INEOS (London) announced that its Forties Pipeline System (Ineos FPS) will deploy innovative Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven optimization technology at its Kinneil Terminal in Grangemouth that will deliver further carbon emissions reductions from its operations. The decision follows the announcement of…
With digitization proliferating across the infrastructure sector, utilities are facing a higher risk of cybersecurity threats than ever before. To address clients’ changing needs, Black & Veatch (Overland Park, Kan.) has partnered with Idaho National Laboratory (INL; Idaho Falls) to…
A recently announced business collaboration between Fluence Analytics (Houston; www.fluenceanalytics.com) and Yokogawa Corp. (Tokyo, Japan; www.yokogawa.com) will significantly expand the availability of the latest generation of Fluence’s technology for continuous, real-time monitoring of polymerization processes. Under the agreement, the two…
Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) and Arol Energy have signed a license agreement for Axens' Connect’In technology. This service offer will now be proposed by Arol Energy to its biomethane producer customers. Connect’In is a digital solution developed by Axens and until…
A new predictive analytics tool for heat-transfer-fluid (HTF) life expectancy uses artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms built around HTF sample analysis data. The tool, known as Fluid Genius, is designed to provide recommendations for extending fluid life and maintaining HTF systems.…
New innovations in temperature sensors, calibration and associated equipment are helping to keep plants operating reliably and safely Temperature is one of the most important process parameters that needs to be measured and controlled in the chemical process industries (CPI).…
Vodafone España, S.A.U., in collaboration with Capgemini, has developed two use cases for the Pilot 5G Andalucía project, which will being carried out at Cepsa’s (Madrid, Spain) La Rábida refinery in Palos de la Frontera (Huelva). These projects will show…
MAN Energy Solutions SE (Augsburg, Germany) and the thyssenkrupp business unit Uhde (Dortmund, Germany) are looking to drive forward the development, testing and marketing of autonomous turbomachinery systems operation for the nitric acid production industry and have signed a cooperation…
Developments in laser technology and significantly increased computing power are making process analyzers available for new applications and even for closed-loop control Process analytical technology (PAT) has undergone rapid development in recent years. Further developments in laser technology, the miniaturization…