5 Sustainable Technologies for Remote Site Carbon Footprints Reduction

New research from Stanford University finds that in 2021, nearly 9,000 oilfields in 90 countries produced greenhouse gases equivalent to 1.7 gigatons of carbon dioxide – roughly 5 percent of all emissions from fuel combustion in 2021. On average, oil production emitted of 10.3 grams of emissions for every megajoule of crude, but nations with the most carbon-intensive practices cranked out emissions at nearly twice that rate.

This calls for the need to innovate and reduce carbon footprints from oil and gas fields. At LiteCon Africa we have technologies that help oil and gas companies reduce their carbon footprints in a sustainable and cost effective ways. Below are 5 Sustainable Technologies for Remote Site Carbon Footprints Reduction.

1. Solar Pannels and Solar Water Heaters – Energy Management

Solar pannels has the capability of providing for the electricity needs of an entire remote with about 80% lower carbon emissions than fossil fuels. Reduced greenhouse gas emissions is one of the most well-known advantages of adopting solar. When you use the sun to power your home, you are reducing your reliance on the power corporations. This allows you to contribute to environmental protection by lowering CO2 emissions and conserving energy. Furthermore, you can save money on your power bills each month and gain control over your energy usage.

Our Sustainable Smart Eco Camps comes with renewable energy and solar water heater systems that helps with energy management with tangible results and delivers a quick payback. The choice of building materials has a significant impact on internal thermal conditions and therefore influences air-conditioning demand and operational costs. The use of high thermal mass materials not only provides thermal benefits but also acoustic comforts.

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2. Biogas Technology, Internal Farming and Community Relations

LiteCon Africa builds remote eco camps that come with internal farming activities and manuals to help in production of food for remote teams and community relations. The eco camps are fitted with Home Biogas Systems that provide clean cooking gas for the remote camps and produce organic fertilizer that is used to internally grow crops for consumption. The host community learns from this concept and adopts it for their daily cooking and farming activities for a wholesome clean energy transformation. It helps the nearby community to integrate with the remote project and learn sustainable farm management for better yields and to help boost food security

3. Electric Vehicles and Charging Stations

To enhance efficient and carbon free mobility for remote site projects, LiteCon Africa supplies and manages electric vehicles with solar charging stations that help save on fuel costs and conserves the environment by reducing CO2 emissions. Electric vehicles are perfectly suited for rural and peri-urban areas of Sub-Saharan Africa. Cold temperatures are rare, speeds above 60km per hour are uncommon, and ranges of up to 80km per day are the norm. The supply of solar energy is effectively endless, making simple and robust solutions attractive from both a technological and an economic perspective. Establishing a CO2 emission-free charging infrastructure and local e-vehicle production also creates jobs and encourages economic and social development.

4. NUF – Filtration for Clean and Bacteria Free Water

Like energy, water is an essential service that needs to be used intelligently and is often in short supply in remote areas. LiteCon Africa ECO camps are fitted with the NUF technology that has the capacity of producing up to 5,000 liters per hour to help in camp consumptions and operations. The technology is based on a worldwide patent in water treatment. Ultra-filtration filters at 3.3nm nominal filtration rate. Any water source or lake water (*except saltwater and chemicals such as near mines) can be treated to purify most pathogens, parasites, bacteria, suspended solids, most of the organic matters and most viruses. Used water is recycled through the same technology for conservation and better practice. The increased productivity level of remote teams who are accommodated in comfortable, energy efficient environments impact on the bottom line.

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5. Green Construction – Shipping Container Technology

It takes about 8,000 kWh to melt a four-ton shipping container, about 6,500 kWh to make a ton of steel from virgin material, and almost 1,800 kWh to recycle a ton of steel from 100 percent scrap, but 400 to 800 kWh to convert a shipping container into an SG Blocks building unit. In terms of supply, proponents of container construction estimate that there are 16 to 22 million containers in use, with 1 million new units added each year and 700,000 decommissioned.

This prsents a great opportunity to recycle used shipping containers and turn them into accommodation units, offices, kitchens and other vital amenities for remote camp projects. Click this link to see a sample of an oil file camp we built using shipping containers for one of our clients.

For inquiries on remote camps and support services, call us at T. +254 797 968 817Email: info@liteconafrica.com