89 News & Press Releases found
ASTM International News
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Proposed Standard Will Help Label Carbon Intensity of Biobased Products
A proposed ASTM International standard for carbon intensity score will help consumers who want to make purchase decisions based on sustainable bio-based products. ASTM’s industrial biotechnology committee (E62) is developing the proposed ...
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Participants Sought for Development of Non-Volatile Residue Content Biofuels Standard
Interested parties are invited to join in the development of a proposed ASTM International standard for determining the non-volatile residue in ethanol and ethanol solutions. ASTM’s committee on bioenergy and industrial chemicals from biomass ...
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Durably Catching Rays
ASTM International has published a new standard that provides an important test for photovoltaic equipment used to generate solar energy. The standard (E3006, Practice for Ultraviolet Conditioning of Photovoltaic Modules or Mini-Modules Using a ...
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Greener Roofs
A proposed ASTM International standard will provide general guidance regarding roofing system considerations and selection to building designers, builders and owners who want to install and maintain sustainable roofing systems, which may include ...
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Standards in Education
ASTM has selected Derek Burling, an electrical engineering student at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, as the student we are sponsoring for the 2015 Washington Internships for Students of Engineering program. Ranked as one of the best ...
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Making Way for Biodiesel
A major revision to ASTM International’s standard D396, Specification for Fuel Oils, sets performance specifications for higher amounts of biodiesel blends in conventional fuels. The new grade of B6-B20 could have a significant impact on the ...
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Revised Standard Safely Expands Limit on Biofuel Contamination in Jet Fuels
A new revision to ASTM International’s aviation turbine fuel standard (D1655) safely adapts to the growing global presence of biodiesel in the petroleum industry. D1655 has been used for decades by the aviation community to help ensure ...
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ASTM Member Christopher Mathis Speaks at APEC Workshop
Information about ASTM standards as they relate to green codes and sustainable construction was presented at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation workshop, “Utilizing Green Building Codes to Increase Building Performance,” held in New ...
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Proposed Standard to Contribute to Solar Energy Efficiency
Escalating costs and increased environmental awareness have made conservation a high priority for anyone concerned with satisfying a building’s energy needs. One approach to control costs is the use of energy control window films, which are ...
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Photovoltaic Power Plants ASTM International standard
A proposed new ASTM International standard will be used to provide guidance for potential stakeholders involved in the financing, construction and maintenance of solar photovoltaic electric power plants. WK43549, Practice for Installation, ...
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Butanol as Biofuel for Vehicles
Butanol shows strong potential to be used as a biofuel. Now, a new ASTM International standard covers butanol that is intended to be blended with gasoline at 1 to 12.5 volume percent for use as an automotive spark-ignition engine fuel. D7862, ...
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Hydraulic Fracturing Data Management
A proposed new ASTM International data management and reporting standard for shale oil and gas operations, including hydraulic fracturing, is under development. ASTM WK42803, Practice for Data Management and Reporting Associated with Shale Oil and ...
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Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids
A new ASTM International subcommittee will develop standards that will be used by contract laboratories, water utilities and others requiring or developing methods used for hydraulic fracturing. Subcommittee D19.09 on Water – Hydraulic ...
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Optical Properties Measurement
The last ten years has seen a surge in technology for solar and other alternative energy forms. This revival has led to the revision and reinstatement of a previously withdrawn ASTM standard, E903, Test Method for Solar Absorptance, Reflectance and ...
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Hydraulic Fracturing
A new standards initiative in Subcommittee D18.26 on hydraulic fracturing will drive best practices for this energy-producing process. A newly formed ASTM International subcommittee is tackling the topic of hydraulic fracturing, addressing the need ...
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Insulated Vinyl Siding
Initially used as an accessory to vinyl siding, foam plastic insulation has gradually evolved into a separate product category with the insulation integrated into the final product. ASTM Committee D20 on Plastics has enabled manufacturers to ...
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Carbon-14 Measurement
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission requires that operators of nuclear power plants measure the amount of the radionuclide carbon-14 in their gaseous effluents. A proposed new ASTM standard will aid plants (and other facilities at which fission ...
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Mid-Level Ethanol Fuel Blends
A new ASTM International specification is the first standard to identify the protocols necessary to blend mid-level ethanol fuels at the terminal and retail level that equal the fuel quality and performance expected from fuels meeting other ASTM ...
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An American manufacturing movement
Excerpts from Make: An American Manufacturing Movement U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness Initiative American manufacturing is either in steep decline, doing reasonably well or poised to grow. Widely available reports and analyses support each of ...
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ASTM Launches Online Nuclear Portal
New Section of Website Collects ASTM Nuclear-Related Work in a Single Resource ASTM International standards play an important role throughout the nuclear energy industry. In order to collect the nuclear-related activity being conducted across its ...