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5G communication technology promises significant advancements, such as faster speed, lower latency, improved connection density and wider coverage; thus enabling implementation of Internet of Things (IoT), augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR) applications, factory automation, vehicular communications and other applications where security, reliability, quality of service and efficiency are critical. While the lucrative 5G industry is preparing businesses to experience digital transformation, electronic manufacturers behind the scenes are at the forefront of developing high performance components to support reliable implementation. Major challenges to be addressed by electronic manufacturers include managing extreme thermal conditions within increasing smaller encapsulated components and delivering high performance at low power. These challenges can be overcome through the use of high-performance materials [1].
5G technology antennas need greater capacity, wider wireless spectrum utilization, high gain and steer-ability. Given that the conventional small-size antennas will be unable to meet the requirement of high frequency during fabrication and installation, the new antenna technology offers challenges with respect to the dynamic structure, adaptive array configuration and extended performance, along with energy-friendly operation at affordable costs. The different types of antennas such as MIMO, Microstrip, Patch antennas, Monopole and Dipole antennas with varying functionalities use different high-performance materials [2]. For example, graphene provides high frequency and bandwidth, excited by coplanar waveguide [3], [4]. Materials generally used for manufacturing 5G antennas are advanced ceramic materials, starting with raw materials such as barium carbonate, silicon dioxide, yttrium oxide and others taken in stoichiometric ratios and synthesized using appropriate sintering techniques to impart desired performance. Other materials include meta-materials for manufacturing MIMO antenna, dielectric substrate materials such as those available from Roger Corporation (RT Duroid 5880) with dielectric constant (Dk) of 2.2 for microstrip antenna, non-metallic substrate materials used in antenna circuits such as Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS), Polyphenylene ether (PPE), UV photosensitive resin liquid and electro-conductive resin powder as cladding materials for 5G mobile phone antenna [5]. Further, a compact 5G antenna can be printed on manganese zinc ferrite substrate material [6].
Radomes are protective enclosures for equipment such as antennas. Protecting the antenna from winds, rain or ice improves the system availability. Other benefits include reduced structural requirements resulting in reduced fabrication, installation and maintenance costs. In the fast roll-out of 5G services, cost-effective materials are being considered. The key performance targets for the composite material radome are low permittivity and low loss tangent at GHz frequencies, whilst also satisfying cost reduction and processing requirements.
Plastics used for making radome shells typically include Polypropylene (PP), Polycarbonates (PC), Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and Sheet Molding Compound (SMC). Their better processability and lower dielectric constant (Dk) make them more suitable for manufacturing radome shells. Radomes may also be formed of a material that enables communication of RF signals without significant reduction in gain such as fiberglass, resin, composite materials, etc.
Antenna radomes require critical UV resistance, low temperature mechanical strength and stable dielectric constant (Dk)/dissipation factor (Df) value. Dyneema® from DSM is a lightweight, super-strong, Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) with the widest range of frequencies. LNPTM copolymers from Sabic offer weatherability for outdoor applications, such as for macrocell antenna and tiny cell cover. LNP Copolymers can meet these design requirements, even at an outdoor working environment of -60 degree Celsius [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12].
To enable increased wireless data transfer needed for the new 5G wireless standard, a spectrum in the millimeter wave (mmWave) range is required. The mmWave range is largely unregulated with wide chunks of available bandwidth, making it ideal for data transfer applications. Just as in lower frequency applications in the RF/microwave bands, control of electromagnetic interference (EMI) is critical in mmWave bands too. Traditional shielding techniques are comparitively less effective due to smaller wavelengths. EMI control in the mmWave range is critical, and hence the need for absorbers.
Microwave circuits such as oscillator module and dielectric resonator modules are made up of Ultra/ super - conducting materials and ceramic materials that offer improved frequency, stability, supply current and voltage, operating temperature etc. Absorbers are available in various forms, including polyurethane foams, silicone or urethane elastomers, and also a range of thermoset forms. Polyurethane foam may be chosen based on cost or low weight. An elastomer may be chosen for material toughness or other environmental properties as desired. A thermoset material may be chosen for a complex shaped part, which is best made using injection molding techniques.
Among the circuit materials that provide desirable characteristics for 5G amplifiers, Rogers Corp. offers materials with different thicknesses and other characteristics as needed for different frequency ranges. RO4385™ circuit laminates are low-cost circuit materials that maintain consistent performance across wide temperature ranges. The materials have dielectric constant (Dk) of 3.48 in the z-axis at 10 GHz, tightly controlled within ±0.05. They are ideal for competitive applications and can be fabricated with standard epoxy/glass (FR-4) processes. RO3003™ laminates consist of PTFE with ceramic filler. They have dielectric constant (Dk) of 3.0 in the z-axis at 10 GHz tightly controlled within ±0.04. They feature extremely low loss at higher frequencies that helps get the maximum gain from the active devices in an amplifier circuit, even at the various millimeter-wave bands expected to serve the many backhaul links of future 5G wireless networks [13], [14], [15], [16].
Isolators used in 5G communication are made up of magnetic materials. For 3-6 GHz, Triplate or Stripline (below the resonance values of Yttrium Iron Garnet-Based Materials) and for mmWaves, Microstrip or SIW are used (High Magnetization Ni-Zn Ferrite and Li-based Spinels). Dielectric substrates used in filters are based on materials such as liquid crystal material, ceramic materials and Roger Corp's Rogers5880. These are used in manufacturing filters such as cascade high-pass filter, low-pass filter, bandpass filter.
