STEP INTO THE FUTURE OF VOC EMISSION CONTROL WITH SUPERSAT
At Bay Valves, our goal has always been to develop a safety valve so safe that it exceeds the safety standards required by certifications. Our digitally driven SuperSat system achieves this and more by offering superior VOC emission control.
Featuring a pneumatically operated actuator, 4-20 mA controller, and pressure/flow transmitters, the SuperSat system ensures significant VOC emission reduction by minimizing cargo tank pressure fluctuations and ensuring continuous high-level pressure.
With the option of integrated SCADA software, you can control the vessel’s entire valve system with access to cargo tank and vent line data. What’s more – SCADA actively monitors, reports and verifies VOC emissions during the voyage to maintain regulatory compliance, protect the environment and ensure crew safety at all times.
Benefits of the new SuperSat system:
- Reduces VOC emissions
- Maintains continuous pressure
- Saves money
- Protects the environment
- Reduces fire hazards
- Suppresses VOC buildup
PROTECT YOUR CARGO WITH SUPERSAT
SuperSat effectively eliminates VOC loss by managing and stabilising cargo tank pressure at higher levels, thus achieving VOC emission control and minimising cargo boil-off.
Controlling the pressure in the cargo tank determines whether further vapor evolution occurs. Maintaining system pressure at or above the cargo’s Saturated Vapor Pressure (SVP) ensures equilibrium between the liquid and vapor phases, preventing additional VOC evaporation.
Flashing and breathing losses follow the same underlying physics, as VOC emissions occur when liquid with entrained gases transitions from a higher to a lower pressure environment.
SuperSat, when integrated into oil tankers and FPSO cargo tanks, ensures substantial VOC emission reduction, lowering it to a fraction of the original amount.
At pressures below SvP, the formation of VoC escalates and are flashed into the atmosphere.
KEEP COSTS LOW AND OPERATIONAL CAPACITY HIGH
Evaporation-driven cargo loss averages 0.13%. A figure seemingly so low it would have close-to-zero financial implications. But it does. And many in our industry don’t realise it.
Consider this: An Aframax tanker carrying 114,000 tons of oil would lose USD 40,000 per voyage. And the situation worsens. Global evaporation-driven loss amounts to roughly 9 million tons per year, equivalent to 70 million barrels, resulting in a financial loss of approximately USD 3-3.5 billion annually. Mitigating these losses requires immediate action.
SuperSat minimises evaporation, lowers cargo boil-off and ensures substantial VOC emission reduction, helping you reduce operational costs.
STAY AHEAD OF EMERGING ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
Ever-increasing environmental concerns mean stricter vessel regulations. Norway already prohibits harmful tanker gas emissions, setting a precedent for similar actions globally. We are committed to meeting present and future legislations to ensure compliance at every level.
Our SuperSat VOCON monitors, reports, and verifies all VOC gas quantities expelled from cargo storage, ensuring transparency, environmental protection and business profitability.
SuperSat is not just a valve. It’s the ultimate smart valve system of the future, designed to fight GHG pollution with attractive return on investment.
