Decarbonisation of industrial process heating - electric heaters

Mar-2023

Electricity is a potential carbon-free solution to process heating, but since not all heat sources are created equal, electrical heating equipment must ...

Artificial intelligence drives the way to net zero

Nov-2022

AI and smart manufacturing can be used to optimise profits as well as produce insights into a companys carbon footprint and accelerate its sustainabil ...

LOHC: H2 delivery pathway for emerging hydrogen market

Jul-2023

Hydrogen is set to play a pivotal role in future energy landscapes, and several countries around the world have already laid out detailed hydrogen roadmaps ...

Raffinerie Heide: a refinery reinvents itself

Mar-2023

How Raffinerie Heide is driving innovation and pioneering the development of green hydrogen through its HySCALE100 and Westküste 100 initiatives.

First principles of energy transition: Part 1

Aug-2021

This two-part series will first focus on hydrogen, batteries, metals and electrical infrastructure to see the actual impacts of energy transition and ...

Process gas analyser for measuring hydrogen concentration

Nov-2022

A process gas analyser, based on near-infrared tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy, has been developed to measure hydrogen in production envir ...

Decarbonisation with CO2 utilisation: review of the GtL route

Mar-2023

A re-examination of the synthetic fuels path with CO2 used as a feedstock in the context of decarbonisation.

Carbon Footprint Reduction of FCC

May-2022

In a typical fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) based refinery, around 20-30% (IHS Markit, 2021), (Carbon Capture Project, 2013), (WoodMckenzie, 2021) of the ...

Hydrogen economy Part 2: Converting strategy into reality

Nov-2023

An in-depth look at the supporting elements of the hydrogen supply chain: economics and regulations and how to operate within the infrastructure.

CCUS challenges and opportunities in Chile

Aug-2021

For Chile, carbon capture use and storage presents a potential opportunity to go beyond carbon neutrality and provide a source of ‘negative emission ...

Advances in carbon capture and hydrogen technologies

Mar-2023

Carbon capture and hydrogen purification technologies can significantly reduce CO2 emissions and support the growing hydrogen economy.

Economic viability of biomass to liquid via Fisher-Tropsch

May-2022

When the Fisher-Tropsch process is coupled with a biomass gasification facility, sustainable liquid fuels can be produced for aviation and marine prop ...

Evolution of marine fuels and move toward a sustainable future

Jan-2022

LNG can play an important role in reducing GHG emissions of international shipping by at least 50% by 2050 and contribute to the IMO GHG reduction tar ...

Breaking out of the colouring box for hydrogen: A case for carbon-intensity vs colours

Feb-2022

The buzz about hydrogen, especially renewable hydrogen as a force to combat climate change, is often caught up in evaluating the merits among the “colours” ...

Decarbonisation transformation of Shells Pernis refinery

May-2022

Pernis refinery will play a key role in Shell's transition to net-zero emissions by 2050 through a number of strategies involving biofuels, green hydrogen, ...

Biomass, BECCS and electrolysis for climate-neutral liquid fuels

Aug-2022

Synthetic e-fuels, biofuels, and BECCS can be ‘carbon-negative’ and therefore have a valuable role to play in a ‘net-zero’ energy system

Making every molecule matter: the technology journey

Feb-2022

The pressure from investors, policy makers and society for energy companies to decarbonise is growing and the energy landscape is already changing. A wide ...

The Renewable Energy Journey: Why hydrocarbon-based energy will continue dominating the market

Apr-2022

A crucial factor in generating power and producing transportation fuels from renewable resources depends on efficient supply and distribution.

Sustainability targets and policies driving sustainable aviation fuel .. for now

Mar-2022

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production is still significantly less than fossil fuel-based aviation fuel (kero-jet).

Optimising green hydrogen production using system simulation

Aug-2021

Using system simulation can help significantly to address the challenges of green hydrogen production and distribution.

Realisation of a carbon negative combustor for gas turbines

Feb-2022

Gas turbines can be converted to carbon negative technologies using biomass energy combined with carbon capture and storage processes

Hydrogen derivatives key to the global renewable energy trade

Oct-2023

The role that hydrogen derivatives can play in decarbonising key applications and industries

Fuel oil to liquefied natural gas

Aug-2021

Most furnaces in Europe and the US have already shifted to fuel gas firing, so is there any carbon reduction advantage in these furnaces shifting to L ...

CO2 capture options for steam methane reforming based hydrogen manufacturing units

Mar-2022

A growing number of national governments and energy companies, including Shell, have announced net-zero-emission ambitions. To help fulfil their responsibilities ...

Role of of CCS and hydrogen in decarbonisation (ERTC 2023)

Nov-2023

In the pursuit of global climate ambitions outlined in the Paris Agreement, the role of carbon capture and storage (CCS) and hydrogen technologies has ...

