Mark Twain once said, “Plan for the
future because that's where you are going to spend the rest of your life.”
Well, guess what? European organization Concawe is, in fact, planning for the future … of refineries.
Here is the introduction to a document titled FuelsEurope …
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FuelsEurope
The EU has the ambitious objective to lead the world in addressing the global climate change challenge.
The EU refining industry is committed to contribute to this objective by continuing to reduce its CO2 emissions and providing the economy and citizens with low-carbon fuels and other products that society needs.
Development of a diversity of energies and energy carriers will give an economy flexibility, resilience and the possibility for the market to select the optimal solution for every sector and use. Liquid fuels, with their unique characteristics will continue to be employed in many transport fields. Therefore, the EU refining industry has an important and enduring role to play in the energy choices of the future, by providing low-carbon liquid fuels to complement low-carbon electrons, gas and hydrogen as energy carriers. Technology and collaboration across industries will facilitate the production of these low-carbon liquid fuels.
The contribution of the EU refining industry can be enhanced by the EU industrial strategy and a policy framework which will enable its transition, while allowing refineries to retain economic viability in the face of a declining domestic market demand and of an increasingly aggressive international competition.
source: https://www.fuelseurope.eu/vision-2050/
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And here is another document that might interest you …
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Refinery 2050: Conceptual Assessment. Exploring opportunities and challenges for the EU refining industry to transition towards a low-CO2 intensive economy
Report no. 9/19...
Full text source: https://www.concawe.eu/wp-content/uploads/Rpt_19-9.pdf
Concawe
About us
Concawe was established in 1963 by a small group of leading oil companies to carry out research on environmental issues relevant to the oil industry. Its membership has broadened to include most oil companies operating in Europe.
The scope of Concawe’s activities has gradually expanded in line with the development of societal concerns over environmental, health and safety issues. These now cover areas such as fuels quality and emissions, air quality, water quality, soil contamination, waste, occupational health and safety, petroleum product stewardship and cross-country pipeline performance.
Our mission is to conduct research programmes to provide impartial scientific information in order to:
Improve scientific understanding of the environmental health, safety and economic performance aspects of both petroleum refining and the distribution and sustainable use of refined products;
Assist the development of cost-effective policies and legislation by EU institutions and Member States;
Allow informed decision making and cost-effective legislative compliance by Association members.
Concawe endeavours to conduct its activities with objectivity and scientific integrity. In the complex world of environmental and health science, Concawe seeks to uphold three key principles: sound science, transparency and cost-effectiveness.
Concawe recognises that the potential solutions to the complex environmental, health and safety challenges of the 21st century require the combined efforts of many parties. Concawe is thus engaged in a wide range of partnerships and maintains contacts with other industry sector associations, as well as international organisations. It has observer status at UNECE (United Nations Economic Council for Europe), OSPAR Commission (for the protection of the marine environment of the north-east Atlantic) and the WHO (World Health Organization), and contributes to all EU Commission initiatives relevant to its field of activity.
source: https://www.concawe.eu/about-us/
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So how did I come across these two excellent documents? I found them thanks to a Google® Scholar alert: intitle:refinery
One fine morning, as a result of the intitle:refinery alert, I found the following item in my inbox …
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Refineries of the Future – The Refinery as an ENERGY HUB
Authors
Elisabeth Jansen (Kuwait Petroleum International)
Source: SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference,13-16 October, Mishref, Kuwait
Publication Date 2019
FuelsEurope Vision 2050 [FuelsEurope, 2018]
This paper being a summary of the FuelsEurope Vision 2050 [FuelsEurope, 2018] presents the latest results of the ongoing study by Concawe showing possible pathways and CO2 reduction potential for EU refining, site-specific factors will determine individual refineries preferred routes to contribute. The principles are generally applicable to refineries in other parts of the world.
source: https://www.onepetro.org/conference-paper/SPE-198184-MS
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From this, I Googled FuelsEurope Vision 2050
After downloading and reading FuelsEurope Vision 2050, I noticed a reference to Concawe. This prompted another Google® search: concawe
One result was the document mentioned at the top of this post, i.e. …
Refinery 2050: Conceptual Assessment. Exploring opportunities and challenges for the EU refining industry to transition towards a low-CO2 intensive economy
So, here are today’s search tips …
TIP 1: Set up one or more Google® Scholar alerts.
TIP 2: When you find something in your alert that interests you, read it for content. Then, read it for keywords. And then, Google® the keywords for more interesting content.
