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An unlikely energy source for charging EVs

Turboexpander-generators have emerged as a reliable and emission-free method for generating clean electricity from pressure letdown processes both in pipelines and at the wellhead, explains Stephen Richards, Vice President of Engineering at Sapphire Technologies.

 
 
 

Putting pressure on fugitive emissions

Mary Loftus, Senior Research and Development Engineer and Valve Doctor, IMI Critical Engineering, explores the problem of fugitive emissions and the promise of new packing sets to help overcome what is a significant environmental and health challenge.

 
 

Corrosion mapping in action

Angélique Raude, Evident, describes streamlining the corrosion inspection process, providing a complete solution for corrosion imaging in industrial pipelines.

 

The future of subsea surveying unlocked

Russell Small, Principal Surveyor, DeepOcean, examines the role of AI and machine learning tools in developing subsea pipeline inspection and maintenance, highlighting the opportunities of this technology in a recent project aimed at improving inspection efficiency.

 
 
 
 

Hydrogen’s pure potential

Garry Hanmer, Senior Simulation Consultant, Atmos International, UK, evaluates how to accurately model pure hydrogen pipelines, using a case study to demonstrate the model tuning process and the selection of appropriate equations of state.

 
 

Recognising young achievement

Elizabeth Corner speaks to the two winners of the PPIM 2024 YPI Award for Young Achievement: Kah Soon Chia (ROSEN Group) and Blake Villarrubia (Audubon Engineering).