The Role of industries in Climate Change
In 1992 the United Nations already warned about the problems that the uncontrolled emission of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere could cause to future generations. The Kyoto protocol was one of the first international agreements aimed at containing the emission of these gases into the atmosphere by at least 5.2% compared to 1990 levels, in the period between 2008 and 2012. At this first moment, some oil companies in the world began scientific research seeking to understand the consequences of global warming-induced by human actions. After 10 years, large industries changed their position, and started strategies that abruptly [...]
The perspectives for North Sea Oil extraction
The extraction of oil in the North Sea is one of the oldest operations in the world and is responsible for the economic flow of countries like Norway, Germany, Scotland, and England. Despite its extreme importance to the region's economy, the sector has obstacles in its path that compromise the long-term future of the industry. The pandemic was one of the most difficult periods for the sector and its impacts culminated in the biggest drop in the price of a barrel in history, forcing industries in the region to reduce oil extraction. The difficulties [...]
The Oil extraction panorama in the North Sea
The North Sea Oil extraction sector is one of the oldest in operation to date. Its production has contributed directly to Europe's economy for at least 50 years. Commercial oil production off the North Sea coast began in 1851, when several oil wells were discovered along the coast of Germany, Scotland, and Norway. Since then, several oil companies have installed themselves in the region to sell oil. The UK and Norway hold most of the large oil reserves. The Norwegian sector alone is estimated to contain 54% of its offshore oil reserves and 45% of its gas reserves. [...]
How are smart factories rising?
Digital transformation has been essential for the industrial sector over the past few years. It is from this movement that new technologies began to be applied to the industrial sector. The movement generated huge digitization of industrial processes and operations, causing a strong disruption in the sector. Although the digital trend is already taking root in many industries, there is still a long way to go. As digitization gained ground, a new concept began to be widespread among industries, that of smart factories or smart operations. The concept is defined as the application of different combinations of [...]
How smart industries will be
Can you imagine what the industries will be like 10 years from now? The concept of industry of the future or smart industries describes the application of different combinations of modern technologies to create a hyperflexible and self-adaptive operating and manufacturing capability. Smart factories are an opportunity to create new forms of efficiency and flexibility by connecting different processes and information flows. Some technologies are essential to this concept. Let's address the top 3 below. IoT - (Internet of Things) The Internet of Things is the ability of devices to communicate with each other without human [...]
How will Chemical operations help contain Climate Change
The climate issue has generated great debates in the main global institutions. Recent events highlight the need for joint change in all spheres of society to contain the problem. The industries have a fundamental role in this journey. We need it for our survival and supply, its performance is essential for the maintenance of life in contemporary societies. However, industries are also responsible for most of the problems faced today. Industrial operations make constant use of non-renewable energy sources, consume natural inputs, and also have combustion and pressure as a fundamental part of the processes. Among all [...]
The energy challenge for chemical industries
Chemical industries are responsible for a wide range of products used in everyday life. They are manufactured products for urban, rural, and industrial use. Insecticides, medicines, and personal care products are derived from industrial chemical processes. The process of these industries consists of using natural resources such as water, minerals and organic products as raw material. In order for the inputs to actually be transformed into marketable products, there is a long process of chemical transformation within the industrial plants of the sector. The main process within this industry is that of combustion. It is from [...]
How Steel Industries benefits from Digital Transformation
The steel industries have a fundamental role not only in our society but also in the industrial sector itself. These industries are responsible for producing the most used material in the sector, and also around the world. The importance of this industry is fundamental for the functioning and good organization of our daily life. However, the steel production process is carried out in such a way that its environmental impacts are contrary agents to the important need for decarbonization of the industry. Steel, before being steel, is an ore. The process of transforming this ore takes [...]
Contextualization of data is an industry need
In the data era, having the control and monitoring of assets in industrial plants becomes essential. Industrial operations and processes are characterized by their high complexity, which is often one of the greatest challenges when it comes to monitoring these assets. In addition to being complex, industrial plants are characterized by a very large number of assets. It is estimated that an installation of this type easily surpasses the number of 500,000 assets, which must be monitored in order to preserve their integrity, so that, in this way, risks are minimized. In the midst of a period in [...]
The path to an ESG operation
ESG (Enviromental - Social - Governance) is the acronym that has attracted the eyes of industries to an imminent and extremely urgent need. Since the first industrial revolutions, industries have introduced automation into their operations. In the first, coal moved the heavy machines through steam and replaced the brute human force of the time. In the second, electricity not only revolutionized industry, but the whole world. We can still mention the third revolution, in which information systems, just-in-time model, and adherence to computing, introducing new concepts capable of revolutionizing the industry once again through digitization. As we can see, change [...]
