Refining & Petrochemicals Middle East
DIGITALISE TO DECARBONISE: EMISSIONS MONITORING & REDUCTION
In this world of constant change and flux, the one thing that people have markedly felt is the rising temperatures around the world. Increase in greenhouse gases (GHGS) emissions are most often associated with the increase of global warming.
Following the rule that only what is measurable is manageable, a lot of current effort is on accurate calculation, measurement, and reporting of GHG emissions of different products, bodies, and processes. With carbon dioxide contributing nearly 80% of total GHG emissions, the focus naturally is on accurate assessment of carbon emissions and the routes to achieve net-zero targets. For organisations to thrive, key decisions around net-zero targets, and how to achieve them must be statistical and evidenced-based. We have come forward and helped turn ambitious net-zero targets into real emissions reduction while utilising the capabilities of various business units in the organisation.
Our Commitment
Lummus Digital (a JV of Lummus Technology & TCG Digital) has developed a solution under our decarbonisation program to estimate and monitor the emissions from associated facility/processes refining and petrochemical industry. This allows users to estimate the equivalent carbon emissions attributed to any facility at complex, unit or equipment level. Our emissions estimation solution has a very simple UI and requires only a limited amount of information from the associated facility.
The methodology applies the best publicly available industry-standard data to account for various emission factors.
The main sources of emissions are based on various utility consumptions in the unit or direct emissions. Using this information, 3 major GHGS, carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O), are estimated for further assessment, reduction and capture purposes.the objective is to assess, quantify and track CO2-E emissions categorised into scope 1 (direct emissions) and scope 2 (indirect emissions), with a detailed inventory of points and sources of emissions, by applying approved/certified methodologies and factors for calculations.
Carbon-credit for energy/utility export from the facility is also taken into account as applicable. It also extends to real-time carbon footprint and emission monitoring, online analysis, and benchmarking against the optimum or design and against industry peers, with alerts for corrective advisory actions or services. Emissions reporting modules for internal reporting to stakeholders, and external automated reporting to regulatory bodies are also part of this solution.
Through this quantification and measurement, efficiency improvements through optimal operating conditions can be drawn up, along with reduction via feed/ utility/fuel substitution.
It will also permit the analysis of alternative feedstocks, utility conditions, or fuel sources and composition. It can be further utilised to conduct offline studies to recommend capital projects for carbon capture, oxygen enrichment, thermal integration schemes and equipment modernisation.
Many organisations are working towards efforts in reducing energy consumption and emissions but there is a lot more work to be done. However, Lummus with its broadest portfolio covering refining & petrochemical technologies is in a unique position to identify opportunities and propose best-routed decarbonisation solutions.
Starting from emissions calculation, monitoring, to reduction and capture solutions; Lummus Technology provides the one-stop solutions for the industry emissions problem.