With global demand for propylene on the rise, Saudi Aramco—one of the world’s largest integrated energy and chemicals companies—set out to optimize its Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) reactor units to increase propylene production.

HPCL Visakh Refinery was tasked with expanding the capacity of its from 8.3 MMTPA to 15 MMTPA—and had to do so without increasing the current sulfur oxide (SOx) emissions levels.

Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) is a multi-service utility owned by the City of Gainesville, Florida. As the state’s fifth largest municipal electric utility, GRU provides electric, water, wastewater and telecommunications services to approximately 93,000 retail and wholesale customers in Gainesville and surrounding areas.

Fermentation modeling is essential for advancing sustainability initiatives such as biomass feedstocks and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF); however, accurately simulating biological processes and scaling production can be complex.

Global hydrogen demand is forecast to increase dramatically to 2050. Dozens of nations around the world have established hydrogen roadmaps or policies that are fueling the adoption of hydrogen that will help adhere to net-zero policies. To adhere to these policies, a significant amount of capital investment will be needed to satisfy increasing hydrogen demand.

Operational teams and engineers understand their processes intimately, yet converting that expertise into actionable operational and advanced process control (APC) strategies can be complex. Moreover, a lack of understanding of APC actions often leads to constrained APC controllers, and in some cases, to APC being disabled altogether, resulting in lost benefits.

The process industry faces unique and complex transient operational challenges—especially during critical phases like start-up and shut-down.

Frequent shifts in market dynamics and operational constraints make refinery decision-making increasingly complex. Traditional methods for refinery cost analysis and margin modeling struggle to keep pace, leading to inefficiencies and missed opportunities.

As energy transition efforts accelerate, advanced subsurface monitoring technologies are critical to maximize hydrocarbon recovery and ensure safe, long-term carbon storage.

Oil refineries are complex operations with tight margins, constantly adapting to changing crude types and product demands. Rigorous process simulation software like Aspen HYSYS® provides vital insights to manage these challenges effectively.