Decarbonisation May 2024 (MACRO MICRO)

Decarbonisation Technology (www.decarbonisationtechnology.com ), a quarterly magazine affiliated with the organization that produces the venerable Petroleum Technology Quarterly (PTQ), is worth a look. Its articles are of the same quality as those you’ll find in PTQ. The focus, no surprise, is on technology that helps us lower emissions of carbon and methane into the atmosphere.

After reading the latest issue, I noticed something else … Macro vs. Micro. In other words, there are articles that describe ways in which policy can help with the decarbonisation effort.  That would be the Macro level.

On the other hand, there are articles that focus on specific case studies using existing technology to execute decarbonisation efforts … That would be the Micro level.

In the latest issue, for example, there are two articles that illustrate the point.

At the Macro level, Decoding the complexities of decarbonisation addresses the fact that “decarbonisation is a complex process influenced by various interrelated factors that underscore the multifaceted approach needed to achieve net zero goals.”

At the Micro level, Integrating CCS and synthetic fuels production in a refinery describes a “configuration for a hybrid refinery as a fuels production center using proven and existing technologies, operating in tandem with existing units.”

Both articles are worth browsing.

TIP: take a couple of minutes to examine Table 1 in the Macro article. The table lists a number of organizations and standards that I was not aware of.

Excerpts from the table, with URL links to further information, appear below …

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Table 1 Standards and certification schemes for leading renewable chemicals and fuels

Hydrogen CertifHy
UK Low Carbon Hydrogen Certification Scheme (LCHS)
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/uk-low-carbon-hydrogen-certification-scheme

TÜV SÜD CMS 77 Standard
https://www.tuvsud.com/en-in/-/media/regions/in/pdf-files/brochures-and-infosheet/tv-sd-standard-cms-77-infosheet.pdf

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) ASTM International Standards, ASTM D7566
https://www.astm.org/d7566-24a.html

ICAO’s CORSIA
https://www.icao.int/environmental-protection/CORSIA/Pages/default.aspx

Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) Certification
https://rsb.org/

IATA’s Global Framework
https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2023-releases/2023-11-24-01/

Sustainable marine fuels (SMF) ISCC Certification for SMF
https://www.iscc-system.org/markets/sustainable-transport-fuels/sustainable-marine-fuels/

Fuel EU Maritime Regulation
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:52021PC0562

Ammonia Ammonia Energy Association (AEA)
https://ammoniaenergy.org/

Methanol International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC)
https://www.iscc-system.org/certification/iscc-certification-schemes/iscc-carbon-footprint-certification/

Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)
https://www.epa.gov/renewable-fuel-standard-program

Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS)
https://www.rngcoalition.com/lcfs?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwj9-zBhDyARIsAERjds2PX_i4jHWIaYiqMMTaqu_4eCVvmDVamnAhs_7J-IEr2egapwhHF2MaAkfnEALw_wcB

European Renewable Energy Directive (RED II)
https://energy.ec.europa.eu/topics/renewable-energy/renewable-energy-directive-targets-and-rules/renewable-energy-directive_en

ResponsibleSteel
https://www.responsiblesteel.org/

World Steel Association’s Climate Action Program
https://worldsteel.org/climate-action/

Fertilisers Global GAP
https://documents.globalgap.org/documents/220929_IFA_Smart_PCs_FV_v6_0_Sep22_en.pdf

The 4R Nutrient Stewardship
https://4rcertified.org/

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Conference Alert: 10th Annual Digitalization in Oil & Gas Conference, 2024, Houston, Texas

Conference Alert: 10th Annual Digitalization in Oil & Gas Conference, 2024, Houston, Texas

The 10^th annual Digitilazation Oil & Gas conference, scheduled in Houston for September 4-5, 2024, has announced its program. You can download the brochure at https://www.digitalizationoilgas.com/ .

This conference seems to me to be a no-brainer. Whether you are an engineer or a commander in chief, you will benefit from the connections you make and the vendors you get to talk tech to. Plus, in September, Houston weather is not half bad. And there are lots of excellent restaurants.

