Sustainability is emerging as a critical business topic, as companies focus resources toward lowering emissions, waste and energy use in their production process. In this article, Paige Morse, Chemicals Industry Marketing Director, shares how sustainability affects four key areas within a processing plant and how digital transformation supports sustainability efforts through efficiency improvements.

See how you can use Aspen Technology solutions to develop a refinery wide process model that would enable refinery process engineers to evaluate the economic impact of operational changes and help planners achieve a more accurate assessment of profit margins.

As all companies have been challenged by the current economic and health crisis, the successful recovery requires a new view toward future development and growth with metrics that consider broad and more long-term goals. Featured in Hydrocarbon Processing, AspenTech’s Paige Morse shares considerations for building future resiliency that center around digitalization.

The 2015 Paris Agreement and other international climate change accords have helped raise global awareness of the need for countries to take urgent action to combat climate change. As companies continue to focus on sustainability, a common theme is taking shape around the role of digitalization as a key enabler. In fact, a recent ARC Advisory Group survey revealed that 75% of respondents rated digital transformation as highly important for achieving sustainability goals.

2015年《巴黎协定》和其他国际气候变化协定有助于提高全球对各国需要采取紧急行动应对气候变化的认识。随着企业继续关注可持续性，围绕数字化作为关键推动因素的作用，一个共同的主题正在形成。事实上，ARC咨询集团最近的一项调查显示，75%的受访者认为数字化转型对于实现可持续发展目标非常重要。

Building on the BLOWDOWN technology in Aspen HYSYS, Staggered Analysis is used to complete the design or validation of disposal systems that sequence the discharge of multiple blowdown valves. Start your 1-day online trial today to take a guided tour and try out the breakthrough technology that can be used to significantly cut CAPEX without compromising safety

For the design and revalidation of overpressure protection systems, Engineers can turn to the API compliant Relief Valve Sizing in Aspen HYSYS with scenarios and innovative relief load calculations methods built in. Start your 1-day online trial today to take a guided tour and test drive the functionality and workflows that enable 90% reductions in engineering time for process safety analyses.

This podcast is part of a series featured on "In the Oil Patch" with Shale Oil & Gas Business Magazine radio show. In this podcast, Kim Bolado, host with "In the Oil Patch" interviewed Ron Beck, AspenTech Market Strategy Director and Industry expert on how technology can help improve sustainability in the oil and gas industry.

This podcast is part of a series featured on "In the Oil Patch" with Shale Oil & Gas Business Magazine radio show. In this podcast, Kim Bolado, host with "In the Oil Patch" interviews with Mike Brooks, APM Global Director and Ron Beck, AspenTech Market Strategy Director and Oil and Gas Industry expert on how Prescriptive Maintenance technology can improve safety, compliance and the environment.

How are you using technology to make CAPEX and OPEX tradeoff decisions in the current volatile market? Many industry leaders are leveraging digitalization in their scenario planning to respond to fast changing conditions while minimizing the impact on business.