2023LNG Engineering Technology and Equipment innovation and development Annual meeting ended successfully: work together to create the development of LNG industry

In recent years, China's natural gas consumption has shown a rapid development trend, and the scale of LNG is also gradually increasing. What is the current and future development of the LNG industry? We participated in the annual meeting of LNG engineering Technology and Equipment Innovation and Development held by China Petroleum and Petrochemical Engineering Research Society, and conducted core technology discussions and exchanges with industry experts and partners.

In the context of carbon peaking in 2030 and carbon neutrality in 2060, the task of China's energy transformation has been very clear, and the energy structure should be further adjusted and developed toward clean development.

Driven by policies such as the upgrading of the global energy structure and environmental governance, and under the influence of multiple factors such as superimposed technological development requirements, China's natural gas consumption has grown rapidly. In the future, large-scale natural gas liquefaction and large-scale storage technology are the inevitable trends of the development of LNG industry.

From December 19 to 21, 2023, China Petroleum and Petrochemical Engineering Research Society held the "2023LNG Engineering Technology and Equipment Innovation and Development Annual Meeting and Equipment and Materials Localization Exhibition Fair" in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, focusing on the key links of LNG industry chain. The problems of LNG liquefaction technology, LNG receiving station technology, LNG storage and transportation technology, localization of LNG key equipment and standardization of LNG industry are described.

At the exhibition site, guests from leading enterprises and industry experts gathered, attracting many industry-related enterprises and customers to participate. UETERSEN Group closely followed the core theme of the conference, gave full play to its expertise in the field of insulation materials, focused on LNG storage tank insulation technology, cryogenic insulation materials and other key technologies, and provided product questions and solutions for on-site participants.

The characteristics of LNG, such as volatility and easy stratification, determine the particularity of LNG storage tank requirements.

First of all, the boiling point of LNG at atmospheric pressure is about -160 ° C, and LNG storage has good low temperature resistance and cold retention ability. Secondly, if the LNG storage tank leaks, there is a high risk. Refrigerated LNG will volatilize a large amount of gasification, the amount of gasification is about 300 times that of the original refrigerated state, and it is easy to explode in the atmosphere. In addition, the temperature difference between the inside and outside of the LNG storage tank is large, and high-performance cooling materials are needed between the inside and outside the tank.

The cryogenic insulation material, specially developed by UETERSEN for LNG industry, is cryogenic special glass wool felt, which is used to keep cold on the ceiling of LNG storage tank, keep cold between the inner and outer tanks, and keep cold in LNG process pipelines. The fiber is soft and slender, with excellent cold preservation effect, and the lowest use temperature is -196℃. And has excellent compressive performance, high resilience, the material itself is more able to withstand the erosion and load of the external environment. It can maintain good flexibility and cold retention performance for a long time, even in low temperature environment, and does not break.

In view of the various pain points and difficulties of LNG storage tanks, one by one, UETERSEN successfully broke through the difficult problems of cold preservation and high safety requirements of LNG storage tanks. The LNG industry is developing at a high speed and showing a good upward trend, which also means that the upper, middle and downstream aspects of the LNG industry should not only be strictly checked, but also to develop in the direction of high quality.

The two-carbon goal is relevant to all of humanity. This 2023LNG fair is a good platform for the development of LNG industry. The LNG industry plays a solid role in achieving the dual-carbon goal, and the development and localization of LNG key equipment technology is an important guarantee to ensure the construction and operation safety of the LNG industry. In the future, the LNG industry is still a coexistence of opportunities and challenges, UETERSEN will maintain the innovation-driven concept, continue to focus on the technical research of low temperature cooling materials, provide strong technical support for the development of China's LNG industry, offer suggestions for the development of LNG industry, and contribute industry strength.