With rising global demand and highly volatile prices, the oil industry faces two major challenges: the reduction of costs and the optimization of its industrial assets.
The Dutch petrochemical industry is faced with a tremendous challenge in the face of energy & material transition. A diverse range of transport fuels is be distilled from crude oil, and its energetic content can be used for the distillation process itself. Additionally, the lighter fractions of crude oil contain necessary compounds for the chemical industry. The energetic demand of the chemical industry itself is currently met largely using natural gas. Realizing sustainability in these sectors means completely restructuring the existing processes and supply chains, and maximizing the potential of any alternative processes that can alleviate the dependency on fossil resources.
Quo Mare supports these industries and partakes in research projects that evaluate such sustainable processes and alternatives for the petrochemical industry, using techno-economical analysis and taking into consideration the many different factors that contribute to building a viable business case. We provide companies with tangible insights regarding the options they have to reduce their emissions, where the specifics of each industry and process are considered. Research into sustainability options to which Quo Mare has contributed includes green hydrogen production, plastics recycling, syngas-related processes such as Steel2Chemicals and general energy transition planning.