Hydrogen
Case studies: Evaluation of the soundness and remaining life of PSA vessels with weld defects
Multiple defects were found in pressure swing adsorption (PSA) vessels during an outage of one of four PSA process units.
Chevron New Energies, Crowley lead first close of Series A funding round for Zero Emissions Industries
The new funds are expected to enable ZEI to roll out their next generation fully integrated marine power system and scale quickly to meet the demand within the maritime industry for their zero emission propulsion solutions.
Imperial advances renewable diesel plans, awards hydrogen contract to Air Products
Imperial announced a long-term contract with Air Products to supply low-carbon hydrogen for Imperial’s proposed renewable diesel complex at its Strathcona refinery near Edmonton, Alberta.
The downstream rundown: In case you missed it 09/02
In case you missed any downstream news, here are the top stories from last week. These articles include announcements from BASF, Shell, Axens, Petronas and many more. Keep up to date with the latest industry news.
History of the HPI: The 2000s: Net-zero, environmental regulations, capacity acceleration and digital transformation
This final installment of the History of the HPI series details major events in the refining and petrochemicals industry over the past 20 yr, including stricter regulations/initiatives to curb carbon emissions, a safer and more environmentally friendly way to produce and handle chemicals, significant capital investments to boost production capacity and digital transformation.
The downstream rundown: In case you missed it 08/19
In case you missed any downstream news, here are the top stories from last week.
Raven SR and Howden partner to streamline waste-to-fuels process
The renewable fuels company Raven SR announced it has signed an MoU with Howden to provide more certainty in procuring key components for hydrogen fuel production facilities, including advanced compressors.
Pressure swing adsorption vessels fatigue analysis
The hydrogen (H<sub>2</sub>) plant in a refinery produces high-purity (99.9+ vol%) H<sub>2</sub> products using a licensed pressure swing adsorption (PSA) purification process to fulfill the H<sub>2</sub> makeup needs of refinery hydroprocessing facilities.
Evaluate options for decarbonizing petroleum refineries
The energy transition requires rebuilding the energy supply infrastructure for a lower-carbon economy and renewable energy generation for industry and transportation that run more on electricity and hydrogen and less on fossil fuels and provide a circular path for consumer plastics. The growth in global oil demand is predicted to end within 10 yr, but it is still too early to foresee a rapid decline in that demand.
The downstream rundown: In case you missed it 7/22
In case you missed any downstream news, here are the top stories from last week.
- hte and Heraeus Precious Metals collaborate on catalytic ammonia cracking 5/20
- HPCL aims to start crude unit at 9-MMtpy Rajasthan refinery (India) in October 5/20
- Russia in favor of extending partial gasoline export ban 5/20
- Nigeria's fuel traders struggling to secure gasoline from refurbished state refineries 5/20
- Germany's VCI says chemical sector sales grew 1.8% in Q1 of this year 5/20
- Indonesia's Pertamina refinery unit plans 30-day shutdown of Dumai plant in October 5/20
