RENEWABLE ENERGY SERVICES
Reliably & Safely Convert Existing Infrastructure to Sustainable Products
With the global increase in focus on sustainability for products and services, government policy and consumer preference are shifting demands from traditional refining, petrochemical, and chemical industries to more sustainable products and services.
Re-Use & Re-Purpose Equipment
As several industries shift to address the global energy transition, many refineries or petrochemical facilities are being re-purposed to process renewable diesel and other green / blue energy sources and products. With any new process technology, uncertainty regarding corrosion mechanisms and lack of data or direct experience can lead to over-conservative decisions that prolong a project and increase its costs.
At Equity, we leverage our expertise in renewable fuels with our extensive knowledge of traditional refineries, petrochemical, chemical process, and ethanol processing industries to provide the optimal solutions. Our multi-disciplinary team provides consulting services, software, and training to create safe operating environments, manage risk, control inspection costs throughout a facility’s lifecycle, and meet jurisdictional requirements.
Learn More About Renewables From Equity's Experts
Biofuel & Biodiesel
The profitability of a renewable diesel unit or other fuel-from-biomass project lies in the speed in which the company can bring products to market.
At Equity, we help companies balance reliability in design and materials with profitability and speed to market.
Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS)
CCS projects use infrastructure similar to energy, petrochemical, and chemical processing facilities – pressure vessels, storage facilities, and pipelines.
Equity’s industry expertise and knowledge of re-purposing facilities will help owner-users find the optimal solution.
Renewable Energy Consulting Service Areas
Develop an asset criticality assessment and help prioritize inspection, testing, and preventative maintenance (ITPM) activities for your asset.
Assess the integrity of pressure vessels, piping, and tanks to determine if the component is fit for continued operation or if the flaw or damage will cause a failure.
Establish measurement objectives and constraints to improve the safety and reliability of instrument and control systems.
Consider feedstock source changes, identify the effect on damage mechanism susceptibility, and calculate the impacts on corrosion.
Define anticipated damage and necessary maintenance to keep equipment or tanks in-service.
Verify safety critical pressure relieving systems, provide adequate protection, and meet the latest jurisdictional and RAGAGEP requirements.
Compare upfront costs of design improvements or process changes with long-term risk reduction and inspection savings.
Conduct onsite piping and structural vibration surveys to evaluate equipment, assess the risk of vibration, and mitigate vibration fatigue failures.
International Engineering Practices
The European Standards (EN) are a collection of unified standards for products, services, testing procedures, or systems recognized by the European Union and many other countries and globally based institutions. Equity is adding international engineering practices that will cover in-service piping, vessels, and tanks. In addition, the EEPs will offer EN equivalents to US Standards, and the extensive materials of construction tables will be updated to the EN equivalent.
Equity's Industry-Leading Software
Equity’s state-of-the-art cloud-based software tools help you make informed decisions to keep processing facilities safe and operating at optimal production levels. Our fully integrated software supports all aspects of equipment lifecycle management by integrating the latest API/ASME codes and standards with the depth of Equity’s engineering experience.
Equity software tools:
- SagePlus – Mechanical & structural engineering tools
- API RBI – Risk-based inspection analysis tools
- DamageWeb – Corrosion identification tool
- Intellijoint – Bolted joint assessments tool
- SIMFLEX-III – Piping stress analysis tool
- eecHotTap – Hot tap welding assessment tool
Industry-Relevant Training
Equity offers virtual and in-person training courses to support your professional growth, wherever you are in your career — new hire, mid-career, or expert. You will learn from a team of highly skilled and knowledgeable engineers who have 20+ years of oil and gas industry experience. All Equity training courses qualify as activities for API’s new CPD hours and align with the latest API and ASME codes and standards.
Testimonials
Our Experts
Equity employs some of the most talented engineers in the industry – we are your “go-to” consultants for the hard-to-solve problems. Equity is internationally recognized in the refining, petrochemical, and chemical industries as a leader on aging infrastructure services and support. Our team combines their extensive experience with state-of-the-art technology to help extend the lifecycle of your existing assets and create safe operating environments.
Our experts:
- Are the primary authors on WRC 528 and WRC 562
- Serve as lead investigators on API 579, API 571, and API 581
- Have served as the API 520 task force chairperson for more than 25 years
- Are members of API sub-committee of mechanical equipment (SOME)
- Are certified ISO VCAT-IV vibration analysts