Sponsors include …

Seeq (www.seeq.com )
Make it easy for your engineers to access and explore time series data. ... Makes it easy to summarize findings and insights—and then share them with your team.

Soracom ServiceNow (www.soracom.io )
Soracom is helping some of the world’s most innovative Energy companies connect to the cloud over cellular. Learn about some of our customers below.

Zededa (https://zededa.com )
ZEDEDA delivers visibility, control and security for the distributed edge with the freedom of deploying and managing any application on any hardware at scale.

Exhibitors include …

Actility (www.actility.com )
Premier LoRaWAN Network Server for robust LPWAN and IoT solutions. Connect sensors, manage diverse networks, and innovate effortlessly.

Kuva (www.kuvasystems.com )
We provide continuous images of methane emissions from a safe operating distance at well sites, facilities, compressor stations, tank batteries, and sites with flares where emissions are known to be sporadic, intermittent and problematic.

MiraCAD (www.miracad.com )
MiraCAD Technologies uses Reality Capture to rapidly digitalize your Industrial Facility. This provides an extremely accurate and photo-realistic Digital Replica of your Facility. This Digital Replica is combined with existing systems, including legacy data. All this data is loaded into Cloud360, a web-hosted 3D Visualization Platform, that provides a secure, easy to access and user-friendly interface to the Digital Facility.

Multitech (https://multitech.com )
Making connected technology easy to adopt and use by focusing on customer needs. Offering a comprehensive portfolio of fully certified and carrier-approved external and embedded modems, routers, gateways and sensors with on-site U.S. manufacturing and industry leading support.

Riot Edge Solutions (https://riotedgesolutions )
Optimize operations, maximize profitability and build a more sustainable future with RIOT Edge Solutions’ wireless Intrinsically Safe Tank Level Monitoring devices.

Riot SCADA (www.riotscada.com )
Anywhere access to process and level data, automatic alerting, and the ability to manually control industrial equipment from a single interface provides peace of mind and mitigates loss due to downtime.

Site Sync (https://sitesync.cloud )
Increase efficiency while lowering operational costs with LoRaWAN technology. Connect hundreds of endpoints to your SiteSync Edge gateway with LoRaWAN technology.

Track Alytix (https://trackalytix.com )
TrackAlytix provides Oil and Gas companies with cost-effective ways to monitor inventory tank levels with IoT monitoring.

TWTG (https://www.twtg.io )
TWTG is an expert I-IoT Company developing Smart Products for Industry and other market verticals. Their way of doing business is much more agile than others'

VolleyBoast (https://volleyboast.com )
A VoBo™ is an industrial grade endpoint that enables almost any sensor to be used for industrial LoRaWAN® solutions. Using VoBo endpoints, industrial companies can collect data and provide the edge compute capability needed to fulfill the promise of Industry 4.0.

Vutility (https://vutility.com )
All-in-one solution for energy management. Vutility's solutions are built for scale. Whether you want to monitor a single circuit or measure multiple facilities. Vutility delivers scalable, edge-intelligent energy fitness trackers for commercial and industrial built environments.

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Jean Steinhardt served as Librarian, Aramco Americas (https://americas.aramco.com/ ), Engineering Division, for 13 years. He now heads Jean Steinhardt Consulting LLC, producing the same high quality research that he performed for Aramco.

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Calls for Papers 2024: Houston TX & New Delhi India

Thanks to a coupla emails that landed in my inbox, I know about two conferences that will offer information on digitalization in the oil & gas industry.

Both conferences are asking for expert speakers who will make the difference between an OK conference and a conference that people will talk about for months to come.

The 10th Annual Digitalization in Oil and Gas Conference (https://www.digitalizationoilgas.com/), scheduled for September 4-5, 2024, Houston, Texas, is organized by the Energy Conference Network. If you would like to present, contact Jessica Angsomwine < jessica.angsomwine@energyconferencenetwork.comm >

Refining India 2024 (https://refiningindia.com/refiningindia2024/en/page/home ), is scheduled for 9-10 September, New Delhi. It is organized by PTQ-Petroleum Technology Quarterly. If you would like to suggest a presentation, email your 200-word abstract to Rene Gonzalez editor@petroleumtechnology.com, by 22 March 2024.