Earlier, wireless communication with complex modulation schemes had high peak to average power ratio, and therefore, maintaining the efficiency and linearity of power amplifiers was a tough task. The power amplifiers' specifications on output power, energy efficiency, and linearity are challenging to meet. Power amplifiers for 5G communications are made up of semiconductor gallium nitride and polybutylene PBT-package power amplifier for 28GHz. Other materials such as Silicon-germanium (SiGe) power amplifiers too operate at higher frequencies, albeit at lower power rates than gallium-based devices. Indium phosphide (InP) offers an alternative to gallium arsenide (GaAs) in providing increased performance at higher frequencies while consuming lower power [17], [18], [19], [20], [21], [22].
Nexan, Corning and Prysmian are major players in the manufacture and supply of cables used in 5G applications. Nexan's Cat 6A 5G SxTP® cables are specifically designed for indoor and outdoor 5G applications, and can also support voice, data, CATV while sharing application installations up to 600 MHz. The high-density tinned copper braids offer the right EMC performance required for 5G networks. Heat-conducting, flame retarding, foaming and sealing materials are used in 5G communications. The sealing material is a composite material comprising liquid silicone rubber base glue, a foaming agent, heat-conducting powder and an auxiliary agent, according to required weight percentage [23].
Alkali-free glass fiber base cloth and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) are used for 4G and 5G network circuit board substrates. The substrate materials should have very low values of dielectric constant (Dk), dissipation factor (Df) and moisture absorption, at low material and manufacturing costs. The alternative materials that may be used to improve the substrate characteristics are Polyimides (PI), Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), Liquid crystal polymers (LCP) and Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramics (LTCC) etc. Further materials that can be used in substrates are modified epoxy, phenolic resins, Polyphenol Ether (PPE), Polyether Ether Ketone (PEEK), glass and flexible ceramics [24]. PolyOne announced it has developed new polymer Edgetek™ Formulations using Polyphenylene Ether (PPE) for 5G base station applications [25].
LG Chemical's key material for 5G IC package substrate is Copper Clad Laminate/Pre Preg (CCL/PPG). PPG is manufactured by impregnating glass fibers with resin and then hardening them, and this plays the role of a bonding sheet in the stacking process of package substrate. CCL, a laminated Cu foil layer formed by coating both sides of PPG with copper, plays the role of an insulator. This product provides high-speed/low-loss substrate with low dielectric constant (Dk)& dissipation factor (Df), and has wide process margin and excellent processability [26], [27], [28].
Electronic components in 5G communications require improved signal transmission and device miniaturization. Ferrite materials and new spin-ferrite materials (based on ferric oxide, bismuth tetroxide, yttrium oxide, cupric oxide, calcium carbonate, gadolinium (III) oxide, indium (III) oxide, vanadium (V) oxide and manganese (III) oxide are used to improve signal transmission and device miniaturization. Wireless charging in 5G communication can be achieved using Iron-based micro / nano magnetic powder material (combination of iron, silicon, boron niobium, molybdenum, nickel and copper). Chip material comprises gallium nitride wafer.
Low penetration loss in 5G base stations is managed using special brick material consisting of coal residue, phosphogypsum, desulfurization gypsum, quartz sand and clay. Shenzhen Xingshengdi New Materials Co., Ltd, a manufacturer of communication equipment, electronics and electrical appliances in China, has used BASF's plastic additives to produce 5G base stations for major international telecommunications companies. Tinuvin® 360, a very low volatile ultraviolet light absorber (UVA) of the hydroxyphenyl benzotriazole class, imparts outstanding light stability to a variety of polymers and will withstand weathering and degradation by intense sunlight, thus maintaining stable service with an extended life span [29], [30].
A few interesting patents disclosing different materials used in 5G communication are listed below.
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The method involves providing external antennas to communicate radio frequency (RF) wireless signals with remote wireless devices. The direction or shape of waveform provided by the external antennas is adjusted selectively for the communication of RF wireless signals. The wide-angle impedance match (WAIM) material or metamaterial is incorporated in a radome to increase the gain for upload RF wireless signal and download of RF wireless signal communicated by the external antennas. The internal antennas are provided to communicate the download RF wireless signal to local wireless devices and the upload RF wireless signal from the local wireless devices. The authorized communication of local wireless devices with the remote wireless devices is determined in response to a power value of the upload RF wireless signal.
Antenna module for 5G communication used in electronic device e.g. mobile phone, has pore portion on outer surface of antenna housing and has dielectric constant (Dk) lower than antenna housing. The antenna module consisting of the antenna body and the pore member are formed of resin materials.
Invention relates to low penetration loss in 5G, in particular to a method for making a brick material and base station.
It discloses brick-making method using materials such as, phosphogypsum, desulfurized gypsum quartz sand and clay. The bricks are used for the construction of 5G base station, to reduce the loss of signal during transmission.
This patent deals with the method of preparation of 5G communication membrane or film material. A kind of 5G communication membrane material with excellent combination property disclosed in the invention, like dielectric constant (Dk) and dielectric loss are small, and mechanical mechanics property, weather ability and heat resistance are good, and stability is good, long service life.
The invention relates to manufacturing of radio frequency chip material useful in the field of 5G networking and intelligent automotive. The preparation process includes the following steps: after preliminary cutting, and grinding of the gallium nitride wafer, fine polishing is performed; The surface of the wafer is washed with a cleaning agent and then dried to obtain a radio frequency chip material. The polishing liquid used in the polishing treatment includes the following weight percentage components: 20-30 wt% mixed abrasive grains, 0.4-0.8 wt% etchant, 0.3-0.7 wt% oxidant, and 0.001-0.01 wt% promotion Agent and balance water. Preferably, the mixed abrasive particles are composed of purified silica sol and modified boron carbide in a mass ratio of 1: 1; the particle size of the purified silica sol ranges from 60 to 90 nm and that of the modified boron carbide, 100-130 nm.
