Carbon pricing has become a defining feature of industrial competitiveness. No longer a background policy lever, it now directly shapes investment decisions, supply chain resilience, and cross-border trade. For carbon-intensive sectors, understanding carbon is no longer optional—it is a strategic imperative. This io Explainer cuts through complexity to demystify the EU and UK Emissions TradingContinue reading “Understanding Carbon as a Commercial Driver”
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Decarbonising Hard to Abate Sectors: Marine Fuels
Introduction: The Problem Annual emissions from the shipping industry are estimated at 940 million tonnes of CO2[1]. The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates this was approximately 2% of global energy related CO2 emissions in 2022[2] and the IEA Net Zero Emissions by 2050 (NZE) scenario requires approximately 15% reduction in shipping emissions from 2022-2030. TheContinue reading “Decarbonising Hard to Abate Sectors: Marine Fuels”
CallithyiaCO2 – Revolutionising CO2 Capture and Purification
Capture the Future with CallithyiaCO2 CallithyiaCO2, io consulting’s state-of-the-art cryogenic CO2 purification process, has been specifically engineered to meet the rigorous demands of CO2 capture from oxy-combustion processes. Our design integrates io’s open art cryogenic process to deliver the CO2 purity and efficiency you require, optimised for the transportation and sequestration requirements of your application.Continue reading “CallithyiaCO2 – Revolutionising CO2 Capture and Purification”
Decarbonising Cement: Innovation Pathways to a Sustainable Future
Concrete is everywhere: it shapes the landscape of our cities and the foundations of our societies. From towering high-rise buildings to the humble pavement, its presence is unmistakable, making it an indispensable role in construction worldwide. Cement is the powdery binder that holds the sand or crushed stone in concrete together, it makes-up about 10%Continue reading “Decarbonising Cement: Innovation Pathways to a Sustainable Future”
digital tools for energy efficiency and GHG reduction
Written by Tim Highfield and Yael Muniz Calderon. Digital tools for emissions estimation are widely spread nowadays given the imperative for companies to meet decarbonisation targets and reporting. However, if the software could not only calculate the emissions but provide insights about energy efficiency and process anomalies, this would optimise the system and reduce GreenhouseContinue reading “digital tools for energy efficiency and GHG reduction”
Baker Hughes Annual Meeting 2023 Key Takeaways
It was great to see the in person Baker Hughes 2023 Annual Meeting in Florence, Italy back last week. Nearly 2,200 participants attended over the two days with 25 technology sessions and over 50 speakers. Here are some of the key takeaways from the io attendees. Overview The need for a just transition and toContinue reading “Baker Hughes Annual Meeting 2023 Key Takeaways”
Emissions management, an important step towards decarbonisation
The need to reduce the impact of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from industry is paramount to achieving the COP 21 Paris Agreement targets. According to the US EPA’s Global Emissions by sector research energy, heat production and industrial processes account for over 50% of all GHG emissions [1]. Whilst power generation is a significantContinue reading “Emissions management, an important step towards decarbonisation”
Net Zero Upstream Facilities: Can we afford not to?
The groundbreaking universal, legally binding global climate change agreement, adopted at the Paris climate conference in 2016, aims to keep the increase in global average temperature to well below 2°C (3.6°F) above pre-industrial levels; and to pursue efforts to limit the increase to 1.5°C (2.7°F). In the four years since the Paris Agreement wasContinue reading “Net Zero Upstream Facilities: Can we afford not to?”
McDermott, Schneider Electric and io join forces to develop Net Zero Upstream Facilities
McDermott International, Ltd, Schneider Electric and io consulting today announced a collaboration to advance research and design of carbon-neutral facilities for the upstream oil and natural gas market. The three companies will combine their capabilities and resources to explore and develop a proof of concept based on an offshore platform reference case. The resultContinue reading “McDermott, Schneider Electric and io join forces to develop Net Zero Upstream Facilities”
Upstream GHG Emissions Reduction in a week
Independent oil and gas companies (“Independents”) are having to balance between rapidly adapting their operations to ‘the great existential challenge of our times’ whilst still maintaining an acceptable return to their investors. The pace of change is perceived by many to be too slow, but the process of change is difficult and there is noContinue reading “Upstream GHG Emissions Reduction in a week”
Starting the Energy Transition in E&P – Part 1
Introduction The world will still need oil and gas in 2050, even in the IEA 2°C Scenario[1] (2DS) – where oil provides 29% of the energy supply and gas 22%. However, the era of Energy Transition based on the consensus view of Climate Change is here and beginning to influence traditional oil and gasContinue reading “Starting the Energy Transition in E&P – Part 1”
Reflections from the 20th BHGE Annual Meeting
io attended another great Baker Hughes, a GE company, (BHGE) Annual Meeting (AM) in Florence in January 2019. This year it’s the 20th anniversary and accordingly it was the biggest and most extensive to date with the arena spilling over and into the Stazione Leopalda. Lorenzo Simonelli opened the AM, commented the special placeContinue reading “Reflections from the 20th BHGE Annual Meeting”
Associated gas – now it’s your turn to stand up and be counted!
Introduction Since George H. Bussell and Edwin L. Drake made the first successful use of a drilling rig on a well drilled specially to produce oil, (Oil Creek near Titusville, Pennsylvania, 1859), the industry has learnt about the environmental consequences of oil and gas extraction. Over time, governments have worked alongside the extractive industryContinue reading “Associated gas – now it’s your turn to stand up and be counted!”
Part II : Gas monetisation, external economic and non-technical factors
Introduction In the first article on gas disposition [1], we looked at the challenges of the disposition of gas co-produced from stranded oil and small marginal pools. In this article, we address the technology required; the external economic challenges; and non-technical factors affecting gas monetisation. With respect to gas disposition, it is io’s beliefContinue reading “Part II : Gas monetisation, external economic and non-technical factors”