This Petrogenium course can be tailored for awareness/inexperienced staff, for intermediate and for experienced personnel. Furthermore the course can be customized for a specific refinery, plant, or unit. The option for post-course consultancy/help-desk support is also available.
Participants may include: Scientists and technologists from oil & gas, petrochemical and pulp & paper industries, business managers, government departments interested in Renewables. Investors from Venture Capitalists and financial institutions will also highly benefit from this course. The course can be tuned to your requirements and interests.
Gain an overview of the Renewables space, including an understanding of the routes, their timelines, chances of success and profitability so as to make your own informed judgement and choices
Understanding of their technoeconomic challenges and benefits
Critical appreciation of the different routes to first generation and advanced biofuels, their pros and cons, and impact on refinery processes
Understanding of technology maturation and the timelines towards commercialisation of the various routes
Understanding how CO2 emission abatement can be optimised. We touch upon government policies, hybrid technologies and future technologies
Ways to do a technoeconomic comparison of routes
Day 1
Kick off, introductions, course objectives and expectations
Introduction to Renewables including drivers such as CO2 emission abatement and mandates
Introduction to 1st generation and advanced biofuels – routes, processes, products
Biorefining – processing and co-processing in refinery units including AGO HDS, HVO, and FCC. Background, feed pretreatment, conversion technologies, manufacturers, challenges and benefits, technology and refinery implications
Advanced biofuels from e.g. lignocellulosic biomass including wood chips, pyrolysis oil, algae, municipal solid waste. State of the art, technical maturation, timelines to commercialisation. Pro and cons of the different routes and conversion technologies
Feedstock supply chain considerations
Day 2
Brief re-cap and any questions from Day 1
Routes to biojet
Renewable hydrogen, green chemicals and plastics
Product value, blending consequences and benefits
Decarbonisation by CCU versus CCS
Other renewables – wind and solar
Economic comparison of routes – cost estimates, Capex, Opex
CO2 emission abatement optimisation through smart strategy of policy makers
Brief summary and any questions from Day 2
Delivery Options & Upcoming Dates
In-House / On-Site Training
Tailored to Your Team
This course can be tailored and delivered at your own facility — adapted to your specific units, equipment, and team experience level. We come to you, wherever you are in the world.
All content can be customised for awareness, intermediate, or experienced staff. Post-course consultancy and help-desk support is also available.