Our Products and Services for the Energy Industry
We work with Energy and Utility Customers across the globe to transform leading edge technology into practical solutions:
New York Power Grid High temperature superconductive (HTS) cable – cooled by a cryogenic nitrogen core to improve the capacity and reliability of power grids. A pilot project demonstrates the technical and commercial advantages of HTS in a live electric utility environment.
US Department of Energy Oxy-combustion – a promising carbon capture technology in existing coal-fired power plants. $6.1 million for a three year demonstration project.
Sustainable energy – our projects include biogas, distributed generation and wind energy.
Alternative fuels such as hydrogen fuel cells – our activity includes design of the storage system for hydrogen fuel cell powered cars.
Products and Services
We supply the Energy industry with:
Insulation – SF6 for electrical insulation of transmission and distribution equipment.
Oil and Gas production and recovery – bulk gas and solutions for the refining, enhanced oil recovery and services segments.
Water treatment – bulk oxygen and sulphur dioxide for effluent treatment, including total systems for utility water treatment from EMC (www.emcinc.com).
Emission control and testing – scientific mixtures for calibrating monitoring equipment.
Welding – welding gases, consumables and equipment for maintenance in power and nuclear plants.
Products and Services for Industrial Facilities
Fire suppression chemicals and fire protection products for production premises.
Instrument calibration – scientific mixtures and high purity gases for calibrating laboratory instruments.
Transport fuel – LPG fuel for vehicles.
Health and safety equipment, personal protective equipment and resuscitation packs.
Customer safety audits – to identify unsafe work practices and recommend appropriate control measures.
Safety training – staff training in safe handling of gases on the shopfloor and in the laboratory.