Materials used for designing 5G systems mostly focus on preventing the system from signal losses, safeguarding signal integrity and improving performance. Different material combinations have been studied by players in the market. Materials such as synthesis of aromatic allyl ether are used for preparing high frequency low dielectric materials required for 5G and above communication technologies. Microwave dielectric ceramic material with High Quality Factor (Q-Value) is useful for electronic components like 5G filter. Iron-based micro / nano magnetic powder material is used in microwave 5G communication. Gallium nitride is used for making power amplifiers and RFID chips used in 5G communication. The research advancement in materials is paving the way for a substantial opportunity to provide potent communication systems.
It is accepted that 5G will reach its limits by 2030 and the chase will continue. It is anticipated that 6G will be AI-led and high computational power will be required to run the AI algorithms. According to scientists, there will be a need to develop modulators that operate on plasmonic nanophotonics, which is a nano-scale, light-trapping technology that will directly couple the receiver antenna to a glass fiber. This will enable terahertz connections with very high data rates. All these will be made possible only by the birth of a new generation of materials.
Analysis of Graphene Antenna Properties for 5G Applications, Siti Nor Hafizah Sa'don et al, Sensors 2019, 19, 4835; doi:10.3390/s19224835
High-conductive graphene film based antenna array for 5G mobile communications, Rongguo Song et al, International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, DOI: 10.1002/mmce.21692
A compact 5G antenna printed on manganese zinc ferrite substrate material, Ashiqur Rahman et al, IEICE Electronics Express · June 2016 DOI: 10.1587/elex.13.20160377
MXene/Co3O4 composite material: Stable synthesis and its enhanced broadband microwave absorption, Ruixiang Deng et al, Applied Surface Science 488 (2019) 921–930
Ca3MgSi2O8: Novel low-permittivity microwave dielectric ceramics for 5G application, Hadi Barzegar Bafrooei et al, Materials Letters 263 (2020) 127248
A Review of 5G Power Amplifier Design at cm-Wave and mm-Wave Frequencies, D. Y. C. Lie et al, Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, Volume 2018, Article ID 6793814, 16 pages
A Review of GaN HEMT BroadBand Power Amplifiers, K. Husna Hamza et al, International Journal of Electronics and Communications (2019), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeue.2019.153040
GaN-on-Si HEMTs for wireless base stations, Ferdinando Iucolanoa et al, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 98 (2019) 100–105
Metal oxide-nanoparticles and liquid crystal composites: a review of recent progress, Jai Prakash et al., Journal of Molecular Liquids,(2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2019.112052
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Hilman Idham (photo above), the political secretary to Economic Affairs Azmin Ali, has come out with his version of events on his meeting with Santubong PKR Youth chief Haziq Abdullah Abdul Aziz.
Haziq, in a Facebook posting yesterday, claimed Hilman had tried to force him into denying that Azmin was the man in a sex video.
However, Hilman said this was not what transpired during the meeting at a restaurant in the Marriot Putrajaya Hotel at 2.40pm on Tuesday - more than 12 hours before Haziq's video confessing to be the other man in the video together with Azmin went viral.
"During the meeting, Haziq told me that he was a victim in a dirty political game to bring down Azmin. He claimed the video was fake, and denied he was the person in the video," Hilman said in a statement today.
"Haziq also asked for my views about meeting his family (members) to get their feedback. I agreed and asked him to be patient. I also advised him that in facing such slander, family is an important element in protecting his emotions and dignity," he added.
The political secretary was responding to a police report Haziq lodged in Petaling Jaya yesterday, claiming that Hilman had made threats against him.
Hilman has lodged his own police report, countering that the Santubong PKR Youth chief's report yesterday was false, and a form of criminal defamation.
Earlier today, it was reported that Haziq's father, Abdul Aziz Ibrahim did not believe that the 27-year-old was the man in the lewd videos.
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Guidevisement Juniors and Seniors Fall 2011
Are you on track for high school graduation?
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS YEARS CREDITS English* 4 40 World History 1 10 U.S. History U.S. Government (Senior requirement) 5 Economics (Senior requirement) Advanced Math (Algebra**or above) Mathematics*** 2 20 Physical Science Life Science Physical Education Visual & Performing Arts/World Language/Applied Curriculum (one year- Visual & Performing Arts or World Language) 1 ½ 15 Health (9th gr.) Elective Credits 60 Students must have 220 credits to graduate from high school. Students must earn 220 credits and Pass High School Exit Exam
What does it take to go to a UC or CSU?
UC/CSU "A – G " SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS Minimum Subject Requirements: "A-G pattern" 7 of the 15 required courses must be complete as of Jr./Sr. 7* 8* 9 10 11 12 Enter Semester Grades Below a. U.S. History – l year World History (or AP European History) – l year b. College Prep English 4 years; AP highly recommended c. Adv. Math (Alg. 1, Geometry and Alg. 2 (or Alg. 2/Trig) 3 years required; 4 + years recommended d. Laboratory Science (from Biology, Chemistry, Physics) 2 years** required 3+ years recommended e. Foreign Language (same language) 2 years required; 3 + years recommended f Visual or Performing Arts***(one yearlong course) g. Advanced Course/Academic Elective One additional year approved academic elective 1. Advanced Math – 4th ,5th year(s) or 2. Foreign Language – 3rd, 4th, 5th year(s) or 3. Lab Science – 3rd, 4th, 5th year(s) 4. Social Science – Government, Economics, etc. or 5. Visual Performing Arts Broaden your admission options: Continue to enroll in academic areas even when the 15 minimum UC/CSU subject requirements are completed. Broaden your admission options: Continue to enroll in academic areas even when the 15 minimum UC/CSU subject requirements are completed. What courses you choose in high school will determine your college choices All courses must be completed with a grade of C or above.
