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Klean Industries Establishes Strategic Partnership With Niersberger Group to Rollout Tire Pyrolysis Projects to Recover Carbon Black & Renewable Fuels
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Klean Industries Inc (“Klean”), a leading equipment provider that owns a commercialized portfolio of intellectual properties and know-how focusing on the recovery of clean energy and resources from waste, is pleased to announce that it is continuing to expand its strategic partnership in the waste-to-value space with Niersberger Group (“Niersberger”). The Niersberger Group was established in 1921 and has been active in planning and implementing plants that not only generate green energy but also those that specialize in the recovery of valuable resources. Niersberger is one of the largest biogas engineering and construction companies in Europe and owns and operates over 30 plants across Germany.
The KleanTeam has developed a strong relationship with Niersberger over the past decade, as Niersberger has been instrumental in the design-build process for delivering commercial-scale pyrolysis technologies in the European Union. Niersberger has acted as an engineering, procurement, and construction (“EPC”) firm that designed, engineered, and constructed one of Klean’s reference tire pyrolysis plants in Poland. Niersberger will assist with a broad range of services, which include design, engineering support, and project construction services for Klean’s projects and its customer projects. It’s envisioned that the primary focus will be in Europe with some selected projects outside of the EU, where Niersberger will assist in pre-engineering and detailed design and will oversee the procurement process from Klean’s manufacturing partners in Germany.
The initial framework for the two organizations is to identify areas where they can join forces to promote and support Klean’s desire to roll out several turn-key tire pyrolysis projects using Klean’s standardized and modular plant designs in a serial production format. Klean’s packaged units are prefabricated, which dramatically reduces project development costs and construction timelines. Under this style of manufacturing, coordination with local contractors on the ground becomes less of a challenge with coordinated timing for the delivery of the balance of plant and the synchronization of equipment delivery. When managed well, all that is required upon completion and delivery of equipment are the completion of interfaces between the pipe-to-pipe design. All plants and equipment are factory assembled and tested before leaving the manufacturing floor, and so these process improvements also help combat supply chain challenges.
With the assistance of Niersberger, Klean’s expansion plans include the re-development of its fully permitted project located in Boardman, Oregon, which is now slated to break ground in 2023. This project will have an annual processing capacity of 60 KTPY in end-of-life tires (“ELT”) as feedstock. The project has an estimated capital cost of $150m and when completed will be the largest continuous tire pyrolysis plant in North America. Klean has secured all of its feedstock requirements, which will be used to recover approximately 20 KTPA of recovered carbon black (“rCB”) and 25 KTPA of recovered fuel oil (“rFO”), both of which are upgraded and are presold on long-term contracts. Additionally, both parties are working to develop an identical project in Australia, which is now securing a site and is entering detailed engineering over the course of the next few months to rapidly deploy Klean’s technology into the Oceania region. Klean has over 30 tire pyrolysis projects under various stages of development around the globe, which represents an estimated US$ 2.5 billion in infrastructure investments into creating a circular solution for the tire manufacturing and recycling sector.
As a part of this relationship, both Klean and Niersberger will also explore new business opportunities for the integration of Klean’s patent-pending Klean Loop™ blockchain technology. The partnership will explore opportunities for total supply chain integration where all procurement partners can adapt the Klean Loop™ to co-ordinate a fully digital infrastructure that can track and trace all aspects of the supply chain from raw material acquisitions to equipment manufacturing and delivery of all parts and equipment while tracking and tracing all carbon emissions throughout the supply chain. The parties also see an opportunity to improve the financial and environmental performance of several resource-recovery applications, such as the application of the Klean Loop™ to biogas production plants that Niersberger is a leader of in the development, design, engineering, and installation throughout Europe. The Klean Loop™ SaaS solution can provide additional economic transparency and environmental accountability to the waste management, resource recovery, and renewable energy sector. The application is also powered by the Klean Loop’s artificial intelligence system called “Arnold” which can forecast, track, and monetize commodities globally through a connected market-based exchange system. Klean intends to have all of its projects integrated with Klean Loop™ application going forward. The transparency of operations on the blockchain will dramatically increase the adoption cycle of the circular economy and of new products that feature a significantly lower carbon intensity than that of virgin-based resources.
