and Chevron focused on helping refiners produce high-quality transportation fuels . “ The portfolio under this initiative helps our customers maximise every barrel of crude oil into higher-value products ,” says Lowman . “ That means minimising waste and maximising a limited resource .”
These efforts to mitigate the environmental impacts of its projects are ingrained in a sustainable design philosophy implemented at every level , cutting emissions without negatively affecting the bottom line . Internally ,
this philosophy has yielded modern load transfer systems , reusable pallets and onshore modularization – an increasingly important factor in location selection for new plants , refineries and the like . “ We also have a digital twin , GeminiXD , which enables customers to reduce waste by offering a single source of truth ,” Lowman says . “ It has a nickname , Design Twin , and it consists of a software suite that provides 3D design and modelling capabilities . It integrates inflight , outfield data from different sources and it pulls all that
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