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IGEM NEWS | Industrial Affiliates

DNV GL opens new test centre to enable

safer and more efficient use of LNG

QUALITY ASSURANCE and risk
management company DNV GL has
opened an LNG test centre in the
Netherlands to enable safer and more
efficient use of LNG.
The facility, located at the
organisation’s existing renewable
energy technology and gas laboratory
site in Groningen, in the Netherlands,
is the first type of facility with a
capacity compatible for the
downstream sector.
Its capacity is up to 250kg of
liquefied gas and boasts a heat
exchanger that allows the
temperature of the LNG – and
therefore its boil-off – to be
precisely regulated.
Johan Holstein, Head of Gas Testing
and Analysis at DNV GL Oil & Gas,
said the testing of new sensor
technology to rapidly identify the further as LNG is used or boils off. uptake, so I believe DNV GL’s
composition of LNG would be a Holstein noted that sensors have continuing investment in facilities,
priority. “The current accredited already been tested with other gas recommended practices and online
technology, gas chromatography, can compositions, and further validation tools is timely and builds on our
take three to five minutes to show the could lead to DNV GL certification. established expertise in downstream
composition of LNG,” Holstein The ability to monitor the LNG. Our aim is to support the
explained. “Sensors can give an composition of LNG in real time industry adoption of LNG in an
answer in a second.” (combined with advances in flow efficient, reliable and safe way.”
A stable and known composition of metering) could also improve pricing For LNG fuel quality testing, DNV
LNG is important for accurately transparency in bunkering, which has GL has engaged in a strategic
assessing energy content and engine traditionally relied on mass alone partnership with Veritas Petroleum
performance control. With accurate rather than mass and energy content. Services (VPS) to further develop
fuel composition monitoring, DNV Ben Oudman, Regional Manager for procedures and practices to ascertain
GL’s online Propane Knock Index (PKI) Continental Europe, Eurasia, Middle and monitor LNG quality. DNV GL and
methane number calculator can be East, India and Africa at DNV GL Oil & VPS aim to develop a set of validated
used to assess the fit-for-purpose of Gas, said: “The 2017 DNV GL Energy tools and measurement methods to
gaseous fuels with end-use appliances Transition Outlook report predicts provide the LNG industry with
instantaneously. that LNG and LPG will account for 32 accurate, reliable and cost-efficient
LNG from different regions has per cent of total shipping energy use tools which will help break down the
different compositions, which change in terms of technology and fuel perceived barriers to LNG adoption. ■

efficient and improved service to its
customers. Claire Edwards, Customer
Experience Manager at Wales & West
Utilities, picked up the award with
members of her team.
She said: “We are delighted to have
been recognised in these Wales-wide
awards. Our team is relatively small in
comparison to most of the other
award winning contact centres, which
makes it all the more of an
accomplishment. The team have Wales & West Utilities
worked hard and embraced the scoops joint gold in Welsh
changes and fully deserve the win.” ■ Contact Centre Awards

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