On the Money with J. Daniel Pluff & Laiza Semidey
Tech Bytes: Syracuse Hancock New Glycol Recycling Center
Clip: Season 3 Episode 10 | 3m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
Syracuse Hancock New Glycol Recycling Center
Back in November 2023 the Syracuse Hancock International Airport held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of their new Glycol Recycling Center. Aero Mag, a Quebec-based company, invested over $19 million dollars to build this facility. R-R-R – recovery, recycling, and reuse facility is the new process used that minimizes the amount of carbon dioxide and water used at the airport.
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On the Money with J. Daniel Pluff & Laiza Semidey is a local public television program presented by WCNY
On the Money with J. Daniel Pluff & Laiza Semidey
Tech Bytes: Syracuse Hancock New Glycol Recycling Center
Clip: Season 3 Episode 10 | 3m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
Back in November 2023 the Syracuse Hancock International Airport held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of their new Glycol Recycling Center. Aero Mag, a Quebec-based company, invested over $19 million dollars to build this facility. R-R-R – recovery, recycling, and reuse facility is the new process used that minimizes the amount of carbon dioxide and water used at the airport.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[ APPLAUSE ] >> WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN DEICING AIRCRAFT AT THE AIRPORT.
COLLECTING IT IN THE TANKS AND THAT FLUID GETS TREATED HERE AND THEN SENT TO THE COUNTY'S WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY.
ONE OF OUR STAFF HAD A WAY OF RECYCLING THE GLYCOL SO IT'S MORE SUSTAINABLE.
WORKING WITH THE COMPANY AEROMACK WE WERE ABLE TO COME UP WITH THE PROGRAM THAT ALL THE GLYCOL AT THIS AIRPORT IS FULLY RECOVERED, RECYCLED BACK TO ITS UN ONE% STATE AND SOLD BACK TO THE AIRLINES AT A DISCOUNT.
>> WE HAVE BEEN RECYCLING IN MONTREAL SENSE 2014.
THE WINTERS ARE QUITE SNOWY AND WATERY WITH FREEZING RAIN AND HEAVY SNOW.
THE AVERAGE CONCENTRATION GOING IN IS NORMALLY BETWEEN 3 AND 5% GLIE GLIE COL.
THIS FLUID IS PROCESSED THROUGH THE SYSTEM WE BRING IT UP TO 10% CONCENTRATION.
WE WILL BRING THE CONCENTRATION UP TO 50%.
SO THAT'S THE TWO TO STEP THREE AND BRING THE FLUID FROM 50% TO 99%.
WE GO TO THE LAST PHASE, WE BLEND THE FLUID AND FROM OUTSIDE FROM DOW CHEMICAL OR OTHER CHEMICAL COMPANIES.
WHEN IT IS MERGED WITH THE GLYCOL, THAT'S WITH WE HAVE 100% DESIGHSING FLUID.
FROM THERE WE PUT IT IN A TANKER TRUCK AND WE BRING IT BACK TO THE AIRPORT WHERE IT IS TRANSFERRED INTO THE DEICING TRUCKS AND SPRAYED BACK ON THE AIRCRAFT.
>> WE ARE DOING SOME EXPANSION TO OUR DESIGHSING PAD IS.
AS WE GET BUSIER, WE WILL NEED ADDITIONAL CAPACITY.
ALL THAT ADDITIONAL FLUID WOULD COME THROUGH THIS FACILITY AND BE RECYCLED.
FOR THE AIRLINES, IT REDUCES THEIR COST OF OPERATION HERE AT THE AIRPORT.
IT REDUCES THEIR LANDING FEE BECAUSE WE ARE NO LONGER HAVING TO BILL FOR THE WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES BUT THEN WHEN THEY BUY THE GLYCOL BACK, IT IS AT 15 TO 20% DISCOUNTED RATE THAN THEY WERE TYPICALLY PURCHASING IT PRIOR TO BEING ABLE TO BUY RECYCLED GLYCOL.
>> FROM A REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY PERSPECTIVE, IT DOES A A FEW THINGS.
FROM THE AIRPORT WE ARE NOT RELEASING FLUID THAT NEEDS TO BE TREATED BY THE COUNTY SO THAT ELIMINATE 4-Z TO 6 MILLION GALLONS.
WE CAN COLLECT AND CAPTURE OTHER AIRPORTS FLUIDS.
SO WE CAN STORE HERE, TREAT IT SO IT'S NO LONGER TRUCKED PAST OUR DOOR WAY ON I-90 GOING TO THE EAST COASTED.
IT CAN BE DROPPED OFF HERE FULLY RECYCLED TAKING THOSE VEHICLES OFF THE ROADWAY AND AS WELL STOPPING EVEN FURTHER TO DISCHARGE OUTSIDE OF WHERE THE AIRPORT IS AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE THAT WE WILL BE USING TO DEICE IN THE FUTURE IS ELECTRIC AND THIS FACILITY IS A LOW EMISSIONS FACILITY AS WELL.
THIS IS THE FIRST IN THE WORLD THAT USES THIS KIND OF TECHNOLOGY TO BE ABLE TO PROCESS AND RECYCLE SUCH LOW CONCENTRATION GLYCOL.
THOSE REGULATIONS DON'T EXIST.
THIS IS A SUSTAINABILITY INITIATE ON OUR PART TO BE
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