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REGAS | Company Profile
Company Overview Established in 1998 as a private own company, Regas has become a leading technological partner of the Italian major utilities and it provides state-of-the art products, services and expertise tailored for the natural gas industry.
Main Business lines
• EPC contractor for city gates, Direct Regulation Station and Metering Regulation Station
• Supply of odorants for NG and LPG (now serving more than 1000 stations in Italy)
• Leading-edge technology for gas odorization• Pre-Heating controller & Gascromatographic device• Gas regulators and safety devices• Natural gas process control in distribution and transmission grids
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Our Mission
For over 20 years we have been promoting the innovative, integrated and sustainable development of the natural gas industry. From our foundation we have been investing in research and technological innovation in order to offer our clients first-rate solutions for the safety and efficiency of grids and plants.
The current and future needs of our customers hold a crucial position for us and push REGAS towards continuous evolution. To achieve this goal, we focus on all the stakeholder- customers, business partners, universities and research centres -in order to encourage collaborations and innovative partnerships.
All this with special attention to environmental protection that motivates and inspires all our actions.
International Network
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City gates and Metering & Regulation Station | Pre-heating Process | Odorization Process | Gas Analysis process
Regascore business
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Main Figures
8patented products
+49% Turnover from 2016 to 2019
+50% staff increase from 2010 to 2019
+15% expectations of annual growth 2020-2025
+4,9% R&D investments on turnover
1.300Hours invested in training each year
2.650Pressure Regulating and Metering Stations Installed
1.600Odorant Injection Systems Installed
6.000Devices installed worldwide
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Locations
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Qualifications, Capabilities and Certifications
Main International Patents Distribution Contracts
• ISO 9001, 14001, Accredia ISO 17020 & OHSAS 18001 certified
• ATEX (2014/34/UE - 99/92/CE) equipment
manufacturer• PED (97/23/CE) - Pressure equipment certification
Technical qualifications for odorant handling• Qualified for installations in hazardous areas• Mechanical engineering department
• Quality assurance and testing capabilities• HSE staff• FEM (finite element modelling) simulation
solutions and capabilities
• INGRID injection system• EMMA pre-heating controller• GRETA gas-chromatography device• NAOMI flow control device• OMNIDISP de-odorizing equipment• ROSE
• Arkema for thiochemicals• Itron for gas regulators• Wigersma & Sikkema for Plexor
Company Assets
Product Portfolio
GAS ANALYSIS SYSTEM
METERING & REGULATING STATIONS
PRE - HEATING SYSTEM
ODORIZATION SYSTEM
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Flagship Products:
GAS ANALYSIS SYSTEM
• GRETA is a modular multi-function system based on field analysis devices, consisting of miniaturized gas chromatographic modules.
• GC technique which guarantees very high accuracy (excellent limit of quantification on the analysed compounds)
• It allows to get Real-time data, remotely from the Network
• This device takes data from the field and send it to a Smart SCADA, where they will be analyzed
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Flagship Products:
• Extreme compactness and possibility of field installation
• ATEX zone 1 certification
• Low maintenance costs: Time Between Maintenance> 1 year
• Low electrical absorption, possible integration with a stand-alone photovoltaic system
• Intelligence on the edge: possibility of integration with other sensors and local data processing
• Continuous monitoring and consequent process optimization
• Reduction of CO2 emissions
• Exponential increase in security and reduction of operating costs
• Easy to use, Small dimensions & Robust design
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GAS ANALYSIS PROCESS
Inline gas analysis made simple.
Device ready to be used for the following applications:• Odorant concentration.• Hydrogen concentration.• Content of sulphur compounds.• Biomethane – gas quality through measurement of:
o Methane.o Carbon dioxide.o Nitrogen.o Hydrogen.o Oxygeno Hydrogen sulfide.o THT/TBM
• Determination of the following values:o Wobbe index.o Higher calorific Value.o Lower calorific value.o Relative density.
OIML R-140 compliant version for custody transfer. • ATEX Zone 1 compliant
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GAS ANALYSIS PROCESS
• Consisting of 2 main elements -> a field device and an intelligent built-in Data acquisition and transmission system
• n°1 Cylinder of Helium Gas carrier (14Lt)
• n°1 Cylinder of Calibration Gas (10Lt)
SAM (Safe Area Module)
Able to send in Real-time and any time GC analysis results
GRETA has an Open Communication Protocol and can also be integrated in 3rd part SCADA
GAS ANALYSIS PROCESS
• Gas Transmission Network where the Odorant Concentration might be unknown
• Gas Distribution Network where there might be possible Over-Odorization
• District Regulating Stations on most critical DRS location or Authority check point
• City Gates Stationsto check Odorant Concentration before Distribution
GAS ANALYSIS PROCESS
Actual Gas analysis
• Analysis’ frequency are based on the minimum declared by the Regulatory Authority for Energy
• Technicians’ cost and time to perform device analysis
• OPEX (Ongoing cost for running the device)
• No historical Data Storage available, just single self-standing measurements
GRETA CG analysis
• Analysis’ frequency available in real-time with No limitation
• No need of dedicated skilled technicians
• CAPEX (One-time purchase investment)
• Historical Data Storage illimited and Data Analytics is available to optimize the network performance
GAS ANALYSIS PROCESS
LOW
PR
ICE
LOW PERFORMANCE HIGH PERFORMANCE
HIG
H P
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PORTABLE GC
ELECTRO-CHEMICAL CELLS
LAB GC
Market Benchmark
PRE-HEATING SYSTEMS
• Pre-heating is mandatory when the upstream pressure is higher then 12 bar (UNI 9167:2009)
• Used to prevent the excessive temperature lowering due to the significant gas pressure reduction
• Commonly used to prevent water and hydrocarbon particles from icing inside the gas
• Cause serious operation problems to the regulation apparatus up to reaching the block of the gas supply
TRADITIONAL TECHNOLOGIES
• Use thermostats, boilers and water / gas heat exchangers
• Non-intelligent system: the boilers’ control is regulated onlyby the set-point of the thermostats.
