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Elestor’s Guido Dalessi explains the benefits of HBr flow batteries
Electrification, renewable energy sources and innovation are set to help the world on its way to achieving its climate and carbon neutrality targets by the 2050s. However, as yet there is no answer to this question: how can a stable electricity supply be guaranteed with no fossil-fuel baseload?
Nowadays, there are rarely…
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Didier Wesoly and Louis Londe from Geostock explain the four options for storing hydrogen
Hydrogen has been identified as an energy carrier that could play a major role in decarbonation, and green hydrogen is seen as a possible substitute for fossil fuel. This will lead to a large usage of hydrogen in the near future, and these substantial quantities of hydrogen will require large storage…
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Catherine Gras, CEO of Storengy UK and Germany, examines the options
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THE ROLE OF NATURAL GAS STORAGE TODAY
Underground storage is a crucial component of today’s natural gas markets. Storage brings a number of benefits to gas users. A storage is a tool to manage efficiently volume and price risks, storing energy when it is less needed and when prices are lower, and taking it…
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Øistein Jensen, chief sustainability officer at Odfjell, looks at the business challenges and opportunities of climate change
The challenge is obvious. Sustainability is about meeting our current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. But already in July 2022, we will mark the Earth Overshoot Day, the date when humanity’s demand for ecological…
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Port of Amsterdam has focussed on getting all its businesses on board with its plans to become a climate-neutral, 100% sustainable port by 2050
The Port of Amsterdam is a leading energy port. Recognised as the world’s largest gasoline port, it has an unrivalled infrastructure as a fuel hub. While the company running the port, known simply as Port of Amsterdam, saw the share of fossil fuels in…
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Chris Alviggi from NFP explains what you need to know
France, 1861. Two parties (event organiser-lessee and landlord) enter into a fixed price/day contract for a music hall rental, when an accidental fire destroys the venue. The contract did not contain a clause stipulating recourse due to unforeseen events. Parties sued and the courts ruled: ‘In contracts in which performance depends on the…
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Joe Mentzer from the Steel Tank Institute considers the fundamentals
Building a storage tank is a significant investment that will result in a valuable, long-term asset. Properly built and maintained tanks can remain in service for generations, as evidenced by the STI/SPFA Field Erected Storage Tank Century Club.
Storage tank usage can be flexible provided proper planning and decisions are made…
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Alexander Bukhman and John Hoben explain the benefits of Gauging Systems’ Multi-function Tank Gauge (MTG)
The Multi-function Tank Gauge (MTG) represents the latest evolution in tank gauging technology. It incorporates accurate quantity and quality measurement, loss control, environmental monitoring, and operational safety. Based on machine learning algorithms, extensive self-diagnostics, and…
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Chinese digital technology company 66Yunlian Technology has completed the world’s first crude oil blockchain digital warehouse receipt pledge
Recently, Chambroad Logistics, China’s leading hazardous chemicals logistics enterprise, worked with 66Yunlian Technology, a digital technology company financially backed by Sinochem Group, to complete the world’s first crude oil digital warehouse…
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Tecam’s José Miguel González looks at the challenges and solutions for gas venting for the tank storage sector
Stockout of raw materials, pandemics, wars… Unfortunately, recent years have shown us that our society may change suddenly, from one day to another, causing severe and very dramatic effects on our lives.
Under this uncertain scenario, optimised management of fuels and…
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Cristin Johnson of USA DeBusk discusses what to look for in unified project planning and execution
Over the last 20 years, tank cleaning methodologies have evolved with regard to material processing, non-entry cleaning, material removal options, and control and/or destruction of hazardous vapours. Non-entry methods of cleaning tanks to limit human exposure has been the driving factor in these…
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Lance Watson from AR Watson looks at problems, techniques and solutions
When it comes to tank settlement, a closer look needs to be taken before any tank repairs or modifications are made.
There are three main types of settlement:
Differential settlement – settlement in different locations around the foundation creating voids under the tank bottom
Even tilt – the tank leaning to one…
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Floyd Baker from Antea USA explains how a digital twin improves maintenance, reliability, and asset integrity management for storage tanks and terminals
A digital twin, a virtual model of a physical object, is not a new technology; as a concept, it has been around for years. Yet, in the usage of asset integrity management (AIM) for oil and gas or petrochemical storage tanks and terminals,…
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Ever considered monitoring assets from space? Peter Weaver from Orbital Sidekick explains the benefits
Good sidekicks are irreplaceable. It takes a few rocket scientists to optimise sustainable operations. And more than a few engineers, product experts, government specialists, data scientists, and a growing league of revolutionary thinkers to enable genuinely sustainable operations that are…
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TechnipFMC’s Jim Pettinato discusses gasoline-ethanol blend growth considerations following the publication of API’s new standard
In May 2019 , the American Petroleum Institute (API) published a new standard for density correction and volume correction factors addressing a broad range of blends of gasoline and fuel ethanol. This standard, titled API MPMS 11.3.4 - Miscellaneous Hydrocarbon…
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Michael Felt from Energy Specialists Consulting runs through the basics
Practical terminal design requires an understanding of the intended use of the facility and the expectations of the owner. Incorporating desired features while understanding the purpose and functionality are necessary for proper terminal design.
Proper design should meet the functional requirements for the facility and…
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Richard Byrnes from Port Houston in Texas, US, shares what the port is doing to ensure a sustainable future
it is an exceptional time to be part of the global supply chain, with all eyes on the movement of cargo and the unprecedented consumer demand for goods. Port Houston is constantly evaluating the needs and developing solutions to meet the increase in demand for goods.
Port Houston owns and…
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Eric J Conn, chair of law firm Conn Maciel Carey’s OSHA Workplace Safety Group, looks at recent changes
The us Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been quite busy the last few months on the rulemaking front, and it does not seem to be slowing down. Despite the fact that COVID-19 still sucks most of the air out of the room, over the last six months, OSHA still managed to:
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At the forthcoming Achema 2022 show in Frankfurt, from 22-26 August, the ELAFLEX HIBY Group will be presenting new technical solutions on stand L93 in hall 8.0 for the transfer of hydrogen, LNG, chemicals and other media.
The challenges for the chemical and process industry have become more extensive and multi-layered than years ago. The hydrogen economy, CO2-neutral production as well as new…
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The Steel Tank Institute/Steel Plate Fabricators Association (STI/SPFA) presented McDermott's storage business, CB&I, with safety awards in three categories during its annual meeting in New Orleans, LA.
STI/SPFA, a non-profit trade association whose member companies fabricate steel tanks, pipe and pressure vessels for use across various industries, presents safety awards each year to…
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