Amsterdam-based Angara is an AI-powered decarbonisation technology company that helps high emitting industries to cut CO2 while increasing efficiencies up to 25 per cent. In a recent development, the company announced that it has received TRL8+ rating in DNV Report for its DecarbonX programme.
TRL or Technology Readiness Levels are a method used to measure and assess the maturity of a particular technology.
Angara reports that its DecarbonX programme reduces carbon emissions by 400MM tons per year or approximately 1 per cent of global CO2 emissions. This new programme was announced on the CERAWeek stage, an annual energy conference organised by the information and insights company IHS Markit in Houston, Texas.
Angara’s DecarbonX technology
Fouling, the accumulation of unwanted material on solid surfaces, has been a chronic problem plaguing many high emitting industries (like refining) for centuries.
In some industries, process equipment is constantly fouled. The fouling layer impedes efficient heat transfer and production efficiency degrades. This results in overconsumption and waste of fossil fuels, equivalent to significant overspending, as well as large CO2 emissions.
After recognising the negative effects of fouling, the only broadly accepted approach is mechanical cleaning. As this can only be done off-line, impacts plant uptime and carries physical (HSSE) risks, and can only be done with significant time intervals.
This is where Angara’s DecarbonX technology steps in. The AI-based technology determines the proper actions and schedules to keep heat exchangers performing optimally round the clock and not every 3-5 years.
This, combined with Angara’s smart recipes and decarbonisation technology, aims to reduce more than 400MM tons of CO2 emissions and realising $50B in savings per year within petroleum refining, petrochemical, chemical, and other energy-intensive industries globally.
Angara also reports that it has already completed extensive projects which have not only proven successful but over-delivered results for some of the largest players in the industry.
According to Angara COO Petra Koselka, the uptake is a no-brainer. “While the industry focuses on large-scale projects to deliver on energy transition, the imperative remains to significantly decarbonise existing assets now. Our clients benefit from a substantial CO2 reduction, but also an immediate revenue positive, non-CapEx result. Furthermore, given the recent energy security concerns, making assets more energy efficient and carbon cost resilient has become even more critical,” says Koselka.
For instance, the company says that “in oil refining, we help to cut 30 per cent of CO2 emissions. Half of this result does not require any investment and can be achieved within 18 months – profitably for our customers.”
Boosting industrial efficiency and reducing CO2 footprint
Founded in 2015 by Ilya Rodin, Peter Petrov and Valery Krivenko, Angara is a decarbonisation focused technology company that helps energy-intensive industries to abate emissions and save costs through cleaning of fouled heat exchangers and infrastructure.
The company’s patented, smart chemical recipes and AI-powered smart schedule approach enable heat exchangers to run more efficiently, reduce fuel consumption, improve production yield, and save cost.
Angara says, “Our technology offers a practical and commercially attractive solution to abate millions of tons of CO2 emissions. Our programme is currently being deployed at scale with clients in Europe, Southeast Asia and the US.”
The company’s team has dedicated seasoned professionals with experience across multiple sectors including chemical laboratory research, oil & gas business development, complex manufacturing and engineering, industrial production and equipment service, policy-making, strategy and finance.
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