Internet + promote LNG industry transformation and upgrading

A glass factory uses liquefied natural gas to heat the glass for 365 days a year and 7*24 hours a year. In one accident, the tanker carrying liquefied natural gas arrived in late 10 minutes, resulting in 10 minutes of air-cutting. As a result, the glass in the entire production line was completely abandoned. In the end, the loss of this accident was paid by the operator of LNG.

The operating mode of LNG operators is usually very traditional. Liquefied natural gas equipment is placed on the customer's premises, and the operator is responsible for monitoring the equipment and supplying gas to the customer. In the absence of the Internet of Things, monitoring, meter reading all rely on labor. When the tank level is only 20%, immediately call the headquarter for rehydration the next day and see if the equipment will cause any problems. For example, an operator has 100 cans at the customer. If the distance between the two cans is not very long, one can see two cans, and 50 meter-reading workers are needed; if the two cans are far away, monitor 100. The tank will employ 100 people. This scheduling method is inefficient and has a high probability of error!

With the Internet of Things, after the tank level is low to a fixed value, the information is immediately pushed to the dispatcher's mobile phone, and it can be seen in real time how many tanks need replenishment every day, thereby effectively scheduling tankers and liquidators. , driver, and rational design of tank rehydration route. This not only greatly reduces labor costs, improves work efficiency, but also solves other problems in operator operations management. For example, the problem of summer redundancy, the issue of gas supply in winter, the problem of tanker return idling, the problem of the driver's refueling, etc., are all solved through the LGN (liquefied natural gas) industrial networking platform. And provide protection.

"Internet + Clean Energy" Promotes the Transformation of Traditional Industries

Located in Zhangjiagang Economic and Technological Development Zone, Jiangsu Province, Zhangjiagang Furui Special Equipment Co., Ltd. is a high-tech enterprise specializing in the liquefied natural gas liquefaction, storage, transportation and terminal application one-stop integrated solution. Involved in automobile engine remanufacturing in the field of oil to gas.

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The LNG Industrial IoT platform project was proposed by Rui Pinfang, chairman of Furui equipment, and the time was proposed at the end of 2012. In 2013, Furuiyuan officially commissioned Shanghai Zhongluo New Energy Investment Co., Ltd. to set up an LNG industry fund to leverage its resource advantages in the areas of science and technology, energy, and finance, and assist Furuiite in the selection of partners around the world and deploy top teams. In 2014, Furuit installed a cooperation with IBM and quickly launched a six-month, full-market, full-caliber industrial survey. This stands at the height of the overall industry and explores the pain points of users from each liquefaction plant to distribution and distribution to downstream distribution, and then proposes solutions based on these pain points.

In the 2014 market research, this market was not only a vehicle, but also a ready-to-use boiler oil to gas conversion and ship-to-gas market, with a volume of RMB 60 billion per year. In 2015, as the atmospheric pollution was implemented, the government was under pressure. As it becomes larger, the appraisal of officials will be linked to environmental governance. The volume of industrial boilers, such as transformation and emission reduction of industrial boilers, may increase to 200 billion yuan/year. Under such a market background, Furui installed the Innovation Base for Industrial Internet of Things and set up Genting Technology (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. to do it exclusively - to build the LNG Industrial Internet of Things platform and responsible for the operation of the platform.

The core functions of the LNG industrial IoT platform are equipment monitoring, basic information collection, and help operators to operate and manage. This not only reduces the labor costs of LNG operators, improves work efficiency, but also solves other problems in operation and management. For example, summer redundancy problems, winter gas supply problems, tanker return idling problems, etc.

The entire industry chain of LNG is relatively clear and simple. Upstream, there are two types of liquefaction plants and air-sea receiving stations, through sales companies and intermediate traders (including tanker logistics), to energy operators, gas stations, and finally The downstream terminal. At present, there are more than 100 liquefaction plants and receiving stations in the upstream of the entire industry. There are nearly 3,000 filling stations in China and 5,000 to 6,000 tankers. Enterprises in the entire industry chain will benefit from the LNG industrial networking platform.

Yi Pinfang said, "The Furui equipment is a traditional manufacturing industry and is the leading company in the LNG industry. We also see that the old marketing model and business model can not meet the needs of the future of big data and the Internet of Things. We have to come through the Internet of Things. Realize the changes in the entire industry and industrial transformation, and drive the transformation of the entire industry to “Internet + Clean Energy.” In the industry, we provide one-stop solutions: Industrial Funds + Manufacturing Leading Companies + High-Tech Enterprise Solutions, Jointly work together to do this.”

LNG Industry IoT Innovation Center Helps Industry Upgrade

In October 2014, Furrut equipment and IBM, Shanghai Zhongluo New Energy Investment Co., Ltd. and Genting Technology jointly established the first domestic LNG innovation center in the LNG/remanufacturing industry, leveraging the power of Internet of Things to promote China's liquefied natural gas industry. IoT technology innovation and industrial model upgrade platform. IBM leverages its long-standing expertise in technology and talent to provide support for platform construction. IBM IoT protocols and platform technologies play a key role in helping the platform to be agile, support real-time insight, and seamlessly integrate different data sources. At present, this project has achieved phased results, including the completion of core team formation, the establishment of an LNG IoT infrastructure platform, the construction of featured Internet of Things applications, and the construction of a B2B energy e-commerce platform. Natural gas as a clean energy is revitalizing under the trend of Internet+.

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Xu Gang, general manager of IBM Middleware Systems Division Greater China, said: "The development trend of China's economy is undergoing a transition from consumer Internet to industrial Internet. Facing the new economic model, traditional enterprise reform and innovation is imperative. Higher Efficiency and better decision-making all put forward new requirements for the enterprise's architecture. IBM middleware provides businesses with an innovative platform that supports the entire life cycle for different businesses and customization, and is the most powerful guarantee for traditional enterprises to transition to the Internet. ”