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Take challenging courses and make sure you are on track to graduate and meet college admissions requirements Make sure you have meet all college testing requirements (SAT, SAT II Subject Tests, ACT) Re-take in Oct, Nov. or Dec. if necessary Continue to visit colleges that interest you Attend College Presentations in the Career Center Attend District College Fair at WHS on Oct. 4th 7:00pm Meet all college application deadlines If you are asking for Letters of Rec give teachers at least 3 weeks notice. See Mrs. Wakeman for Common App. UC App Workshop on Oct. 6th, CSU App Workshop Oct. 13th both at 6:30pm in the Library/Media Center SENIOR GRADES COUNT! Do not let your GPA slip
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Planning on retiring and applying for social security as soon as you are qualified? Well, maybe you shouldn't, particularly if are in good health, believe you will live for a few decades after you retire, and have little or nothing saved for retirement. One of the best ways you can make up for not having enough savings in retirement is to delay applying for social security benefits. If you do this, your monthly check will increase significantly.
Almost half of Americans have little or no savings at retirement age. There is a way to increase your monthly income, and that is to delay applying for social security as long as you possibly can to increase your earnings.
How much more can you receive in benefits by delaying retirement ? You can receive about 7 percent more in benefits if you receive your first social security check at the age of 70 rather than 65.
For example, a person retiring at the age of 65 who qualifies to receive $1,613.00 per month in social security benefits would receive $2,214.00 per month if she waited until she was 70 to apply for social security. That is $601.00 more per month or $7,212.00 per year; however, in her case the financial benefit doesn't come about for 15 years.
Using the numbers from the paragraph above, the table below compares what this hypothetical person would receive in social security benefits if she retired at age 65 and at age 70:
Situation 1:
Retires at 65 and dies at 80 (15 years): $290,340 (1613 x 180 SS checks)
Retires at 70 and dies at 80 (10 years): $265,680 (2214 x 120 SS checks)
Difference - $ 24,660
Result: This person does NOT benefit by retiring later since she missed out on receiving $24,660 in social security benefits.
Situation 2:
Retires at 65 and dies at 85 (20 years): $387,120 (1613 x 240 SS checks)
Retires at 70 and dies at 85 (15 years): $398,120 (2214 x 180 SS checks)
Difference + $ 11,400
Result: This person has benefited by retiring later since she has now received $11,400 more in SS benefits by retiring at age 70 rather than age 65
Situation 3:
Retires at 65 and dies at 90 (25 years): $483,900 (1613 x 300 SS checks)
Retires at 70 and dies at 90 (20 years): $531,360 (2214 x 240 SS checks)
Difference + $ 47,460
Result: This person has benefited by retiring later since she has now received $47,460 more in SS benefits by retiring at age 70 rather than age 65
Situation 4:
Retires at 65 and dies at 95 (30 years): $580,900 (1613 x 360 SS checks)
Retires at 70 and dies at 95 (25 years): $664,200 (2214 x 300 SS checks)
Difference + $ 83,520
The above illustration shows how retiring at age 70 rather than at age 65 can make up for the failure to save enough for retirement. It is estimated that about 70 percent of Americans have little or nothing saved for retirement and will depend heavily on social security during their retirement years. Retiring later could make a significant financial difference.
Consider retiring later if you (1) have no other source of retirement income; (2) have little or nothing saved for retirement; and (3) are in good health and think you will live a long time beyond your age of retirement.
Use the information contained in the statement the Social Security Administration sends you each year to determine if retiring later would be financially beneficial to you. You can also visit the SSA website at www.ssa.gov. You can find a calculator at their website that you can use to determine your benefits at different retirement ages.
We should all do this if we can, since social security is going to be in deep trouble by the 2040's if Congress doesn't take action soon. Unfortunately, too many Americans are in poor health by the time they reach 62, and many take the early retirement, which results in a monthly check significantly less than if they had waited until 65.


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Submarine Power Cable Market Worth 16.56 Billion USD by 2023
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According to a new market research report "Submarine Power Cable Market by Type (Single, Multicore), Voltage (Medium, High), Conductor Material (Copper, Aluminum), End-User (Offshore Wind Power Generation, Inter-Country & Island Connection, & Offshore Oil & Gas), and Region - Global Forecast to 2023", published by MarketsandMarkets™, the market is expected to grow from an estimated market size of USD 8.12 Billion in 2018 to USD 16.56 Billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 15.32%, from 2018 to 2023. The overall market is set to witness significant growth because of the increasing offshore wind installations, growing demand for inter-country and island connection, and demand from offshore oil & gas sector. Increasing demand for HVDC connections is one of the major opportunities for the Submarine Power Cable Market.
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These AR Goggles Are Making Faster Fixes in Oil Fields
By Milana Vinn
Managing complicated repairs remotely saves oil companies time and money
Replacing parts of an outdated Baker Hughes turbine at a petrochemical plant in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, is about as fun as it sounds. The chore was supposed to halt operations at the facility for at least 10 days and cost $50,000 to fly a specialized U.S. work crew about 9,000 miles. Instead, once the equipment upgrade began last year, it took only five days and zero air travel—just an on-site technician wearing a dorky helmet camera and a few American engineers supervising remotely. They watched and coached the local crew through the helmet from a Baker Hughes site in Pomona, Calif.
