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BEKA associates have introduced Pageant, a new intrinsically safe combined Operator Panel and Programmable Logic Controller with plug-in input and output modules allowing direct connection to hazardous area sensors. Its optional Modbus RTU port can transmit data to other equipment in the safe or hazardous area and also enables it to be used as a remote Modbus RTU display.
New TR4A range
supersedes earlier series
T&D Corporation, the Japanese market leader for wireless data loggers, presents the Bluetooth thermo recorder TR4A series, the successor to the TR4 series. Especially the model TR43A impresses with its external temperature and humidity sensor and offers completely new functionality in the TR4 series. Operating with Low Energy Bluetooth 4.2 and without pre-registration, loggers are immediately detected and automatically refreshed within the communication range of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.
T&D Corporation +49 6034 93 09 70
www.tandd.com
Pageant’s state of the art, low power
reduces the cost of providing operator displays and controls in a hazardous area. Multiple variables can be displayed simultaneously, plus eight touch switches with tricolour LED
such as PID control and is supplied with a lifetime licence. CODESYS runtime software is already installed in
BEKA
+44 (0) 1462 438301
https://www.beka.co.uk/pageant
Neil Jackson, Industry Manager – Oil & Gas for Endress+Hauser Ltd, dis- cusses the potential of hydrogen to overcome the world’s decarboni- sation challenges.
Hydrogen has two key roles to play as the world seeks to achieve net-zero CO2
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newable electricity and the other is decarbonising many other parts of the global economy, including those CO2-intensive sectors that are
When it comes to enabling greater use of renewable electricity, hydrogen can be used as a form of energy storage and as a cleaner source of reliable power generation. To produce hydrogen at the
of traditional hydrogen production. This is currently being achieved through carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) to produce what is being labelled ‘blue’ hydrogen until production of ‘green’ hy- drogen from renewable sources via electrolysis becomes commer- cially viable.
For hydrogen’s second role of decarbonising the CO2-intensive ‘hard to abate’ sectors, there are three areas where it can help reduce
2 emissions from heavy industry
by replacing traditional hydrocarbons as a feedstock in production processes and as a source of industrial heat. The second is cutting CO2 emissions in long-haul and heavy transportation applications
unviable. And the third is decarbonising power and heating of residen- tial and commercial buildings.
Blue hydrogen production
Blue hydrogen is derived from natural gas through the process of steam methane reforming (SMR). SMR mixes natural gas with very hot steam, in the presence of a catalyst, where a chemical reaction cre- ates hydrogen and carbon monoxide. Water is added to the mixture, converting the carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide and creating more
hydrogen. The car- bon dioxide emis- sions produced are then captured and stored under- ground using CCUS technology, leaving nearly pure blue hydrogen. Endress+Hauser has been involved in the SMR process
for many years, supplying process critical instrumentation to ensure
often safety-critical areas of the plant that require accurate meas-
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ids measurements, all of which can be achieved using our extensive range of Memosens analysers and steam and water analysis systems (SWAS panels). In the reactor, temperature is a key parameter often requiring multiple measurement points from a single entry in the ves- sel. Here Endress+Hauser can design a bespoke assembly incorporat- ing up to 32 measurement points. Analysis of both the hydrogen and carbon dioxide gas is another important requirement, and here our range of laser-based technologies from Endress+Hauser Optical An-
Neil Jackson
Industry Manager – Oil & Gas Endress+Hauser Ltd. Tel. +44 161 286 5000
info.uk@
endress.com
www.uk.endress.com
JANUARY 2021 | PROCESS & CONTROL 61 APRIL 2023 | PROCESS corrosion caused by too much moisture in the CO2.
4/20mA currents, switch contacts, proximity detectors and pulse sources are already available and more are being developed for other sensors.
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