Renewable sources at offshore petroleum and gas production platforms

Author

Oliveira, Mauricio F. ; Saidel, Marco A. ; Queiroz, Alan Romulo Silva ; Filho, E.N.

Author_Institution

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., Santos, Brazil

fYear

2012

fDate

24-26 Sept. 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The petroleum and chemical industries are facing pressure to become more energy efficient and sustainable. The use of green energy is a feasible option to address that issue. This paper discusses the application of various source technologies available to offshore petroleum and gas production platforms. The pros and cons of each source is considered, as applied to critical systems, including safety systems. A hybrid system using photovoltaic cells and wind generation, installed on an offshore platform in Brazil is reviewed.

Keywords

hybrid power systems; offshore installations; photovoltaic cells; photovoltaic power systems; renewable energy sources; wind power; Brazil; chemical industries; critical systems; gas production platforms; green energy; offshore petroleum platforms; photovoltaic cells; renewable sources; safety systems; wind generation; Energy Resources; Energy Sustainability; Industrial Electrical Systems; Oil & Gas Production; Renewable Energy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Petroleum and Chemical Industry Technical Conference (PCIC), 2012 Record of Conference Papers Industry Applications Society 59th Annual IEEE

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

ISSN

0090-3507

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0924-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PCICON.2012.6549652

Filename

6549652