Envorem to increase capacity tenfold in major new breakthrough for the oil industry

The Envorem Sludge Remediation System was a huge breakthrough for the oil industry when it was first presented in 2020, enabling oil and gas companies to stop sludge creation at source and rapidly clear legacy deposits.  

As a result, Envorem received £1.4 million in investment from key UK and international investors. Now, following a successful pilot project in Oman and further technological developments over the past two years, the company is set to make dramatic advances. 

Envorem will now commence the construction of its first production grade system capable of processing 25 tonnes of sludge an hour,  

“Currently the pilot project in Oman has been enhanced to produce five tonnes an hour,” says Managing Director, Mark Batt-Rawden, “and we anticipate we can increase production as much as five times beyond that. So this is more than 10 times as much as our original system.” 

Envorem’s technology can also save colossal amounts of CO2 in comparison to simply incinerating these oily sludges. Incineration typically generates 1.5 tonnes CO2 for every tonne of sludge whereas Envorem’s process generates no CO2 whatsoever. At 25 tonne per hour, a single Envorem machine saves more CO2 per hour than a forest of 26 sqare km.  

The company, which is looking to confirm its first commercial deal, aims to manufacture in Stoke on Trent in the UK to produce the production systems that represent such a huge breakthrough for the oil industry.  

Why is the Envorem System such a breakthrough for the oil industry? 

Currently oil sludges are incinerated or dumped with massive environmental impact on our oceans, land and air. However, Envorem’s water-based cleaning technology has the least environmental impact by far. 

If you were to put the Envorem method in a boxing ring against the incineration model, here are the results you could expect in each of four rounds in a green tech knockout! 

• Round 1 – Energy Impact 
  Envorem uses minimal energy to carry out operations. Our methods of treating sludge is highly energy efficient typically using less than 10% of the energy required by thermal operations. In other words thermal uses 90% more energy. 

• Round 2 – Emissions 

  Treating sludge using incineration is literally burning the sludge which converts the hydrocarbons directly into CO2 - typically 15 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of sludge incinerated. In stark comparison, Envorem’s technology doesn’t emit any CO2 whatsoever.  

• Round 3– Hydrocarbon Recovery 
  When you incinerate, everything is destroyed including any natural microbes or bugs within the material. Envorem’s process doesn’t kill anything and oil is recovered without changing its chemical properties.  

• Round 4 – Cost
  Incineration is typically 50% more expensive than Envorem’s treatment and when the value of the recovered oil is taken into account there is simply no comparison!  

These results are similar when it comes to other methods including, bioremediation and thermal desorption. Envorem wins through a very low energy impact, zero emissions, lower cost per tonne and exceptional hydrocarbon recovery in what is a real breakthrough for the oil industry. 

For more information see five benefits of using Envorem’s cutting-edge remediation technology.