“Expanding upon management’s long-term relationship with Niersberger makes sense and is mutually beneficial as both parties’ skillsets complement each other. Developing resource recovery and clean energy projects in partnership with leading engineering providers such as Niersberger enhances Klean’s strategic focus and provides further resilience in cost-effective strategies that enable projects to be delivered in less time and at lower costs. Together, supply chain challenges are reduced, as are project risks. It’s symbiotic relationships like this that allow us to accelerate the creation of the circular, low-carbon economy,” said Jesse Klinkhamer, CEO of Klean Industries Inc.
“Niersberger has been around for over 100 years, and we are firm believers in the circular economy and have been first movers in adopting sustainability throughout our own operations and our customers. Our major business is based on developing properties and plants powered by renewable resources. As a pioneer of zero waste solutions, for the past decade, Klean Industries has been working to create new value in the tire manufacturing, tire recycling, and carbon black manufacturing sector, and I am confident that we can replicate this same model of success for other cities throughout Europe. We are excited to be partnering with Klean to support their pioneering vision of sustainability, and it’s why I am a proud shareholder of Klean Industries,” commented Rainer Dippold, owner and former Managing Director of Niersberger Group.
About Niersberger
The Niersberger Group was established in 1921 and has a long tradition of successfully developing, planning, and building objects and plants that use chemical recycling to recover raw materials or generate energy based on renewable energy sources for several decades. Niersberger plans and implements plants that generate green energy and recovered resources. Niersberger is one of the largest biogas engineering and construction companies in Europe and also owns and operates over 30 plants across Germany. The Niersberger Group consists of 25 individual companies in 3 European countries at 9 locations. The headquarters is in Erlangen, Germany. The Niersberger Group currently has 450 employees.
For more information about Niersberger, visit www.niersberger.de.
About Klean
Klean Industries (“Klean”) provides best-in-class technologies and solutions in the waste-to-value industry. Our international team of award-winning experts has decades of experience in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of the highest-quality equipment to convert waste streams into valuable energy and resources. Klean’s unique products and services are a result of combined knowledge in the design of recycling, resource recovery, waste management, and power generation projects. Our global project management expertise safeguards timelines and budgets, enabling projects to be delivered in less time and at lower costs.
Klean uses proprietary technologies to rapidly develop projects that produce the highest quality fuels, recovered carbon blacks, and green hydrogen from various kinds of feedstocks. Our know-how and technical skills provide a specialization in building projects that use advanced thermal technologies such as pyrolysis, gasification, and carbonization, which convert end-of-life tires, waste plastics, and municipal solid waste into domestic energy, sustainable commodities, and new cleantech jobs. We create a symbiosis between waste, resources, and energy. Klean Industries is the link between the low carbon, circular economy, and the goal of zero waste to landfill.
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Federal Government Authorizes Institute of Information Management to Certify Data Protection Professionals in Nigeria
LAGOS, Nigeria, June 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The Federal Government through the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has granted a licence to the Institute of Information Management (IIM) to conduct examinations and certify data protection professionals for global competitiveness.
The National Commissioner of NDPC, Dr. Vincent Olatunji, who said this on Monday while presenting licence to IIM in Abuja, said granting of the licence was part of the commission’s measures to implement Executive Order 003 and 005.
Olatunji added that certifying data protection professionals in the country would reduce capital flight, create over 500,000 jobs in the sector, and encourage more people to be certified.
Promoting local content
While a few Nigerians with expertise in data protection had their training and certification abroad, Olatunji said having an institute to train and certify Nigerians locally would boost local content in the sector.
“We are trying to ensure the implementation of Executive Orders 003 and 005 to promote local content in Nigeria. Most of us who are certified data protection officers have international certifications; we paid some dollars to write exams as well as maintain the certificates. We are trying to domesticate this in Nigeria by having a national certification process” Olatunji said.
The NDPC National Commissioner said that with the size of Nigeria’s  population, the country  needs  over 500,000 certified data protection officers. And if prospective candidates are to pay for the certifying examination in dollars, it will lead to capital flight.
Expansion to Africa
Olatunji also said that the commission is considering adopting the licensing across Africa. According to him, the Commission is working towards having a pan-African initiative, whereby data professionals have the national certification that is being offered in Nigeria and can also practice in any part of Africa.
“It is a way of creating jobs for our people, reducing capital flight, and developing global human capital in the data protection ecosystem” Olatunji said. He explained the Commission have also gone further to develop the training model which is unique to the organization  and will be used by  trainers in Nigeria.
