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Cooper & Southern Star AchieveHydrogen Breakthrough
Cooper & Southern Star Achieve
Hydrogen Breakthrough
Cooper Runs AJAX Engine on 30% Hydrogen
Cooper Runs AJAX Engine on 30% Hydrogen
CleanBurn Plus
Cooper Announces CleanBurn PlusTM
Targeting 40% Methane Reduction

E.S.G. Overview

At Cooper, our mission is a common-sense approach to business, where we can consistently do the most good for the most people. For us, that means always operating with integrity and transparency, actively caring for our people, our communities, and our partners, and making sure our environmental impact is always positive. In fact, one of our greatest strengths is helping our energy-industry customers meet their sustainability goals with products and services that reduce environmental impact. We invite you to dig into the details and see how we’re trying to be a force for good in every aspect of our business.
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Cooper & Southern Star Achieve hydrogen research breakthrough

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. and Cooper have successfully field tested a large bore, slow-speed integral engine running on a 30% hydrogen (H2) fuel blend. The two companies modified a large bore Cooper-Bessemer GMVH-12 at Southern Star’s Hugoton, Kansas compressor station to run on a blend of hydrogen and natural gas. The engine was equipped with Cooper’s HyperBalance IV™ system to monitor pressures, collect data, and ensure equipment safety during the test.

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INTRODUCING CLEANBURN PLUSTM
Reduces methane output by up to 40%

The reduction of greenhouse gases, particularly methane, is a key element of Cooper’s emissions reduction technology offering. To improve the environmental impact of engine-compressors operating within our industry, Cooper is pleased to announce CleanBurn Plus™, an emission reduction solution tailored to reduce fuel consumption, fuel slip, methane leakage, and unburned hydrocarbons.

Cooper’s CleanBurn Plus™ upgrade package is a comprehensive solution that can reduce methane output by up to 40% in most of the industry’s integral engine-compressors. For a fleet of engines rated collectively at 100,000 HP, this level of CO2 reduction can equal 20,000 tons/year, equivalent to the elimination of 4,348 standard passenger cars.

Our CleanBurn Plus™ upgrades are offered across our entire integral engine-compressor product line to include AJAX®, Cooper-Bessemer®, Clark, Enterprise®, Ingersoll Rand, and Worthington.

Product
Model
HP
Annual Savings*
Tons CO2e
Annual Savings*
Tonnes CO2e
Annual Equivalency Savings
Passenger Cars**
Annual Equivalency Savings
Bbl Oil***
Annual Equivalency Savings
Homes****
Cooper-Bessemer
16W-330
8,000
1,946
1,765
383
4,105
213
Worthington
MLV-20
8,000
1,480
1,342
291
3,121
162
Cooper-Bessemer
16V-250
5,500
1,338
1,214
263
2,822
146
Clark
TCV-16
5,500
1,249
1,133
246
2,635
137
Worthington
ML-12
3,500
545
495
107
1,150
60
Ingersoll Rand
512KVT
3,000
350
318
69
738
38
Ingersoll Rand
412KVSR
2,600
352
319
69
742
38
Cooper-Bessemer
GMW-10
2,500
843
765
166
1,779
92
Cooper-Bessemer
GMVH-10
2,250
482
437
94
1,016
53
Clark
HBA-8
2,050
426
386
83
898
47
Worthington
SUTC-16
2,000
514
466
101
1,083
56
Clark
TLA-6
2,000
454
412
89
958
50
Ingersoll Rand
412KVG
1,320
308
279
60
650
34
AJAX
DPC-2804
800
48
43
9
101
5

* Based on 4,500 operating hours/year, 930BTU/ft3 fuel
** Average passenger car generates 4.60 Tonnes CO2e/year (U.S. EPA)
*** 1 Bbl crude oil generates 0.43 Tonnes CO2e (U.S. EPA)
**** Average U.S. home generates 8.30 Tonnes CO2e/year (U.S. EPA)

CleanBurn PlusTM Methane Reduction
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our Commitment to E.S.G.

As a global company, Cooper takes its responsibility to be a good corporate citizen enthusiastically. We are proud of the way our people consistently and ethically operate with high standards in safety, quality, social responsibility, compliance, and environmental impact.

It starts on the inside. As a company, we promote a culture of always finding ways to make incremental improvements, like eliminating hazardous processes or doing more in our communities. We recently improved energy efficiency by installing automatic shutdown of unused equipment. Little things add up.

The energy industry – especially oil & gas – sometimes gets a bad rap for environmental practices. The truth is, no industry has taken bigger steps to improve care of the environment. We’re excited that products and services from Cooper are major contributors to that effort. As one example, Cooper technologies can help reduce engine NOx emissions to 0.5 g, which is far below the regulated limits in most countries.

A big part of our E.S.G. journey is helping our customers along their journey. It’s something we take very seriously, and we’re not ashamed to say that we’re really good at it. Ask us how we can help.

E.S.G. at Cooper

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E.S.G. Journey

We believe that our long-term success – both for our company and for the world – is dependent on our commitment to sound E.S.G. principles. That’s why we have committed to contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Environmental

We practice what we preach and continuously review our internal processes to reduce environmental impact. For example, we eliminated chrome from our manufacturing processes by developing better materials for our power cylinders and piston rings.
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Social

Cooper is an equal opportunity employer. We condemn discrimination in any form and respect human rights, including privacy rights, affirmative action, and non-harassment. We are involved in our communities where we work. And we maintain strict data privacy standards.
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Governance

Our Code of Compliance clearly states our commitment to operating with our employees, customers, and suppliers in an ethical manner, reporting on our business in a clear and transparent way, complete legal compliance, and acting fairly with our competitors.
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Helping Our Customers with their journey

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Hydrogen & Landfill Gases

Hydrogen and biofuels are exciting topics in renewable energy right now, but we’ve been experts in both for quite a while. As the industry continues its development of these important resources, you can be sure that Cooper will be innovating as well, providing the most efficient ways to deliver and utilize these fuels.
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Equipment Upgrades

As technology marches on, some engines can benefit from modernization, so they are more efficient and use less fuel for more output. Cooper offers many upgrade products to help find that perfect sweet spot for an engine in any application.
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Operational Efficiency

The most important strategy for reducing your carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions is to get your equipment operating at its peak efficiency. A well-maintained engine will perform to its fullest potential and deliver the best fuel efficiency.
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Unburned Fuel Emissions
& Exhaust Leaks

Engine fire problem may continue unnoticed and undiagnosed and lead to significance methane and hydrocarbon (HC) emissions. Cooper offers two upgrades or solutions for engine misfire detection.
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Emissions Reduction

The lowering of greenhouse gas emissions is one of the most visible and talked about aspects of environmental protection. Over the last few decades, governments around the world have steadily lowered emissions thresholds, and we have responded with excellent solutions.
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