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EDITORIAL COMMENT
What are " green technologies, " and why
do we need them in gas processing and
LNG? The answer is as obvious to many
engineers in the energy space as it is to environmental scientists: cleaner fuels result in
a cleaner and more sustainable environment.
Less emissions and fewer pollutants are
needed in the production, transport, distriA. BLUME,
bution and usage of fossil energy, including
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natural gas, to sustain human and environmental health and to diversify global and regional energy sources.
A number of initiatives are underway to support these efforts
across the midstream, downstream and renewable energy sectors,
including the capture and storage of more CO2 emissions; a greater focus on lifecycle emissions, particularly in LNG; increased
recycling of plastics and wastes; and the expansion of renewable
energy infrastructure and H2 production. Note: For more insight
into technical applications and trends in the H2 sector, please consult our new technical journal, H2Tech (www.H2-Tech.com).
To support the industry's efforts to decarbonize and transition to cleaner sources of energy, the U.S. Department of Energy's
three applied energy laboratories are studying the integration of
hybrid energy systems. The joint effort outlines novel concepts
to simultaneously leverage diverse energy generators-including renewable, nuclear and fossil fuels with carbon capture-to
provide power, heat, clean water, fuels and chemicals.
One application example is a hypothetical, tightly coupled
industrial energy park that uses heat and electricity from flexible,
advanced nuclear reactors, small-scale fossil fuel generators, and
renewable energy to produce electricity and H2 from electrolysis. Such flexibility could provide an abundant supply of clean
energy for larger, net-zero-emissions energy systems to power a
cleaner future for society. GP

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SPECIAL FOCUS: GREEN TECHNOLOGIES
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Reduce emissions and save energy
with an unconventional flare
gas recovery system
A. H. Al-Tijani and I. Ashiq

Obtain accurate NOX values for strategies
to reduce emissions from combustion
G. Y. Zhao, L. Liu and M.-S. Li

LNG TECHNOLOGY
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Evolution and innovation for an
increasingly dispersed LNG market
J. G. Baguley and R. Wheeler

PROCESS TROUBLESHOOTING
29

Mitigate fouling in process
units via advanced analysis
S. Williams and D. B. Engel

DIGITALIZATION
33

The smart gas plant: An integrated, intelligent
gathering and processing super system
A. Nathan and C. Harclerode

BACK TO BASICS
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Process technologies for LNG production
L. Micucci

COLUMNS
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India leaps forward on natural gas infrastructure

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GTI's Hydrogen Technology Center makes
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Global Projects Data....................................................................... 6
U.S. Industry Metrics........................................................................8
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Cover Image: At the Port of Rotterdam, Shell plans to build a
200-MW electrolyzer that is intended to start operations by 2023
to produce approximately 50,000 kg/d-60,000 kg/d of hydrogen.
The green hydrogen initially will be used at the Shell refinery in
Pernis (pictured) to partially decarbonize the production of fossil fuels.
Photo courtesy of Photographic Services, Shell International Ltd.

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