He added that the licensing would also create jobs for already licensed Data Protection Compliance Organisations (DPCOs), who would be accredited to train prospective professionals to sit for data protection examinations. According to him, the national data protection certification will be a historic legacy that will transcend administrations and meet global standards.
Speaking on the licence, the President of the Institute of Information Management, Dr. Oyedokun Oyewole, recalled that the certification process commenced in 2021.
He said the licence would bridge the gap in the data protection ecosystem. Oyewole assured Nigerians of the institute’s commitment to be the best in the education system of data protection in the country.
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VANCOUVER, May 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — USA News Group – With the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution fully underway, the importance and security of the data centers that power the new technology is surging. The role and preservation of these data centers is generating multiple calls for them and their power sources to be recognized as a matter of national security. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt went so far as to predict that AI data centers will one day be “on military bases surrounded by machine guns,” as stated in an interview with Noema Magazine. According to analysts at Dell’Oro Group, data center spending is forecast to grow at an astounding 18% CAGR over the next 5 years. Behind the scenes, tech companies are working tirelessly to provide new developments that will make this transition go smoother, including from Avant Technologies Inc. (OTCQB: AVAI), Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ: EQIX), Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT), Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), and Snowflake Inc. (NYSE: SNOW).
At the forefront of generative AI innovation, Avant Technologies Inc. (OTCQB: AVAI) has been perfecting its flagship product, Avant AITM. The cutting-edge AI system is praised for its machine and deep learning capabilities, making it suitable for a wide range of industries and applications. To explore future possibilities for its AI data center cloud infrastructure, Avant recently engaged Wired4Tech, a highly regarded AI infrastructure consulting firm.
“We are excited to engage Wired4Tech to benchmark the performance of an innovative, next-generation AI server,” said William Hisey, CEO of Avant Technologies. “By conducting rigorous benchmark testing of this promising server technology, we expect to validate its expected performance and cost-saving benefits.”
As part of the new agreement, Wired4Tech will carry out detailed performance benchmarking for Avant. This will include evaluating key metrics such as response time, throughput, CPU and memory usage, disk I/O, network latency, and error rates. A special focus will be placed on response time, analyzing how quickly the server responds to different actions to provide insights into its overall responsiveness.
Avant considers these metrics to be critical for evaluating the server’s ability to handle complex AI tasks both effectively and dependably. Furthermore, Wired4Tech will examine the server’s power usage and identify possible cost-saving opportunities.
Prior to this update, Avant Technologies revealed a bold initiative to create groundbreaking, proprietary AI software aimed at improving its next-generation data centers. Additionally, the company intends to implement AI-driven Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) throughout its data center operations. The AvantAI™ platform has also been upgraded to feature intelligent, proactive monitoring and management capabilities for data centers.
Digital infrastructure company Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ: EQIX) recently announced the availability of Dell PowerStore on its Equinix Metal, a new, enterprise-grade Storage as a Service (STaaS) solution. The new availability enables enterprises to unlock multicloud strategies with enhanced performance, security and control, by marrying Equinix’s cloud adjacency and Dell’s leading storage solutions.
“Businesses need storage solutions that allow them to be more agile and get the most out of their hybrid multicloud architectures,” said Merrie Williamson, Chief Customer and Revenue Officer at Equinix. “By combining the powerful capabilities of Dell PowerStore with Equinix’s global platform, we are giving them the low-latency, high-performance connectivity they require without sacrificing on security or breaking their budget.”
The Dell PowerStore on Equinix Metal service offers businesses an easy way to manage and deploy their storage, computing, and networking needs worldwide. This service helps reduce the complexity and costs of running IT operations. It’s a dedicated storage solution designed for environments close to the cloud, giving customers quick, secure, and scalable access to public cloud providers through Equinix’s numerous data centers. This means businesses can efficiently connect to the cloud and manage their infrastructure with less hassle.
Ahead of this year’s Datacloud Global Congress 2024Â where its CEO Giordano Albertazzi is set to join a keynote panel, Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT) launched its new AI hub, featuring the industry’s first AI reference design portfolio for critical digital infrastructure.
