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Flow Meter Supports Carbon Capture Tax Credits and Emissions Reduction

By Bhalchandra Chorghade, Editor, CNCTimes.com

Oil/gas production, refinery and chemical engineers will find the ST100A Series Thermal Flow Meters from Fluid Components International (FCI) can virtually pay for themselves in CO2 capture, storage, and utilization applications that now qualify for carbon tax credits while at the same time reducing their owners corporate greenhouse gas footprint to improve air quality and also helping to protect the environment.

The U.S. federal government recently announced new green, clean air tax credits designed to incentivize and support further the capture of CO2 in oil/gas operations, petrochemical production and refineries. Several major petroleum industry companies, as well as smaller operators who specialize in CO2 capture and facilities that are producing low-carbon hydrogen H2 fuel have in response announced investments in major additional programs devoted to CO2 storage or re-use.

These efforts all have one thing in common: They require accurate CO2 gas flow measurement. Such CO2 flow meters will commonly be installed in all-weather exposed, outdoor, Div1/Zone1 type, HazardEx locations that require flow meters with rugged-duty transmitters and full agency approvals for Ex environments, and minimal maintenance to ensure uninterrupted service in difficult to access locations.

FCI’s ST100A Series Thermal Gas Flow Meters provide direct mass flow measurement of CO2 in a most rugged NEMA4X/IP67 instrument with global agency Div1/Zone1 approvals of the entire instrument, and a no-moving parts technology that requires no routine maintenance to achieve maximum service life.

The industry proven FCI ST100 Thermal Flow Meters have been in use for well over a decade throughout multiple oil/gas production and refining applications, including enhanced oil recovery (EOR) applications, nitrogen blanketing, boiler air and fuel gas control, flare and waste gas monitoring, and more. This flow meter also has been independently verified as a SIL 1 instrument.

The ST100A Flow Meters are precision, laboratory calibrated to measure CO2 gas and dozens of other gases at the actual installation plant’s required flow rates, process temperatures and pressure conditions. Featuring FCI’s patented AST™ thermal dispersion flow measurement technology, the ST100A Meters achieve the widest flow range with the lowest energy cost.

https://www.fluidcomponents.com/assets/media/Press-Releases/ST100-Series-Carbon-Capture-0223.pdf

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