EPA Method 21 is a key procedure to detect volatile organic compound (VOC) leaks in industrial equipment. If you’re working in an industry involving chemicals, gas, or liquid emissions, you’ve likely heard of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Method 21 procedures. The procedure was established by the EPA to combat widespread noncompliance with leak detection… Read more »
Businesses and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs): in addition to allocating funds for research and development, quality assurance, and other key environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting procedures, you’ll need to budget for LDAR. “L what?” Yup, LDAR: leak detection and repair programs. LDAR refers to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations designed to help decrease… Read more »
Vehicle owners and fleet operators: do you know how your vehicle’s ventilation systems affect your vehicle’s emissions output? More specifically, have you checked on your positive crankcase ventilation system (PCV) as of late? Positive crankcase ventilation system: we know it’s a mouthful. And we get that a PCV system is likely one of the last… Read more »
Real talk: car talk can be confusing. Whether you’re trying to understand the long acronyms or cryptic onboard diagnostics of your dashboard for emissions reporting for environmental, social, and governance (ESG), understanding ICE and EV acronyms can be a challenge. If you’re trying to find your way out of the hole of vehicle acronyms, you’ve… Read more »
Nothing stings more than having your business fined for non-compliance. And you want to know what hurts even worse? The solution to your financial compliance woes may have been hiding right under your nose. We’re talking about portable emissions measurement systems (PEMS) and continuous emission monitoring systems (CEMS). In a nutshell, PEMS are small devices… Read more »
OBD-I and OBD-II: perhaps you’ve heard of these Star-Wars-sounding acronyms at your mechanic. But, onboard diagnostics isn’t about sci-fi. Did you know that you can take advantage of on-board diagnostic (OBD) tools for your business? Businesses and OEMS: with the demand for stricter regulations in the field of vehicle and real-driving emissions (RDE) testing for… Read more »
Businesses, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), field and research techs (both in universities and the private sectore), and more: we have something special for you. It has to do with vehicle emissions monitoring, verification, and reporting. We’re talking about a helpful and limited emissions verification system called dyno testing. While this tool may sound like something… Read more »
In 2011, GlobalMRV made a historic appearance on the popular MythBusters TV show. We were asked to help conduct a test to see how motorcycles compared to cars. The result? Two-wheelers from the 2000s era performed terribly, with 3,220% more NOx and 8,065% more CO₂ than cars of the same era. From motorcycle myth busting… Read more »
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) becomes more and more important by the day. Businesses, fleet teams, automotive testing engineers, and original equipment manufacturers: it’s in our best interest to keep your team’s emissions measurement tools and systems up to date to meet local and federal regulations. But where do we start? Yes, how do we… Read more »