
Wind and Biomass Integration Scenarios in Vermont (PDF)
Summary of First Phase Research: Wind Energy Resource Analysis
Analysis of Wind-Hydro Integration Value in Vermont (PDF) presented at WindPower 2003, Austin Texas
PDF files of maps listed below:
Hypothetical Class A Wind Turbine "Strings" after land use & environmental exclusions
(11"x17" PDF)Hypothetical Class B Wind Turbine "Strings" after land use & environmental exclusions
(11"x17" PDF)Class A Wind Turbine "Strings" with Shaded Relief and Transmission Lines
(11"x17" PDF)Class B Wind Turbine "Strings" with Shaded Relief and Transmission Lines
(11"x17" PDF)
Assessment of The Commercial Potential For Small Gasification Combined Cycle and Fuel Cell Systems Phase II Final Draft Report (PDF)
A project recently completed for the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Coal and Power Systems, reviews the status of gasification technology and assesses the potential for integration with fuel cell and gas turbine systems for small-scale (less than 50MW) power generation applications. The report also recommends R&D activities for accelerating commercial acceptance of small-scale integrated coal-gasification systems.
PERI's Perspective on Environmental Management Systems (PDF)
For more information on how an integrated EMS/P2 program works refer to the book Achieving Environmental Excellence: Integrating P2 and EMS to Increase Profits (Co-Authored by Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff, the Director of Clean Technologies/Pollution Prevention Programs at PERI). It is available online at www.govinst.com.
For more information about PERI Consulting's EMS capabilities, please contact Messers Nicholas Cheremisinoff or Nicolas Gargalidis.
Nicholas Cheremisinoff - 301-468-8492
Nicolas Gargalidis - 301-468-8495
Waste-To-Energy and Renewable Energy Projects in Central and Eastern Europe (PDF)
PERI recently completed an assignment for USTDA identifying a pipeline of renewable and waste-to-energy projects for USTDA feasibility study grants. Selected projects were presented by project sponsors at a USTDA Conference in Prague, Czech Republic in December 2002. Mr. Rezaiyan, PERI's Vice President, also made a presentation at the conference discussing the trends in the renewable and waste-to-energy industry.
PERI Helps Area Schools Save Energy (PDF) - Change Energy Consumption Behavior Through Awareness and Motivation
Central and Eastern European Chemicals Conference – Project Resource Guide (PDF)
New Orleans, Louisiana November 18-20, 2001
Distributed Wind Power Assessment (PDF)
Assisting The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to Conserve Water
November 26, 2003
Recently, PERI completed an assignment for USAID under the water IQC Water Reuse Project in Jordan. During this assignment, PERI provided expertise aimed at identifying strategies that encourage industry to reuse and recycle water.
Click here to read more about this project.
For more information on this project and/or PERI's environmental sector capabilities please contact:
Dr. Nicholas Cheremisinoff
Director of Clean Technologies/Pollution Prevention Programs
301-468-8492
ncheremisinoff@perihq.com
Preserving the U.S. Department of Energy, Geothermal R&D Program Legacy
November 15, 2003
It is clear to many users that U.S. geothermal technical publications and data, and citations to them, are broadly scattered among a number of different libraries. The libraries are maintained by the federal government in generalized collections, at the Department of Energy's National Laboratories; a library maintained by the main U.S. geothermal energy association, the Geothermal Resources Council (GRC); and libraries maintained by individual firms and consultants in the geothermal industry.
Geothermists have produced a large amount of literature over the past 25 years. Because of declines in the rate of geothermal system development by industry and large reductions in government funding for geothermal research, the impetus for using and extending many of the studies and reports has declined since the late 1980's. Today, many collections are being hidden in closets, shifted from place to place, discarded, or simply lost.
The Office of Geothermal Technologies at the Department of Energy (DOE) Washington Headquarters asked PERI to conduct a brief survey of where the technical literature developed by the DOE Geothermal Research Program has ended up, how to find it, and what broad steps might be useful to ensure that important information remains accessible. This research has yielded the following two reports. Click on the links below to view the reports.
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