Augmented-reality headsets, which overlay digital images on a real-world field of vision, are driving advances in industrial technology a few steps beyond FaceTime. While the likes of Apple, Amazon.com, Google, and Microsoft race to develop mainstream AR consumer gadgets in the next couple of years, they've been outpaced by oil companies looking for ways to cut costs. Some are simply buying the goggles and building custom software; others are investing directly in AR startups; still others are making the hardware as well. Baker Hughes, a General Electric Co. subsidiary, calls its rig a Smart Helmet. "Traditionally I would have to pay for two people's travel, two people's accommodations, and so forth to visit the customer's site to do the mentoring," says John McMillan, a regional repairs chief at the company whose team uses the helmet regularly. "It's saved me a lot."
Baker Hughes co-created its AR headset with Italian developer VRMedia S.r.l. and wrote its own software. BP Plc says it's using AR glasses to bring remote expertise to sites across the U.S. Startup RealWear Inc.says it's signed two dozen other energy companies, including Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Exxon Mobil Corp., to test its $2,000 headset. On March 6, AR software maker Upskill announced a fresh $17 million in venture funding from Boeing Co., Cisco Systems Inc., and other investors.
Remote gear can help experienced workers stay on the job even if they can no longer handle the travel or other physical demands of rig maintenance. "With these technologies, it's more about the people than the hardware," says Shell Executive Vice President Alisa Choong. Janette Marx, chief operating officer for industry recruiter Airswift, says remote work is also a good sales pitch to skilled technicians who might be lured by cushier gigs in Silicon Valley.
The bigger prize for oil companies is reduced downtime for equipment. Each day offline for a typical 200,000-barrel-a-day refinery can mean almost $12 million in lost revenue. Offshore oil and gas facilities often halt operations while waiting to fly specialists in by helicopter and, according to industry analyst Kimberlite International Oilfield Research, shut down 27 days a year on average. Little wonder, then, that analyst ABI Research estimates energy and utility companies' annual spending on AR glasses and related technology will reach $18 billion in 2022, among the most of any industry.
Remote AR work doesn't always go smoothly. Oil rigs often lack reliable wireless networks, and many headsets don't yet meet the strict standards for areas near hazardous materials or high-risk jobs. Under certain conditions, for example, the headsets might emit dangerous sparks. That's one reason many of the oil companies' pilot programs remain just that for now.
Baker Hughes hasn't had to worry about those issues yet, says John Westerheide, director of emerging technologies. In Malaysia, engineers were able to view equipment, send images to the headset screen, and talk directly to the on-site workers with few hiccups. "The way that we currently go to work," Westerheide says, "that's going to become much more virtual, interactive, and collaborative." —With David Wethe
BOTTOM LINE – Energy and utility companies' annual spending on AR and related technologies, which reduce travel and equipment downtime, is expected to hit $18 billion within five years.
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How to achieve technology innovation in the oil and gas industry
Many industries have exploited the exciting opportunities to create new products and markets, but the oil and gas sector has lagged behind and has resulted in the oil and gas industry failing to exploit the potential of new technologies
The oil and gas industry is now at a pivotal point in its evolution and we are now on the cusp of a transformation. The rise of new technologies, coupled with the ongoing global push for a reduced environmental impact, is altering the industry. Organisations across the sector face growing pressure to streamline their operations in order to improve overall efficiency and unlock additional barrels of oil to maximize revenue.
Despite these new hurdles, the oil and gas sector has been generally very slow compared to other industries when it comes to leveraging the potential of new technologies to innovate and optimize the performance of its systems. While companies have tackled the lower oil price with positive actions to reduce environmental impact, lower operating costs and increase efficiency, these gains must now be made sustainable, Therefore, we must truly transform the way we work.
See also: How can drones power the offshore oil and gas operations?
In light of these challenges, it is now vital that players, both new and old, fully embrace the potential of new solutions to kickstart the sector's technological revolution and achieve the higher level of stability it desperately needs. Research conducted by McKinsey & Company found that the effective use of digital technologies across the industry could lower capital expenditures by up to 20%, reduce operating costs in upstream by 3 to 5% and by about half that that in downstream, demonstrating the clear cost-savings opportunities and efficiency to be had.
Investment in today's visionaries for tomorrow
With new technologies emerging every day, many with the same promise of reducing costs and optimizing a business' performance, ways to achieve technological advancement across the industry are now in abundance and oil executives must consider how best to accelerate this innovation to ensure its continued success on a global scale.
At the core of most of today's technological innovation is either a desire or need to solve a particular problem. This way of thinking is often demonstrated best by those with a different vision of the industry's future, who are able to identify the areas needing improvement and develop new solutions accordingly. The current oil and gas sector is no exception, and we are now seeing a rapid increase in the number of emerging oil and gas startups looking to move the industry away from its traditional practices and towards a new and more efficient way of operating.
In an industry where innovation is now the key to sustainability, the 'if it isn't broke, don't fix it' approach to development will no longer suffice. Larger companies must refocus much of their investment on the smaller, more ambitious technology developers to ensure revolutionary solutions enter the oil and gas market faster and enable them to prepare their existing solutions for success within a new era of innovation.
See also: 3 industries saving billions with cognitive machine learning
Accelerating changes to how we work and embracing new technologies will, therefore, be at the heart of the industry's transformation; improving productivity, increasing efficiency and creating well-paid jobs. That said, it still vital that companies continue to balance this level of innovation with their existing knowledge of best practice for oil and gas organizations, to ensure a consistent position within the industry of both today and tomorrow.
One particular concept we have seen emerge across the oil and gas industry within the last decade is the digital oilfield, which refers to the real-time automation of operations through a combination of business process management systems and complex information technology, to ensure the simple management and tracking of the data. This has presented oil and gas companies with one way to streamline systems and achieve technology innovation, however, a greater investment in startups could see many other opportunities come to fruition. This means we must have a technology vision for the industry and a future where remote operations and automation are the norm.
