Eliminating diesel generators at a Texas oil refinery
Eliminating the need for diesel generators at a Texas oil refinery
- The Challenge
Cutting out the need for diesel generators at a high-production refinery
- The Solution
A generator-free solution designed to help the refinery switch to site energy
- The Impact
100% reliability with zero diesel emissions and over $1m in savings
Client:A major oil refinery
Location:Texas, USA
Sectors:Petrochemical and refining
The Challenge
Cutting out the need for diesel generators at a high-production refinery
This crude oil refinery can produce up to 4.3 million pounds of steam every hour and has an electrical production capacity of 1,055 MW.
The problem was that, during turnarounds, the customer had to rely on diesel generators for their primary energy source. They hadn’t found an effective way to utilize grid energy or to capture and re-purpose the energy generated by the refinery for use on-site.
The oil refinery needed a better system for their next turnaround – and for that, they needed a partner with extensive industry experience. A partner that could develop and design a working engineering solution with full documentation and provide ongoing support for the project’s needs. But they simply weren’t confident that their existing on-site equipment provider was up to the task.
That’s where we came in.