Refinning sector: New oportunities for energy efficiency improvements
Energy efficiency is key in the oil refining sector, and has a direct impact on the reduction of CO2 emissions generated by its activity. I have always had a number in my head. From all the OPEX that a refinery has, almost 60% are energy costs… and that’s right. In the vast majority of studies, I […]
Green or renewable hydrogen. H2 REVOLUTION INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF PUERTOLLANO
Esta semana hemos tenido la inmensa suerte de asistir al H2 Revolution International Congress of Puertollano (#sabemoscomo; #h2revolution); un evento internacional en el que se ha impulsado a la Ciudad de Puertollano y a la Comunidad de Castilla-La Mancha en su conjunto, como el lugar desde el cual se quiere fomentar la revolución del Hidrógeno Verde […]
Decarbonizing with Co2
The new opportunities for the use of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the development of products and services are attracting the attention of governments, but especially of industry. In the special report of the IPPC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) issued in 2018[1], three routes are shown (Figure 1) on how global anthropogenic emissions must change […]
Asme API 579 -1. ASME FFS-1 new edition 2021
The best definition of FFS Assessment is included in the new edition 2021 of Asme API 579 -1. ASME FFS-1 “Quantitative engineering evaluations that are performed to demonstrate the structural integrity of an in-service component that may contain a flaw or damage, or that may be operating under a specific condition that might cause a […]
Application of 3d printing in machine designing
In our post “Additive Manufacturing (AM) integrated into collaborative robotics solutions” we discuss general concepts of 3D printing and the use of this technology by its Industry 4.0 department in its CADE LAB. Next, we are going to present a practical case of an application of 3D printing in the machine designing, performed in the […]
Identification of risks in industrial facilities
In the developmet of the current legislation on major accidents, there have been several European Directives that have been defining the current legal framework, creating the SEVESO legislation (SEVESO I, SEVESO II y SEVESO III). This legal framework has been updated periodically, taking into account the main lessons learned from industrial accidents occurred in the […]