INDUSTRY EMEA: LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
ARAMCO PRODUCES FIRST UNCONVENTIONAL TIGHT GAS AT SOUTH GHAWAR
Aramco has successfully produced the first unconventional tight gas from its South Ghawar operational area two months ahead of schedule.
Commissioned facilities at South Ghawar have a 300?million standard cubic feet per day (scfd) of raw gas processing capacity and 38,000?barrels per day (bpd) of condensate processing capacity. In response to growing demand for gas, the company will continue its work to more than double the overall processing capacity in order to achieve South Ghawar’s strategic goal of delivering 750?million scfd of raw gas in the near future.
Successful production of tight sand gas at South Ghawar represents Aramco’s second unconventional gas stream, after production commenced at the North Arabia field in 2018?with the delivery of 240?million scfd to customers in Wa’ad Al-Shamal. Work is simultaneously progressing at the giant Jafurah unconventional gas field, which is the largest liquid-rich shale gas play in the Middle East.
GE VERNOVA UNVEILS NEW AI-POWERED SOFTWARE TO MORE RELIABLY MAXIMIZE USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY
GE Vernova’s Digital business announced the release of Fleet Orchestration, a new software solution designed to help power utilities successfully maximize the use of renewable energy. The software helps make it possible to accelerate carbon reduction targets with existing assets without sacrificing the ability to reliably meet demand. This news comes less than two months after the company announced the limited release of CERius?, its new carbon emissions management software.
Fleet Orchestration is a modern energy solution that uses artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) and advanced modelling. Designed for vertically integrated utilities—those that generate, transmit, and distribute power—it allows for the seamless incorporation of renewables with existing assets.
The software has several key features, including its Performance Predictions and Unit Commitment Optimizer modules. Performance Predictions, previously only available for thermal power generation, is now available to provide renewable energy predictions. The module automates these predictions for various time intervals ranging from 15?minutes to weekly for each unit, block, and plant within the fleet. The new Unit Commitment Optimizer uses a fast-running stochastic model—one that’s beneficial when variability is present—to provide probabilistic insights for planning, as well as real-time recommendations when conditions change, on how to best navigate the uncertainty of matching generation and demand. These recommendations help with setting appropriate reserve margins and maximizing the use of renewables while still preserving reliability. Both factors can have a big impact on a utility’s carbon footprint.
SEMIQ ANNOUNCES NEW QSIC? 1200?V SOT-227?SIC MODULES ADVANCING ENERGY STANDARDS
SemiQ has expanded its portfolio of QSiC? Silicon Carbide modules with the launch of a family of 1200V MOSFETs that pairs with or without 1200V SiC Schottky Diodes in a SOT-227?package.
Crafted from high-performance ceramics and rigorously engineered to function with unwavering reliability in challenging conditions, the newly introduced SemiQ SiC modules achieve remarkably high performance. This enhanced performance empowers higher power densities and more streamlined design configurations. The QSiC? modules feature high breakdown voltage (> 1400?V), high-temperature operation (Tj = 175?°C), and low Rds(On) shift over the full operating temperature range while providing industry-leading gate oxide stability and gate oxide lifetime, avalanche (UIS) ruggedness, and extended short-circuit withstand times.
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Target markets for the new QSiC? modules with existing SOT-227?SiC SBD modules include EV charging, on-board chargers (OBCs), DC-DC converters, E-compressors, fuel cell converters, medical power supplies, energy storage systems, solar and wind energy systems, data centre power supplies, UPS/PFC circuits, and other automotive and industrial power applications.
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC AND VISUAL COMPONENTS FORM JV FOR 3D SIMULATORS
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation recently announced that it will partner with Visual Components in a joint venture company, named ME Industrial Simulation Software Corporation, to develop and sell 3D simulators for manufacturing applications.
Through the new company, Mitsubishi Electric plans to enhance its digital twin platform for circular digital-engineering business solutions. Visual Components' software is compatible with Mitsubishi Electric's factory-automation (FA) products thanks to standard functions for connecting with PLCs and robots as well as interfaces for expanding the functionality of 3D simulators. By combining Mitsubishi Electric's advanced control technology and manufacturing expertise with Visual Components' technology, the JV is expected to further strengthen the functionality and services of Mitsubishi Electric's "MELSOFT Gemini"* 3D simulator, which customers use to overcome labour shortages, improve productivity and upgrade the quality of their manufacturing.
The JV's development base in Finland will enable it to fully leverage Visual Components' development expertise in order to verify device control using 3D simulators, upgrade design efficiencies through control-logic generation, and improve productivity through the utilization of extensive manufacturing data. Furthermore, the customized-solution capabilities of Visual Components' sales engineers will enable Mitsubishi Electric's FA Systems business to better meet the diverse manufacturing needs of customers, particularly in Japan and other Asian markets where Mitsubishi Electric's presence is particularly strong.
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