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Digital Feature: Flare system design—The importance of periodic evaluation of existing facilities

Saudi Aramco: Amin, H.  |  Y. Aloufi
Smith & Burgess LLC: D. Smith
Smith and Burgess: S. Zafari  |  O. Thiam

This article emphasizes the critical importance of routinely revalidating relief and flare system designs, much like the periodic review of process hazard analyses. A detailed case study is reviewed to illustrate the value of such revalidations.

Axens, IFPEN, and SMS group Launch Carboverseo™: Essential Technology for e-fuels deployment

In a groundbreaking development, Axens, in collaboration with IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) and SMS group, has successfully homologated the Carboverseo™ technology. This innovative reverse water-gas shift process, which converts CO2 into CO, is now live and ready to revolutionize the e-fuel industry by providing a robust and scalable solution for transforming CO2 into valuable products.

Partnership for sustainability: Pekutherm and POLYVANTIS launch circular economy initiative

Pekutherm and POLYVANTIS have launched a joint take-back and recycling program for PLEXIGLAS® production waste, aiming to systematically return acrylic to the materials cycle.

Dow unveils INNATE™ TF 220 precision packaging resin and advances collaborations to redefine packaging circularity

Dow Chemical announced significant milestones to mark breakthrough innovation with INNATE™ TF 220 resin to help enable the design for recyclability and high-performance BOPE films for flexible packaging.

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and Mitsui O.S.K. receive AiP for LCO2/methanol carrier

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. have acquired Approval in Principle from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) for their jointly developed liquefied CO2 (LCO2) / methanol carrier.

Global energy CO2 emissions reached record high last year

Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the energy sector hit a record high for the fourth year running last year as fossil fuel use kept rising even as renewable energy reached a record high.

Ch0C gas boiler: A French consortium innovates for industrial decarbonization

The low-carbon gas boiler Ch0C has just been commissioned at the Villers-Saint-Paul site (Oise) after only three years of agile and collaborative work.

Taiwanese container ship operator to install WinGD's methanol engines across more than 30 vessels

WinGD will provide X‑DF‑M dual-fuel methanol and X-Engine methanol-ready engine designs for over 30 container vessels to be built for a major Taiwanese container ship operator.

Veolia opens one of the largest PFAS treatment plants in the U.S.

At a time when water is more vital than ever for public health and environmental protection, Veolia has built one of the largest PFAS treatment systems in the United States and the largest of its kind in the Northeast.

Wood to design upgrades at Ecopetrol refinery for cleaner fuels production

Wood has been awarded a contract by Colombia's majority state-owned oil company, Ecopetrol, to deliver the detailed engineering design for upgrades at its Barrancabermeja refinery in Colombia.