Embracing a collaborative approach
One of the biggest challenges for oil and gas companies when achieving this degree of innovation on an industry-wide scale is finding the best way to integrate ground-breaking, new technologies. Embracing a more collaborative amongst new entrants and existing players is essential for streamlining the oil and gas landscape, reducing costs and overcoming the current lack of widespread technological development across the sector.
Partnered with a clear strategy for implementing this innovation across their business model, a greater convergence between the old and new will ensure companies are taking the best solutions from across the industry, not only to achieve innovation but to also give them a greater competitive edge within an increasingly in-demand and saturated market. This will require the industry, technology providers, government, regulators all working in partnership to deliver the technology transformation.
See also: Embracing hybrid cloud services in traditional industries
This kind of approach can provide huge benefits for all involved. For startups looking to enter the space, it can help them to connect with major investors and bring their solutions to market quickly and successfully as a result of increased investment, facilities, and resources. For the larger companies looking to invest in technology-driven solutions, this can help to change their outlook on their existing infrastructure and help to fill any technology gaps with revolutionary companies and products.
Oil and gas technology has not yet been at the forefront of the global innovation agenda, yet with demand for these services increasing every day, it is becoming increasingly ranked as a priority for change in many countries worldwide. It is now time to fully kick-start the industry's technological revolution and the key to achieving this lies within the hundreds of emerging solutions being created by developers striving for sustainability and efficiency.
Originally published on Information Age
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Put AI to work in the Oil & Gas industry – Meet Watson
Humans have five senses, yet none of them can understand unstructured information. Watson helps the oil & gas industry surpass human limits and enables the kind of decision making that keeps operations running at full speed. Find out more at https://www.ibm.com/industries/oil-ga…
TED Talk on methane and the oil and gas industry
This TED Talk heralds a new era in fighting climate change, from space
Watch this video to learn about a bold, new initiative to combat global warming
EDF and partners are launching a rocket to put a new satellite in orbit that could change the course of global warming in our lifetimes.
MethaneSAT will gather data about a pollutant – methane – that's warming the planet, and put that data in the hands of people who can easily fix the problem.
EDF President Fred Krupp unveiled the groundbreaking project at TED's flagship event in Vancouver, British Columbia, as part of The Audacious Project, successor to the TED Prize.
Just the first step will have the same near-term climate benefit as shutting down one-third of the world's coal-fired power plants.
Fred Krupp, EDF President
Our goal is to cut methane emissions 45 percent by 2025, and the data gathered by this satellite will make that possible. Nothing else will have the same kind of near-term impact at such a low cost.
The power of information
To learn the magnitude of the problem with methane, we collected data with drones, planes, helicopters, even Google Street View cars. It turned out that emissions are up to five times higher than what the government is reporting.
So we didn't wait for Washington. We published our research, shared it with everyone and saw them take action. Leading oil and gas companies replaced valves and tightened loose-fitting pipes. Colorado became the first state to limit methane pollution. California followed suit, and the public joined in.
By bringing the right people to the table – and leveraging the best of technology, science, data and partnerships – we were able to make the invisible visible, empowering everyone. This enabled us to find new solutions that can be taken to scale and make a lasting impact.
And that's what the emerging Fourth Wave of environmentalism is all about.
Source: EDF Environment Defense Fund
BP deploys Plant Operations Advisor on Gulf of Mexico platforms
Advanced analytics solution, developed with BHGE, will be installed on BP's upstream assets around the world
HOUSTON – BP announced today that it has successfully deployed Plant Operations Advisor (POA), a cloud-based advanced analytics solution developed with Baker Hughes, a GE company, across all four of its operated production platforms in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
The announcement comes after an initial deployment of POA proved the technology could help prevent unplanned downtime at BP's Atlantis platform in the Gulf.
The technology has now been successfully installed and tested at BP's Thunder Horse, Na Kika, and Mad Dog platforms – and it will continue to be deployed to more than 30 of BP's upstream assets across the globe.
"BP has been one of the pioneers in digital technology in our industry, and co-development of Plant Operations Advisor with BHGE is a key plank of modernizing and transforming our upstream operations," said Ahmed Hashmi, BP's global head of upstream technology. "We expect the deployment of this technology not only to deliver improvements in safety, reliability, and performance of our assets but also to help raise the bar for the entire oil and gas industry."
Built on GE's Predix platform, POA applies analytics to real-time data from the production system and provides system-level insights to engineers so operational issues on processes and equipment can be addressed before they become significant. POA helps engineers manage the performance of BP's offshore assets by further ensuring that assets operate within safe operating limits to reduce unplanned downtime.
"BP has been one of the pioneers in digital technology in our industry, and co-development of Plant Operations Advisor with BHGE is a key plank of modernizing and transforming our upstream operations."
Ahmed Hashmi, BP's global head of upstream technology
Now live across the Gulf of Mexico, POA works across more than 1,200 mission-critical pieces of equipment, analyzing more than 155 million data points per day and delivering insights on performance and maintenance. There are plans to continue augmenting the analytical capabilities in the system as POA is expanded to BP's upstream assets around the globe.
BP and BHGE announced a partnership in 2016 to develop POA, an industry-wide solution for improved plant reliability. The teams have built a suite of cloud-based Industrial 'internet of things' (IoT) solutions that have been tailor-fit for BP's oil and gas operations.
"The partnership between BP and BHGE has resulted in a unique set of capabilities that quickly find valuable insights in streams of operational data," said Matthias Heilmann, president, and CEO of Digital Solutions and chief digital officer for Baker Hughes, a GE company. "Together, we are creating leading-edge technologies to automate processes and increase the safety and reliability of BP's upstream assets. As we extend the solution globally, this will become the largest upstream Industrial IoT deployment in the world when complete."
