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Energy businesses want to reduce document-driven processes and replace them with digital workflows, but often don't know where to begin. An Integrated Requirements Management approach has a swift time to value.

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Honeywell's quantum scientists have quadrupled the capabilities of the company's quantum computer, with the device achieving record levels of performance less than a year after the first generation of the system was released. The System Model H1, a 10-qubit quantum computer, effectively reached a quantum volume of 512--four times as much as was attained in the previous tweak of the system, which saw the H1 reach a quantum volume of 128. Released commercially last June (at the time as the System Model H0), the H1 makes use of trapped ions, unlike IBM and Google's devices, which are built with superconducting qubits. Honeywell's new record is eight times as much as was achieved with the System Model H0, which launched with a quantum volume of 64. Quantum volume is a concept that IBM developed in 2017 as a way of measuring various aspects of a quantum computer's performance; in simple terms, the higher the quantum volume, the higher the potential for resolving real-world problems across industry and research.

While drones have been used on oil and gas facilities for video inspections and other tasks, they have been operated by an on-site pilot or one positioned on a bobbing workboat adjacent to an offshore platform. Now a proof-of-concept study conducted by TechnipFMC has tested the feasibility of a global drone system with drones operated remotely by pilots based anywhere in the world. The study is the subject of a paper (OTC 30241) presented at the Offshore Technology Conference Asia in Kuala Lumpur in November. Construction supervision and health, safety, and environmental (HSE) monitoring were the main drivers of the study. The construction supervision application is part of a larger digitalization ambition to monitor and manage construction activities with data generated from the drone ultimately feeding an internal software dedicated to this business process.

Aerospace giant Honeywell International said Monday it has launched an unmanned aerial systems (UAS) business unit to leverage the growing market in autonomous aviation, which includes drones, air taxis, and unmanned cargo delivery vehicles. Stéphane Fymat, head of the new business, said Honeywell expects the hardware and software market for urban air taxis, drone cargo delivery, and other drone businesses to reach $120 billion by 2030 and stated that Honeywell's market opportunity would be approximately 20% of that amount. He declined to say how much of that market Honeywell was targeting, adding only that the unit has hundreds of employees with many engineers. The coronavirus pandemic has created a surge of interest in drone deliveries, and Fymat said it's accelerating the drone cargo delivery programs of some of Honeywell's partners. Among these are Intel-backed Volocopter; Slovenia-based small aircraft maker Pipistrel, which is developing an electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft for cargo delivery; and UK-based Vertical Aerospace, which has test-flown a prototype vehicle that can carry 250 kg and fly at 80 km/hour.

Because alternative energy sources are ultimately competitors to fossil fuels, it will behoove an oil and gas professional to stay abreast of developments in alternative energy sources, particularly when it comes to pragmatic applications. And although solar power has long been regarded as interesting but having limited potential, recent and semi-recent developments have positioned solar to take over a significant part of the power source for air conditioning (AC), both residential and commercial. This transition will likely take years, if not decades; nevertheless, it is a transition that is already under way and likely will accelerate. Split-mini air conditioners are growing in popularity and differ in key ways from central air conditioning systems. Without going into detail, split-mini ACs have a compressor that sits outside and runs its compressed liquid refrigerant up the outside wall of the enclosure to be air conditioned (Figure 1).

Because alternative energy sources are ultimately competitors to fossil fuels, it will behoove an oil and gas professional to stay abreast of developments in alternative energy sources, particularly when it comes to pragmatic applications. And although solar power has long been regarded as interesting but having limited potential, recent and semi-recent developments have positioned solar to take over a significant part of the power source for air conditioning (AC), both residential and commercial. This transition will likely take years, if not decades; nevertheless, it is a transition that is already under way and likely will accelerate. Split-mini air conditioners are growing in popularity and differ in key ways from central air conditioning systems. Without going into detail, split-mini ACs have a compressor that sits outside and runs its compressed liquid refrigerant up the outside wall of the enclosure to be air conditioned (Figure 1).

Honeywell Process Solutions, with the support of the Singapore Economic Development Board, will establish a new industrial cybersecurity center of excellence (COE) for Asia Pacific in Singapore.The COE will feature a state-of-the-art cybersecurity research and development laboratory, an advanced training facility, and a security operations center that provides managed security services. "Honeywell's major investments in new industrial cybersecurity technologies, services, and advanced research--including this new center of excellence in Singapore--will further strengthen our ability to secure and protect industrial assets, operations, and people," said Jeff Zindel, vice president and general manager, Honeywell Industrial Cyber Security. "The COE will provide a world-class innovation platform for smart industry, critical infrastructure protection, and securing the Industrial Internet of Things in the Asia Pacific region." The new facility in Singapore, which is the first for Asia Pacific, is a further expansion of Honeywell's global network of innovation centers. The laboratory will be used for proprietary research and development of new cybersecurity technologies and products, hands-on training and certifications, and testing and validation of industrial cybersecurity solutions.

Siemens' Process Industries and Drives and Digital Factories divisions are teaming up with Bentley Systems' Bentley Institute to establish a Process Industries Academy that will support the companies' joint vision for cloud services and digital workflows in engineering and operations. The academy will help organizations to better understand and develop an effective digital strategy across all aspects of the asset life cycle, based on the practical experience and knowledge of the industry's leading experts. With recent fluctuations in the oil, gas, and global energy markets, and the subsequent impact on related process manufacturing sectors, established ways of working in the process industries are now being challenged across the entire project life cycle. Fewer capital investments in greenfield projects, and an increased focus on optimizing productivity, performance, and utilization of existing assets, have prompted the process industries to examine new ways to increase competitiveness and operating revenues. An optimal approach to project delivery and asset performance addresses the interactions and balance between an organization's capabilities, its people, the underlying business processes and methods, all coupled with the latest technology, to consistently improve its business outcomes.