The new Vertiv AI Hub offers a variety of helpful resources like white papers, industry research, and tools. It also includes information on power and cooling solutions for both new and existing facilities. Their new design library showcases flexible cooling and power systems that can handle both current and future computer chip needs, supporting anywhere from 10 to 140 kilowatts per rack.
“We are committed to providing deep knowledge, the broadest portfolio, and expert guidance to enable our customers to be among the first to deploy energy-efficient AI power and cooling infrastructure for current and future deployments,” said Albertazzi. “Our close partnerships with leading chipmakers and innovative data center operators make us uniquely qualified to help our customers and partners on their AI journey.”
Known for being a top company in storing paper documents and backup tapes, Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) is expanding its data center network by opening a new data center in Toronto, Canada. The new facility is designed to support growth in its online backup services, Connected Backup and LiveVault, which provide automated backups for desktop PCs and specializes in server backups, respectively.
“In addition to opening the data center in Canada, Iron Mountain Digital is actively broadening its global data center presence and in the process of opening a series of data centers outside of the U.S. and Canada, to better support our customers wherever they do business,” said John Clancy, president of Iron Mountain Digital, the technology arm of Iron Mountain. “We’ve had a growing demand from our customers worldwide for data protection solutions and services.”
AI Data Cloud company Snowflake Inc. (NYSE: SNOW) recently released its financial results for Q1 2025, which included a 33% year-over-year growth in revenue, and a net revenue retention rate of 128%. The growth numbers came shortly ahead of Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy’s scheduled fireside chat at the company’s 6th annual Snowflake Data Cloud Summit 2024 alongside NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang.
“We finished our first quarter with strong performance across many of our key metrics,” said Ramaswamy in the Q1 2025 financials report. “Product revenue was up 34% year-over-year at nearly $790 million, while remaining performance obligations were $5.0 billion, up 46% year-over-year. Our core business is very strong. Our AI products, now generally available, are generating strong customer interest.”
As of the financial results release, Snowflake has 485 customers with trailing 12-month product revenue greater than $1 million, and 709 Forbes Global 2000 customers. Snowflake also announced its intent to acquire certain technology assets and hire key employees from TruEra, an AI observability platform. TruEra provides capabilities to evaluate and monitor large language model (LLM) applications and machine learning models in production.
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Embrace the Future with Computing Power! GIGABYTE AI PCs Lead You to Explore New Frontiers
TAIPEI, May 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — GIGABYTE is excited to present the “AI New Era” exhibition, showcasing how AI is transforming our world. This event explores AI-generated art, AI applications, and other immersive experiences that demonstrate the practical uses of AI PCs in everyday life.
Exhibition Themes
The “GIGABYTE AI New Era” exhibition features three thematic areas, each illustrating the diverse nature of AI:
AI Art: This area showcases dynamic images and interactive art created by international artists. Notable contributors include the Dimension + new media art team led by Escher Tsai (Taiwan) and Keith Lam (Hong Kong), Ygor Marotta from the VJ Suave studio in São Paulo, Brazil, and emerging Taiwanese artist Tim Wei. Attendees will embark on a sensory journey as these artists share their inner worlds and the collaborative process of integrating GIGABYTE AI PCs into their work. VS AI Street Battle: In collaboration with Hello World, this section challenges traditional art forms using the latest text-to-image AI applications. Utilizing GIGABYTE AI PCs’ powerful and stable computing capabilities, this area combines large-scale arcade fighting games with generative AI, creating a unique and creative battle system. AI Applications Featuring RTX -AI PCs: This area explores how AI enhances everyday life across various fields, including gaming, digital art, content creation, image processing, and productivity. Guided by GIGABYTE AI PCs, consumers can experience limitless AI applications, seamlessly integrating AI into their daily routines. Emmy-nominated filmmaker Hugh Hou (US) will curate the AI Use Case zone, showcasing the latest AI technology and providing a professional workflow for creating immersive videos. Additionally, GIGABYTE will collaborate with NVIDIA to showcase a series of advanced AI applications featuring GeForce RTX graphics cards.Invitation to All
GIGABYTE warmly welcomes technology enthusiasts and art connoisseurs to join this grand event and experience the revolution in technology and art brought by artificial intelligence. For more information about the event, please visit the official website:Â GIGABYTE AI 2024.
Join us in exploring the future of AI and its impact on our daily lives, and witness how GIGABYTE is leading the charge in integrating AI into the world of art and technology.
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