PRE-HEATING SYSTEMS
Traditional management drives to :
• High thermal inertia
• Gas temperature fluctuation
• Excessive gas heating
• Thermal dispersions
• Excessive consumption of pre-heating gas
Traditional Management
PRE-HEATING SYSTEMS
Traditional management drives to :
EMMA is the first and unique device specifically developed for optimizing preheatingprocess at decompression and metering stations Real-time control unit to get to thebest performance by reducing natural gas consumption.
EMMA continuously analyzes in real time the following system operating parameters:• Gas flow rate• Water temperature• Gas temperature
Through a sophisticated “AUTO-LEARNING” adaptive algorithm (just few hours after the commissioning) EMMA automatically sets the best configuration of boilers and electro-circulators.
FIELD-TEST AVERAGE RESULT from more than 550 Emma installed at City Gate Stations:
-36% NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION
PRE-HEATING SYSTEMS
• EMMA’s basic principle is to continuously provide the right heat amount to natural gas
• Possible over-heating is useless and inefficient and must be avoided
• EMMA is capable of providing working details of all the equipment involved in the process and prevent irregular system behavior
Gas temperature set-point range of ±1°C, than the set temperature
Working Principles
Lower Carbon dioxide (CO2) emission
Allows to get Energy Efficiency Certificates
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Flagship Products:
• Patented technology
• Ready to be installed in almost all city-gates
• Easy to use
• Immediate Return-on-Investment
• Average savings of 36% in gas consumption with consistent OPEX savings and reduction in CO2 emissions
• Very limited maintenance costs
• Compatible with the most popular remote-control systems
• Suitable for use in emission trading projects
• Fitting with the most advanced heat generators (heat pumps, condensing boilers, hybrid systems)
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Flagship Products:
• Market leader: more than 1600 Ingrid successfully installed in Italy
• Automatic odorant injection system ensuring the exact odorization ratio for every cubic
meter of natural gas flowing into the grid
• Modular configuration that allows maximum flexibility and adaptability to every grid
scenario
• Optimization of odorant consumption: reduction of operating costs and lower risk of
calls for over-odorization
• Maximum reliability in the event of malfunctions: fail-safe philosophy
• Perfect functioning even at very low and variable flow rates
• Automatic correction of the system under varying conditions thanks to a closed-loop
control algorithm
• Consumption of odorant constantly monitored with high precision level meter
• Remote management and total compatibility with third-party SCADA systems
• Easy maintenance and easy to use
• Innovative and predictive performance control with IoT sensors
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Odorization Process
Integrated magnetostrictivelevel gauge
Adjustable base frame
Gas phase solenoid valve
Still-pipe
Liquid phase inlet filter (1) Spill containment tank
Liquid phase solenoid valveLiquid phase outlet filter (2)
Injection device
Pressure gauge
High efficiency pressure generator
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WORKING PRINCIPLES
• INGRID is usually installed at the same height and same pressure thanthe service back-up tank
• Thanks to the high precision of the integrated magnetostrictive levelgauge, the system is capable of measuring and calculating the exactvolume of the injected odorant
• the system is capable to track the exact remaining quantity of product inthe main tank.
• If any problem occurs, the system automatically switches to bypassmode and provides an alarm message to the SCADA system
• INGRID traces all working parameter each 15 minutes
Odorization Process
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METERING & REGULATING STATIONS
• Filtering, pre-heating, regulation, metering and odorization stations
• Compact design gas treatment plants within transportable cabinets.
• City Gate stations – more than 150 MRS in Italy
• District regulating stations (DRS)
• Metering and regulating stations (MRS) – more than 2550 MRS in Italy
• Skids for special applications
• Custom-made designs
• Engineering and assembly processes at our plants in Italy
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METERING & REGULATING STATIONS
• Plant survey
• Engineering and planning
• Safety control plan
• Start-up and Commissioning
• Certifications
• After Sales Service
CITY GATES STATIONS
PNG-, BIOMETHANE-, LNG-& HYDROGEN-READY
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METERING & REGULATING STATIONS
• Plant survey
• Engineering and planning
• Safety control plan
• Start-up and Commissioning
• Certifications
• After Sales Service
PRESSURE REGULATING
METERING STATIONS
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