Neno Duplan

About Neno Duplan

Locus Technologies founder Neno Duplan’s background as entrepreneur, environmental information management pioneer, and senior executive in environmental business, provides a well-rounded foundation for leadership. Dr. Duplan brings more than 25 years of experience as a senior executive in the application of computer science to the environmental industry. As founder, president, and CEO of San Francisco area based Locus Technologies, he developed extensive expertise in the application of advanced Internet technologies and wireless sensing to environmental information management. Dr. Duplan pioneered the application of an Internet based on-demand computing model for data management in the environmental industry. Dr. Duplan is the author of more than 30 technical papers on the use of technologies in the environmental industry. As a research associate at Carnegie Mellon in the early eighties, he developed the first prototype system for environmental data management and display using microcomputers. This early work led to the development of numerous database management systems at some of the nation’s largest contaminated sites, and ultimately to the formation of Locus Technologies in 1997. Locus Technologies is now the world leader in managing on-demand environmental information.

Entries by Neno Duplan

Why multitenancy matters for EHS software as a service (SaaS)

Multitenancy yields a compelling combination of efficiency and capability without sacrificing flexibility or governance.

Improving Arsenic detection and keeping it out of drinking water

Arsenic, a naturally occurring element, is one of the many drinking water contaminants actively monitored by drinking water systems because it can result in adverse health conditions, including an increased risk for a range of cancers. U.S. EPA and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) are joining forces to launch the Arsenic Sensor Prize Competition […]

Historic binding agreement reached to cut greenhouse gasses from HFC

There are roughly 1.6 billion new air conditioning units expected to come on stream by 2050, reflecting increased demand from Asia, Latin America, and Africa. On 15 October 2016 in Kigali, Rwanda nearly 200 nations have agreed a legally binding agreement to cut back on greenhouse gasses used in refrigerators and air conditioners, a significant […]

Aviation industry agrees to cap CO2 emissions, other transportation industries to follow

The first deal limiting greenhouse gasses from international aviation has been sealed after years of negotiations. Carbon emissions from international aviation will be capped under a global agreement to limit the impact of commercial flights on the climate. The deal launches a voluntary compliance system from 2021 that would become mandatory in 2027. Airlines spent […]

Hinkley Point Nuclear Power Plant: UK approves nuclear plant deal

The British government has approved a new $24 billion nuclear power station in the UK after imposing “significant new safeguards” to protect national security. The new plant at Hinkley Point in Somerset is being financed by the French and Chinese governments. However, the UK government says it will have control over foreign investment in “critical infrastructure”. UK […]

Hinkley Point, the new nuclear power plant in Somerset, UK delayed by new government

Plans to build the UK’s first new nuclear plant in decades, Hinkley Point in Somerset, received an unexpected setback when the government said it wanted to delay its final decision on the project. The proposed plant is known as Hinkley Point C and would be built next to two existing facilities, Hinkley Point A and […]

EPA issues Final Rule for regulating formaldehyde emissions

Six years after the passage of the Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 2697), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued its final rule implementing the Act (Final Rule). The Final Rule—based on the formaldehyde regulation released by the California Air Resources Board (with which EPA collaborated in […]

EPA plans to regulate carbon emissions from aircraft

The US Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced plans to limit carbon emissions from aircraft. The EPA issued a final scientific assessment that concluded that carbon emissions from aircraft endanger public health and welfare, a legal prerequisite the agency must take before regulating those emissions. EPA officials said last year when first proposing the aircraft […]

Why SaaS multitenancy is key to successful and sustainable EHS management

A recently published survey by a research analyst firm indicates that 90 percent of EHS software applications installed today are single-tenant on customer premises or single-tenant, vendor hosted. Only 10 percent are multitenant, vendor-hosted. In other words, most of the vendors in the EH&S space do not run a single version of their software maintained […]

The new TSCA law not REACH (in data requirements)

After a bipartisan accord, the US Congress overhauled the 40-year-old Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), with legislation to give the EPA greater powers to regulate about 100 hazardous chemicals. This is the first major statutory update to US environmental law that’s been passed in over 25 years. On a 403-12 vote, the U.S. House of […]