The Energy and Environment Research and Development Center conducts research and development projects to acquire and localize technical knowledge required by the oil industry and address industrial challenges in energy, industrial protection, environment, and biotechnology. In line with RIPI’s vision and mission to lead in technologies needed by the oil industry, the fundamental, applied, and developmental research to achieve innovative technologies is a key focus. Alongside developing internal capabilities and relying on specialized, experienced, and efficient human resources and advanced equipment and pilot plants, one of the Center’s main strategies is to create a research network to aggregate knowledge and maximize the country’s scientific and technical potential, particularly through universities, research centers, knowledge-based companies, and elite specialists domestically and internationally, to meet industry needs.

Vision:

Advancing energy management in the oil and gas, petrochemical, and power generation industries through the integration of data science, advanced analytics, and machine learning methodologies.

Mission:

Provider of innovative energy software solutions that empower industrial organizations to optimize energy efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance sustainable operations.

Field of Activities of the Energy and Environment Campus

The Institute of Environment and Biotechnology of the Petroleum Industry Research Institute, with its expert human resources, devices, laboratory and pilot facilities in the form of three groups: microbiology and biotechnology, water and wastewater treatment and recycling, and ecology and environmental pollution control, in addition to implementing various operational projects to identify environmental problems and provide effective solutions to prevent, monitor, and control pollutants, is ready to cooperate, consult, and train in the aforementioned fields. Some of the most important capabilities of this research institute include:

  • Biological remediation of soils contaminated with petroleum compounds
  • Cleaning groundwater contaminated with petroleum compounds
  • Designing a groundwater monitoring network
  • Assessment, monitoring and control of microbial corrosion
  • Monitoring environmental indicators in air, water, soil and sound
  • Design and manufacture of portable sensors and analyzers for measuring environmental pollutants
  • Designing a system for calculating and reporting emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases
  • Simulating the dispersion of air pollutants by quantitatively and qualitatively examining the sources of emission of air pollutants and greenhouse gases
  • Industrial and sanitary pest control management
  • Design, construction, installation and commissioning of contaminated water and industrial and sanitary wastewater treatment units in industrial sites
  • Steam methane reforming
  • Low Temperature Shift (LTS)
  • High Temperature Shift (HTS)
  • Catalytic conversion, isomerization and aromatization of naphtha
  • Hydrotreating of heavy petroleum cuts (RCD)
  • Sulfur recovery (Claus process)
  • Hydrogenation
  • Hydrocracking
  • Hydroconversion
  • Methanation
  • Evaluation of catalysts in steel production plants
  • Investigation of the treatability of industrial wastewater with a harmonic membrane system
  • Performance testing of UF membrane modules
  • Performance testing of gas hydrate inhibitors
  • Design and conduct pilot tests for formulation preparation, solvent separation, specific reactions, etc. using multifunctional systems.

The Institute of Industrial Protection has based its research activities and technological services on the detection, elimination, or reduction of corrosion by providing appropriate scientific and technical solutions for the country’s existing and future industries. These solutions are based on the correct selection of the necessary alloys in the manufacture of equipment, the use of appropriate additives in corrosive water and oil environments, and the use of protective polymer coatings on the surface of components. By conducting research projects in all industries, especially the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries, this institute has been able to play a valuable role in solving the problems caused by corrosion in the country’s existing industries by implementing new methods of monitoring and controlling corrosion, selecting corrosion and sediment inhibitors, selecting protective coatings, and also analyzing the cause of failure and determining the remaining life of components used in industrial facilities. This research institute, with the latest research equipment in the field of corrosion and the use of experienced experts, is ready to cooperate in solving corrosion problems in all industries, especially the oil, gas and petrochemical industries.

This research institute, with three specialized groups: metal corrosion research, paint and coating research, and inhibitor and electrochemical research, strives to reduce the risks of corrosion and increase the safe life of industrial equipment and pipelines.

The Energy Technologies Optimization Research Department consists of three research groups:
  • Energy Optimization Research Group
  • Energy Software Modeling and Development Group
  • Fuel and combustion group

In order to provide the necessary basis for sustainable development, the Metal Corrosion Research Group is responsible for conducting research projects and services related to metallurgical and electrochemical evaluation of corrosion types and their monitoring. The main goal and mission of this group is to provide methods to prevent the occurrence of corrosion-related problems and provide solutions to problems that have arisen in all industries, especially oil, gas and petrochemical. This group is actively engaged in conducting research projects in the field of selecting suitable materials for the country’s industrial units, new methods of corrosion monitoring and control, corrosion management and developing risk-based inspection (RBI) guidelines for industries, as well as analyzing the causes of component failure and their remaining life.

In line with sustainable development, the goal is to become the most authoritative reference for conducting research projects and providing services related to optimizing energy consumption in the country.

  • Laboratory for testing solar thermal equipment
  • Portable measurements
  • Performance evaluation of combined heat and power (CHP) systems.

  • Mandatory performance testing of forced solar water heaters
  • Forced performance test of forced solar water heaters with auxiliary heater
  • Forced performance test of forced solar water heaters with auxiliary coil
  • Mandatory performance testing of thermosiphon solar water heaters
  • Forced performance test of thermosiphon solar water heaters with auxiliary heater
  • Performance testing of flat plate solar collectors
  • Performance testing of evacuated tube solar collectors
  • Measurement and analysis of exhaust gas emissions
  • Measurement of electrical parameters (voltage-current)
  • Measuring gas flow rate inside pipes
  • Measuring temperature using an infrared thermometer
  • Performance evaluation of steam traps

  • Measurement of electrical parameters in the power grid including voltage, current, power, power factor (PF),

    Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) and Power Quality

  • Measuring light intensity

  • Sound intensity measurement

  • Steam trap performance measurement and related analysis

  • Measurement of gases emitted from exhaust systems

  • Measuring fluid and gas flow rate using ultrasonic method

  • Leakage measurement using ultrasonic method

  • Temperature measurement using infrared and thermal imaging

  • Measuring vibration levels in equipment

  • Developing a strategic carbon management plan at the National Petrochemical Industries Company

  • Improving the performance of olefin furnaces of AriaSaul Polymer Company

  • Commercialization of mCHP products (combined heat and power generation)

  • Design and implementation of the energy, water and environment linkage of Bidbeland Gas Refining Company