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Rapid service assures environmental accreditation

In April 2022, Leeds based Alkali Environmental was awarded UKAS and MCERTS accreditation for its emissions testing services. However, just three weeks before the MCERTS audit, a vital piece of the company’s in-house instrumentation required urgent service and repair, so the company faced the very real prospect of having to

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Gas analyser helps optimise carbon canister performance

Many Signal Group customers employ the company’s gas analysers to measure the combustion emissions from engines that are under development. However, internal combustion engine vehicles also represent an opportunity for evaporative emissions, so vehicles are fitted with a carbon canister to prevent such releases. MAHLE ANAND Filter Systems – India,

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Rush to clean energy prompts demand for ammonia analysers

The global stampede to develop clean energy sources has prompted a demand for ammonia analysers from the developers of engines that will be capable of using ammonia as a fuel. In response, Signal Group has developed a new ammonia analyser, the S4 Nebula, which employs tunable diode laser spectrometry (TDLS). 

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New stove emissions regulation sets a minimum standard

From 1st January 2022, a new regulation will impose Ecodesign requirements for solid fuel local space heaters. Regulation (EU) 2015/1185 24/5/2015 describes the requirements which will harmonise energy consumption, particulate matter (PM), organic gaseous compounds (OGC), carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emission requirements for solid fuel local space

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Signal Group expands range of service contracts

Signal Group (UK), the gas analyser manufacturer, has announced the launch of a new flexible range of service contracts, which enable customers to determine the level of service required. “No two companies are the same,” explains Signal Group Service Manager Roy Kinslow, “so it makes sense for us to offer

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New heated VOC analyser is truly unique

Signal Group (UK) has announced the launch of a new, highly innovative, portable gas analyser, the SOLAR XPLORE. One of the company’s core technologies is Flame Ionisation Detection (FID) for the measurement of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and the new instrument brings the unique advantages of the latest fixed analysers

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Growing demand for non-methane VOCs analysis

Signal Group, the UK gas analyser manufacturer, has seen a growth in demand for reference-grade analysers that are able to differentiate between total VOCs (volatile organic compounds) and Non-Methane VOCs (NMVOCs). “This demand is largely driven by domestic regulatory requirements, where countries are seeking to control emissions of both pollutants

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How to check the calibration and linearity of gas analysers

Calibration is the process of establishing the relationship between the output of a measurement and a known input. In common with most measuring instruments, gas analysers require calibration following installation, and then at regular intervals to check that they are performing to specification. Regular zero and span checks (known inputs)

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Gas analysis expertise available at AQE 2021

Signal Group, the UK gas analyser manufacturer, will provide a virtual exhibition booth at this year’s Air Quality and Emissions show, AQE 2021. The company is well known for its expertise in reference gas analysers employing Flame Ionisation (FID), Chemiluminescence (CLD) and Non-Dispersive InfraRed (NDIR), but the Signal Group’s Stephane

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New demands for enhanced Greenhouse Gas monitoring

Increasing political action on Climate Change is prompting a new requirement for process operators to improve the accuracy and reliability of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions monitoring. To meet this requirement, Stephane Canadas from UK gas analyser manufacturer Signal Group is urging the operators of combustion equipment, such as boilers and

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