Safety, risks, and hazards of hydrogen

May-2023

The safe use and distribution of natural gas are fully understood, but a similar level of technical understanding is now required for the key properties ...

Breaking boundaries to decarbonise plant emissions

Sep-2023

How refineries are thinking outside the box to curb emissions and build a clear but flexible path through the energy transition.

CCUS challenges and opportunities in Chile

Aug-2021

For Chile, carbon capture use and storage presents a potential opportunity to go beyond carbon neutrality and provide a source of ‘negative emission ...

Evolution of marine fuels and move toward a sustainable future

Jan-2022

LNG can play an important role in reducing GHG emissions of international shipping by at least 50% by 2050 and contribute to the IMO GHG reduction tar ...

Choosing the ideal CO2 drying solution for CCS applications

Aug-2022

Aluminosilicate adsorbents provide a reliable, low-energy solution for CO2 dehydration prior to transport, storage or usage.

Carbon utilisation to accelerate the transition to net zero

May-2023

Captured carbon can be converted into valuable products, enabling circularity and decarbonisation of hard-to-abate industries.

Strategies for decarbonising combustion processes

Aug-2021

Operators can leverage the combustion reaction to decarbonise fired equipment, optimise energy efficiency, enhance process reliability, and reduce emi ...

First principles of energy transition - Part 2

Nov-2021

Part 2 focuses on the application of hydrogen as a potential solution, then reviews Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions

Hydrogen pathways for a clean energy future

May-2022

Methane pyrolysis is an emerging, eco-friendly alternative for clean H2 production that can be flexibly deployed across global natural gas networks

Artificial intelligence drives the way to net zero

Nov-2022

AI and smart manufacturing can be used to optimise profits as well as produce insights into a companys carbon footprint and accelerate its sustainabil ...

Opportunities for decarbonising existing hydrogen production

Aug-2023

Decarbonising existing SMR-based hydrogen production units is possible, and each solution has advantages and disadvantages related to the required mod ...

Decarbonisation with CO2 utilisation: review of the GtL route

Mar-2023

A re-examination of the synthetic fuels path with CO2 used as a feedstock in the context of decarbonisation.

Removal of chloride compounds

Apr-2003

A review of the use of chloride guard beds to treat liquid phase and gas phase streams to prevent operational problems from hard-to-detect organic chlorides, ...

Mercury removal from liquid hydrocarbons

Mar-2005

Various methodologies for the measurement of mercury levels in gaseous and liquid hydrocarbons are available, while inorganic routes for mercury removal ...

Reducing refinery SOx emissions

Jul-2006

Through an extensive study and 18-month trial, a Canadian refinery chose SOx reduction additive technology to reduce its SOx emissions

Reducing FCC unit NOx emissions

Mar-2008

Mechanisms of FCC unit NOx formation and logical steps to minimise these emissions are discussed. Performance examples at each stage of operation using ...

Reducing FCC SOx in 
partial-burn regenerators

Apr-2008

Latest developments in SOx-reduction additives are discussed along with their relative merits and appropriate applications

Mercury removal in hydrocarbon streams

Mar-2009

The presence of mercury in refinery hydrocarbon streams results in detrimental effects, including catalyst poisoning, corriosion and safety issues

FCC flue gas scrubber alternatives: part I

Jul-2009

The merits of combining additives and barrier filters as a cost-effective and highly efficient way of meeting SOx, NOx and particulate matter emissions ...

Optimising the FCC regenerator for reduced emissions

Oct-2010

Increasing scrutiny of FCC stack emissions calls for special attention to be paid to the regenerator’s combustion zone

Best practices for SOx emissions control

Mar-2013

Applying the key elements of experience gained since the introduction of 
SOx-reducing additives for FCC operations

SOx and NOx emission abatement in the FCC

Feb-2018

The complexities of sulphur and nitrogen species formation in the FCC call for tailor made catalyst additive chemistry to limit formation of polluting ...

Resilience in the transition to low (zero) emissions vehicles

Feb-2022

Low carbon fuels can decarbonise the existing vehicle fleet, buying time to invest in the infrastructure to support the optimum combination of hybrid and ...

Progressing decarbonisation discussions at the IMO

Feb-2022

IMO plans to incorporate short, mid- and long-term measures in its GHG reduction strategy by 2023, including certification for low and zero carbon marine ...

Electrification and medium voltage process heater systems

Mar-2022

Decarbonisation efforts worldwide, led both by industry leaders and legislation, have increased efforts to shift fossil fuel use to renewables. One way ...

Heat trace solutions for the energy transition

Jan-2024

Mission-critical heat trace solutions for the energy transition industries are essential as more industrial facilities convert to clean fuels and CO2 ...