LyondellBasell nets award for energy-saving flare
1 Jun 2012
Houston, Texas –- LyondellBasell’s efforts to reduce energy consumption at its Houston refinery have earned it the 2012 Energy Award at the Industrial Energy Technology Conference (IETC) in New Orleans.
This award recognises the company’s energy efficiency and flare optimisation initiatives, according to Todd Monette, site manager at LyondellBasell’s Houston refinery.
“By reducing our energy use we are also doing what’s best for our community and the environment,” said Monette. “Our team seized the opportunity to improve our daily operations by developing an innovative assessment model, which is differential to those currently used in the industry.”
LyondellBasell refinery has cut energy use by 12% since 2007 – equivalent to 42 trillion British thermal units (Btu’s) per year in energy reduction. Energy savings for the refinery flare optimisation programme alone exceeds 500 billion Btu’s a year.
Flaring operations were improved through the development of a model which identifies areas of opportunity to improve efficiency and reduce energy consumption.
LyondellBasell’s energy management group has used the model at 15 of the company’s US sites to identify annual energy savings of over 3 trillion Btu’s.
The IETC award was the second recognition of LyondellBasell in 2012 for energy reduction achievements. The company was presented the Energy Efficiency Award of Exceptional Merit by the American Chemistry Council in April.
