John Crane, a global leader in flow-control technologies and rotating equipment solutions, is marking World Environment Day (June 5) by highlighting how its technologies and services are helping industrial operators reduce emissions, lower water consumption and improve energy efficiency across critical sectors worldwide.
As industries continue to balance operational reliability with increasing environmental expectations, John Crane is supporting customers through technologies designed to improve equipment performance while reducing environmental impact across oil and gas, power generation, chemical processing, mining and emerging energy transition applications.
Across its global operations and customer installations, the company is helping tackle some of the industry’s most pressing sustainability challenges, including fugitive emissions, excessive water consumption, energy loss and unplanned downtime.
Recent customer outcomes supported by John Crane technologies include:
- Up to 99.8% reduction in seal water consumption at a major LNG facility following the implementation of John Crane’s SB2 USP wet seal technology, reducing daily water usage from approximately 2,000 gallons to just three to four gallons.
- More than 100mn tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions avoided over the life of operation at a major LNG operator through the use of John Crane dry gas sealing technologies.
- Up to 80% lower nitrogen consumption achieved through the deployment of John Crane’s Type 93AX separation seal technology compared with conventional separation seal designs.
- Seal gas recovery technologies capable of helping operators avoid the equivalent of more than 5,600 metric tonnes of CO₂ emissions annually by reducing methane venting from compressor operations.
- Prevention of an estimated eight-day unplanned shutdown at an LNG facility through the use of John Crane Sense Turbo digital diagnostic technology, helping avoid significant production losses while improving asset visibility and operational efficiency.
Environment goals
“Reliability and sustainability are becoming increasingly interconnected across industry. Equipment that operates more efficiently, consumes fewer resources and reduces emissions not only supports environmental goals, but also helps customers improve operational performance and resilience,” explained Mike Eason, Chief Technology Officer, John Crane.
John Crane continues to support projects linked to the global energy transition, with involvement in more than 30 sustainable fuel projects globally spanning hydrogen, biofuels and e-fuels.
The company is also investing in digital technologies, advanced sealing solutions and lifecycle reliability services designed to help customers optimise asset performance and reduce operational waste, press note concluded.