Well, guess what? European organization Concawe is, in fact, planning for the future … of refineries.
Here is the introduction to a document titled FuelsEurope …
///////
FuelsEurope
The EU has the ambitious objective to lead the world in addressing the global climate change challenge.
The EU refining industry is committed to contribute to this objective by continuing to reduce its CO2 emissions and providing the economy and citizens with low-carbon fuels and other products that society needs.
Development of a diversity of energies and energy carriers will give an economy flexibility, resilience and the possibility for the market to select the optimal solution for every sector and use. Liquid fuels, with their unique characteristics will continue to be employed in many transport fields. Therefore, the EU refining industry has an important and enduring role to play in the energy choices of the future, by providing low-carbon liquid fuels to complement low-carbon electrons, gas and hydrogen as energy carriers. Technology and collaboration across industries will facilitate the production of these low-carbon liquid fuels.
The contribution of the EU refining industry can be enhanced by the EU industrial strategy and a policy framework which will enable its transition, while allowing refineries to retain economic viability in the face of a declining domestic market demand and of an increasingly aggressive international competition.
source: https://www.fuelseurope.eu/vision-2050/
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And here is another document that might interest you …
///////
Refinery 2050: Conceptual Assessment. Exploring opportunities and challenges for the EU refining industry to transition towards a low-CO2 intensive economy
Report no. 9/19...
Full text source: https://www.concawe.eu/wp-content/uploads/Rpt_19-9.pdf
Concawe
About us
Concawe was established in 1963 by a small group of leading oil companies to carry out research on environmental issues relevant to the oil industry. Its membership has broadened to include most oil companies operating in Europe.
The scope of Concawe’s activities has gradually expanded in line with the development of societal concerns over environmental, health and safety issues. These now cover areas such as fuels quality and emissions, air quality, water quality, soil contamination, waste, occupational health and safety, petroleum product stewardship and cross-country pipeline performance.
Our mission is to conduct research programmes to provide impartial scientific information in order to:
Improve scientific understanding of the environmental health, safety and economic performance aspects of both petroleum refining and the distribution and sustainable use of refined products;
Assist the development of cost-effective policies and legislation by EU institutions and Member States;
Allow informed decision making and cost-effective legislative compliance by Association members.
Concawe endeavours to conduct its activities with objectivity and scientific integrity. In the complex world of environmental and health science, Concawe seeks to uphold three key principles: sound science, transparency and cost-effectiveness.
Concawe recognises that the potential solutions to the complex environmental, health and safety challenges of the 21st century require the combined efforts of many parties. Concawe is thus engaged in a wide range of partnerships and maintains contacts with other industry sector associations, as well as international organisations. It has observer status at UNECE (United Nations Economic Council for Europe), OSPAR Commission (for the protection of the marine environment of the north-east Atlantic) and the WHO (World Health Organization), and contributes to all EU Commission initiatives relevant to its field of activity.
source: https://www.concawe.eu/about-us/
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So how did I come across these two excellent documents? I found them thanks to a Google® Scholar alert: intitle:refinery
One fine morning, as a result of the intitle:refinery alert, I found the following item in my inbox …
///////
Refineries of the Future – The Refinery as an ENERGY HUB
Authors
Elisabeth Jansen (Kuwait Petroleum International)
Source: SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference,13-16 October, Mishref, Kuwait
Publication Date 2019
FuelsEurope Vision 2050 [FuelsEurope, 2018]
This paper being a summary of the FuelsEurope Vision 2050 [FuelsEurope, 2018] presents the latest results of the ongoing study by Concawe showing possible pathways and CO2 reduction potential for EU refining, site-specific factors will determine individual refineries preferred routes to contribute. The principles are generally applicable to refineries in other parts of the world.
source: https://www.onepetro.org/conference-paper/SPE-198184-MS
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From this, I Googled FuelsEurope Vision 2050
After downloading and reading FuelsEurope Vision 2050, I noticed a reference to Concawe. This prompted another Google® search: concawe
One result was the document mentioned at the top of this post, i.e. …
Refinery 2050: Conceptual Assessment. Exploring opportunities and challenges for the EU refining industry to transition towards a low-CO2 intensive economy
So, here are today’s search tips …
TIP 1: Set up one or more Google® Scholar alerts.
TIP 2: When you find something in your alert that interests you, read it for content. Then, read it for keywords. And then, Google® the keywords for more interesting content.