BP is currently in the process of deploying POA to its operations in Angola with additional deployments in Oman and the North Sea scheduled for 2019.
About BP
BP is a global producer of oil and gas with operations in over 70 countries. BP has a larger economic footprint in the U.S. than in any other nation, and it has invested more than $100 billion here since 2005. BP employs about 14,000 people across the U.S. and supports more than 106,000 additional jobs through all its business activities. For more information on BP in America, visit www.bp.com/us.
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The SWIT™ technology provides high-quality water in areas that are essential for increasing sweep efficiency and avoiding reservoir souring. By creating a total subsea waterflood system, increasing IOR possibilities beyond what is achievable by traditional topsides water injection systems, the SWIT Technology fills a technology gap.
The Seabox™ unit is our base disinfection and sediment settlement unit. The Seabox unit will encompass three different treatment processes. At the intake, the seawater passes through an electro chlorination grid where sodium hypochlorite is mixed into all of the passing seawater. Inside the Seabox unit, the seawater will be allowed to react with the chlorine for more than one hour. At the same time, particles larger than 15 microns will be settled out. At the outlet from the Seabox unit, a second electrochemical process producing hydroxyl radicals is used for final bacteria kill and to 'decompose' biological matters.
The current Seabox standard unit will treat 40 000 bpd of seawater and are operated and controlled by our proprietary control system. Other capacity units can easily be designed using our standard components. The unit has no moving parts and only the Treatment Unit of the Seabox unit needs to be replaced for maintenance at regular intervals. Typically every 4 years.
The SWIT Technology consists of different configurations, where the Seabox unit is the cornerstone for providing a fully disinfected water with the bulk part of particles removed. Combined with microfiltration and membranes, we provide completely particle-free water, sulfate reduced of sulfate free water and low salinity water. Water qualities can be adapted to the reservoir-specific needs.
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Petroleum Institute announces 'Explore Offshore' coalition
TALLAHASSEE — Proponents of drilling for oil and natural gas haven't given up on tapping areas closer to Florida's shoreline despite repeated assurances those waters will be exempt from a White House plan to expand exploration.
The Washington, D.C.-based American Petroleum Institute announced Wednesday a multi-state "Explore Offshore" coalition to support the Trump administration's plan to open previously protected parts of the Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas drilling.
The coalition's Florida team, which is focused on the eastern Gulf waters, includes former Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp, former Okaloosa County Commissioner Wayne Harris, former Puerto Rico state Sen. Miriam Ramirez and Florida Petroleum Council Executive Director David Mica.
Mica said Floridians use more than 25 million gallons of motor fuel a day, while the industry is restricted from "some very, very good areas" that potentially have oil.
"We need to do it in an environmentally responsible manner, but we must go forward," Mica said. "I think that it's really putting your head in the sand if you think that we're not going to need a lot more oil and gas into the future and that we can rely only on alternative fuels."
Many Florida officials, including Gov. Rick Scott, Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Noah Valenstein and members of Florida's congressional delegation from both sides of the political aisle have denounced the possibility of opening to drilling almost all of the nation's outer continental shelf — a jurisdictional term describing submerged lands 10.36 statutory miles off Florida's west coast and 3 nautical miles off the east coast.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke appeared briefly Jan. 9 in Tallahassee to announce drilling would not occur off the Florida coast. But the Trump administration's stance has not been formalized and continues to draw questions.
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., on Wednesday equated the petroleum industry's new coalition with lingering skepticism over Zinke's assurances that waters off the Florida coast will be exempt from the plan.
"Here we go. Like us, Big Oil doesn't believe Florida is really 'off the table' to new drilling — despite what Scott and the Trump Administration keep saying — and now they are making a new push to drill closer to Florida's shores," Nelson tweeted. "We can't let that happen!"
The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is expected to release a draft report on the offshore proposal before the end of the year. That will kick off the second round of public hearings.
Drilling proponents have hailed the prospects of exploring for oil and gas closer to shore as benefiting consumers by potentially creating jobs and additional government revenue while strengthening national security.
The American Petroleum Institute said its coalition features more than 100 businesses, organizations and officials from Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
In its release, the institute highlighted Florida's dependence on natural gas, which generates 67 percent of the state's electricity, and forecast that offshore development could result in $2.6 billion in private investment in Florida and $1 billion per year in state revenues.
Kottkamp said the "availability of affordable energy is critical" to Florida's quality of life.
"We look forward to working with our local leaders to discuss ways to maintain our state's natural beauty while at the same time expanding opportunities to keep our nation energy independent," Kottkamp said in a statement.
In November, Florida voters will decide whether to approve a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban nearshore oil and gas drilling. That ban would affect state-controlled waters.
Source: Panama City News Herald


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That bonkers case from Montana, in which religious schools seek to resurrect a dead law so that they can gobble up taxpayer funding, will be argued before the Supreme Court today. Here's what we said about it when we filed our amicus brief in November:
Religious liberty is imperiled in this case. But this case is not about discrimination; it is about government-compelled support of religion. The right to be free from that compulsion is religious liberty. That right is the progenitor of every other facet of religious freedom. That right is possessed by every Montana citizen and taxpayer, not just a few Christian parents.
We are not filled with optimism about this case, to say the least. Tyler Broker at Above the Law gets to the core of what's at stake:
The Espinoza case … represents a crossroad for the Court and for the country. On the one hand, we can choose to uphold the state of Montana's pre-Blaine, First Amendment provision of anti-establishment liberty. Or we can succumb to irrational fear and hatred and choose to distort the law so as to force states to provide mechanisms for the financial support of religious instruction an increasing number of Americans are privately rejecting.
