EPA, PAPA and E-POD

EPA visits Wyoming to view natural gas development and measures to reduce air pollution such as CleanAIR’s E-POD installed on seven drill rigs in PAPA.

Santa Fe, NM – May 26, 2009 – US EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson visited Wyoming’s natural gas development fields on May 21st. Her mission was to see first-hand the unique air pollution problems that affect rural Wyoming and how the issue of reducing pollutants, such as NOx, is being addressed. With the installation in late 2008 of emissions control technology on seven diesel generators located in the Pinedale Anticline Project Area (PAPA), CleanAIR Systems has become part of the Wyoming air pollution solution.

The new E-POD™ (Emissions Permitting Operational Device) combines several technologies to reduce air pollutants of NOx, particulate matter, hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide from the emissions of large-scale diesel generators. NOx is a precursor of ozone and one of the key issues addressed by Administrator Jackson on her recent visit.

Ozone levels usually increase during winter months, contributing to respiratory problems and smog. However, ozone levels in Wyoming have increased above normal levels with the increase in drilling. According to the Associated Press, the state issued six ozone advisories for southwest Wyoming in 2008. The same area exceeded federal pollution standards three times that year. On some days ozone levels in the rural prairies of Wyoming can be as high as some cities.

Utilizing state-of-the-art technology developed by CleanAIR Systems, seven E-POD™s have been installed on three drill rigs in PAPA to reduce diesel emissions, thereby saving tons of air pollutants each year from being dumped into the environment.

Emissions reduced by current operating E-PODs:
- 103 tons of NOx per year
- 24.5 tons of carbon monoxide (CO) per year
- 4.9 tons of hydrocarbons (HC) per year
- 0.4 tons of particulate matter (PM) per year

Emissions Equivalencies:
- The NOx reduction alone from just these three sites is the equivalent of taking 98 highway diesel trucks off the road for one year or 18,899 gasoline cars.
- The carbon monoxide reduction is equal to the annual CO emissions produced by 528 cars.
- And the 4.9 tons of hydrocarbons reduced by the E-POD™s is equivalent to the annual hydrocarbon emissions of 1,436 cars.

Working in conjunction with Caterpillar dealer Wyoming Machinery Company, the custom-engineered E-PODs™ were installed between September 2008 and January 2009, and immediately reduced NOx emissions by more than 90%.

For more information, visit CleanAIR Systems at http://www.cleanairsys.com/.

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About CleanAIR Systems:
Established in 1993, CleanAIR Systems is a technology-based corporation manufacturing emissions control systems with worldwide distribution. CleanAIR’s products are designed to control air pollution such as diesel particulate matter and NOx, for internal combustion engines and gas turbines. The company is a preferred vendor of Caterpillar. Visit CleanAIR Systems online at http://www.cleanairsys.com/.