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Jean Steinhardt served as Librarian, Aramco Americas (https://americas.aramco.com/ ), Engineering Division, for 13 years. He now heads Jean Steinhardt Consulting LLC, producing the same high quality research that he performed for Aramco.

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UniverSUL + Sulphur 2024 Call for Papers

The Sulphur + Sulphuric Acid Conference & Exhibition, scheduled for 4-6 November 2024, has issued a call for papers. Details from the conference Web site appear below.

But first, a TIP: Take a moment to explore the Web site of UniverSUL Consulting (https://www.universulconsulting.com/).

This is not an endorsement, because I don’t know much about the company. Still, because the conference is collaborating with Angie Slavens of UniverSUL Consulting, who will assist with the curation of a technical program addressing the most relevant and timely industry conversations, it would be worth investigation.

As always, exercise due diligence before engaging with the company.

Here are contact details …

UniverSUL Consulting
angie@universulconsulting.com
+1 (913) 526-0007
2020 W 49th Street
Westwood Hills, KS 66205
https://www.universulconsulting.com/

For details on the conference itself, visit https://events.crugroup.com/sulphur/call-for-papers.NOTE that the deadline for abstracts is 24 May 2024.

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Jean Steinhardt served as Librarian, Aramco Americas (https://americas.aramco.com/ ), Engineering Division, for 13 years. He now heads Jean Steinhardt Consulting LLC, producing the same high quality research that he performed for Aramco.

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Conference Alert: PTC Berlin 2024

The 19^th PTC-Pipeline Technology Conference is scheduled for 8-11 April 2024, Berlin. Conference details are available at https://www.pipeline-conference.com/

One of the conference tracks is …

Digital Transformation and AI: Shaping the Future of Pipeline Operations
The panel discussion "Digital Transformation and AI: Shaping the Future of Pipeline Operations" delves into the transformative power of digitalization and artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential to improve pipeline operations. AI, combined with advanced data analytics, machine learning, and big data management, holds immense promise for enhancing pipeline efficiency, safety, and reliability. The panel discussion will provide actionable insights for pipeline operators seeking to embrace digital transformation – minimizing operational downtime, reducing maintenance costs, and optimizing pipeline performance.
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For those of you who are interested in digital transformation in the pipeline industry, the following articles may interest you …

Design And Analysis of a Pipe Inspection Caterpillar Robot Using Different Materials (2023)
https://www.ijariit.com/manuscripts/v7i2/V7I2-1341.pdf

Three-dimensional mapping of pipelines using laser ranging and a gyroscope (2023)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-47856-5

Development of a novel virtual reality-enabled remote monitoring device for maintenance of cathodic protection systems on oil and gas pipelines (2023)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-43159-x

Investigation and Implementation of IoT Based Oil & Gas Pipeline Monitoring System (2023)
https://doi.org/10.36079/lamintang.ijortas-0501.477

Machine Learning Algorithms for Failure Prediction Model and Operational Reliability of Onshore Gas Transmission Pipelines (2023)
https://doi.org/10.14716/ijtech.v14i3.6287

Predictive Deep Learning for Pitting Corrosion Modeling in Buried Transmission Pipelines (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2023.04.010

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NOTE that I came across these open access articles as the result of an alert I created in Google Scholar …

TIP: Use Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/) to set up your own alerts. It’s easy. Perform a search. Then save the search string as an alert.
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Jean Steinhardt served as Librarian, Aramco Americas (https://americas.aramco.com/ ), Engineering Division, for 13 years. He now heads Jean Steinhardt Consulting LLC, producing the same high quality research that he performed for Aramco.

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Email Jean at jstoneheart@gmail.com with questions on research, training, or anything else