West Virginia's state senate unanimously passes a bill allowing public school students to take faith-based drug prevention classes. But it's okay, you see, because it's an "elective" and classes "are not exclusive to a particular religion." They're not??? I can't wait to see all those Quran-based drug prevention classes in West Virginia schools.
Here's what kids aren't getting classes in—elective, faith-based, or otherwise: Climate change. Krista Langlois at Outside reports:
Complicating the matter further, even teachers in states that do include anthropogenic climate change in their standards are often unsure of how to teach the topic. When the NCSE surveyed 1,299 middle and high school science teachers five years ago, 71 percent taught students about our warming climate; but of those, only 54 percent told their students that scientists agree human actions are driving it. That's in part because teachers "themselves are unaware of the depth and solidity of the scientific consensus," [Glenn] Branch says.
The fossil-fuel industry is only stoking instructors' uncertainty. In 2017, the Heartland Institute, a conservative think tank funded in part by fossil-fuel interests, sent every science teacher in the United States a misleading book called Why Scientists Disagree About Global Warming. Meanwhile, politicians—often with ties to the Heartland Institute or oil and gas interests—keep introducing legislation that would limit or muddle how climate science is taught in public schools. In 2019 alone, a dozen states from Florida to Connecticut to Arizona fielded such measures.
Sounds like we need a TIES for climate science. TICS anyone?
The AP reports on the challenge Democratic candidates face in trying to woo at least smattering of evangelicals, and whether it's worth the risk to even try:
… whether Democrats can court evangelicals without moderating their message to a degree that would alienate their core supporters remains unclear.
White evangelicals in particular "are there on an island with the president," said Bradley Onishi, an associate professor of religion at Skidmore College. "If Democrats try to go across the water and reach that island, they're going to leave parts of their base that don't want compromise."
Texas pastor Jack Graham, a leading evangelical Trump supporter, predicted that the president would get "landslide support from evangelicals" in November. Black and Latino evangelicals could give Trump's party room to create "a broader tent next time," Graham added.
Guess who likes Trump's pressure campaign to get prayer into public schools? The Legion of Doom, of course, aka the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
In what is almost certainly an act of futility, but necessary all the same, the ACLU urges Tennessee governor Bill Lee to veto a bill allowing faith-based adoption service providers who receive state funds to discriminate:
"Laws like HB 836 are not only damaging to children; they also unconstitutionally infringe on religious liberty," write Executive Director Hedy Weinberg. "While their supporters claim they advance religious liberty, they do the opposite by authorizing the use of a religious test to participate in a government program."
Chris Roberts at The Observer writes about how drones are causing all sorts of confusion and debate, being the most ubiquitous of all unidentified flying objects:
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My kids love the Brains On! podcast, and they've been doing a four-part series on myths, concluding with an episode on aliens and UFOs.
While we have presidential candidates make half-hearted promises to tell the electorate "the truth" about what the government "knows" about UFOs and aliens, Singapore's opposition party leader, Goh Meng Seng, makes no bones about it. The aliens are here. The Independent of Singapore reports:
When there was a backlash against his views, he hit out at the detractors and labelled them "myopic and ignorant". He added that his belief in UFOs was more credible than the religious beliefs of those who had never seen their gods. …
… [Goh said,] "…when I say I also believe aliens or UFOs exist because I have seen one with my own eyes before, camouflaging itself as a cloud but zipping off with a ultra supersonic speed, people start to say GMS has discredited himself blah blah!"
"Well as far as I am concern, seeing is believing and my belief in the existence of alien UFO is much more credible than any religion which was believed by others who didn't even see their God, Goddess, Buddha, Angels etc before!"
NASA got kids to submit possible names for the 2020 Mars rover, and I gotta tell ya, it sounds like they're not trying very hard. "Vision," "Clarity," "Courage"? Come on. How about something like Draper, Watney, or even J'onn J'onzz?
Pakistan authorities are urging a delay in the release of a critically-acclaimed film called Zindagi Tamasha (Circus of Life) due to threats on the director's life and far-right anger over what is said to be "blasphemous" content. Al Jazeera reports:
The film, made by Sarmad Khoosat, deals with themes centred on class, gender and moral policing in the modern Pakistani society. …
… Senior TLP leader Ijaz Ashrafi told Al Jazeera his party was "satisfied" with the step to refer the film to religious scholars, but reserved the right to protest if the release was to go ahead.
"We will see what happens next after the committee has a look at it. Any anti-Islam narrative or criticism of Islam, if we can raise our voices for that today, we can do so tomorrow," said Ashrafi.
So maybe they found a way to cure all cancer. That seems like a big deal. And maybe we will reforest the planet to stop climate change. That would be a big deal too.
One Myles Stanley writes to the Baltimore Sun in praise of Trump, for, among other things, showing that he "cares for all Americans' troubles, including our light bulbs and dishwashers," which might be the dumbest thing I've read in several days. Anyway, he opens with this:
Big tech companies, the media, Hollywood, the permanent bureaucracy (deep state), China, cartels, Russia, European globalist, Arabs, Iranians, atheist [sic], Democrats and other powerful forces are all fighting Trump with great zeal.
So, just one atheist? Which one of you is it?
Terry Jones of Monty Python is dead. That sucks. Stephen Fry tweeted:
Farewell, Terry Jones. The great foot has come down to stamp on you. My god what pleasure you gave, what untrammeled joy and delight. What a wonderful talent, heart and mind.
More ominously, John Cleese tweeted minutes ago:
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It feels strange that a man of so many talents and such endless enthusiasm, should have faded so gently away…
Of his many achievements, for me the greatest gift he gave us all was his direction of 'Life of Brian'. Perfection
Two down, four to go
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