INSIGHTS

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Beyond The Bladder: A New Standard In Sampling

Groundwater sampling demands precision, consistency, and minimal disturbance. For years, bladder pumps READ MORE

29
May
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Apollo Shallow Oil Pumper Improves Shallow Well Performance

As production declined in a shallow oil well pumping at approximately 360 READ MORE

02
Mar
Two industrial devices with stainless steel components and electronic parts are displayed against a blue technical background. Each device features vertical and horizontal elements, tubes, and cables. Both are mounted on circular metal bases.
Elevated-Temp Pumps for Landfills to 300F

Blackhawk Elevated-Temp products are successfully pumping at several of North America's most READ MORE

20
Jul
Three solar panels installed outdoors on grassy land, tilted to capture sunlight, with some utility poles and piping visible, under a partly cloudy blue sky.
Scotch & Solar: An Off-Grid Landfill Solution

It’s simple, dependable, cost-effective, portable, versatile, durable and moves virtually anything that READ MORE

20
Jul
An industrial setup with various pipes, valves, and a mechanical component mounted on a metal surface. A top-head drive pump is interconnected with the red-handled valve and several hoses, while an open cylinder hangs near the bottom. The background features a broad, flat surface under clear skies.
This Pump Doesn’t Flinch at Sticky Coal Tar

Pneumatics and electrics pump coal tar from 32 feet; recover 11k gal. READ MORE

03
Jul
Diagram of a vertical cylindrical device labeled from top to bottom with the following parts: Bypass Overflow Intake, Hydrophobic Element Skimmer Intake, Density Float, and Coiled Tube. The components, resembling those in a top-head drive pump, are connected in sequence, forming a long tube-like structure.
Surface Scum, Solved: Anchor Pump in Action

Piston pumps replace air lifts at deep gasoline-spill plume to recover product, READ MORE

03
Jul
A large cylindrical top-head drive pump lies on its side in an open grassy area. Several pipes extend from the pump, which seems to be disconnected from its original setup. A wooden stake and additional piping are visible nearby. The sky is partly cloudy.
Side-Slope Pumps Replace Crusty Submersibles

After Hot, Aging Landfill Adds Gas System, Blackhawk Side-Slopes Take Over for READ MORE

03
Jul
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Electric Power Solves a Toxic Recovery Problem

New-model Anchor Electric pump boosts hydrocarbon-removal 17% at old MW chemical plant.

03
Jul
Close-up view of a groundwater monitoring well installation, featuring a well cap with various pipes, valves, and sensors above ground, including a top-head drive pump. The background includes a grassy landscape, trees, and distant buildings under a clear blue sky.
Blackhawk Pump Stops Biofouling in Its Tracks

Pumping the Sump – without the Bio-Fouling When bio-growth on a competitor’s READ MORE

03
Jul
A solar-powered top-head drive pump in a grassy area under a blue sky with scattered clouds. The setup includes a solar panel mounted on a metal frame and connected via hoses and pipes to the pump system anchored in the ground.
Apollo Solar Pump Runs Strong in Subzero Temps

As the number of landfill gas-collection systems has grown, suboptimal methane production READ MORE

03
Jul
A close-up view of a drilling rig in operation at an oil site highlights the equipment, including a top-head drive pump over a well, a large black storage tank, hoses, and cables. The setup is placed on a plastic tarp with grass and a chain-link fence visible in the background.
Sipping Coal Tar, One Cup at a Time – Until Now

For many years, black and thick coal tar has been slowly collecting READ MORE

03
Jul
A solar panel is mounted on a metallic frame on a dirt hill. Nearby, a large, green pipe partially buried in the ground is connected to a top-head drive pump in a metal box. A smaller metal cage-like structure on the ground houses electrical equipment.
HORIZONTAL SOLAR PUMPS DEWATER CANYON WELLS

A West Cast landfill called on Blackhawk's Apollo Solar Piston Pumps™ to READ MORE

03
Jul
A construction site with solar panels installed on the ground features equipment for water piping, including a top-head drive pump and a control box connected to pipes. A small excavator is in the background. The area is grassy with bare trees in the distance.
Solar Pumps Dewater Superfund Site Gas Wells

Apollo Solar Piston Pumps™ from Blackhawk Technology Company were the choice of READ MORE

03
Jul
Industrial site with machinery and tools. A metal container with hoses and a hydraulic tool, including a top-head drive pump, is in the foreground. A larger tank is situated behind the container, with various pipes and industrial equipment visible in the background.
V-2 Low-Flow Pneumatic Pump Excels in Tar Recovery

In 2015, engineers at an Australian steel plant works discovered tar in READ MORE

01
Jul
A solar panel is mounted on a metal frame in an open field with tall grass, connected to an electrical box and a cylindrical pipe below, resembling a top-head drive pump. A flag is attached to the top of the frame. The sky is partly cloudy with bright sunlight illuminating the scene.
Remote Leachate Control with Blackhawk Solar Pump Systems

Positive-displacement solar piston units pump virtually anything that flows, including high temperature, READ MORE

01
Jul
A fenced area contains a water well with pipes, electrical equipment, and two solar panels mounted on a pole, surrounded by grass and trees.
Clean Energy From Hog Manure? You Bet Your Bacon

When America’s largest hog producer, Smithfield Foods, joined with one of the READ MORE

05
Apr
An outdoor setup featuring various pipes, valves, and gauges connected to a gas extraction wellhead with a top-head drive pump. The equipment is installed on a grassy hill with a highway and industrial buildings visible in the background. Colorful hoses are attached to the apparatus.
Innovative Strategies for ETLF Management and Compliance

For the past several years, a growing number of landfill managers have READ MORE

05
Apr
An overhead view of a large cylindrical metal container housing complex industrial machinery with various components, wires, and tubes. A piece of white paper and a small blue and white tool sit at the bottom, adjacent to a top-head drive pump.
Blackhawk Solar Pumps Transform Former Landfill Site

There's a good chance the Chandler, Ariz., residents visiting the dog park, READ MORE

05
Apr
A metal box labeled "Apollo" is attached to a pipe structure in a grassy field, seemingly part of a top-head drive pump system. An electrical control device is affixed to a pole nearby, connected by wires and an orange extension cord. The sky is clear with scattered clouds in the distance.
Apollo Pump Now in Solar or AC

Apollo piston pumps are versatile and popular choices for landfill leachate, gas-well READ MORE

05
Apr
Two industrial pneumatic cylinders with connected components, including gauges and black tubing, are displayed side by side on circular metal bases. Featuring vertical metal rods and grey cylindrical bodies, the setup integrates a top-head drive pump among various mechanical parts attached.
Service Exchange Program

Recondition pneumatic drivers & keep wells pumping, with serious savings GLEN ELLYN, READ MORE

05
Apr
A solar panel is mounted on a metal stand in the middle of a field, powering a top-head drive pump. The panel is connected to a control box and a small white pipe. The sky is clear and blue, and the surrounding area is covered with dry grass.
Compressing Matters

Talk with a seasoned landfill managing engineer about pneumatic power. Pneumatic was READ MORE

05
Apr
A fenced area contains a water well with pipes, electrical equipment, and two solar panels mounted on a pole, surrounded by grass and trees.
Zero-Emission Solars Pumping

Blackhawk Technology’s Apollo Solar Piston Pumps™ are helping turn pig waste into READ MORE

04
Apr