Currently, most of offshore platforms are equipped with gas turbines to fulfill their power requirement and consequently produce CO2 emissions as a by-product. The energy efficiency of the asset is a key factor in reducing their carbon footprint impact. Numerous ways can be considered within the process and utility systems to improve the energy balance.

This paper will investigate the possibility to exploit the available hydraulic energy onboard offshore platforms to transform it into electrical energy. Part of the recoverable hydraulic energy is found in pressurized pipes where the flow is in charge or in other words under hydraulic pressure. The aim is to develop a novel turbine that will be optimized for water disposal energy recovery on offshore platforms. Hence the objective is to install a turbine to replace a conventional valve to maintain and regulate the pressure as well as generating electricity.

In close collaboration with TechnipFMC, ICube laboratory (Strasbourg, France) is completing a development program for such an hydraulic turbine. This paper describes some outcomes of this comprehensive study performed by experimental engineers and researchers in the hydraulic discipline with the support of engineering integration by TechnipFMC.

Keywords:
energy conservation, sustainable development, social responsibility, france, flow rate, icube laboratory, hydraulic fracturing, specification, hydraulic characteristic, pipe
Subjects:
Hydraulic Fracturing, Environment, Sustainability/Social Responsibility, Produced water management and control, Sustainable development, Well Operations and Optimization, Well Operations, Optimization and Stimulation
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